Building Backyard Chicken Coops

Chicken Breeds: How to Decide

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Raising Chickens can be a fun and satisfying hobby, especially if you take time to carefully match the best chicken breeds for your climate, your coop and your individual goals. The wide variety of chicken breeds is impressive. The best way to begin narrowing the search for a breed is to think about your specific [...]

Chicken Coops with Children

admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:20:35 +0000

The benefits for children who are encouraged to learn genuine responsibility, kindness, and quite a bit of science by caring for chickens, are many and long lasting. It is experiential learning that is literally in your own backyard, and requires daily repetition, provides daily rewards, and creates a stronger connection to nature. Brain research tells [...]

Chicken Feeders

admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:15:26 +0000

Choose the Feeder Carefully. Buying a well designed feeder that will feed several chickens at a time is important because chickens establish a ranking and if only a couple chickens can eat at one time, the lower ranked chickens are prevented from eating. Chickens like to make a mess when eating, A feeder that is [...]

Chickens Laws – Local Zoning and Legal Restrictions for Keeping Chickens

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:14:48 +0000

Chickens in your neighbors backyard isn’t really so strange anymore, in fact you might want to think about having your own flock. Many urban and suburban communities are allowing chicken keeping, the people have made their choice clear and they want chickens. That does not mean every community has surrendered to the large chicken mob. [...]

Chicken Feed – Chickens Like Variety Too!

admin — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:29:37 +0000

If you are planning to make some room for raising chickens in your backyard, the two most important things you will have to consider are a spacious coop and pocket friendly chicken feed. There are some things to consider when you’re looking for chicken feed. Diet Chickens are usually fed with either pellets or layers’ [...]

Free Chicken Coop Plans: Choose Wisely And Pick With Caution

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:39:19 +0000

The chicken raising business is picking up buzz these days. The longing for fresh egg and chemical free meat is compelling people to have their own small chicken coops right in their backyard. With more and more people getting into the chicken-raising scene, the internet has been flooded with free chicken coop plans. Thanks to [...]

Don’t Be Deceived: Organic Chicken Eggs Are The Best

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:15:53 +0000

Chicken eggs are a wholesome food and are the best option for all ages. Be careful looks can be deceiving and you really cannot make out from the size or color if there store bought eggs or organic eggs. Only a label can give a certification. You might be surprise but there is a lot [...]

Portable Chicken Coops for Traveling Chickens

admin — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:55:29 +0000

The traditional coop was always firmly fixed in the ground and could not be move around. In some ways that’s OK, but there are some very positive reasons for building or buying a portable one. The portable versions are easy to move and offer a variety of benefits. Portable chicken coops are usually smaller in [...]

Fancy Chicken Coops Are Great For People With A Neat Backyard

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:19:13 +0000

When building a chicken coop you have to make sure that your chickens will be safe from predators and climate extremes. You have to build a coop that is comfortable for your chickens and helps permit an easier clean-up; however you coop doesn’t have to look ugly. If you are looking for fancy chicken coops [...]

The Advantages Of Keeping Pet Chickens In Your Backyard

admin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:30:37 +0000

Keeping pet chickens have become somewhat popular nowadays for several reasons. A few have something to do with the current state of the economy and how people don’t have any money. Other reasons include the fact that there are quite a few who believe that it is an action that can help the environment while [...]

Wooden Chicken Coops Not Only Common, But Very Economical

admin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:00:12 +0000

Wooden chicken coops are ideal poultry houses for people today who desire to raise chickens with a tight spending budget. Just because they are made of wood does not mean that they’re poor in quality; in fact, most of the best quality coops are built using wood products. Wooden chicken coops are probably the most [...]

Fresh Chicken Eggs Are A Healthy Way Of Life And Their Really Tasty

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:11:08 +0000

Every day people all over the world are starting their day with fresh chicken eggs. Found just about everywhere and having endless uses as a source of food makes it hard to beat the wonders of the egg. Freshness counts when it comes to taste. Chickens are the leaders of the egg laying world. A [...]

Free Range Chickens, Not Commercially Raised Chickens

admin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:14:15 +0000

Free range chickens are those that are allowed to roam outside for at least part of the day. Most small farmers and hobbyists will want to allow their chickens as much time as possible outdoors so that they get adequate exercise, so as to produce healthy fresh tasty eggs. Commercial “free range” chickens are not [...]

Almost Anything Can Be Used As Chicken Food For Your Quirky Friends

admin — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:10:08 +0000

Well not quite anything, but a chicken is a bird and birds eat a wide variety of foods. In nature birds eat everything from fish and other birds, to insect and even mammals. chicken feed is much simpler, but chickens can digest all sorts of treats. Some birds can use a specialized body part that [...]

What You Are Getting Yourself Into By Building A Chicken House

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:20:08 +0000

Building a chicken house has never been simpler; it is the best way to get the most value for your hard earned money. There is so much information available on the internet, all at the touch of the mouse and the level of advice you’ll find really easily on how best to go about building [...]

Raising Backyard Chickens Is Great In So Many Ways

admin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:13:14 +0000

Raising backyard chickens is reasonably straightforward and simple to do and the results are fabulous great tasting eggs. My backyard hens provide my family and I hours of entertainment as we watch them scavenge within the backyard searching for tasty treats. Keeping backyard chickens can be a fun and gratifying experience if you know what [...]

Raising Chickens and Building A Chicken Coop The Right Way

admin — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:27:37 +0000

Welcome to BuildingBackyardChickenCoops.com, your one stop destination for things you need to know about raising chickens and building their Homes. Not long ago, having chickens in your backyard was a very common sight all over the world. Just about everyone raised chickens mostly for food and some raised chickens just to keep as pets. They [...]

Welcome to Building backyard Chicken Coops

admin — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:30:18 +0000

Welcome to BuildingBackyardChickenCoops.com where you will find all the the information you’ll need on raising chickens and building your own chicken coop. This blog will cover topics on chicken breeds, types of chicken feeds, threats to your chickens, egg laying, and more. Raising chickens isn’t really any harder than raising a dog or [...]