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Chicken Netting, a Necessary Resource for Poultry Owners

Learn how important it is to pick a good quality mesh for our coops

Chicken netting, also known as chicken wire, tends to be an essential resource on farms where poultry are bred. It is also used on farms where other poultry byproducts are obtained, for example, farms where broilers are raised and farms where layers are raised. When we use good quality chicken mesh, we reduce common poultry farm problems  that could hurt our birds in the breeding process. For example, external birds might bring diseases that could cause overwhelming losses in our corrals since these birds raise health and safety concerns like flu and salmonella among others. In addition to carrying a wide range of diseases, outside birds come into corrals and coops and consume the feed that is meant to transform into pounds of meat apt for sale. This can affect the cost effectiveness of the poultry or pork farm by causing losses in the long term.

Chicken netting, CHICKENMALLA is ideal for use in corrals as protection for your birds 

What is chicken netting and how is it different from other meshes? 

Some people ask what chicken netting is, even though its name gives us a big clue about its function. To answer this question, it is a fence that is erected around chicken coops and runs in the area where the chicks will be raised. They are kept there until they are mature enough to slaughter or to be transferred to a larger area as necessary.

When we decide to begin production and consumption of poultry, whether it is small or large scale, one of the necessary materials and resources is chicken netting. Of course, less experienced poultry owners will wonder how important the type, model, brand, and material of the chicken netting really are.

Chicken netting, although necessary, is not the object of much thought among poultry owners since in many cases they use what come to hand in the moment: wooden boards, wire fencing, large sized sheet metal and other types of fencing not necessarily designed for chicken coops. This allows them to spend less on their farms, but at the same time it can be risky for their animals. One risk is injuries that could become infected, causing birds to be ill or even die.

If we consider the previously mentioned situations, it isn’t strange that first time poultry farms estimate that they lose between twenty and thirty per cent while their chicks are growing. Of course, even though this can sound contradictory, the lack of chicken netting isn’t synonymous with failure, but using it does minimize the risk. Generally , if we don’t use chicken netting, and in its place we use wire fencing or other materials that are not meant for this purpose, we can see that the poultry can easily pass through the spaces in the fencing. The same goes for wooden boards and sheet metal. The final result is negative in the long run. 

Using materials that could rust or rot with humidity and that impede the circulation of air inside can generate problems for poultry in the long run. Although, I almost always recommend reusing materials for our projects, there are times when one shouldn’t penny pinch. There are unique materials made for a specific use, like chicken netting, whose shape and size where designed for raising poultry, pigs and pet birds.

Wire chicken netting can get dirty whereas CHICKENMALLA which is made from strong plastic, gives you more cleanliness. 

What is the best chicken netting in the market?

The number of types of chicken netting on the market can be overwhelming with the models, shapes and even the material from which they are made differing. When we let the salesman know that we want netting for raising chickens, he should offer us netting made from metal or plastic, sold by the meter and that generally has a standard width. The netting should have spaces which permit circulation of light and air, but that don’t allow the chickens to escape through them.

Chicken netting made from black polypropylene are very resistant to humidity and the pH of chicken droppings. 

Currently it is common to find green plastic netting with small square spaces. You can also find galvanized metal netting or covered in plastic with hexagonal spaces. This last option is the most traditional and cheapest. 

Even with so many options, the netting you pick shouldn’t be just any netting because the nesting boxes and coops should be disinfected with chemicals and steam cyclically. This can harm traditional chicken wire. You should also consider that chicken and bird droppings are highly acid and can corrode the metal wire in a few months of use. So one alternative has been to replace chicken wire every few months when it loses its strength. Another option, although more expensive, is to get plastic netting or wire covered with plastic. 

In other words, when we get started in the world of poultry farms, we should consider how much we are interested in spending. If our goal is to start in the most efficient way, the best thing to do is to get chicken netting made from black polypropylene.  This is highly resistant to humidity and to the pH of livestock manure. They are considered the best in the market and will last several years without needing to be replaced. Since they are made from plastic, setting them up is easier and they don’t harm animals or workers when they are being put in and maintained. When you are thinking about a resource as essential as chicken netting, you should pick one made from a long lasting material and so I recommend CHICKENMALLA.

