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Raising Chickens

admin — Mon, 30 May 2011 11:55:38 +0000

Dallas, TX has a very successful Peep at the Coops Tour.

Another way Urbanites are getting in touch with Mother Nature by keeping Chickens. It’s part of Peep at the Coop Tour today.

11 of East Dallas’ homes opened their doors for visitors interested in being more self sufficient. Visitors learned how to farm there own vegetables, make compost, and raise chickens.

Robert Olivier from CompostMania is briefly seen in this video holding the collection bucket for his BioPod™ Plus as he is on his way to feed the chickens some delicious soldier grubs.

Duration : 0:0:37

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Urban Backyard Chickens : Building the Chicken Coop Addition

admin — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:51:06 +0000

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Daisy, Georgia, Hazel, Mitzy, Sophie, and Camilla move into their new open-floor plan, side-yard addition… added to their coop on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. They seem to like it

Duration : 0:1:1

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How To Build a Chicken Coop Tractor (High Rez)

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:06:01 +0000

A Chicken Tractor is a great way to circulate your crops with your livestock when you use raised bed gardening. In this full-length video, Patti will show you step-by-step how to make customized, light weight cages that fit your garden perfectly! Learn more at www.GardenGirlTV.com and www.UrbanSustainableLiving.com.

Duration : 0:22:13

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Lets Raise Hens

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:47:11 +0000

A short (6 minute) video on raising hens in a suburban backyard in Amherst, Massachusetts. Created for students in PLSOILIN 185 Sustainable LIving Class at UMass. For more see: http://www.justfoodnow.org/hens.html.

Duration : 0:6:38

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Chicken Coop Chronicles

admin — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:03:13 +0000

There was a day last winter when I heard that it was legal to keep chickens in Chicago. From that moment I became obsessed with the idea of keeping chickens. After months of planing and persuading my wife. I finally completed the project. Here is the short story of the adventure. To learn more about our efforts visit http://www.lowcarbonhome.info

Duration : 0:8:50

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Urban Backyard Chickens : Building the Chicken Coop Fence

admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 16:37:25 +0000

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Building a new fence for my urban chickens

Duration : 0:0:56

Raising Baby Chicks

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:37:09 +0000

I decided to add this film after seeing one on Foster Farms. There is an alternative, it is called raising your own food. It is a sacred way of living, and a revolutionary way of living in this period of history. I encourage all who have the desire to become farmers, gardeners, or raise animals to go for it!!

Duration : 0:2:48

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Grow and Make TV – Raising Urban Chickens

admin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:31:11 +0000

http://growandmake.com – Clay from Grow and Make shows you everything you need to know about raising chickens in an urban environment.

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Duration : 0:9:22

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How to raise chickens

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:36:50 +0000

Lisa Ostler started raising chickens four years ago at her 10-acre sustainable farmer outside Lansing, Michigan. She shares tips and techniques on raising chickens and talks about how she has expanded into selling eggs as well. Video for Sustainable Farmer (dotcom) by Bonnie Bucqueroux with music by Drew Howard.

Duration : 0:16:58

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