On Nov 4, 11:05 pm, Jocelyn De Contents >
wrote:
> > Anyone else share my opinion on eggs?
>
> No. But I wish eating people eggs were an option.
I was born on a farm that had chickens, prolly one of the first sounds
I heard was the birds. I've often raised them, plan on doing it again.
they help reduce the bugs in the garden, eat the ticks shed by the
dogs in the yard, go after grasshoppers in grain, and contribute eggs
for free.

Just in terms of reducing the carbon footprint of the homestead, they
are well worth having. A small flock will keep a family *sustainably*
in eggs and meat while their insectavore diet reduces the need for
pesticides. The feathers are also useful in quilts so you can lower
the heating level at nite.