first day of free ranging....

[jtakacs]

All four are staying close to the run and it took the pullets 20 min to leave.

The two 2 year olds have been dying to get out..

They only fly when chased and I've committed to not chasing.

They're having a blast!!

The top of the order can't stay away from the fig tree which is dropping fruit right now (bugs!)

 

[HEChicken]

Glad it went so well for you. If you allow them to free-range on a regular basis, they will gain the confidence to range further and further from the coop, rather than sticking close to it. I bet they LOVE the fruit and bugs falling from the tree. Heck, you made ME want to move in there!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Sounds like they had fun with their first intro to the outside, can't get much better than bugs. X2 they'll get a lot braver very quickly.