Official BYC Poll: Why Do You Have Chickens - Select All That Apply

I raise chickens for (you can choose more than one):

  • Pets

    Votes: 1,736 71.6%

  • Eggs

    Votes: 2,258 93.1%

  • Meat

    Votes: 640 26.4%

  • Fertilizer

    Votes: 924 38.1%

  • Bug Control

    Votes: 1,018 42.0%

  • More interesting and/or easy than other animals

    Votes: 642 26.5%

  • Other (please specify in reply comments)

    Votes: 257 10.6%

  • Showing & Exhibition

    Votes: 219 9.0%
  • Total voters
    2,426
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They are a great stress reliever ,(except when you need to catch them and they are out free ranging!!) and the antics they get up to have all my friends in stitches
 
We raise for three reasons.... maybe 4
eggs
meat
4h
and I'm addicted
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I wanted to be closer to the earth and I wanted it for my children. It was an important part of my childhood but I live in town. They bring great joy to my life, give purpose thru the chores. Kids Love them 9-22yrs old. Connects me to my past of g-parents who raised turkey. ( thats for next year!)
 
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After losing about 13 to a dog attack this week, I have to add because I am a glutton for punishment!
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In addition to having my chickens for pets and eggs, they are my happy hobby, my distraction, my confidants. I can tell them anything and they will quietly stand and listen, sometimes even consoling me with soft little chickeny purrs. They are eggs and pets and so much more.
 
Actually we don't. They own us!!! They wandered into our backyard after escaping from a neighbors barn, I threw them some sunflower seeds, and they never left. Now I guess they have become almost all of the above, but mostly pets and eggs.

Art & Teri
 
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I guess the OTHER is that chickens are therapeutic, as well as an important part of the life cycle of our small farm. I love to hear them talk to each other and they can sure be hilarious at times. They help support us as we support them, in all ways. They really are not very demanding and give back much more than they take. Endearing creatures,a never ending source of entertainment, beauty, food, insect control, fertilizer and at times when I need it, peace. I can't imagine being without them.
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