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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: holz306 on October 18, 2012, 10:35:49 am

Title: Poultry fencing
Post by: holz306 on October 18, 2012, 10:35:49 am

Where does everyone get therre poultry netting from and at what cost?  I want about 200m - of non electric poultry netting....

Title: Re: Poultry fencing
Post by: bloomer on October 18, 2012, 10:45:40 am

where are you?


what height do you require...

Title: Re: Poultry fencing
Post by: Womble on October 18, 2012, 12:15:15 pm

Hiya,

We bought a roll of stuff similar to this, and some metal posts from Ebay very cheaply:
 
(http://www.constructionphotography.com/ImageThumbs/A052-00056/3/A052-00056_Orange_safety_plastic_netting_surrounding_a_construction_site.jpg)
 
I'm afraid it's pretty rubbish though.
 
It would be ok if stapled to a rigid frame for instance, but used with the posts it has a tendency to 'concertina' and form wobbles at the bottom. The birds (particularly ducks) stick their heads out underneath, and before you know it, they're running around outside and wondering how to get back in!

Title: Re: Poultry fencing
Post by: hughesy on October 18, 2012, 01:49:09 pm

Have you considered using heras fence panels?

Title: Re: Poultry fencing
Post by: pierre on October 19, 2012, 10:49:50 am

Hi .... try Tornado Fencing ..... they're cheap as chips .....
 
Cheers
 
Pete

Title: Re: Poultry fencing
Post by: chrismahon on October 19, 2012, 04:55:41 pm

At the moment we have ours enclosed with scaffolding screening. Its a fine strong plastic gauze available in 2 and 3 metre widths at 50 metres long. We have the green 3 metre doubled over at £40 a roll. Good for security and wind protection but you won't beat chicken wire at 1050 wide x 50 metre rolls -£50 +VAT. Double height with 300mm folded out at the bottom and strung between three tensioned wires. One side of our temporary enclosure is that orange site screening photographed -looks awful but does the job.