Hi there,
I have been reading items in this site for a while now and finally decided to join. I've been enjoying the discussion regarding Red Rangers and Freedom Rangers. I decided on Red Rangers for my first foray into raising birds for meat. I am not really happy with the results of this decision as the birds are really flighty and I have not dared let them range. I have made a grassy fenced in area for them, but they seem most interested in the grain I give them vs. eating the grass.
My neighbor has been raising Black Rangers and says they are much more mellow, as in you can walk up to them and pick them up. I will go visit them today.
I've also been losing hens at an alarming rate. One, I am sure was eaten by a Cooper Hawk, as I see them fly over regularly and the remains were obvious, but three have just gone missing. They have a large, fenced in enclosure with a lot of shade and they can get under their large house, and they sometimes/regularly fly over the fencing so I have to try to round them up for bedtime. It is distressing to find fewer hens at night.
As soon as the meat birds are processed, their smaller house will get cleaned and the hens that I keep from the cull will move into the smaller house with the more secure enclosure.
I look forward to participating in more discussions.
Kim
I have been reading items in this site for a while now and finally decided to join. I've been enjoying the discussion regarding Red Rangers and Freedom Rangers. I decided on Red Rangers for my first foray into raising birds for meat. I am not really happy with the results of this decision as the birds are really flighty and I have not dared let them range. I have made a grassy fenced in area for them, but they seem most interested in the grain I give them vs. eating the grass.
My neighbor has been raising Black Rangers and says they are much more mellow, as in you can walk up to them and pick them up. I will go visit them today.
I've also been losing hens at an alarming rate. One, I am sure was eaten by a Cooper Hawk, as I see them fly over regularly and the remains were obvious, but three have just gone missing. They have a large, fenced in enclosure with a lot of shade and they can get under their large house, and they sometimes/regularly fly over the fencing so I have to try to round them up for bedtime. It is distressing to find fewer hens at night.
As soon as the meat birds are processed, their smaller house will get cleaned and the hens that I keep from the cull will move into the smaller house with the more secure enclosure.
I look forward to participating in more discussions.
Kim
and Welcome To BYC!
