Chicken Coup

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Plastic chicken coops are becoming a more popular choice for prefabricated chicken coops, and it is easy to see why. Plastic is easy to clean, it doesn’t stain as easily as wood, and it is non porous and resistant to mites and lice as well as many other predators. Unfortunately, when purchasing [...]

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When building a chicken coop the first concern should be the safety and protection it maintains for your chickens. It should not only provide shelter from the weather, but from predators and wildlife as well.
Creating a chicken coop that has adequate airflow, but doesn’t allow other species in isn’t as [...]

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Besides the ethical reasoning for allowing chickens to be raised in a free range environment is the health benefits they receive. Chickens who are allowed to live in an environment that provides for their natural needs can keep themselves healthy, while caged chickens are unable to meet their needs.
Chickens that [...]

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If you are purchasing your chicken hatchlings from a large feed store or saving chickens that would have been slaughtered, you may find that you have acquired birds that have been genetically altered to become very large or lay huge amounts of eggs. While these chickens can be raised appropriately as pets [...]

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Pet chickens can be amazingly tame creatures, appropriate for handling even by older children. Raised in constant proximity to their human keepers, chickens tend to be friendly and beloved pets. Often times, even the tamest birds will become stressed when needing to be picked up for their care. When picking up a [...]