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I have a storage barn.... Holds a mower, maybe 20-30 bales of straw, and the feed bags, probably 30 of them. I was also told that a plywood bin approx 4x8 x 4 with a lid would be adequate. This was my first time instead of buying 7 50lb bags per week.

Peasant Valley Poultry in Baltic.

I put my FR in a Premier Poultry Electric fence and bought a ton of food. They are 11 weeks and 1 day old today and are getting loaded up tonight, already been given their Last Supper. Out of that ton of feed, I have fed 150 FR chicks from week 3-5, and two Gilts, as well as some of my layers...

I am still learning. I have 100 birds that are 10 weeks, 2 days old that sleep in one shelter, ignore the 2 new shelters, and also find cover under 2 tarps. They don't have the option of a roost so therefore can't/don't. I have 150 4 week olds in the old hen house waiting for the other 100 to...

Yes, they definitely can squeeze through, but they only did it for the first day, then were happy to be in there for me at least.

I currently have 100 Freedom Rangers in 165 feet of netting and they love it. I moved them off the hill onto a flat area and they stay spread out. I have offered them 3 shelters (3 sided sheds that I also use for hogs, yet they are happy with their old shelter (way too small) and some tents...

I turn it off, untie the corner and when the post sways away, step through the gap. Or pull one post step in and replace the post. They are step in posts, not hard to pull and place.

I am glad that somebody else see that too. You don't just say things against Salatin, he's the go to guy for that kind of thing. When I had mine in the tractor, I wondered, how much different am I than the big guys that raise them in cages inside? The only argument would be to move the pens...

My netting is to be delivered today. My understanding is that the netting is to keep predators out. I have dogs and this is the main reason I bought the netting. Good Luck, Shawn

As far as a range shelter goes, why do you need a floor? If I go that route instead of the tractor, I was going to either A: remove one side from the tractor and voila! new shelter. or B: build a skid shelter consisting of 2 sides a back and a top, or I already have made shelters for the...

Thanks Beekissed. Now, does it take your Cornish longer free ranged than tractored to meet weight requirements regardless of feed costs?

Ok. Now I have heard from 2 people that I trust that if you free range them, it will take them extra time to get to weight. I am interested in your opinions on this. More time, means more feed does it not? Feed does cost. Does anyone really believe that they will eat 30% of their feed costs in...