Question by Sam: How high would I need to build a fence to keep my hens out of my vegetable garden?
Both my hens and vegetable garden will be in my back yard and when I’m not at work the hens won’t be locked in their run. I want to fence off a 10′x15′ section to turn into a vegetable garden.
How high will the fence need to be to keep heavy birds out?
And will clipping my one lighter bird’s wings keep her out?
Best answer:
Answer by M M T
I would say 4′ should do the trick. Chickens are not noted for their flying ability. As your garden grows past the baby plant stage, I would let the chickens work through the garden. They are wonderful at finding (and eating) bugs and other nasty things like caterpillars. Natural pest control.
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