Sounds like a wise choice - but helping with the chickens is a great way for kids to learn about caring for others.All of the neighborhood kids show a interest in the chickens, and I am all for them inter-acting with them. I actually supply eggs free of charge to 3 of the households when I have excess. I am not ok though with them inter-acting with the horses even though there is a big interest with several of them. I feel bad to a point as I know the love of them, but I also know that they are 1000lb animals that have a mind of their own. My daughter has been around them since she was 1, has been taught how to behave around them and handle them, they have not. And well, if a accident were to happen we live in a society today where everyone jumps on the lawsuit bandwagon.