Living Homegrown Podcast With Theresa Loe

152: Why Backyard Chickens Make Great Pets Host Theresa Loe has been keeping chickens in her small Los Angeles backyard for about 10-11 years. Her family loves having chickens and her friends and neighbors enjoy the eggs. Many people don't know just how easy it is to care for chickens!  In today's episode, Theresa chats with author Melissa Caughey about all the considerations of starting your own flock, what you need for babies and adult chickens AND how it can be such a fun experience for children. You will learn: What makes backyard chickens so great The first thing you need to check out before ever starting What's involved in the day-to-day care Which breeds are best for beginners Why you never go to the feed store to just "look" at chicks How to use the eggs of Bantam breeds What are the requirements for baby chick care And more... As always, you can get all the links mentioned at www.LivingHomegrown.com/152 as well as a full transcript of the episode.  This episode was brought to you by Theresa's Livin