Going out to feed/maintain/..slip on shoe recommendations?

[Sybil T]

Maybe an equipment or supplies thread or category would be good, if I’m not seeing it. Running outside constantly to play with, feed, clean, garden, etc..does anyone have any good slip on shoe recommendations? Especially the kind you don’t even have to bend over for? It’d be nice to have a dedicated “chickens” shoe that slips on and off quickly..

I keep a pair of crocs just inside the chicken pen/garden area. I also use an old pair of Sketchers that were the non-lace kind with elastic laces. I had broken down the heels and walked them down to "slip-ons" I keep those on the back porch. It works well for me because I go barefoot most of the spring, summer and fall.

 

[ustravels]

Maybe an equipment or supplies thread or category would be good, if I’m not seeing it. Running outside constantly to play with, feed, clean, garden, etc..does anyone have any good slip on shoe recommendations? Especially the kind you don’t even have to bend over for? It’d be nice to have a dedicated “chickens” shoe that slips on and off quickly..

Sloggers

 

[BuffetChicken]

Flip-flops for me! Plain and simple, waterproof too! Probably not for you if you want a nicer type of shoes, to I'd suggest sloggers. My mom uses them.

Yep, sloggers for me! Waterproof, no poop stuck in the tread (I have other rubber clogs with deeper tread that collects a lot of poop and mud), slip on and off easily, can wear without socks in the summer and with socks in the winter.

 

[Shezadandy]

Older tennis shoes for dry weather - older tennis shoes with ice crampons strapped to them in the wet weather--- both of which slide on and off without having to bend down. There are cheaper versions, but these have served me well, no more sliding.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004BNF2UU/ref=dp_iou_view_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The clay + the hill in our chicken run makes ice crampons a necessity, even with added gravel. Then when the soles separate and my socks get wet ... the oldest pair of "good" tennis shoes becomes the new chicken shoe pair ... and so on.

 

[AntiqueB]

Sloggers shoes for spring, fall, and wet weather. Sloggers boots for winter. Foamy Target Birkenstock ripoffs for summer! I slide too much in flipflops. I have wide feet, and all fit me. All are easy on and off. We don't wear shoes in the house, so they have to be!

 

[Dragonfly Farm]

Crocs!! I wear them day in day out doing chickens, garden, horse chores.

 

[LJBETHANY]

Maybe an equipment or supplies thread or category would be good, if I’m not seeing it. Running outside constantly to play with, feed, clean, garden, etc..does anyone have any good slip on shoe recommendations? Especially the kind you don’t even have to bend over for? It’d be nice to have a dedicated “chickens” shoe that slips on and off quickly..

I recently purchased some slip on Sloggers from Amazon. Love them!

 

[LJBETHANY]

Maybe an equipment or supplies thread or category would be good, if I’m not seeing it. Running outside constantly to play with, feed, clean, garden, etc..does anyone have any good slip on shoe recommendations? Especially the kind you don’t even have to bend over for? It’d be nice to have a dedicated “chickens” shoe that slips on and off quickly..

I just purchased a pair of Sloggers slip on shoes for this reason. Love them! There are ones with a "back" on the heel and ones with no back. I am an 8.5 and and 8 fits perfectly.

 

[LJBETHANY]

Plain good old gumboots! Easy to slip on, no bending. .. I think I need taller ones though my cockerel pecked me to point of blood just above my boot! I think he was just overexcited for treats at that time.
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I was having trouble with a few of my chicks pecking me waiting for treats. I gave them a sharp poke on the back and it stopped that behavior.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

I was having trouble with a few of my chicks pecking me waiting for treats. I gave them a sharp poke on the back and it stopped that behavior.

Yes I have given him a 'peck' back and no treats when he does it. He hasn't pecked hard enough to bleed again since so that's good.