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Urban Backyard Chickens : Building the Chicken Coop Fence

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Building a new fence for my urban chickens

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Chicken Coop – We just finished the coop and bought 10 hens!

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:35:01 +0000

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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Chickens and Eggs, Grow in Brooklyn

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:54:05 +0000

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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The Joy Of Chickens

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:12:04 +0000

Author Ashley English discusses the merits (and joys) of raising chickens. Look for her new book series on local food coming in Spring 2010. Visit her
blog at http://small-measure.blogspot.com/.

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A better breed of chicken

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:15:10 +0000

A better breed of chicken – more eggs anyone?

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