Chicken wire is also named chicken wire mesh, poultry netting, poultry wire fence. There are different material chicken wire meshes of stainless steel, galvanized and PVC coated, etc. It is usually used to fence poultry livestock, such as chicken, rabbit, duck, goose, and also can be used as fence around vegetable or flower. Chicken fencing can limit chicken's activity range, ensure good air flow, convenience feeder to feed chicken and provide protective barriers against predators. Galvanized and PVC coated chicken wire mesh are more popular.
Specifications:
Mesh size | Wire gauge (BWG) | |
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inch | mm | |
3/8" | 10 | 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21 |
1/2" | 13 | 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20 |
5/8" | 16 | 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21 |
3/4" | 20 | 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19 |
1" | 25 | 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18 |
1-1/4" | 32 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18 |
1-1/2" | 40 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17 |
2" | 50 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 |
2-1/2" | 65 | 21, 20, 19, 18 |
3" | 75 | 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 |
4" | 100 | 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 |
Mesh size | Wire gauge (BWG) | |
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inch | mm | |
1" | 25 | 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18 |
1-1/4" | 32 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18 |
1-1/2" | 40 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17 |
2" | 50 | 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 |
3" | 75 | 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 |
Mesh size | Wire diameter (mm) | |
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inch | mm | |
3/8" | 10 | 0.4 mm, 0.5 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm |
1/2" | 13 | 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.0 mm |
5/8" | 16 | 0.4 mm, 0.5 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.0 mm |
3/4" | 19 | 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm |
1" | 25 | 0.7 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.4 mm |
1-1/4" | 30 | 0.85 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.10 mm, 1.30 mm, 1.4 mm |
1-1/2" | 40 | 0.8 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.4 mm, 1.6 mm |
2" | 50 | 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.4 mm, 1.6 mm, 2.0 mm |
Chicken wire features
Applications of chicken wire