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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On May 19, 2008, at 10:11 PM, Roy Morgan wrote:

> About out proposed hens. I am not sure how much grain we'd get for
> them.  Can they find things to eat in the field?

I've never tried it but I suspect chickens can survive on found food  
in summer time if they have free run of the place and pickings are  
good, but don't expect many eggs. They won't make it through a winter  
up there without grain and/or kitchen scraps.