I don’t know if it’s like this where you live, but where I am, raising chickens is becoming very popular! My next door neighbors have chickens, my nephew Nate (the beekeeper) has chickens and recently my youngest sister Dori adopted a brood! (The pictures in this post were taken at her house yesterday.) And none of these people live on a farm! Just modest-sized suburban lots.
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This seems to be part of a bigger movement overall…one I touched on last month when I did a post about the beehive we bought and becoming a beekeeper! Increasing numbers of people around the nation are adding beehives, chicken coops and gardens to their yards, and more and more communities are changing their rules to accommodate this rise in urban agriculture.
Why the sudden outbreak of “fowl fever?” Well, if you think about it, there are LOTS of reasons for wanting to raise your own backyard chickens! Here are a few:
If you prefer home-grown tomatoes to those bought from the store, you will probably also prefer home-hatched eggs. Crack an egg from a backyard chicken and the yolk will have noticeably deeper color.
Numerous studies have demonstrated that eggs produced from pastured or free-range chickens are more nutritious. Research conducted by Mother Earth News compared eggs from 14 flocks across the United States. The study found that when compared to official U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrient data for commercial eggs, free-range eggs contained:
I’m convinced on THAT information alone!
Raising chickens is something the entire family can get involved with. Last week my daughter-in-law Ava invited us over for a backyard barbecue and I got to witness firsthand the
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