I am getting ready to start on the new chicken yard. My wife and I are expanding the flock and the existing yard is not going to be large enough.
My current fence is 4 foot (48 inches) tall and welded wire.
I would like the new yard to also work with goats. So I was thinking 48 inch goat wire with a smooth wire runner at the top for a total height of 4 feet 6 inches.
The current yard is 75 feet X 35 feet with about 20 chickens.
The new yard is going to be 200 x 100 and we are looking at around 40 chickens.
If the chickens have enough room are they more likely to stay in the yard?
Would you go 48 inches and clip their wings? Or go 4 feet 6 inches and not clip or clip their wings?
My current fence is 4 foot (48 inches) tall and welded wire.
I would like the new yard to also work with goats. So I was thinking 48 inch goat wire with a smooth wire runner at the top for a total height of 4 feet 6 inches.
The current yard is 75 feet X 35 feet with about 20 chickens.
The new yard is going to be 200 x 100 and we are looking at around 40 chickens.
If the chickens have enough room are they more likely to stay in the yard?
Would you go 48 inches and clip their wings? Or go 4 feet 6 inches and not clip or clip their wings?