free ranging

  1. MyISAbrownhens

    Teaching older hens to free range

    The main reason we haven’t been free ranging our hens is because we have a family with dogs in our neighborhood (who would definitely eat our chickens) that basically roam the neighborhood as they please, but we just found out that family is moving! :ya So we would love to try to teach our...
  2. Free ranging your flock, by one who free ranges.

    Free ranging your flock, by one who free ranges.

    Note that by no means I am an expert. This is information I have gathered by observation and reading. I mean free ranging as in without perimeter fences or anything, so you understand what I mean. I free range my chickens. My dream farm is on at least twenty acres, with huge multiple acre pens...
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  3. Michael Propst

    My Chicken Story

    Introduction I am still new at raising backyard chickens and learning more every day, this community has been such a valuable resource for me and a true gift of loving, caring, knowledgeable, and helpful people as I have tried navigating raising my small flock of backyard chickens. I truly...
  4. C

    Free-range question for a newbie!

    Hey, y'all! So, my husband and I are getting ready for our new chicks and are totally excited about it! We are brand new to the chicken life and are asking, researching and seeking all the help we can get! One of our many questions has to do with partial free-ranging (a term I think I may have...
  5. J

    Moving coops, varying ages, starting to lay

    This is my first year with chickens. I free range everyone during the day and secure doors on the coop after they have come in for the night. Two hens are aprox 18 wks, the rest of the flock is aprox 14 wks. Rookie mistake- the older ones have shown definite signs of laying for 2wks (very red...
  6. MrsChicky55

    Do Black Copper Marans fair okay free ranging?

    I'm a new chicken mom, and I've been really quite surprised by how many of my BCM's I have lost and I'm wondering if maybe they shouldn't be allowed to free range or if there is some trick to raising them? I love the BCM's so I got 7 of them, I'm down to 3 (only 1 pullet left out of 4 darn!!!)...
  7. Thefamilyroom

    Back in the Saddle

    Hi I'm Denise. I've had chickens before, took a 3-4 year break in transition to moving and am getting ready to pick up a dozen to bring home Wednesday. I find them very enjoyable and love the eggs they produce. I DO have a few concerns about free ranging. I strongly believe in the benefit of...
  8. hegazi

    Free Ranging age readiness

    At what age are the chicks ready to free range? I'd love to let our roosters (3 months old) and older hens (about 1.5 months old) out to roam but I'm afraid they won't come back. I am just getting them into their coop, should I let them get comfortable in it before letting them out free or will...
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