[aovurevu]

The huge amount of money you would have spent on buying chickens could be saved.

Sure,and also apart from this,Chicken manure is a great source of nitrogen-rich fertilizer, it contains so much nitrogen, you either mix it in with organic materials like leaves or put it into your compost pile to break down .

[Jem Smith]

I have chickens at home, but they are my pets really, and the eggs are just a bonus. It does save us money on eggs, since we feed them a combination of grain, which is pretty cheap, and food scraps.

If you keep chickens for the eggs, be aware that they are past peak laying age by the age of about 2, and will eventually stop laying long before the end of their natural lifespan (they can live to be up to 10 years old, depending on the breed and the conditions they are kept in). You will need to have a plan for what you are going to do about that- are you willing to keep them on as pets after they stop laying, or do you plan to slaughter them? And be aware that they don't always lay all year around. They tend to lay less during winter, and some breeds only lay a smaller number of eggs per year.

Also, please don't keep them if you don't have enough room to give them decent lives. They need some room to move around and express their natural behaviour. They also get more vicious and will peck one another if they don't have enough space and are having to constantly compete for room and food. They are living creatures and deserve to have some quality of life.

You will have to factor in vet bills as well, since they do sometimes get sick. Heritage breeds seem to live longer and be healthier overall, whereas the hybrids bred to lay more eggs get sick a lot (often egg bound) and don't live as long.

Also, be sure to check what the rules are about keeping them where you live. For example, where I live it is legal to keep hens (although there are rules about how many you can keep per square meter of land), but not roosters, since they make too much noise.

-- 11 Jun 2023, 19:33 --

The huge amount of money you would have spent on buying chickens could be saved.

It's not a huge amount, at least, I didn't consider it to be. Might depend where you live, as well as the breed of hen. Here a point of lay hen costs between $20 and $60. We got 6 of them, which produces more than enough eggs for our family. You need a hutch or a coop as well, although you could save money by making your own. So it depends, really.

-- 11 Jun 2023, 20:14 --

What breed of dogs you had who killed their masters pet? Normally my dog never touched our chickens when we used to have.

Lots of people I know have lost chickens to dogs. You can raise dogs to leave chickens alone, or even guard them, but other dogs that get into your yard might still kill them, like they would other small animals.

-- 11 Jun 2023, 20:19 --

Poultry require a good amount of care,

That depends on the Poultry. Icelandic Chickens and Mallard ducks thrives in neglect as long as they have water and they are free ranged as they can find their own food.

Free range poultry is even more susceptible to parasites like worms, lice and mites, so you need to keep on top of that. They can also get injured or attacked by predators. I'm not saying free range isn't good, just that care is still needed.

[eldavis]

Over here in my country and location, this is one of the most lucrative business out there. I know of a family who invested in this and they are making good money from it on a regular basis.

[astutimeliana723]

My aunt does this but it is not suitable if you are living in a rented apartment. Other tenants might not be cool with it.

That's right I agree with you. Raising chickens is only suitable in rural areas that have large areas of land. Because chicken manure can cause problems if it is kept in places that are not suitable, such as cities, especially apartments.

[Semi]

At this point, you produce your egg by yourself and it is cheaper than having to buy.

[nuella]

If you want to save money on eggs and meat, this is the best approach to take. You would be having quality meat and eggs at very little cost.

[Starmix]

That is a wise idea if your neighbors are not near your home and if fenced your home because those chickens might come and go and who knows if they will be stolen.

[Abdulhamid001]

l save a lot of money when I tend to my birds(chickens) at home. You can't believe how expensive chicken cost now in my locality. So I rear mine for my own consumption. I only sell their eggs since I don't really love to eat them same with it's poop.

This simply means that you don't only save money from buying them expensive in the market. You also make money when you sell the eggs produced from them. You can also sell their poop, people in my locality comes to buy the chicken poop which you sweep from the chicken house and stored them in bags. They buy them to spread on their farms like fertilizer to aid in. quick growth of their farm products.

Selling it's products like the eggs and it's poo can be used to purchase it's feed and you don't lose in anyway even while eating for your consumption.

[Amie]

Apart from providing you with cheap eggs, it would help you you eliminate the cost of buying manure and fertilizer if you have a small garden.

[augusta]

Yes with this you would always have meat and eggs to consume. you don't need to pay exceedingly for this.

[Kenti]

Even people that live in rented apartments and have balconies can explore this option. All you would need is a little bit of extra work to keep it from smelling. Anything to save money is worth doing.

[augusta]

Yes you can save yourself of buying expensive meat and rear some to use them whenever you need one

[Kokotee]

Some people just keep them chicks as pets but it still gives them reasonably cheap eggs to enjoy.

[Abdulhamid001]

Some people just keep them chicks as pets but it still gives them reasonably cheap eggs to enjoy.

Yeah, I think those ones are not the caged ones as they go out freely to eat and then return back and sometimes produces eggs ,the only thing is that their eggs are not constant unlike the reared ones.

[Pistis]

I would surely adopt this method as I heard that you can feed the chicks with corn and soya beans chaff which are free to get.

[augusta]

I would surely adopt this method as I heard that you can feed the chicks with corn and soya beans chaff which are free to get.

Yes you can go ahead to try it out, you would be glad you did as you would be saving money this way.

[Presh]

If you take this approach, it would save you good sum of money you won't imagine it would.

[aovurevu]

I would surely adopt this method as I heard that you can feed the chicks with corn and soya beans chaff which are free to get.

Wow, I don't know about this and I have always been buying chicks feed at high rate, I will try adopting this method and see if it works

[nuella]

I would surely adopt this method as I heard that you can feed the chicks with corn and soya beans chaff which are free to get.

Wow, I don't know about this and I have always been buying chicks feed at high rate, I will try adoYpting this method and see if it works

That is only for chicks that you intend to eat by yourself. That feeding program is not good for chicks raised as business.

[augusta]

I'm on mine here again, keeping some for the festive period. I know I would be saving a good amount of money here