The European towns that give away free chickens
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Towns in France and Belgium have been giving out free chickens for years to combat food waste – could the idea catch on elsewhere?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/35963783

To date, 5,282 hens have been distributed to residents, and not only have the residents received a plentiful supply of free eggs, but food waste has also been averted from landfill as chickens are fed kitchen scraps which would otherwise be thrown away.