- Sep 29, 2014
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Ok, I'm fairly new to the site but have read a lot on here and love the site. My wife and I recently purchased 5 acres out in the country and the place came with a 12'x20' run and a 10'x10' coop which I had to do minor repairs to to get it useable but cost were very minimal to me. My question is this I really want to free range my flock of six (for now) chickens. I have 5 hens and a rooster that are just shy of laying age. I purchased them last weekend and planned to give them a couple of weeks inside the coop/run area so that they would know where "home" is. Well our neighbor has a large rooster that has discovered our run and spends his days outside the run eying the ladies I assume
but my fears are first that he will break down the hens as he is so much larger than they are (my plan was to start free-ranging them later next week), maybe this isn't a valid concern but that is why I'm asking. Secondly I fear that he may see my little (young) roo as competition and harass him. My wife suggested building a larger fenced area for them to run loose in but the minimum cost to build one as large as I'd like to give them enough space to actually "free range" will cost me $300-$500 minimum. I'd like some input from those much more experienced than I am in this. Thanks and I really enjoy this site.
Charlie
Charlie