How do I keep my chickens out of my garden?

[Ol Grey Mare]

roughly 4 feet. that's just about the height of our run, though they never escape the run.

They arent motivated to hop the run fence....but that delicious garden is plenty motivating to get into.

 

[funnyfoshay]

4 ft is a piece of cake for chickens, my run is 6 feet and I have only had 1 chicken get out. Though, she got a running start and climbed up the fence! With clipped wings! My chickens fly 4 ft up easy with clipped wings, even the buff Orpingtons!

don't tell my girls they can do this. my fence is only about 5 ft and clipped. it has worked for a while.'

 

[SurferchickinSB]

Wow, I guess I am really lucky then because I grow almost all my own food and I let my chickens out to free range and my wire fences around my veggies are only 3 feet high. I just put metal stakes in the ground and chicken wire around the areas.View attachment 1801088View attachment 1801089

I just use chicken wire so they can pick through the fence and I don’t mind if they do that. There is plenty to go around. I just make sure I throw a lot of seeds out before it rains.

 

[igorsMistress]

I read deer fence is best. They can't see the top. I'm going to try it next Spring on some planters.

 

[Jeffeff95]

Make sure there isn't anything they can hop on to give them a bit more height to jump over.
I was having a coffee watching the coop from my house and I noticed one of my hens hop on top of the small coop, back up to the edge and take a running jump to make it over the fence. After all the chickens noticed everyone started trying, had to move it back a few feet lol!

 

[Harley Chick]

I've used bird netting around my small garden. I only protect the tomato plants for the season but the pepper, cucumber and egg plants are good after they reach a certain height. Just use stakes and wind the netting around secure with zip ties.