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It depends on what you grow. Some things can be grown in a grass frame, a wood frame covered with hardware cloth. Other things you can use tomato cages covered with the same or even just chicken wire to protect, the chickens can feed off what grows out the sides. Or, you can have an area...

True.

Not too many restaurants are actually open. In some places people have to shelter in place, going out for necessities only. That's fine in an ordinary world.

How big is that lot?

Yes, but people in the city don't really have this option. If the situation were dire we can't just let our flocks free range all over the neighborhood. A typical urban lot doesn't have the space needed to sustain the birds year round, even if it's a small flock. Many areas don't allow roosters...

Exactly my point. People need to have a plan to deal with that possibility. I happen to have 5 meat birds here, they eat more than the other birds so we're going to process them for food now. If it comes to it, that's what we'll do with most or all of my flock. I'm not going to let them starve...

I would like to point out that it's typically impossible to grow and process enough food to feed you and your chickens if you live in a city or town. At least not unless you're already capable of that BEFORE SHTF. Eventually you'll have to let them free range and expect losses from predators. If...

I have 3 dogs and 5 humans to feed. The chickens will be dinner. Meals from eggs, meals from the meat.

My flock has access to a compost pile year round and I feed them from my garden but it's not enough to maintain them. They can snack on greens through chicken wire and they have a grass frame to graze. I prepare the best I can and keep a couple months of feed on hand. If getting feed became a...