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That latter part will sound harsh to some, I'm sure. But it's a common thread from the days when lives depended on livestock. That is kind if a core value, too, i.e. "Do you see chickens as pets or livestock?" I had pet chickens when I was a kid - we were on a WI farm and they were my only...

Good old Experience, winner of the title, "Worst Teacher Ever." She always gives the test - before she gives the lesson. I have been fortunate to amass a cross section of poultry books, spanning the 19th Century through today. This has taught me that what many end up relearning, are things...

Thanks donrae! I'm curious, how did you come by these concepts? Did you learn them from study, from a mentor, or do they just seem like common sense to you?

For most, keeping chickens means housing as many birds as space allows in a coop and earth based run arrangement. Along with that comes the constant coping with flies and smell and the ever-present poop morass. So how about this? "There is no question that congestion or crowding of the...