Hi everyone,
Oh boy I may have created a chicken disaster. I previously had only one hen (Rosita), and brought home two pullets yesterday to add to our flock (I currently have the new chickens in the coop/run with her, but in a dog crate to let them get used to each other). I don't let the chickens free range because one of my dogs desperately wants to eat them ... well yesterday while getting the new pullets settled in, I let Rosita out into the yard (I do this very occasionally and let her dig around under a tree and lock the dogs in the house, but yesterday was certainly a longer adventure than usual)... and today she won't stop squawking at the top of the lungs to get out and explore! This started at 7am and it's now 10am. We live in a dense urban area, so I am sure it is driving the neighbors crazy (it's driving me crazy)... any advice?? She has plenty of food, water, kitchen scraps (I even have a corn cob hanging from a rope for added entertainment). Please help! Any ideas/advice, I'll try anything! I wish I could let her free range but the dogs having access to the yard is higher priority...
Dana
Oh boy I may have created a chicken disaster. I previously had only one hen (Rosita), and brought home two pullets yesterday to add to our flock (I currently have the new chickens in the coop/run with her, but in a dog crate to let them get used to each other). I don't let the chickens free range because one of my dogs desperately wants to eat them ... well yesterday while getting the new pullets settled in, I let Rosita out into the yard (I do this very occasionally and let her dig around under a tree and lock the dogs in the house, but yesterday was certainly a longer adventure than usual)... and today she won't stop squawking at the top of the lungs to get out and explore! This started at 7am and it's now 10am. We live in a dense urban area, so I am sure it is driving the neighbors crazy (it's driving me crazy)... any advice?? She has plenty of food, water, kitchen scraps (I even have a corn cob hanging from a rope for added entertainment). Please help! Any ideas/advice, I'll try anything! I wish I could let her free range but the dogs having access to the yard is higher priority...
Dana