
I started to regret this decision when I figured up how much they were bringing in per month but it's too late now to get the hens back.


When the fencing arrived we decided to go ahead and place it near the permanent coop (soon to be brooder-only) to see if we could begin containing the hens. Once the fence was set up and tested, the hard way, we let the hens out. The experiment was working great until one of the hens got zapped and then all heck broke loose.
Chickens with their flight or flight instinct tend to flock together and flee together. Before we could do anything the entire flock was running head-long into the opposite side of the yard only to get zapped again and so it continued back and forth like a terrible, live pinball game until they decided to go over. All but 4 or 5 hens fled to the pine trees. We turned off the fence and opened all the doors.
The next day was better, a few zaps but no mass hysteria or escapees. We just hope the eggs these last few days will be shockingly good or at least soft cooked..
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