I have 3 Australorps and 2 EEs in the run right now with 2 more Australorps and 3 Speckled Sussex currently in the brooder. My run is 20 foot x 10 foot. My dream was to have them free ranging to help with our bug problem, however they have recently taken to wandering over to our neighbor's yard. I don't particularly get along with this neighbor, and while there have been no complaints directed at me yet, I would prefer to keep it that way. I live on 20 acres that is long/skinny so putting up a fence to keep them on my property is a no-go. I am contemplating the reality that they may have to be kept in the run if they continue to take adventures over to the neighbors. I never really built this run with the intent of keeping them locked up all the time. Is this enough space for 10 chickens of this breed, or am I going to need to look at expanding in the near future?
I feel so bad, they love being out, and I love watching them scuttle all over the yard, but I can't have them leaving the property.
I feel so bad, they love being out, and I love watching them scuttle all over the yard, but I can't have them leaving the property.
