Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:44:06 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87374#Comment_87374 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87374#Comment_87374 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:02:12 +0100 RobinB thanks
RobinB]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87376#Comment_87376 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87376#Comment_87376 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:19:55 +0100 dickster https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87380#Comment_87380 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87380#Comment_87380 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:57:29 +0100 Peter_in_Hungary Peter]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87409#Comment_87409 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87409#Comment_87409 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:55:03 +0100 CWatters
I think Heras fence will be fine. Not very pretty but plenty strong enough. Perhaps do away with the normal couplings used to join panels as I think the gaps might be too big. I think the mesh on a Heras fence is about a 2" hole size. Is that what you have? I think some other makes have bigger holes.

As Peter suggests... put a "skirt" of rabbit wire (25mm mesh) about 700mm wide around the bottom. Stake it to the grass with 3mm wire hoops (cut the grass as short as possible first). The mesh will quickly dissapear into the ground/grass, particularly if you encourage people to walk on it or drive a ride on mower over it a few times. Much easier than digging a trench.

I'm using 75mm (3") square fence posts at 2.4 meter intervals with 75 x 38mm across the top. Took two afternoons to hammer in 15 posts using a pry bar and post hammer. I'm using a 6 foot wide roll of 50mm (2") chicken wire mesh with another layer of 25mm (1") on the bottom meter and for the skirt. This seems to be standard constuction in our area. There are a few people in our village who have chickens and they all say they have _heard_ foxes can climb a 6 foot fence but none say they have had a problem with foxes actually climbing their 6 foot fences. When we first got chickens "something" tried to dig under the wall of the temporary run I had set up so we added a mesh skirt and saw no further attempts.

As foxes tend to come out at night some people put one of these on the pop-hole so even if they do climb over they can't get into the chicken house..

http://www.forshamcottagearks.com/automatic-pophole-door-opener/option-gizmo.htm

If anyone is thinking of keeping chickens in a small run and letting them out onto the lawn in the daytime then be aware that three chickens can totally strip the grass off an average size lawn.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87413#Comment_87413 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87413#Comment_87413 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:59:07 +0100 Peter_in_Hungary https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87419#Comment_87419 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87419#Comment_87419 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:40:20 +0100 Canute https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87425#Comment_87425 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87425#Comment_87425 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:33:08 +0100 CWatters https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87451#Comment_87451 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87451#Comment_87451 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:33:48 +0100 RobinB
thanks again
RobinB]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87954#Comment_87954 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=6174&Focus=87954#Comment_87954 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:52:33 +0100 James Norton
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