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Re:Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer? by wakawaka28 on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @10:00PM (#43110584)
Electric fence? Chickens can fly, my man...
Re:Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer? by GJim on Thursday February 20, 2025 @05:01AM (#43112954)
Ummmm.... that is why you clip their wings.

(Though clipping one wing is more fun, that way they flap about in circles).

Re:Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer? by wakawaka28 on Thursday February 20, 2025 @07:58AM (#43114122)
Even if you clipped their wings in such a way as they couldn't fly anymore, they're still short and covered in feathers which are probably not conductive. The electric fence wouldn't work for many reasons. If you're sure they can't fly, you also don't need it.
Re:Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer? by s3krit on Thursday February 20, 2025 @09:02AM (#43114730)
The electric fence is for keeping foxes out, not chickens in
Re:Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer? by wakawaka28 on Friday February 21, 2025 @01:24PM (#43131035)
That makes sense but idk how effective it is.
Re:Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer? by randdusing on Thursday February 20, 2025 @01:31PM (#43118299)
Even without clipped wings, my chickens only try flying over the electric netting/fencing when my livestock guardian dog gets a bit too "playful".