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"Chickens actually evolved as a jungle species" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tree-range-chickens-1.5989923 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/br

• suyula 5y ago
  'Silvopasture' might be the term you want.
  • blablabla123 5y ago
    Yes exactly, thanks!
• danans 5y ago
  > "Chickens actually evolved as a jungle species" Though that might be true, and despite it working for a small community - the scale of meat production required to satisfy the world's demands today can't be achieved through forest-raised chickens or cattle. The price of meat would have to skyrocket and/or the consumption of it would have to dramatically decrease. Both of those would be progress from a climate change and environmental perspective, but from the perspective of global meat consumer expectations, it would be a serious regression. Few people want to go back to pre-industrial diet (mostly grains, greens, and a very small amount of meat). That's why plant based meat substitutes are such a big deal - they might be one of the few ways we can thread this needle.
  • SyzygistSix 5y ago
    Backyard chickens for both meat and eggs are pretty feasible in many places. I don't like meat but raising chickens for eggs was very easy for me and I live close to the center of a small city. Friends of mine in a major city worked with their friends and neighbors to collectively raise and slaughter backyard chickens for meat. Factory farming is not the only option, although I agree that this involves eating less meat for sure.
• tomrod 5y ago
  Cows in the Texas Piney Woods love the woods. They like fields too. But more of often than not I'd find them under the cool shade of pines if not in the tanks (ponds).