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She's a gorgeous hen! They all are and it's nice to see they have so much space to roam around.
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You know what I do. I spend a lot of time popping chooks back over the fence. For what it's worth, mine only fence hop 1st & last thing @ foraging times. They are content to stay in their area during the day. What does Ivy do?Ivy continues to escape from the yard. The fence is no detterent, it's too low in places.
Clipping her wing feathers is cheap but I don't like the thought of depriving her of flight. A fence is expensive.
What would you do?
She's an explorer. She hops any time of day and each time she goes further afield. She hasn't gone all the way into the front garden yet, but she's come close.You know what I do. I spend a lot of time popping chooks back over the fence. For what it's worth, mine only fence hop 1st & last thing @ foraging times. They are content to stay in their area during the day. What does Ivy do?
*swoon* I have a couple of Rocks. They are lovely birds.
Ivy continues to escape from the yard. The fence is no detterent, it's too low in places.
Clipping her wing feathers is cheap but I don't like the thought of depriving her of flight. A fence is expensive.
What would you do?
Do you have deer netting? Very light-weight and relatively inexpensive. Can be strung from poles and I found keeps the birds in just fine even at only 5’ because it is too flimsy for them to land on. Of course it doesn’t protect them from any predators but it does keep them contained.I'll get some quotes for a fence. Maybe it won't be as expensive as I fear.
Do you have deer netting? Very light-weight and relatively inexpensive. Can be strung from poles and I found keeps the birds in just fine even at only 5’ because it is too flimsy for them to land on. Of course it doesn’t protect them from any predators but it does keep them contained.