I really don't care if we lived in the middle of 15 acreas , with huge barn for them . My FLOCK will not free range . To many things can happen when you least expect it to .
Learned my lesson from chickens being stolen . Heard to many horror stories of hawks , bears , ETC.
If I am going to keep these many , they will be in a secured pen and coop ....
Raised 3 sets of chicks . 15 from hatching under a broody hen and I bought my 1st. batch of 30 - 1 week old chicks
and the broody days for hens are over . THEY can sit on golf balls from now on .
Feed is way to expensive to have to feed them 5 to 8 months until they decide to lay .
I buy mine about 4 months old and its alot easier .
Learned my lesson from chickens being stolen . Heard to many horror stories of hawks , bears , ETC.
If I am going to keep these many , they will be in a secured pen and coop ....
Raised 3 sets of chicks . 15 from hatching under a broody hen and I bought my 1st. batch of 30 - 1 week old chicks
and the broody days for hens are over . THEY can sit on golf balls from now on .
Feed is way to expensive to have to feed them 5 to 8 months until they decide to lay .
I buy mine about 4 months old and its alot easier .
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