Omlet Smart Autodoor - New in box

[veggiemad]

My hens are in a WIR but am hopefully going to let them FR around the top of our garden when I can get it sorted. My only worry is it has alot of various trees with, no massive oaks or anything, a couple of hawthorn and a small beech, my hens are ex batts and I've clipped their wings, but it them getting into the trees something i should be worried about??? If they get up the tree they will be able to get over the fence .

 

Am I panicing- again and should i justlet them out see how it goes.

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[karlotta]

I wouldn't worry too much. While my bantams do try to clamber up in the lower branches of shrubs, I've only ever had one girl go up in a tree, and that was a new girl that got a bit of a shock (literally) from the electric fence and she ended up in a low branch of an apple tree by mistake!

 

My ex-batts aren't exactly up for flying though, so I think you are safe!

[chicken bark]

My hens live in an orchard and have never got into the trees.

 

Maybe I've just tempted fate, there is always the first time after all...

[LuckyChickenLover-]

There are a few trees in my garden and I've never had a problem - the girls are much more intrested in foraging for bugs and other tasty things at the bottom of the tree.

 

If there are some low branches that you think will be a problem then you could cut them off but tbh I'm sure you'll be fine.

[veggiemad]

thanks for your posts- if weather holds out I may have a garden day tomorrow and have a sort out and get them FR at last!