I appreciate your love of your pets and I also appreciate that this is "backyardchickens.com" but people are here seeking answers to different problems and questions for different purposes than solely keeping pets. Y'all seem to want to make everything a pet while disconnecting from the realiity that the eggs and meat you eat were to be forms of life had it not been for the culling or collecting of them. This poster was plain and upfront about his intentions to place these birds into a wild habitat for the purposes of bug control on a hunting area. The fact that he/she is seeking answers to questions without blindly purchasing animals and sticking them in the field tells me that they are concerned for the investment they will be making into these animals and the appropriateness of these animals in this habitat for the intended application only. These types of animals are referred to as "livestock" not pets. I think that you should either post a relevant and helpful comment to the line of questioning at hand or go type your comments into a thread that matches your mindset. This thread is dedicated to helping a hunter find resolution to the questions and problems associated with introducing livestock to his land for the purposes of insect control and nothing else. He/She is likely VERY UNINTERESTED in your personal opinions on whether what they seek to do is appropriate or not morally. In short, either answer the questions in a beneficial way or go away. No one cares what your personal opinions are. We're seeking factual answers to legitimate questions prior to making a financial investment into livestock.
