Any idea where I can get a large amount of 6' weldmesh for a reasonable
price in the Berkshire area? Or something equally tall and foxproof?
Is this the type of thing I need, or is it not weldmesh?
http://www.prizepets.co.uk/Public/Wire_Netting_50mm_Mesh_Size_(2_inch_holes)/7182.htm
I'm not getting a lot of luck on t'internet!
Ta!

Jonathan wrote:
Any idea where I can get a large amount of 6' weldmesh for a reasonable
price in the Berkshire area? Or something equally tall and foxproof?
Is this the type of thing I need, or is it not weldmesh?
http://www.prizepets.co.uk/Public/Wire_Netting_50mm_Mesh_Size_(2_inch_holes)/7182.htm
I'm not getting a lot of luck on t'internet!

That's galvanised chicken wire.

"Jonathan" wrote in message
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Any idea where I can get a large amount of 6' weldmesh for a reasonable
price in the Berkshire area? Or something equally tall and foxproof?
Is this the type of thing I need, or is it not weldmesh?
http://www.prizepets.co.uk/Public/Wire_Netting_50mm_Mesh_Size_(2_inch_holes)/7182.htm
I'm not getting a lot of luck on t'internet!
Ta!

Whatever type of "fox-proof" fencing it is,if the floor isn't of solid
material then you need to line the floor with it too! LOL
Years ago, when we kept chickens, a fox tunneled under the fencing and took
the lot!


Shiela S

Jonathan wrote in message
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Any idea where I can get a large amount of 6' weldmesh for a reasonable
price in the Berkshire area? Or something equally tall and foxproof?
Is this the type of thing I need, or is it not weldmesh?

http://www.prizepets.co.uk/Public/Wire_Netting_50mm_Mesh_Size_(2_inch_holes)
/7182.htm
I'm not getting a lot of luck on t'internet!
Ta!

You need chain link fencing
http://www.universalfencing.co.uk/chain_link.htm
or ebay
http://tinyurl.com/9vnxo



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Jonathan wrote in message
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Any idea where I can get a large amount of 6' weldmesh for a reasonable
price in the Berkshire area? Or something equally tall and foxproof?
Is this the type of thing I need, or is it not weldmesh?


http://www.prizepets.co.uk/Public/Wire_Netting_50mm_Mesh_Size_(2_inch_holes)
/7182.htm
I'm not getting a lot of luck on t'internet!
Ta!

You need chain link fencing
http://www.universalfencing.co.uk/chain_link.htm
or ebay
http://tinyurl.com/9vnxo
6 foot chainlink or 6 foot any kind of fencing will not keep a fox out.
Electric poultry netting is one of the cheapest and best ways of fencing a
large area against foxes.

"PammyT" wrote in message
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"Mark" wrote in message
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You need chain link fencing
http://www.universalfencing.co.uk/chain_link.htm
or ebay
http://tinyurl.com/9vnxo
6 foot chainlink or 6 foot any kind of fencing will not keep a fox out.
Electric poultry netting is one of the cheapest and best ways of fencing a
large area against foxes.

OK, well, the first people don't ring back, and the ebay one is too short,
BUT I some stores I called this morning say "stock fence" or "deer fence"
will do the trick, but the gap is 4-6". However:
25mx6' weldmesh=£144.75,
25mx6' stock fence=£40-£66
Can I risk it?

As for relying on JUST electric fence, I think I'll play safe and go for
both!

Any reccs for where to get fox traps under £70?!??

OK, well, the first people don't ring back, and the ebay one is too short,
BUT I some stores I called this morning say "stock fence" or "deer fence"
will do the trick, but the gap is 4-6". However:
25mx6' weldmesh=£144.75,
25mx6' stock fence=£40-£66
Can I risk it?

As for relying on JUST electric fence, I think I'll play safe and go for
both!

Any reccs for where to get fox traps under £70?!??

Try these people - I know it's an Ebay shop but they are proper retailers


http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayIS...or d&frm=1742

These may be related to above not sure but again are very helpful

http://www.atlanticonline.uk.com/

PhilC

"PammyT" wrote in message
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6 foot chainlink or 6 foot any kind of fencing will not keep a fox out.

sigh

It does.

