What are your opinions on free ranging?

[1cock2hens]

Oic, Exactly why government shouldn't be involved lol imo. It's very alien to me to be so fearful of things that are so extremely rare.

That bird breaks the quarantine of the certified flock. They would have to be retested and recertified. And that's if they don't end up getting a disease from the stray that requires them to be destroyed

 

[1cock2hens]

Extremely rare? It’s common if not rampant at best for backyard flocks to spread diseases to another because people bring home random Craigslist birds, free ones from a friend or picked up a random rooster on the side of the road.

Is it though? I buy and sell livestock including chickens for a living lol I don't have problems..