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It’s nice to have your own chickens and it’s not surprising that so many people are doing just that , in their own backyard.

Those chickens will keep you supplied with fresh eggs each day, and possibly even enough to sell on to local shops, or at the local market.

Eggs are definitely one of my favorite foods. They are so tasty, and there’s so much you can do with them. Boiled, fried, poached – that’s just off the top of my head. Not to mention all the ways they can be incorporated in baking cakes, quiches etc.

I live in the city and eat eggs regularly. Now the eggs that you get in supermarkets and grocery stores are OK, but have you tasted those down-home, free-range varieties?

I spend a weekend in the country with my mom, every month or six weeks. She always has a few eggs that she buys from a local farmer. Now they are the real McCoy – (wild and) free range.

And those eggs always pass the taste test – they get my vote every time. The taste is far superior to shop eggs – even top those ones marked as “free range”.

I suppose that I have this discerning taste because I was reared on delicious eggs like these. On the farm where I grew up, we kept our own chickens, and I think I got the taste for the “down-home” eggs. It never leaves you!

And it’s not a big deal to get a few chickens and start your own egg-producing business. I feel that there’s nothing quite like having fresh eggs from your own backyard, every day. And with a reasonably-sized back garden you can build your own coop cheaply.

Of course, you can get chickens purely for producing eggs, but having chickens close by, it’s difficult not to get attached to them. They have their own personalities of course.

I’m not joking when I say that I could watch chickens for the longest time. They are just so amusing – whether it’s the way the look at you and at each other, or the noises they make.

Each one has their own particular traits – some are loud and and boisterous, while others are more laid-back, or timid. And when they lay an egg, they let you know, loud and clear!

And the chickens come in many beautiful colors and varieties, such as Golden Campines, Blue Andalusians or the popular Rhode Island Reds.

They can be kept as pets, of course, but they will keep producing eggs. What other pet gives something back? I cant think of any!