Okay, so I like to give the girls a little free-range time at the end of the day from time to time. They love it, but I know it's not as safe as keeping them in their little run. I stay outside with them to make sure I'm as much of a predator deterrent as I can be, but I don't have a fence. I usually keep a broom nearby in case we suddenly get a stray dog, which hasn't been the case before. We hardly have any outdoor cats, even. Our main predators are opossum and raccoons, which are nocturnal.
My question is, I know I'm playing Russian roulette with them no matter what by doing this, but does it even help for me to be physically present? Am I deluding myself that I'm lowering the odds of losing the girls by hanging out with them? I'd hate to think I was just out there to feed the mosquitoes and entertain the neighbors...
My question is, I know I'm playing Russian roulette with them no matter what by doing this, but does it even help for me to be physically present? Am I deluding myself that I'm lowering the odds of losing the girls by hanging out with them? I'd hate to think I was just out there to feed the mosquitoes and entertain the neighbors...