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Why would you want to build a chicken coop? Why, to house chickens of course. Here are some benefits to having chickens in your own backyard:
- Easy and inexpensive to maintain, especially when they are
- Eggs that are fresh, great-tasting & nutritious. (Share the eggs with your neighbors and they will be happy about the chickens too!)
- Chemical-free bug and weed control
- One of the worlds best fertilizer
- Can be part of an environmental and sustainable lifestyle
- Once you get to know them, you’ll see that chickens are pets with lots of personality.
Want to know more about raising chickens? There’s all sorts of fun information at www.backyardchickens.com
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