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Millions of people throughout North America enjoy raising chickens. The backyard hobby has gained popularity amongst both urban and suburban residents, with major media like the Vancouver Sun and the New York Times publishing in-depth articles on raising backyard chickens. Many …

We’ve had our egg laying chickens for about 8 months. It’s my first experience raising chickens and there has been a lot to learn.

Egg Laying Chickens for Beginners

When we first decided to raise chickens our coop was not yet constructed, but we went ahead and made arrangements to buy a half dozen pullets (young hens) from a nearby farm. Since our farm was not equipped with a space …

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Reasons for Raising Chickens

The most common reasons for raising chickens is for fun (e.g. hobby farms), fresh eggs, fresh poultry meat and for gardening purposes (e.g. chicken manure and fertilizer and weed/pest control).

The reason you’re raising chickens may …

Chicken broiler and egg production are the most progressive animal enterprises in the Philippines today. The poultry industry in fact began as a backyard enterprise but has shifted to the formation of very large integrated contract farming operations. The growth of tile poultry industry in the Philippines has indeed been impressive but its problems including inefficient management and the …

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Before You Begin:

There are literally hundreds of different chicken breeds and varieties! poultryOne offers a brief glimpse at some of the most popular chicken breeds. For a complete overview of chicken breeds, we strongly recommend the following books:

Okay, so you’re looking …

If you are looking for chicken coops for sale on the web, where should you go? Well, the most obvious approach is to google it. if you were to type in “chicken coops for sale” in Google, you will get a list of results on the search engine. When I did this, one thing that I noticed, the listings are not what I was looking for.

When I am raising chicken at my home backyard, I want a …

Egg Layers- (All hens will lay eggs, roosters will not. If you want a pet that is a good producer then I suggest these breeds).

White Egg layers-Leghorn- (Comes in many colors besides white. They are the best medium white egg layers you will most likely find. They do not hatch their own chicks. They tend to be very fidgety and shy away from people. If you live in a cold area keep in mind that …

Chick: A hatchling Capon: A castrated male used for meat. (How much could that yield?) Pullet: A female chicken under one year old. Hen: A female chicken over one year of age Rooster: A male chicken over one year of age.

Raising Chickens for the first time can be intimidating. When I first called the Feed Shop, I was trying to sound like a pro. I asked, “Do you sell pullets?” “Yes”, …

Chick: A hatchling

Capon: A castrated male used for meat. (How much could that yield?)

Pullet: A female chicken under one year old.

Hen: A female chicken over one year of age

Rooster: A male chicken over one year of age.

Raising Chickens for the first time can be intimidating. When I first called the Feed Shop, I was trying to sound like a pro. I asked, “Do you sell pullets?” …

To be successful in raising chicken, you must have the right chicken raising equipment. This equipment is used in the construction of the chicken coop, the maintenance of the coop, for retrieving eggs, for clearing the terrain where the chicken run will be and for carrying out other functions in and out of the coop. Most of the work can actually be done without the equipment, but they make work …