First taste of freedom! Actually, the second taste. Penny, on the left, has always ran to the run door as if she's wanting to get out, but she's been the biggest chicken. She keeps running back to the run. Better than being too daring and hopping fences!

Earning their keep! Munching on evil Bermuda grass that's growing in the patio crack.

Look behind you! Grass! The wind gusts came up, ruffling their feathers, but they enjoyed their time outside the run. With our own dogs and dogs on the other side of the fences, along with various hawks that frequent the neighborhood, we're only going to free range them under supervision. Their run is pretty big for just a couple girls, but after a couple months, it's time for them to spread their wings. Hoping they discover the grass tonight. Lots of worms, bugs and, well, grass.

They haven't made their way to the grass yet. We've let them out twice this week, so it's still very new to them and they're cautious. They're not going to find much to nibble on, though, if they stay on the patio.

First taste of freedom! Actually, the second taste. Penny, on the left, has always ran to the run door as if she's wanting to get out, but she's been the biggest chicken. She keeps running back to the run. Better than being too daring and hopping fences!

Penny, on the left at an estimated age of 11-13 weeks. Janet, on the right at an estimated age of 12-14 weeks.

A little paranoid again that the girls might be boys. Janet, on the right, is so much bigger than Penny, but she's older too and has always been bigger.

1 month with the girls: So far, so good. They seem healthy, they go to their roost in the coop on their own each night, and no sign of predators or rodents. Plus, the girls are actually girls. They eat out of my hand, but they don't like to be picked up. I don't know if they'll ever love that, but I do want to be able to handle them without them getting pissy at me. Janet is definitely more comfortable being petted than Penny.

First taste of freedom! Actually, the second taste. Penny, on the left, has always ran to the run door as if she's wanting to get out, but she's been the biggest chicken. She keeps running back to the run. Better than being too daring and hopping fences!

LauraSac
May 21, 2014

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