Why are farmers reluctant to raise chickens freely? there are many reasons.
Management inconvenience. The chickens are raised in a field or in a house, and the chickens have a wide range of activities. The farmers cannot accurately observe the chicken’s eating and physical conditions.
The range of activities is wide, and the feed conversion rate is much lower than that of battery chicken cages. The feeding amount of free-range chickens is also relatively large, but the absorption is relatively small, so it grows slowly.
Free-range chickens need a large enough place, usually in mountainous areas, the transportation is not very convenient, and the distance from the surrounding cities is relatively long. The surrounding rural areas have limited consumption capacity and inconvenient urban transportation, which makes it difficult to sell.
The chicken coops and other hardware facilities for free-range chickens are relatively poor. In addition, in the free-range state, there are also many natural enemies in many places, resulting in a high rate of dead hunting and a relatively large impact on profit margins.
The number of free-range chickens raised in one batch is very small, plus the death rate, the final average, plus the labor, etc., before the part-time job is cost-effective, many people give up.
The above is the reason why farmers are unwilling to raise chickens freely. It is difficult to manage and has a long growth cycle. However, using layer cages to raise chickens can overcome these.