Official BYC Poll: Why Do You Have Chickens?

[pennyJo1960]

You will find many reasons as time goes on...

 

[Waves]

when i was 11 yy old my family wanted some eggs...(psst... and pets )
now, they're our pets, mine especially. i love them absolutely.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

I always thought that I wanted to raise chickens someday.
Well, it’s Someday!

 

[nashua]

The same for me, except someday came about 18 months ago. I have lost one, so have nine hens. They are pets, I admit. I have even trained one to jump up on the outside perch at a whistle. Now she jumps up there when she sees me coming. I got them a few days past hatch, so they think I am Mom.
2 Americaunas, 5 Gold Stars, and 2 black Austrolorpes. Lots of eggs, which I like.
I find them to be fascinating animals, very smart and each with their own personality.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I think in the end we all have valid resons to keep them .. I have told my BF and Son if I am unable to care for them we can sell them

 

[eaking]

My husband wanted them solely for eggs. I don't eat eggs - I just wanted them for pets. He calls them his little chicken babies now and he is a full-on chicken daddy. He adores them.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I like my birds but they have a job here .. We go through almost a dozen every day .. I do feel they give me a reason to keep moving I turn 60 in a few days
but stay in shap because of them and the two men with me my sweetheart and our Son who is 38 but helps care for us

 

[HappyClucker7]

I picked eggs, pets, and other.
I originally got chickens for eggs. I didn't think I would fall in love with them as much as I have. I didn't know chickens all have personalities, and I didn't know how much fun they are!
Once I got my chicks though, they became pets. Now I mainly just keep them as pets, and the eggs are a bonus.
I chose 'other' because they make me happy. They always bring a smile to my face, no matter what. I just love knowing that every morning I can go out and see them, pet their soft feathers, and hear their soft little clucks.

 

[Tilhana]

Eggs, fertilizer, pest control, and (not listed in the poll) for prepping/tilling my garden beds.

 

[slippednfell]

I included "other" in my votes... Entertainment.
While my chickens aren't pets, I get endless entertainment from watching them.