I read in " Raising Chickens For Dummies " that is not recommended that chickens free range until a good egg laying pattern is established.
My RIR and Barred rocks that are 10 weeks are getting a bit antsy in there run. I have intended to let them free range,but have been holding off until they...
I also have a established flock of 2 barred rocks and 2 rhode island reds that are 10 weeks old. To make a long story short, I acquired 2 more barred rocks and 2 ameraucanas. There ages are 3 weeks. The new ones I had for about 2 weeks now. I have the babies in a run next to the the older girls...
I got advice from a farmer......I know you don't have a gun but the advice was, use a shotgun and shoot the skunk in the rear quarters. This disables the muscles that shot out the stink. Believe it, it works! There is still some skunk smell, but nothing like a full spray.