Naughty adventurous chicks

[boggerman]

We have 3 RIRs for the past week and a half, and all are around 18-19 weeks old now. They were pretty shy at first, but in the last couple of days, have gotten very brazen - 2 made a run for it when the door of the coop was ajar. We got them back in, but now whenever anyone goes near the door, they are looking to get out. Are they getting more adventurous/curious? Or are they just looking for more space? (they have what seems like plenty of room in the coop with access to grass, but i plan to build a run at the weekend)

 

[devora]

(they have what seems like plenty of room in the coop with access to grass, but i plan to build a run at the weekend)

They are inside? In a coop w/ no access to the outside?

Welllll, I'm guessin' they wanna see the big wide world.

This is a great age. They are so curious and wanting to, ahem, spread their wings.

 

[chfite]

They likely would benefit from being out in a run to stretch their legs.

Chris