SageHill
Herd Master
So how do they know if you have chickens? Is it honor system to let them know? Do they fly drones over? Nosey neighbors? Especially if your chickens are confined and not free ranging.
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Baymule
Herd Master
No roostets! Ninja chickens….
This is from two years ago, sensible thoughts:
brownstone.org
Why Are the Chickens So Sick? ⋆ Brownstone Institute
The parallels between HPAI expert orthodoxy and covid orthodoxy are too numerous to mention. Fear porn is rampant in our culture.
brownstone.org
Baymule
Herd Master
Real good article! In our bigger is better society, often it’s not. I like this article’s message-respect the chicken. Try to give it a more natural life.
SageHill
Herd Master
Great article. Breed for immunity. I never understood why they went in and decimated entire flocks. The media gives the impression entire flocks - those that are exterminated - are infected.
Baymule
Herd Master
Just a FYI, Meat chickens are Cornish Cross, an unsustainable crossbreed. They are from 2 breeds, White Cornish and White Rock. The parent birds have been specifically raised since the 1940’s to produce a cross breed that grows fast and has a lot of meat.
Because of their fast growth, they can keel over dead, especially if they get too big. It’s rare for one to make it to 1 year old. Even if they do, they are poor layers, the roosters are huge, too big to mount a hen. I’m sure there are Cornish Cross out there somewhere that someone has successfully raised to adulthood and bred, but I’ve never heard of any.
So as far as it goes, breeding commercial meat chicken survivors from bird flu, the survival of the fittest thing, guess what folks? It ain’t gonna happen.
Normal chickens, backyard flocks, yes. Commercial chicken flocks of Cornish Cross, no.
Because of their fast growth, they can keel over dead, especially if they get too big. It’s rare for one to make it to 1 year old. Even if they do, they are poor layers, the roosters are huge, too big to mount a hen. I’m sure there are Cornish Cross out there somewhere that someone has successfully raised to adulthood and bred, but I’ve never heard of any.
So as far as it goes, breeding commercial meat chicken survivors from bird flu, the survival of the fittest thing, guess what folks? It ain’t gonna happen.
Normal chickens, backyard flocks, yes. Commercial chicken flocks of Cornish Cross, no.
SageHill
Herd Master
Twas only thinking layers. Yeah - already knew that about the cornish cross. LOL eons ago before I got my first chickens all they had at the feedstore were cornish cross -- they told me don't get them if you want eggs. LOL
Baymule
Herd Master
The article talks about commercial growers. Joel Salatin talks about how his meat chickens are raised. He is against the depopulation of all the chickens, then switches over to breeding the survivors.HUH? THATS what I’m referring to.
Mini Horses
Herd Master
Against depopulating the whole flock. Instead only those infected, survivors to breed from -- immunity factor.
