Best place to buy 19gauge mesh
Anyone help ?
For outside flight area for budgies
Hi jw
Please correct me if I'm wrong but I think 19 gauge welded mesh will be too large an aperture for an aviary, I've just copied this from a website :-
22 gauge
Chicken wire 13mm aperture:
Uses: Poultry enclosures and fruit cages, sculpting.
Fine welded or woven mesh:
Uses: Rodent protection and wild bird feeders.
20 gauge
Chicken wire 25mm aperture:
Uses: Poultry enclosures, roof thatching, loft insulation mesh
19 gauge
Chicken wire 50 mm aperture:
Uses: Poultry enclosures.
Rabbit netting 31 mm aperture:
Uses: Rabbit protection
Welded mesh 13mm – 25mm:
Uses: Small bird aviaries, pet rabbit runs etc.
18 gauge
Uses: Poultry enclosures, rabbit protection (if 31mm hole netting)
Welded mesh 13mm – 25mm:
Uses: Small bird aviaries, pet rabbit runs etc.
16 gauge
Welded mesh 13mm – 25mm:
Uses: Small bird aviaries, pet rabbit runs etc.
Welded mesh 13mm– 20 mm aperture
Uses: Rodent cages and parakeet aviaries.
Welded mesh 25mm aperture
Uses: Cat enclosures, squirrel protection,
Birds of Prey Aviaries. Tree guards.
Welded mesh 50mm aperture
Uses: Garden fencing. Small-dog enclosures.
Woven Stainless steel 6mm – 13mm.
Uses: Car radiator grills, filtration.
14 gauge
Welded mesh 25mm - 50mm aperture.
Uses: Garden fencing. Medium-dog enclosures, fox protection,
Sheep, Deer & goat fencing.
12 gauge
Welded mesh 50 mm aperture:
Uses: Security fencing, garden fencing,
large-dog enclosures, sheep, deer & goat fencing.
10 gauge
Welded mesh 50mm aperture
Uses: Security fencing,
strong garden fencing, large-dog enclosures.
The very maximum aperture you can use is 13mm (1/2 inch)so I would recommend 22 gauge mesh which would stop your birds escaping and provide more protection from vermin
