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I agree. Our birds eat better now than they ever had. I said earlier that it is a false economy to think less input means more output. A bird is most profitable when they have what they need to meet their genetic potential. Ranging birds on good forage can certainly rustle up a portion of...

I do not figure my chickens running off any mice wile they are on the roost asleep. My feeders are elevated, but the mice could have access to what has been spilled. I let the feeders empty once per week, and let the birds do a little clean up. I have not had a mouse problem. Maybe because of...

These diets that most people call "natural" etc, are usually short on energy. Chicken's have heart rates in excess of 250bpm, and very high respiration rates. These high metabolisms need a lot of energy. These environments are very short on energy. That is why grain, in particular corn...

Yes, they molt twice before they are in their adult set of plumage.

This is not to debate, so bare with me. The final size of the bird is limited by genetics, not feed. You can stunt their growth, but you cannot make them larger with their feed. You can see their potential realized, but cannot initiate a real change. Yes, people add fat (oils) to their...

Those are good points. Chickens will eat grass, but that is not the bulk of what they are foraging. They will eat the grass especially, for a lack of options. Not all grasses are equal. Yes they quickly deplete the resources over the area they range. Every location has a deficiency or...

There is a difference between surviving and thriving.

Every environment is short on something. There would be a deficiency of some sort. Also the birds will eventually deplete an area of what they like and need most. Access to quality forage like that is certainly an advantage, and the birds will do pretty good finding a balance of sorts. Look at...