Fencing off our new run.. Help?

[pmoore]

Our new run will be accessible to both our chickens and our turkeys (blackhead lecture not necessary)- we recently got a lot of free 5' chain link fence in and would hate for it to go to waste. I don't really want to enclose the top with the fencing since the run is going to be fairly large and needs to be easily accessible for my husband and I.
I know that the fence is low enough that the birds will easily hop out, which is what I'm trying to avoid.
We we're thinking that we could drive some posts along the fencing and "extend" the height of the fence by using some chicken wire or other kind of poultry netting, maybe even just twine to deter the birds from trying to perch on the fence but not sure how high we would need it to contain the turkeys. Our chickens are currently in 6' fencing and do not get over, so I know at least that high.
I'm looking for any other recommendations or ideas to make this fencing work!

 

[SunHwaKwon]

What *I* would do is get some quality netting to put overhead, elevated using posts and cables and have it drape and attach to the fencing. It won't do much for foxes and raccoons since the fence is so low but it'll help with containment and aerial predators.

 

[Ridgerunner]

What kind of turkeys? I once had a midget white tom that had no trouble flying over an 11' high fence. The only way I could contain him was bird netting over the entire thing. Five feet is not high enough for you to be able to walk in that run, plus it will sag. If you have broadbreasted turkeys you may be able to manage it with height but midget whites and similar are challenging.

How wide is that run, how big a span would the netting have to cover? Would you be able to use that chain link on the bottom, run some other type of fence for a second layer high enough so you could cover it, then cover the top with bird or deer netting? A combination of wet snow, ice, and/or leaves could bring it down in your winters.

 

[pmoore]

The run will be in an L shape, so I'm thinking of putting some posts in and putting netting across until everyone is acclimated to their new home and then planning on free ranging. They are all heritage breeds- known fliers! I don't want to clip wings, so netting is probably my best bet until we free range them.
We have two poults that are almost a month old now, we are taking in two of my in-laws older Royal Palm hen and Blue Slate tom, then will have three more Naragansett(spelling?) poults next month.