Advantages and Disadvantages of Wire Fencing -

Wire fencing is a durable, cost effective and overall practical type of fencing. It is relatively cheaper than other types of fencing which makes it quite a popular choice for home owners. If you are considering wire fencing your home, read on and know the advantages and disadvantages of having such fence. Conversely, you may ask a fencing company in your area for a more in-depth comparison of this type of fencing with other types. If you happen to be in Sydney Australia, try contacting Smarter Fencing.

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Having wire fencing, otherwise called woven wire fencing has its advantages. Firstly, wire fencing is fairly cheap compared to other materials like brick, glass and PVC. Secondly, the installation of a wire fence does not take long hours as woven wire can be bought directly from DIY stores or ordered by your contracted fencing company from their supplier. All that&#;s left to do most of the time is to attach the woven wire to posts as well as create a sort of frame for it. The third advantage of wire fencing is that it is a highly durable material which is less prone to rotting and insect infestation unlike timber or wood. Wire fencing can also be customized in terms of color and can be powder coated to have cream, green, black, silver, white, red and other colors. Finally, wire fencing is not as restrictive a fence as brick is. It allows you to see through the other side without difficulty but still provides a clear boundary between your property and other&#;s property.

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Although wire fencing has its advantages, it also has potential disadvantages. The most commonly encountered problem in wire fencing is the accumulation of rust in the posts and even on the woven wire itself. This usually occurs if the installation is not properly done or if the fencing company does not apply pre-coating to the steel posts. Another problem you might encounter is that this type of fencing does not block sound or noise.

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We are using it for the walls of our run, as well as under the gravel and sand on the floor of the run. But, we are also getting hardware cloth in the 24" wide size and running it along the bottom all the way around the run so nothing can reach in and grab a chicken. The run will have a roof on it since it rains so much here. We cannot afford to use hardware cloth for the entire thing, since our run is 10ft x 14 ft.. that would be like $500! We live in the city, but there are raccoons and opossums, as well as feral cats and our 18 month old Aussie Shepherd, so we are making it as secure as we can possibly afford to. We have a toddler, so we are generally home before dark each day, and the coop is secure, so I am not too worried. Our neighbors free range their chickens in their backyard all day while they are at work, and they havn't lost one yet. We are actually thinking we may forgo the hardware cloth and just use boards all around the bottom screwed to the posts, since we have to do at least 8 inches of board around to hold the sand in anyways... Might as well just get wider boards and do it that way.

I'm planning on fencing my new chicken yard with 5' tall welded wire fence. The holes are 2" x 4". What are the pros and cons of this type of fencing? Will it be sufficient? I have heard horror stories about chicken wire so I didn't want to use that. Obviously the holes are big enough that a weasel may be able to slip through or a coon could climb up it, but hopefully my flock will always be inside the coop at night, so the coop will protect them better than the fence. Your thoughts on this?

If you look at "My Coop" page you can see the chicken yard I did using this exact same fencing (5' high). My thinking was:

1. My flock was going from a free range situation to being contained, and I didn't want them to be penned into a tiny pen that would be nothing but dirt or mud most of the time. So, I created a "yard" for them that is 240x60. They still have grass to forage and tons of bugs, plus a tree right in the yard, so they still have the feel of free-range, yet are not pooping on the back deck.
2. I've seen chickens get out of fencing that is too solid, by jumping up to the top rail and then jumping down the other side. I figured the "flimsy" top of the welded wire and t-posts would keep them from getting out that way (I was right - they've never gone over the fence).
3. Although this type of yard is not predator proof, my coop is Fort Knox and they are locked in it at night. Since most predators come at night, I hoped this would eliminate most of my predator risk. (I had a fox get in in the middle of the afternoon about 3 weeks after moving my flock to the new place. I eliminated the fox and have had no further issues with predators since.)
4. I have two very chicken-safe dogs who sleep in the yard at night. Although they are not LGD's, my hope is that their presence will [continue to] deter would-be predators from hanging around at night.

The cons:

The wire spacing is too large to keep chicks in. I currently have a batch of month-old chicks who can run right through the fencing. So, I had to set up a dog pen in the yard, the chain link of which is reinforced with chicken wire to keep the little guys in. The chicks spend their day in the dog pen, and each evening I go out around 6pm and let them out of the dog pen for some supervised time with the flock. So far, the flock has been very tolerant of the chicks and if it weren't for the wire spacing issue, I would allow full integration now. As it is, I will have to wait until the chicks are too large to fit through the wire.