Chickens…They’re Cheaper Than Dogs
5April 5, 2013 by Renee
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Hi, I’m Renee’s husband, Geoff! Renee said I could write a few guest posts in her awesomely awesome blog about how to be awesome for $20…so here we go!
A few months ago, we decided that we wanted to buy some chickens (as you do). We had heard all sorts of great things about how awesome your life would be if you had your own little “Garden T-Rexs,” so I thought I’d share a few of those with you now!
1) First of all, what does a pedigree dog cost these days? $500? $1000? Probably more than that in some cases! Chickens cost $1.50 each, and that’s not for some run-of-the-mill street chicken. Our girls are thoroughbreds!
2) Chickens do have a great appetite but thankfully are only very small so that means your food costs are going to be pretty small. We buy a 20 pound bag of chicken food for $11 every 3 weeks or so! You can also feed these guys your table scraps for an extra treat!
3) Chickens are awesome!
4) Chickens lay eggs! Our girls produce an egg each every day; that’s 14 eggs a week! I’ve been eating scrambled eggs for lunch for most of this week, for free! Our eggs are also free-range, pesticide-free and taste amazing!
5) Chickens keep control of all of the pests in the garden. We have seen a marked drop in the number of cockroaches, moths, lizards, mantises and other generally creepy-crawly things! This is a great way to keep your garden nice and healthy for free.
6) Chickens fertilize your plants! You know those little chicken ‘presents’ that they leave for you all over the garden? Well, after you spray the garden down with the hose, they drop their nutrients into the soil, making your plants big and strong!
7) Chickens make good companion animals. Beating all of these other reasons, my favorite thing about chickens is that if you are feeling a little down or upset, you can go out into the garden and cuddle with one! They are so soft (like a feather pillow).
Omm nomm nomm
Well, I hope that I’ve given you enough reasons to go out and buy yourselves a couple of little egg-machines. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my guest post and I’m sure you’ll be hearing from me again (until I manage to find a job).
Peace!
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Okay, this is truly awesome!! I can’t believe chickens only cost $1.50! Wow! I’m curious to know though: if you have chickens as pets, do you still eat chicken meat. Just wondering! 🙂
Yes, we still eat chicken, but we would never eat our girls. Their eggs on the other hand… Those are all mine.
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