▁where ▁their ▁meat ▁is ▁coming ▁from , ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁was ▁raised . ▁ ▁E gg - lay ing ▁ch ick ens ▁include ▁the ▁two ▁groups , ▁B ant ams ▁and ▁Stand ards . ▁O ften ▁raised ▁as ▁p ets , ▁B ant ams ▁are ▁the ▁smaller ▁variety ▁of ▁ch ick ens ▁that ▁require ▁less ▁space ▁and ▁feed . ▁These ▁smaller ▁ch ick ens ▁provide ▁smaller ▁eggs , ▁but ▁still ▁produce ▁a ▁large ▁quantity ▁of ▁eggs . ▁Stand ards ▁ra ge ▁from ▁heavy ▁to ▁light ▁bre eds ▁and ▁produce ▁the ▁average ▁s ized ▁eggs . ▁ ▁Ch ick ▁care ▁ ▁P urch asing ▁ch ick ens ▁ ▁Ch icken ▁own ers ▁need ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁purchase ▁ch ick ens . ▁O ft ent imes , ▁people ▁purchase ▁ch ick ens ▁at ▁local ▁feed ▁stores , ▁or ▁through ▁a ▁h atch ery . ▁ ▁Creating ▁a ▁bro oder ▁ ▁Ch ick ens ▁not ▁being ▁raised ▁by ▁a ▁mother ▁hen ▁need ▁assistance ▁from ▁their ▁owner ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁Ch ick ens ▁are ▁raised ▁in ▁a ▁bro oder , ▁which ▁can ▁look ▁like ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁things . ▁Many ▁individuals ▁create ▁their ▁own ▁bro oder ▁out ▁of ▁card board , ▁pl astic ▁or ▁wood . ▁D ifferent ▁sources ▁identify ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁different ▁square ▁feet ▁per ▁bird ▁needed , ▁but ▁a ▁rule ▁of ▁thumb ▁can ▁be ▁two ▁square ▁feet ▁per ▁ch icken . ▁This ▁number ▁can ▁be ▁lower ed ▁when ▁the ▁ch ick ▁is ▁young , ▁but ▁as ▁they ▁grow ▁they ▁will ▁need