My 9 1/2 week old chickens are now hanging happily in their small run. They moved in on Saturday of last week and now have gotten the hang of heading in at the right time of day, so I am not worried about that.
At what age would you recommend letting them free range? How much time being in just the run & coop is appropriate before letting them run free?
The run ultimately be too small for them, so I want to free range when I can. we live in a rural setting and there are predators around, though we have seen none so far.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
CS
Here's my coop
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=806736#p806736
At what age would you recommend letting them free range? How much time being in just the run & coop is appropriate before letting them run free?
The run ultimately be too small for them, so I want to free range when I can. we live in a rural setting and there are predators around, though we have seen none so far.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
CS
Here's my coop
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=806736#p806736