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Off the Grid Farming – Cistern and Irrigation Tricks : chicken farming
Setting up a solar powered, off the grid, irrigation system is a wonderful way to water your garden. Many folks just wait for the rain if they are far from the power lines; but with the right know how and a little hard work you can set up a self sufficient irrigation system.
First of all, make sure to own the land before making this huge improvement. If you do not own land yet, now is a great time to buy. Look into buying tax lien properties, tax foreclosure properties, or using any means you can to get a bargain… Continue reading
Basic Steps for Building a Chicken Coop
The good thing about building a chicken coop is that it is easy and relatively inexpensive to build. For a basic coop, what you will need is chicken wire, lumber, basic hand tools, wood screws, and a few other miscellaneous items. Raising chickens is an economical and ingenious way to provide for your family, you can have fresh eggs daily and meat from the chickens year round. Building a chicken coop with chicken wire is an easy task that can be completed in one day. Then you will have a place for you chickens that you can they can be… Continue reading
Top Ten Tips For Building Better Chicken Coop
Do you know designing and building a chicken coop is really a rewarding experience? By following these top ten tips, you can be assured that you will have a safe and healthy environment for your hens.
1. Ascertain the Chicken Coop Size
You should plan the size of the chicken coop well before designing it. You should know that smaller sized coops are better for a limited number of chickens. My advice is go for large sized house because the number of chickens will be increased in future due course (You can increase the number of chickens within few days… Continue reading
Chicken Coop Building Plan – 4 Tips to Select the Best Plan
You are dreaming about your chicken coop design and a perfect chicken coop plan, then just don’t dream…go out and search for a perfect chicken coop kit. There are different kinds of kits available in the market but you have to select the perfect one for your chicken. How can you do that? Of course, the first thing that you are going to check while buying a coop kit is its quality. However, there are four very important points that you have to keep in your mind while checking the design of your chicken coop.
1) Maintenance
One of the… Continue reading
Organic Farming 101 – From Crop Rotation to Organic Fertilizers : chicken farming
Organic has become a trendy word we see applied to many foods these days. Trendy or not, farmers side by side with researchers are leading the way in organic farming. The definition of organic is “natural”. The word “natural” is invaluable when it represents preserving our environment in relation to fertilizers and farming. Large parcels of land are used everyday in this country to feed millions of individuals. The millions of individuals being fed by means of farming reside not only in this country, but in countries all over the world.
Globally, farming communities have been concerned extensively with chemical… Continue reading
Build a Chicken Coop – Top 3 Common Mistakes For Beginners Building a Chicken Coop
There are specific things that you want to do in order to start seeing a great deal of success when it comes to building your chicken coop. When building your hen house, there are several mistakes that you definitely want to avoid so that you do not end up having a failed project in the end!
Mistake #1 – One of the most common mistakes when it comes to building a chicken coop is the simple fact that most people do not plan ahead. They do not plan for the future. Do you plan on breeding some more chickens or… Continue reading
Homemade Chicken Coop – Save Yourself Money : chickens eggs
In these days of recession saving yourself money is a really smart thing to do, with prices escalating and wages either staying stationary or in some cases going down, any savings on your monthly shopping bill is a great help. Now to the crux of this article, do you realise that two things on your shopping bill that are getting more expensive are eggs and chicken (did I do that right, or does the chicken come before the egg?) Now there are varying opinions on how long this recession is going to last so why not save yourself some money… Continue reading