Roman chickens!!!

[MainelyChicken]

Hi, the girls have been very happy with me lately, however!!! When i let them free range, they used to stay close to the coop. However the last few weeks they have been traveling far and wide to the point were i cant find them until its dark out. Id like them to continue, but wont until i figure out how to keep them close. Any ideas, Help!!!!!

 

[OreoPlymothRock]

Are they in a fenced in area?
Where do you have the feeders and waterers?



I think they are moving farther away is because once they scratch around their coop, they eat all of the bugs and yummy snacks they love to eat. So the move farther away because there are no more bugs around the coop so they go out where there are some.




Hope this helps

PS. Please answer the two top questions, these may also be why they are moving out.

 

[4 the Birds]

Like the Romans..... They are out to conquer the World! Add a perimeter fence before their downfall.

 

[txnative]

Will they come back if they know you have treats?

 

[OreoPlymothRock]

Like the Romans..... They are out to conquer the World! Add a perimeter fence before their downfall.

Hahaha!
That is so true, sort of like America.

 

[MainelyChicken]

Nope, because i was free ranging them no fence. And Yeap feeders and waterers are right by the coop.

 

[MainelyChicken]

Nope, i have to go find them and shoo them home.

 

[OreoPlymothRock]

I think they are moving farther away is because once they scratch around their coop, they eat all of the bugs and yummy snacks they love to eat. So the move farther away because there are no more bugs around the coop so they go out where there are some.