In Chicken News: Stepping Out

  The ladies are big enough now that we decided it was time for them to experience life outside the coop. Yep, they be free-rangin! :). Having the chickens free range was always the goal and I'm happy to report that they seem delighted to have their run (or strut) of the place! With the back paddock fenced in, we plan to keep them out during the day and then secure them in the coop at night as the danger of predators is very real. In fact, we think that we heard the yelp of a coyote last night...
 On that note, the ladies do have two very special guards, as you can see (though one wonders if Suki is more intent on catching a chicken then guarding them :). It's lovely to see the girls out and about in the back paddock. Now let's just see if they are smart enough to go in tonight...Otherwise we may have another episode of chicken chasing (which could be pretty comical in the dark ;).