Whilst keeping chooks could certainly be a wonderful activity for the household, and whilst I personally consider that hens make wonderful pets, there are some negatives to trying to keep chickens as well as positives. Whilst attempting to keep hens could certainly be a wonderful pastime for the family, and whilst I personally consider that [...]

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Michael on June 25th, 2010

There’s no doubt that having a pet is a fine hobby for a family. But pets are not without their problems. It can get very expensive buying some pets and paying for the veterinary bills, extremely difficult to know what to do with some of them when you go away on holidays. Cats can devastate [...]

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Michael on May 1st, 2010

If you are seriously considering raising chickens in your yard, it is best to read and thoroughly judge every one of the following factors prior to getting your feet wet.  This is to be certain that you’re prepared, ready, willing and able to do what needs to be done to get the maximum out of [...]

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Alison on January 5th, 2010

If you are new to keeping chickens, and you don’t want to have too many of them, it is a great idea to build a small chicken house. Such coop plan is perfect for people who want eggs only for themselves. Small chicken house plan doesn’t require a lot of materials to build, and it [...]

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Jon on August 20th, 2009

There are some specific tools and material required for you to build a chicken coop. One needs to know that it is very important to have plans made up before embarking on building a chicken coop.It does not matter whether the it is a small coop or a large one. Regardless of the size of [...]

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There’s no doubt that everyone loves pets, and most of us love eggs too. And there is a wonderful way to combine your love of pets and eating eggs together. Why not keep chickens? It seems that all kids love chickens. I have kids and chickens and they spend hours patting them, feeding them and [...]

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The kids have been pestering you for weeks about getting a pet. You consider getting a dog but you know that the barking will annoy the neighbours. And you also know that you don’t want a dog pooping all over the garden. Cats are nice but they scratch furniture. Have you considered keeping chickens as [...]

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