luggage16 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 My chickens have all put themselves to bed today - occasionally i pop out and they come out of the eglu shouting loudly at me and then they all go back to bed again??? is it the rain? their run is covered but its pretty grey today. Are they just sulking that they are in the run rather than free ranging (weve fenced off their area now so they have been out for a bit each day since sat). Im wary of letting them free range while im not outside in case of foxes. Any ideas? They seem happy and healthy, laying well etc (we got 4 eggs on sunday from the 4 of them). thanks Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyandamy Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Could be they've been spooked by something (the noise of heavy rain even?). I came home one afternoon to find our 2 inside the eglu during broad daylight, and wondered what on earth was wrong with them. Then I realised the next door neighbours were using their strimmer just the other side of the fence - they must have thought it was some sort of chicken-eating monster! Hopefully they'll be back to normal tomorrow if the rain lets up. If not, try tempting them out with their favourite treats - that often snaps them out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luggage16 Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 they did come back out again eventually! They are such funny creatures arent they!! Let them have about 1/2 hour free ranging before bed too so i think im in their good books again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkingChickens Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Mine go in at different times of the day. I think they are just getting out of the sun, or snow before that, and taking a break. They come right back out and eat. I don't think it's a big thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
