Children learn responsibility of caring for livestock and witnessing the cycle of life.
Recycle kitchen scraps and receive high nitrogen manure for compost heap and garden. However in order to keep neighbours and councils on side a few perceived and potential problems need to be addressed. The following may also be use to refute anti-backyard poultry arguments from well meaning yet misinformed councillors or neighbours. But this can be eliminated with proper attention to the type of housing used and correct feed storage. Apart from providing adequate space and the correct depth and type of litter, it is important to remove wet spots regularly and either dig these into the garden or compost.