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With deep snow free-range forages will be hard to reach. Most predators will be on hiatus for a couple days but hawks and owls will get desperate quick.

If you have a relatively small number of birds, then feed incorporated int a feeding black may reduce waste. Birds have to work harder for food allowing more time for actual consumption between pecks. Also placing block where they have to work to get to it helps. I like to use pellets when...

American Games are as tough as any if not more so when it comes to tolerance of free-range conditions involving snow. They can actually fly over snow that heavier breeds find extreme difficulty walking through. They are also very savy about locating and acquiring food. Do not under estimate...

During winter months I change feed so it is made to a large degree of large particulates that hold up better on snow. This is possible since flock is made up largely of mature birds. For layers, the formulated diet is applied as pellets which is supplemented with intact grains like corn...

I do not apply anything to combs of free-ranging birds to prevent frost bite. When it occurs which is not very often, afflicted bird is either in poor health or poor nutrition. My preferred management strategy to is provide locations where birds can loaf out of wind but in sun while standing...