I'm not sure if this is the best section of the forum to post this in.... but like my title asks, how many are you expected to lose while free ranging? We're on a farm and have open pasture and woods. We've seen all manner of predator, including fox. If we let our chickens free range.... what could happen? It a nice idea, but it makes me think that I'd want to have a massive flock just so if we lost a few... it wouldn't hurt the egg production too much.
In addition to all the "normal" predators - we also have three neutered male barn cats who regularly take down wild rabbits. I can't remember the last time they took a bird.
TIA
In addition to all the "normal" predators - we also have three neutered male barn cats who regularly take down wild rabbits. I can't remember the last time they took a bird.
TIA