What do the neighbors have that I don't?

[Flat Earth]

I have the same issue! Mine always head straight to the neighbors, who complain. I have to literally stand and babysit them when I let them out is their run to make sure they don’t go there. We have tons of property too and for some reason they head straight to the neighbors

I use to have this problem with the neighbor, i put up a 6 foot fence on there side and they stop going there. What i found out is, they see grass or anything they want from that side? Off they go! Good Luck trying to find an answer to this issue.

 

[Shezadandy]

I am having a hard time keeping my flock out of the neighbors yard.. we have 7 acres of land to explore, and yet they want to visit the neighbor.. we had a barbed wire fence up on this section of the property. And we just put up new horse fencing today in hopes of keeping them in our yard. We have been slowly upgrading our fences. Our back and front pastures are fence with the new stuff, but the middle pasture where the chickens are is in progress. Our only problem with the fence we put up today is we couldn't go all the way to the end post because we have a creek that runs under our fence. If we put the new fencing over it, it would get clogged up with leave and sticks etc.. so there is small section that is still just barbed wire. Well, my girls went around our new fancy fence, threw the small section of woods, and right back into the neighbors yard! They aren't even scared of the neighbors dog... any advice on how to keep them in my yard without going broke? They won't even come to me for treats when they are over there..

I would drive posts (t-post, u-post) into your creek bed at the fence line at intervals the chickens can't fit thru- will still let the water through but act as jail-bars to keep them from using that spot. =)

 

[B-Goock]

Another thing you can do is make something similar to a doggie door to fill in the space between the bottom of your fence and the creek bottom. Use a board as your pivot point at the base of the fence (bank to bank) & another board at the creek bottom used like a float. Fill in between with fence & some boards.
If its too wide you'll have to drive pilings to divide it up into smaller sections.

 

[aart]

The neighbors dog has gotten loose and gotten in our yard bothering our chickens and horses. So my husband feels like we shouldn't allow our chickens in the neighbors yard when we have complained about the dog getting loose in our yard. As far as the fence idea I will run that by my husband and see what he thinks. We only have a 10X10 dog pen we use as the run. I would like for the hens to have more room to forage and eat up ticks etc during the summer. My husband wants me to find a new home for my instigating hen, the leader of all the trouble lol she leads everyone else into trouble...

Agrees you should keep your livestock on your land.
Maybe extend the run for now and let them range only late in the day for an hour or two.

 

[Ridgerunner]

My husband wants me to find a new home for my instigating hen, the leader of all the trouble lol she leads everyone else into trouble...

This worked for me. One hen was leading two others a long way to play in the road. I ate the instigator and the others stopped going there.

 

[3KillerBs]

The question in your title may hold the answer.

If you think like a chicken, what DO your neighbors have that you don't?

Does their yard have more food resources? Lusher and more varied pasture? Plants with berries and seeds? More leaf litter under which to find bugs?

Does their yard have more sheltered places to hide from hawks? More intimate nooks that look like good nesting sites?

Better dust bathing holes?

What do they do over there that their little chicken minds think is better than what they can do in your own yard?

 

[Flat Earth]

What they have more in there yard right now is Grass! rofl This winter all it has done is Rain!

 

[3KillerBs]

What they have more in there yard right now is Grass! rofl This winter all it has done is Rain!

It might take time, but maybe the long-term solution is grazing frames and/or a rotating paddock system to keep good greenery going for them.

Where are you located? You can put your general location in your profile so that people can give more targeted advice.

 

[Flat Earth]

It might take time, but maybe the long-term solution is grazing frames and/or a rotating paddock system to keep good greenery going for them.

Where are you located? You can put your general location in your profile so that people can give more targeted advice.

KY This was the my fault, i had geese and they up root hard core, it be back lush after i put down new seed.

 

[Flat Earth]

No more Turkeys, No More Ducks, no More Geese! 2 dogs, 6 hens and a rooster and 30 eggs hatching this month.. Is enough for while?