Some of the important jobs they do include: providing wonderful nutritious eggs and healthy meat, fertilising the soil with their poo, eating kitchen scraps, preparing the ground for planting and getting rid of unwanted garden pests like grasshoppers, beetles and snails.
For all of these reasons, chickens are an important source of food and income for families in developing countries. So, next time you're having a birthday, consider making a 'Wish List' with Oxfam Unwrapped and asking your friends to make a gift of a chicken (or a duck, goat, piglet or even a buffalo!) to someone who really needs it instead of a present for yourself.
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