Fencing Ideas?

[Animals970]

I'm building a run, and was just wondering. How tall does the fencing need to be? 24 in, 30 in, 36 in, 48 in, ??? Thanks!!

 

[dbounds10]

I think it really depends on your entire setup and how much you want to deal with. This is what we did.

 

[Animals970]

Thanks for trying to help, but all I want to know is how tall a fence needs to be for chickens NOT to be able to jump/fly out of the run.

 

[dbounds10]

Well, before we put to top on this run, I had 3 that flew out on a regular basis and this is a 6 foot fence.

 

[Animals970]

Would they be able to get out of a 2 ft fence? thanks.

 

[dbounds10]

They could very easily get out of a 2 ft fence with no top on it.

 

[dheltzel]

Depends on the breed. Silkies might be contained by a 2 ft fence, but leghorns can fly over a 10 ft fence. Do you have concerns about aerial predators (hawks and owls)? You might want to consider a roof of some sort to keep the chickens in and the predators out.

 

[Animals970]

What about 4 ft?

 

[dbounds10]

Again, it depends on the chicken. I have chickens that fly over 6 foot fences all the time. And as stated by the other poster above, if you have hawks or owls in your area, you need to consider putting a roof on the run to both keep your chickens in and keep the chicken eating hawks out. In my opinion, anything less than a 6 foot fence with NO ROOF and you run the risk of escaping chickens.

 

[Animals970]

All of my breeds are heavy breeds. The lightest type of chicken I have or will ever have would probably be a Red Sex-Link or Polish. And them aren't very light!!

I have/will have soon: Red Sex-Link, Buff Orpington, Buff Brahma, Delaware, Black Australorp, Wyandotte, and Plymouth Rock.