Fence Height for "Free Ranging"

[DrRocco]

Those are both pretty heavy breeds so I doubt you would have anything to worry about. I don't know if you remember the old screen saver with flying toasters but they would probably look a lot like that. Mine (Barred Rocks, Partridge Rocks, Silver Laced and Columbian Wyandottes) all look like feathered blimps when they try to fly. They can make it about 2 or 3 feet off the ground for 8-10 feet then they sort of fall to earth.

Flying Toasters! Now I feel old.

Thanks everyone for the info! If any of you enjoy digging post holes, let me know.

 

[Fletch83]

Just an FYI - they can destroy a garden in less time than a phone call......

Truth..mine destroyed my veggie garden, ate all my tomatoes, and dug up an entire soaker hose I had buried. They did make some impressively deep holes, though!

 

[lazy gardener]

Flying Toasters! Now I feel old.

Thanks everyone for the info! If any of you enjoy digging post holes, let me know.

Check out electronet fencing.

 

[jtn42248]

Flying Toasters! Now I feel old.

Thanks everyone for the info! If any of you enjoy digging post holes, let me know.

We did fencing for several pens, runs and ranges plus perimeter fencing for almost 4 acres this year so I am pretty much fenced out. But I ache for you.

 

[minnehaha]

Thank you so much for this detailed post, it was exactly what I needed today for cross fencing my property in order to get the chickens off the porch. My roosts are 5-6 foot high, but thankfully they use a ladder to get up there, but I've seen a few of them on occasion fly up there. We installed a 4 foot field fence for cross fencing today, and I am thinking that a few might hop up there and go to the yard side. Tomorrow I will put a wire on the top to help discourage them from trying. Thanks again for this great info!

 

[Lexistarlight]

Hi there -

I live in a major city/urban neighborhood. Standard 6 foot fence in the backyard.

I clip the wings two times a year and never have a problem. The chickens can not fly/jump more then a few inches off the ground. The wings grow out so when I notice they can start to fly...I clip them again. The chickens don't seem to even notice the clipped wings

I have 6 foot fence but when one decides she wants to see bright lights, they can easily fly to the fence
Then others follow.