free range chickens

  1. Dfarago

    Picking some chickens

    I have read through more forums then I can count and realized the best advice is direct advice. So my husband really wants some free range chickens to have run around In the yard. We have a three acre property and acknowledge that we might loose some to predators and the like. There’s some...
  2. Chickgirllex

    Hello all I'm new to this!

    Hey guys my name is chickgirllex and I am new to this chicken thing. We currently have a flock of 15 teenager chickens 4 of which are roosters the rest are hens and they are of different breeds... 2 Rhode island, 9 black Jersey giant, two I'm not sure about and two leghorn mixed with jersey...
  3. Reilyjarm

    A MYSTERY 5 Hens- 4 Eggs?

    Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone out there can help me solve this mystery that plagues me daily. The facts: 1) We have 5 Hens, all 9 months old. Two Plymouth Barred Rocks, Three Buff Orpingtons. 2) First egg was laid Sept. 27th (four months ago) 3) The hens are fed 16% protein, Scratch and...
  4. selenag

    Chicken run ideas?

    Hey guys, I have a small backyard and I’ve been letting my chickens free range for a while but now they go to my neighbors house which is a no no because my neighbors have a very well groomed house and I don’t want them destroying their front yard but I can’t keep my chickens stuck in their coop...
  5. Clevelcj

    My Coops and Run

    I just wanted to share with everyone my current setup. I have 13 hens and 1 beautiful roo. I am in Central VA. I just completed a new coop (minus painting) that attaches to my old one for additional space for the girls. Most days they free range in the yard and are locked up at night...
  6. Reilyjarm

    CHICKENS vs. GRASS.... & PREDATORS

    Hey y’all! I Posted a thread about my newly, “Free Range” set up in this section (asking general questions about what they needed in their newly fenced in chicken sanctuary) and the conversation quickly turned into Chickens VS Grass!!! And then to the Attacks from above!! It is imperative that...
  7. Reilyjarm

    Daytime Free Range Questions

    Hi y’all! My flock is SO happy to now be “Free Ranging” out in what I call their chicken sanctuary! They go in their coop at night and by 8 o’clock am I hear them Coooooo coooo coooing for me to open the door so they can roam!! My questions are as followed, 1) Do they need food & water outside...
  8. The Egg song, it’s not about the egg; it’s an escort call.

    The Egg song, it’s not about the egg; it’s an escort call.

    In the normal course of events, free-range chickens move around their territory as a group. The focal point of these groups is the senior rooster and the hens keep within earshot of the rooster in order to hear any warning calls he may give. There are occasions when a hen may leave this group...
  9. C

    To Roo or Not to Roo?

    So ... I've got a question for all you veteran chicken folks out there ... The long and short of it is this: Do I need to keep a rooster if I want to free range hens who were not raised free range (for the first year of their life)? More details: I picked up 6 chicks in April and all of them...
  10. Bettyboop7499

    MOVING COOP WOES....HELP!

    So, my hubby originally put our chicken coop near the house, so on my bad days it wouldn't be too much for me to let them out and feed them. This was great because I could also hear if something wasn't right. However, we have a large group of trees just on the other side of the coop which was...
  11. ChickenLadyLaura

    Chickens leaving our fenced in area

    HI all! I have 9 chickens and 1 rooster and their coop is in a very large area that is fenced in. We got them as pullets in Spring and they've lived in this area the whole time. One of our neighbors has free range chickens that walk all over the neighborhood and some of them recently found our...
  12. growurfood

    Free range chickens + pioneer plants

  13. Bettyboop7499

    Free Range & Egg Laying...

    Hello, There is a ton of good info on this site and I'm sure the answers to my questions are on here somewhere...so I apologize for any redundancy. I have ten chickens 6 Barred Rock hen and two Silver Duckwing OEGBs hens, and two roosters, one G/B Sebright & one Golden Wyandotte. All are...
  14. Dani & Mikey

    It was a good day for chickening!

    I had my ladies out for a real deal (supervised) free range session today. They are getting so big, SO fast! I just adore them. Here is my beautiful bearded lady. Sold to us as an “Americana”. I think she is vying for the spot of head chicken! They enjoyed the shade of the cherry trees...
  15. Walkbarefoot

    Looking for ideas... Simple movable pen for the girls during the day....

    I am new to the world of chickens... We have built a 50 square foot coop that is enclosed in our 400 square foot run... (the run is almost complete... the chicks are only 4 weeks old at the moment.) I would like to free range our birds during the day, but we have far too many hawks, eagles...
  16. H

    Rhode Island Red basic questions

    My family is thinking about getting some Rhode Island reds for eggs. I’ve got a couple basic questions: 1) I know some breeds differ from others in their foraging behaviors. Do the reds eat the garden, or are they pretty garden friendly. Would I need to protect my garden or just let them roam...
  17. mommachick5

    New Chicken Momma

    Hi everyone- My husband and I recently bought a small farm (32 acres) in Ohio. He was raised in the country and I wasn't. So I am learning everything I can, I am a reader and studier, so it's been fun. We got 10 chicks last week and have been keeping them in a big container (I think you call...
  18. Sarae89

    Renter looking for cheap ideas to secure chickens from fox

    I recently moved my ladies from Atlanta, GA to Durham, NC where we noticed a fox prowling around the yard. I understand the general fox precautions, but I wanted to see if anyone else who is renting (i.e. not wanting to invest tons into a permanent structure) has built something that gives their...
  19. Sue E.

    Going from freerange to coop

    I have two Rhode Island Reds that, until now, have been 100% free range. I'm getting ready to put up a coop for them. I'm just wondering how they might react to going from free range to coop after such a long time. (They're still under a year old but both have started laying.) I also want them...
  20. MrsNoName

    My chicken won't come home!

    I currently have 5 chickens - 2 Black Orpingtons, I Rhode Island Red (the boss), and added last year 2 Buff Orpingtons (the Golden Girls). From the start the Golden Girls have ranged further than the rest of the flock and so drawn the others into a wider ranging habit than before but the other...
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