Learn How To Raise Your Own Chickens
Chicken Coops – Design Your Own! : poultry coops
The internet is flooded of ways to ‘build this’ and ‘design that’, but what about if you want to build something to your own specification? If you breed poultry, then one of the most important aspects of their existence is their chicken coops. Design it in such a way that it will be both practical for you to clean, but still comfortable for the inhabitants!
The problem is that most houses that are available are built in such a way that they are not fully functional, that’s just what to expect when looking for chicken coops. Design is the key… Continue reading
Choosing the Best Breeds for Your Chicken Runs and Coops : chicken breeds
When you’re mixing and matching your chickens for your chicken runs and coops. You can check for size and temperament along with a few other traits. To do this it would be a great help if you checked a chart of over 60 breeds. The chart I found to be very helpful is Henderson’s chicken chart.
Henderson’s Chart
This chart covers over 60 breeds, variety, class and type, origin, color and egg production, skin color, brooding, and behavior. I would recommend checking this chart which can be found on the internet through Google. Because of all the information that can… Continue reading
Chicken Coop Temperature Tips : laying chickens
Keeping Your Chicks Comfortable
If you are keeping your chickens in order to raise them, and not just for egg-laying purposes, then you will need to be aware of how to keep the temperature in the right range. Baby chicks need it to be quite hot when they’re first hatched. It is for this reason that mother hens will sit with them in the nest for the first 48 hours, keeping her wings spread over them for warmth. In the wild, hens will often keep up this kind of behavior for a few weeks, until the chicks are feathered enough… Continue reading
Chicken Housing
There are many types of chicken housing units used in the world. Most are for the raising of chickens as a source of protein for humans. For that purpose there are chicken coops that can be either a fixed structure or of portable design. Each having it own advantages and each meeting the needs of the set up required by the person raising the chickens. There are also those in the world that choose to have chickens as pets. The chicken does make a fine pet and can be trained to follow one around the lawn. They are also used… Continue reading
Always use chicken coop to keep chickens
The basic use of chicken coop is to provide housing to your chickens. In this article we will discuss the main points that we should bear in mind while purchasing coops. The main point among all is the size of the coop and its purpose means why do you want to purchase coop. When you purchase it you always remain confuse about its size because you don’t know that how big coop you need. So the size of your coop depends on the number of hens you have and also on the space that you have in your backyard. Some… Continue reading
How Weather Affects Your Chicken Runs and Coops
Weather can affect your chicken runs and coops in different parts of the world. How does the weather affect your chicken runs and coops? We will look at some of the different situations, conditions and recommend a few solutions in this article.
Desirable Climate
First of all let’s look at the most desirable weather condition and situation most chicken ranchers would prefer to have their chicken runs and coops located in. From the beginning of domesticated chicken ranching, the natural climate for chickens has been a warm climate. Sunny weather allows for chickens to be outside of the coop for… Continue reading
Build a Chicken Coop
You can get farm fresh, organic eggs right from your own backyard. Not only are these eggs easier to get, provide many health benefits, but your build the chicken coop. Compared to store-bought eggs, the eggs from your own hens will have 1/3 less cholesterol, ¼ less saturated fat, 2/3 more vitamin A, 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids(good fats), 3 times more vitamin E, and 7 times more beta carotene. The health benefits from home grown eggs are overwhelming.
However health benefits are not the only reason to build a chicken coop. You will be able to sell your… Continue reading