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Poultry Enclosure Height #3199611 08/24/20 07:23 PM 08/24/20 07:23 PM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4,583 Coosa County, AL Coosa1 OP SOA Professional
Coosa1 OP SOA Professional Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4,583 Coosa County, AL	I currently have my chickens and two turkeys in a 15x20 chain link enclosure with a net top and a fairly large enclosed coop for them all to go into at night. I’m thinking about adding a larger external run for them to get out and get some grass and have a new place to scratch around. Would 4’ woven wire keep them in or would they just fly right over it?

Re: Poultry Enclosure Height [Re: Coosa1] #3199728 08/24/20 08:41 PM 08/24/20 08:41 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 8,913 Tallassee G G/H 14 point
G/H 14 point G Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 8,913 Tallassee	Clip one wing

Re: Poultry Enclosure Height [Re: Coosa1] #3200187 08/25/20 12:39 PM 08/25/20 12:39 PM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 2,738 Hayden, Alabama H HHSyelper 10 point
HHSyelper 10 point H Joined: May 2009 Posts: 2,738 Hayden, Alabama	Better put a top on it from my experience or the hawks will have a field day. To God Be The Glory!

Re: Poultry Enclosure Height [Re: Coosa1] #3203127 08/28/20 06:07 AM 08/28/20 06:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 1,501 Berry, AL BigCountry062307 8 point
BigCountry062307 8 point Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 1,501 Berry, AL	They will fly out, I've got ours completely enclosed. I went with 5' chicken wire around the outside and some plastic netting on top. No good decision was ever made from a swivel chair. Gen. Patton I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. Jeremiah 17:10

Re: Poultry Enclosure Height [Re: Coosa1] #3203449 08/28/20 12:51 PM 08/28/20 12:51 PM
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,309 USA Maggie123 Doe
Maggie123 Doe Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,309 USA	They will fly out and if you don’t have something to keep the predators out, you will be missing some birds! Be kind to one another and tell the ones you love that you love them often. We never know what tomorrow will bring.

Re: Poultry Enclosure Height [Re: Coosa1] #3217449 09/12/20 11:53 PM 09/12/20 11:53 PM
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 1,015 Lawrence County S Slim1026 6 point
Slim1026 6 point S Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 1,015 Lawrence County	I have 4 foot chain link. A few of my chickens fly up to the top of the fence and hop over.

Re: Poultry Enclosure Height [Re: Coosa1] #3217972 09/13/20 06:51 PM 09/13/20 06:51 PM
Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2,005 Mississippi/Alabama state line R Rutabaga 8 point
Rutabaga 8 point R Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2,005 Mississippi/Alabama state line	Just make an enclosed tunnel, chickens like to play Army. I like Jiffy cornbread.

Re: Poultry Enclosure Height [Re: Coosa1] #3219931 09/15/20 03:20 PM 09/15/20 03:20 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 434 Baldwin C collardncornbread 4 point
collardncornbread 4 point C Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 434 Baldwin	I was told you can criss-cross fishing line over the top and birds won't bother them. But I've never tried it. I think the varmits will still climb over "Shoot straight"

Re: Poultry Enclosure Height [Re: Coosa1] #3230893 09/29/20 05:05 PM 09/29/20 05:05 PM
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Booger Picker Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 6,885 Tuscaloosa	I’ve heard a guard goose is good to keep around chickens. I’ve also heard the fishing line trick works too. GO NOLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!