Even though our chickens have a pen the size of a basketball court they decided to make an escape and scavenge the yard. They were so happy we decided to give them a furlough for the winter. At first they stayed away from the house, but as all our animals do, they eventually ended up at the backdoor. It has been very difficult to teach chickens proper scavenging etiquette such as staying off the porch, out of the flower beds, off the truck hoods, and out of the cat food bowl. In the picture you can see they are being tricked into returning to their pen with the leftover biscuits; one of their favorite foods. Despite the fact that their egg production dramatically increased while free, they have been banished back to their pen.
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