chickmomma03
Songster
Quote: Nope, can't because we have a lot of flying predators here. As much as I would love for mine to have total yard freedom it just isn't safe for them.
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I free range mine all day. I have 6 hens and a too. They wander over my yard and into the nearby wooded hill and all return to the coop by 7 each night.Do any of you free range? I'm afraid my girls will go under my she'd or in the woods somewhere I wouldn't think to look. I've been keeping them in the coop longer every day recently, hoping that would encourage them. It does appear that someone has been checking out the nesting boxes because they've kicked some shavings out.
Squatting usually indicates that any minute now!!! Be warned that they may sit in the box for an hour and no egg. They are gearing up!!!! My angel girl took three hours to lay her first egg!!!