- Apr 22, 2011
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I'm sure this is probably a dumb question but here goes...
I lease property where I keep my chickens and it's 2 minutes from my house so I come and go frequently. There is a very large hen house and about pretty large fenced area (about 1/2 acre) for them to go out in. For now, my 6 week old chicks have been in my garage and they go out to meet their older chicken sisters when I go out to our property and they stay for a couple of hours at a time.
I want to start leaving them out there all day and just bringing them back at night but which the chances of rain I've been bringing them home to the garage. They LOVE it out at the farm and I'd like to leave them all day and just bring them back at night but I'm afraid that they won't know to go inside the hen house if it starts raining. Or if they get out at the end of their fenced area will they be able to figure out the way back to the hen house?
I lease property where I keep my chickens and it's 2 minutes from my house so I come and go frequently. There is a very large hen house and about pretty large fenced area (about 1/2 acre) for them to go out in. For now, my 6 week old chicks have been in my garage and they go out to meet their older chicken sisters when I go out to our property and they stay for a couple of hours at a time.
I want to start leaving them out there all day and just bringing them back at night but which the chances of rain I've been bringing them home to the garage. They LOVE it out at the farm and I'd like to leave them all day and just bring them back at night but I'm afraid that they won't know to go inside the hen house if it starts raining. Or if they get out at the end of their fenced area will they be able to figure out the way back to the hen house?