i am wondering, do you think having chickens that live outside 99% cuts down on resp. illness? (NOT implying people should go burn down their coops,etc. lol) but mine prefer being outside though they have access to lots of places. they only go in when it rains. they are very healthy. i have...
i just read this whole thing from beginning to end. i can't imagine ANYONE new culling for just any reason. i think that is making a rather strong assumption. new people tend to go the opposite way, want to hang on to chickens for any reason whatsoever. they are NOT going to go out and either...
i think "culling" as a responsibility refers to even so much more than chicknes. a dear friend has feline leukemia on her property and now even the neighobrs cats are getting sick and dying. becuase she just couldn't make herself put teh original cat down. it lived til it infected everything...