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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

A Hatchery Chicken Breeder

If you’ve ever thought about starting your own chicken farm, then there’s a chance that you’ve done the very first thing that would come to mind: go to a grocer’s and ask who supplied them with chicken meat and chicken eggs.

This will probably lead you to a hatchery (or a livestock farmer), but half the time, these guys aren’t what you’d call the best chicken breeders in the world.

A hatchery owner can, however, direct you to a breeder within your area. If you’re out to raise chickens on your own, this would be the best course of action… Continue reading

Chicken Runs and Coops for the Undecided Rancher : chicken run

Have you thought about raising chickens for all the benefits you heard about having chickens in your back yard. Would you like fresh eggs, pets for the children, fertilizer for your lawn? Have you gone back and forth about the pros and cons of raising chickens? Like daily care, watering, feeding, cleaning, and clipping wing tips?

What I previously mentioned are a few of the things that do go along with being a chicken rancher, big or small. Being a chicken rancher for many years, I love all the benefits and love I get from raising and caring for them.… Continue reading

Steps to Build a Cheap Chicken House

In order to effectively build a cheap chicken house, there are some predetermined steps that you should be following. Failure to perform the steps in the right order could mean that you wind up with chickens that don’t lay eggs.

That’s virtually every chicken farmers worst nightmare, so taking the time to progress through the steps correctly is an incredibly smart plan.

Here is what you can do to build a cheap chicken house.

Choose A Small Chicken House

The first thing to do is to consider a smaller size. The first reason this helps reduce costs is simply because… Continue reading

Designs Of Chicken Coops

Are you considering keeping chickens? In that case, you’ll be glad to hear there are plenty of different types of chicken coop designs available in the marketplace. You will find that a number of these coops are the premium type whereas others are more modest in terms of construction. Regardless of the design you choose, there are several essentials which you must keep in mind. Choosing chicken coop designs is not so hard providing you pay attention to these suggestions.

Plan ahead

As it’s your money you will be spending, it’s worth taking some time out to undertake a little… Continue reading

Chicken Coop Barn

Chicken Coops are no longer just for farmers and you yourself can have one right in your backyard today (well maybe not today, but very shortly). A chicken coop barn, or coop as they are referred to, is starting to pop up all over the place, including next door. Everyone is starting to consider if this is the right thing for them. With today’s economy and today’s healthier lifestyles people in all rural areas are beginning to build chicken coop in their backyard.

But your thinking, eweeeee….they smell, they take so much work; they make a lot of noise, and… Continue reading

Chicken keeping and Poultry Advice : poultry house

Apart from producing outstanding eggs and a sumptuous Sunday dinner, there is a lot more to the humble chicken than meets the eye.  Anyone who is lucky enough to be keeping chickens knows that these feathered friends are anything but stupid; some of you may be surprised to know that this seemingly harmless, flightless bird is the closest living relative of the fearsome T-Rex.  There are over 150 different varieties of domestic chickens, and they were first domesticated about 8000 years ago.  Each chicken can have 4 or 5 toes on each foot, and they have more… Continue reading