Chickens

We think chickens are sustainable for 20 families because they produce meat and eggs.

And are easy to care for.

How to raise chickens

Baby chicks need to be incubated for 24 hours

Chickens can live in cold environments

•Chicks feather don’t protect them from cold

Chickens live in coops First place chicks live is called brooder

Chicks need a lot of waterChickens find their own food

Chicks beaks need to clippedChicks wings need to be clipped

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Chickens have predatorsSmall chickens are more likely to be eaten by predators

Requirements for a chicken

farm

•The owner needs to learn about chickens and how they adapt to certain things.

•Keep roosters away from hens unless you want eggs to be fertilised.

•Appropriate budget

•Appropriate piece of land

•Grass on the land

•Invest in some chicken coops

•4sq feet per chicken in the coops

•Coop must be opened at all times

Mesh netting around the land

•Check the chickens by a vet

•Obey laws and regulations

Problems with chickens

Chicks can get curled toes

When chickens get old they can get a disease called egg break.

Some chickens can go through stage of egg eating.

•Chickens can get lice.

•Chickens can get spider mites which bite them.

Chickens carry salmonella

Benefits of having

chickens

•Eggs from your backyard flock of chickens will be healthier.

•Eggs from your backyard flock of chickens will be tastier than eggs that are store bought.

•Chicken manure can be used as fertiliser on your garden.

•Chickens can get rid of those nasty pests that live in your garden. When chickens search for bugs, their scratching is good for the soil.

Buying a chicken to produce its own eggs is very cost efficient

What is the difference between meat bred chickens and chickens bred for eggs?

Meat bred chickens are much bigger

Meat chickens take longer to grow.

Meat chickens are usually given steroids

Laying chickens don’t have good offspring

•Laying chickens usually don’t lay in the winter

•Layers start laying at about 4 months old•Only healthy chickens will lay

OWNERHAVETO WATCHTHEIR LEGS

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ConclusionHow are chickens sustainable?From answering our sub-questions we then found out our answer to our main question.

Here are ways chickens are sustainable:•They are easy to care for.•They are not costly to farm.•They do not necessarily need lots of lands.•They provide different food options for us.•They provide natural pest control.•If we farm chickens, later generations will be able to farm them too in a simple a similar manner.

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