I have a covered run and my coop door stays open 24/7. They are free to the run anytime. Only my roo goes in the coop at night though, I have 6 lady's that all roost out in the run at night time. And with them out at night I have had no issues yet. Just waiting to see what they do come winter time.
I got these 5 chicks when they where 3 weeks old, so they are around 8 weeks right now, was told they are black jersey giants, are they? Can anyone tell the sex of them by the picture