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[Aquamarine]

Thanks everyone. Carl was an EE. He was supposed to be a pullet. My two EE hens are sweet as can be. So, Lil Gray is definitely an EE mix of some sort. I guess I'll just let him do his thing and see how it goes. I've never really given much thought to the temperament of rooster before so every one's replies have been extremely helpful....

Sadly on another note... To make a long story short, my neighbor shot Carl because he had been going into their yard pretty regularly (and he was a jerk, but he was my jerk ). Just found out today that they also shot one of our guineas because he was picking on their turkey. (Another guinea went missing about a month ago so now I'm starting to wonder about her as well)  I'm a bit frustrated because they didn't say a thing to us that indicated that our birds were bothering them. (They have chickens as well). It's taken us a week to figure out where our birds went. All that being said... I need to figure out how to keep our birds out of their yard. We free range and I really don't want to take that away from them, but the last thing I want is more dead birds. They said our birds being over there is not a problem, but it obviously is so we need to remedy it. I was thinking of putting up a 4 foot welded wire fence between our yards and running an electric string across the top. Do you think this would do the trick. We live on 20 acres, but whoever owned our property before us put the house right next to the only other house even remotely close. Our neighbors are off of our front yard and our backyard is about 3 acres so I want to make sure the birds still have plenty of room. The idea of keeping them contained to the run kills me...

Thanks for any advice.

Wow, what a jerk! I hope you can get your situation straightened out. The fence sounds like a good idea.

 

[Quinstar]

Wow, what a jerk! I hope you can get your situation straightened out. The fence sounds like a good idea.

Yeah, they're actually really nice neighbors and we get along great, so I'm not sure what to do. My husband doesn't like the idea of "putting a fence between us" but I don't want any more dead animals. He doesn't seem to think a fence will work so I'm hoping someone may have some fence experience I can draw upon.

 

[atrueb00]

One year ago, I went to an auction with my cousin. He ended up buying some chicks and chickens, including 7 day old silkie chicks. He ended up giving them to me and they are one of the best gifts I have ever gotten. I can't believe my chickens are a year old now!

 

[bradselig]

I have a trio of buffs available. After some serious thought, I really don't need another color. I'm asking $50 for the trio. Pm for more info

 

[racinchickins]

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Is the younger CCL roo from the eggs you got from me? If so, his dad has been a good roo, no aggressiveness at all towards humans. Actually, he's admittedly a bit of a wimp when it comes to the other roosters. He's lucky he has his own pen and set of girls to himself.

 

[ChickInDelight]

Yeah, they're actually really nice neighbors and we get along great, so I'm not sure what to do. My husband doesn't like the idea of "putting a fence between us" but I don't want any more dead animals. He doesn't seem to think a fence will work so I'm hoping someone may have some fence experience I can draw upon.

Hi Quinstar. My new hobby farm is fenced with square cow wire. The coop is close to the neighbors with gardens that feed the wild birds BOSS on the ground. I was able to keep my fat-bottomed girls home the past 5 months by just adding 3 foot chicken wire to the bottom of the fence. I I did not need to add chicken wire near the road or on the opposite side of my property from the coop. The girls like the bushes, buildings, other cover, and most of all.... the BOSS. My place isn't as well equipped.... yet.

I am about to put 24 babies out in the chicken area. (My old girls free-range about 1 of 5 fenced acres.) The babies fly better than the fat-bottomed girls. I may very well be facing similar challenges. I am cooping everyone for about 5 days until the babies learn where their new home is. Good luck. PM me if you discover anything wonderful!

 

[Leahs Mom]

I was thinking of putting up a 4 foot welded wire fence between our yards and running an electric string across the top. Do you think this would do the trick. We live on 20 acres, but whoever owned our property before us put the house right next to the only other house even remotely close. Our neighbors are off of our front yard and our backyard is about 3 acres so I want to make sure the birds still have plenty of room. The idea of keeping them contained to the run kills me...

Thanks for any advice.

I could recommend electronet. That way you can move it around wherever you want it. Can't use in the winter with snow, however, it you want to electrify it.

I have the poultry net Plus from premier. I reason I got it was just in case there were stray dogs during the day when I'm gone as occasionally we get strays. Even though the property here is 12 acres I have been keeping them in about 1/2 - 3/4 acre with the netting. There is a wooded area that we'll be clearing the ground where there is alot of fallen trees (we may use some meat goats to help clear the brush while we drag out the fallen trees) then we'll open up more to the chickens if we ever get that part done.

Anyhow, here is a link and some info. I had a solar charger w/ mine so I can set it up anywhere. The charger is the most expensive part but you don't have to use solar if you have electricity near where you want to set it up.

Here's how it works:

Install:

Take-Down and store.

This is the plus net. Has more posts so it's heavier to move around and less length than the regular per roll. The regular roll is 168' each; the plus is 100'. It was too heavy with the extra posts to handle much longer than 100 which is why it's shorter.

http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=78479&criteria=poultry+net+plus

 

[Leahs Mom]

Ps: Could use it without electric if you just want a barrier and don't care about predator protection. And you could just set it between the properties for a barrier.

You can see mine here... it is green so it blends in.




See it way in the background here ending at the corner of the pole building.



And in the background and left here.

 

[Quinstar]

Hi Quinstar. My new hobby farm is fenced with square cow wire. The coop is close to the neighbors with gardens that feed the wild birds BOSS on the ground. I was able to keep my fat-bottomed girls home the past 5 months by just adding 3 foot chicken wire to the bottom of the fence. I I did not need to add chicken wire near the road or on the opposite side of my property from the coop. The girls like the bushes, buildings, other cover, and most of all.... the BOSS. My place isn't as well equipped.... yet.

I am about to put 24 babies out in the chicken area. (My old girls free-range about 1 of 5 fenced acres.) The babies fly better than the fat-bottomed girls. I may very well be facing similar challenges. I am cooping everyone for about 5 days until the babies learn where their new home is. Good luck. PM me if you discover anything wonderful!

I'd love to see some pictures of your setup! Below is a very rough sketch what I'm thinking. The red represents my neighbors property.The black squiggly line is our driveway. There are a bunch of pines on the right of the driveway but the birds don't really ever wander over there. I think if I run a cattle/horse fence where the purple line is that is all we would need... Thoughts.

 

[Quinstar]

Ps: Could use it without electric if you just want a barrier and don't care about predator protection. And you could just set it between the properties for a barrier.

You can see mine here... it is green so it blends in.




See it way in the background here ending at the corner of the pole building.



And in the background and left here.

Thank you! That's a cheaper and less permanent option to consider as well. You haven't had any issues with your birds attempting to fly over it?