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Pelletized Bedding / ShavingsI've been using straw bedding for about a year now. Hens like it and when it is fouled, it goes around the plants. The straw decomposes and the...
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Wholesome homemade feed 2Thank you for providing this update! I opened it as soon as you posted it, but only tonight did I read the entire piece. I’ll be learning a lot...- tranquiliti
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Pelletized Bedding / ShavingsI used to use pellets sold for wood stoves for my guinea pigs. Is this the same thing?- Cuatro Pollitos
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Pelletized Bedding / ShavingsThis sounds like an expense that is not needed. I am trying to make my chickens the most cost effective possible. I make my own wood chips with...
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Wholesome homemade feed 2Suitable explanation of the nutritive benefits of homemade flock feed, backed with data from testing. I may become a convert yet!
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Chicken Wire & Your ChickensGood article. There are a couple of other ideas you could add in there like electrified.
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Pelletized Bedding / ShavingsWe have a small Urban flock and live in a dry climate in Boise Idaho. We've used the deep litter method for almost 10 years and it works great! We...- nancypo
Housing & Feeding Your Flock
Your flock needs a safe and comfortable home as well as proper nutrition. This section covers everything you need to know from chicken treats and layer pellets to proper coop building, care, and maintenance. Also, check out our thousands of chicken coops here!
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Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens
- Buff Hooligans
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CHICKEN TREATS This is a list of almost everything you can feed a chicken. However, everybody's chickens have their own tiny brains full of... -
How Much Room Do Chickens Need?
- Ridgerunner
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I don’t believe in magic numbers for chickens. We keep them in so many different conditions, in different climates, with different flock make-ups... -
How To Raise Mealworms
- Gallo del Cielo
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How to raise mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) Everyone who has a small flock of chickens should raise mealworms, not because they need them, but... -
Accessorizing Your Run- How to Make Your Run More Fun For Your Chickens
- Bloveschickens
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Today many urban chickens are not able to free-range, they are confined to a run. Many people do not have enough space to let their chickens... -
Chicken Coop Ventilation - Go Out There And Cut More Holes In Your Coop!
- patandchickens
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Patandchickens' Big Ol' PageVENTILATION Or, Go out there and cut more holes in your coop! Now! Really truly! Why is ventilation such a big... -
My $10 Inexpensive DIY Fodder Tower with Dollar Tree Dish Bins
- gtaus
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I have been reading great things about making barley fodder for the chickens. After much thinking, I decided to build my own fodder tower out of... -
The perch experiment
- True Patriot
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A recent posting has given me an idea to conduct an experiment on what perch types are preferred by my chickens. This will be an ongoing learning... -
Repecka Illustrates Coop Ventilation
- 3KillerBs
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Hello, humans. I'm Repecka and I'm here to teach you about coop ventilation. As you know, birds have very delicate respiratory systems. They... -
Chicken Toys: Why They're Important & How To Provide Them!
- Banriona
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Chicken toys are important for the health and well-being of your chickens. They provide fun and activity, mental nourishment & help chickens learn... -
Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method
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Wholesome home-made chicken feed, without sweat, tears, a calculator, or deep pockets.
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Introduction This article is written in response to several requests to write up how I make my own chicken feed for my flock of heritage and rare... -
To Insulate or Not to Insulate...
- mpruett
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To Insulate or Not to Insulate… That is the question we are faced with when first starting out with chickens. Three winters ago I was new to... -
Using Deep Bedding in a Small Coop
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Cold Weather Poultry Housing and Care
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A How-to Article Part 1: building a coop Part 2: cold weather care Part 3: poultry and breed selection Link to my three coop pages... -
Deep Litter Method - The Easiest Way To Deal With Chicken Litter
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The Deep Litter Method DLM is basically a method in which you allow your coop litter to build up over a period of time. As the chicken manure and... -
Using Sand In Your Chicken Coop
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Using Sand as a floor covering in my coops has been one of the BEST decisions I have made in terms of how to properly care for my chickens... -
Utilizing the Parrot Chop Principle to Improve Chicken Diets
- Jacquej57
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Let me begin by saying I am NOT in favor of forgoing a commercial chicken feed for my girls. It would be difficult, if not impossible, for an... -
Grass for Chickens-Taking a look at the natural health benefit provided by this everyday green
- Mountain Peeps
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Grass for Chickens-Taking a look at the natural health benefit provided by this everyday green...