Melvin Fisher started raising pastured poultry on his Organic Grass Farm in 1997. In 1998, after seeing an article on the free-range system in a magazine Melvin ordered the book Free-Range Poultry Production and Marketing by Herman Beck-Chenoweth. Later he attended a workshop on range poultry production. In 1999 Melvin built six poultry skids using the plans in the book and stocked each with 400 Cornish Cross broilers. He retired the pastured poultry pens and never looked back. In 2002 he produced more than 6,000 chickens and 150 turkeys and dressed them out in America’s only U.S.D.A. Inspected non-electric poultry… Continue reading
Your Very Own Chicken Coop
Learn How To Raise Your Own Chickens
Simple Chicken Coop – Chicken Kit
The benefits you can get for raising chickens are countless. And it is only right to provide them with the best shelter you can possibly give them. But before you go out and purchase the most expensive coop, building a simple chicken coop on your own is far more practical. As long as you consider its functionality and the sturdiness of the materials to use, nothing can go wrong with your chickens.
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The first thing you might want to do is to come up with a well sound plan. When it comes… Continue reading
Easy Chicken Coop – Chicken Kit
There are lots of options to choose from should you want to have a decent home for your chickens. But if you are just starting out in taking care of chickens, you might want to consider building your own coop with the help of easy chicken coop plans. You can always go for other options. However, once you realize what separates making your own from buying premade ones, you will surely consider the first option.
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Barney Frank – Fox In The Hen House
He recently bloodied his publicity-craving snout when The House of Representatives recently passed the “Say on Pay” bill. Now, blustering Congressman Barney Frank is looking for fresh prey. He clamored for and proposed this bill (who else) and insisted that such legislation (which allows shareholders a non-binding vote on CEO compensation) is necessary to stop run-away executive compensation. Hwoever, its purpose is thinly veiled; it is to shame directors into lowering CEO pay when in fact it is really a violation of shareholder rights in that it usurps corporate control the purpose of which is to maximize shareholder wealth.
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My Chicken Coop Plan – Ancona Chickens?
In previous articles I wrote about such breeds as the Rhode Island Red, the New Hampshire Red, and Australorps. In todays article we will examine the Mediterranean bred Ancona which you might also want to include in your chicken coup plan.
The original Ancona was bred in Italy. It was developed near the city of Ancona for which it is named. For those of you who must ask, the Ancona is not related to the Anaconda! Although……. the Anaconda would love to munch on a few Anconas!
But I digress. The Ancona is a mixed breed… Continue reading
Chicken Factory Farming In Texas – Learn The Facts
(1888PressRelease) Texas Farm Bureau Publications Director addresses the common misconceptions.
Waco, TX – Factory farming is a highly debated topic in the United States and around the world. The myths many animal rights groups would like the world to believe are exaggerated and far from what really happens. Texas Farm Bureau Publications Director Mike Barnett addresses the common misconceptions associated with chicken factory farming in Texas and around the country on the Texas Agriculture Talks blog.
Barnett points out that these groups making outrageous claims about chicken factory farming are often pushing a vegan-based agenda. These groups would like nothing… Continue reading
Building A Chicken Coop Plans : chicken coop plans
Building your own chicken coop will be one of the best decisions you’ll make in your life.
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Your own backyard chicken coop will provide you with daily fresh organic eggs for the kitchen. It will recycle your families food scraps and produce high quality fertilizer for your garden. Best of all, your family will be proud of the coop that you created with you own two hands.
It just makes perfect economic sense to build a chicken coop yourself instead of buying an expensive pre-built chicken coops. Pre-built coops have to be assembled anyway, you’re… Continue reading