What do you raise your chickens for?

[Chickassan]

I don't have a good reason to be perfectly honest. I just like doing it.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

I don't have a good reason to be perfectly honest. I just like doing it.

Those 2 sentences contradict one another.

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

lol

 

[Chickassan]

Eh, the story of my life friend.

Those 2 sentences contradict one another.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I'll post this link. It is a really old thread but you might enjoy comparing the results.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/2...o-you-have-chickens-select-all-that-apply/390

 

[a.greenleaf]

I raise them for pets and eggs, we originally started because we wanted them for pest control.

 

[micstrachan]

Pets all the way. Of course we enjoy the eggs, too, but give away more than we eat. I keep hardboiled eggs in the fridge at work to keep me from getting hangry.

Two and a half years ago, my husband came home with four chicks of different breeds for my daughter’s birthday and a tiny prefab coop from the hardware store. Little did he know that a few months later I’d make him build a bigger coop and that our little flock would totally consume me. I’ve never looked back and chickens will probably always be a part of my life. I got six chicks the following year, but held off this year, as I want to make sure I can manage them well and tend to their needs. They have changed me forever, and have made me eat almost vegan. Someday I might like to rescue battery hens. I am utterly amazed at their complex social structure and am absolutely convinced they are capable of emotions like jealousy and empathy.

 

[4 ever Orpington]

I raise my flock as my pet's. But also those fabulous home grown eggs! Make's me want a omelet.

 

[RUNuts]

Mental health.

Eggs are a bonus. Now into meat birds since hunting is time away and some don't like duck.

 

[tripletfeb]

I raise my chickens for eggs of course. But also because it makes me feel a little closer to the country. And my son wanted a pet dinosaur! So it all works out.