Re:Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer?
by gadders on Thursday February 20, 2025 @07:02AM
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>>You yourself have probably already developed that skill to some extent and might be able to identify “strange” behaviour is specific individual chickens.
That might be hard to do with a flock of 20. If they were pets the calculation might be different.
I know for a fact it is possible. I am acquainted with veterinaries and have kept chickens temporarily while they were recuperating.
> They tend to hide any illness until very sick.
Indeed. So do rabbits and other “exotic” pets. It does make treatment harder, but experienced people tend to develop a sense to notice it sooner. You yourself have probably already developed that skill to some extent and might be able to identify “strange” behaviour is specific individual chickens.