Pipi’s Pasture: Raising chickens on the ranch

Pipi’s Pasture: Raising chickens on the ranch

After writing about “cuddling cows” recently, imagine my surprise to hear about senior-aged people gaining benefits from holding and petting chickens. It has made me stop and think about the years that we raised chickens on the ranch. When I was growing up, chickens were important to our survival. We relied on them for eggs and meat. Having a supply of eggs on hand was especially necessary because we weren’t close to a grocery store (nor did we …