Chickens: Why Raise Them?

Of all the animals that people can raise as pets, chickens are unique in the sense that they produce something edible compared to other pets like dogs, horses, cats and fish. In fact, raising chickens for pets pay off in the long run as they are a source of fresh meat and eggs unlike what you normally buy in the supermarket.

You're always hearing about organic food, with your own backyard chickens it is very easy to produce your own organic eggs and poultry meat - all you have to do is feed your chickens organic chicken feed (which you can find easily). The best news? Organically fed chicken that roam freely, eat grass are proven to lay eggs that have higher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin E while having lower cholesterol content!

Chickens Have Personalities Too - Did you know that? It's true - each chicken has their own distinctive and endearing personality traits. Aside from this, chickens are very pleasing to look at because their assortment of colors and patterns; they also come in all sizes and shapes. You will certainly be tempted to over-spoil them, pick them up and hug them to show them off to your friends and give them their individual names as you get familiarized with their characteristics.

"Green" Chickens

Chickens naturally love to range freely. By letting them range freely, you get two very tangible benefits in return - they would gladly eat any garden pest they encounter and help you with your grass cutting chores as they love to eat grass as well. As an added bonus, they'll turn all they have eaten in the form of organic fertilizer! All you have to do is sit down on the porch and watch them as they happily go about their daily routine.

Did you know hens can eat almost anything people can, even leftover foods? Although you may reconsider feeding them onions and garlic as they would make their eggs taste funny.

Chickens are the best producers of black gold soil their waste is a naturally nitrogen-rich. Chickens also thrive on leaves, weeds and grass clippings - they actually help people get rid of their garden/farm refuse instead of simply getting rid of them.

Chickens are Low-Maintenance Pets

Chickens need almost no maintenance compared to others. All you have to do is make sure their food and water containers are freshly filled and replenished on a daily basis. And once they start laying eggs, then you have to gather the eggs daily as well. Cleaning their coops daily or every other day is good enough and their beddings have to be changed once every 3 or 4 weeks depending on weather conditions.


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