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Rural/Farm Life

Kaleva

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5. When I and my ex had chickens...

Reply to mopinko (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 2, 2014, 11:00 AM

Jan 2014

I let them free range from spring till fall. We lived out in the boonies with no close neighbors so the chickens didn't bother anyone else as they searched for food in the big lower yard and wooded gully near the home. At dusk, I made sure all were back in the hen house and locked the door till I let them out again the following morning.

I always made sure they had food and water available in the hen house but they preferred what they found while roaming around. This really cut down on feed costs. I did have to pay attention to the chickens when they were out and about as a few of the hens preferred to lay eggs someplace other then in the hen house.

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Chicken weeding: My free range chickens love scratch grain, [View all] hedgehog Oct 2013 OP

Dumb Question HealUS Dec 2013 #1

If you go to your local farm store, you will find 50# bags of chicken feed. hedgehog Dec 2013 #2

Thanks some more! HealUS Dec 2013 #3

this is the whole point of my chickens. mopinko Dec 2013 #4

When I and my ex had chickens... Kaleva Jan 2014 #5