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chickenrunrescue.org Page 5 9/14/15 <br /> <br />ARRIVAL <br />If other birds are already present, a 2 week quarantine in a separate area is recommended to watch for <br />signs of illness and parasites. Avoid noisy, high traffic areas and allow the bird to acclimate before <br />introducing to other birds, animals and family. <br /> <br /> <br />PROVIDING A GOOD HOME <br />NATURAL HISTORY <br />It is important to understand how chickens live in the wild and to provide them with an environment <br />that meets those instinctive physical and psychological needs as closely as possible. Chickens are all <br />descended from Tropical Jungle Fowl are adapted to living in a natural habitat that is spacious, richly <br />vegetated, diverse and warm. This presents a particular challenge in a small urban setting in a cold <br />climate like Minnesota. <br /> <br />Flocks have a highly developed social structure and depend on each for companionship and security. <br />Naturalists have observed that they can recognize and remember 180 other individual flock members. <br />They are ground dwelling birds. Most are capable of low flight in short distances, smaller birds can fly <br />higher and farther. <br /> <br />In the wild they roost in trees at dusk before they sleep or to escape predators. They hide their nests in <br />cavities in the ground. The majority of their waking hours are spent active, wide ranging, grazing, <br />foraging for food-‐ plants, bugs and occasionally small rodents. In their natural state. They typically travel <br />1/2 mile from their roost each day. In the wild, they are never over crowded-‐ if the population becomes <br />to dense, members will break off into subgroups and spread out. They move on from one area to <br />another which allows food sources to regenerate and their waste is not concentrated in one place and it <br />can decompose without health risk to the flock. <br /> <br />Roosters alert the flock to danger, find food and call the hens to it and stand guard as they eat. They <br />select and build nests and will even participate in caring for the young. They also act as peace keepers to <br />intervene in disputes that can develop between flock members. Roosters will start to crow and display <br />courting behaviors at about 6 months of age. It is essential to gently handle a rooster on a daily basis to <br />establish that you are the flock leader (Alpha) and maintain a well socialized companion. <br /> <br />The hens spend their time scratching for food, dust bathing, preening, playing and napping. Hens begin <br />to lay eggs at about 6 months of age. Hen in the wild produce only a few clutches of eggs a year for the <br />sole purpose of reproduction. Domesticated hens have been bred to lay one egg a day but by 18 month <br />of age, egg laying frequency generally diminishes and many adult or senior hens stop laying altogether. <br /> <br />Chickens are sociable, cheerful and intelligent creatures who can form lifelong bonds with each other <br />and other species including humans, dogs and cats. Because of their keen intelligence and instinctive <br />physical activity, they need a stimulating environment that mimics as much as possible the rich and <br />diverse world nature designed them to enjoy. <br /> <br /> <br />COOP, PEN, RANGE/ EXERCISE YARD <br />“Housing and infrastructure. The primary purpose of poultry housing is to protect flocks against adverse <br />weather and predators (coyote, fox, stray dogs, raccoons and raptors). Weather is of critical concern in <br />the Upper Midwest, where summers can be extremely hot and winters bitterly cold. Housing must <br />provide shade from sun and cover from rain. It must be able to withstand high winds and snow loads if it <br />is to be used for year-‐round operation. These basic housing considerations apply to all poultry”
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