How to Keep Backyard Chickens in Houston

Photo by Ellie Sharp
Photo by Ellie Sharp
Despite a lack of official legal support, there are means to develop a small backyard flock and attain the ultimate prize and envy of supermarket shoppers: the incomparable backyard egg. To create or increase your flock, incubate fertile eggs to hatch at home or purchase chicks, pullets and adult hens. Breeders and hatcheries offer a range of sources both online and in person; local resources include Wabash Feed & Garden, Quality Feed & Garden and farms like Seabreeze Hens in San Leon.
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Photo by Ellie Sharp
Photo by Ellie Sharp