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Quote: It's called have a fence and have a guardian, whether it be a dog or an herbivore. I have a fence- but it was a significant investment. Has to be factored into the cost of keeping chickens and reduces any potential profits,. also, since I breed for show and need pure breds, they have...

In some places free ranging can actually increase economic loss. For instance, there are so many hawks here that bantams that are turned out = dead bantams. Also, without spending a lot of money on better fencing, all other birds (large fowl and geese) would be impossible to keep due to dogs...

I think the estimate of 3 bags of food per hen per year might be low, unless you are free ranging on high quality pasture. Either that, or my silkies are out eating all the large fowl.