Build Your Own Chicken Coop
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The 5 Things to Consider When Making a Chicken House
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http://GetCoopPlans.com 5 Things to Consider When Making a chicken house.
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Play House Chicken Coop
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A short tour of my Play House chicken coop. I am selling the plans to build this coop. If you are interested, please e-mail me at im-handy@sbcglobal.net, or search “chicken coop plans” on ebay.
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Portable Chicken Coop Designs
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Portable chicken coop designs – Like This Portable Chicken Coop Design? Download my free chicken coop blueprints. http://www.xoreviews.com/freechickencoopblueprints
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My Chicken Coop
Posted by admin on Nov-10-2009
Here is a short video of the setup I have for my chickens. Sorry, they were a little loud during taping.
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Building-A-Chicken-House.com
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http://Building-A-Chicken-House.com I wanted to give my children a taste of the country so decided to get some chickens. Problem was I didn’t know how to house or look after them. I wanted to build the chicken house myself to save money. After a lot of searching I found some plans that were detailed by step by step simple, they also gave detail about how to look after the chickens – click on the link above to find out more.
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Why you should build a backyard chicken coop and raise dancing chickens!
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http://HowToBuildABackyardChickenCoop.com – Free video from how to build a backyard chicken coop explains the benefits of raising your own backyard chickens. If you have plans to build a chicken coop, hopefully this video will motivate you to get your chicken coop instructions and get started today!
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Poultry House Need Advice?
Posted by admin on Nov-10-2009
I have decided to get some chickens, mainly so I know where my eggs have come from and what the chickens have been feed on.
I need some advice on what sort of Chicen house to get and also on good British suppliers
I grew up around chickens and we had two chicken barns. The barns don’t need to be insulated, but you need to keep drafts winds out in the winter and in the summer you want to be able to open it up to let air in. It’s good for the chicken house to have windows. Face the windows to the south to help warm the chicken house up in the winter. During the summer the windows can be opened up to let air in to cool down the chicken house. We kept our chickens on the floor and used straw, woodchips, or ground-up corn cobs as bedding. I like straw the best. The chickens will normally lay their eggs in the corners in the straw. Sometimes they will have them in the middle of the floor too. It’s good to have roosts for them to roost in at night, especially during the winter. In the winter it helps them from bunching together to tightly for warmth so they don’t suffocate each other. You’ll want to check the chickens about once a month for mites (mites normally gather where there is moisture on the chicken’s body). Chickens get mites regularly especially if using straw or hay as bedding, so check them regularly. It’s also good to make sure the water is fresh and clean and make sure to treat the chickens for coccidiosis once or twice during the summer to help prevent it. Clean water is very important and can help prevent coccidiosis. It may seem unorthodox, but bleach, in small amounts, can be added to the water to help get rid of bacteria in the water. An amount of 5 cc’s (5 cubic centimeters) per gallon will work. Clean water is very important to keeping healthy animals. The chlorine in the bleach helps kill the bacteria. Chickens also seem to do better when they are let outside from time to time. I think the grass and bugs and stuff they eat outside tends to make them a little healthier than keeping them inside all the time. Also make sure that the chicken house is easy to clean out and get in and out of. Avoid mixing groups of chickens. A group of chickens will pick on new-comers to the group.
Almost forgot, for the roof I recommend using white shingles. The will help keep the chicken house cooler in the summer.
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Our farmer neighbour is planning to rear chickens, is there a minimum distance they should be from our house?
Posted by admin on Nov-10-2009
We think he may wish to have chickens on an industrial scale, my wife and children find this upsetting (my wife may wish to move). Should I be concerned about the noise, smell, view, etc. Is there anything I could reasonably request the farmer or authorities to do to minimise its impact on us. (we all eat chicken!)
It would seem that (so far) I’m the only rural type to respond to this (based on the answers so far). I assume you are in the USA and country not city. In most states he can be a jerk and put the coops right up to the property line!
Free range??? Geez people! You’ve got no idea what free range means. Go to the link below and dig up what the legal definition of "free range" is and see what a joke the term is!
If he is planning on raising more than 200-300 birds you as a neighbor have a serious problem. Besides the stink you can look forward to dust, flies and possibly contaminated groundwater. How are the roads in the area? Expect heavy truck traffic once production gets going.
I come from a production agriculture background and have relatives that currently operate ’standard’ and ‘organic’ poultry operations. The only difference is that the ‘organic free range’ birds have access once daily to an area of around 2000 sq.ft.! That is essentially *all* it takes to meet the federal standard! Do the ‘organic free range’ operations smell better or have fewer flies etc? NO!
The *only* thing you can do are to first talk to your neighbor about details of what he plans and speak to legal council about what his plans are. Only an attorney knowledgeable about your local laws can offer *real* help (if any).
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