Your Very Own Chicken Coop

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Building a Chicken Coop : chicken run

Building a chicken-coop requires some elements to keep your stock productive and healthy. Your chicken coop will need perches, a run, ventilation, lighting, weather protection, predator protection and many more components than you will not find for the same price in a kit or plans off the shelf.

You never want to over-crowd your chickens. Chickens need adequate space like any animal. Having enough room to roam around freely will help keep the chickens healthy and happy.

You should keep your chicken coop to a simple plan, this will make cleaning the coop much easier. Make sure you are using… Continue reading →

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Backyard Chicken Tractor For the Serious Poultry Farmer

Chicken tractors are becoming fairly common these days with poultry farmers with a small poultry looking for a way to sustain their birds on a budget. These are fairly easy to construct and can be made in the space of a few hours time. You really need not be an expert to do this. It can be done easily with the aid of good instructions especially since all that is required to make a chicken tractor is some lumber and chicken wire. Most readymade chicken tractors will cost anywhere between 100 to 300 dollars in the market but you can… Continue reading →

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Raising Chickens For Meat – Things You Need To Be Aware of When Choosing Chicken Breeds for Meat

In raising chickens for meat, you need to be aware that the breed of chickens to choose will be very crucial in terms of the quality of harvest. There are chickens known to lay the best eggs, there are chickens that produce high quality meat, and there are chickens that can do both. The breeds of chicken are genetically developed for several generations by the poultry industry in order to serve the purpose of each category of poultry production.

Mediterranean breed of chickens are the best species of birds if you’re investing in egg farming business instead of raising chickens… Continue reading →

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DIY Chicken House – The Requirements For a Well-Run Chicken House

If you are building or have built your own chicken house, it is so important that it meets the needs of your chickens to enable them to be happy and contented, staying in fine physical shape. Here are some important facts you should take into consideration.

(1) – You must make sure your chicken house is predator-proof from all sides. Make sure you have the correct size of wire mesh protecting all openings. 15mm square is good, preventing predators from reaching inside the house.

(2) – The area surrounding your chicken house also needs protection. You need wire mesh fencing… Continue reading →

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Building Chicken Coops The Ideal Ways

Raising poultry is fulfilling once it is done right, and that your chickens are content with their living conditions. That’s being able to determine the kind of accommodation that best caters to their needs. Especially if you are a newcomer, careful planning is required to be able to build a chicken coop that provides all the necessities of your feathered flock. There’s no need to rush things if you truly want the most suitable and convenient home for them.

Size does matter – Depending on the number of your flock, size plays a key role in producing excellent results. Be… Continue reading →

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How to Build Easy Chicken Coops Quick! : chicken coops

Easy Chicken Coops can be the start of your backyard chicken and egg empire! By keeping the project easy and simple, you can also get the job done quick, probably in a weekend, or one long day! By using a simple design and a workable plan, you will be able to get up and running in a flash. Let’s look at the key activities to keep in mind for your easy chicken coops project.

Make Sure The Plan Shows Assembly Steps

You have probably gotten kits of various types over the years whose instructions left something to be desired. For… Continue reading →

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Organic Farming Vs Conventional Farming

Organic Farming is at a Crossroads

Organic, holistic, natural, back to the earth, and homesteading, are all disciplines of agriculture that are growing in popularity each day. People all over the world are extremely concerned about our environment especially as how it relates as to what we put into our bodies and also how it affects our earth and our lives.

Agribusiness and the multinational food producers over the years have done an excellent job of providing substantial amounts of nutritious food for a growing world population, but is this scenario of farming sustainable? Currently there is a tremendous amount… Continue reading →

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