This would be an interesting site to behold multiple phds with great physical conditions farming.<\/p>\n
If humanity ever intends upon on settling Mars (by settling I mean a one way trip with no plans on returning back to Earth), they are going to need a whole lot of chickens if they want to survive\u2013let alone thrive\u2013upon the red planet.
\nAside from providing an excellent source of protein, chickens could help future settlers raise not only crops (such as wheat, barely, etc.) upon the barren Martian soil, but also help colonists keep the lights on through a very useful by-product (aka chicken dung).
\nUnlike Earth, Martian dirt is very hostile towards plant life. Unless we can genetically alter plants to grow upon the red planets soil, future settlers will have to heavily rely upon the home world for their daily bread.
\nvia Martian Settlers May Need Chickens To Conquer The Red Planet | Universe Today<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This would be an interesting site to behold multiple phds with great physical conditions farming. If humanity ever intends upon on settling Mars (by settling I mean a one way trip with no plans on returning back to Earth), they are going to need a whole lot of chickens if they want to survive\u2013let alone … <\/p>\n