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The organic feed is much more expensive, but if you want to market your eggs as organic, or just want healthier birds, that's the feed for you.
Uses of Chickens
Egg producing is the top use of backyard chickens. Eating your own fresh eggs and sharing them with neighbors is a great start to a more simple life; if your grand-parents lived in a rural area, odds are, they had a flock of chickens providing fresh eggs and meat. Over the decades, people started buying more food from the supermarket instead of growing it themselves. Over the past few years,
Fancy Roosters
-Khloe Leblanc, Bridget Decker
backyard chickens have become a trend,
as more people realize that home-grown food is healthier and tastier. In addition to all of that, chickens are fun to raise!
Raising meat birds and slaughtering them yourself another use for chickens.
If you've never done this before, consider helping an experienced friend before attempting the feat yourself. Meat from your chickens tastes much better than what you'll find at the store; plus, as you're savoring the flavor of your herb-roasted chicken, you can feel pride and accomplishment from growing and processing your dinner.