Ok, I have one Golden Lakenvelder that is an escape artist. Everyday for the past week when I get home she has gotten out of the run. I have no idea how she is doing it. she can't fly out, the entire run is covered in netting, I have checked and rechecked for holes around the run. It really has me perplexed, hopefully this weekend I will catch her in the act. My only concern is the numerous redtails we have.
Maybe she has a co-conspirator---a jokester who enjoys seeing you do a double-take when you get home. Set up a hennie cam!
I had a girl push out the bottom of the door that used to be tight. The latch was on top and the wood sticks in winter so I did'nt pay much attention. But this spring we caught her just pushing her way through at the bottom. I now have two latches.
Update, so last night I get home and she is not out. I give them a little scratch like every evening and then go back to the house to clean their water pan. As I am going back to the chicken coop her she comes running and stops at my feet with a look like "see I can still do it". I am hoping tomorrow morning when I sit out on the patio and enjoy my coffee and chicken tv that I will find out how she is doing it. Like I said in my original post my concern is all the redtails we have. Last night about an hour before dusk I let the chickens run around the yard and after about 15 minutes they all scattered and sure enough a hawk made a swoop. The exact reason I stay outside when I let them run around the yard.
