chicken wire

plural chicken wires

1. uncountableA mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets.

   "You'll recall that normally any old hen had sense enough not to run or fly into a chicken wire fence, but the same old hen at the sight of a hawk would lose all judgment about fences, and plunge headlong into it."

   1981, Kenneth Robeson, The Screaming Man

2. countableA type of such material, differentiated by material, coating, wire thickness, width, and mesh size.