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[centrarchid]

How often do yal rotate your roosters to a different pen

You can move pens to fresh ground and give new view to freshen outlooks.

 

[hillbilly91]

For what purpose?

Not during keep, just to keep them as active as possible

 

[JShubin]

How often do yal rotate your roosters to a different pen

I like to just for their mental sake.

I figure if they have change of environment and different stimulation, adapting to new location, testing new neighbors, they are happier.

 

[hillbilly91]

You can move pens to fresh ground and give new view to freshen outlooks.

Is that just as good as rotating them to a different pen

 

[roosterhavoc]

Not during keep, just to keep them as active as possible

Usually whenever I take birds out to put on cords I put them back in different pens. I only do it when I have time to watch them because some don’t like their new neighbor much. I also have hens running loose in between pens at all times.

 

[hillbilly91]

I like to just for their mental sake.

I figure if they have change of environment and different stimulation, adapting to new location, testing new neighbors, they are happier.

But how often?

 

[JShubin]

But how often?

Not often enough in my case... I would think once a month should be plenty.. more birds the harder it is..

I switch them out to the flypen for a few days, sometimes even a few weeks, then put them back into a different pen.. sometimes with different hen.

 

[hillbilly91]

Usually whenever I take birds out to put on cords I put them back in different pens. I only do it when I have time to watch them because some don’t like their new neighbor much. I also have hens running loose in between pens at all times.

This time of year and threw winter I leave for work befor dark and get home when it's dark so my wife's and son feed and water. I still go check on them all even if there's bad weather. The weekend is when I use tie cords but that's only if the weather is dry because I don't like a wet bird when it's cold. Is every two weeks enough?

 

[centrarchid]

Is that just as good as rotating them to a different pen

I think it is closer to the ideal option, but requires more ground. Moving pens allows ground to rest keeping birds from having to walk about on manure, wet or dry. It is easier for me to do because moving birds between pens can require more handling that involves getting dirty.

 

[centrarchid]

The frequency part varies with type of vegetation and time year. When it is hot and vegetation in poor shape, then more. During winter with extended periods where ground is frozen, then a month or more. Move very often when it rains a lot.