Nylon Bird Netting 50'x50' with 2.4" Square Mesh Hawk Net for Chicken Run, Poultry Netting Aviary Nets Garden Bird Net for Chicken Coop Nettings Roof Hawk Proof

Edit: 2/21/25- we haven't seen the hawk (or signs of panic from my flock that she was about) since a day or two after instaling this. She quickly realized she no longer could get to my flock.Hawks have made attempts at my chickens in years past but lost interest quickly when it became too much effort as there was lots of cover in the open run (not pictured as we took it down the install this netting). This year we have had a large female red tail intent on treating my coop as a buffet so we had to do something. Sadly, she did manage to get one of my favorelles before we got this netting up.It's tough to install, picks up and snags on everything. Unless you have a very small area to do, you're best off with at least one extra set of hands. Go slow and have patience!Here is what worked for us, which was still a bit difficult but seemed like the best route- we laid the entire length of netting, still gathered and tied so it wasn't all spread out, on our snow covered lawn (nothing to snag). Once we had the ends oriented, we fed the length of it, still tied at intervals, over the nylon roping we had installed for support over the open run. We untied and spread out the netting only after we had the length of it over the entire area, and we did a few separate sections that we overlapped the edges of and tied together with Paracord pieces and zip ties. We tied/zip tied the netting to overlap our metal fencing permiter.I was delighted this morning when I watched through our sliding glass door as the hawk attempted to brazenly swoop into the pen, just over the fence, only to hit the netting and get repelled. She almost tangled for a moment but managed to get free. She perched in a nearby pine but did not attempt it again. I am sure she will try again in the near future but it shouldn't take too many tries for her to give up. I am pleased to report there was NO damage to the net where she ran into it, much to my surprise. The net is also standing up nicely to some high winds today. It hasn't been snow/ice tested yet but I will edit this review in the future if it performs poorly then.Cheap fix for aerial predator issues but time intensive to install and likely to test your patience. But I prefer that to losing my flock!

Working well to keep the hawks out of my chicken run!

Getting the netting up was ridiculous hard. Definitely don't undo it before you put it up, also don't place it on the ground and drag it because it will find the invisible branch on the ground and will get stuck. Super frustrating to get in place but once it's up it's fantastic.

Impossible to work with unless it’s spread out in an empty concrete warehouse. A blade of grass or a tiny stick gets stuck in this like a magnet and releases demons from hell. You can’t fix a snag. It’s worth the $20.00 just to watch it melt in a burn barrel. Whoever came up with this netting has only eaten chicken and never had a coop, worked a farm, or even net fished. Don’t waste your time, trying to install this will destroy your marriage and force you to adopt your children out.

The net is huge and has held up awesome. Pretty durable! We stretched it over our chicken yard which is probably 20 yd across. It's been awesome for the price and I would definitely buy it again.

At my age, I've done a lot of projects in my life. I must say, this is the most damnable, frustrating material I have ever worked with. First of all, just unfurling it out of the box is a challenge, as there are no instructions and it appears to be folded into a great knot. As others have noted, it snags on EVERYTHING. Each leaf and twig will make a snarl in the netting. Every corner, stick, or even slightly pointed object will grab and hold it. So every time you want to move it just a little, you first have to go untangle it from whatever it's holding onto. It's not even that strong; if it snags on something and you try to yank it out, the net cordage will break. It took almost an entire day to get it to cover my chicken pen (to prevent the now-frequent hawk attacks), when it should have taken an hour. I have no confidence that it will last even a year. When it falls apart, I will definitely find a different solution.EDIT: I just helped my neighbor place the same material over her chicken pen, and it went a lot better as a result of my experience. 1) unfold the material out of the box very carefully and you will have a long roll of netting as well as more obvious corners. 2) use at least three people to help deploy the stuff, mostly so that you can 3) never let the material touch the ground, lest it snag twigs and other debris.

Protects the egg layers from hawks.

I used the net as hawk protection on the chicken yard. Following the video instructions for unrolling it made it very easy. The fabric tends to bunch but if you simply shake it gently it will unravel easily. Very strong woven ropes. Holes large enough for invading songbirds to get themselves out without problem but larger birds cannot get in or out. Very good product exactly as presented on Amazon. Instructions and all info complete and extensive. Nice product!