Try to identify the author’s claim as you read this passage. The most interesting do-it-yourself-trend in recent years may be that of keeping chickens as pets—not in an agricultural or rural setting, but rather in a typical suburban neighborhood, in the backyard. It’s not as hard as you may think, and start-up costs are surprisingly low.

What is the author’s claim in this argument?

Keeping chickens in your backyard is a crazy new trend.

Chickens make better pets than most other farm animals.

Chickens are cleaner and less noisy than most people think they are.

City chicken-farming is easier and less expensive than most people think.