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Muddiwarx
Joined: 01 Apr 2008
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Location: Nr Manchester, UK
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 Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject: Fence height? Flyability of chickens??? |
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| I would ideally like to have our chickens loose in the garden - our fence is 6 foot hight - could they jump/ flap over it? Their wings have been clipped and I havenot seen any great athleticism from them but would not wish to risk them getting out and eaten by someones dog. |
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james419
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
Posts: 381
Location: Moutier Malcard - France
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| We have 1.5 metre fence running down one side and only one physcotic Bantam ever clears it - she chases next doors deer! the other never bother - but it easy to clip their wings and that stops them |
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Clucky
Joined: 22 Jul 2006
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Location: Shropshire
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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I have 6ft fencing all round and the first year I clipped the wings on mine, but I don't bother any more, none of them want to fly out at all  and some can get a good 6ft high in the fixed run when they want too  |
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Muddiwarx
Joined: 01 Apr 2008
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Location: Nr Manchester, UK
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Ours have clipped wings already - so they should not be able to get over a 6 foot fence then ..... (Sorry to appear dim, just don't want to lose them!) |
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Kitsune
Joined: 13 Mar 2008
Posts: 1048
Location: Manchester
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I have 5ft fencing and have never had a chicken attempt it - though one very small golden seabright did manage to somehow get up onto the top of the outhouse! I think she was scared by a cat and jumped from the coop roof. |
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Muddiwarx
Joined: 01 Apr 2008
Posts: 56
Location: Nr Manchester, UK
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:05 am Post subject: |
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| Thank you I will stop worrying about them now but will still keep a close eye the first time we let them loose |
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Henwife
Joined: 31 Jan 2006
Posts: 2620
Location: Monmouthshire
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Just a small aside: reference is always made to clipped wings - if both are clipped they can fly, so read clipped wing. |
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layla
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
Posts: 524
Location: West Midlands
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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We have a five foot fence and when we got our chickens they did perch on it so we clipped one wing of each of them and have put a run of chicken wire on top so if they do fly up they can't settle on anything.No problems  |
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mojo
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 9680
Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE
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| if you can bend the top 6inchs of wire inwards towards the hens that is a added deterant |
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