ranging

Top Free-Ranging Birds to Add to Your Flock

Dan Poultry, This Land of Ours

Continuing her series on raising chickens, Cathy Isom, today, gives you the top 5 free-ranging birds you should add to your flock.  That’s coming up on This Land of Ours.  There are several things to take into account when deciding on a breed for free-range chickens.  Such as good visibility, strong foraging instinct, awareness of predators, and coloration to blend …

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Considerations When Raising Free-Range Chickens

Dan Poultry, This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom begins this series by giving you some considerations to keep in mind when raising free-range chickens. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. For many people, nothing says “homestead” like the image of chickens happily scratching around a farmyard without a care in the world. However, free-ranging is not as simple as just releasing your birds out …