How high of fence can a Fox jump?

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Red Foxes are generally considered to be the most serious predator of free range poultry. The safest option known in poultry protection is to keep the flock and the fox physically separated, usually with fencing. A fence needs to be at least 2 m high to keep out most foxes, though on some rare occasions, a determined fox might succeed in climbing over.[40] Surplus killing will often occur in enclosed spaces such as huts, with discarded feathers and headless bodies usually being the main indicators of fox predation.
 
aa friend of mine watched as a fox repeatedly jumped until it finally succeded to get onto her garage roof and then ran over the roof and dropped into the chicken yard on the other side.. the roof at that point was over 6 feet high..
 
We just saw a red fox in our yard! What can we do? We are wondering if anyone has suggestions as to how to keep it out. Right now we have a 5 foot high fence, the only one of the flock to run away from the fox was the Rooster! LOL! Our girls ran right up to the fence to get a closer look. This only happened this once that we know of, and now we know it is out there so now we will be overly cautious. And we saw it at 4:30 in the evening. I thought they only came out at nighttime. Please if you have any suggestions post them! Thanks!
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