Chicken

Chicken

Gallus domesticus

 Needs:

Water
Food
Fresh air
Grit
Dust
Perch
Control
Protection
     From elements
     From predators

Products:

Eggs

Meat

Manure- high in Nitrogen, good compost additive, mix with high carbon material. 

Feathers -high in phosphorous, good compost addition

Heat

Insect removal

Plant removal

Seed removal

Scratching, turns top layer of mulch or loose soil.

Permaculture uses:

Food

Entertainment

Pest control
Weed control
Waste produce cleanup
Fertilizer factory (High Nitrogen Manure)
Heater

Paul Wheaton's awesome chicken article.

Wikipedia, Chicken