AmeliaBedelia
Crowing
I would say NOT to free range unless you are accepting the risk of losing a bird to a hawk. For me, the quality of life benefit they seem to get and enjoyment we get from seeing them running around (and eating soooo many bugs! Yay!) makes it worth it. We also almost always have ourselves and/or our dog out there watching them. But it is a risk.Okay, so I've been thinking way too hard. Just use what is dry?
It's nice they can free range. We have a space around our structure than is mostly fenced. If we stick another fence piece in, we can make it secure. We do have a hawk that flies around. How concerned should I be? Can I let them out for a couple hours and go in the house or do they need to be watched and defended?