Our fence between our garden and the neighbours was erected yesterday and the girls had their first outing in the garden. They loved it. It's so good to watch them doing chickeny things.
I was wary though of them disappearing through our hedge into the field so today bought 50 meters of 1 meter high orange plastic mesh barrier fencing (the sort that builders use) and some steel fencing pins to hold it up. I got a good deal at Build Center £19.54 +vat. It worked a treat when I let them out this afternoon. Won't keep a fox out, but will keep the girls in the garden and they are only going to be out of their pen when I'm out there with them.
I did some gardening jobs with the girls following me around, then sat for a cuppa and was reading. Next thing, Fred jumped up on my lap and sat there happily and let me stroke her.
They make me laugh out loud. 3 of them trying to dust bathe together in the same spot, one finding a worm and another grabbing the other end of it and then they "shout" at each other. They potter around and when they come close to where I am they "talk" to me.
I think I've gone past the point of no return.
Getting them back into the run has been easy - armed with a tub of tinned sweetcorn. I've been giving them a little each day, shaking the tub as I go up to the run. Today when I wanted them to go back I got the tub from the fridge and walked to the run, calling them and shaking the tub - they got there before I did.
