free range

Hello all. I purchased two Rhode Island Red Chicks from Tractor supply about 5 weeks ago. I have been working on building a coop for them but was slowed by hurricane Irma and the damage it caused. I have just completed the coop and it has about 9 square feet of space, one roost, and two...

Is there any considerations I need to make before letting my hens have access to our summer garden space now that everything has just about ended production? We have green bean plants, okra, tomatoes, cucumbers, jalapenos, and some squash plants. I want to give them free run of the space but...

Hubby and I started our very own flock in the spring of this year (2017). I had absolutely no experience with fowl, except faint childhood memories of my daddy having fightin chickens, and my uncle's farm where they roamed free & pooped everywhere. Bleah!! He talked me into it, and I agreed...

We built a 20'x20' run for our flock of 13. Our 3 Leghorns escape, daily, by going *over the wall.* We don't mind it, as we originally wanted to completely free range our chickies, but then built the run because our neighbors seemed to continuously lose members of their flock to predators. We...

I became a first-time chicken owner this past July and ended up with two hens and three roosters, all bantam silkie Cochin mixes. I have about 5 Acres, mostly Woods and they were super happy content chickens survived 3 blissful months with no issues until this a-hole Hawk came along and got one...

I've read all the posts and horror stories. I built the fortress that no beast could enter nor chicken escape. A great place with a good 20 sq ft per bird. Not a prison of horror, like those torture chamber pre fab feed store units....but that is another story. The coup has worked well...

Hello! We have had a red tailed hawk flying around our property, and recently I noticed one of my hens missing with no sign of her. Then yesterday, I saw the hawk in the yard, then he took off. This afternoon, I noticed another hen missing. I noticed the rooster was making some noise earlier but...

I have a flock of 5 to 7 month old pullets. THey are Black Copper Marans and Speckled Sussex. They are all cooped at night, but I'm very lucky to somehow be getting away with free-ranging by day while we are finishing the coop run (several months in the going, because, ugh, life). Question...

I'm looking for suggestions and tips. I have a mixed flock. 3 Rouen hens, 1 drake, 2 Muscovy hens and a herd of drakes. I have one Rouen hen who is especially broody. She's currently sitting on her second clutch this season but has yet to produce a single duckling. She's a good mama. Sits all...

Hi everyone I am a a very proud owner of two D'Uccles, a Millie Fleur and a Porcelian. I also have a Polish Blue. My girls are three months old and thriving, so am I ! I live in the city and can legally have one rooster though that wasn't my plan until yesterday ! 1.What are the pros, cons of...

Hello! Our neighbors and we are situated well off the road in the country, but our houses are close together even though we both own about 11 acres. We both have free range chickens, and we got them at approximately the same time a couple years ago. The neighbors have a shared easement with us...

A friend of a friend passed away and all of his animals had to be re-homed. I took 32 ducks and 9 babies. One large white goose. I have 40 acres with a .6 acre pond. They love swimming in the pond. I contacted my coop and got 500 pounds of a flock raiser mixed with corn. I feed them twice a day...

After many many tears, ive decided to rehome our five golden sexlinks (not 100 percent sure on the breed). I got them from my aunts friend who moved to guatemala in feb. We are not sure of their ages but we get about 3-4 eggs per day per 5 chickens. They have always been fed organic scratch and...

This coop is built to last, easy to clean, and predator proof. We went out of our way to make this coop the best choice for you and your hens. The skids are secured with hurricane straps, the floor and nests are caulked, and any protruding screws were ground flat. Features include washable...

Hi everyone! I've had my sweet flock since last March (4 girls: dominique, buff orpington, australorpe and an ameraucana). The dom, buff, and australorpe are happy, healthy, and great egg layers. Heres my problem: the Ameraucana (about year and 1/2 old) now lays one very thin-shelled egg MAYBE...

Hey guys, long time lurker here. I'm not sure if this is the right section for this question so I apologize if it's not. Basically I'm looking for poultry with dark meat which have great foraging skill. Ratites are great but they're too big. It looks to me like guinea fowl would be best for...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, we got our chickens in March (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 6 (3) What breeds do you have? I have no frigging idea. I do know, one of our chickens is an easter egger, but the rest of them...I have no bloody idea...