• seathru
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    1 年前

    It appears a hen needs about 115g of feed a day to produce one 50g egg, so the product yield is less than half the input,

    That’s surprisingly efficient.

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      Not only that, they also reduce organic waste, they help keep some pests at bay and they fertilize the soil for you

      The little town of Limburg, Belgium offered 3 chickens to 2,000 households as an experiment in 2010 to cut down on household waste. Belgian officials have reported that the chickens are a huge success, organic waste has been cut in half and the families have gained a supply of free, fresh eggs.

      We should be bringing back keeping animals at home, chickens for sure at least, ducks are loud cunts.

      Then someone should open a business that butchers the chicken for you, so you don’t have to get your hands dirty even.

      i grew up in post soviet era central europe, collecting all the vegetable scraps and even eggshels onto a bowl while cooking then taking it out back and giving it to chickens was the norm.

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      Well, it’s dry feed and a wet egg. But yes, chickens are on the more efficient side of animal farming.

      Still cruel though