Mary

"Jonathan" wrote in message
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"PammyT" wrote in message
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"Mark" wrote in message
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You need chain link fencing
http://www.universalfencing.co.uk/chain_link.htm
or ebay
http://tinyurl.com/9vnxo
6 foot chainlink or 6 foot any kind of fencing will not keep a fox out.
Electric poultry netting is one of the cheapest and best ways of fencing
a
large area against foxes.

OK, well, the first people don't ring back, and the ebay one is too short,
BUT I some stores I called this morning say "stock fence" or "deer fence"
will do the trick, but the gap is 4-6". However:
25mx6' weldmesh=£144.75,
25mx6' stock fence=£40-£66
Can I risk it?

As for relying on JUST electric fence, I think I'll play safe and go for
both!
don't simply get 'electric fencing' you need specifically electric poultry
netting. No need for anything else.

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"PammyT" wrote in message
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6 foot chainlink or 6 foot any kind of fencing will not keep a fox out.

sigh

It does.

Mary


it doesn't. Foxes can and do climb chainlink.

Indeed. Foxes can also climb stock fence and 2" weld mesh.
I have seen them do this (6' high).
I guess some foxes are smarter than others.

I wondered about having a horizontal piece of fence at the top (like an
upside down "L" to stop this.

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:26:28 -0000, Jonathan wrote:

Any idea where I can get a large amount of 6' weldmesh for a reasonable
price in the Berkshire area? Or something equally tall and foxproof?
Is this the type of thing I need, or is it not weldmesh?
http://www.prizepets.co.uk/Public/Wire_Netting_50mm_Mesh_Size_(2_inch_holes)/7182.htm
I'm not getting a lot of luck on t'internet!
Ta!


I made a 1 acre emu and rhea compound with 6 foot weldmesh with 2 inch mesh
size from:

http://www.moncaster.co.uk/ They were the best price for quantity. I used
3 mm mesh for the emus and 2 mm mesh for a pheasant compound. The pheasant
compound is also netted on top, both compounds have anti climb and anti dig
electric fence wires, too. Before that a fox scaled the emu compound wire.
Big mistake, the emus killed it and trampled it

Compound pics at www.chriswilson.tv/flight_pen.jpg

and at www.chriswilson.tv/pen_corner.jpg showing the anti dig wire and the
top anti climb wire.

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"PammyT" wrote in message
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6 foot chainlink or 6 foot any kind of fencing will not keep a fox out.

sigh

It does.

Mary


it doesn't. Foxes can and do climb chainlink.

It's kept them out of our garden since 2000.

But ours is well installed, absolutely vertical and taut, held in steel 2" x
2" uprights and top and bottom rails. Unless there is some means of their
gaining a purchase they can't climb it. If it's loose they can.

Even the local cats can't scale it.

If you're a belt and braces man you can attach a *loose* length of chicken
wire along the top, bendinig away from your garden or weld some 1' vertical
rods, about 4" apart, along the top.

In our experience it's simply not necessary. We've watched fox looking up,
assessing the problem, almost shaking their heads in despair and going off.

They soon get the message that there's no access.

As someone else said, the ground at the base of the fence must also be
protected, we were lucky in that there were already Yorkshire stone flags
next to the fence in the adjoining garden. I believe that fox must be very
hungry to dig through, though, round here they're not hungry.

Mary

PammyT wrote in message
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You need chain link fencing
http://www.universalfencing.co.uk/chain_link.htm
or ebay
http://tinyurl.com/9vnxo
6 foot chainlink or 6 foot any kind of fencing will not keep a fox
out.
Electric poultry netting is one of the cheapest and best ways of
fencing
a
large area against foxes.

