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Putting Together Cheap Chicken Coops : poultry coops

The plain truth is the only means you will be able to have a quality chicken coop which will achieve its purpose and not cost you a lot of money is to construct it yourself. There are actually a lot of Do-It-Yourself guides on how to put together cheap chicken coops you can buy over the web as well as literally hundreds of different free coop plans which you can choose. Making your coop can be a great deal of good fun, particularly if the whole family unit works on the project in concert.

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Poultry and Corn Price Hikes Showcase the Need for Affordable Animal Feed

The month of May has proved trying for large chicken producers as several major companies have encountered significant losses due to an influx in the cost of corn.

According to the Wall Street Journal on May 9th, 2011, the price of chicken feed has surged while the price of chicken has stayed fairly steady; therefore instilling a gap between the cost of feeding chickens and the price paid for the chickens when they are sold to factories.  The cost of chicken has risen a mere 3.7% compared to the cost of beef which has risen nearly 20% since last… Continue reading

Tips on How to Build a Backyard Chicken Coop : poultry coops

One of the important aspects that you need to take note if you are going to build a backyard chicken coop is proper ventilation. Chickens are quite sensitive to extreme environment conditions; they do not like to thrive in an environment that is too hot; and they could also barely survive in an environment that is too cold.

Hence, you need to build a backyard chicken coop that has proper ventilation that will keep the chickens fully ventilated during hot season; while at the same time provide enough protection that will keep them warm during the night and during the… Continue reading

Learn Great Tips About Poultry Incubators To Help Your Business Blossom

If you are into the business of hatching eggs, then finding a great poultry incubator should be first on your to-do list. This will be the best instrument that will help you succeed and bloom in the egg-hatching business.

There are a lot of factors to consider when you have your sights on poultry incubators. If you are just starting out, or want to start out, then you can use this article to gain great tips on knowing what you need to look for when choosing an incubator that can help your business.

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Bargained Houses : poultry houses

It is everybody’s desire to find a bargain in real estate market. The best option is to look for bargained houses turning into foreclosure. It is also the best source for getting big profit in house selling since you will get enviable discounts.

When homeowners are in serious dilemma about their property financial obligation most likely the house will end into foreclosure and since homeowners doesn’t want to have a bad impression on their financial credibility they will become a motivated seller and are willing to sell their house at a lower price than the actual market value.

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About Council Houses : poultry houses

In United Kingdom, the Council house is considered a form of public or social housing. The main aim for the construction of these Council houses was to build good and uncrowded homes at reasonable rates for the local population of Britain. It is said that roughly 45% of the country’s housing is managed by housing associations, 40% is owned by local authorities and 15% are operated by arm’s length management organizations.

Almshouses were established from the 10th century, to provide a place of residence for “poor, old and distressed folk”. The first recorded Almshouse was founded in York by King… Continue reading

Practical Poultry Farm Business Performance Calculations

Introduction

In this article, I share VERY practical, real world relevant tips about performance measures you can compute daily, weekly, monthly and at the end of year to accurately determine at every stage whether your poultry farm business is operating optimally.

These performance indices are NOT aggregate measures. In other words, they are NOT measured in monetary terms. Instead they have NO units, being ratios, usage rates and percentages that help to (a) establish a normal trend of your farms’ behaviour (b) quickly identify/detect departures from that trend, so that you can take timely/corrective action.

Note that these measures are… Continue reading