Are Chickens Good Pets? What Every First-Time Owner Should Know

family raising chickens as pets.

Many of us, at some point, have dreamed of tending to our very own flock of backyard chickens. Or imagined ourselves heading out to the coop with a basket and discovering fresh eggs in warm nests.

But are chickens really good pets? They absolutely can be, yet there’s a lot to learn in the clucky, plucky world of hens. Today, the team at 10 West Bird & Animal Hospital will share some of the ins and outs of keeping chickens as pets. 

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