free range chickens

  1. B

    To free range or not to free range?

    Hi! I’m new here, my name is Bobbi. I am a new chicken mama to Orpingtons, Cochins, and sapphire gems. I’m working on converting an old milking barn into my coop. I’m currently in the dilemma of trying to decide if I should let my chickens free range during the day or not. My boyfriend and I...
  2. Tblas

    Free ranging for the first time

    Hello all, Nervous Newbie here! We got our girls just about a week ago. They are 18ish weeks old Red stars. I’ve been going in daily with treats having them become comfortable with me. They are picky about their treats and won’t always eat from me. I’ve picked each of them up a few times. We...
  3. chicken_girl2007

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  4. B

    Hello from Miami

    Hello! I'm Melissa, a lawyer by day and dedicated horse girl by night. I live on five acres in the middle of Miami, Florida. Last year I started building a flock of Easter Eggers to take over fly control duties on the farm. Right now I have three adult Eggers and 17 pullets. My hens roost in...
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    Free Ranging

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  6. Sarylee

    Free range equals not so organic eggs

    Hello!! I have 2 chickens that are free range. My yard is fully fenced so they just go wherever they would like and go in the little coop at night to sleep. I feed them their pellets, but they also eat random things in the yard! Of course they eat the worms and bugs.. but I've caught them...
  7. N

    Looking for hens near Greensboro north Carolina

    I want to expand my current flock . I currently have 4 laying hen and 2 broody. If anyone is looking to re-home some of their girls, i would be happy to take them! Mine free range in an acre of land and are put away at night to protect them from predators. Thanks :)
  8. PhillyDelcoChix

    Raising Organic Chickens for Eggs

    Hello, This is my first question to you experts. My family and I have recently purchased 8 chicks, 4 Easter eggers and 4 rare Marens, and have decided to raise them on all organic feed, food, etc. We don’t use pesticides or fertilizers aside from our own compost. I really want some info on...
  9. Arbutus Peregrine

    Bird netting

    Do you use bird netting to protect your chickens from hawks? I’d like to cover my entire yard and have been watching some videos. I’ll attach one here: If you can offer advice or share photos of your netting, I’d be really grateful!!
  10. MarantaOrp

    New chicken keeper / Zoology life

    Greetings! I'm a brand new chicken carer after buying a house that optionally came with the chickens already residing there. Of course we said heck yes! We currently have 7 girls: 3 Australorps 2 orpingtons 1 Plymouth Rock 1 white Rhode Island (I think. She is a new addition from family and...
  11. CalBickieMomma

    Free ranging a flock of Cockerels

    Hello chicken people! This July, I let one of my hens hatch out a batch of chicks. She hatched 11, 7 of which turned out to be cockerels (of course). I am able to keep one, and a neighbor is going to take another and two of the pullets (I'll be keeping the other two pullets), but there is no...
  12. ChickenPerson999999

    What is this breed and what are their genders?

    What is this breed exactly what are they a mix of? What are their genders? Their names in order are Shadow, Becky, Autumn, and Goldy.
  13. lulu_lulu

    help redesign my coop into a "free range coop"

    I have a coop of size 9x4 meters, with about 20 chicken that I keep inside all the time. the reason I keep them all inside is because the predator in my village (Human/Thief). my farm and my home is separated quite far, about 300 meters away. so I cant always watch them all day, especially at...
  14. TiaMaria413

    One chicken from Western Massachusetts!

    Hi my name’s Maria and I’m from Western Massachusetts. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens and currently have my first and only chicken which I got about 2 months ago when I joined this page. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I just...
  15. Brady bunch

    Free range chickens.

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  16. themidnightmama

    Can dogs and chickens coexist?

    We have a small flock of 4 chickens (one rooster and three hens, two are small breeds - sumatran and sultana). Yesterday we found an abandoned puppy that we are considering keeping. It seems to be a mix but best guess is that it has some degree of treeing tennessee brindle (which is a hunting...
  17. HopeSprings

    Too soon to free-range?

    My flock of 17 chicklets are 7 weeks old this week, and have been in the coop and run for 2 1/2 weeks now. They are very good about putting themselves into the coop in the evenings. I'm wondering if it's time to let them out to free-range when I'm out working in the garden nearby. I haven't...
  18. Understanding Your Rooster.

    Understanding Your Rooster.

    The reader needs to be aware that these observations and conclusions are taken from a particular chicken keeping arrangement which was conceived to be as close as practicable to the living arrangements of the chickens' ancestors, the jungle fowl, in order to study the chicken's natural behavior...
  19. Campbellsduckies

    Rooster??

    hey guys I was wondering if a rooster would round up my hens. I like to keep my chickens free range but they’re wondering to far and going deep in the woods and by my neighbors house (even though it’s a whole field away!) and I can’t keep running outside every couple minutes to chase them back...
  20. S

    Free Range Red Jungle fowl

    We recently moved to the country(NC Sandhills area) and have free range chickens (3-20) visiting us throughout the day. We started feeding, had an available rabbit hutch and now have 1-3 egg layers so I collect eggs daily. A mama and her 6 chicks are now visiting and exploring our yard. The...
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