Chickens!
In keeping chickens, you get more than you give. Not in financial terms, as anyone who keeps chickens will tell you those eggs aren't free.
Chickens are easy to keep if you're willing to be home to close them up every single day at dusk. Too many evening and night predators out there.
Their eggs are super nutritious if you give them the best organic feed, lots of offerings from the garden, allow them a large, fenced area to forage. Where we live a good high fence is for their safety during the day and also keeps them from helping themselves to our fruits and vegetable beds.
Each one is an individual and they're all characters. Interacting with them every day allows you to know the state of their health, yes, but also keeps them friendly. A what's funnier than a chicken, really?
I've posted about the chickens a few times in the past. If you need a chicken fix you can check these out.
But to really get your chicken fix you need to get the real thing. Murray McMurray is who I recommend.
That video tour of the hatchery is amazing! I love stopping by the post office down in town on days when the chicks arrive. They make such a happy chirping that makes everyone smile. ❤️
ReplyDeleteI remember when you first got your chickens. I miss my hens but there are too many daytime foxes here to protect them so I won't keep them again, sadly.
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