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| The awesome benefits of keeping chickensThe advantages of raising chickens in your backyard are many. It never have to be a useless activity at all. Check out these 5 most tempting reasons that I have discussed below on why you should raise chickens in your backyard.
By: Eugene Zach Reason 1 - No need to waste food leftovers --------------------------------------------------------- Chickens are voracious eaters. They would like to devour anything(organic of course) and everything that comes their way, and are known to be cannibals. So if you are going to keep chickens, then you never have to worry a bit about left over food. And you won't feel the pain of dumping food into the trash and it can even save a good amount on the feed. But you also need to ensure that you are not feeding anything that is injurious to their health. Please not that excessive feeding of onions and garlic are injurious to their health. http://raisingpetsandanimals.blogspot.com/ Fresh Eggs ---------------- Fresh, tasty and nutritious eggs are one of the most tempting reasons why many want to keep chickens in their backyards.. We all love to have eggs, don't we? Apart from it's mouth watering taste, eggs are a rich source of vitamins, minerals and contains a good amount of natural Vitamin D. Eggs are good for our eyes and lowers the chances of getting cataracts because of the presence of the rare nutrients lutein and zeaxanthin in them. The health benefits of eating eggs are many and are not just limited to what I have mentioned. The chances of developing blood clots, stroke and heart attacks can be lowered to a great extend by regular consumption of eggs, a study at Harvard School of Public Health says. Eggs can be eaten in any form, you can either have it raw or cooked, scrambled or sunny side up. And it is great for pregnant women. You would be amazed to know that fresh eggs are much different in taste, texture and nutrition when compared to the eggs at the grocery store. Isn't it a tempting reason why you must raise chickens in your backyard? Rich source of 'Natural fertilizers' -------------------------------------------- Chickens love to wander around freely in your garden. But while doing that they would also love to peck on anything that they consider as food. This quality can greatly benefit your backyard by keeping it pest free. Their pest menu includes anything from insects to grubs and earwigs to beetles. And once they are digested, your chickens are ready to produce the natural fertilizer - their poop. The fruits and vegetables grown by means of natural fertilizers are safer and healthier than their chemical counterpart. Chickens are low maintenance pets ------------------------------------------------ Chickens are not only productive and edible but also can become excellent pets. But they hardly require any tender loving care unlike those expensive dogs or cats. You only have to give them fresh food and water and some freedom to roam around freely in your space. That's it ! And in return you can have all the fresh and tasty eggs that it lays and also convert them to tasty meat if you want to. Isn't that cool? You can even start a small business and earn some money by selling the eggs and meat in the local market. Chickens can be excellent lawn mowers ------------------------------------------------------ Chickens are excellent scavengers and love to feed on grass and weeds. You can greatly benefit from this very nature of them by getting your lawn clipped and cleaned at the same time which will help you save a great deal on your lawn mowing efforts. An expensive dog or cat can never do all these for you, ever. No offense but a dog can only prove itself to be a loyal and best friend to it's master, where as a chicken can be source of fresh and tasty eggs or meat, a low maintenance pet and an efficient law mower, all at the same time. # # # The very first thing that you would think of before raising chickens is a well-built but cheap chicken coop. From my personal experience I can tell you that the chicken coops that you get from the market are way expensive, even a pre-built one. That's why I thought of building one on my own and that's how I found this helpful eBook written by Bill Keene named - 'Building A Chicken Coop' (http://www.myproductcomparisons.com/ End
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