Learn How To Raise Your Own Chickens
Purpose Of A Chicken Coop Tractor Construction
At any time you are searching for the perfect means to look after a flock of chickens within a sheltered setting, keep track of exactly where they produce their eggs, and provide them all with plenty of lovely grass and insects, a hen house tractor can provide you with all these things. For all those people that happen to be fresh at the activity of keeping hens, any chicken coop tractor can be considered a portable object that has an indoor area someplace chickens are protected from the inclement weather conditions as well as natural predators. Now they are otherwise… Continue reading
Chicken Coop Hen House – Single Or Dual Purpose Breeds in Your Chicken Coop Hen House?
Have you thought about which breed would be best for you and your family?
Some chickens are feisty and some are very mild! It’s important to determine what you are looking for before you build your chicken coop hen house. Following is a quick breakdown of some of the most common chicken breeds and their particular personality traits.
Single Purpose (Egg-Laying) Chickens – Most Common
Leghorn – white eggs, cold-hardy but combs subject to frostbite, good confined or free-range, gentle, active, tend to be noisy
Rhode Island Reds – rich brown eggs, cold-hardy and combs subject to frostbite, good confined… Continue reading
Different Breeds Chickens – Breeds Of Chickens Start With Purpose
If you want to explore different breeds, chickens provide that opportunity. There are literally hundreds of different chicken breeds out there. Each area of the world tends to have breeds specific to that area. Selecting breeds often involves determining what you want to do with the animal. Over the past few millennia, breeding has developed certain characteristics. Some chickens make the best eggs while others provide the best eating meat. Some have good meat flavor while producing quality eggs. Some are just for show. Others originally started as game birds used in cockfighting. A common show bird is the Cochin.… Continue reading