Can chickens fly out?

[LisaJean]

I have a fenced in back yard, with a typical chain-link fence about chin-high. I was going to free-range my birds in the yard. If I clip their flight feathers, they shouldn't be able to fly over the fence, right?

 

[kstaven]

Lisa, it really depends and the breed and how motivated they are.

Ozark, the deer netting is not heavy at all. It is a nylon filament web that is coated. It is a very fine structure actually. But it does have a lot of spring to it.

 

[rooster-red]

Light breeds will still fly with their wings clipped.
My Silver Spangled Hamburg has no trouble clearing my 6' high fence.

Heavy breeds are much less likely to fly over.

 

[LisaJean]

My birds are all going to be layers. White Leghorn, RIR, Barred Rock and Ameracauna.