Let them out in the garden area

[vsmenagerie]

Today. The chicks that is! I wanted to give them more room, and its a nicely fenced, gigantic area. So far, they are loving it!!! roaming all about, flying around. I will be locking them up at night, in their small, fully enclosed pen.

We went out and sat down with them for awhile.

 

[anderson8505]

Beautiful birds! Yup, they love to scratch around and check things out. I can't imagine not letting my girls out!

 

[vsmenagerie]

I havent before, because, I was..well..chicken haha they were in their pen that we moved daily, if not twice a day. So they have had fresh grass and stuff for awhile. We have quite a few predators, in fact, a few days before I put them in there, a huge hawk went flying overhead

I was like: OMG Maybe its a bad idea! LOL

They even seem to like the goat! I am hoping the goat helps deter anything that may think the chicks look yummy..

 

[Dowie]

Cute!

 

[stefzbiz]

I really can't believe how long it took me to figure out that was a goats head.... I was like. what part/ kind of chicken is that?? I amaze my self sometimes how dingy I can be

 

[vsmenagerie]

In your defense, the goats head IS surrounded by chickens LOL

I was worried she would get mad at them, but nope! haha she was totally asleep yesterday, and the chicks were pecking the ground all around her haha

 

[KarenP]

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LOL....i thought the same!!

The chickens are very cute!! I was also afraid to let them out of their run, so i let them free range for about an hour in the afternoon and an hour just before they go to bed. I just make sure myself or my boyfriend is outside to watch them.

 

[Terrik]

I so wish my chickens could roam but my youngest son's dog wants to play with them and gets a little to rough. My old hound dog only wants to eat the chicken food.

 

[theoldchick]

I love the first photo. So peaceful.

 

[vsmenagerie]

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That is another reason mine are not free ranging. Where they are right now, is a fenced area that is around 63' long x 37' wide

Fenced with 2 x 4 wire.

I went to check on them a bit ago and not a chick to be found..they were all in their small pen. Im thinking something may have spooked them.