dave said: We've been keeping about 20 hens for some time and honestly, they aren't providing enough eggs for our family of 8. So we're leveling up. 
For fencing we will not be using the hot net. I've seen it and I'm just not a fan. What I am a fan of, however, is the welded wire fencing that you can buy at the farm supply stores. It's the stuff that has thin wire welded together in 2" tall x 1" wide rectangles. I like the 6 foot high version. It's as expensive as all get out but it lasts forever and doesn't need a charger. 
We have 8 children combined spread out over 25 years and I remember well the amount of groceries required
We still all try to get together on Thanksgiving (along with the grandbabies) and that is definitely a 2 turkey day - with a lot of sides!
We'll only keep a dozen or so eggs birds now that most of the kids have long moved out and have their own families. But we do traditionally try to raise at least 1 set of (50) meat birds per year as well as our aging population of egg birds that we currently have here in So Cal.
For the past 3 years, we have been running hot sheep net with a solar charger for the sheep and goats in Tx and, so far, so good. But I would prefer welded wire as the net requires constant attention (weed height, damping down the perimeter of the fence line during the drought, etc). I do like the hot nets, though, for temp fencing - especially when testing out different layouts prior to installing permanent fencing.
On the fencing, is 6' working well in terms of coyotes? I see that some folks run a hot wire or strand of barbed wire above the welded wire fencing for extra protection. In your experience, is that necessary or is the 6' height adequate?
