Chicken coops plans

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 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 …

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“Just because it says free-range does not mean that it is welfare-friendly.” —Dr. Charles Olentine, editor of Egg Industry magazine, an industry trade journal(1)

As concern grows over the way the meat, egg, and dairy industries treat the animals we eat, so does the number of animal products labeled “free-range.” What does this mean? Do …

Egg producers may want to cull poor performing hens from their laying flocks. Poultry breeders consider egg production as well as other qualities when selecting breeding stock. Contestants in poultry judging contests judge classes of egg production hens and pullets by placing the birds in order of their laying performance as indicated by body characteristics. The ability to recognize and …

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 …

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 …

Bagshaws have been instructed to sell Mistlehall farm in Bakewell,Derbyshire.

Mistlehall free range egg production unit for sale with Bagshaws

A Productive Poultry Unit with Detached Farmhouse, Free Range

Egg Units being Set in Approximately 40 acres occupying a Stunning Location on the Edge of the Peak District.

Mistlehall Farm is situated in a truly outstanding position with …

Chicken Breeds C – S

Campine Chicken | Dorking Chicken | Leghorn Chicken | Marans Chicken | New Hampshire Chicken | Orpington Chicken | Plymouth Rock Chicken | Rhode Island Red Chicken | Silkie Chicken

The Campine chickens are a fairly small, closely feathered breed with solid coloured hackles and barred …

Small Flock Management of Poultry

Best Breeds of Chickens

The breed of chickens that a producer selects for his flock depends upon the purpose for which the chickens are intended. The types of chicken breeds to select from falls into one of three categories: 1) egg laying stock, 2) meat-type birds and 3) dual purpose breeds. Each type of bird is genetically …

I admire your usually objective and scientific approach to nutrition – a subject that clearly needs such an approach.

However, you clearly have a bias in this case and it shows.

Even a quick look at the literature tells you that the incidence of Salmonella infection can be dramatically cut by immunization of chickens against this bug. In fact, some studies that have looked at this factor …