Spoiling my chooks: is it bad?

[luckyramu]

How many of you have lost (as is sudden death- from any source) by letting them wander. I pretty realistic and understand and try to not let it bother me. But if something gets little cochin- Ill get the death sentence from my wife.

 

[Munkeesmama]

So dar so good down our way. A fenced yard helps. You could always take the 3 cochins we have left, but I'd have to pry them away from the kids. lol

 

[sourland]

Half the fun of owning chickens is watching them run around in the yard. Any time you allow chickens to free range, there is the possibility of loss due to a predator. Unless you watch them 100% of the time some predator will eventually attack. Some predators will even attack while you are present especially since so many have become habituated to humans.