Free Ranging Chickens.
This of course is a term that is a recent coined phrase. Chickens of yesteryear were all free ranged. It wasn't until the 1930's when farmers decided to coop chickens up for better and more egg production. Up until then, most chickens had the run of the farm yard.
On Cloverleaf Farm, we raise chickens for both meat and eggs. Our chickens are organic free range from the time they come out from under the heat lamp. They eat only and organic diet of grass, bugs, and organic grain. Free ranging is best for both chickens and our feed budget. Chickens that are let to roam free will eat your gardens pests like squash bugs and tomatoe worms. The only down side to free ranging a chicken is that they do sometimes get into the pumpkin patch and peck at the pumpkins. This can be quite easily remedied by a 2 foot high fence.
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