Pic of mine when they were wee little lasses.
I would agree that the Hamburgs can be escape artists and all. I adore my little ones. (LOL little as in small they are over 3 years old)
When I first built the new coop they kept trying to roost in the run. Did some measuring and found the roost in the run was 2 " higher than the one in the coop. I did not know they had the ability to figure that out. I lowered that roost and TADA no more run sleeping.
They do fly well though. Mine easily cleared the 6' run one day with no take off room either. AMAZING little birds.
Thank you for your Hamburg review. This is very similar feedback from other Hamburg owners. I would absolutely love them for their smallness and somewhat sweet temperament but I free-range and can't have escape artists! Some birds are easy to train but the flightier ones just can't help themselves to use their wings. Many bantams are hard to keep in an open yard too because most are excellent fliers. I refuse to cut wings for safety reasons - to allow a good get-away from potential ground predators.
Your roost story is cute. Chickens are very smart!
