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Chicken Coop Building Plans – 3 Tips to Ensure a Successful DIY Project
It really isn’t too hard to build a chicken coop and if you want to build it yourself, go for it, you will learn a lot. Of course, if time is your main concern, buying a ready made coop through the internet might be the answer, but if you are thinking in terms of budget and meeting your needs, building one yourself is the way to go.
A clear, well-written building plan is essential if you are planning to construct the coop yourself. A good beginning always precedes a good ending. Your chicken coop plans should be written with the… Continue reading
DDGS Tests to Ensure Quality Feed For Livestock and Poultry : poultry house
With the price of corn steadily rising, other means in which to feed the nations’ two and four legged food sources are being pursued. Corn, once considered the unquestioned king of all eatable crops, has grown unpopular over the years as a human food product as both unnecessary and expensive to produce.
These days, it costs more to produce and refine corn than it can even sell for as food in the first place. Switching to producing ethanol based products is seen as both more cost effective and environmentally friendly.
DDGS stands for Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles. It’s a… Continue reading
Properly Caring For Egg Laying Hens To Ensure Maximum Egg Laying
The cute baby chicks that you ordered a few months ago have grown and by now are almost full sized pullets that are getting ready to begin laying their first eggs. Now that they are no longer babies, what do you need to do to ensure that you are properly caring for your egg laying hens to make sure that they are happy and healthy hens?
Typically, pullets will be mature enough to begin laying their first eggs when they are about six months old. Your juvenile chicks will start to grow combs and waddles when they are… Continue reading