My Vadakorian Landrace Project Moving Forward

[LaurenRitz]

My six week olds can easily fly 3 feet (1 meter) up but can't quite reach the ladder yet. With one of the other groups I started them in an elevated brooder and fed them up there once they could fly that high.

If you can, you might start feeding them in a box about a foot off the ground and raise it when they can easily get into it. It won't take long once they realize there's food there.

Lots of possibilities.

Most of my birds are full sized. The last of the "old" birds transitioned to rafter roosting this week, and she's doing great. I was a little concerned about her on the ladder, because she lost some toes to frost bite as a chick, but she made it.

 

[LaurenRitz]

That's awesome, I've wondered how to make sure they don't get brittle bones. View attachment 4318431
I've been trying to find more ways to help them develop more successfully and properly.

I call it impact training.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I have two Leghorn pullets (I want to say they’re three months old but I can’t remember) that escape every morning by flying over the barn door—a good 7-8’ jump from the ground or probably 10’ straight from where they roost. I can’t wait for them to start laying so I can make more of them haha