Hi fellow forumers. I'm new here and I do not have any experience whatsoever but what interest me is rearing free range chickens. Dealing with nasty people in the working world gets to me. I'm thinking if I'm able to I would like to get some advice or maybe some of you might be able to show me first hand what I'm up against. Whether it's feasible and the time it takes the chicks to reach marketable size. I did some read up on the net but I'm not convince as what we sometimes read are not always true. Are these free range chickens prone to sickness? Apart from picking up bugs from mother nature what other feeds that needs to be fed to them? I hope some of you may be able to answer some of my questions. Thanks.

Hi MrFarmer,
You are nasty are you? Lol! I'm in Malaysia also by the way and yea I mean I can deal with nasty people but just dislike it. Makes me wanna land one on their face but got to control myself. Not that I'm a violent kind of guy but it's just I don't do it to people so I expect the same. Anyway back to the topic. Funding should not be a problem but I believe experience dealing with predator and diseases are an issue for me. I know to make sure the bottom of the fencing should be reinforced so that predator do not burrow to get to the chicks or chickens. Do our veterinary department hold courses for rearing free range chickens? Do I need a permit say if in area of Selangor?
Oh ya another thing, very noob questions. Please bear with me. Is kampung chicken and free range chicken the same?

Thanks Paraoptical,
Will drop by some department to check. Do they also divulge who we can supply the chickens too?

Thanks for the valuable info. You guys are such a wonderful lot. I will probably try small scale first to see the outcome. Which should be my target choice? Ayam kampung or free range chicken?
Paraoptical, what I meant was when my chickens reach maturity who can I supply it to? Like Mrfarmer mention ayam aircon is contract to kfc. If say I'm the new guy in the market will I need to approach a middleman or I can supply direct. But since they are already taking from someone else is it difficult to convince them for me to supply them chickens?
Mrfarmer, that ayam kampung does not belong to anyone? Lol! Just slightly out of topic, does ayam hutan taste better than ayam kampung?

MrFarmer, what you meant about day range means let the chickens roam in the day and back tot heir coup at night? Can I know where is your farm? Not to steal but to visit if given the opportunity. Yup I like the freedom and away from the hustle and bustle of the city. So stressful.

This post has been edited by freerangechicks: Jul 7 2011, 10:02 AM

MrFarmer,
Haha over in the east eh? I'm at Peninsular. Maybe only if I go there for a holiday. Seems like your visitor is having fun.

LOL! Yes, it's indeed not so far in the sense of flight time but it will cost me a few working days. I will see when I'm free and hope to be able to visit there soon. Yes, seafood is great.