Raising Chickens : Keeping Chickens in your Backyard

By Keeping Chickens Newsletter subscriber and author Jen McGeehan Mission Accomplished! Our set of six one-month old chicks were finally secure in our handmade chicken tractor. As I stood back,...

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There is currently a bundle sale going on which includes resources on topics like Alternative Health & Home Remedies, Healthy Children, Real Food Recipes, Gardening and Homesteading, Meal Budget...

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BY DEBORAH LYMAN I had several ideas of what I wanted to do when I retired from the military.  One was to have a hobby farm and raise chickens as well as Nigerian Dwarf Goats and miniatur...

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Long spurs can be troublesome in several ways such as by causing injuries to a hens back when mating and also general injuries when the spurs are being used as a weapon in fights between rooster...

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Just a little chicken joke that was first drawn as a cartoon and then animated. Might raise a smile :-)

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This question is asked as you may have already guessed, to set you thinking. Does your hen house provide the factors of environment which you want in your home? If it does not then it is also un...

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1. IT’S TOO HARD TO GET THE EGGS FROM THE NEST BOX. When you design your coop, keep in mind that it has to be simple for you to gather up the eggs quickly.  Whatever you do, don’t make it ...

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Chickens love to dustbathe and it also helps them to keep themselves free of parasites. This video shows how to make a dustbox for your chickens to use inside the coop when the weather is bad or ...

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Below is a guide to washing chickens, it is a method that uses 3 tubs, with the third one containing bluing water. The washing was demonstrated by William Halbach at a White Rock farm. If your c...

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Another of life's little mysteries solved :-) It's also a warning to anyone using chicken wire in their coop or run - if your chickens can get in and out, what else can?

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There are many types of leg problems with chicks but the most common potential causes of leg problems are usually primarily down to one of four possibilities : 1. Incorrect settings at the incub...

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Fused toes on a newly hatched chick can lead to other leg and balance issues if not corrected. The following photos and commentary come from keeping chickens newsletter subscriber Christina Ravi...

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By Dale Calder: "Just like everyone else says I love the keeping chickens newsletter and read it from cover to cover as soon as it arrives. I have never built any thing before and I just finishe...

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This is a short guide to incubating and brooding chickens written by one of the most influential men in chicken keeping - James Dryden. It is kind of old but I personally think there is still a l...

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This video gives an overview of coccidiosis in chickens and shows how devastating just one bird with coccidiosis can be to an unprotected flock. While coccidiosis can occur at any age the greates...

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Having an Automatic Chicken Coop Door can prove a useful addition to your coop. It can give you peace of mind if you are someone who occasionally forgets to lock your chickens in at night or in c...

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If you have a persistently broody hen and no fertile eggs, or a broody that has sat on eggs without success you may be considering purchasing chicks for her to raise. There are a few risks to thi...

http://successwithpoultry.blogspot.com/2010/08/raising-day-old-chicks-with-broody-hen.html

Letter for all those who have loved and lost a 'girl' To Keeping Chickens Newsletter subscribers from Susan in Melbourne, Australia Rule 1. Don't name your girls...I started with A for Anita a...

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The story below comes from Keeping Chickens Newsletter subscriber Jackie. > Hi Gina - thankyou for sending the chicken newsletters, they are > helpful and interesting. have kept...

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John : I was talking to an Amish man about chickens at a Saturday auction and he asked me if I knew how to put a chicken to sleep. I said no, of course. He picked up a chicken, put it's head und...

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Bumblefoot in Chickens The symptoms of bumblefoot are limping and a large soft swelling on bottom of foot. Usually bumblefoot is due to bruises or small wounds. Some possible causes are jumping...

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AN ALTERNATIVE USE FOR GREENHOUSES... Chickens often enjoy fresh vegetables as a treat but you could also find your greenhouse can serve a double purpose as a chicken coop like the chickens in...

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Chickens are not currently allowed within Salem's residential areas. Dana Matthews of Chickens in the Yard is hoping to change that by persuading Salem city council to revise it's ordinance to al...

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Mike Breder : Hi Gina, Thanks for your newsletter. I have a question for you. I have 4 hens including an Americauna, Rhode Island Red, Ancona and Buff Orpington. Our Buff (Jupiter) the big girl b...

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Paul Scott : "Hi Gina Many thanks for your newsletter - it's great to see all the different stories that your readers send in. I'm Paul, a relative newcomer compared to some of your readers. My...

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