Survival of our quasi-feral chicks are like that. 25-30%. If they are captured and penned up with the hen survival is more like 80-90%. I'm still trying to sort out how much of the loss is predation and how much disease, or how much the two are intertwined.
Then after being weaned, most young-of-the-year are driven away so the flock size remains somewhat stable. I feel like they are adjusting their numbers to accomodate the forage base or carrying capacity.
When an adult is butchered it feels like a loss at first but it is really just opening up a slot for a new poulet.
Then after being weaned, most young-of-the-year are driven away so the flock size remains somewhat stable. I feel like they are adjusting their numbers to accomodate the forage base or carrying capacity.
When an adult is butchered it feels like a loss at first but it is really just opening up a slot for a new poulet.