BreezyMeadowsNJ
In the Brooder
- Jun 13, 2015
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I am new to the chicken world andove my little chicks. It was important to me that they be allowed to free range. We have 16 acres of which about 3/4 of an acre is a 4 ft fence adjacent to the house. I allow the chicks to sort of free range in there. They have their coop door attached (a barn) and go in and out during the day but we lock them up at dusk when they go in. Problem...there is now a large grey owl who sits in a tree about 2 acres into the property who watches them in the early evening. When I start to walk back there he flys away but I have seen him there the past few nights.
Question...those of you who allow your chicks in wide open areas and not totally fenced in, how do you do it? I am a nervous reck worrying about Hawks and owls but I really want them to be able to roam. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Question...those of you who allow your chicks in wide open areas and not totally fenced in, how do you do it? I am a nervous reck worrying about Hawks and owls but I really want them to be able to roam. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.