My chickens cried when I moved them to pasture

[anniemary]

My Freedom Rangers have been in a chicken tractor which I've moved all over our yard for the past week and a half getting closer and closer to the pasture. I prop up the tractor during the day so they can really get out a forage. They've been really good about going into the coop at night.

Well, tonight, I moved the coop from the yard across the dirt driveway and into the pasture--about 20 yards. It took a while but we were able to draw some to the coop the rest we had to carry.

As I was tucking them in for the night, there were a few that were really sqawking, clucking.

Do you think they were scared of their new location?

 

[sumi]

Chickens don't like change and they are probably stressed by the move. They should settle down after a few days.