Free ranging in winter

[Peckadoodle]

Near Austin...still sunny, but the wind has picked up.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

South of Houston - sill 85ish but winds are picking up. I WANT some cool weather!!

 

[NH Homesteader]

Hey in NH it's 33, windy and cloudy. Lol

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Well, except for the 50 degree temperature difference - we've got the same weather, lol!

 

[Mini Horses]

It's been about 30 each morning for past several days and mid 50 to mid 60 days. This AM it was 65 and now a front will slide thru and bring lower temps by nightfall. I still have some cool weather grasses and weeds growing but, spotty. Of course, the manure piles are still fresh & available, that's one thing that grows all year. LOL

It is a recycling thing -- manure piles -- as some feed going thru comes out as "unused" and the chickens then use it.

 

[Chic Rustler]

Seems the chickens are happiest running on my wood chips garden. They turned their noses up at the laying pellets and went right to the garden this morning

 

[frustratedearthmother]

They know what they like, lol!

 

[treerooted]

Well, I'm with @NH Homesteader . I feed very little in the summer, but it's a must in the winter. If there's good foraging the birds leave the feed alone anyway, so I just make adjustments based on the flock needs as they change through the seasons.

500 will be a good size flock!

 

[NH Homesteader]

500 chickens..... Sooo much chicken poo....


I am down to 19 now. That's quite enough!

 

[treerooted]

I'm up to 16, but planning on a few more this spring!