If things were that tight that you had to eat your flock to survive your neighbors already have them.
Eat them beforec
Chickens attract predators, in times of severe food disruption they would be of the two legged kind. Much more dangerous and cunn
Add to that broad breasted turkeys and you...
NW corner Mt. Carroll, ill. New to raising chickens, guineas and turkeys. The chicks keets and poults start arriving in two weeks. I am jumping into the deep end with Buff Orpington, Black Australorp, Buff-light-Dark Brahmas. Bourbon Red. Blue Slate. BBW and BBB turkeys.