POLL: Why do you keep chickens - eggs, meat, show, pet, other?

[lisahaschickens]

Hello all, I was just wondering about the various reasons people might keep chickens. I am raising my first batch for eggs, and would some day like to raise some for meat as well.

I have been assuming that these are the most common reasons to keep chickens, but perhaps I am wrong.... please, post your reasons for keeping chickens!

Thanks!

 

[debilorrah]

We have ours for eggs and the incredible Chicken TV we watch it good weather.

 

[Rhett&SarahsMom]

pets

Eggs are just a bonus

 

[BarkerChickens]

We initially started our chicken habit for eggs and they quickly became pets with benefits!

They have such fun personalities! We now have 51 chicks on order, which the girls will be egg-producing pets and the roos will be dinner.

 

[AngieChick]

We got them for eggs initially, but now they are pets as well. They are just so cute and entertaining!

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

Pets / eggs / meat / stress relief / selling chicks

 

[Lobzi]

Pets

 

[QuailHollow]

We raise ours for entertainment, meat, eggs, pets, and show too!

 

[lisahaschickens]

lobzi- when you say pets - do you mean that you don't eat the eggs?

That is the interesting thing to me... people who get eggs but don't eat them....

 

[Mrs MIA]

Pets, eggs, meat... the works.

The boys are in 4H now, so we'll be showing, too.