Learn How To Raise Your Own Chickens
An Essential Guide to Chicken Health For the Small Scale Chicken Keeper
It is becoming increasingly more popular to keep chickens in your back garden. In addition to the benefits derived from having delicious, free-range eggs easily available for your kitchen, you can enjoy the benefits of chickens as a companion pet.
As a rule, chickens are very reliable birds and do not require very much veterinary attention. The health issues that most commonly afflict chickens are parasites, including mites and lice. The presence of these parasites can result in uncomfortable animals, in much the same way they can affect dogs and other mammals. It is important to monitor your chickens for… Continue reading
Rabbits and Chickens As Friends
Many people like to keep chickens on their property or farms because of the eggs they produce, or just for company. And, of course, people love to keep rabbits around because rabbits are adorable and fun! But can the two live peacefully and safely together? This article will explore why they sometimes can and sometimes can’t.
Chickens can be highly territorial and sometimes they can even be downright mean. They also have sharp claws and beaks that can injure or even kill a rabbit if the chicken attacks it persistently. Rabbits can also be territorial and have sharp teeth and… Continue reading
A Short History of Chicken Coups
For centuries, chicken coups have been a staple of working farms throughout the world, dating back at least as far as the Roman Empire and most likely even further. Society’s shift from hunter/gatherers to established societies meant that all types of animals needed to be domesticated in order to provide a reliable supply of food. Chickens were kept and bred in an effort to obtain a consistent supply of eggs and poultry meat, and the coups were designed as the buildings that would house and protect the stock of chickens.
Amusingly, opinions are divided over how chicken coups actually benefit… Continue reading
All About How to Make a Chicken Coop
Making a chicken coop can be fun and educational for the whole family. One of the things that need to be decided on is whether the raising of chickens is for profit or personal use. There are large chicken farms that use a whole various style of chicken coops than the ones made for small scale operations.
Once the decision is made about the size of the operation there is a need to know who is going to collect the eggs. If this is a family operation and children are involved they will need to have access to the nests.… Continue reading
Going Beyond Wind and Solar Farms
Recent years have seen tremendous focus on renewable energy in the US. Emphasis has been on wind and solar energy and a lot of attention seems to have been concentrated on the desert areas of Southern California. With millions of acres of sandy area, the Mojave and Colorado deserts offer an ideal opportunity for huge wind and solar farms.
Interestingly, the US government too has put its final stamp on a number of projects, many of them are being fast tracked, and California is now poised to become the solar energy capital of the world. But while a lot of… Continue reading
Wind Farms in the united kingdom : chicken farms
The wind farm is an alternative power platform that has existed for ages but the overall public don’t get it. It is especially plentiful in the United Kingdom. Wind Farms in Britain Wind has been employed as an energy source for millenia. Using the power of the wind is comparatively straightforward, while also being ecologically sound and utterly replenish-able. Wind farms are the simplest way to harness big amounts of wind power at a time, and the farms in Britain provide perfect examples. In the UK, wind farms are managed by the English wind energy organisation. The BWEA operates 127… Continue reading
Wind Farms Capable of Altering Local Weather
In a study published recently by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), it was revealed that large wind farms can have a significant effect on near-surface air temperatures. It is believed that the changes are caused by the turbulence created by the rotor blades which, if altered in sized, would limit the impact on the surrounding temperatures.
In addition to the proposed rotor blade minimisation, it is also believed that by situating wind farms in areas which are naturally turbulent, the influence of the turbines could be reduced.
The discoveries were first recorded some 21… Continue reading