Why Your Kids Need Chickens

I’m a huge advocate for having children involved in raising livestock One of the easier species of livestock to keep is chickens Chickens are a great farm animal to get kids involved with Chickens require just enough care that children can learn responsibility and don’t require that much help from adults
One of the reasons that more children should own farm animals is all about learning Raising an animal of any kind teaches a child responsibility Children learn to take care of something and anticipate something’s needs other than their own There is a ton of research

Do Chickens Make Good Pets?

Every so often, a woman is spotted on a New York City sidewalk, leash in hand, walking a chicken Ask her whether chickens make good pets and you’ll get an enthusiastic yes Her hen lives with her in her apartment Ask the same question of a family raising batch after batch of Cornish Rock broilers for the grill, and you’ll get an equally firm no, because to them chickens are food animals The truth, for most people, sits somewhere in between So do chickens make good pets? The honest answer is that they can, for the right person, with