Well we have finally got ourselves up and running. We have three goats who have settled in lovely, hoping to pick up another maybe two at the end of the week. We picked up 6 chickens a week ago and they just dont want to go out in the field! They did spend one afternoon outside after we put them out but even though we open the pop hole every day and have even tried putting them out again they just come straight back in. They seem perfectly happy pecking around their enclosure in the barn (its about 35sq.m with soil floor) and have food and water and it is fairly light when its a sunny day. The chap we got them from said they were 17 and a half weeks and would start laying in about 3 weeks, will they still lay if they dont go outside? Should we just be patient and hope they eventually pluck up the courage to venture out or keep putting them out ourselves? Any advice would be gratefully received.