First Coast Pet

Like many other animals, chickens are social animals and naturally live in flocks. Scratching around freely is normal too. Pet chickens in a small enclosure may be bored and unhappy. A chicken ark will let your pet chickens range on new ground, so is a good first hen house solution.
Chicken arks are designed to be moved around, so the hens have access to new grazing, where they can scratch grubs and bugs, eat grass and weeds. So the chickens have room to move around, and you can separate children and chickens when you want to.
Your children will quickly learn how to handle the hens, but their friends may need some introduction – and some may be wary or frightened at least at first. Children can look at the chickens and observe them closely, when the hens are in the chicken ark.
As children understand more about chickens’ routines, they will learn how to care for them. Children will learn from responsibilities such as feeding and cleaning and they will enjoy collecting the eggs from the chicken ark nest area.
If handled gently, most chicken breeds are perfectly safe to handle. If yu get laying chikcnes, they can be let out of the chicken ark each day so the children can get closer and learn how to pick them up.
When you raise chickens from chicks, children will learn from handling them and watching them grow.
If you want just a few pet chickens, chicken arks work well as they are small and easy to manage. They will learn that each chicken has a different personality and habits.

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