Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[Stan]

Fascinating forum full of info and friendship.

 

I am looking to chicken proof the garden and found lots of advice on the height of fences/hedges before the hens need a vaulting pole, but what about gaps at the bottom of a wooden fence, to coin a phrase “How low can they go”?

[Olly]

hmm - mine have squeezed under the gate before now - mainly because something tasty on the other side caught their eye, rather than in a deliberate escape attempt! That is probably about ten inches? The cat sneaks under it with no problem.

 

While they can compress themselves to quite a small size (witness the way they seem to shrink when they go to bed at night!) I don't think it comes naturally to a chicken, they prefer jumping and flying if they can.

[Chickaboo]

Phoebe can morph her body through any minute gap or hole!! Not in an attempt to escape, but to explore or find food.

[Snowy]

Yes they will almost do anything for food (poor starving creatures ), but if the ground is soft they may dig a gap where one previously didn't exist in the search for the perfect dustbath.

[Stan]

Thanks for your comments. Looks like we'll need some chicken wire at the bottom edge, there is only about a 4" gap but heaven forbid they get hungry they'll be through by the sound of it.

[chelsea]

Welcome to the forum Stan.

 

I would echo what the other folks have said - if there is a gap - a chicken will get out and something may get in!!