Richhar Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Hi, Need a little advice regarding a fenced enclosure for our two Hens. They have a large section of the garden allocated for themselves (36ft x 12ft) and I'm currently putting up a fence to make it a little more secure. The fence is picket style. However, I have a friend who grew up on a farm and he has just told me that hens like to have a good view around them and a picket fence may not be the best style (glad I found this out halfway through the job!) Is he correct? Generally they will have free range of the garden which is around 1/2 acre and they will only be in the 'run' a few hours a day. Should I select a different style fence??? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks, Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I don't know if you friend is correct or not, but I fenced my area off with a wire mesh style fence. The reasoning begind that was if the top doesn't look solid they are less likely to fly up and sit on it before escaping and I can see what they are up to. It is also very quick to erect especially if you have a staple gun. Hope this helps. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Just a thought, they wont be suffciently protected from foxes by a little picket fence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmat Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 hello - me and my other half have just built our 3 chickens a fenced off area in our garden. we bought 10 meter rolls of plastic netting - about 1.5 meters high from the garden centre, it was quite cheap. we then bought a load of plastic garden cains which were sharp at one end and attached them evenly to the mesh with zip-ties. works an absolute treat! we got the idea from the omlet version which i bought and returned as it was too fiddly and got tangled up so easily. our new solution is great - i would reccomend it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richhar Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Really appreciate your help. Cheers, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
