Understanding the Ins and Outs of Natural Hoof Care - Part 2

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As we've discussed in part one of this two-part series, natural hoof care starts when the cow is born and continues throughout its life. The phrase "natural hoof care" can describe organic products, or it may refer to a more holistic way of looking at your herd's health. This gui

Tips on Building Wooden Chicken Houses

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Wooden chicken houses are always nice to look at, some of them even look like real houses. One thing that I like about them is their flexibility and you can paint them with any color you want. The first thing you have to decide on is the number of chickens you are planning to raise.

Chicken Coup Plans - 5 Things You Must Know Before Building Chicken Coups

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Chicken coups can be bought or they can be built. Building a chicken coup will save you money and give you the freedom to select a style or design to suit your needs. Before starting your project, there are five things you must know about your new feathered friends.

Caring For Chickens - ChickenCare Tips For a Healthy Flock

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Building a chicken house and keeping your own chickens is something that more and more people are doing each year as a combination of the credit crunch and the desire for a healthier lifestyle has convinced many that self-sufficiency is the way forward with keeping chickens emerging as one of the mo

Chickens to Keep - A Must Read For You

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Some people think that all that chickens are good for are dancing on TV or for eating. But then most of you don't know how good pets these chickens make. Who says mans best friend is a dog; it might just be a chicken!

Free Chicken Coop Blueprints - The Best Place to Find Them

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If you're searching for free chicken coop blueprints, then this article was written for you. Specifically, we're going to talk about why you need to work from blueprint, where to find them online, and where you can get high quality step by step plans building chicken coops. By the time you

Chicken Tractor - A Comfort Home For Hens

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A chicken tractor is some form of portable pen you use to keep chickens in or near your garden where they are most beneficial. A chicken tractor which is sometimes called as an ark or mobile coops. The portable pen serves to protect them from weather and predators, while containing them in the area

Bird Flu: Chicken Owners Worst Enemy

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Every chicken owner knows that bird flu, also known as avian influenza is an incredible deadly disease for your pets if it is not prevented and watched for. It is the number one killer of chickens in Asia and other parts of the world. Bird flu was first found in chickens in China and quickly became

Chicken Coup - 5 Proven Ways to Winterize Your Chicken Coup

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Winterizing your chicken coup is very important if you want your chickens to stay healthy and not get sick during winter. Now, how much you need to winterize your chicken coup will obviously depend on what type of climate you live in.

Chicken Coop Ideas to Raise Productive Chickens

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Now that you decided to build your own hen house, you may have so many chicken coop ideas running through your head. Deciding which plan to implement will ultimately be based on many factors such as how many chickens you plan to raise and the size of your yard. If you haven't though of these, h

How to Make - Chicken Coop Building Guide

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Chicken coops are very simple to make. Chicken coop plans will of course make it a lot easier, but at the end of the day it's a simple job, especially if you're already familiar with hammers and nails. This article outlines what you need to think about before building a chicken coop.

Building Chicken Coops is Straightforward

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Building chicken coops is reasonably straightforward with a good plan and some basic tools and materials. Keeping poultry makes sense for many folk seeking to produce daily fresh, organic eggs.

Chicken Pens - What You Need to Know

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Before you venture into constructing a chicken coop, it is very necessary that you plan the kind of a coop that you require. It is always better to sketch out your plan and also the colorings that you would like to use for the walls and the roof. It could be a challenging task for you if you have no

Poultry Accommodation - When it Comes to Accommodating Poultry a DIY Coop Can Provide More

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Being able to provide excellent poultry accommodation for your chickens is probably far easier than you might imagine. You have a couple of options open to you and how you go about housing them is pretty important. Your chickens will have a few specific requirements that are easily addressed if you

Your Chicken Coop Checklist - The 3 C's You Must Know!

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The type of chicken coop you decide to build depends mainly on the number of birds you want and the area you plan on building your coop. A small backyard may only support two or three chickens, whereas a larger backyard could support up to a dozen birds.

Urban Chicken Coop - Maximize Limited Space

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A lot of people are getting hooked in having a backyard coop, even city dwellers are getting interested. Others really want to have a coop so bad but they just don't know how to work with a coop in the city.

Build Your Own Hen Houses and Save Hundreds of Dollars

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If you are thinking about building your own chicken coop to save money, this article was written especially for you. Discover little-known tricks to building attractive and high quality chicken coops that will save you money. Learn techniques that will allow you to build your hen houses right the fi

Basics For Raising Goats

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There are some basic preparations necessary before starting your goat herd. The basics discussed herein will be proper area, housing, fencing, feeding and watering.

Movable Chicken Coops - A Portable Home For Your Chickens

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Have you been entertaining the idea of raising several chickens within your backyard, yet are concerned about a safe place to maintain them which will not take up lots of space or even cost a considerable amount of time or cash to manage? If you don't want to trouble yourself with a long term s

Chicken Coop Plans - 6 Crucial Issues To Consider Before Building Your Coop

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Now that you are considering raising chickens, you'll need some chicken coop plans. You'll need plan not only for the coop itself, but also plans for your entire chicken-raising enterprise.