Keeping chickens is a great way to get fresh, delicious eggs every morning for breakfast. Of course, your chickens will need somewhere to live. You could go out and buy a ready made coop, but why not build one instead? Here are five great reasons to do just that. 1) It’s better for the environment. Not only can your chickens… Read more »
If you’re keeping chickens and enjoy fresh eggs, you may wish to consider building or installing a set of nest boxes for your hens to lay in. While not absolutely necessary, as hens will lay pretty much anywhere, you may find that if you add a nest box to your chicken coop, the amount of eggs your hens lay will… Read more »
Tomatoes love sun and heat and should be grown in full exposure where possible. This is especially important in cooler climates where cool summers are common. Low temperatures are the primary reasons for failure of flowers to set fruit. Extreme temperatures of between 95-105º F (35-40º C) can cause flowers to fall off their buds and poor fruit set can… Read more »
Chickens are some of the easiest animals to care for. They are an affordable pet that provides very low upkeep to take care of. The benefits of keeping chickens as pets is that families can have delicious and tasty eggs for breakfast every day. When keeping chickens a person will need a chicken coop for the chicken to call their… Read more »
Chicken coop predators are they able to get in your chicken coop? Chicken coop predators can literally destroy your flock overnight. Protecting your chickens is one of the main jobs your chicken coop has to perform—day and night. Here are some of the most common predators that you have to guard against. Fox “The fox in the hen house” is more than just… Read more »
Welcome to Part Two of our series on the Basics of Raising Chickens. When you are trying to learn how to raise chickens, you need as much information as possible. In this section, we look at watering your birds as well as protecting them from predators. Unlike most other animals, a chicken has virtually no defenses other than running away. This… Read more »
There are many benefits to raising chickens. If you raise laying hens, you can have fresh eggs year round. If you raise other types of chickens you can have safer, chemical-free meat. And the best news is raising your own chickens is fun and easy. Now, it is true you can run into problems when you raise your own chickens. Disease,… Read more »