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  1. V

    Looking for first egg free ranging

    My pullets are 15 weeks old and some are starting to get bright red/bigger combs and waddles. (Mainly my cinnamon queen a couple silver laced wyandotte.) They normally free range all day, but as they get closer to time to lay their first eggs, I would like to know! Should I keep them in the...
  2. fordowner

    how to keep ducks from swimming away ? + hawk dettering ?

    ive just recently began letting my ducks out every other day for supervised freerange. my goal is to get them to the lake that is in our yard, and ive almost got them comfortable enough to reach the bank. however, im concerned about them swimming past where i can reach them, and if they will...
  3. B

    Help! Moving to a New House with First Flock!

    I'm new here, so I'll try to keep it brief in a hello and please help me post! I have NO idea how we are going to make our new house's yard work for our animals. I had chickens for years as a child and loved caring for them. We finally got 6 baby Brahmas, quickly reduced to 5 - my favorite did...
  4. L

    My chicken photography

    Some of our hens free ranging while supervised, I finally got a photo of one of our black diamond roosters
  5. woknrouen

    Do your ducks free range?

    People with small backyard flocks, do your ducks free range? I have 2 ducks, they have a coop attached to a run. I let them out every morning to roam the backyard and at night depending on the weather, I lock them in the coop or allow them to be in both the coop/run. Is this similar to what you...
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  6. RosyChickens

    Hot Weather

    I have free range chickens - should I be concerned about heat? it's 90 and even a bit over 100 here in Oregon lately. Being free range they have access to shade and my gardens are sprinkled and they seem to like that damp dirt. They are panting and have here wings out - but how can I tell if...
  7. HeathenHavenHomestead

    Permanent Coop vs Tractor

    Hello all, I’m at a loss on what type of coop we should build our flock. We currently have 27 chicks where 1/4-1/2 might me cockerels that’s currently TBD. The breeds of chickens we have are California Tan (6), Rhode Island Red (9), Sapphire Gem (9) and Wyandotte (3). The Cali Tan and Wyandotte...
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  9. KalahariFerrari

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  10. CommunistEgg

    Reflective pinwheels

    Has anyone had good luck with a reflective pinwheels or similar for deterring Hawks? I woke up to three Hawks, one being a large redtail in our yard scoping out our hens. Our set up is far from perfect or even complete, it's a fairly small space but half is a portion of our garden that we...
  11. C

    Free range in a (possibly?) dangerous place? What do you think

    Hi everyone! I am new to chickens and would love to get some advice on a few questions. So I have my run and coops in my back yard, the majority of the back yard is a pool and a hillside with lots of plants that people have said are poisonous to chickens. Like irises, hydrangeas, hosta's, old...
  12. E

    Gap under fence, will they escape?

    I'm currently designing my outside enclosure that will be all 1/2 inch hardware cloth. However we do have a large fenced yard we would like them to possibly free range in when we are home. The bottom fence boards are elevated about 6-8 inches off the ground, is this something I should cover with...
  13. snowyswampchick

    Bird Netting to keep Muscovy's IN?

    We are on 2 acres of swamp in Canada, with a very wet and buggy lawn of about half an acre. Muscovy's look like the way to go for our conditions, but we're close to the road and protected wetland, so if the ducks get flighty we'll have a hard time finding them in all the swamp and brush. As...
  14. R3M1X

    Supplemental feeding while free ranging

    I currently have 31 chickens (1 rooster, 5 hens, 6 cockerels, 19 pullets), 14 guineas, and 8 ducks (1 adult drake, and one confirmed month old drake). I let them free range for at least 8 hours per day as well as give them crumble feed and I am buying somewhere between 6-7 50 lbs bags of feed...
  15. G

    Leaving geese on lake at night

    I plan on getting African geese if they’ll be safe living free on our 55 acre lake 24/7. There is pasture along the shore of much of the lake. Do y’all think the geese will sleep on the water? If so, they will be safe at night. I won’t get geese if they have to be cooped at night.
  16. Dfarago

    Jersey Giants

    So my husband and I have decided to get some jersey giants. Mostly for the purpose of chicken tv. We intend to free range them on our three acre property. I live in the high desert in California. And I wanted to know your personal opinions and suggestions raising these guys to give them the best...
  17. Golden Brahma

    Golden Brahma

    Golden brahmas out free ranging in the field
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    Golden Brahma

    Golden brahmas out free ranging in the field
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    Golden Brahma

    Golden brahmas out free ranging in the field
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    Golden Brahma

    Golden brahmas out free ranging in the field
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