Anyone have luck catching a feral chicken?? UPDATE: Rooster caught, no hen

[staceyj]

For sure! @Anansi.....come out come out where ever you are. Ollie ollie oxen free (does anyone else rememeber that?)

Yes. What the heck did that even mean anyway?

 

[staceyj]

Rubbermaid brooder.
Ladder back chair next to it weighed down with a cinder block.
Moved the light up a rung as they grew.
Old window screen over top weighed down with bricks to discourage the cat just in case he got in that room. Lol

 

[Parront]

Rubbermaid brooder.
Ladder back chair next to it weighed down with a cinder block.
Moved the light up a rung as they grew.
Old window screen over top weighed down with bricks to discourage the cat just in case he got in that room. Lol

That would work for a few chicks. I used to order 50 chicks once a year from Murray McMurray, so I used the garage!

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I used a baby corral. I left it folded smaller until they needed more room. I used a tarp folded in the bottom and up the sides to hold pine shavings. Then an extension arm for my dremel to hang the light. LOL

 

[staceyj]

That would work for a few chicks. I used to order 50 chicks once a year from Murray McMurray, so I used the garage!

Haha. Omg. Yes.
That's where mine originated from, but only a half dozen.

 

[Parront]

Haha. Omg. Yes.
That's where mine originated from, but only a half dozen.

The smallest order allowed was 25, but shipping was more cost-effective for 50. 30 layers, 20 Cornish-X. At the highest bird level, I had ~50 layers and 19 Cornish growing out. Big feed bills! I am hoping to do better in this next life!

 

[staceyj]

The smallest order allowed was 25, but shipping was more cost-effective for 50. 30 layers, 20 Cornish-X. At the highest bird level, I had ~50 layers and 19 Cornish growing out. Big feed bills! I am hoping to do better in this next life!

That sounds awesome!

 

[Parront]

That sounds awesome!

Yeah, but first I need to find a nice place to do all this!
Criteria:
1. Near Prescott for the city amenities
2. Big enough and allows roosters
3. House not falling apart
You would think that was not asking too much, but apparently it is!

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Yeah, but first I need to find a nice place to do all this!
Criteria:
1. Near Prescott for the city amenities
2. Big enough and allows roosters
3. House not falling apart
You would think that was not asking too much, but apparently it is!

Yeah...livable is on the list here. Harder to find then you'd think. LOL

 

[Parront]

Yeah...livable is on the list here. Harder to find then you'd think. LOL

Livable vs. Affordable LOL