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Caring For Chickens – Never Ever Do These Things

You don’t know how to go about caring for chickens. Heck, hardly anybody who’s been brought up in an urban environment knows how to take care of chickens.

That can be a problem if you’re trying to set up your own chicken coop for the family, or if you’re planning on putting up a small-sized hatchery business. But don’t worry. While it might not sound like an easy endeavor, setting up your own hatchery is actually pretty easy.

And once you’ve got your coop set up, taking care of your livestock isn’t as difficult as it sounds – in fact,… Continue reading

Caring For Chickens – Chicken Care Tips For a Healthy Flock

Why not bring your back garden to life by building your very own chicken house and raising your own chickens? Reap the rewards with your own regular, ongoing supply of beautifully tasting, freshly laid eggs. Although raising your own chickens is pretty well low maintenance, there are health-related issues you should be aware of and know what to look for.

WORMS – Roundworms are the most common and will lay their eggs inside the birds’ intestines via their droppings. These look like small round balls that stick to the chickens’ droppings, then fall to the ground where they go through… Continue reading

Properly Caring For Egg Laying Hens To Ensure Maximum Egg Laying

The cute baby chicks that you ordered a few months ago have grown and by now are almost full sized pullets that are getting ready to begin laying their first eggs.  Now that they are no longer babies, what do you need to do to ensure that you are properly caring for your egg laying hens to make sure that they are happy and healthy hens?

Typically, pullets will be mature enough to begin laying their first eggs when they are about six months old.  Your juvenile chicks will start to grow combs and waddles when they are… Continue reading