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- Raising Chickens 101 - Chicks, Breeds, Coops, Tips
Tips Tricks for raising chickens, building chicken coops, choosing chicken breeds + ask questions in our community forum Featured Content Coop Focus: Two Dog Farm Chicken Coop 2025-06-20 00:00:00 | 2025-06-27 00:00:00
- How To Raise Chickens
When buying or building a coop, make sure it's big enough for them (and any future additions) A good rule of thumb for space requirements is approximately 3–4 square feet per chicken inside the coop and 10 sq ft per chicken for the outside run Check out this great guide on how much room do chickens need? Chicken Coop:
- Choosing the Right Chicken Breed: A Guide for Beginners
Choosing the right chicken breed is a decision that will have a big impact on your flock’s success By considering your primary purpose (eggs, meat, or both), your local climate, the amount of space available, and the chickens' temperament, you can make a well-informed choice that will set you up for a productive and enjoyable chicken-raising
- Sand in Chicken Run? | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
I haven’t used the sand from Home Depot or Tractor Supply, but here are some tips when picking sand for your chicken run: Washed Sand: Make sure it’s washed to avoid dust and debris, which can be harmful to chickens and make the area too messy Coarse Sand: Opt for coarse sand over fine sand for better drainage and less compaction
- A Backyard Chicken Enthusiasts Formulary (Avian Drugs and Dosages)
Treating pain or other symptoms is far different than treating a specific disease, keep this in mind if trying to treat ‘respiratory disease’ or diarrhea, because treating a chicken for coccidia when it is suffering from salmonella isn’t going to be beneficial, an actual diagnosis will make treatment far more successful rather than a
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Tips for raising chickens, building chicken coops choosing breeds Get help from thousands of community experts
- Chickens are cool! (50 chicken facts you will love)
10 Each chicken sound means something specific 11 A chicken can live for a short while without a head! 12 A hen can lay more than 300 eggs a year 13 A mother hen turns her eggs about 50 times a day 14 The largest chicken egg weighed nearly 12 ounces 15 The chicken breed called turkens is not a chicken and turkey cross That is a myth 16
- My Chicken is puffed up, lethargic, and standing still. HELP
Hi I have a flock of 6 chickens I got last spring This is my first time with chickens, so there is a lot I don't know Yesterday, I noticed my golden sex link pullet had her feathers all fluffed out I thought it was strange but didn't worry too much Today she is the same She just
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