Chickens, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl are noisy creatures. After the kill shot, a rooster crow will tell everyone within a mile that you have food. And they will be coming over for dinner.
Although they are great on your farm / homestead right now, I recommend you have a plan in place for continuity of food when you have to cull your flock.
Rabbits and quail are a combination that comes to mind. They are quiet, and you can run them in parallel with your laying hens. The hens are now a luxury, rather than an essential component in your system.
Although they are great on your farm / homestead right now, I recommend you have a plan in place for continuity of food when you have to cull your flock.
Rabbits and quail are a combination that comes to mind. They are quiet, and you can run them in parallel with your laying hens. The hens are now a luxury, rather than an essential component in your system.