My neighbor immediately in back of me is having someone stain their new wood fence, including the side that faces my back yard - where my six hens are in their house and run. I'm pretty sure the contractor (staining the wood fence) will be doing a spray method, which means the odor (and possibly chemicals?) will be floating in my back yard.
The hens' house is about 15 feet from this back fence. Assuming I keep the hens in their house and run that day (not allowed to roam) and probably also drape their house and run on the side that faces the wood fence (like with a very large drop cloth), is there anything else I should be aware of?
I won't let the hens out to roam again until the next day, but then the stain will likely be at the bottom edge of the fence, where the hens sometimes forage.
Seems like these hens generally know to not eat something they shouldn't - like a small piece of tin - so will they also know to not forage in the area immediately next to the fence, at least for a couple of weeks? Do they have a pretty good sense of smell and will steer clear?
Any advice or experience greatly appreciated.
NiceHens/Erika
The hens' house is about 15 feet from this back fence. Assuming I keep the hens in their house and run that day (not allowed to roam) and probably also drape their house and run on the side that faces the wood fence (like with a very large drop cloth), is there anything else I should be aware of?
I won't let the hens out to roam again until the next day, but then the stain will likely be at the bottom edge of the fence, where the hens sometimes forage.
Seems like these hens generally know to not eat something they shouldn't - like a small piece of tin - so will they also know to not forage in the area immediately next to the fence, at least for a couple of weeks? Do they have a pretty good sense of smell and will steer clear?
Any advice or experience greatly appreciated.
NiceHens/Erika