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The awful truth is for the very flighty breeds you need to net the top of the run if you want peace of mind containment. Your Campines are going to get out no matter how high, within reason, you make the fence. I think the person who sold you the Campines mentioned that they are not easy keep. They are free rangers essentially, like the bantams here. Tribe 1 here are a dream compared to the bantams and lighter cross breeds to keep. They go off to roost, in their coop, without any encouragement and thankfully don't show the slightest interest in tree hugging. A short stint on the top of a low fence here and they wander off muttering about vertigo and looking for something to eat. The bantams in particular are not so dependent on the commercial feed and this makes bribery more difficult.
The bantams and a couple of the cross breeds have learnt from the others about going up trees. They dont think anything of making a standing start leap to a branch ten feet above them. The cross breeds that tree hug tend to make their way up bit by bit. Donk, during her moult and because she's not quite as agile as she was has missed the branch she normally favors quite a few evenings recently.
If I were you, what I would concentrate on is making a fence to keep predators out. Hoping to keep the Campines in is like wishing for a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
I spent 12 years putting up fences and if I learnt anything, it was be quite clear about the purpose of the fence before you start.
Another point worth bearing in mind. A fence that lets ground predators in, but prevents chickens getting out is a death sentence for the chickens. At least when completely free range; right breed taken into account, if a ground predator does turn up then the chickens are in with a chance because they can run and hide. There isn't anywhere to hide in most runs.
When those huskies turned up here and started chasing the chickens I only lost Ruffles because of her limp. The others scattered, many into the bamboo.
Most of the runs I see here on BYC are death traps, especially for those heavy so called dual purpose breeds.
 
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I got a stonking headache whilst on morphine once. It can happen!
 
Shadrach said:
The awful truth is for the very flighty breeds you need to net the top of the run if you want peace of mind containment. Your Campines are going to get out no matter how high, within reason, you make the fence. I think the person who sold you the Campines mentioned that they are not easy keep. They are free rangers essentially, like the bantams here. Tribe 1 here are a dream compared to the bantams and lighter cross breeds to keep. They go off to roost, in their coop, without any encouragement and thankfully don't show the slightest interest in tree hugging. A short stint on the top of a low fence here and they wander off muttering about vertigo and looking for something to eat. The bantams in particular are not so dependent on the commercial feed and this makes bribery more difficult.
The bantams and a couple of the cross breeds have learnt from the others about going up trees. They dont think anything of making a standing start leap to a branch ten feet above them. The cross breeds that tree hug tend to make their way up bit by bit. Donk, during her moult and because she's not quite as agile as she was has missed the branch she normally favors quite a few evenings recently.
If I were you, what I would concentrate on is making a fence to keep predators out. Hoping to keep the Campines in is like wishing for a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
I spent 12 years putting up fences and if I learnt anything, it was be quite clear about the purpose of the fence before you start.
Another point worth bearing in mind. A fence that lets ground predators in, but prevents chickens getting out is a death sentence for the chickens. At least when completely free range; right breed taken into account, if a ground predator does turn up then the chickens are in with a chance because they can run and hide. There isn't anywhere to hide in most runs.
When those huskies turned up here and started chasing the chickens I only lost Ruffles because of her limp. The others scattered, many into the bamboo.
Most of the runs I see here on BYC are death traps, especially for those heavy so called dual purpose breeds.
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It's a bit of a catch~22. I'd Happily let them free range but they are terrible nosey~rosies & there is quite a lot of stuff the man doesn't want them getting into. Plus as we get built out there are more & more dogs & neighbours. I have good neighbours but that mightn't last long if my girls went to town on their gardens. We have discussed netting but of course we have trees so there will inevitably be gaps. The best I can hope for is to keep the other breeds in because even the Campines won't wander too far from their tribe.

I can't say I've known any of mine to go 10' straight up but it wouldn't surprise me if they were motivated enough & none of them show the least inclination to roost in trees ~ thank goodness! I had a bantam in the long ago who did & she was a pain. And of course they are far less prone to escape if I'm right there ! not because I can prevent them but simply because they think I have an endless supply of treats & are ever hopeful! :lau
 
Ribh said:
Even as kids they were chronic.
They used to get stuff for the oldies who could no longer go out themselves & they'd take their grandfather out when he couldn't go out on his own any longer ~ but they used to make him wild because they were far better fishermen than he ever was! :lau

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Nice looking lads! :)
 

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