New bantams

welcome to the site, im a newbie but have been using the site for a few weeks now and everyone is really helpfull when needing advice on anything you could imagine!

Make sure you clip one of the wings (not both) this will reduce the chance of getting over the fence. also be aware that they will still be able to jump up and perch on various things such as the coop, bins etc and could then jump over the fence, from my experience (limited admittedly) of my own hens, as long as there is plenty of food and water for them they have no reason to look to fly over or jump the fence.
im sure they will be happier having a good nosey around.
good luck 

Hi I have a light sussex bantam cross and she free ranges with the other hens. She likes to climb on things but has never tried to escape any where. Once hens know where they are safe and where they need to go at night (i.e. the coop) they will never stray far.
We've been advised not to clip our chickens wings as they like to climb on top of their coop and if they were clipped they may have problems when they jump down, resulting in a possible broken leg.
But I guess everyone has a different opinion on this!
Personally I would let them out the first few times without clipping and only clip if necessary.
You'll probably quickly  find out that they will never stray far, ours have quarter of an acre and they only go between their coop and the logs we have for them to perch on and completely ignore the rest of the space.

Hi Lola, i have bantys and let them all out in the garden, none with wings clipped and they all just love scratching aroud. I always have a few mealy worms and use these to get them back in when i need to, (they would kill for mealy worms) haha. only once did i have one go over my 6ft fence and that was on a very windy day and she got spooked by something, talk about wind under my wings she got up to about 8/9ft high, but got her back safely. Enjoy them, you can teach them to sit on your lap with a few mealy worms or another treat. be warned it wont be long before you want more!!!

Its great to sit out with them and just watch isnt it, they always make me smile

It is so nice watching them. They're getting alot more confident out in the garden now, so much so that i had a job getting them back in tonight, but i don't mind, as long as they're having fun. They've had another couple of goes at flying, but don't get very high off the ground! They found lots of slugs and bugs today where i'd moved some pots, which they enjoyed very much. They haven't laid any eggs yet, but they're only about 22 weeks, so guess need to be patient, but it will be very exciting when they do!

Thank you teapots, i will try with corn.I did try with mealy worms tonight, but think they found they slugs more appealing.