Chicken netting or poultry netting provides you good protection for your birds when you are raising poultry, allowing them to grow and develop adequately.

May 5, 2020 by Uncategorized 0

Plastic Poultry Mesh and Caring for Your Poultry

Using polymers for raising poultry

A polymer is a chain of similar molecules linked together in a chemical process called polymerization. Using polymers has many advantages since they are just chains of the same component. It is easy to create almost any type of thing through this process since a polymer can have infinite shapes. Nowadays, the use of polymers, as can be expected, is found in every industry. Poultry farming is no exception and polymers are used principally as poultry netting.

A young turkey behind a plastic mesh.

Advantages to using polypropylene mesh:

Since metal chicken wire is used less and less frequently in raising birds, there is an opening for more efficient alternatives. These alternatives must require less effort to set up and a lower cost for building a corral. Plastic mesh has proven itself effective in raising poultry (chickens, pigeons, quails, ducks, etc.). Additionally, it is easy to create cages for pet birds like doves, love birds, and cockatiels.

This small corral is ideal to set up in spaces that are too small to house larger poultry. 

The advantages of using a more easily bendable material than metal are: 

  1. You prevent all of the health risks related to cuts and scratches caused by rusty wire.
  2. Even with irreparably damaged parts of the mesh, replacing plastic mesh is much simpler. You’ll be thankful for this if you are building the cage yourself.
  3. Additionally, smaller sized animals which are more likely to be injured will be safer.
  4. It is resistant to corrosion caused by poultry droppings.
  5. It is resistant to rust caused by water. 
  6. It is extremely light and easy to set up and won’t wound any poultry with loose wires.
  7. It prevents outside birds from getting into the coops
  8. Finally, it is more versatile and cheaper than metal mesh.

A bird pond beside plastic mesh inside a poultry enclosure. You can create a pond for keeping aquatic birds. 

Alternative uses for plastic mesh:

Polypropylene plastic mesh can be used not just to create cages for protecting and controlling poultry, but also to mark off large corrals, protect yards and gardens, create terrariums for reptiles that need ventilation like iguanas, separate fish tanks, make kennels for puppies, and fence in balconies for small breeds of dogs.

How to build a poultry corral with poultry mesh:

There are many options when we are thinking of creating an enclosure for our poultry depending on the size of our property. Here, we’ll show you a large corral.

A large corral made from black plastic chicken mesh. 

You can find more in depth information by clicking on the following link.

Measure the area where you want the corral. You will need enough mesh to create a comfortable space for your poultry and yourself when you are inside.

A corral 2m high, 1.5m wide and 2.5m long is ideal to be able to keep a considerable number of birds, whether they are layers, broilers or pets.

Supplies:

  • Plastic chicken mesh.
  • Wooden posts: four 1.5 meters, and eight 2.5 meters
  • Hammer and nails (or screws and a drill)
  • Fencing staples
  • A door (with the size you like)

Raising poultry with polypropylene chicken mesh 

Hammer two of the 2.5 meter posts into the ground (until there is about half a meter below ground). Place them 1.5 meters apart to create a place to support the walls of the corral. They should be sharp on the end that will be driven into the ground. Later, drive in two more posts in just the same way, but 2.5 meters from the first two. They should all form a rectangle of 1.5 meters by 2.5 meters. Place some of the remaining posts across the tops of these to create the roof.

Place the mesh over the roof supports. Use fencing staples to fasten the mesh to the posts so that it goes all the way around the corral. Leave one side open for your door.

Staple the mesh on the outside of the posts to make the walls and do the same with the roof. Staple all the sides of the plastic mesh to the posts to make sure that it is adequately closed. Later put on the last boards horizontally with screws or nails so that they hold down the plastic mesh. Staple the mesh to them too.

Make a door where you can get in and out of the corral. Hang it on your enclosure with hinges and add a fastener.

Finally add some nesting boxes and feed dishes for your poultry.

