Around the country, backyard chicken farming has become more popular in recent years. If you’ve been tempted to have access to fresh eggs from your own backyard, you’ve probably wondered how much work would be involved. How much space do chickens need? What do they eat? How hard is this?
Corie Johnson’s chickens outside of their coop. Image: Corie Johnson.
To satisfy that curiosity, Current State checks in with Corie Jason. Corie hosted a Lansing workshop at the Hunter Park GardenHouse where she discussed how to raise backyard chickens. Corie serves as one of the poultry leaders for the Red Cedar 4H Club and has been raising her own chickens for six years.
This story appeared on WKAR’s Current State and is republished here with permission.