posted 3 years ago
It really depends on how big the space is, how densely vegetated it is and how many chickens there are. I have a small flock of 5 1/2 (the half is a new chick) completely free range chickens that I haven't fed at all in 2 years, besides a couples times in the winter when the snow was really deep and they didn't come out of their coop. They forage over about an acre or two of woods, yard and garden area and show no signs of sickness or malnutrition, still laying plenty of eggs in secret places we don't find until they are way too old to eat!