What say the INGO chicken owners?
^^^^^^ Bobjones .......what he said ^^^^^We used to let our chicken roam free. We have 21 acres of wooded property with foxes, hawks, etc. Twice we’ve lost all of our flock at once during daylight hours, 25-30 birds each time. We don’t let them free range anymore. They have a 35x60 run behind the coup that they stay in during the day.
It’s easier to let them roam, but you’ll end up starting over a few times before realizing it’s not a good idea. And you’ll need to subsidize their food, they won’t find enough to eat rooting around in the leaves.
Just my two cents.
Once a predator finds a new food source , they will eat until it`s gone . I would count on a 100% chance of losing them all if they were to roam the woods freely .