My ladies are wandering....why?

[Whigru]

Since it's a recent change, maybe you could spend some time watching what they do in that area. Maybe a particular kind of berry just got ripe, some kind of nuts fell to the ground, a new kind of bug or caterpillar started to hatch, or something of the sort.

My area has mulberries and cicadas at certain times in the summer, and the chickens definitely change their foraging pattern when each of those becomes available.

That’s a really good point, mine started wandering to the forested area after my neighbors started a compost pile up there...