[mattmac]

I'm wondering how high fence I need for Ixworth hens? I don't want them flying into the neighbours garden!

[Squibbs]

6 foot would be fine assuming it doesn't have a top that they can perch on - if it does then I would go to 8ft

[MoreWhisky]

Wow i didnt realise they could attain such height! i only read this thread as i thought i dont know how high a chicken can get. So how far can they glide/fall ?

[green jack]

the other year i visited a mate of mine who kept a few light sussex and his fence was at least 6ft,
he was out at the time but a neighbour 3 doors down asked if i could get them out of her garden  :blink: so they can travel 

[splash101]

They love a challenge 

[sneezer]

Don't forget about launch pads.... I had one which could easily get onto a 7 ft hedge from the back of a chair, but as soon as she started laying she stopped the flying, however another loved the challenge of getting out and I couldn't work  out how she was doing it then I saw, she flew from a 3ft high launch pad flew across 4ft then up over a 6ft fence to land 4ft the other side.Amazing!! She can easily fly onto my shoulder from the ground I'm about 5ft 4. Good luck

[Squibbs]

From my 6 ft stone wall they can fly down about 30ft.

[Glaikit Lump]

Even after clipping the wings of our hens, they can fly up 2m into the roof space above the donkey stable where we store hay for the winter. We find at least one egg up there every day. Having said that, they have never tried to fly out of their foraging area where the wall is around 1.5m high (or if they have, we didn't see it).

[sunshineband]

The hens at our site (Black Rocks, White Star) could fly up onto the top of the heris fencing around their enclosure by getting onto the top of their house first (1.5m high)  They could  not however fly high enough to get back in again

Moving the house meant I could stop catching chickens from around the place 

The ex batts were to glad to have a run and never fly anywhere except onto a pile of logs