The Chickens are learning how to ‘free range’.   This is their first time to leave the house, and oh, my how BIG the world is! 

I teach them to go back into the house, by only letting them free range a short time before bedtime.  Once they understand that they can go back inside to sleep  I will let them out for longer and longer periods until they are totally free.

Of course I will always lock them up at night for many predators stalk sleeping birds. (see a previous post of mine).