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  1. C

    Dog sneaking into the coop

    We have a Labrador who we’ve caught sneaking into the coop to steal eggs. The girls free range during the day and are locked up at night. During the day, we’ve caught the dog sneaking into the coop to chomp the eggs. How can we allow access to the nest boxes for the hens but keep the ever hungry...
  2. W

    Free range duck coop?

    Hi everyone! I have three 2 week old pekins, they are a constant mess but they are so much fun and entertainment and we love them already! We have 3 acres with a 1/2 acre natural pond. I want to free range them and I know people in our area who just let theirs come and go into their coop as...
    • Woodles74
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    • duck coop duck house free range free range ducks
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. F

    A little too Free, and a bit too much Range

    Hi! I don't post much here, but I read BYC *all the time* I got my first chickens last June. My chicken math started that day, when they said I had to buy a minimum of 4. Granted, in hindsight, I would have done that anyways now that I know a bit more about chickens, but already chicken math...
  4. Mo_fawaazzz

    free range birds excluding chickens/ducks/turkeys

    List of the free range birds I know ("free range" meaning they stay put at your yard instead of going wild and never returning. Some of these birds even come back to their coop whilst others prefer a tree to roost on each night. some may wander but they always come back at night): chickens...
  5. A

    Free Ranging? Scared of Avian Flu

    Protecting Chickens from Avian Flu – What’s Everyone Doing? Also, what are some Enrichment ideas? Hey everyone, I’ve been keeping my chickens in their run recently due to concerns about avian flu. I don’t live near geese or ducks, but there are sometimes small wild birds near their coop, and...
  6. B

    Brahma flock intro

    New member. 10yr keeping variety of chickens. Brahmas now. previously Blue Orpingtons and Light Sussex. They have secure coop, large double run space with trees in mornings then free range afternoons. still have lots to learn on how to effectively house, feed, manage, breed and medicate them...
  7. V

    New laying hen staying in run/coop

    I currently have only one out of 16 hens laying. However, a couple days up to laying to now laying for two days, this hen has been sticking to the coop/run area vs free ranging with the rest of the flock. The run and coop part does normally stay open so the chickens can come and go as they...
  8. Australorp Chook

    Introduction about me and my Chooks :)

    Hi everyone! I live in New Zealand, or Aotearoa with my family and pets. We’ve got 5 Australorp pullets around 2 months old. We got them two weeks ago, and are loving the new addition to the family! They are free-range chickens, and we’ll be expanding their garden space in a couple of days...
  9. V

    Free Range & water

    So I live where it is HOT! I like to let my chickens free range as we have several areas of shelter/shade. However, I only keep water in their run. Should I put water in other frequented spots across the acreage? I'm just worried about forgetting to dump/replenish the other areas and...
  10. Sofainthefog

    Flies in yard, not coop or run

    I know this is a pretty well covered topic, but I'm having trouble finding info specific to flies in the open area of the yard. I let my chickens free range and so my issue with flies isn't really in the coop or their run, but out in the yard where they randomly poop. I have a droppings board...
  11. Emrosenagel

    Insecticide on the grass

    Hello! Yesterday, our grass in the yard was sprayed with insecticide (CrossCheck) and I’m wondering how long until I can let the girls free range again. I usually let them out twice a day and they’ve really become used to it! It just poured here, will that help water down the poison?
  12. potter9691

    Greeting from Southeastern Minnesota

    Hello from SE Minnesota! I found this group multiple times when reading into different things that happen in back yard chicken flocks. I figured it was time to join the chat and forum. We will have had our current flock of 2 roosters and 21 hens as of last September 2023. We now have 9 more...
  13. jroyalimage

    Duck free range schedule

    so I have 6 ducks. 2 pekins, 4 Swedish. They are coming up on 7 weeks old and have been outside for about 2 weeks now and just this past week I took away their heat lamp. Next week I plan to allow them to fully free range near our large pond. But I have a question. They are at the point now...
    • jroyalimage
    • Thread
    • ducks free range pekin swedish
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. Mo_fawaazzz

    Did not have to teach my turkeys to free range

    I wanted to pen up my 6 week old bronze heritage turkeys until their adults before letting them free range but they had other plans... They stayed in the pen for a few weeks and then they began flying out of the pen and wandering my garden. I gave up trying to contain them and I just leave the...
  15. AGeese

    Hawkeye Chickens

    So here in the midwest I selected what I thought best for cold winters, and wide pastures. Currently I'm working on restructuring their quarters keeping in mind what I might need to section off for breeding/brooding. I've spent a lot of time thinking about the rooster I'd want, and I just keep...
  16. PandemicChicken

    Hen pecking at dirt where there was a heating fuel/oil spill! Wiped her soil-stained beak & very strong oil smell

    One of my hens keeps getting into the area where heating fuel/oil spilled all over the ground a month ago. The ground was covered in leaves & I thought was frozen, but she managed to dig/peck her way through to reach the soft soil where there’s still oil residue/fuel that got absorbed into the...
  17. CaptainCrossthread

    Geese, Ducks, and Roos

    I have a question about mixing a flock and also what to expect from a roo (or two). Currently, we have 2 Embden geese (f). We also have 2 mallard drakes and a Rouen female, which wasn't intentional or ideal. We are going to expand next year. Flock size, pen, and water pools/pond. 2 more geese...
  18. Project French Cajun Bayou Shack

    Project French Cajun Bayou Shack

    I acquire free wood. Be it pallets, fence, furniture elements; in the alleys, on the Craigslist, friends, roadside, neighbors. I'm not exactly sure what I'll do with it at the time, but man hands gotta handle, and creators gotta create. I originally let my backyard chickens build and...
    • Skatchkins
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    • bayou cajun chicken coop diy free range pallet wood shack tin roof
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Medium Coops
  19. thoeffel1994

    My ducks were able to get through the fence and they found the creek.

    Well the thing I was worried about happening happened. My ducks were able to get through the fence and they found the creek. After work today I saw their footprints in the sand down by the bank. How likely do you think it is that they'll find their way back? I walked down stream both...
    • thoeffel1994
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    • creek ducks free range lost stream
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. C

    When can I re-home a mama hen and her babies?

    Hi everyone, New to the forum officially but have found infinite helpful advice and interesting information over the last year already so firstly, Thank you! What I am wanting to know is this, We have currently got 4 hens and a cockerel ( all very fluffy footed bantams but not sure of exact...
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