AD - What a nice barn.
Stony - I saw a program once where there were wild chickens living on the compost pile of a town. Don't remember where. I think it's neat that you can leave yours out. How do they do in the winter? Do you lose any? The personality of breeds is why I stay away from certain breeds. I got rid of the bantam Brn leghorns cuz I would have been chasing them to kingdom come. Once they got out that would have been the end of that. I can hear my neighbors now, chickens living in the trees. I hear they complain about my roosters crowing but apparently don't mind the dog barking. Nutters! Truth is my roosters don't crow that much. I'm home most days.
Happy -I know what you mean bout locking them up. Good garden o' peas, I've read some posts about predators where some have practically served them up on a silver platter. Around here I'd be out of business in one night. I once had a hen get out of the fenced in yard and I was out there in my bathrobe at midnight with a flash light cuz I thought I heard her. It's just who I am. But like I said I don't keep certain breeds cuz they are just to wild and can fly. I don't like unfriendly breeds. I like big and heavy.
That would be me, welcome to the thread!!! You are one of the few peeps kinda close to me, but there are a ton of chicken folks out around albany that have eggs (that aren't mutts like mine lol). I almost always have lots of eggs tho!
Bet you were glad no one could see you from the road or they would have called 911 and had you hauled to the Funny Farm.
