she lets hers free range had them for 3 years and now her neihbor beside her told her to keep her chickens in her yard. we want our flower gardens and they poop everywhere is what she told her. this is the same neihbor that has a stareing problem looking in my windows when she leaves to go somewhere. one of these days im gonna show her the full moon lol. been here ten yrs she wont waive just gaulk in the windows. so i guess i can have 9 rhode islannd reds 6 lay everyday a year old 3 do not lay older birds. i offered to put her a run up but she said she cant shovel snow in the winter with her heath problems.