free range

  1. Mo3

    Neighbor's rooster keeps wondering off with my hens.

    I hope this isn't too confusing. I quickly realized how bad I am at giving details. There are 3 houses, mine being on one end and the neighbor with the rooster is on the other end. I have 6 hens. The house in the middle is my neighbor who doesn't have any chickens.There is a fence dividing my...
  2. K

    How do chickens make their own dust baths?

    I hadn’t gotten around to making one yet, but after closer inspection and walking the tree line behind their run, I realized they made their own! Good job chickens! I tried googling and looking on here out of sheer curiosity, but couldn’t find anything on HOW chickens make their own bath. Maybe...
  3. D

    Goose age vs free ranging and predators?

    Hello, I have 3 white Chinese goslings about 9weeks old. They have been pampered inside most of the time only going outside in the afternoon thru bedtime in a pen my husband built. As you can imagine bringing them inside in a tub has now become near impossible and stinky and messy. We are in...
    • drummondfarm
    • Thread
    • free range freerangegeese goose predator control white chinese geese white chinese goose
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Geese
  4. NewbieTXmamaHen

    Happy Newbie

    Hi y’all from Texas (west of Houston)! We are very new to raising chickens in our backyard and have been researching mostly on YouTube but now that we have 4 baby chicks we bought from TSC on May 29, we have more specific questions and topics to research which is how I found BYC! It will be so...
  5. 4FriedEggs

    Free range with coop for night

    Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to raising chickens & also a newbie to East Tennessee. We just moved here a little over 3 months ago from Western New York. This will be our first time raising chickens. We have a rather unique set up in our backyard. It's fully fenced & then it's separated into 2 areas...
  6. dpnation

    Fox attack - now what?

    Been battling a daytime fox for the month of May and was just starting to hope that things had calmed down, but the fox finally got one of my guineas today at 11am. Now I am worried about the rest of the flock (17 chickens, 3 ducks and 14 other guineas) since the fox managed to get a meal and...
  7. SummerTheAnimalGirl

    Letting chicks free range at 6 weeks?

    Hello everyone! As the title says, would free ranging chicks at 6 weeks old be a bad idea? I found a thread from a couple years ago, and most people said that kt Would be perfectly fine, but I wanted to get y’all’s opinion. This is the thread I found...
  8. A

    What would YOU do? Duck eggs day 28.

    I'm sure there are many posts that ask the same sort of question, but I feel that every situation is unique so I would like some input from all the pros out there in BYC Land :) I have a broody Khaki Campbell. She is 2.5 years old and paired with a KC drake of the same age. Today is day 28. She...
  9. Chipmunk Chicks

    "You just go down in the morning, and put the chickens in the tractor..."

    What could possibly go wrong? We currently have eleven fast-growing chicks! Plus, a charming old ramshackle 5x6 coop waiting for them outside that we need to rehab, with no attached run or anything like that, just a basic coop. DH said he wants to reinforce the coop for night-time and let...
  10. Az OEGB

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  11. MartinFamilyHomestead

    Free range. Won’t stay in yard

    Main question: how to get ducks to stay in yard? Don’t need to read but extra info- We have 18 wonderful ducks. They get locked up at night, completely trained to go in at dusk on their own. Will even come when called if have to lock up early. Super friendly, will eat out of your hand and some...
  12. G

    Can i keep adult ducks on a river?

    I live on a slow flow river and I was curious if I could keep adult ducks that people decide they can't own anymore on my river. I don't mind putting up a duck house and giving feed daily for these unwanted ducks. They would be free range (I understand the possibility of predators). Someone has...
    • Goatgirl23
    • Thread
    • ducks free range river winter duck
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. chickenchicklady

    Free range in the orchard?

    My husband and I would like to allow our chickens to free range in our pranced. Our question is this: will they eat the leaves on our bushes and trees? We already know they will eat the fruit/berries.
  14. corvid

    How many chickens will fit in this coop?

    I have a 20 square foot chicken coop with 16 nesting boxes. I was wondering what the maximum amount of chickens I could have. They will only be in there to sleep and lay eggs. During the day they will be totally free range, no fencing. Edit: Thank you everyone for your feedback/tips! Since the...
  15. Fae Forest Farm

    Creating the Corvalla! A chicken that looks like a crow

    Those who free range their chickens have had problems or fears with regards raptors preying on the flock, whether they are hawks, eagles or owls. There are a number of deterrent ideas to utilize, one of which being to put crow decoys around which need to be consistently moved around and cannot...
  16. ChickChic00

    Free Ranging

    What is considered free range? I have a penned in area that is 50x60 with a coop that has the door open at all times. I also have a pen that is connected to the chicken pen, it is a 100x70. I have only 14 Hens in the area. Is that enough room to be considered free range? Thanks very much!!
  17. R

    Free range sneaky layers

    My free range girls like to hide/lay their eggs. I will watch them and find their spot and then two days later they shift on me and I have to hunt them down again. I have a coop, but two of the girls get really loud and indignant if they are locked in, and since I am in an urban area I can’t...
  18. AmberLittlejohn

    Avian Flu 2022 South Carolina

    Good morning, I saw that the NCDA&CS has recommended to essentially keep poultry quarantined in their coops for 30 days from yesterday. I live in Western Upstate South Carolina so I kept mine up yesterday. They’re already getting stir crazy. How serious is the risk of them contracting it? How...
  19. S

    ( Chicago IL ) - Silver Sebright Bantam for sale

    Silver Sebright Bantam for sale. The chicken is healthy, fed organic feed & is free range. Age: Will be 1 year old on 12/30/21. Location: 5 to 10 minutes near Chicago O'hare airport. Send me your offers.
  20. TundraFang

    Can Cornish X breed?

    So I have two Cornish X pullets that have been squatting for 1-2 months now. They haven't laid but my Barred Rock rooster has successfully bred with them many times. I'm wondering if anyone has successfully bred Cornish X because I've read they have bad hatch rates.
    • TundraFang
    • Thread
    • bad hatch broiler cornish cross cornish cross pet cornish x cross crossbreeding eggs free range pullet
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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