More efficient alternatives for the easy and quick construction of corrals and cages for poultry. You can use plastic mesh as a substitute for metal chicken wire.

May 5, 2020 by Uncategorized 0

Aviary mesh: uses and advantages

Aviary mesh is a mesh made from plastic. It is ideal for many diverse uses, including fencing for small animals, for flower beds, or for vegetable gardening. It is commonly utilized as a permanent or temporary fencefor keeping poultry of all weights and sizes, for example chicks, hens, turkeys, etc. Aviary mesh can be employed to contain other small livestock, as well, for example goats or other farm animals such as pigs.

In the case that you need to cage birds that fly, aviary mesh can be employed to build cages by putting it in as walls, ceiling and floor. 

Use aviary mesh as a bird block. Outside birds don’t just steal food from livestock, but they also can carry diseases and create hygiene problems, like for example a virus, which farm animals could catch. Population could be seriously reduced and so too your farm’s financial performance.

It can also be used to keep poultry, chicks and even free pets in your yard or patio. Backyard or home garden chicken coops, especially in urban and suburban areas, are a relatively recent phenomenon and are growing in popularity.  

The use of aviary mesh protects animals from predators and injury. It also guarantees correct ventilation of a coop, which is fundamental.

Main uses of aviary mesh

  • Contain and control movement of chicks, ducks and other poultry. 
  • Prevent attacks by raccoons, coyotes, foxes, dogs and other predators like mice, rats, snakes and other pests.
  • Move the poultry to fresh pasture as a source of food and reduce the risks of diseases in chickens.
  • Maintain a small group of poultry in a backyard. When this is well organized, chickens are a fundamental part of the garden, converting insects and weeds into useful manure.

Aviary mesh is easy to adjust in respect to size because you can cut it with any knife and it won’t have sharp edges. The design is simple and attractive and doesn’t stand out in its surroundings. You can use aviary mesh to put up fences with curves, corners or any shape you require, not just squares or rectangles.

Aviary mesh creates a healthy, safe environment for poultry and wildfowl. In fact, it improves the health and productivity by keeping chicken coops cleaner and dryer. It is used on chicken farms to replace the floor, which up till now has been traditionally made with wooden boards in poultry sheds. The flooring made from aviary mesh is mainly used for chickens, ducks, geese, and rabbits. It is resistant to rust and humidity. It is easy to clean which improves the environment on the poultry farm. In fact, bird droppings are very corrosive because of their extremely acid components and are a source of bacteria and, consequently, diseases. 

On the other hand, aviary mesh maximizes the chance to exercise for birds on breeding farms for broiler chickens, free range chickens and wildfowl. The simple, light design of the mesh allows you to move it and set it up repeatedly in any shape or size of area. This way you can change the feeding areas as necessary. This improves the wellbeing of the animals – rotating corrals. 

Advantages of aviary mesh

  • Easy to set up, take down, clean and disinfect.
  • Improve health and productivity of poultry.
  • Keep chickens cleaner and dryer.
  • Reduce time of cleaning and cost of labor.
  • Convenient for any size and shape of structure. The panels are easily cut in order to put up. 
  • Use aviary mesh for different animals. 
  • Lasts for ten years and is competitively priced.

Aviary mesh is made from extracted, oriented polyethylene and is stabilized against UV rays, which is a guarantee of resistance and long lastingness. It is a better option than traditional chicken wire because it doesn’t rust or corrode and it’s easy to move and reuse.

Aviary mesh comes in a roll and you only need posts or a frame to install it. The material for the posts should be chosen according to the soil – dry, hard, rocky or soft. Just put up the posts, fix them in place and unroll the mesh against them. 

Aviary mesh is versatile, cheap, and it allows poultry and other livestock to be fenced in, but also permits them the space in which to grow freely, ecologically and profitably.

