[dostle]

Hi

am just in the process of building a chicken run, how high do yu think it should be, i dont want them jumping over the fence !

cheers

Darren

[Truffle]

Hi Darren,

My chucks kept jumping over the fence. Now I have chicken wire and a few lengths of string wire up to about 6 foot high. Im now happy to say that unless my kids forget to shut the gate they havent got out since.

[izzy]

six foot works for me  and if you are putting a top on it leaves room for you to stand up in it

[Lewjam]

I used tree stakes and pinned wire to about 5 foot, then used heavy duty netting to cover to 6 foot.

Was a quick and cheap way - the whole run cost be about £30 and its very sturdy

[VickyW]

That looks a good run Lewjam, have you dug the wire down to fox-proof it? I have just ordered my coop and need to build the run

[Lewjam]

Yea if you look where the turfs are disturbed on the photo, i dug down a good 8 inches with the wire.  Then pakced the turfs back onto - was good because it stops things digging in, but the turfs also pulled the wire tight.

As a bonus they are double locked i n the coup as it had a lock and a door.

[ANHBUC]

I used tree stakes and pinned wire to about 5 foot, then used heavy duty netting to cover to 6 foot.

Was a quick and cheap way - the whole run cost be about £30 and its very sturdy

Is there anything stopping a fox getting over the wood fence?  I moved mine as I know they can jump over a 6 + foot fence no problem.

[Lewjam]

Yea I thought I had posted an older pic. I have strung heavy duty netting over the whole run tied all the way round on the  wire.