Saum Creek
Songster
Hello all,
Ever since I lost two special hens about a month ago, I have been contemplating cutting out free-ranging all together and keeping my chickens in a run full time, perhaps letting them out an hour or so before they would go roost since I know they won't go very far.
Are there any tips/tricks to acclimating your chickens to their new prison? Both my run and coop are fairly large and I only have the two clucks right now (a rooster and a hen) but also six 5-week old chicks. I'm working on adding entertainment and already keep my compost in the run to give them something to scratch in. But whenever they see me coming and going they make such pitiful noises because they want to be free. Am I just being a huge softy? Ha.
Pics of coop/run:
Ever since I lost two special hens about a month ago, I have been contemplating cutting out free-ranging all together and keeping my chickens in a run full time, perhaps letting them out an hour or so before they would go roost since I know they won't go very far.
Are there any tips/tricks to acclimating your chickens to their new prison? Both my run and coop are fairly large and I only have the two clucks right now (a rooster and a hen) but also six 5-week old chicks. I'm working on adding entertainment and already keep my compost in the run to give them something to scratch in. But whenever they see me coming and going they make such pitiful noises because they want to be free. Am I just being a huge softy? Ha.
Pics of coop/run: