Editing Chicken wire (section)

{{Short description|Metal mesh used for fencing}}
{{For|the structure pattern in chemistry|Chicken wire (chemistry)}}
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[[File:Chicken Wire close-up.jpg|thumb|Close up of chicken wire]]
[[File:GallinerKikes.jpg|thumb|A [[chicken coop]] built with chicken wire]]

'''Chicken wire''', or '''poultry netting''', is a [[mesh]] of [[wire]] commonly used to [[fence]] in [[fowl]], such as chickens, in a run or coop. It is made of thin, flexible, [[galvanized]] steel wire with [[hexagonal]] gaps. Available in {{Frac|1|2}} inch (about 1.3&nbsp;cm), 1 inch (about 2.5&nbsp;cm) diameter, and 2 inch (about 5&nbsp;cm), chicken wire is available in various [[American wire gauge|gauges]]—usually 19 gauge (about 1&nbsp;mm wire) to 22 gauge (about 0.7&nbsp;mm wire). Chicken wire is occasionally used to build inexpensive [[pen (enclosure)|pen]]s for small animals (or to protect plants and property ''from'' animals).