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Chicken Keeping Secrets.
Chicken keeping is becoming popular as more people realise the cost and health benefits they can have.
If you are looking for products and information on chicken keeping, or chicken coops, you have come to the right place. Keeping chickens in small or large numbers, in your backyard, or on the farm, can have lots of benefits for you and your family. Information on this site will enable you to get up and going, with minimal effort and maximum advantages, and make it a positive and rewarding experience.
If you are wanting to keep chickens, there are a lot of factors to take into account, so with a little planning at the start, and the correct information, things will work out well.
The first and most important thing to do, is to check with your local council about rules and requirements for your area. There are often restrictions in residential areas for the number of chickens you can keep, yard area they are housed in, and whether you are allowed a male rooster.
Choosing the number of chickens you will have, depends on the size of your yard, available area for your chicken coop, whether you intend breeding your own chickens, and the size of your family to feed.
Benefits of keeping chickens are:-
-Eggs produced by your own home raised chickens have greater nutritional properties, and are better for you than eggs produced by factory farmed chickens, that are fed antibiotics and hormones.
-Significant cost savings on your supermarket bill, as the average chicken produces between 250 and 300 eggs per year.
-Chickens can be raised as pets, and it can be fun for kids to do the feeding and egg collecting.
-The cost of maintaining, housing and feeding chickens is quite low, and their diet can be supplemented by kitchen food scraps.
-Different chicken breeds can be sourced locally, depending on your size and egg laying requirements.
When choosing a chicken breed you need to decide on what purpose you are using them for. Some breeds are more suitable for colder climates, different breeds produce either smaller or larger eggs, and their producton rates can vary between 230 to 320 eggs per year. If the chickens are going to be around children you need a breed that is not aggressive like Sussex or Silkie.
For further information, see the products page above.
Chickens require a certain amount of space, as they can't be kept inside an enclosed chicken coop 24 hours a day. You must plan the the amount of space you need for the number of chickens you keep, and as a guide allow 2-4 square feet per chicken if housing them within an enclosed area attached to a coop.
Another important thing to consider is the design of your chicken coop or house. Factors that influence the design will be, the available area that you have for the chickens, the number you intend to keep, whether there will be predators to protect the chickens from, and the layout of the roosting area so you have easy access to collect the eggs.
Keeping chickens can be a positive and rewarding family experience, from building a chicken coop together, feeding, and collecting of eggs, the kids will enjoy it all, especially the fresh egg omlette.
Information you gain here will make the whole process easy, so visit the products page above, to discover more....
If you are looking for products and information on chicken keeping, or chicken coops, you have come to the right place. Keeping chickens in small or large numbers, in your backyard, or on the farm, can have lots of benefits for you and your family. Information on this site will enable you to get up and going, with minimal effort and maximum advantages, and make it a positive and rewarding experience.
If you are wanting to keep chickens, there are a lot of factors to take into account, so with a little planning at the start, and the correct information, things will work out well.
The first and most important thing to do, is to check with your local council about rules and requirements for your area. There are often restrictions in residential areas for the number of chickens you can keep, yard area they are housed in, and whether you are allowed a male rooster.
Choosing the number of chickens you will have, depends on the size of your yard, available area for your chicken coop, whether you intend breeding your own chickens, and the size of your family to feed.
Benefits of keeping chickens are:-
-Eggs produced by your own home raised chickens have greater nutritional properties, and are better for you than eggs produced by factory farmed chickens, that are fed antibiotics and hormones.
-Significant cost savings on your supermarket bill, as the average chicken produces between 250 and 300 eggs per year.
-Chickens can be raised as pets, and it can be fun for kids to do the feeding and egg collecting.
-The cost of maintaining, housing and feeding chickens is quite low, and their diet can be supplemented by kitchen food scraps.
-Different chicken breeds can be sourced locally, depending on your size and egg laying requirements.
When choosing a chicken breed you need to decide on what purpose you are using them for. Some breeds are more suitable for colder climates, different breeds produce either smaller or larger eggs, and their producton rates can vary between 230 to 320 eggs per year. If the chickens are going to be around children you need a breed that is not aggressive like Sussex or Silkie.
For further information, see the products page above.
Chickens require a certain amount of space, as they can't be kept inside an enclosed chicken coop 24 hours a day. You must plan the the amount of space you need for the number of chickens you keep, and as a guide allow 2-4 square feet per chicken if housing them within an enclosed area attached to a coop.
Another important thing to consider is the design of your chicken coop or house. Factors that influence the design will be, the available area that you have for the chickens, the number you intend to keep, whether there will be predators to protect the chickens from, and the layout of the roosting area so you have easy access to collect the eggs.
Keeping chickens can be a positive and rewarding family experience, from building a chicken coop together, feeding, and collecting of eggs, the kids will enjoy it all, especially the fresh egg omlette.
Information you gain here will make the whole process easy, so visit the products page above, to discover more....
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