your welcome, yes i lock mine in coops at night to, can not free range, would love too just once to see what they would do, but we have a mean next door who would just get one at a time and have free dinner. so we made this bog yard for them, they have just as much room as some yards, its 30 x 60.All I need is for it to keep my chickens in during the day. I lock them in their coop at night and my outdoor husky keeps everything away.
We just moved into town after years in the country. I have always used chicken wire and free ranged, never lost birds to predators except once to an owl and once to a wolverine. My husky keeps everything else away including raccoons, coyotes, bears...
I've been a member here for years, I've seen all the arguments about chicken wire. Thank you for your concern but for my needs it works.