I may have caught your attention when I said you can save more and benefit from raising chickens right at your own backyard, haven’t I? But why are you still not working on it? Perhaps, I can convince you more with these three tried and tested benefits.
Homegrown chickens will supply you fresh eggs and produce.
Chickens produce eggs, and you are assured of fresh eggs monthly when you raise your own chickens. Chickens are very much edible, when they grow up healthy, you are guaranteed fresh chicken meat at the dining table at all times! Isn’t it great to be supplying your family fresh eggs and produce constantly without even hurting your pocket? Eating fresh produce and fresh eggs will also do your family’ health some good, so imagine striking two birds with one hit!
You may enjoy these fresh products right from the source if you raise your own chickens from home. You will see the benefits and reap them as you go along.
Homegrown chickens will work for their upkeep.
Yes, you heard that right. Chickens will work for you, in the same vein that you spend for their upkeep and breeding. They will help you kill pests, worms, insects, and other harmful creatures easily as they peck around your backyard for food. They will feast on anything organic including undesirable grasses and dried leaves as they look for something to eat.
Anything that can ruin your lawn, well, leave it to the chickens! They will do work on your lawn including landscaping so you will not be bothered at all. Imagine your very own chickens doing the weeding and killing of pests for you? Pretty nifty, huh? You earn and at the same time enjoy its many benefits.
Homegrown chickens are very self sufficient.
Chickens unlike any other animals need not be trained, walked nor followed around. They can very well live by themselves provided they have ample food, water and a well-ventilated and spacious coop to shelter on. Considering all these benefits, where you can have fresh produce and eggs, maintain a good lawn free from pests and weeds, you can also start earning a livelihood from your homegrown chickens. Are these reasons enough for you to get started?
For chicken coop building plans and other chicken coop designs, check out the Building a Chicken Coop Manual.
Hi, my name is Howie Kingsly. I'm an accountant from Sydney and welcome to my blog on Keeping Chickens. I recently embarked on a project to a build a chicken coop for my backyard and this is my collection of pictures and articles that I have collected over time that I hope you will find useful. I got started by reading a manual which had numerous chicken coop plans and step by step building instructions which was very useful. Thanks for stopping by.