At first, the chicks were afraid to come out when I propped open their door. Chickens are not renowned for their bravery.
Waiting to see how big a zucchini would get, I decided that this was it. I split it open and the chicks came out to get it. Lots of weeds have grown up in the run since there were any chickens using it. It was over the babies' heads and must have seemed like a jungle to them.
As long as I was sitting on my half cinder block watching them, they stayed out. Every few minutes, they would look up to check that I was still there. It was like when I had toddlers; the eye contact was reassuring to them.
They scurried back into the coop when I left to go inside. I had to order a camp stool from Amazon.
