Releasing the Trampoline Chickens

Our littlest chicks are ready to be released with the other chickens. We were going to do a big "blending of the flock", but time got the better of us and G just opened the trampoline door to let them go out on their own. 

They're doing great on the outside, foraging in the pasture and paying no attention to Jip. He doesn't pay them any mind either, so all is good on that front. 

The only downside we've come across is that every time G brings them food, Svetlana comes running. She can smell it from the far end of the pasture! We need to show them where the chicken feed is on the other side of the fence. 

They are getting more comfortable exploring our property. I've seen them as far west as our pasture fence and they've wandered into the pasture to the north. The other day I had the garage doors open while I cleaned and organized, and two chickens decided to help clean up the spilled chicken feed. 😄