Fence hight for my OEGB

[Celtic Hill]

Okay, my pen is sorounded by a 6 foot high dog pen, do i have to worrie about my hen. Do i have to worrie about her flying out of it? I just want to let her out while i do my chores and stuff.

 

[rebecky1305]

Is there anyway you could put chicken wire over the top? That way she wouldn't fly out and nothing (hawks, crows, etc,) can get to her?

 

[teach1rusl]

I would say she could, but that doesn't mean she will. Most light bodied birds can fly fairly well. My property perimeter fence is only 4ft. tall, and my chickens have never flown over it when out "free ranging." Yet my EE, when trying to avoid the rooster, flew on top of the run, which is 6ft. in height. So it's quite situational.

 

[elmo]

Ours have flown up and sat on our roof, but have never bothered to fly over our 6 foot fence. As the other poster said, an OEGB certainly can fly over a 6 foot fence quite easily. The question no one can answer for sure is whether yours will want to.

 

[columbiacritter]

My OE roo used to fly up to my second story deck to crow his head off, but he never went over a 4 ft fence, so the answer is she could if she wanted to or was startled into flight.

 

[henney penny]

I have an EE that flies over a 6 ft fence every day,its the one I have sectioned off to regrow the grass and everyday she flies into it and I have to take down some of the fencing to go in and get her(I call her numb nuts)she wants out as soon as she gets in.They are great flyers

 

[Celtic Hill]

hum, okay. She can go out side 24.7 but she has a wire floor and sides. I thought it would be nice while i do chores to let her be in the grass.