Lemon-Drop
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What I think of the term "Free Range"
Meaning the chicken has access to grass, bugs, other plants, aka the elements.
I have a large run for my chickens (50 square feet per bird) but I still don't consider that free range because they've eaten all the grass, and have a limited amount of space.
I am just a backyard chicken keeper with a flock of 16 birds, and I only live on about an acre (a little less than that, like 7/8ths of an acre) but I try to frequently let the birds out into the grass. I had a bit of an issue with the hens going into the neighbors yard (they could dart through the trees and into their yard, naughty birds) but I am putting up a quick safety fence. It will only be fencing off the section they dart through into the neighbors yard.
I personally will still consider it free range as they have the rest of most of an acre, and can go anywhere besides that little section.
It's a pain though because I have to constantly watch them when free ranging because of numerous predators that have attacked while the hens were free ranging.
Anyway, I don't think that the term free range is stupid. And no, I'm not a brand new chicken keeper (though I'm still learning lots!)
Meaning the chicken has access to grass, bugs, other plants, aka the elements.
I have a large run for my chickens (50 square feet per bird) but I still don't consider that free range because they've eaten all the grass, and have a limited amount of space.
I am just a backyard chicken keeper with a flock of 16 birds, and I only live on about an acre (a little less than that, like 7/8ths of an acre) but I try to frequently let the birds out into the grass. I had a bit of an issue with the hens going into the neighbors yard (they could dart through the trees and into their yard, naughty birds) but I am putting up a quick safety fence. It will only be fencing off the section they dart through into the neighbors yard.
I personally will still consider it free range as they have the rest of most of an acre, and can go anywhere besides that little section.
It's a pain though because I have to constantly watch them when free ranging because of numerous predators that have attacked while the hens were free ranging.
Anyway, I don't think that the term free range is stupid. And no, I'm not a brand new chicken keeper (though I'm still learning lots!)