How Do You Install A Chicken Wire Fence?
Chicken wire, rabbit wire and poultry netting are all common names for the fine, bendable wire with hexagonal gaps popular for fencing, reinforcing stucco, building animal cages or creating parade floats. Available with gaps of ½ inch, 1 inch or 2 inch, chicken wire can be found in wire gauges ranging from 19 to 22 in hardware and farming supply stores. By following the directions below, you will be able to install a simple chicken wire fence that will be effective for containing small animals or for keeping them out of your garden. Determine how much fence you need. Mark off the area for your fence with small wooden stakes. Measure the distance between the stakes. Add the measurements together. This is the length of your fence. If the length of your fencing is not evenly divisible by 5, add on extra feet until it is. Determine how many stakes you need to build your fence. Take the length of your fence and divide by 5. This is the number of chicken wire stakes you need. Tie a string fr
