Wild chickens

[pslamont]

On a casual basis, if you buy some straw or cedar chips and make a nice 15 x 15ish nest, they will lay! Start out with a cardboard box or a plastic bag. Feed them near the box and have water available. I only feed in the afternoons around the same time every day; that keeps them coming back. Maybe put an old golf ball in the nest; it gives them the idea to lay there. It's hit and miss but it works more often than not. you will ultimately want three or four hens; they like laying in the same nest and sharing! How cool is that?

Good Luck. If you need some more hens stay in touch with me. I am not breeding the Rhode Island Reds yet... that will be a small commercial venture but I am sure we will have plenty of wild/jungle fowl when I am home in June.

Aloha, Pam

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