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| thanks for everyone who did a reply to the chickenn in the garden. alot of people was having proplums with them jumping a fence if it was set up like a prision fence. like goes up a 4 or 6 foot then have a foot comes off an angle could that help stop a few or most of them gwetting in?
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If you went up 6 feet then did an angle that should at least slow them down if not stop them from jumping the fence.
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| okay will keep that in mind. i just didnt think that chickens flew cuz when my boys catch them and thowing them up in the air they fly down in to a crash landing lol. but that angle on the fence should help keep out other aniamals to you would think maybe even the kids!
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| hi am a newbie here!...i think i cant let my chickens if i have chickens to run to my garden it would destroy my expensive flowers there and it will ruin my garden design because chickens like to scratch there feet on the soil.
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| Our flock don't fly like the small birds (i.e. robins and such). But I've seen Eye Lash flap her wings and walk up the fence. Take a break at the top and the coast on down to the ground on the other side. Now P2's two golden Americana climb the bush and the hop to the top of the fence and coast on down to the ground. To get back in they'll walk to the low point of the fence and get back in. The lazest of the bunch runs to the gate as we walk in. Now the keets that we have are very good flyers starting at the age of 4 wks old. They'll be 8 wks this Thrs and we've seen them 40' in the tree. But with the young chickens they seem to leave the mustard greens along. But if Carmen, Fry, Ozzy or Jany get out I'll lose a row or two or more depending if we can get them back in.
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| Since Guineas don't fly and they do a great job of pest control, wouldn't these be the preferable ones to turn out to the garden?
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| Not to judge, but who told you that guineas don't fly. I have 5 that are 9 wks old (we don't clip our chickens or keets wings) and they perch in a 30' dead oak tree.
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| My experience with chickens in the garden has been that if left unchecked they will strip the garden of everything edible, weeds, plants, and fruits. Their scratching can also be very destructive to young plants. I only allow my chickens in the garden once pants are well established, but before the plants bear fruit. However, you might consider sectioning your garden with portable fencing. Chickens will not bother larger, tougher plants like corn, mature squash plants, etc. You also might consider guineas. Guineas do not scratch as much, and they concentrate more on bugs that vegetables. Once the crops are in, I allow my chickens free range of the garden.
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