All About Silkies, Nigerian Dwarf Goats & More
Bantam chicken breeds are, essentially, chickens that are significantly smaller than regular or large breed chickens. Some might call them miniature chickens.
Bantam chickens are usually about half the size of regular, large breed chickens. However, they can range up to 1/3 the size of a large breed chicken.
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If you have chickens, they will likely need a chicken run. Because pre-made chicken runs can be expensive we decided learn how to build a chicken run ourselves.
This portable chicken run is light and easily moveable. Therefore, it is perfect for keeping chickens on new ground and grass.
We use this type of portable chicken run for our breeder pens. You can also make a predator proof permanent chicken run.
When starting to learn how to build a chicken run, it is really important to know what qualities you are looking for in your chicken run. These chicken run plans below are for a lightweight, easy to move, portable chicken run.
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So, you already know how to incubate and hatch your own chicks. You know how to set up their inital early stage brooder. But, a chicken math sets in you may find you have a need for a larger chicken brooder. We have some easy chicken brooder plans that we use to build ours….
If you have backyard chickens, you probably get a lot of eggs and therefore, end up with a lot of eggshells. Do you have any uses for eggshells? What do you do with them all? Well, you’ve probably been just throwing them out.
If you have just been throwing your eggshells out, stop! We try to use everything on our homestead. And, there are several uses for eggshells that you can start with to keep from wasting them.
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Is a DIY chicken feeder something you need? Well, let’s talk through why you might need a DIY Chicken feeder.
You’ve probably made several trips to your local farm store to replace a chicken feeder that has seen better days. Not a big deal at first, but eventually, the cost of all of those feeders starts to add up.
We feel your pain. So we decided to make a full list of THE best DIY chicken feeders your chickens will love!
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Coccidia in chickens and goats, if left untreated can be very dangerous.
Coccidia otherwise known as cocci or coccidious is an internal parasite that can affect all species. Coccidia can be found in the dirt, fecal matter, pretty much anywhere outside that your animals will definitely be touching.
You would think that with how widespread coccidia can be that it would be a simple thing right? Wrong! Coccidia, although by definition (it is a single cell protoza) is a simple organism how it affects animals is not simple at all….