阅读下面短文,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。There are seven chickens at my home. I gave them all names and they are my good 1 . You may think that taking care of chickens is 2 , but sometimes chickens have minds of their own. If you show interest in keeping 3 , there are a few things you need to know.
Everything has its order. Chickens 4 have the pecking (啄食) order. The order goes from the strongest, biggest chicken to the smallest, 5 chicken. And it is the ranking (排位) of all the chickens. The chickens 6 this order on their own. Putting chickens together is not easy. You have to make sure they all eat the same food. Otherwise, you have to keep 7 apart.
You must pay more attention to baby chicks. You need to give very good 8 to them, so they can stay 9 and become immune (免疫的). You also need a 10 for them to stay in your house and a special feeder and water holder. 11 you take good care of the chicks, you can get day-old chicks. Also, you should remember to 12 the pen (鸡圈),so neighbors don't complain (抱怨).
You just have to know what you are doing and always be prepared. Chickens can bring families 13 . They can make family members happy. They are fun and humorous, beautiful and loving. They are also smart. It's amazing how 14 they learn things on their own.
So why not consider 15 some of your own feathered (有羽毛的) friends?