Free range chickens

We hatched some chicks in October because we wanted to try free ranging chickens. Lots of the neighbours have chickens that peck around their gardens and fields and they are meant to be a good way of keeping the flies down. Unfortunately the foxes are quite active and we do also have a hunting dog and a cat! But we decided to give it a go as it seems to work out for so many of the locals.

The chicks have grown up enough to be set free now. They haven't got much sense unfortunately. They come rushing up every time we drive past where we have put their house and will probably rush up to the fox begging to be eaten. They are locked away in their nice house overnight by the solar controlled door and they do at least have the sense to get in the house

They are very cute and happy pecking around at everything and Poppy has been good so far... fingers crossed...