Chicken Coup

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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 [...]

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Feeding Your Chicken Right –  Chickens that are pets or ones that provide you with eggs daily should be well taken care of. The most important thing would have to be thier diet. One type of diet I would recommend would be to feed them organic chicken feed.
Feeding these precious creatures [...]