Building a Chicken Coop

Building a Chicken Coop – Roosts and Nests

July 10, 2010

Now that we have considered the 3 key aspects in Building a Chicken Coop, we need to ensure we have got the detail nailed! Roosts and Nesting Boxes deserve a special attention as they are key to a chicken’s productivity. Chickens prefer to roost above ground as this is their natural instinct to avoid predators. [...]

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3 Must Do Tips When Building a Chicken Coop

July 9, 2010

The devil may be in the detail, however there are only 3 key things you need to consider when building a Chicken Coop. These are: 1. Keep the Predators out – Whatever design you choose when building your chicken coop, you must ensure it will protect your chickens and keep predators out 2. Ensure it [...]

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Hot to Build Poultry Houses, Chicken Cages & Chicken Coop Plans (Kindle Edition)

June 22, 2010

These guides can teach you the basics of raising chickens, poultry housing and layout. These books cover everything from where on the property to build, to material, feeding and more.Not only do you get chicken coop plans but also ideas for incubation, cleaning, feeding and much more.If you are looking for some great plans, from small [...]

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Watering your Chickens

June 14, 2010

Chickens need clean, fresh water every day. Unlike feeding where chickens like to get together at the same time, they will drink water by themselves throughout the day. Waters should hold enough clean water for a day and should not get contaminated with chicken poop. Ideally you would have plumped in water for them so [...]

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Chicken Feeder Tips

June 12, 2010

There are many types of feeders with the most common being the trough and the hanger. If you are building a chicken coop make sure that your feeders are: Easy to clean Does not let the chicken feed get wet Discourages the chickens from getting into the trough and contaminating with poop Cannot be tipped over [...]

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Eglu Go – Green – Chicken House

June 10, 2010

The Eglu Go is the simple, stylish, straightforward way to start keeping chickens. It is designed for you to keep up to three medium chickens and they will be very happy and healthy in their new home. The Eglu Go comes complete with everything you need to get started. It has plastic roosting bars and [...]

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Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock [Paperback]

June 7, 2010

From the Back Cover Bring your chickens home to roost in comfort and style! Whether you’re keeping one hen in a small backyard or 1,000 hens in a large free-range pasture, you will find the perfect housing plan in this comprehensive handbook. Author and farmer Judy Pangman combed the country to select these 45 plans [...]

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Chicken Housing – 4 Must Read Tips before you build your Chicken Coop

June 5, 2010

People raise chickens for many different reasons. Some are show birds; other more commercial entities raise chickens for their meat whilst others keep chickens for their eggs and their pure entertainment! The type of chicken coop you choose for you chickens will depend on a number of things. These include how big your back yard [...]

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Country Living in the City

June 2, 2010

If you only have a limited area in your backyard or are city bound, then a small all in one chicken coop may be just the thing for you! These are great if you only want to have three or four chickens who will supply enough eggs for a smaller family anyway! The units are [...]

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Chickens – Keeping ‘em Fed and Watered!

May 29, 2010

Keeping your chickens well feed and supplied with plenty of fresh water is essential to their health. By having proper containers for both, you avoid wasting food which therefore saves you money. You want to feed your chickens, not half the neighbourhood pests. There are many types of chicken feeders available on the market today. [...]

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Raising Chickens For Dummies [Paperback]

May 26, 2010

Practical how-to advice for raising chickens in virtually any backyard! Raising chickens on a small scale is a popular–and growing–pastime. And Raising Chickens For Dummies provides an up-to-date, thorough introduction to all aspects of caring for chickens, including choosing and purchasing chickens, constructing housing, and proper feeding. Raising Chickens For Dummies provides authoritative, detailed information [...]

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What to look for in a Chicken Coop

May 23, 2010

Give them space! Chickens in a happy space are productive chickens. Give your chickens at least 3 square feet each inside the chicken coop and around 6 feet in the run for each chicken. So once you have decided on the number of chickens you want to keep, you need to calculate the size of [...]

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