kept them in an enclosure but its bonnie scotland and the constant wet weather soon turned it into a quagmire, ive an acre of wooded ground and five of rough pasture plus a half acre of garden and enjoy the hens scratching around in it,when bed time comes and you watch them all appear from different places some hurrying to bed other hanging the pea and in and out till its dark, ken totally agree the oeg bantie's are superb wee birds the cocks are amazing, sadly i wont get anymore unless a plague gets rid of old foxy.