May 5, 2020 by Uncategorized 0

Purposes of Poultry Netting

Productivity Based on Nettings

Protection as the Main Feature

Poultry netting has multiple purposes. It can be applied in growing corps, to make aviary or in sports, such as soccer or baseball. The main feature is protection and it is a necessary tool for raising poultry. It protects the poultry from predators. In the other case, if you are a breeder, you will need it to secure your garden or plantation from birds. Although they are not all predators, even the friendliest bird may cause some serious harm to your crops or espaliers. One small bite can damage the fruit and lower its value. Picking from tree to tree or through your seeding may become an annoying and permanent problem if you don’t handle it in short. Poultry netting is one of the best solutions that will bring you peaceful mind and the harvest just as you have planned. It is suitable for larger spaces as well for the modest backyard vegetable gardens.

 

Quality Material, Easy Installation, Adjustable Size

Poultry netting is made of the quality persistent nylon, the material that is UV-resistant. UV protection is important and necessary as much as the protection of birds. Plants need the sun but too much sun can also do the harm. The installation of the poultry netting is simple and easy and the size may be adjusted to the preferred dimensions. High-quality guarantees durability. It is practical and secure since it can be empowered with the double net on top and bottom. This additional strength is very useful when tying. According to the modern standards of agriculture, successful planting and growing depends on a lot of bird and other pests’ protection. The good thing is that the same netting protects not only from birds but from rabbits, squirrels, and raccoons as well.

 

Other Purposes of Poultry Netting

If you have some rests left from the poultry netting after you have sized it to your needs, don’t throw them away. It can be an original décor on your walls or at the table. Give some nautical atmosphere to your home. You can also dye it other color and enrich it with fitting items. However, if decoration is not something you are fond of, keep in mind that the same netting can be used in sports. Thanks to its strength, it’s ideal for golf, baseball, and soccer. The ball won’t hit your neighbor’s yard or let alone window. Furthermore, you can use it to cover pools or other open areas to keep them clean and free of leaves and other litter.

Shading as an Additional Protection

Summer is a part of the year when all plants grow and breeders are expecting the successful harvest. The summer light is useful but it can also be harmful. Sometimes it is necessary to control the effects of light and to lessen it when it is too strong. Shade net is the agent how you can do that with little effort and at an affordable rate. Shading capabilities differ and they range between 8% – 95%. In this way, it is possible to adapt the system to the crop requirements. The use of the shade net varies from tunnels, greenhouses to the outdoor framework. The color of the net may vary. It is available as transparent, white or dark green. White net, for example, reduces only the sunlight while the spectrum remains the same. Different colors have different effects on plants. Weather risks are not an issue anymore since UV influence is restricted, ventilation is improved, and the temperature variations are reduced to a minimum. Except for the excessive summer light, shade net has its purpose in winter too. It protects from frost by the crystallization of water drops.

SOG Method for the Best Space Management

Sometimes, the lack of space is the biggest problem for farmers and gardeners. SOG net is a sustainable method that reduces costs and makes the maximum of the available space. Plants stay in place fixed with tutoring rings and grow together faster enabling better production. Instead of the one, you can count on multiple cultivation and harvests. SOG net can be implemented in an open field or green houses, and it has some additional features that plants will benefit from. It is UV-proof, reusable, easy for operation and it also serves as a kind of the light and air control that enables an optimal amount of these two necessary factors. Although this system is light, it is very strong. The best way is to place it horizontally to support the plants in their vertical growth.

Netting Leads to a Higher Productivity

Different kinds of netting are what you should throw your attention to when thinking about how to accomplish better and faster productivity without large investments. Poultry netting will provide you reliable protection from birds’ pests but if your crop is exposed to harmful summer light you still won’t have the wanted results. Shade and SOG nets are both modern and useful systems. Just as the poultry netting protects from birds, the other two protect from further risks. By managing your crop you can turn bad conditions into your advantage with a little help of different setting. Plants can grow faster or slower according to your plan, and you can determine the height they will grow up to. These are practical benefits that positively affect productivity and competitiveness.

Poultry netting is a convenient agent for simple and easy crop organization. It makes it easier to protect the crop from birds and from other small animals that could be a real menace. It is made of the durable and flexible material that is adjustable and enables an easy operation. The installation is not complicated and the positive results are visible almost immediately starting with the light control possibility and simultaneous UV protection.

September 16, 2017 by Uncategorized 0

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