Please answer this question...

[dbolman]

On Saturday I bought 4 new chickens: A Buff Brahma Bantam, A Mille Fluer D'ucle, A standard light Brahma and a psycho Welsummer hen. Ireally want to let them out to free range. How long do they have to be in their new coop to know that is where they should return after free ranging all day? The next 2 days are suppose to be beautiful and I feel horrible leaving them in.

Tracy

 

[Julie_A]

Ha! I think some of it depends on the chicken. I've had some that would stay around and others that hit the woods!!!

 

[gritsar]

I would lock them up for a week, at least.
Give them things to entertain themselves with in the coop - scratch thrown in the bedding, a cabbage or brocolli head hung down to peck at - and you won't feel so guilty.