09 - Caring For Chickens Indoors Part 1: Why Indoor Chickens?

Senior Advisor Tara and Nonprofit Specialist Julia discuss why we should consider caring for chickens as indoor companions! Keeping chickens inside may sound strange for people outside of the sanctuary world, although more and more people are realizing that chickens can make great indoor companions. In fact, sometimes taking care of chickens indoors has been a major impetus for some folks to fully recognize the beauty of having a close relationship with chickens and changing their relationship to what they formerly considered to be “farmed animals” in life-changing ways!

Keeping chickens as indoor companions can have a number of benefits for both the birds and their caregivers. We’ll talk about those benefits in this episode and our personal experiences caring for chickens indoors.

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This Episode’s Referenced Open Sanctuary Project Resources:

• Sharing Your Home With Chickens

• The Open Sanctuary Project’s “Indoor Chicken” Informational Brochure

• Compassionate Care Classroom Basic Chicken Care Courses

• Chickens: How We Got Here

• Basic Chicken Care Suggested CurriculumTechniques And Practices Necessary For Responsible Chicken Care

• Things That Are Toxic To Chickens

• Daily Observation For Chicken Health And Well-Being

• Introduction To Supportive Care For Chickens With Disabilities: Non-Ambulatory Residents - Part 1

• Introduction To Supportive Care For Chickens With Disabilities: Non-Ambulatory Residents - Part 2

• Introduction To Supportive Care For Chickens With Disabilities: Non-Ambulatory Residents - Part 3

• Additional Care Recommendations For Older Chickens

• Predator-Proofing For Bird Residents At Your Sanctuary

• The Care Of Chickens In Extreme Cold

• Advanced Topics In Resident Health: Avian Influenza

• Creating An Enriching Life For Chickens
• The Microsanctuary Resource Center

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