Keeping Chickens Free Range

[Peep-Chicken]

I let my chickens free range for several hours every evening.

 

[LesGus5]

Welcome here!!!

I have chickens about the same age as yours. SO I cannot help you on any of your questions. What do you mean by the rooster gets aggressive? Towards you or the hens?

He has just started displaying towrd me and tries to keep me away from the girls.He runs from my husband, but has just started challenging me. From what I have read, it might not be the best idea to keep him around the kids (ages 3 and 1 1/2).

 

[earlyredrooster]

He has just started displaying towrd me and tries to keep me away from the girls.He runs from my husband, but has just started challenging me.  From what I have read, it might not be the best idea to keep him around the kids (ages 3 and 1 1/2).  

Carry a stick with you and either break him or kill him. If you don't he will eventually hurt one of the kids.

 

[bobbi-j]

He has just started displaying towrd me and tries to keep me away from the girls.He runs from my husband, but has just started challenging me. From what I have read, it might not be the best idea to keep him around the kids (ages 3 and 1 1/2).

Frankly, I wouldn't. Even if you keep your kids right next to you, a rooster can move awfully fast, and if your attention is diverted for even just a few seconds...

 

[LesGus5]

Frankly, I wouldn't. Even if you keep your kids right next to you, a rooster can move awfully fast, and if your attention is diverted for even just a few seconds...

I agree. Maybe I'd give him a chance if kids weren't involved, but I'm taking no chances. He's a pretty RIR and will be listed on Craigslist today.... maybe he can go protect someone else's flocks.

 

[earlyredrooster]

I agree.  Maybe I'd give him a chance if kids weren't involved, but I'm taking no chances.  He's a pretty RIR and will be listed on Craigslist today.... maybe he can go protect someone else's flocks.

Where are you I have been looking for a r.I.r. to put with my n.h. reds I ended up with all pullets.

 

[duluthralphie]

He has just started displaying towrd me and tries to keep me away from the girls.He runs from my husband, but has just started challenging me. From what I have read, it might not be the best idea to keep him around the kids (ages 3 and 1 1/2).

Sounds like the rooster is begging for a long vacation in the freezer.

 

[LesGus5]

Where are you I have been looking for a r.I.r. to put with my n.h. reds I ended up with all pullets.

California.....

 

[LadyBroody]

After all my bragging about my dogs here, I have to eat crow....

I lost 6 CX's babies this morning. I went out at 6 am and let them out. (it still gets light here around 5).

I then went to my Mother's house, across the driveway for coffee and see how she was today. At about 7:30 I went back home. I did not let my dogs out of there kennel this morning. I kept them in the house. My dogs are kennel trained, they sleep in their kennel. the kennel is their den.

Normally I take them with me, this morning I did not. Anyways, at 7:30 I went back into the house after feeding chickens and doing morning chores. I still had all my CX's. They were so cute running around playing like big birds. I made myself some bacon and eggs. Watched the depressing news on TV and fed the dogs. At 8:30 I went back outside to see a predator with a chick in its mouth. I actually saw it from my step. I went for a for a gun. I had to decide between my 17 or the 12 ga. I took the 12 gauge.

I opened the door and the predator was looking right at me. That is the last thing the predator saw. It killed 6 chicks in that hour.

Why was I so stupid as to not let my dogs run free like I normally do.

This is not a good day in Minnesota.

So sorry about the little chickies! I know how it feels...we had a few little chicks we kept with their mommy, Mrs. Posh in the big coop. We adored them, and they were so friendly. One day we went out and they had disappeared. You really get attached to them, but unfortunately, these things happen sometimes...

 

[earlyredrooster]

California.....

Dang that's about 1100 miles too far to go for a roo.