Reckless Ranch Chickens, they are so happy and crazy!
Free-ranging chickens is one of those personal choices that the chicken farmer needs to decide. We are excited to be able to free-range our chickens it makes them feel more like pets than just a source of eggs. But to some they just wanted them to be a source of eggs or a meat source.
So being the tech geek that I am, I wanted a way to open and close the chicken run via our phones. Well it took a little over a year for me get motivated and complete it, but now the code is in place the app is on our phones and we can remotely open
I have had many people ask about the cameras we use, so I decided to post what we use and why. So here we go… Why we use cameras in our chicken run and chicken coop? Overall this is simple, We love our chickens. They are more like pets and at this time we don’t
Tweedledee’s sister is Tweedledum so we officially have Tweedledum and Tweedledee. This chicken is vocal she will let you know when you NEED to give her treats, and she has no problems trying to jump in the can with the treats while you are getting them out, she is also known to take things out
This is Tweedledum, she got this name because she will keep her distance and is last to get any kind of treats like she doesn’t know whats going on or that you just threw out a bunch of mealworms. she will look at you with a blank expression like she has no clue what is
The Boss, the alpha hen, big chief. Mama is just that the mama of the flock, she is tough and mean. When she goes broody she will peck the skin off your hand as your checking for eggs, she is always watching for any predators and will keep her distance from you. We got Mama
Sweet Pea, this name fits her, she is one of the first to run up to you and will follow you around like a puppy dog. We got her with her sister Red from a good friend that had to downsize her flock. She is the sweetest chicken we have she is so smart and
This is Red, she is one friendly chicken that lays some crazy large eggs. We acquired Red from a friend along with her sister Sweet Pea, They came from a larger flock and she mixed in with our flock quickly and when she sees you she will come running, I know it’s because she wants
Meet our special girl Bouffant: She hold the title of our “Special Chicken”, “The Dumb One” “Village idiot”. She is a few cards shy of a full deck, if you know what I mean! We got her from a friend of a friend, she was picked on by the rest of their flock so she
It got cold this winter, well below freezing and the chicken’s still needed water. I had no desire to go out and change the water ever few hours, that task was getting old fast. I found all kinds of solutions you could get or you could make to keep the water heated, but some looked
