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Will my free range chickens use nesting boxes?
Comments (2)you may wish to look up a farm in north east Georgia for tips on free range birds and nesting. The short answer is yes, depending on how/if they roost the same place or not--- & it will take them a few days to adjust but they will. NATURE'S HARMONY FARM in elberton Georgia, is a sustainable farm which i have lent a hand on on occasion. They have a wounder blog about their farm and how they do things. They have generally about 300- 400 laying hens and around 200- to 300 broilers--- all free range, truly free range. they also raise sheep, pigs, cattle and heritage ducks & turkeys. the turkeys are the coolest to me as they actually roost way up in the trees :P the way they move the cows everyday & then the chickens to the paddock the cows were in just dose wounders for their fields which looked quite bad just 3 years ago when they started :) hope this helps a lil...See MoreFree Range Chickens
Comments (20)Genny, When we brought each new dog home we put it on a leash and walked it all around the yard/barn lot and introduced it to all the animals. I told them that they needed to know that these animals were our family and that they must take care of them. I repeated that process three times, the evening that we brought each of them home, the next morning and the following evening. Neither of them appeared to have any inclination to be aggressive with the animals so we then turned them loose. They each went for a long run around the farm when we first took the leash off and were back and ready to "go to work" within a couple of hours. Have never had any sense that they were the least interested in pursuing any of my chickens or ducks. Since the guineas range the farthest(covering an area of about thirty acres) from the yard they call for the most watching over. One day we were in our front yard, overlooking a pasture out front that slopes off to a little spring-fed branch lined with trees and bushes. Moses, our 2 year old Pyr, suddenly began barking furiously and ran from the yard down through the pasture toward "his" guineas who were roaming about 20 feet out from the branch. He ran directly toward the group of guineas and ran them off into the bushes, then, whirled to look toward the sky. Only then did we realize what all the fuss was about.....a large red-tailed hawk was quietly circling high up overhead! Had no idea the bird was there and had no idea that Moses watched the sky as well as the ground. Have been amazed at how well the Pyrs do in protecting our group. We got both of our dogs from a wonderful lady near Springfield, Missouri who specializes in Great Pyrenees rescue. Moses was about 18 months old when we brought him home and had been bought by a woman who lived in an apartment in St. Louis. It was obvious from the packet of materials that we got with him that shedding of hair was something that she was trying to cope with.....and he had been shaved! Sassy was about four when we brought her home and had been at the rescue for several months while she regained some weight. Someone had bred her and allowed her to have a litter of puppies when the rescue was contacted. She weighed only 45 lbs and all but two of the puppies had died by the time the rescue lady got to her. The two remaining puppies died, too. She had put on 20 lbs and had been spayed before we brought her home. They are both wonderful dogs and I hope that if you decide to go that route you will be as fortunate as we were. Very best of luck, Judy...See MoreFree ranging chicken woes - advice needed
Comments (8)I HAVE A GOOD BIT OF EXPERIENCE (9 YEARS WORTH) OF CLIPPING FLIGHT FEATHERS IN PARROTS AND BELIEVE THAT THE "SCIENCE" WOULD BE THE SAME. YOU WOULD NEED TO CLIP ONLY THE PRIMARIES (THE ROW OF LONGEST FEATHERS) USING THE TIPS OF THE SECONDARIES (SECOND ROW) AS A "CLIP LINE".....THIS IS NOT PAINFUL IN ANY WAY AND YOU WILL NEVER CAUSE BLEEDING IF.....IF....YOU LOOK AT EACH FEATHER AS YOU CLIP IT AND AVOID "BLOOD FEATHERS"....THOSE ARE THE GROWING FEATHERS THAT ARE REPLACING MOULTED FEATHERS. BLOODFEATHERS SHOW A BLOOD COLOR THROUGH THE SHAFT AND ARE EASILY AVOIDED. SINCE HENS ARE SO VERY HEAVY BODIED IT SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY TO CLIP TOO MANY OF THE FEATHERS IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM EARTH BOUND.....I WOULD START WITH 8 OR SO ON EACH WING (THE FIRST 8 BEGINNING AT THE EXTREME END OF THE WING) AND WATCH. IF THEY ARE STILL ABLE TO "LIFT OFF"...CLIP 2 OR 3 MORE. GOOD LUCK. JUDY...See MoreFree ranging dog(s) keep the deer away
Comments (10)We had an extremely large golden retriever "Bubba" that patrolled until about 10PM and then came in the house. By 10:15PM we would have deer triggering motion detector lights in the yard. The more deer you have, and the dryer that their regular food gets, the problems with them will escalate. Especially if you are watering any of your trees. Your trees will be the lushest growth in the area. I had to finally get a fence put up. Even then, I can see where deer have pressed their faces into the fence to try and push their way through it. I need to do some kind of fence repair almost monthly. My problem is that I collect rain water off of my pole barn for my blueberries and some other fruit. The barn is close to my fenced in area. Deer can smell the water in the rain barrels from quite a distance. Even though I keep the barrels covered, the smell still attracts them to the area when it starts to get really dry out. Don't hold any standing water unless you really have to....See Morepris
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