Thank you for discussing this. I have had many an ederly animal,horses in their 30s, barn cats making into their teens.the signs are so familiar ( as a former paramedic pretty similar to humans too) anyway i forget that many people are not familiar or comfortable with aging and death.well written compassionate article
Thank you. I keep hearing it cant be done,awful person to free range..i live in the country,cattle across the street, game birds on that property, cattle next to and behind me, horses here on my place, horses next door... lots of ground cover and hides,dumped hog dog ( catahoula cur) roams several hours day and night, many security lights, old rott cross has 3 houses and 20x20 kennel directly next to birds and barn cats that sleep in the areas set up for birds..i lost one in a year to a bird my rooster wasnt sure he sort of alerted..she didnt run but it wasnt a full on alert..he sees cowbirds and egrets all day as well as hawks,peregrines and eagles..but a heron,well in a year one 9 week old pullet..i asked many old times all gave me similar advice..my rooster is good an asshat with humans but good with hens,chicks and amazing with aerial predators.thank you for saying its ok. Be safe take precautions but free ranging can work
The article gives clear steps to offer your birds the best free range life
This is very informative. I do wish there had been some information on how/best candler etc for very dark olive, dark brown, or thicker shelled eggs. I would have loved to see examples of quitters at various stages compared to the progression.this was still one of the best i have seen on the internet..
Excellent and honest article. It is well thought out and logical. I do have a couple of suggestions. It would be great to list a list of tools/shampoo and meds to have on hand. Another good list would be step by step in bullet format how to inspect and how to treat ( i say bullets because not everyone will read all of it) thank you for the exceĺent info
