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    Naughty chickens

    I have quite a large run for them but I don't like the idea of them being stuck in it all day. Starting to think about fencing to go round the outside of it. High fencing so they can't "hop" on over it. I've let them out again today but barricaded the gate with bins and logs so I'll see when...
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    Naughty chickens

    So after getting my girls home 2 weeks ago, they've been brilliantly behaved up until last night. I even managed to get them to start laying. They're usually so good at staying round the back - I didn't think they could even get round the front of the house, I was wrong: I let them out at my...
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    Will my chickens run/fly away?

    Thanks to everyone replying. I tired letting them out last night for a short while whilst I was there and they flew away over the hedge.... only joking, they were fine. They are still quite nervous; walking about like something is going to jump out on them, or when I move, they flap and run...
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    Will my chickens run/fly away?

    CTKen, Skylercarr & NorthFLChick, thanks for your replies - it's much appreciated. Funnily enough, our neighbour has chickens themselves but they keep theirs in the coop all the time. I don't think they would be too bothered about our hopping over but I would rather they didn't. I think I'll...
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    Will my chickens run/fly away?

    Hello everyone I finanlly got my first batch of chickens last night. A White Sussex, a Cuckoo Marran and a Black Rock. They appear to have settled in ok from what I can see. They went to bed on their own last night and we're ready this morning when it got light (I'm in the North East of...
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