Learn How To Raise Your Own Chickens
How to Build a Chicken Coop – Tips For a Successful Home Made Chicken Coop
Have you joined the “chicken underground” as you look for ways on how to build a chicken coop?
If you’re interested in raising chickens in your backyard – in the city, you’re not alone. The “urban chicken movement” is gaining ground in major cities across the U.S. with the goal of allowing city residents to keep a number of chickens in their backyards.
Proponents of this movement say that it’s a part of the “back to earth” movement that’s been gaining popularity as the country goes “green.”
Fresh eggs are a definite benefit of this movement.
If you want to… Continue reading
Raising Chickens For Fun Or Profit? Chicken Coop Plans Made Simple! : chickens eggs
So you decided to raise chickens in your backyard, great decision! Now the question is how are you going to get your chickens? Are you going to buy them as chicks and raise them to adults or are you going to buy fertile eggs and hatch them yourself? Also what kind of housing will you choose for them? Or will you build your own chicken coop?
If you are going to raise the chicken from a fertile egg you will need to find a source that has high quality eggs and you will also need to get an incubator, ideally… Continue reading
Raising Chickens? Chicken Coop Plans Made Easy!
Your flock will enjoy all the table scraps you can give them, that is of course less the bones and citrus peels. Chickens are not very fussy and will consume just about anything from your kitchen table. Something that may come as a bit of a surprise is they like fish and meat. But if you need to supplement their diet as well you may consider growing their food or purchasing other goodies for them. Some of the foods they enjoy are:
1.They really love mealworms! You can raise them yourself or find a worm source in your local market,… Continue reading