{"id":106775,"date":"2023-02-16T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/?p=106775"},"modified":"2023-02-16T08:55:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T13:55:59","slug":"4-reasons-to-keep-chickens-that-arent-egg-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/4-reasons-to-keep-chickens-that-arent-egg-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Reasons To Keep Chickens (That Aren&#8217;t Egg Prices)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who would have thought that one of the biggest stories in the early-2023 news cycle would be egg prices? But here we are, mid-February of a new year, and my news feed is filled with stories about, of all things, eggs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/14\/business\/grocery-prices-cpi\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How much are grocery store eggs today?<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/explaining-the-2023-not-so-great-egg-shortage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why are eggs so expensive right now?<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/02\/business\/economy\/inflation-chickens-egg-prices.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is everybody going to start raising their own backyard chickens?<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnyc.org\/story\/can-backyard-chickens-make-egg-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">But is it worth it to raise your own chickens for eggs?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then there are all those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@blackmommee84\/video\/7187539412090162475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#eggdealer viral videos.<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we here at <em>Hobby Farms<\/em> and <em>Chickens<\/em> can&#8217;t help but smile a little when we read these stories. We have, after all, been chatting about chickens since long before eggs turned into a high-end product.<\/p>\n<p>But as I sit here listening to one of our Australorps sing a loud-and-proud egg song from the backyard coop, it&#8217;s the question of value that sticks with me\u2014<em>is<\/em> it worth it to raise your own chickens for eggs? I&#8217;m not going to crunch the numbers to fact-check influential news outlets, though, before answering &#8220;yes.&#8221; I&#8217;ve kept chickens for well over a decade, and I <em>know<\/em> that a flock of chickens, no matter the size, can cost a pretty penny to keep.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, I want to offer four reasons backyard chickens are totally worth it &#8230; that have nothing to do with exorbitant egg prices at the grocery.<\/p>\n<h2>Food Security<\/h2>\n<p>Turns out Joni Mitchel was right\u2014you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;ve got &#8217;til it&#8217;s gone, and in early 2023, that statement is extra true for eggs.<\/p>\n<p>Eggs are a staple foodstuff, packed with vitamins and nutrients for a healthy, hearty meal. And when it comes to flexibility, you&#8217;ll be hard pressed to find a more versatile ingredient. Scrambled, fried, poached, in an omelette, quiche, sandwich or burrito &#8230; you can always make a delicious meal out of eggs.<\/p>\n<p>And until recently eggs have been reliably budget-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>But when prices for a grocery-store dozen put some hurt on your wallet (and adjectives like &#8220;cage-free&#8221; and &#8220;pastured&#8221; carry threat of bankruptcy) or empty shelves leave your cart sans a single egg, there&#8217;s a deep satisfaction in knowing your ladies are hard at work making breakfast out back.<\/p>\n<p>While some people hold pretty extreme opinions about the state of our food supply chain, you don&#8217;t need to stay ready for doomsday to feel a little more secure when collecting eggs from the coop. Growing or raising your own food just feels good.<\/p>\n<h2>Companionship<\/h2>\n<p>Chickens are fun. Sure, they&#8217;ll dig treacherous holes all over your yard, devour your best-looking tomato and squawk loudly at the site of every squirrel. But watching a flock of chickens can also bring a lot of joy into an otherwise hum-drum day.<\/p>\n<p>And beyond performing antics suitable for a spell of what my wife and I call &#8220;chicken TV,&#8221; chickens can <a href=\"https:\/\/iaabcjournal.org\/roosters-as-pets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make excellent companions<\/a>. Every bit the attentive pet as a family dog, a regularly engaged chicken will bond with its keeper, and some people even enjoy training their birds to do cool tricks!<\/p>\n<h2>Customizable Nutrition<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, we already covered how eggs are nutrition powerhouses. But beyond the basic nutrients available in chicken eggs, raising your own birds provides numerous benefits for customizing your egg enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the most obvious benefit is freshness, as grocery-store eggs can endure long transport times before they hit the shelves. A backyard egg, however, can be enjoyed at its peak freshness.<\/p>\n<p>Does freshness matter, though? Anyone who&#8217;s ever cracked a just-collected egg and seen that big, round yolk, then enjoyed a meal from the just-laid beauty can tell you that, yes &#8230; freshness matters.<\/p>\n<p>There are other ways to customize your eggs, too, based on what food you provide your hens. Organic and\/or non-GMO is as easy as buying the right feed. Some feeds include natural additives for a richer-colored yolk, and we&#8217;ve even heard of people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/try-these-fun-egg-experiments-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">giving chickens peppers to turn the yolks red<\/a>! I personally like my eggs as heart-healthy as possible, so I give my hens a product with extra Omega-3.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, when you raise your own chickens, cage-free is almost always a given and pastured is as easy as opening the coop door.<\/p>\n<h2>Projects<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, keeping chickens requires some upkeep\u2014and that means you can always find a project to do to make your hens&#8217; lives a little better. At the very least, you&#8217;ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/10-steps-spring-clean-chicken-coop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clean the coop<\/a> regularly to protect your chickens&#8217; health (a nice way to enjoy an audiobook on a sunny day).<\/p>\n<p>But you&#8217;ll also have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/4-chicken-coop-improvements-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plenty of coop improvements<\/a> to stave off sedentation. Make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/gumball-machine-dispense-chicken-treats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chicken treat dispenser<\/a>? Rethink your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/6-ways-improve-chicken-coop-doors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doors and gates<\/a>? Start an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/grow-culinary-herbs-chickens-the-kitchen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">herb garden for your hens<\/a> to dine on? There&#8217;s never a reason to be bored when you keep chickens!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egg prices are up (you&#8217;ve surely heard), but grocery costs aren&#8217;t the only reason you should consider keeping your own backyard chickens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5349,"featured_media":106796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[424,57,10727,10458,10456],"tags":[570,11282],"class_list":["post-106775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animals","category-beginning-farmers","category-chicken-coops-and-housing","category-farm-garden","category-poultry","tag-backyard-chickens","tag-egg-prices"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.0 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>4 Reasons To Keep Chickens (That Aren&#039;t Egg Prices) - Hobby Farms<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Egg prices are up (you&#039;ve surely heard), but grocery costs aren&#039;t the only reason you should consider keeping your own backyard chickens.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/4-reasons-to-keep-chickens-that-arent-egg-prices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"4 Reasons To Keep Chickens (That Aren&#039;t Egg Prices)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Egg prices are up (you&#039;ve surely heard), but grocery costs aren&#039;t the only reason you should consider keeping your own backyard chickens.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/4-reasons-to-keep-chickens-that-arent-egg-prices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hobby Farms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hobbyfarms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-16T12:00:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-16T13:55:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/AdobeStock_438285686.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"462\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rodney Wilson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@hobbyfarms\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@hobbyfarms\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rodney Wilson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/4-reasons-to-keep-chickens-that-arent-egg-prices\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/4-reasons-to-keep-chickens-that-arent-egg-prices\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rodney Wilson\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6bd76d45667e3316c2c9d5d3e0da6934\"},\"headline\":\"4 Reasons To Keep Chickens (That Aren&#8217;t Egg Prices)\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-16T12:00:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-16T13:55:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/4-reasons-to-keep-chickens-that-arent-egg-prices\/\"},\"wordCount\":818,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/4-reasons-to-keep-chickens-that-arent-egg-prices\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/AdobeStock_438285686.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"backyard chickens\",\"egg prices\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Animals\",\"Beginning Farmers\",\"Chicken Coops &amp; 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