Feeding chickens and three benefits of keeping it
What are the benefits of keeping free-range chickens?
Here are 3 benefits of keeping free-range chickens :
- As a source of protein for those who consume it
- As entertainment for those who keep it
- As additional pocket money for those who intend to sell it.
Free-range chicken meat is meat with fiber that is quite strong and delicious to chew. The price of free-range chicken meat is also higher compared to broiler chicken. Free-range chicken meat can be used as meat for chicken soup, grilled or in satay, or made into meatballs.
Free-range chicken eggs can be additional protein for you, whereas free-range chicken eggs are considered more nutritious than boiler chicken eggs. In Javanese society, free-range chicken eggs are often drunk as a healthy herbal medicine because it is believed that people who drink herbal medicine with raw chicken eggs will be stronger and fitter.
The selling price of free-range chicken eggs is also more expensive than broiler chicken eggs, so keeping free-range chickens can be an option for those of us who want to have a side business at home.