⏰ How Much Time Do You Spend With Your Chickens Each Day?

[Ruby Rogue]

I'm in and out a few times a day when I'm able to to switch out waterers, gather eggs before they freeze, make sure the littlest birds are getting enough to eat, etc.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Cummulative about 2 hours a day. Some days more, some less. Sit with them when they free range, usually for an hour or so. Frequent checks for eggs, food, water. I truly enjoy their interesting company and consider them all pets, first and foremost. Working from home allows this now, will have to see if/when this changes.

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

I haven't been spending much time with them lately. Lots of snow here, so the chores are easy, and I like yo get inside quickly. Im checking on them 3-4 times a day right now. In the warm months, when they go outside, I like to hang out with them in their pasture. So time varies on the day to day basis.

 

[CalBickieMomma]

I’m curious as to how much time everyone spends with their flock! I love watching mine free range and explore, and spend up to 3 or more hours with them some days! However it has become a burden to my phone storage because I tend to take pictures of their every move! I also eat lunch with them (terrible idea as I have now accidentally trained them to jump up on the porch swing with me, and try and take my food!) and stay with them until they go to bed. I love being with my girls and spend lots of time with them. I’m wondering how much time you spend with your chickens/birds each day! Perhaps I will find someone like myself, who spends all day with them!

I checked off 1 hr since I do have a full time job . On the weekend, though, I could spend up to 3 hrs or more with them. I even have a special fold up chair just for their coop/run. I’ll go in there and sit with them (I also have a special chicken blanket and clothes). I have several lap chickens and they fight over who gets to sit there (my old lady, Alice, won’t let anyone else sit in my lap if she’s on there ). Here are some pictures of them .

 

[aart]

First poll time is contradictory, I could check all the others but chose 'other', but.....
Basic care takes about 20 minutes a day.
If there's a problem that needs monitoring, or newly laying pullets, then more time.
I spent way more time out there when I first got them 7 years ago,
but the thrill(and the learning curve) is greatly reduced.

 

[CHlCKEN]

Can you add a 'Not enough' option? I try to spend time with them but sometimes I'm super busy or it just slips my mind.

Sure!

 

[CHlCKEN]

Can you add a 'Not enough' option? I try to spend time with them but sometimes I'm super busy or it just slips my mind.

To help with that, do you have a nice lawn chair, hammock, or porch swing your can sit on? It’s cold recently so I bring out a blanket and wear a huge coat! While I’m outside I just hang around in BYC, take pictures of them, or read a book for part of the time while they free range. Then, I do my chicken work and either clean the coop when it’s necessary or refill feeders and waterer etc.

 

[LizzzyJo]

It varies soo much depending on the time of year. I don’t work over summers so I am outside with my animals up to 5 hours a day for months. Over the winter I am lucky if I get 20 minutes a day with my chickens sometimes because other animals or chores take precedence.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I checked off 1 hr since I do have a full time job . On the weekend, though, I could spend up to 3 hrs or more with them. I even have a special fold up chair just for their coop/run. I’ll go in there and sit with them (I also have a special chicken blanket and clothes). I have several lap chickens and they fight over who gets to sit there (my old lady, Alice, won’t let anyone else sit in my lap if she’s on there ). Here are some pictures of them .

So jealous you have lap chickens! I don’t have lap lovers, I have food lovers! Just yesterday I brought out a some toast to eat while I watched them free range. My chickens know that if there’s something in my hand that it is food, and they have to have it. As I sat down to eat I managed to form a crowd around me, and finally Joy jumped up on the porch swing beside me. Then Jokgu and Opal jumped up there too. Joy’s head followed the toast as I moved it away from her, and I quickly tried to finish it off. What I hadn’t remembered, was that Joy stops at nothing. She lunged forward and took the toast from my mouth!!!! Bad manners I know. i took it from her but she still swallowed a bit. Then Jokgu took the rest of that from my hand and Opal stole some of it from her. It was a whole chicken toast-war and I have to admit it was pretty funny!

 

[CHlCKEN]

I usually spend 2-3 hours with them every day, but not all at once. Usually I will spend the morning with them for about an hour, and after lunch time, let them out to free range where I will stay with them for two hours or so. Sometimes I let them out later (around 3:30 or after) and stay with them until they go to bed (usually that’s 5:30)