Chickens as Pets

Hello, viewers.
I don't know if you realize this, but chickens have became a much more popular pet than you may have thought in recent time, and this is likely for good reasons.
I have two pet chickens myself. Why? Because I like animals, and chickens really are very good pets. One of my chickens, a black silkie rooster, I have had for almost four years now! He can get a little irritated and try to peck you, but this is very rare, and normally isn't actually a hard peck, but just incase, we do handle him with gloves.

This is Sam, the rooster. You may notice little white spots under his wattle and earlobe, unfortunately, these are lice eggs. I am trying to get rid of them with pyrethrin spray, I also dip a Q-tip in the bottle and rub it on the eggs. I might try using a sevin powder also, any advice is apreciated.

Sam is kept in a cage instead of a coop, I would probably not be able to have a chicken coop due to regulations, but the cage is plenty big enough, and I let him outside to play at least once a day as long as the weather is not horrible. And his cage is cleaned daily, I think he is pretty happy where he is, itchy, but happy.

As I was saying, chickens are becoming much more popular pets in suburban areas, and sometimes even in urban city areas. The way I keep my chickens is easy to do, even with limited space, and because he gets to play outside, I think it works pretty well. Chickens are very talkative, but not annoying, maybe a little bit annoying when he crows all the time, but that is rare.
There is also the element of hen's eggs. As long as the owner can afford the price of the feed, they are rewarded by layers with the occasional egg.

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