chicken wire

noun chicken wires

1. uncountable A 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."
2. countable A type of such material, differentiated by material, coating, wire thickness, width, and mesh size.