please help......

[happyfeet]

How do i detour my chickens from crossing the road?

We live in the country, which i thought would not be a problem if we had chickens that free ranged, and my chickens keep crossing the road. We had a lovely visit from the police today and they said that if my chickens even go near the road (which is a back road) they will confiscate them and destroy them. Good luck to them, because my rooster takes a few hens with him on his little journeys. My rooster is the meanest rooster i have ever known and he will attack anybody that comes within 20 feet of him or his ladies. i just dont have the heart to kill him. So my dillema is how do i keep them out of the road with out penning them up. i just hate things locked up and i hope there is a way they can still free range. They have 6 acres to run and they think the grass is greener on the other side!!

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ScoobyRoo]

I'm having the same problem BUT without the police. We live out in the country on a gravel road and I worry that they may get run over. I too, want to hear if anyone has a solution besides the invisible dog wire. Anyone??

 

[spook]

I found that a 3 ft high plastic mesh will keep the girls in the 1/2 acre that they have access to. So fence around your property where you want them to stay. Good luck!

 

[morelcabin]

Keep the rooster in the pen and let the hens out. They will stay near where the roo is instead of going on the road

 

[the1much]

penning is it. its up to you to keep them safe,,, and chickens LOVE the road,, bugs, gravel,,, pen em is the only answer i know of.

 

[happyfeet]

i have tried the rooster idea. my hens love him and obey his every command when he is around. i do seperate him for about a week every month to give my girls a break, which is a MAJOR chore in itself, and they still bum around with out him. i must have very independent hens????

 

[morelcabin]

Well then, I agree with 1 much..pen them all maybe after they are penned for a while they will stay closer to the coop when let out

 

[JennsPeeps]

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