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Getting Started: 3 Other Reasons To Raise Chickens
There are more reasons to keep chickens than just eggs, including for conservation, competition and even companionship!
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Believe it or not, egg production is not the only reason people raise chickens. For some flock owners, fresh eggs are just a tasty and profitable bonus. If you are positive you want to keep chickens but are not sure why, perhaps one or more of the following reasons is right for you.
Conservation
Several pure breeds are endangered some of them critically. The Livestock Conservancy keeps careful track of poultry and other domesticated animals whose numbers have dwindled to precariously low levels.