Keeping Chickens: Why Keep Chickens?

Raising free range chickens at home is very cheap and easy. There are lots of different reasons why people choose to keep chickens, here are just a few of them.



#1) Chickens love kitchen scraps- Chickens have very voracious appetites and will eat almost any kind of kitchen food waste. Instead of throwing all that leftover food in the waste bin you can use it to supplement the diet of your own flock of chickens.

#2) Fresh, free range eggs- Who do you know that doesn't eat eggs? apart from the many other benefits of keeping chickens on of the main ones is that they produce fresh eggs every day. Not only fresh but free range organic eggs which taste better and are mor beneficial to your health.

#3) Chickens are a great source of natural fertilisers- The waste produced by chickens has been used for centuries by farmers and small holders to enrich the soil for growing crops in. They make a very useful addition to any organic garden and will also keep insects and pests under control as they forage naturally amongst the vegetables.

#4) Chickens make great, low maintainance pets- Chickens need very little by way of maintainance other than the daily supply of food and clean water and the once weekly change of bedding and litter. They are entertaining and educational for both children and adults alike and can be fascinating breeding projects. What can be more exciting than watching a new born chick emerging from its egg and watching it grow and develop to produce eggs of its own.


#5) Chickens make great, if accidental, gardeners! - Having a flock of chickens loose in your garden benefits in many ways. Chickens eat all kinds of plant life and weeds which would otherwise overrun the garden if left unattended. They will actively seek out insects, bugs, slugs and snails which gardeners spend a lot of time and effort trying to control. To add to all of this, they produce top quality organic fertiliser as they go about their business!