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- Oct 16, 2014
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No, I don't have room for that. We do have a place on the farm where I put fully grown roosters and hens I'm not actively breeding from, but that I don't want to get rid of, but when I've put younger birds down there they get eaten by hawks. I do go throw them a handful now and then, and they do well free ranging. I have done an experiment comparing the kill weight to one rooster that did survive down there to one i fed every day and there was a notable difference is carcass weight though. They weren't starving but were much much leaner since they had to free range and find their own food.do you have room to grow them the old fashion way: they eat what they find themselves with a handful feed from us? I can do that and I will. for the first 2-3 weeks they do not eat a lot. I also prefer taste of home grown chicken and I love chicken broth.