I would have gone 8ft high but I'm in the city and was afraid it might attract unwanted attention. I don't really want anyone to be able to see my birds from the street. I don't have a big predator threat since I have a privacy fence around most of the backyard so I can get away with the chicken...
I had about double that in the fall but I've sold some, given some away and the grim reaper got a hold of a few. I lost my 2 year old Leiper when one of my Leiper stags got loose while I was away. They tore a hole the size of a football in the wire on one of the doors to the new fly pens. The...