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Raising Turkeys – Is Keeping Turkeys With Chickens A Good Idea?
You might have started raising turkeys and you are thinking of keeping turkeys with chickens, would that be a good move?
Most professional turkey growers are not open to that idea. Turkeys are highly susceptible to the Blackhead organisms. 100% mortality results if they contract the disease and they have not been protected with proper medication. A lot of chicken carry Blackhead organisms but these organisms have no apparent effect on them. One of the cardinal rules of turkey growers is avoid the practice of keeping turkeys with chickens.
What is Blackhead disease? And why is keeping turkeys with chickens… Continue reading
Laying It On the Line for a Good Cause. Local Yellow Dawg Striping Franchise Owner Volunteers His Services
Belotti recently opened the first YELLOW DAWG STRIPING Franchise in Connecticut. YELLOW DAWG is the pavement marking affiliate of BLACK DAWG SEALCOAT, a national pavement maintenance franchise with 11 locations in seven states. YELLOW DAWG uses state-of-the-art equipment to apply environmentally-friendly traffic paints.
“YELLOW DAWG has a Three For Free program where we donate our parking lot striping services to three different local non-profits and worthy causes. It’s one way we’re able to give back to our community. Without realizing it, I kind of did four this year”, Belotti laughed.
Belotti’s YELLOW DAWG striped… Continue reading
Feeding Chickens – What’s Good and What’s Not : laying chickens
Chicken feed: pellets or mash?
The mainstay of pet chickens’ diet is usually either pellets or layers’ mash and most will accept either quite happily. The choice is more yours as to what works out best for your pocket.
We have experimented with both but opted for mash in the end. When we tried pellets, we thought that the chickens were getting through an awful lot, but gradually started discovered huge stores of pellets outside the run that had obviously been carried away by the local vermin population.
Another reason for choosing mash was pure practicality. We prefer to buy… Continue reading
The Key Elements For A Good Chicken Shelter
A good chicken shelter is one that properly house’s your chickens, giving them a home safe from predators, rain, wind, sleet, snow, excessive cold and heat, with features chickens prefer.
Unlike a shed or doghouse there are certain ‘must-have’ elements that will make or break a hen-house. Like well-designed perches (roosting areas), nesting boxes, and water and feed systems plus adequate space for each bird.
You need to know about those elements are before you begin building the coop.
Different re-cycled materials can form a backyard chicken shelter, which is a great way to use up stuff that would have… Continue reading
What Makes A Good Chicken Egg Incubator And Where Can You Find Them?
There are several things to check when one is looking for the perfect Chicken Egg Incubator. Poultry incubation can be a fun and profitable project, just as long as you have the right equipment and the right frame of mind. Here are a few tips you can consider during the search:
1. A good chicken egg incubator does not have to be very expensive nor very sophisticated. Even the most basic type with just the egg tray and the air vents will do. What is most important is that you maintain the necessary conditions for your eggs to hatch properly… Continue reading
Choosing The Good Chicken Coop Plans From The Internet : plans for chicken coop
There are countless Chicken Coop Plans to choose from on the Internet. How do you know what to search for? What things should be avoided? What are the essential things to remember? The fact is, most blueprints are cheap, ineffective, and will probably cost you a significant amount of money in the long run due to extra supplies and unplanned maintenance costs. Remember to keep track of these four important things in designing your very own chicken coop. These tips will help you make a better design.
Easy cleaning is top priority. The chicken coop should be easy to keep… Continue reading
Pet Chickens Be Keen On To Sleep In A Good Hen House
You need to keep in mind that chickens are measured as pets that are self-sufficient. It is important that you should to continue appropriate chicken coop plans that offers them with clean coop, clean water and dried out air. This is an significant task therefore you are positive that the spot is free from parasites and rodents. In a good number cases the method of washing of course does depend a lot on the number of chicken your pets you are acquiring within the pen.
it is vital that in order to maintain chicken coop plans you must undertake and… Continue reading