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Free ranging with or without a Rooster is risky. :oops:Everything from threats up above to the neighbors who also free range- their dogs that is. It is healthier for them of course to have fresh ground to pillage and plunder but it is a double edge sword as well.

Egg production will increase without a Male. Roosters sometimes stress the hens by over breeding. A nervous hen is likely not to produce as consistently as a relaxed hen.
But, I enjoy having the opportunities that comes with owning males. I breed. Breed a lot. As a supplemental income.
Not to mention the ambience that a crowing rooster adds to living on a farm. It's just not a farm without a rooster.
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