![]() It means they can’t escape and are less likely to become dinner for a predator. I swayed back and forth as I slowly herded them back to their run.Īfter all this, do you know what I learned later on? You can clip their wings! By clipping just one of their wings, it throws them off balance and they cannot fly as high. I cannot tell you how many times our doorbell rang - “Your chickens are out again.” I perfected the art of rounding them up by getting behind them, squatting down, and holding out my arms wide. Then imagine a bunch of hens foraging, crossing the road, or what have you. Imagine an inner city neighborhood with brick row homes, trash littered alleys, and some overgrown lots. ![]() They soon discovered how to hop onto the coop and fly over the fence. We let the hens out during the day with 6 foot tall fence around them. In our old setup (in our previous yard) we had a fence across the back of our narrow yard, with a coop in that area. It changes her body temperature and sends the signal that it’s not time to brood.
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