Panic doors? Advice wanted!

[Rooapalooza]

I had wondered about a dog door but wasn't confident that a chicken would be smart enough to use it! I know chickens aren't known for their intelligence, but we probably do underestimate them. Gonna some further digging on this idea for sure, I actually have a dog door laying around that I could repurpose.

Lol yes they are much smarter than people usually realize. My chickens are more obedient than my dogs sometimes, and always more obedient than my cats . They manage to find their way into places they shouldn't be, such as into my covered garden and into their treats. I've had a chicken poke its head into my cat door but never fully come inside. I think if they were sufficiently motivated they would figure it out pretty quickly.

 

[gmjarvi]

Hi there......what I mean is when you let them out of their run you can still have them in the electrical fence area. I used to rotate my horses thru different paddocks so that theyd have lots of fresh grass to eat. So this way you can rotate the chickens too. I don’t have mine yet but this is what I plan to do. 164' gives them a lot of area to wonder. Just move the fence around and you still have some safety.

Thanks for clarifying! Another option to consider.