The benefits of a wild approach
When we are discussing strains of birds, we generally concentrate on how well they fly, how well they hold and how well we think they suit our ground. Game farmers think about egg production, fertility and the ease with which they rear. Game dealers and restaurateurs think about carcass weights and fat content.
How many of us who release game consider the birds’ ability to rear their own ‘wild’ broods the following spring? Very few of us, I would guess, as it is far easier to buy in day-olds or poults, or hatch eggs we have produced ourselves in laying pens from
