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Chicken Keeping 101
Chickens are popping up in suburban and urban backyards all around the country. It's easy to be tempted to keep chickens. Those bins of adorable chicks you see at your local feed store make you want to just scoop them up and pop them right in your backyard. However, before you dive into chicken keeping, there are many things you need to consider. Author of DIY Chicken Keeping and 5th generation chicken-keeper Lisa Steele of Fresh Eggs Daily offers her expertise on getting started with backyard chicken keeping.