A question for any DU farmers out there...

[murray hill farm]

i live in mexico..and chickens here do completely enjoy free range...so my question is this...they hop my fence at night and totally destroy my garden...i plant something..and as soon as a shoot apprears...they eat it...it i plant an established plant..they scratch and root it out. so.........anyone have any ideas on how to keep them out..and they can run..and they do run when they see me..ha!

[sandnsea]

1. How tall is your fence?

They're flying chickens I take it?

[murray hill farm]

2. not tall enough..ha

its about 3 ft...and they can fly and they can run..at least much faster than i can run after them trying to wring their ugly necks..ha

[Career Prole]

3. Don't keep 'em out!

[jody]

4. They are obviously Republicans, eating what others sow and cowardly. n/t

[roguevalley]

5. Do you keep cats? Put things on the wire that make noise and

wiggle. Then pray a mink moves in next door. Chickens are crafty little biddies. I love them but feel for your situation.

[murray hill farm]

7. and can there be anything worse than...

a scrawny,mottled,garden destroying,ugly republican chicken!!!

[roguevalley]

6. And if your garden isn't too big. put netting over it.

[poe]

8. taller fences and construct chicken tractors

which is moveable fencing that you rotate from time to time thusly using the valuable droppings and as they are pecking the grain they aerate the soil.