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HelenP
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
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Location: GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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 Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 7:05 pm Post subject: Letting new chooks free range |
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| I've just got my 2 new chickens (a speckeldy and a sussex star) - they're being put in the shed with the other 5 at bed time tonight. Weather permitting I'd let them out to free range for a couple of hours tomorrow - should I still do this and try to keep the newbies in or let them all out together or just leave them all in the run together for 24-48 hrs? |
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richard
Joined: 14 Oct 2005
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Location: somerset
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I would let them free range as long as you can catch them later as they almost certainly won't go back in the house on their own until they get used to their new home. |
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HelenP
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Cheers. I find it quite amusing that the others take themselves back into the run when they've been out a couple of hours or so - it's as if they need to check it's still there or they realise they're out and it's a bit odd for them. |
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richard
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 10:20 am Post subject: |
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| Mine are the same. If they're out of the run and some thing spooks them they're straight back in again. They seem to feel safer in their run. |
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