Who Says They Can't Fly?! Hannah Can!

[speckledhen]

The coop roof where she went up is 6 ft tall or more-its over 6 ft tall inside, plus that area is about a foot off the ground. She was motivated, LOL. Actually, she was hormonal-acting and looking for something, so I realized she was about to lay an egg for the first time and put her on a nest. There she sits still.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

My mom remembers having to climb up in the trees to get the hens down and locked up for the night.

 

[CathyB]

She looks so cute up there!

 

[Barnyard]

I have a EE hen that is a flyer. She loves to sit on my cloths line. I caught her the other day on top of her coop. I know it is an easy 6ft tall. Just as soon as she thought I was coming after her she got down, lol.

 

[speckledhen]

My Ameraucanas can fly very well. The bottom-heavy Barred Rocks rarely make it more than a couple of feet off the ground, though. Hannah sure wanted up there today. She flew up at almost the highest point, too, the bad girl!

 

[JennsPeeps]

Good incentive to clip a wing!

(clipping just one wing will throw them off balance & prevent them from flying too high)

 

[Davaroo]

Thats why I first took up wing clipping.
And you can believe that one sided clipping stuff if you want - until you are surprised to see one fly lopsided.

I clip em both.

Like Cyn says, they can be motivated at times.

 

[d.k]

* Hey, I SAID I saw a roo fly to the top of a 3O ft. phone pole once--- I only said MINE can't fly!!!!

 

[SpottedCrow]

When Buddy chased Obelisk out of the yard, we were looking all over for her...some construction guys said that they saw her 40 foot up on a utility pole. I KNOW it wasn't her...it was a crow. LOL
Miss MoneyPenny was a flyer though. She once went from the back porch through the kitchen through the pass through and onto the back of Ernie's chair without even touching ground once.