Flying over fences
Our flock of future layers
have developed a bad habit of flying over fences.
It might be a side effect of
having multiple breeds in the same coop?
The solution will most likely
be a height extension on our 5 foot high fence.
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This seems like a simple solution, and likely you have a good reason NOT to do it, but how about just clipping flight feathers on one wing?
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Deb
— Wed Sep 30 16:28:22 2015
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Dealing with fliers
Deb --- We've clipped wings before, and the chickens still manage to fly over fences. It seems that once a fence flier, always a fence flier.... Usually, we put fliers in the chicken tractor, but it needs an overhaul this winter. Barring that, we sometimes just eat them, but that seems a shame in this case since these pullets are just barely old enough to start laying. So, we'll play around with fences....
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anna
— Wed Sep 30 16:53:44 2015
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