The good thing Chef is he is too big to get ya in the face so don't bend down to feed or give him fresh water.
I had a rooster once that waiting until you bent over and then came at your face. By the way that rooster was quite tasty in a pot of chicken-n-dumlings.
Chef,
I have never raised a meatie long enough to see how long they would live but I think you might be on to something with the free ranging and exercise thing.
My SO's father used to raise chickens and about 4 years ago he had a heart attack and was in the hospital for two weeks, well he had...