Escape Chickens

[Pele]

We have our birds trained to an electric fence. It is only 42 in high, but they learned that it hurt at a very young age, so they do not attempt to leave their protected area.

Except of course for one.

She is laying under the bay window in the flower bed. She allows us to put her back in the pen when she has made her deposit.

If we do not put her back right away, she comes in the garage calling to us and generally makes a pest of herself.

She's just trying to make things convenient for you!

 

[clarkechick]

KFox-
I know that this is LONG ago now, but I have the exact same issue with my girls. I have a fenced yard, but a smaller extended run and a predator proof enclosed run/ coop area. My concern is that they will get out into the fenced yard and eventually want to escape that. This could be major trouble with bird dogs on many adjacent properties! Did you end up having luck?