Chicken coops plans

Posted on: Sunday, 7 May 2006, 06:06 CDT

By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C.

May 7–KINGSTREE — For decades, Carmen Covington has lived with the smell of fermenting chicken manure from a farm next door.

The odor sometimes is so strong Covington stays in her house — even on pretty days. Her family has complained to the state health department for years.

But when …

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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?

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