Farmers raised chickens in the past, but used to let them run wild on their farms, scrabbling where they would for food. Although farmers spent no money on feed, the chickens grew slowly, sickened easily, and laid few eggs.
過去，農民們也養雞；卻是放任雞隻們四處亂跑找食物的土法養雞，雖然不花飼料錢，但是雞長得慢又容易生病，至於產蛋那就更少了。