Keeping Chickens Free Range

[dpenning]

LOL! It just sounded better than cat fight.

 

[SmColorInDaPan]

WHEW! Computer died, newer 'puter & internet, LOTS FASTER, has me up & going AGAIN!!
I am partial to cats. Haven't seen my more onry cat even near the chickens but smaller, mouser, doesn't bother, seems afraid of the girls.

My leghorn finally gave me an egg 2 days ago. They have been costing more than giving since early Nov., molting. I Heard if I put a hen in dark place, box, pet carrier, with just water, they will resume laying. Days are getting longer, snow melting, they are roaming all over....

Feedback on how to get my chickens back to WORK after LATE molt?

 

[chicksurreal]

WHEW! Computer died, newer 'puter & internet, LOTS FASTER, has me up & going AGAIN!!
I am partial to cats. Haven't seen my more onry cat even near the chickens but smaller, mouser, doesn't bother, seems afraid of the girls.

My leghorn finally gave me an egg 2 days ago. They have been costing more than giving since early Nov., molting. I Heard if I put a hen in dark place, box, pet carrier, with just water, they will resume laying. Days are getting longer, snow melting, they are roaming all over....

Feedback on how to get my chickens back to WORK after LATE molt?

My SS Hamburgs are just getting back into gear after a hard molt and winter hours, I'm just so happy to see their combs getting red again and their energy picking back up, 2 of them have even started laying again in the last 2 weeks!

It should start to happen soon. Just make sure they have adequate protein, calcium (oyster shell?) and a good balanced feed.

 

[Free Feather]

WHEW! Computer died, newer 'puter & internet, LOTS FASTER, has me up & going AGAIN!!
I am partial to cats. Haven't seen my more onry cat even near the chickens but smaller, mouser, doesn't bother, seems afraid of the girls.

My leghorn finally gave me an egg 2 days ago. They have been costing more than giving since early Nov., molting. I Heard if I put a hen in dark place, box, pet carrier, with just water, they will resume laying. Days are getting longer, snow melting, they are roaming all over....

Feedback on how to get my chickens back to WORK after LATE molt?

Commercial operations do something much like this but on a larger scale. It works, but it does not sound very nice for the hen.

 

[ChickyChickens]

Im getting my semi free range pen thing ready for the knew to free raning chicks!! They be getting in there in the next 1-2 weeks!! Thye and I cant wait!!

 

[Free Feather]

Im getting my semi free range pen thing ready for the knew to free raning chicks!! They be getting in there in the next 102 weeks!! Thye and I cant wait!!

102 weeks?

 

[ChickyChickens]

102 weeks?

Oops...typo!! Meant 1-2 weeks!! Sorry...

 

[Free Feather]

Oops...typo!! Meant 1-2 weeks!! Sorry...

Yeah, I was thinking that if I had to wait that long, I would not want anyone to even tell me they were coming until a few weeks before.
Are you putting them in the pen when the snow "goes away"?

 

[ChickyChickens]

Yeah, I was thinking that if I had to wait that long, I would not want anyone to even tell me they were coming until a few weeks before.
Are you putting them in the pen when the snow "goes away"?

LOL...im in South Africa...i have never seen snow or touched it!!! And it NEVER goes below 5 degrees celcius!! So i can have chicks the whole year round...lol

 

[Free Feather]

LOL...im in South Africa...i have never seen snow or touched it!!! And it NEVER goes below 5 degrees celcius!! So i can have chicks the whole year round...lol

Here, I can start keeping chicks outside in May at the earliest.