The chickens are actually far less work than I thought they would be. Daily chicken chores involve poking my head into the coop, tossing in the scraps we've saved from the house, collecting the eggs and bringing them to the house. About every four days or so, I refill the hopper and the water container. About every month I back up the car to the chicken barn and carry the 50-lb sack of feed about 15 feet through the door to the feed bin. About twice a year I clean out the chicken barn.
Chicken manure is great for the garden.
I'm saying that after looking at the evidence, we've decided to raise our own food and know where it comes from. This is a Manila site.