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Taller fence part 2

securing the top portion of a fence with nylon rope

How is the taller chicken fence supported in the middle?

I considered putting up another cedar post in the middle, but decided we could get away with threading nylon rope through the top and securing it nice and tight from the barn to the post.



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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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comment 1
Couldnt you just clip the offender's wings?
Comment by Deb — Wed Jan 29 23:41:34 2014
comment 2
T post with limbs placed in the angles or even 1/2" PVC makes great fence height extensions.
Comment by Olan — Thu Jan 30 18:14:59 2014
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