free range

  1. KikiDeAnime

    'Free Ranging' With The Flock?

    First of all, I'll get a picture of the chicks later! Our 3 five/almost six week old chicks have begun to get really anxious about being let out of their coop & run to 'free range' with the others. Both chick coop and flock coop are within a secure 'free ranging' yard. As long as I watch them...
  2. RustyBucketFarmGirl

    Eating soy beans??

    I forget where i read that chickens should not eat soy beans. Well next to our 3 acre farm is a 20+ acre soy bean field. Most of the time my 20 week old pullets stay out of it and pretty close to home but they definitely spend some quality time foraging along the edge. Is this ok or should i...
  3. B

    Scratch grains.

    Hello everybody! I DON"T feed my chickens the standard pellets that most people use, but instead give them a 5 grain scratch, cat and dog food, lots of fruit and vegetables and scraps from the kitchen. They also free range and eat a lot of insects, small creatures (lizards, mice, nestling birds...
  4. True Patriot

    Supplementing free range with feed

    My chicks are currently 7 weeks. They free range during the day. Judging from the amount of feed I have to add daily, I'm approximating that it's about 50% of their daily intake.(possibly less) I have them on a 20% grower (Dumor) and supplement water with poultry cell 2x a week. I planned on...
  5. L

    What breed is this white beauty?

    Hello everyone! This is Popcorn. She is nine weeks old and i dont have a clue what breed she is! She has a pea comb and is very long and slender. Do you have and idea what breed she may be? Also, she is a she correct? Im also worried that she might be a little thin. She free ranges and eats...
  6. L

    What breed is this white beauty?

    Hello everyone! This is Popcorn. She is nine weeks old and i dont have a clue what breed she is! She has a pea comb and is very long and slender. Do you have and idea what breed she may be? Also, she is a she correct? Im also worried that she might be a little thin. She free ranges and eats like...
  7. L

    Help me identify popcorn!

    Hello everyone! This is Popcorn. She is nine weeks old and i dont have a clue what breed she is! She has a pea comb and is very long and slender. Do you have and idea what breed she may be? Also, she is a she correct? Im also worried that she might be a little thin. She free ranges and eats like...
  8. MellyHooHoo

    When to let a new hen free range?

    Hi! I recently adopted an adult hen that was a bit of an escape artist in the city. We have plenty of room out here and my 6 birds free range. I am her 4th home as homes 2 and 3 were small flocks that pecked the heck out of her. My girls are not yet laying and they have no problem with her. I...
  9. Mixed flock enthusiast

    How to more safely free range guineas?

    Hi All, we hatched 15 guineas that are now about 10 weeks old. They’ve been raised with chickens and ducks, and they’ve all been in a coop/run for 6 weeks. My intention is to free range the guineas (maybe with a rooster/hen) and have them come back to the coop at night to roost. For three weeks...
  10. AudieWarren

    All birds welcome.

    Can't find a new home? Are you around andersonville ga? I can help. Apparently my home has become the home to relocate unwanted or unable to care for birds. We have happily taken in pheasants, turkeys, and chickens. A peahen even adopted us. If you need a good home for a feathered friend, feel...
  11. Pugsabi

    Enjoying the sunshine!

    Here's my flock enjoying the main backyard! I have a black laced red wyandotte, a blue Andalusian's, a white leghorn, a olive egger/easter egger(waiting on first egg), a black sex link, and a calico princess. And Wasabi my pug.
  12. SDocheff

    Brand New to Chickens in 2018

    Got my first chicks in Feb 2018 through mail order (30 total). All but 6 died (most in transit)! Bought more through the local feed store in April to replace the ones that died. Lost 6 more (3 to our 5 month old Blue Healer puppy who just wanted to play), then bought a rooster from a local...
  13. FayoumisFreak

    Free Range Chicks?

    Hello! My flock of 30 (gave 4 away) is 6 weeks old tomorrow. They have been in the coop since week 2 (w/ a heat lamp). They have been roosting up on the perches for about 1 1/2 - 2 weeks. As soon as their run is closed off at about 8:45 they quickly perch. It usually takes an hour to get settled...
  14. My Aussie Summer Prepared Coop!

    My Aussie Summer Prepared Coop!

    This is my coop. Built for aussie summers the whole front is completely open. The roosts are quite high so the girls will get a breeze in summer and the hot air rizing in winter. Not that our winters are very cold (I have never seen the snow) . My main materials are cement fibre sheeting...
  15. 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...
  16. How to keep healthy, happy hens!

    How to keep healthy, happy hens!

    Hi guys! these are my top tips [rules] in maintaining flock harmony and health. PS: these methods may not work in a high predator area or you may be buying a new flock pretty soon! 1; ALWAYS, ALWAYS make sure your girls have enough to eat, enough to drink and are given a balanced diet of greens...
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  17. D

    Managing guineas new to free ranging

    We have a dozen guineas, 11 wks old, that we are trying to let free range. We've done everything by the book up to this point - they were inside with a heat lamp for 6 weeks, outside in a fully enclosed coup for 3 weeks and for the past 2 weeks have been in a larger outdoor pen area with access...
  18. AudieWarren

    3 yr old rooster for sale in Ga

    Dom is a wonderful rooster. He is really a perfect gentleman. It's time for him to find a new though. We'd like a new sire in the flock. He's been around lots of hens, bitties, turkeys, a goat and a peahen. He does a good job of keeping everyone in line. I won't sale too just anyone. He needs...
  19. J

    Question about free ranging in winter...

    This is our first year with chcikens. We have 6, converted an old shed into a coop .very roomy. We are aware of good ventilation and no leaks for winter, just didn't know what to do with our free range hens. We have an attached run that we built. We cut a hole on the side of the coop so they'd...
  20. C

    Adding New Adults

    I had a male and female guinea that were very bonded. I cooped them for a month, then let them free range. They always returned to the coop at night. My hen recently died and I’ve brought home three new adult hens this morning to keep him company. They appear to be getting along quite well so...
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