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We've kept chickens for about 13 or so years now. For daily tasks, all you really need to do is collect the eggs. If you have a big enough feeder and water su

We've kept chickens for about 13 or so years now. For daily tasks, all you really need to do is collect the eggs. If you have a big enough feeder and water supply, you can just top those up once a week. You do have to lock them up at night and release them in the morning, but that is covered by something like the devices here: https://chickenguard.co.uk/shop/ https://chickenguard.co.uk/shop/ This is in the UK where the main predators are foxes. I don't know why the author is chasing his chickens back to the pen. They normally want to go back to the coop to roost at night on their own.

Suppafly 2y ago
>I don't know why the author is chasing his chickens back to the pen. They normally want to go back to the coop to roost at night on their own. I assume people like to put the chickens to bed before the chickens are actually ready to go to be themselves.
- gadders 2y ago
  Fair enough if you want to do that, but you're making a lot of work for yourself. They normally go to bed an hour or so before dusk.
  - paines 2y ago
    Maybe op doesn't have a fenced area? Also I saw some chickens here in Germany getting lost from their flock roaming around.