Are you wondering if backyard chickens are right for you? These funny, feathery friends are a popular choice among hobby farmers and regular homeowners alike.
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After all, who doesn’t love easy access to their own farm-fresh eggs? The food isn’t the only benefit, either. Like any animal, raising chickens can be a satisfying and rewarding experience.
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You can turn your small flock into a small business by selling excess eggs for profit.
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You can make your family more interesting by keeping these birds as curious and entertaining pets. Chicken owners also reap the benefits of a greener, healthier lifestyle.
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Chickens are extremely flock-oriented, so a good starter flock size is no fewer than three chickens. You should collect about a dozen eggs from three laying hens. A flock of five or six hens is a good choice for slightly larger families.
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One of the most well-known benefits to raising backyard chickens is, of course, the eggs. Farm fresh eggs are better than anything you can find at the grocery store.
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You don’t have to worry about an excessive shelf life or what happened to the eggs during processing or shipping.
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You also know exactly how the chickens live and what they eat, which means you don’t have to worry about unethical farms or unhealthy additives.
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Furthermore, fresh eggs are richer in color and flavor. They also contain fewer saturated fats and bad cholesterol compared to store bought eggs.
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However, eggs aren’t the only product you can get from your backyard flock. You can also purchase a chicken plucker for sale and raise chickens for their meat.
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Like fresh eggs, meat from your backyard chickens is safer and healthier than what you might buy in the store.
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Plus, you control what your chickens eat and how they live, which means you can stock up on chicken without having to purchase from unhealthy or unethical factory farms.
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In addition to meat and eggs, many chicken keepers sell feathers or fertilizer from their chickens. You can also sell chickens themselves to other willing farmers.
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