American Gamefowl

[Brahma Chicken5000]

That’s pretty random? We talking impaled on a wrought iron fence through the gut or a cop smoking a fawn caught in chicken wire? Need to elaborate a bit before I can pass judgement.

I think they will shoot them in both cases you mentioned.

 

[B123]

Yep they eat mice, frogs, toads all kinds of bugs, grass, seeds etc...
I get the bleeding heart of people not wanting to lose any birds but when those same people have birds going belly up from sickness after sickness maybe a different way of raising them could help?

It is not as traumatic to find them dead of natural causes in the cage as opposed to finding a half eaten carcass.

 

[B123]

Do you guys find that you go through more feed in the winter because there is less grass and bugs for the chickens to eat?

Yes feed consumption goes up in the winter.

 

[B123]

So you’re saying if I was to wear my mountain man coyote hat into the local convenience store I’m gonna get some looks?

Yep the guy in the flannel is wondering where he can get one.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Maybe for free ranged that's a given they have less, but not for penned birds they eat a heck of a lot less in winter than the rest of the seasons compared.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Do you guys find that you go through more feed in the winter because there is less grass and bugs for the chickens to eat?

I missed this. Of course I go through more feed winter. Just like people their metabolism is running at full speed to keep warm which takes more fuel.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Maybe for free ranged that's a given they have less, but not for penned birds they eat a heck of a lot less in winter than the rest of the seasons compared.

Nope.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Nope.

Yup tried it this past winter same amount of feed ate roughly half or a little more than usual.

 

[roosterhavoc]

For what it’s worth it’s easier to lose weight in winter. Pro tip.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Yup tried it this past winter same amount of feed ate roughly half or a little more than usual.

I don’t care what you done tried.
I feed a lot less birds by winter times but the penned birds absolutely eat more. Fact not hillfolk science.