This People who keep animals should have fences to stop said animals from straying outside of the property. People who keep sheep have fences, people who keep horses have fences, pigs, goats, etc. - all have fences. Why should chickens be any different or more special? They aren't entitled to total unrestrained freedom any more than any other animal is. They are more inconvenient because they can jump higher than a sheep, but they are still our responsibility.As animal owners, one of our responsibilities is to keep our animals at home, not have them visit the neighbor's. Fencing, a secure run, and clipping those wing feathers, all good suggestions. We have lovely near neighbors, who absolutely do not want our chickens on their property. We've fixed the fence between ours and theirs, and have many better areas for our flock when they free range.
Mary