Re:Why I Would Raise Chickens
by Hyperborian on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @09:19PM
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> ...and is more energy efficient per calorie consumed too.
I've read studies in the past that found entirely the opposite, and by a very large margin. If I remember correctly, I believe that raising chickens for meat was many times more efficient, and among common meat livestock cows were the worst.
Re:Why I Would Raise Chickens
by herdrick on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @09:52PM
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Cows can graze and put on weight on land that practically nothing other than deer can survive on. Think of the sagebrush semi-arid land of the American Great Basin (ex. northern Nevada, eastern Oregon). Chickens and goats can't.
I've read studies in the past that found entirely the opposite, and by a very large margin. If I remember correctly, I believe that raising chickens for meat was many times more efficient, and among common meat livestock cows were the worst.
Are you sure you've got it right?