Posts Tagged ‘farm’
I converted a lean-to (shack) into a chicken coop. The coop is approx 5′ x 9′. I have a book called “back to basics” that we got at a garage sale. It had some guide lines and measurements that I utilized. I used mainly old plywood and wood we had laying around so I didn’t have to buy much wood. The hens will be six months old in a couple of weeks, and that’s about the time they start laying eggs. We got 4 – Rhode Island Reds (brown eggs), 2 – Buff Orphingtons (brown eggs), and 4 – Americanas (blue or green eggs)
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Learn how to build a brooder house for baby chicks in this free video on farm animal care.
Expert: Dr. T. K. Roy
Bio: Dr. T. K. Roy is the past Principal Director of animal husbandry in the Government of West Bengal, India and now is working as a consultant.
Filmmaker: dilip pradhan
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Here is a short video of the setup I have for my chickens. Sorry, they were a little loud during taping.
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Raising backyard chickens for eggs is a growing trend as the locavore movement gains ground in the city. But Declan Walsh is taking the process further. We had been raising layer hens for six years and raising chickens for their meat seemed like a natural progression, said Walsh, who, when not tending his brood in his Red Hook backyard, is director of community outreach at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Walsh raises the same breed used by commercial hatcheries — Cornish rock broilers — until they are ready for the local slaughterhouse. Walsh, who is organizing an event at the college in December with Just Food, a non-profit working to unite city residents and local farmers, discusses the pros and cons of raising chickens in the city. Its easier to find somebody to take care of them than a dog, said Walsh, because theres a built-in incentive — a great egg.
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Faun is our newest girl here at BigFeather farm!
We just bought her today. She is a stunning girl, and is so sweet! Here she is, just checking everything out and settling in to her new forever home.
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Benefits of raising chickens on the deep litter system: no manure problem, lower feed bill, healthier chickens, better eggs, and free compost.
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theres a channel on youtube called gardenproducts, they have been stealing my videos and putting them up as their own, without even asking. please flag this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGUlQykZWD8&feature=channel_page
they wont take it down and theft of my hard work is annoying and wrong!
thank you to everyone whos written lately, i really appreciate your thoughts!
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