Free-range chickens unwittingly perform various tasks in a small-farm setting. They feed on pests, insects and food scraps; loosen up the soil and pull out weeds by scratching; making the soil fertile and of course laying eggs. Keeping chickens in the back garden however may pose some trouble than benefits. Their habitual scratching could destroy your young plants and certainly you really don't need fertilizing your concrete or brick pavement, if there is any. If you really want to keep chickens in your back garden for whatever reason, keep them...
