I keep them for self sufficiency. If there are enough to sell on then great, but it's not essential. We normally get through about 2-3 eggs/day but have been buying them in for 6 months now. It's a decision I am really struggling with. I'd like to let them die off naturally but I'm finding it hard t...

I first started keeping chickens for eggs 8 years ago and through trial and error and a lot of hard work have gradually improved how I look after them to give them 'happy' lives. I always took the attitude that I'd keep them until they died of natural causes and have gradually replaced birds over th...