Chicken coops plans

We have looked at how to make Chicken laying boxes or a Chicken nest , but sometimes we have problems getting the quota of eggs we require from our birds. Under ideal conditions a Chicken will lay an egg nearly every day. However conditions are not always ideal and however many books on Chickens we may wish we had bought, if you don’t own a good book on raising Poultry then I will try to …

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 …

We’ve modified our chicken nesting boxes and it has made a huge difference in the behavior of our egg laying chickens.

Low Egg Production

This past fall our egg production numbers fell significantly when our chickens developed a habit for routinely eating eggs. After a bit of research we decided to modify the nesting boxes, from large communal boxes to shoe box size nesting spaces.

The …

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Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of Part 1 of our guide to building chicken coops, which starts on this chicken coop guide. We’ve previously discussed chicken coop size requirements, the basics of chicken coops, and chicken coop ventilation. If you’ve missed the first part, …

Building Chicken Coops – How Much Space Do Chickens Need?

Many beginning chicken raisers think they need lots of room to raise chickens. However, it doesn’t take much backyard space to produce your own eggs or meat. When you think about building chicken coops their size will depend on how many birds you’ll be raising, the type of bird, and the housing system you choose. Since the …

With food costs sky rocketing you may have considered ways to produce your own food such as purchasing chickens but then changed your mind once you realized how much money it can take to start building a chicken coop. After all, unless you purchase a set for building a chicken coop you have nowhere to place your new egg producing chickens and it may seem that the storage costs outweigh the …

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The updated article includes even more information on the basics of feeding chickens.

One common question on our poultry message boards concerns feeding chickens. Many of our members also wonder about feeding geese and feeding ducks. For example, one member wrote:

“Should I feed my chickens feed …

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Feeding Backyard Chickens: It is crucially important to feed your backyard chickens the right feed for their purpose (e.g. egg-layers eat different feed than meat birds) and their age (e.g. chicks require different feed than pullets). Follow our easy tips on feeding chickens to ensure your flock gets the nutrients it …

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When I originally began building chicken coops many years ago I made my share of mistakes. My initial chicken coop was manufactured in a location with poor water drainage, making the ground mucky each time there was rain. My birds were less healthy and the eggs were constantly dirty and required cleaning. In addition, it was as much as 5 times larger than it needed to be which made it 5 times as …