migsy Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Karlotta - Have you posted your washing line picture on here? It is fab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlisonH Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 In reply to JohnandKimberley. I let mine FR when I'm at home, usually 2 or 3 hours in the evening and more at the weekend but I'm on holiday at the moment so they are out lots. But I don't let them FR if I'm not at home cos garden not totally secure for them and we live on the edge of a village where there are foxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Karlotta - Have you posted your washing line picture on here? It is fab! I'll do it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy72 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Well I've only had them for 2 days but let them out at 7am when we get up for the dogs, it'll probably be the same at weekends too. They've been taking themselves off to bed nicely at 9.30 and 9.15, I think they like their eglu home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart2584 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 When I am at work its normally about 5:45 in the run but when I am off its about 6:30 and straight out into FR where they are all day unless we are not around and then its back in the run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softyandrosiearmy Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Ours come out of the at 7.30 on weekdays and our 8 on weekends . when we go away for the weekend we just leave the door open open and they get up at any time... probably about 4 am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashjc Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Kymberly, trust me closer to the time you will be worrying about the weather.... we made sure the venue meant we had options.... giant victorian orangery incase it rained but still had a feeling of being outside. Sun shone fantastically all day! To the person who is about to get chooks and lives next to open fields... yes I strongly recommend you close the eglu door at night, especially in light of the fact you already have evidence of fox activity in your garden. I have gravel board and 8 foot fencing all around my house so I know its highly unlikely that we will get a fox in the garden... on top of which I have the cube run battoned down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majuka Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 At the moment our girls are let into the run about 6:30 am but they do not free range until later (if we are about that day). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Most of mine sleep in coop 1 and I leave the pophole open so they get up when they want - about 5.30am at the moment. They go to bed early though, before 6.30 Dandelion and Delilah sleep in coop2 and I shut them in until 8am to muffle Dandelions crowing. They make up for their enforced lie in by staying up until 9pm. Muppet and Chickadee are in a sectioned off part of the run , Muppet has introduced Chickadee to camping out and they are usually awake same time as coop 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
