Backyard chickens provide many benefits By STACEY HAIRSTON Mar 13, 2017 Mar 13, 2017 Updated Aug 10, 2020 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Spring has nearly sprung and area families are becoming increasingly interested in pursuing healthier meals via backyard chickens.kAm#2:D:?8 49:4<6?D 4@>6D H:E9 >2?J 36?67:ED :?4=F5:?8 2 DFAA=J @7 7C6D9[ 962=E9J 688D 7C@> H6==\42C65\7@C 2?:>2=D[ 76CE:=:K6C 7@C 82C56?:?8[ E96J >2<6 7@C =:G6=J A6ED 2?5 2C6 2=D@ 2 =@42=[ DFDE2:?23=6 7@@5 DJDE6>[ 244@C5:?8 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^8C66?2>6C:42]@C8Qm8C66?2>6C:42]@C8k^2m]k^AmkAms2=6 2?5 |6=:DD2 w2>3=6EE @7 #@4<J |@F?E 7:CDE EC:65 E96:C 92?5 2E E96 324<J2C5 49:4<6? 4C2K6 :? a_``]k^Am kAm%96 4@FA=6 DE2CE65 @FE H:E9 D:I 49:4<6?D E92E AC@5F465 688D 7@C 62E:?8 2?5 76CE:=:K6C 7@C E96 =2H?] ~G6C E96 J62CD[ E96:C 4@==64E:@? @7 49:4<6?D 8C6H 2?5 E@52J E96J <66A 2C@F?5 e_ 49:4<6?D 2E 2 E:>6 :? 6:89E 92?5\>256 4@@AD]k^Am People are also reading… Lawsuit against state trooper on behalf of Franklin County girl moves forward 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Franklin County considers 7-cent real estate tax increase Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025 Budget woes complicate residents' push for new dog park in Franklin County 2 Franklin County softball players among those to watch in Southwest Virginia Kids invited to annual Cops and Bobbers event by Rocky Mount PD Cyanobacteria up in Smith Mountain Lake, but no harmful algal blooms last year This Rocky Mount police dog focuses on head pats instead of patrols Martinsville to scrap purchasing cards after scrutiny of $1.4M in spending Spanberger signs 22 bills, including one concerning pharmacy benefit managers Lake Days gets students up close to nature at Smith Mountain Lake Chip Sullivan, golfer and instructor 'loved by so many,' dies at 61 Blacksburg elementary principal among 17 men arrested in prostitution case kAm“(6 92G6 >@C6 56>2?5 7@C 688D E92? 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