Darren Couch

Dunno what all the fuss is about - that is a great researched take on chicken raising!

If I had more back yard I'd paddock it up just as you suggested. People need to take a breather.

I can support your poop claims - we recently had a cold rainy spell here and all the girls decided (wisely) that the covered patio was the place to be with resulting poo. A few minutes with a hose each day gets the offending particles back out into the yard.

Life is compromise, and you do a great job of discussing the various ones we make raising our chickens.

My ex father in law used to own an earth shelter construction business near Wichita KS, that went belly up after about three houses. He said when he'd go to fairs and such to pitch his business, people would tell him if they were going to spend 30% more on the construction cost, they wanted people to see the opulence.