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I live in town on 1/3 acre, had chickens for about 8 years now and the hens know where the property line is somehow. Kids treat them as pets but they really need little care and 40 feet away from the house we never smell anything. We clean it every 2 weeks and less in middle of winter.
In addition to fresh healthy eggs, they eat all the ticks/bugs/spiders in the yard and poop out fertilizer as they roam. The comment about what to do after they stop laying is valid. they live for about 10 years but only lay for about 3 years starting at 6 months. By the time they stop laying they have worked their way into pet status-I am considering "rent-a-fox" to come clean house.
Really they need minimal space and no trips to the vet.
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