Really thoughtfull approach to flock management. The slow integration between Muffoletto and Splat shows how much difference patience makes, most people would've just tossed them together and hoped for the best. Watched a neighbor lose two hens last year because they rushed reintroduction after an injury, the flock just demolished them. The detail about Muff roosting below Splat and respecting her boundries says a lot about reading individual animal behavior instead of just following ratios.
If you spend enough time with animals and actually pay attention, you realize quickly that a one-size-fits-all approach never really works. Chickens are far more complex than society tends to give them credit for.
The social hierarchy is very reminiscent of how other groups of animals behave! It’s very interesting the lengths you have to go to, in order for them to be healthy!
It makes me reflect on how large-scale commercial egg and meat operations often lack the time and resources to ensure their birds are healthy and living lives closer to what would be natural for them.
Really thoughtfull approach to flock management. The slow integration between Muffoletto and Splat shows how much difference patience makes, most people would've just tossed them together and hoped for the best. Watched a neighbor lose two hens last year because they rushed reintroduction after an injury, the flock just demolished them. The detail about Muff roosting below Splat and respecting her boundries says a lot about reading individual animal behavior instead of just following ratios.
If you spend enough time with animals and actually pay attention, you realize quickly that a one-size-fits-all approach never really works. Chickens are far more complex than society tends to give them credit for.
The social hierarchy is very reminiscent of how other groups of animals behave! It’s very interesting the lengths you have to go to, in order for them to be healthy!
It makes me reflect on how large-scale commercial egg and meat operations often lack the time and resources to ensure their birds are healthy and living lives closer to what would be natural for them.
Absolutely. The large-scale commercial egg operations are cruel to the birds. Downright cruel.