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Tune in to the Chicken Whisperer

Listen to the weekly worldwide radio show Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer on Radio Sandy Springs from 9-10AM EST on Saturday. The show is hosted by Andy Schneider, also known as the “Chicken Whisperer," and the founder of the Atlanta Pet Chicken Meetup group that has grown to over 400 members in less than a year.

Why Raise Backyard Chickens?

There are several reasons to keep a few hens in your backyard, including pest control and sheer entertainment. I like egg sandwiches and chickens are great entertainment. Fresh eggs are most likely the most popular reason.

Chickens eat weed seeds, bugs, grass and left-over’s. Hens raised in your backyard provide an endless supply of eggs that taste better and they are better for you than eggs from hens raised in cages. Your organic eggs are higher in vitamin E and beta carotene, and lower in cholesterol.

• Food Source – Endless supply of fresh organic eggs
• Entertainment – Fun to watch their curious nature
• Going Green
• Natural Fertilizer - Composted droppings make incredible garden fertilizer
• Insect control – They eat  insects
• Weed Control – They eat the weed seeds
• Pets for kids – Beats hamsters, gerbils, hermit crabs, etc.

Why pet hens?

• Hens—not roosters!—are quieter than dogs
• Fresh organic eggs are healthier for you and the environment: no fuel used trucking them to stores!
• Backyard chickens lead healthy happy lives. If they are kept in an attractive coops it won’t be an eye sore in your yard and they won't be roaming into your neighbors' yards
• Cities all over America are now allowing and even encouraging backyard hens. They are fun, educational, and make good neighbors.