So, my
greenhouse is coming right along, and I'm considering how I can share it with my chooks.
They wont be living in it, but they will be visiting.
Ravenous beast that they are, I am planning a barrier of some sort between them and the plants.
Since I'm aiming to have deep plant shelves next to the glass, I was thinking a curtain style barrier would offer ease of access for me.
But what
should I use?
I have used clear vinyl
shower curtains outdoors in the past, and they last many seasons, indoors they should last indefinitely.
If I use one layer next between the glass and the plants and a second between the plants and the rest of the space, I would be getting double glazing, for a better effect.
I could take them down in the summer,and replace with something for shade , if I want.
If I want air exchange between the plants and the rest of the space, I could use window screen.
So the question is,would either of these hold up against
chickens?
Would they peck at the plastic
enough to pierce it?
Would they scratch at a vertical surface?
The vinyl is thick, more than 6 mil.
The window screen varies, for a little more money, you can buy pet resistant screen, that is much tougher.
Right now I'm thinking some combination of
shower curtains and maybe some of the plastic poultry netting.
I wouldn't use plastic poultry netting to protect
chickens as they sleep, but I think it would keep them out of my plants.
Metal mesh just isn't suitable as a curtain, though it make a nice sliding panel.
I like the curtain idea, 'cause I can just stuff them in a mesh bag for storage.
If I wasn't wanting to grow climbing plants, individual bells would be another solution,
I might add them anyway, for yet another layer of glazing, but in the form of
water walls, again, easy to store.
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