Picked up some chicks

[M E Race]

If you want to go free range and still keep the varmits from enjoying your birds, google Chicken Tractors. When they clean up one patch of grass you just roll coop and run to a fresh spot.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Are there any prey animals that will bother them in the daytime when free ranging?

 

[allen6634]

i bought 6 guinnies and 11 road island reds today, imnot sure how they got wet but the one that lived was soaked and shivering , i brought her in the house and dryed her off at this time she is ok , im going to keep her inside till i get more. this has me realy upset.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

i bought 6 guinnies and 11 road island reds today, imnot sure how they got wet but the one that lived was soaked and shivering , i brought her in the house and dryed her off at this time she is ok , im going to keep her inside till i get more. this has me realy upset.

I'm confused, what happened? Did all but one live? Were they all wet?

 

[Jstpssng]

Are there any prey animals that will bother them in the daytime when free ranging?

That probably depends on where you live... I lost 5 hens in broad daylight to weasels last year this time... 3 were locked up in the coop.

The trouble is that once an animal discovers them it'll keep coming back for easy pickings.

Having said that I've had free ranging hens for the last four years without losing any while they were out except the above mentioned.
They're a lot of fun, but the only way I could recover my money by selling eggs would be to find the one which lays the golden egg! \

 

[sd455dan]

Here is my temporary "in the house coop" until the chicks get bigger and the outside temps get warmer.

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We just picked up 6 newbies to replace our 5 year old hens.

the new ones are Auricauna-Ameuricana-Easter Egg ? chicks, little buggers decided to sleep in their food bowl:laughing:

used to have Australops,Buff-Orphingtons,Silver Laced Windhams and Speckled Sussexs

the old hens are down to next to nothing for egg output, and some have actually died do to old age... Good luck with the new chicks they are a trip

 

[Looking4new]

Are there any prey animals that will bother them in the daytime when free ranging?

Hawks, eagles, owls, dogs, coons, fishers, foxes, mink, weasels, mountain lions, bears, bob cats, possum and coyotes all like chicken. Skunks and snakes like chicken eggs.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

We just picked up 6 newbies to replace our 5 year old hens.

the new ones are Auricauna-Ameuricana-Easter Egg ? chicks, View attachment 372920 little buggers decided to sleep in their food bowl:laughing:

used to have Australops,Buff-Orphingtons,Silver Laced Windhams and Speckled Sussexs

the old hens are down to next to nothing for egg output, and some have actually died do to old age... Good luck with the new chicks they are a trip

They've been a blast so far, my children enjoy them. I always thought about getting chickens, just never did. Now I find myself hanging out with the little buggers throughout the day. Have fun with yours, aren't they entertaining.

Hawks, eagles, owls, dogs, coons, fishers, foxes, mink, weasels, mountain lions, bears, bob cats, possum and coyotes all like chicken. Skunks and snakes like chicken eggs.

Plus or minus a couple we have most of them.

 

[Green Power]

How are the chickens doing Happy Gilmore?

 

[Looking4new]

We don't have any mountain lions or possums. But we do have the rest. For pest control I use the SSS method.