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It’s nice to have your own chickens and it’s not surprising that so many people are doing just that , in their own backyard.

The chickens will supply you with all the eggs you need, and maybe with enough to sell to shops or at the local market.

They are one of my favorite foods, without a doubt. You can beat the taste, and you can have so much variety with eggs. The common uses are of course, boiling, frying and poaching. But there are so many other applications, in baking cakes, quiches etc.

I’m a city dweller and I eat eggs regularly. The eggs that I normally get in grocery stores or supermarkets are OK – but have you tasted the real free-range varieties?

I spend a weekend in the country with my mom, every month or six weeks. She always has a few eggs that she buys from a local farmer. Now they are the real McCoy – (wild and) free range.

And the taste of those eggs – there’s just no comparison with eggs from a shop. After tasting them, you wonder just how “free-range” those shop “free-range” eggs are (if at all).

I think its because I grew up on that same farm, and enjoyed those free free range eggs every day, that I got the taste for them. You are never happy with second best.

And it’s not a big deal to get a few chickens and start your own egg-producing business. I feel that there’s nothing quite like having fresh eggs from your own backyard, every day. And with a reasonably-sized back garden you can build your own coop cheaply.

And I think that it’s hard not to get attached to the chickens – they can be so endearing. You can of course keep them for the eggs, but they can turn out to be like pets!

Believe it or not, I could watch chickens for ages. I find them so interesting (and funny). The sounds, the head movements and the way they forage around the yard, all amuse me. (Maybe that’s easily done)!

Each one has their own particular traits – some are loud and and boisterous, while others are more laid-back, or timid. And when they lay an egg, they let you know, loud and clear!

Not to mention some of the beautiful colors they come in ” such as the Blue Andalusians, Golden Campines, or just a plain white Leghorns.

You can treat them as pets if you wish, but they will keep laying eggs anyway. I can’t think of another pet that will give “something back” to you!