Live Self Sufficient

Going to the living self sufficient theme, the question is always asked, why pay for it when you can do it yourself regardless of where you live. This idea goes well with eggs and so why not have your own city chicken to produce for you.

City chickens are a pet with benefits. Sure goldfish are easier but what do they do for you? City chickens provide you breakfast and cut your grocery bill down a few dollars. If you are living in the city and want to learn more about city chickens, I would check out this site. The author has a few books out on the subject and has some great information regarding the laws surrounding city chickens as well as some normal questions and answers she has gotten over the years.

The biggest thing you might need to remember is that you have neighbors and they may complain. You also live in a city which may have laws against you having a city chicken. These are generally from what I can tell the two biggest deterrents to having a pet city chicken. If you think you can swing it, go for it. Make it work by talking with your neighbors ahead of time to get their buy in. Try to be respectful of where you build and place your chicken coup. Even offer up some eggs to the neighbors to get on their good side!

Having a city chicken can be a good amount of fun. Good for kids to learn about how the world works and where their food comes from while learning the responsibility of taking care of a pet.