Children need to understand that the food they eat are made from a hard painstaking process and that people have worked very hard to provide these food to them. Do they know that their cereal comes from wheat which is grown, harvested, and processed before being presented in a box in supermarkets? Do they know how to produce food on their own? 
You can teach them to be self sufficient by having a backyard poultry. Even if you live in the city, raising chickens is easier because you only need a small coop to put them in. This could be a very educational experience for your children.
You can also teach them the basics of gardening on the side to teach them how their food is grown and harvested.
Raising hens in your backyard poultry is good because they lay eggs which in turn hatch into chicks so children will know that chickens, like humans also have babies. Aside from this, you get a steady supply of fresh eggs on the table.
Caring for a backyard poultry is easy so the children can learn it in no time at all. In the process of raising chickens, they will be able to know how to feed them and when to give them water. They will benefit from the responsibility of having to produce their own food and learn to become self sufficient as adults.
The lessons they will learn from this experience will be with them throughout their lives and help them become responsible adults in the future. Who knows, they might even become successful poultry farmers?