OK, well, the first people don't ring back, and the ebay one is too
short,

As for relying on JUST electric fence, I think I'll play safe and go for
both!


don't simply get 'electric fencing' you need specifically electric
poultry
netting. No need for anything else.

its crap don't bother
chainlink with the bottom ½ mt buried L shape facing outwards and a single
electric wire on a outward leaning bracket at the top will keep anything
out, badgers foxes rabbits deer.
And it doesn't zap the campers kids until they have climbed UP the fence


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Chris wrote:

[about pens for emus and rheas]

Compound pics at [...] and at www.chriswilson.tv/pen_corner.jpg

Whilst I realise that you're the expert someone really ought to tell you that
those aren't rheas - or emus. And if the local wildlife broke in then you live
in an interesting part of the UK. ;-)

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Chris wrote:
Before that a fox
scaled the emu compound wire. Big mistake, the emus killed it and
trampled it

At last the solution to fox predation - protector emu's big grin
What a wonderful idea
Trouble is I fear they would not like our climate up here

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Jill Bowis

Pure bred utility chickens and ducks
Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery
Working Holidays in Scotland
http://www.kintaline.co.uk

"PammyT" wrote in message
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"PammyT" wrote in message
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6 foot chainlink or 6 foot any kind of fencing will not keep a fox out.

sigh

It does.

Mary


it doesn't. Foxes can and do climb chainlink.



Yes, they can do. Most won't but some do.
I have a poultry keeping friend who lives about a mile away. He keeps
several rare breeds, like me, so he's made chainlink runs, maybe 10 by 6
feet for each trio with a hut attached.
He was so confident that his chainlink would stand up to foxes that he
stopped shutting them up at night. He also had weldmesh buried so that the
foxes could not dig in.
Well, yes, the chainlink *did* stand up to foxes which is to say they
weren't able to break in through it, or dig in.
What happened was that when the foxes came it panicked the chickens so much
that they stuck their heads through the chainlink to try to escape.
The result was as bad as if they had actually got in. 100% kill through
heads bitten off.

Tina

Christina Websell wrote:
He was so confident that his chainlink would stand up to foxes that he
stopped shutting them up at night.

If you put breakfast sushi on the menu you have to expect Reynard to pull up
a chair
:~)

Shutting birds in their house at least reduces the temptation

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regards
Jill Bowis

Pure bred utility chickens and ducks
Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery
Working Holidays in Scotland
http://www.kintaline.co.uk

Lordy.UK wrote:
On a sort of similiar-ish vein - and at the risk of hi-jacking the
thread - has anyone ever had a go at making their own animal cage
(i.e. small indoor animal) ?

Just wondering if it's possible to get hold of wire mesh panels
(probably about a metre and a half squared) fairly cheaply pre-cut to
required sizes that I can fasten together...

Most garden centres do panels of lighter weight weldmesh around 2 ft by 3 ft
which are ideal as they have well rounded edges

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regards
Jill Bowis

Pure bred utility chickens and ducks
Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery
Working Holidays in Scotland
http://www.kintaline.co.uk

" Jill" wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:
He was so confident that his chainlink would stand up to foxes that he
stopped shutting them up at night.

If you put breakfast sushi on the menu you have to expect Reynard to pull
up a chair
:~)

Shutting birds in their house at least reduces the temptation


I know. It's no use telling him, I've tried and tried. He is often away at
dusk through his job and sometimes quite late at night. I still think he
could go down the garden and shut his fowls inside no matter how late he
gets back but he doesn't.
So he will have to put up with his losses and I have now refused to set him
up again with any of mine.

Tina

On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:05:28 +0000 (GMT), John Cartmell wrote:

Whilst I realise that you're the expert someone really ought to tell you that
those aren't rheas - or emus. And if the local wildlife broke in then you live
in an interesting part of the UK. ;-)

Ok wiseguy So I couldn't find the right pics!

Just for you some of my emus are at ftp://ftp.chriswilson.tv/emus


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Chris.

Chris wrote in message

Ok wiseguy So I couldn't find the right pics!

Just for you some of my emus are at ftp://ftp.chriswilson.tv/emus


can you post your user name and password so i can look at these please.



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Alan wrote:
Indeed. Foxes can also climb stock fence and 2" weld mesh.
I have seen them do this (6' high).
I guess some foxes are smarter than others.

I wondered about having a horizontal piece of fence at the top (like an
upside down "L" to stop this.


We don't have foxes in New Zealand but we do make fences that
keep out dogs, cats, rats, mice, stoats, pigs, deer.
If large animals are around, an ordinary wire fence may be needed
to protect the mesh.

Here's how to keep out anything without wings:
http://www.sanctuary.org.nz/story/fence.html

Newer fences have been built elsewhere that do keep out even mice.