How to Get Started with Backyard Chickens
Enjoy collecting your own fresh eggs from your back garden
Keeping backyard chickens is a pastime that is growing in popularity. There is a wonderful sense of satisfaction in wandering out of the house and collecting your own golden yolk fresh and free-range eggs for your breakfast.
A small flock of chickens can also form an integral part of your vegetable garden. They will enthusiastically devour any bugs and beasties you do not want to eat your vegetables such as caterpillars or slugs or shredding plant material for your compost heap. Your chickens will also love to eat kitchen scraps such as veggie peels too.
Choosing your Chickens
With so many different breeds of chickens to choose from, it can be a little daunting for newbie chicken owners to decide which ones to get. One of the main things to consider is the amount of space you have available, with different breeds of chicken varying considerably in size.
The world’s largest chickens are the brahmas, which are a dual-purpose American breed known as the ‘king of chicken’. They grow to around 30…