Mama, can we have chickens?

Reason #1

They're super cute

Reason #2

They eat all the bad bugs

According to an article on the website My Pet Chicken, chickens eat many pest insects such as:

• Mozzies
• Ticks
• Fleas

Reason #3

They're green!

Chickens eat food scraps, which:

• Reduces our carbon footprint
• Saves landfill space
• Reduces rubbish costs

Reason #4

They $ave us ton$ of money.

We consume two dozen eggs per week. This means:

• Two chickens laying two eggs per day = 14 per week
• At $9.00 per dozen, this saves:
  • $20 per fortnight
  • $80 per month
  • $1,000 per year
  • $5,000 over five years (the average lifespan of a chicken)

Reason #5

It's a good responsibility for the boys.

Over Christmas, we learned that the boys were quite good at this!

• They took to their jobs quickly
• They were caring and kind
• They tidied up their messes

Reason #6

They do our weeding!

Chickens eat everything on the ground! This saves us:

• Hours and hours of landscaping
• Hundreds of dollars in landscaper fees
• Getting one of those stupid weedeaters that Dada will just break.

Reason #7

You can put them in clothes and it's really cute.

I mean, come on.

But you have concerns...

We don't have room for them!

According to numerous chicken articles we read, this is a myth!

• Many people raise chickens in the city
• Chickens do not need grass
• They are not loud and smelly

How much will this cost?!

Chicken coops start at under $200.

• Numerous options available on TradeMe
• Even cheaper if Dada does some DIY!
• Chicken feed is around $2.00 / kg.
• They pay for themselves in just three months.

What about Rocco?

Yeah, this would probably be annoying.

In closing...