Chickens are a fabulous way to teach children discipline and commitment.
My son has built a coop and has 11 chickens. The 5 young children are in charge of care, feeding and egg gathering. Of course the chickens all have names.
And the eggs are WAYYYYYY better than the store bought crap.
EC
Don’t chickens sort of die easily if conditions aren’t just right? That could be an issue for young person I would think. Have to learn about death eventually I guess.