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roiphil · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 118 Location: Co. Limerick

[quote="GB"] Will pol be more likely to fly over my fence (1000 ft of electric mesh got for mothers day Very Happy

) or should they be happy enough with that kind of room. I am going to use the 6x8ft shed quote]

Any hen will fly over an electric fence if it wants to, one solution is to trim of flight feathers on 1 wing that way they cant get airborn as much, 6x8 shed is ideal

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GB · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 317 Location: Ireland

our chooks when I was a kid kept flying over a 5 ft fence so mum clipt the feathers on one wing---chooks flew crooked---she clipt the other wing, wait for it................they flew straight again Laughing

never kood keep them in Rolling Eyes

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wayoutwest · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 184 Location: west clare

mine have one wing clipped and they can still get over the fence if they want to - if they're hungry they wander up to the back door to demand food, harassing the cat on the way!
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GB · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 317 Location: Ireland

yep, thats what I remember about cooks, bashing the cats out of the way to get their food Laughing

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chook · Joined: 14 Mar 2007 Posts: 305 Location: North Clare

If you want to keep the chickens behind the netting, get large, heavy, dual-purpose breeds. I have but one bird out of 30+ that regularly flies over and back in in the evening. All others stay where they are supposed to be. I have Barnevelders, Orpingtons and some crosses of the two. My netting is 120 cm high. The smaller bantams and lighter Mediterranean breeds such as Leghorns would probably break out a lot more.

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Camile · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:18 am Post subject:

yep .. the breed will definitely make a difference ..

get some silkies ! the bugger couldn't climb up stairs if they had too .. they can't fly due to their feathers ..

now, try to prevent guinea fowls from not flying over a fence ! Wink

wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1171 Location: Campile. Wexford

I tend to clip most of the flight feathers on one wing just after the moult, not just the tips. It is quite a laugh watching the poor things for the first couple of days after. They just spin around in circles. Very Happy

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GB · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 317 Location: Ireland

the image that presents Laughing

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keithrawlins · Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 152 Location: banbridge

silkies or silkecrosses make for good brooders and as for utility breeds you cant go wrong with rir espechely if its your first time. they like all hens are mad , mine have a run 30 feet by 20 feet fenced of with a single row of sheep wire ot heavy to fly over to big to get throuh the mesh.

Camile · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:13 pm Post subject:

I know I keep on repeating myself but I have a good few birds available if any one fancies them ..