I DO....but they are layers, so we do use the eggs. Can't stop the egg laying, which comes natural to them, can we?
I have three hens. We have a mother and her baby, who is now grown, who came from the SPCA. Both are very good egg layers, and we do use the eggs for our family, both human and fur.
And we have an older rescued hen, which still lays eggs every once in awhile, but if she never lays another egg, oh well.
When our girls stop laying, they will do as they do now, only without the egg laying.
They will be free to roam the large piece of property they call home.
Chickens have the sweetest personalities and deserve to be cared for and given the same respect as any of the other animals on our property.
Mama, Baby, and Annie will live here until they pass over the rainbow bridge.
They will live with love, good food, a warm cozy home to bed down in, and lots of stuff to peck at.
That's the way it should be.