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[Estelleannette]

so I have three reds and one bantam. Would a 6’ fence keep them in? Thanks.

 

[Duck_life]

it should but if they are chickens they really can't fly high

 

[PNWChickenMama]

My chickens have flown up on top of the workshop roof and roosted on top of the 6' fence around the yard. That said, they haven't done it in a loooong time, and they never escaped. I feel pretty secure with them in our yard.

 

[333113]

Bantams can usually fly higher than standard size chickens.
If you have flying predators in your area, you may want to add at least netting to the top of your run, to keep your chickens safe. And if you have a wood fence, remember that raccoons can climb wood fences as easily as they climb trees.
The real purpose of most enclosures for chickens is to keep the predators out, not just to keep the chickens in.

 

[ChickNanny13]

They can if they want to ... I stopped letting my girls grub my fenced yard when the neighbors dogs would sit at the fence I watch them. Once one tried but I have BOs & they're heavier birds. I now keep mine confined in their Chicken House (8 x 12 x 7), they're ok with it and I toss them treats.

 

[aart]

it should but if they are chickens they really can't fly high

Don't kid yourself.

 

[333113]

Don't kid yourself.

So true...especially when motivated by something scary or something edible...or boredom!

 

[Acre4Me]

Young chickens seem better able to fly than older (heavier) ones. However, some are just more apt to fly up and out. My spouse had to retrieve one chicken from the top of our barn, but we think it had gotten on top of the a railing, then the open coop door (human sized), then onto coop roof, then onto barn roof, but we didn't actually see the chicken get up there - we just needed to retrieve it.

It seems to me that a chicken will be able to fly up and out over some fairly tall items given enough length to fly that high, or something to get up on to shorten the distance. We have a run that is 10' wide. They are able to easily fly up and perch on the 4 ft fence that is on one side of the run, and they can do this from fairly close to the fence itself. So, 6 ft wouldn't give a regular to small size chicken much trouble at all. We have 2 very big Black Jersey Giants - they don't attempt to fly over anything. But, the lighter chickens sometimes need their wings clipped.

 

[Duck_life]

sorry i've really only had rhode islands, and they didn't fly very high when i had them, i know if a predator comes through they could fly decently high but thats good if they are getting away from predators. sorry for the missunderstanding!

 

[Duck_life]

sorry i've really only had rhode islands, and they didn't fly very high when i had them, i know if a predator comes through they could fly decently high but thats good if they are getting away from predators. sorry for the missunderstanding!