Keeping Chickens Free Range

[Kmac1]

 HAHAHAHAHA Good one!!!!!

Build yourself a good 6 wire fence hook 220v to it (with warning signs for humans) then just inside the high voltage fence put up a 2 wire fence close to the ground or chicken height and attach a low voltage fence charger to it to keep the chickens from getting in the high voltage fence. Probably not feasible but just think whatever tried to get in would still be there next morning.

 

[centrarchid]

Build yourself a good 6 wire fence hook 220v to it (with warning signs for humans) then just inside the high voltage fence put up a 2 wire fence close to the ground or chicken height and attach a low voltage fence charger to it to keep the chickens from getting in the high voltage fence. Probably not feasible but just think whatever tried to get in would still be there next morning.

This perceived approach is reason safer methods are not allowed in urban locations. That is a major headache for me as fosters situation where ignorance blocks progress!

 

[SmColorInDaPan]

Build yourself a good 6 wire fence hook 220v to it (with warning signs for humans) then just inside the high voltage fence put up a 2 wire fence close to the ground or chicken height and attach a low voltage fence charger to it to keep the chickens from getting in the high voltage fence. Probably not feasible but just think whatever tried to get in would still be there next morning.

'FRIED' Chicken....

 

[Kmac1]

Oh man! If I could climb in there and show her, I would. However, I'm pretty sure if I got my big hiney in there, I wouldn't be able to get it back out! I'm not sure if putting a hammer and sockets in there would help or not. (metric, haha, love that comment. There are no metric parts on a sprint car!) Ah, the tool box. You nailed it with Snap On and it's the Rolls Royce of tool boxes. It's the pit cart and holds nearly all of my hubbies tools. Here's the nest boxes inside of the henhouse. She laid there when I kept her locked in, but I like to let my girls free range. I guess she just prefers that fancy tool box. The problem is on Saturdays when we go racing. Her tool box nest leaves. I suppose she will have to settle for those perfectly planned and hand built with love nesting boxes!

My pullets have not started to lay yet, you think if I put hay in the bottom drawers it might encourage them to do so. Just kidding. Your husband does care for your chickens or he would not allow eggs to be laid on his box.

 

[islandgirl82]

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Out of curiosity, why not the other varieties of Hamburg? I have a Golden Spangled and she's by far my most predator-savvy bird and seems to forage for a much greater variety of goodies the rest of my flock. She's also far better camouflaged than the Silver.

 

[Peeps61]

I have to say that I still have all my brown leghorns and all my Silver Spangled Hamburgs! One of them even has chicks. (Leghorn/polish crosses). I find the brown leghorns very antsy about going back into the coop and many times they roost on the top of the coop or in the rafters of the barn. Great egg layers, but very flighty.

 

[Kmac1]

For me the best part of free range chickens is seeing this every morning:

You are so right, every morning I see the same rush of chickens and guineas flapping their wings with their feet barely touching the ground. What a way to start the day.

 

[Kmac1]

Cool!!


Our Daughter was here this past weekend. She was sitting with us having a Corona and lime, and said " This is so relaxing, I would never thought watching chickens eat could be so fun".

Chicken TV and a cold one nothing better for relaxing.

 

[Kmac1]

Killing them  requires adult beverages both before and after the event.....

It is hard to I find it easier when I tell myself meat buy in the store never had a good day outside like mine do/did and buying meat butchered by someone else is hiring a cold blooded killer. Doing it myself is living like God intended killing only what need for food. I take comfort in the humane way it ends and the good life they had.  I also thank  bird for it's sacrifice. I know it is corny but it helps me.


My drink of choice is vodka mix,  Schnapps or hard lemonade.....

I know this is way behind where the thread is now, but I have been reading it from the first post and now I'm just halfway through the thread. So what is your preferred method to take your birds from life to freezer camp. When I was a kid we used a chopping block or mom would grab two at a time by the neck on those days we 25-30 for the freezer. Just wondering. This is a good thread and I will read it to thread. Thanks.

 

[Victoria-nola]

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Thanks to Kmac1 for resurrecting this post. To duluthralphie, thank you so much for this. It may be the most succinct and helpful paragraph I've ever read on the subject, bookended by your trademark humor which really helps. I'm still working on this idea for myself, of harvest. I've copied it over to my Word file on this subject. Again, bless you and thank you.
--V