Chicken Coup

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Making Your Own Chicken Feed –
Few people that raise laying hens realize how easy it is to make your own feeding blend for your chickens. Not only is it very economical, it is also comforting to know what goes into your chickens, and also rewarding to know that you can rely [...]

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My family and I just recently moved out into the country where we have some land. Last spring we decided that we would get our children some baby chicks. It has been a great experience for all of us, we love our chickens. They are no longer chicks anymore, we let [...]

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How many times have we heard someone’s salary described as “chicken feed”? One might think that chicken feed were cheap. It is possible to feed chickens a healthy diet inexpensively, but that does not mean feeding chickens the equivalent of garbage.
Chickens need protein and minerals for growth and egg development. A [...]

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When raising chickens for eggs it is important to remember that the best eggs come from well fed chickens. Chickens need a diet high in protein and minerals for proper egg and shell formation. Chickens raised in a free range environment get some of these benefits naturally, eating worms, insects and [...]

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It is important to feed your backyard chickens a healthy, nutritious diet. You can select quality ingredients to mix your own chicken feed or purchase ready-made mixes. Perhaps the easiest thing to do is buy one of the mixes. They usually come in 50 or 100 pound sacks and are designed specifically [...]