I have a large dog exercise pen like the one pictured below that I will eventually use as a mobile run Note: I will cover it for predictor safety and sun protection. This is for modified free-ranging once they learn that "coop" is home base! Question : How do I get the chickens to leave the coop (I have the Raised Durango with attached run) and move in an orderly fashion into the pen area ? Something tells me I'll have to move them one at a time by picking them up. Ideas ? I presume that by allowing them to forage close to dusk, they will go back to their coop on their own afterwards.
