Chicken coops plans

There are a few ways we can save money if we are on a fairly tight budget and that is to make Chicken Nesting Boxes or Laying Boxes ourselves.

Although keeping Chickens at Home, as Pets, or, as is more often the case, for only a few years while they are productive Egg Layers, is not expensive but all costs add up. There are ways to cut costs by making, or appropriating, items that can help us …

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 …

Barn Construction

The design and construction of our passive solar barn has many of the same features as our passive solar greenhouse. It is stick-frame construction and will be insulated with blown cellulose (hopefully before winter hits). There are three double-pane windows and 2 doors that provide ample ventilation when open. The interior is painted with white exterior house paint in order …

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 …

So, you have been keeping chickens for quite some time and looking at their accommodation, it is looking a little tired, shabby and worn and let us be honest it is definitely past its best. Your chickens really could do with a new poultry house but the reality is, it is the cost of buying a new one that is making you hesitate. Have you considered building yourself a new poultry house?

To buy a …

Okay, now that I’ve done this for a while, I feel like I might have some things to say that would make it easier to get your own backyard chicken flock going. First, you need chickens.

If you order them from McMurray, you can get vaccinated chicks that are one day old. Only thing is that you have to order them in batches of 25. So, you either need to find a friend who wants to split …

What country and state are you in?Most of the best laying breeds and industrial strains are available all over the world.There are also rare, endangered hierloom varieties that perform well.

Unless you are establishing a commercial egg operation.If just a small back yard flock, then most breeds will do well for you.Most people would rather have a fun, pretty bird, pretty egg and get 4-5 eggs …

Hi my name is Christi Sobel, and today on About.com I will share with you how to keep a small flock of free range chickens.Chicken FeedIn the morning I feed them organic laying mash and cracked corn. I clean and fill their water container. Open the Chicken CoopAfter they mill about a bit, I let them out through the side door, keeping it open afterwards so they have free access to the nesting …

“Hi there, I am having an issue with my 4 month old chickens wanting to sleep in our tree outside our deck. I have not yet made perches or nesting boxes for them in their coop! Could that be the reason? Where can I find input about how and where in the coop, to build their perch and nesting boxes? Thanks any info would be appreciated ” ~ Tammy Pinto, Colorado Springs, CO

Thanks for the …