A small chicken coop in your garden will allow you to grow your own organic eggs. What you feed your chickens is what is important – grain, lucerne, peas, beans – a bit of grit to get the chickens stomach working are all easy things to grow at home. Lupins or Soybeans and dried kelp from from the beach (if you live near the sea) and daily nutritious weeds, herbs and vegetables from your garden if you allow them to free range.

Day old chickens in chick tray

You could buy food from a chicken feed supplier – but will have to careful about how much you give them – otherwise they will not be organic! You can also grow earthworms in a separate worm farm to feed your chickens, or grow them in the soil of a specially designed organic vegetable garden -  The layers can help themselves whenever they need to eat. You will also be able to give the chickens table scraps and vegetables from your garden that you do not need. Growing chickens at home means you have control over what you eat – fresh organic eggs for breakfast must be a great way to start the day.