My chicks are 7 weeks old and I would like to start free rangeing them.
They have been in the coop for 3 weeks and go into the hen house every nite. It only took 2 nights for them to begin going in every nite.
There are only a few (about 4) that use the roost and the others just sit on the shavings.
Should I just open the gate to the run and let them out?
Will they return to the coop and enter the hen house at night?
I am worried they will forget where to go and not come back.
I must be an overly protective mama. HELP
They have been in the coop for 3 weeks and go into the hen house every nite. It only took 2 nights for them to begin going in every nite.
There are only a few (about 4) that use the roost and the others just sit on the shavings.
Should I just open the gate to the run and let them out?
Will they return to the coop and enter the hen house at night?
I am worried they will forget where to go and not come back.
I must be an overly protective mama. HELP