Search results for query: *
- Users: JacinLarkwell
- With An effort to raise healthy birds is required thread
- Content: Threads, Posts
- Order by date
-
An effort to raise healthy birds is required
Does she still walk and associate with the flock? Or does she self isolate?- JacinLarkwell
- Post #28
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
-
An effort to raise healthy birds is required
Oh yeah, no. There are plenty of modern age chickens that do just fine being left to avoid predators themselves. Nearly all of my birds (excluding my ducks and the ones that need to stay confined) would have a fair chance most of the year I believe, so long as I made sure not to skimp on...- JacinLarkwell
- Post #25
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
-
An effort to raise healthy birds is required
I think confinement in some places is the better choice. I have 4, probably 6 birds that would not last a season outside, probably not even a night due to flock dynamics, physical handicaps or in one case, just sheer lack of brain cells Certain people might say that it's my fault for that...- JacinLarkwell
- Post #23
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
-
An effort to raise healthy birds is required
Just curious how you can tell the difference? I keep birds in both styles and they appear the same in terms of looks and attitudes.- JacinLarkwell
- Post #21
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
-
An effort to raise healthy birds is required
Really, layer feed is the absolute lowest quality food out of the different stages offered other than scratch grains for chickens. It's designed to have just enough protien to keep small, egg machine birds alive in places where they aren't eating anything else. Almost anything else fed to them...- JacinLarkwell
- Post #2
- Forum: Managing Your Flock