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glasgowdan · 20-10-2009, 11:43 PM

I have fenced off a little area (approx 15820ft) for my 3 chicks. It is mainly stone chips with some mucky patches. I gave up on letting them into the garden.

The fence I have used is only 600mm x 2 inch mesh and they haven't jumped out as yet!

One of them actually roosts in the doorway overnight rather than on the perch inside the coop!

Quote:

Originally Posted by No Name

mark wrote:
You'd probably get away with just a 1m high chicken wire fence. Although
chickens can jump a lot higher than this, they always jump up on to
something rigid first then jump down. So a 1m chicken wire fence would be
better than a 6 foot panel fence for keeping them in. Also the bigger the
bird the less likely they are to attempt anything athletic!

Damned thing got into next door /again/ yesterday, and made a right mess
of her garden. :- She's going to have to stay locked in (Chickeny,
not the neighbour!) until we can figure out what to do