Posts Tagged ‘cold weather’

admin - Chicken Coop Basics (6/6/2012)

There are so many designs to choose from when it comes to chicken coops.  when we built our coop, we didn’t follow a particular design.  we were trying to use up all of our leftover building supplies from rebuilding our garage as well as fit it into our small backyard.  Chickens aren’t particular when it [...]

admin - ARE YOU CHICKEN? (2/19/2012)

For Urban Homesteaders like ourselves, it is the busy season. as the cold weather began to ease up at the end of last year, the planning, potting up and propagating began. I bared my white legs in shorts, pulled on my gardening gloves, and started imagining all the delights the garden would produce in the [...]

Chicken Coop Construction Plans – Ventilation Is Important

Whether you are building a small chicken coop or a large coop having proper ventilation is extremely important. Chickens are prone to respiratory disease. A good way to prevent this is with proper ventilation. There are a lot of ammonia fumes in a coop from the chickens poop. The ammonia fumes add up and it [...]

admin - Raising Chickens in the Winter (9/3/2011)

It seems that every year the cold weather becomes a minor source of anxiety for me.nothing specific really, just the usual problems dealing with the cold and the difficulties it creates. because I raise chickens year round, I have to take extra care during the winter months to ensure their survival.and a mostly uninterrupted supply [...]

admin - A Wider Chicken Coop For A Hens (8/12/2011)

Partners . getting large chicken coops are legion. however, not enough citizens realize a majority of these positive aspects, not to mention wind up having to spend immeasureable dough to purchase dinner that can have always been produced by elevating chickens.the one thing to not forget, whilst, would be the fact chickens tend to be [...]

admin - Selecting the Best Chicken Coop Plans (7/15/2011)

If you are looking for a good chicken coop plan, it’s important that you keep some main factors in mind that will ensure that the plan you choose to use is a success. for example, you will need to consider the materials you use, the location of your coop, light and protection, etc… in this [...]

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