Free Range and heavy wind -have you experienced this?

[centrarchid]

77/78 were brutal here as well. Snow above the fence line from October through May.
Interesting that you would try to simulate but productive I imagine.
A barn would be wonderful. color me green.

I did not try to simulate the weather, that was not planned for nor desired. Since, the winters have all been very mild.

 

[lcwmt]

When conditions get really harsh, my birds will abstain from feed for a couple days. Then they will greatly increase investment in feeding. The behavior is particularly evident in the game chickens that will even take to flying considerable distances over snow. What I do in response if place straw bales out and put piles of grain and pellets on top. A second bale and / or a wooden pallet is used to provide a wind block. The birds are quick to move between those feeding stations. With American Dominique the bales are about 20 feet apart. The game are good if bales are 100 feet apart.

fascinating behavior! thanks for sharing.

 

[centrarchid]

Here are videos showing how the chickens get from roost on front porch to a feeding station to left of one of the elevated roosts. A second elevated roost is left of view.

Try not to laugh at narration. Apparently a bunch of guys from somewhere in in southeast Asia get a kick commenting at drinking establishments.

 

[lcwmt]

I did not try to simulate the weather, that was not planned for nor desired. Since, the winters have all been very mild.

sorry, I misunderstood.

 

[centrarchid]

sorry, I misunderstood.

I was not prepared properly for the weather we had and chickens had a rough time of it. All survived, but it was tough.