On the FRONT porch??????

I kept my brooder on the porch up until just earlier this week. I would keep the chicks inside at night and let them run amok during the day. Eventually, instead of just taking them out into the yard, we would just let them "fly" off the porch into the little garden next to the house.
Big mistake. They found that staying right next to the porch gets them more time in the sun.

So there was poop on the porch, steps, walkways, etc. I try to keep them run off the porch now and in a little (movable) pen that I made for them. The brooder also goes in there. I still let them out, but only for a little while when I can watch them.... If they get on the porch, they get wet.

 

My 3 definitely tend to congregate on the back porch. They poop all over the door mat and the area surrounding the door mat. Got to watch the minefield just to step out back! Silly chickens.

 

Yeah, my geese and ducks like to gather right outside my front door. Sometimes they sneak onto my back patio to hang out. It turns the smooth cement into a slip n slide. Gaaaah.


Chel

 

It sounds like a great adventure for them!

Mine come peck on the door.