I need help with some questions

[Whitehouse Quail]

Many places have 'Grandfather' laws that say you can have chickens. In Michigan, you can have any hens you want! That hasn't stopped me from keeping a rooster though!

 

[peony07]

I have a small free range flock that is about 1.5 years old. My land is not fenced. They don't leave my property. There's a small swamp maybe 200 yards from their coop; this is as far as they've ever gone, and they usually stay closer. Actually they are often around the coop or around my house. There are some thick woods maybe 100' behind their coop and they go there in the heat of the day, but when I look, they are still not far from the coop. So you should be able to get away with it for a while, if yours are like mine, and from what I read on here, this isn't unusual. Some people do have problems with them going into the road. For some reason, mine stop at the prairie type area between my yard and the road.


Our 5 hens are found across the street, in neighbors yards, and visit the neighbors cherry tree daily to eat the dropped cherries! We even got a phone call a few weeks ago from friends up the hill and around the corner. Our chickens were in their neighbors yard!

We let them free range all day and they hop the fence as soon as they can. We are aiming to put up a run but my, oh my, how time flies!
I don't like that they roam and I am sure soon someone, somewhere is going to say something, but the girls are soooooo happy roaming around I hate to close them in!