How to Chicken Wire a Fence

Attaching chicken wire to your fence row will create a safer environment for your horses. It will prevent them from reaching through the fence for grass on the other side and breaking the fence or being stuck in the fence. Be sure to attach the chicken wire from the outside of the fenced area to prevent any sharp wire edges from cutting the horses.

Things You'll Need

  • Wire cutters
  • Chicken wire
  • 16-gauge wire
  • Pliers
  • Fence stretcher
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Instructions

    • 1

      Roll the chicken wire out along the fence row.

    • 2

      Connect one end of the chicken wire to the fence row. Use the pliers to wrap a piece of 16 gauge wire through the chicken wire and around the fence post at the top, bottom, and several times in the middle. Tighten the 16-gauge wire by twisting it with pliers.

    • 3

      Secure the fence stretcher into the other end of the section of chicken wire. Pull it tight to the last fence post until there is no sag in the fence.

    • 4

      Connect the chicken wire to the fence post. Use the pliers to wrap a piece of 16-gauge wire through the chicken wire and around the fence post at the top, bottom, and several times in the middle. Tighten the 16-gauge wire by twisting it with pliers.

    • 5

      Connect the chicken wire to all the fence posts between the end posts using the 16-gauge wire.