Chicks make a great addition to your homestead, not only can chickens provide fresh eggs and healthy meat, but they can also be great for your garden and backyard.
- Chickens eat pests such as ticks, mites, mosquitos, slugs, and other critters that will harm your garden.
- Chickens are also great for taking care of food scraps. They are omnivores and will eat everything from stale bread and meat.
- Chicken Manure makes a great free fertilizer for your garden.
- They also eat weeds and seeds to keep your yard from being overgrown.
- They have big personalities and good entertaining pets.
- Chickens are tough and adults can survive hot and cold temps as low as 15 degrees.
While chickens can make a great addition to your homestead, they are known to carry bacteria and diseases. To safely raise chickens, it is important to regularly clean the coop, and wash your hands every time you handle chickens or eggs.
We carry Poulin Grain chicken feeds, brooders, warming lights, and all manner of products to keep your chickens and other homestead animals happy and healthy.
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