Need Advice

[smk2010]

Is there a way to prevent or discourage my chickens from going in my front yard and digging up all my flower gardens or hopping the fence (3-4 ft) and destroying my vegetable garden??? I've gone outside a dozen time to find the chickens in my flower beds and my flower bulbs and mulch scattered across the lawn! I've tried scaring them away from the area by yelling and running at them, used a hose a few times (they enjoyed that too much), and even putting up a small retainer wall around the flowers but nothing seems to work. I am at my whit's end

and am beginning to think about filling my freezer with CHICKEN. They have 19 acres to roam yet they prefer my flower beds and vegetable garden!! Help Please

 

[mamabigbird]

You need a higher fence and/or clip their wings. They are soooo persistent once they set their sights on some forbidden target.