free range

  1. Mtnboomer

    When to let ducks free range?

    Hello again! As I have posted before, I have 4 growing ducklings about 9wks old. They have been moved to a temporary outdoor enclosure with house and have been in there for about 2 wks. They seem to have figured out the going inside at night business and have been doing so routinely for the...
    • Mtnboomer
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    • duck free range when to let them out
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. Abraeri

    Free Ranging and Feeding

    I was wondering how much those of you who free-range feed their ducks. Mine free-range - they have a bush they like to sit under during the heat of the day and go out to forage in the evenings and early mornings. We have 5 acres but the ducks hate to go out into open spaces so they only come out...
    • Abraeri
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    • ducks feed free range
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    • Forum: Ducks
  3. Quailberries

    Opinions on supervised free range?

    Ok, so here's my situation- Right now I have two 2-1/2 week pullets and two 1/2 week old pullets. They're housed separately right now, and we're planning to introduce them to each other pretty soon, and hopefully have them all outside in the coop by very late April/early May. While we still...
  4. Chickenlover720

    what's getting my neighbor's ducks?

    For a little context, I live in west central Indiana near Terre Haute, IN. My neighbors recently got ducks within the last year (all four of which ended up being male lol). Three of the four ducks have now completely disappeared with no trace. We obviously know they have been taken by something...
  5. Brycycle

    Will my ducks go bush if I let them free range.

    I've owned three muscovy ducks, a mother and two ducklings (about 7-8 weeks old) for about a month and we've had them in a enclosed pen, but we won't to have them free ranging. However, there are two problems. The first problem is that we have a large area of dense bush around our home and we...
    • Brycycle
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    • ducks free range free range ducks muscovy muscovy duck muscovy ducklings
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. 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...
  7. SansDuck

    Pet Ducks Dumped in Neighborhood Pond, Help?

    Alright, I feel as I should explain the sad story of these ducks and then get into my questions. I'm going to say straight away I'm sorry if I say anything wrong, this is my first time owning ducks. And warning there is a lot of reading ahead. A little backstory in the area I live; My...
    • SansDuck
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    • age breed duck duckling ducks egg free range gender pekins pond
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    • Forum: Ducks
  8. ForTheLoveOfFarming

    Looking for the best looking chicken coop!

    Have camera - will travel! I'm looking for a nice looking coop or area where your chickens are free ranging and friendly enough to be in photos with me, my husband, and my son. Here is my idea - we want to announce our pregnancy with a picture of us with chickens and we are going to hold up...
  9. Scotty from BI

    Do I supplement with treats or not?

    I have had chickens for about 9 years now and it is an ongoing and continuos learning experience for me. There is no shortage of advice by "experts". But in reality, most of what I have learned about chickens, my chickens have taught me. My flock consists of 8 large breed mixed chickens...
  10. Pictorhens

    Letting chickens out

    So, currently my chickens are living in a very large stable, pleantly of room for exercise and lots of enrichment. I’m really wanting to get them into outdoor (either free roaming for the day times and then in for the nights or building a run for them) Does any one have any advice or previous...
  11. Sussex123

    Feeding Wheat to Poultry

    Hi, I am after a cheaper alternative to having poultry for feed and I can buy wheat and / or barley at a very cheap price per ton. I was wondering if I could give it to my pekin ducks, muscovy ducks, saxony ducks and sussex chickens as their only diet from my. I would give them probably about...
  12. K

    Normal Barnvelder behavior? crazy chickens

    Hi, this is my first real flock (we have some older production layers here, but they aren’t mine) and I decided to try out several different breeds. The Chickens are about 8 weeks, fully feathered, and about to go outside. I’ve been trying to handle them so they aren’t too wild once they are...
    • Kris5902
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    • barnevelder barnvelder behavior issues chick behavior chicken behavior crazy birds free range handling chickens taming wild chicken
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  13. shoezanne

    Hawk deterrant?

    So my babies are 4 weeks old yesterday! We live within the city limits of San Diego, with canyons all around... and hawks are not uncommon. Is there some big plastic owl or something I can put on my roof to scare them away when I can safely let my girls out to free range? 2nd question, we...
  14. 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...
  15. dalasgalas

    Best Options for Roosting Bar (Idiot Chicken Alert)

    I've never had a roosting area for my chickens. They always preferred to sleep in a pile and were never very interesting in roosting. Now that my rooster is gone the 4 idiots left are completely clueless about how, where, or when to sleep. I'm going to put a perch in their sleeping area then...
  16. Siyabonga Mama

    My hens are dying and I don't know why

    I just found my second dead hen. She's young, looks healthy. No sign of being pecked or hurt by a predator. Some poop around the vent, but it wasn't blocked. No sign of being egg-bound, or maggots, or mites. Their poop is normal, as far as I can tell, maybe a little on the goopy side but then...
  17. Denverhomestead

    Hello BYC!

    My name is Julie & I am greeting you from Denver, Colorado. I have had chickens for almost 6 years now. It started out for the eggs, and grew into a full-blown obsession! I have 1/4 acre that the girls free range..... did someone say spoiled??? I currently have two "geriatric" RIR ladies & one...
  18. 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...
  19. AudieWarren

    Squad goals

    Just a typical day around the farm. Taking pictures of the flock.
  20. A

    Thin Eggs

    Hi Everyone, I'm new to this site. We bought 6 chickens 3 months ago who were already laying and are about 2-3 years old. I think.. I free range them in our fenced in back yard, they have about an acre to roam on with plenty of shrubs, bushes and trees to forage through. I feed them oyster...
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