There are many reasons that families decide to start raising chickens in your backyard. If your thinking of raising chickens, you have come to the right place. Chickens101.com is your resource for all the basic information you need to raise a small flock of chickens in your backyard.
Why Start Raising Chickens?
* Great project for kids. Kids love chicks, gathering eggs and it is a wonderful learning experience for them. The maturity level needed to care for chickens is easily handled by all but the youngest of children.
* Great tasting eggs that are more nutritious than store bought eggs. The eggs are always fresh and the yolks are a deep dark yellow. Eggs from the backyard chicken are often better nutritionally because they have not sat around for weeks or months.
* Great tasting meat free from chemicals and hormones. If you choose to start raising chickens for the delicious meat they provide, you will not find anything better than chickens raised in your own backyard. The taste is simply incredible and you can rest assured that you know what they have been eating and whats in the meat.
* Very inexpensive and easy to raise. Chickens require very little attention other than fresh water and food. Eggs need gathered daily which takes just a few minutes. Its also a good idea to shut the coop at night to protect the flock from predators such as foxes and raccoons. If your chickens are confined to a coop or unmovable pen, you will need to clean them out on average every week or two depending on the number of chickens you have.
* Free organic fertilizer. Chicken manure is high in nitrogen and makes an excellent fertilizer for your garden and flowers. Chicken manure breaks down fairly quickly and is ready to use in just a few months. Because of its strength, chicken manure should be allowed to break down with compost as to avoid burning plants.
As you can see the benefits of raising chickens in your backyard are numerous.
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