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This depends on the reason why you keep the chickens and for what purpose.
Chickens raised solely for egg production are often kept in cages for both security and ease of care. Meat chickens are usually housed in large barn like structures and able to wander around. Chickens on farms are more often free range and are only placed in cages when they are ill or there is reason to think they are in danger from a predator.
As for whether it is cruel to keep the hens caged all their life, a chicken who has never know anything but a cage from the time it is hatched would not likely be very happy away from the security it has know forever. The few battery hens rescued and raised on my farm are often happy to stay inside the single cage I have inside the chicken coop but as there is no door on the front of the cage they have the option of wandering the farmyard but choose not to.
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Can you raise chickens in Hamilton Ohio city limits?
1771.08 The short answer is yes. It Depends on the city's definition of CAGED FOWL. Ordinance is intended not to prevent a person from owning pet fowl in a caged environment within residence of the owner.
Which pair of chickens should a farmer breed to produce larger chickens?
Large hen, large rooster
How much space does a chicken need outside of coop caged?
Depending on the size of the chicken, chickens need from 2-10 sq. ft. of outside space to roam (2 ft for bantam chickens, 10 ft for large heavy breed chickens). The more space you can give them, the happier they will be, and the happier they will be will make you happier with more eggs.
Can chickens eat bran flakes?
They can - however, they should not be fed that.
Why are chickens chickens because they are chickens they just are God made them chickens to be chickens OK?
Chickens are chickens because god made them.
What is the environmental variation between the free range chickens and the caged chickens?
free range chickens are more free to move however caged chickens are like they are I prison and can hardly move
Are inghams chickens caged?
No, never
How are chickens caged before killed to eat?
Hanged by their feet. But only cage the Chickens when pantless to avoid dirtying the Pants.
Can animals and birds be caged?
Yes all animals can be caged but the animals hunt for there prey they should not be caged
Is the chicken from KFC free range or caged?
The chickens that KFC use are not caged. The chickens used by KFC are called broilers and broilers are not raised in cages at all. They are certainly not free range either. Broiler chickens are kept in barns which are massively overcrowded, polluted with their own excrement and the chickens are pumped full of growth hormones which causes all sorts of health problems. They may as well be in cages.
Can you raise chickens in Hamilton Ohio city limits?
1771.08 The short answer is yes. It Depends on the city's definition of CAGED FOWL. Ordinance is intended not to prevent a person from owning pet fowl in a caged environment within residence of the owner.
Why are chickens free range instead of caged?
Because some people thought it was too cruel to keep chickens in a small cage and wanted to give them a more natural Life.
What is caged farming?
Caged farming is raising chickens, ducks, guinea pigs, iguanas, or other small creatures in a cage for food. It is not the most humane method of animal husbandry and is generally frowned upon in the US and other civilized countries.
Should the birds can be caged?
Would you? Probably not. And No. BIG NO.
What is the minumum number of chickens that should be raised together?
The minimum number of chickens that should be raised together is at least two chickens . I have two chickens and they get along great!!!
Is it illegal to have battery cows?
Battery cows don't exist. Cows are not caged like chickens are, but corralled in a drylot or feedlot. So no, it's not illegal because there's no such thing.
Can baby chickens stay in a cage?
It depends on the size of the cage, if it's in average size and the chicken can go inside comfortably, then for sure it'd be nice for chickens to live in of course coupled with water and food.
