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Quote: Actually, this can be true if you have enough forage available on your land to provide most of the chickens' nutritional needs. The birds would also need to free range pretty much all the time as well. I know an old farmer who runs his chickens this way, and we were actually discussing...

Quote: I agree on the roos to hens. it largely depends on if the dominate rooster can keep the others in line, and how calm the roosters are compared to how feisty the hens are. Ratios can also vary with situation. On tuff walks (farm yards or fence rows where birds are expected breed in a...

Quote: My use of "fully cooked" intended in context used within title and was inspired by title as composed. Irony implied.

Chinchilla2, When providing information to someone operating with inaccurate information, it is better to use the accurate terminology minus my poor spelling and grammar. This will enable them to pursue more detailed information themselves, if they (the person being newly informed of facts)...

Blue, You have in my opinion not been overt or persistant with what has been improper. You just had bad timing with regards to my loss of tolerance.

al6517, I have been following thread and will be rude if need be to restore its integrity. Self appointed experts have been having fun at the expense of others operating early in the learning curve. Such does not inspire good will in newbies and is counter productive to educational nature of...

Quote: I had a friend ask me where the rooster's "man parts" were once, and I had to explain how birds didn't work like that. Do explain about cloacal kiss in most birds or presence of an intromittent organ known as the pseudo-penis. Again, lets fully cook otherwise answers, otherwise it...

Quote: Too fully cook advice, the term cloaca should be used.

I like to see better understanding of why various management options do and do not work. Too much of "it works for me" or "I have done it for decades" does not in itself spawn confidence, especially when experienced advisors do not agree.