I moved some of the pasture pens that the chickens use, in order to “spread the wealth” of chicken manure around the field some more. Now, chickens are supposed to follow the coops and take themselves to bed, as long as the move is no more than about 100 ft, according to what I’ve read. HA! Once again my chickens don’t follow the rules. Had to go out the last two nights and go chicken chasing in the dark. Why? Because my chickens’ internal GPS tells them where the coop is… was…. The fact there is no roof or walls at that exact latitude and longitude anymore, doesn’t deter them one bit from snuggling down in a group and playing pretend out in the open. Dumb broads.
Why catch them at night? Aside from the fact it probably gives my neighbors something else to laugh about me, it’s easier to catch 60 chickens when they are half asleep…again, so the books say. So there I was stumbling around in the field with a flashlight, hunting for mounds of chickens and grabbing them to put them into the coop to sleep. Did a fair amount of chasing too, as once a few started squawking, that got the rest up and running.
I’m hoping they get the hint and I don’t have to make a third trip out there tomorrow. But for now, I need to find my coop and settle in for the night. I’m pooped from all the exercise.