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where is the best and cheapiest place to buy wire to build running pen have about 3 1/2 arces to fence in in nc any help

Newton Grove NC and look for Hog Slat.Or call Hog Slat and ask for Jeff and tell Rabbit Earl told you about it.They had 300 rolls there last fall but I got 20 rolls and another man got 105 rolls.But they can order more.They call it bird wire but jeff understand what your talking about.Good luck.Come and look at my pens and I mite can help you out and show you the easy way to put one up.I call it the one nail way.

I fenced in three acres earlier this year and I purchased my wire thru the good people at Eisenhut dog supplies. There is a link to thier site on here. The wire I used was a 60 inch PVC coated wire and I am well pleased with the product.

thanks for the replys rabbitearl where you at might just come look at your pens
thanks again

Earl i'm wondering what the 1 nail rule is? cause i built mine and man i worked my hind end off and i am always looking to find a better way. I'm thinking about building another one but all the time and trouble i went through is talking me out of it.

Thanks
Donnie

The wire is held by one nail so if a deer runs into the fence he wont tear down the entire side or make a mess of it,it gives this way. I built a 4 acre pen with all the bells and whistles,a deer got it in a while back and bounced off the wire around the whole pen,you can imagine what my wire looks like now,but I got most of it straightened back out.I left the gates open at night and that hussy would leave out and come back in before light!!!!!!!! I finally got her out now!!!LOL.I guess this means I have a suitable rabbit enclosure with plenty of cover and food!!!! It took me 2 WHOLE months to build mine,Earl can build one in a 1/3 of the time it took me!!!! He can give you some more tips.

THANKS NC.

he uses all wood posts with only one nail holding at top to hang and stretch the wire from post to post.there's several ways you can tuck the bottom in here it's sandy little bit with a spade here and there. earl has more experience building pens than anybody I know so add to this whipper snapper rabbit trapper.Steve