I actually never heard of keeping a chicken for strictly pet purposes until I joined BYC. This is a great place for you to be.
Chickens are a huge source of food ( we don't have K-9 teeth for nothing
And I was surprised to see the BYC poll results on why you own chickens. I am from an area where no one considers them pets but livestock and to see so many choose them as just pets was surprising to me, but in a nice way. I think it is great to give some chickens the opportunity to live out a wonderful life as a pet.
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