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how long have you had your chickens,and do they free range

and how do you work out how much to feed them?
 

I have had chickens since October 1, 2009; started with 8 chicks. Now I have 50 hens/pullets, 3 roosters, 23 ducks, 4 turkeys and 2 geese. Plus two small dogs and a cat. And 24 eggs in the incubator.

I keep feed available 24/7 -in the coop - with a former dog dish as a free-choice crushed oyster shell dispenser outside of the coop in the side yard. However, my flock ranges freely over just under two-thirds of an acre. My property is fenced.

Every day, they get black oil sunflower seed (BOSS) as hand-fed treats. A couple times a week, I hang a head of cabbage from a shepherd's hook for a rousing game of Tether Cabbage.

They also get kitchen scraps whenever I have enough to share. (Dogs get first whack at it.)
 
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