Chicken coops plans

Keeping chickens warm in the winter can be a bit difficult but they are pretty hardy creatures that come dressed in their own feather duvet.

When it comes to the colder weather you need to make a few basic checks of your coop or ark that your poultry are being kept in dry draught free conditions.

Make sure ventilation is above head height and that there are no draughts coming through …

A hen’s feathers keep the cold out when the air is dry and still, so they don’t mind the cold. But drafts can get under the feathers, and wet feathers don’t work as well, so keeping hens dry and draft-free is vital.

1. DRAFTS AND COLD

Chickens don’t mind the cold but they do mind droughts and the rain at night so these are a top winter priority for them. The chicken coop, or house, …

Chickens very often don’t particularly enjoy the snow or rain, but they do need fresh air and exercise. Unless it is blowing up a storm, if given the choice, they will normally prefer to venture outside (even if for only a little while) rather than stay ‘cooped’ up inside for the whole day. In many respects you can for the most part trust your chickens to take care of themselves. Many a …

Recently, I was shocked to learn that tightly closed, Nineteenth-century-style chicken coops are back in fashion, in spite of being unhealthy for your birds and foul-smelling, besides! I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised, since there’s something about Nineteenth-century superstitions that makes them immortal, but this one is particularly bad for your chickens.

The fallacy goes like …

A recent query from keeping chickens newsletter subscriber Staci : “Thanks for the newsletter. I have enjoyed it very much. I did a little searching through it, but have not seen mention of ‘winter mashes’. A friends’ mother told me she remembers that her father used to feed his hens a mash of some sort to keep them laying through the winter. If you have any recipes for such a thing …

My grandparents had a farm before. Now, their just too old to manage it.

To make it safe, I think you should put another fence in the middle to prevent competition in the food chain. Yes, they wouldn’t eat the other, but they might mess up each others feeding habits.

They might get along. Might I add that ducks and geese could go with even just a little grass and a crude fence, while …

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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, …

Have you ever thought of raising chickens as a way to supplement your family food? It’s a good idea for frugal living and it can work well for you in the country as well as the city.

If you like chicken meat, you’ll be able to raise some of the biggest and best you have ever had. If you like chicken eggs, then you’ll be even more pleased at the potential outcome of raising your own flock …