Posts Tagged ‘farming’
Here we go to take care of the chickens. Or here we go to watch BILLY take care of the chickens! I’ll just check for eggs!
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I have tried to assemble the best laying flock of black copper marans. A few years ago I bought breeding stock from more than ten marans breeders including those generally acknowledged to be the highest-quality breeders in America. Many of the birds revealed significant defects as they grew. A rigorous culling program was followed, and of the hundreds of birds I hatched over several generations I assembled a pen of birds that reflect the breed standard. Note the copper coloring in the hackles of the hens; a trait that is called for in the standard but is frequently missing in most flocks. I kept birds that only lay the darkest eggs, and you can see in this video one of the freshly laid eggs a hen produced while I was filming.
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A chicken coop provides shelter for your chickens and gives them a place where they can lay their eggs. This coop comfortably fits 4 chickens.
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For anyone who loves the idea of farming chickens but doesn’t have a clue where to begin, Mary Nelson has put together a series of guides designed to take you from complete beginner to expert. She has aptly called it Chicken DIY Guides and it has become a best selling e-series.
Truth be told, most people that love the idea of raising chickens don’t get around to doing so because they don’t have a clue where to start.
Mary Nelson has written her Chicken DIY Guides with everyone in mind, from the person just starting out to the those with a bit of knowledge who wants to look at the next phase through either rearing more hens or breeding their own chickens. These step by step guides take you through all the details that you need to successfully farm chickens, from a fantastic selection of chicken coop plans to a video library showing you how to care for your chooks to a special guide all about the things that you need to sort out before you even start.
So What Do You Get In Chicken DIY Guides?
There are eight guides in total that will take you from beginner to expert in no time and the video tutorials along with extra support are well worth checking out.
Guide 1 – Chicken Coop Plans
There is a huge selection of plans available in 4 categories; small, medium, large and portable. These plans are practical and thorough and very easy to set up. The great bonus is that they are also customizable so they really will suit every chicken farmer out there and every level of handyman; from those who are a dab hand with a hammer and like to get creative, to those with no handyman skills at all.
Where Chicken DIY Guides excels is that it recognizes that there is so much more to raising chickens than just building a great coop. You also have to know how to look after your girls to get the best from them. This is where Mary and her team at Chicken DIY Guides have gone the extra mile with seven other essential guides included in the price.
Guide 2 – A Video Series;
Learn how to care for your flock, from building those all important coop accessories to caring for your chooks over winter and special feeding tips. Check out the great video on chicken feeding tips, it has some eye opening ideas.
Guide 3 – Your A-Z Dictionary
Raising chickens does come with a whole new set of terms and lingo, this will give you a great head start.
Guide 4 – Breeds;
Different breeds like different climates and have different uses, so make sure that you are raising the right chickens for your area and lifestyle.
Guide 5 – Your Guide to Incubating;
How to build an incubator and use it.
Guide 6 – Brooding;
Your complete guide to brooding chickens.
Guide 7 – Preparation;
There are so many things that you need to take into consideration before you even get started with your coop.
Guide 8 – The Council Ordinances Guide;
This guide actually takes you through the council regulations for most major cities regarding keeping chickens. Just knowing and following these can save you hundreds of dollars in fines.
Is Chicken DIY Guides value for money?
Chicken DIY Guides costs a little under $40 – at the time of writing. Building your coop using the plans provided should cost around $100 – most will cost far less. Compared to buying a new pre-fab coop for your chickens ($300+) and then learning by trial and error how to keep your flock healthy, happy and laying, this is fantastic value.
Just to prove the point even further, Chicken DIY Guides also comes with a 100% monet back guarantee – no questions asked.
Whichever way you look at it Chicken DIY Guides is definitely value for money and I haven’t found any other system that even comes close for quality, practicality and value.
To download your copy of Mary Nelson’s Chicken DIY Guides and start down the road to a greener and cheaper lifestyle go to www.henhouseplansonline.com
Living Culture visits Ken & Shelley Behymer of The Chick Inn. With 2 acres of land near Monmouth, Oregon, the Behymers raise about a dozen breeds of chickens. They also offer eggs, chicks, mobile chicken tractors, feed, and helpful advise to those interested in raising chickens at home.
Living Culture is a monthly television series that showcases cuisine and agriculture in the Pacific Northwest. Our mission is to generate interest in local foods through inspiring and positive media. This series is broadcast on KWVT in the Willamette Valley, CGN7 in the Columbia Gorge; cablecast on Comcast cable in Portland and Salem; and syndicated on 3 websites. Visit www.livingcultureonline.com. Produced by Nate Rafn.
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I made this video for my friend in NY who is getting Rhode Island Reds. These are the answers to your questions and more.
1)HOW TO YOU KEEP TRACK OF WHICH ARE THE FRESH EGGS IN THE FRIDGE?
2)HOW LONG DO EGGS KEEP IN THE FRIDGE
3)HOW TO SEPARATE EGGS FOR INCUBATION
HOW DO YOUR TELL WHICH EGG IS A HEN OR ROOSTER
4)HOW TO MAKE IN A MINUTE AN EGG VIEWER FOR SORTING; HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THERE IS A BABY CHICK INSIDE OF THE EGG
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We started to build a new chicken coop this 4th of July weekend for our new pullets, 3 Polish pullets and 3 leghorn pullets. The weather finally turned nice this afternnon and sunny weather tomarrow so will try to finish this over the weekend.
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This was a video request from a friend, who wanted to know if she could use a 5 gallon bucket on it’s side, as a nesting bucket. So we did the experiment to find out if this would really work.
The 5 gallon bucket’s interior was 9 3/4 inches wide and 9 3/4 inches tall.
We measured our young pullets of 20 weeks old, the smallest one was almost 24″ tall and nearly 10″ across the breast.
We decided this wasn’t safe for our chickens, and decided however it would make a good solar oven, after we painted it black. Thanks for your questions, they are always welcomed.
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#4-CHICKEN COOP-TRAP DOOR-HOW TO BUILD-RAISING CHICKENS: how to make an eyebolt metal smithing converting a cup hook.
Today my husband and I worked on the chicken coop for our new pullets. In this video is HOW TO BUILD A TRAP DOOR. The trap door is very useful, because it is small and allows the chickens to go out into the chicken yard, without allow too much heat to escapse….during the cold winter days. And at night we can close the trap door…allowing the chicken coop to stay warm, during freezing weather.
Also the trap door keeps small possums outside during the night, mice and rats…that will eat their food at night.
BIG PLUS: RAVENS, MAGPIES, MOCKINGBIRDS AND CROWS DON’T GO INTO THE COOP AND STEAL THE EGGS EITHER.
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This is Part 3-Building a Chicken Coop.
Today we finished putting in the windows and hanging the door,next weekend the roof construction begins. At the request of our friends, they wanted to learn how to construct a chicken coop. Our friend came over to help and wanted to discuss with hubby about his survival film…Burying Weapons and Food-Time Capsule…it’s pretty funny…and I’m surprised we got any work done at all. The film he was asking about is in the video response below the featured video.
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