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To reduce your waste, nothing better than chickens!

To reduce your waste, nothing better than chickens!

To recycle household waste, nothing better than chickens! A judicious idea to reduce the production of household waste such as peelings and various remains of meals... An action has been carried out in 4 French municipalities which are happy to renew this experience which has resulted in a 20 to 30% reduction in production household waste in the departments concerned.

When we know what the treatment of waste by incineration or landfill generates in terms of pollution and costs, such an experience can only be welcomed!

If every family adopted chickens, the bins wouldn't be so big, you just have to think about it and take responsibility...

In recent years, chicken coops have flourished again and have rather the wind in their sails, so, in terms of household waste, we have rather reason to be optimistic...

For the environment, adopt chickens!

To reduce your own production of household waste before even thinking about a larger scale, what if you adopted chickens?

Indeed, if we look at our waste more closely, leftover meals, herbs, leaves, peelings, are common in our trash cans. All this waste could be recycled with composting and vermicomposting, which more and more people have been doing in recent years. The adoption of hens would further enhance the actions already carried out, and if you think about it, there are many people who have space to be able to accommodate a few gallinaceae...150 kg of plants are consumed per year and for a hen, this figure speaks therefore already of itself.

To reduce your waste, nothing better than chickens!

Let yourself be convinced with the hens

French municipalities are thus launching the adoption of hens at a lower cost, the only constraint is to take care of the animals... In partnership with breeders, the "adoption of hens" operation has been launched, so let yourself be convinced with the hens , you will thus contribute in your own way to a healthier environment for tomorrow!

To get a more precise idea, you should know that two hens per household consume 12 kilos of waste per month. This result already makes it possible to reduce the weight of domestic garbage cans and, in the longer term, the production of waste in a territory. This idea is worth considering.

If all the municipalities do not yet offer this type of adoption, for information it is in Aquitaine that things started, it would be wise for others to think about this idea, but, already, everyone can also think about it. …

The chicken coop is a great option to consider, good fresh eggs, choice poultry to eat, small chicks, a fun activity for children, and an excellent way to reduce waste production...

Finally, everything is good in the idea of ​​making a chicken coop and raising chickens, so think about it!