Tweetypie
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Since October last year, my girls have been penned into a rather crude looking fencing system. It started off looking OK, but as you wise ones stated, they can FLY over 4 foot! After many escapes, I decided to stop their fun. So... I attached some chicken wire around the original fencing, with the outcome looking quite awful. Even despite this being 6 foot high, Barbie managed to fly on top of the coop roof, which to be fair is quite low against a wall. She's a wise bird and susses out any weakness 08
Yesterday, I did what I said I would never do and I clipped their wings. Don't shoot me.
TODAY I had some 6 foot fence panels and 7 foot posts delivered. The OH and me are going to remove all the existing fencing and coop and start afresh. This time, there will be no escapees. I will take some pics when it has been completed. The girls are going to their usual "hen hotel" for a few days until it is finished.
I intend to have the coop in the middle of the run, so that they are unable to use it as a springboard to fly over the fence. I also intend to put some trellis on top, like a roof, so that doubly secures it.
The fence is actually heavy duty trellis, as I would like them to be able to see out and me see in.
The OH does not want them free ranging on the garden anymore as they did so much damage to the lawn and flower beds/rockery last summer :-(
Yesterday, I did what I said I would never do and I clipped their wings. Don't shoot me.
TODAY I had some 6 foot fence panels and 7 foot posts delivered. The OH and me are going to remove all the existing fencing and coop and start afresh. This time, there will be no escapees. I will take some pics when it has been completed. The girls are going to their usual "hen hotel" for a few days until it is finished.
I intend to have the coop in the middle of the run, so that they are unable to use it as a springboard to fly over the fence. I also intend to put some trellis on top, like a roof, so that doubly secures it.
The fence is actually heavy duty trellis, as I would like them to be able to see out and me see in.
The OH does not want them free ranging on the garden anymore as they did so much damage to the lawn and flower beds/rockery last summer :-(