@owasco we tried to have chickens and turkeys, when we lost the first one we tried to let them out only when we were home. but that did not work. The bobcat came in the yard with us here and we have a fenced yard. They got picked off one by one. So now we have none and see no sense getting more. Nature is rough. My husband was fond of one of them, it would sit on his lap while he sat outside having a beer.
A chicken that sits in laps is very odd! It takes a lot of work to keep them safe. And it's probably best to not get attached to them.
But I also can't see myself living without chickens, even if they are just pets. I don't think I'll get more when all of these are gone though. I won't miss the twice a day without fail chores.
Thanks for reading!
@owasco I miss having them but cannot see getting more unless we keep them penned and I do not believe anything should have a life in a pen. My husband would sit outside with a chicken on one lap the cat on the other and a dog on each side of him, oh yeah and a beer in his hand. That was his afternoon ritual.