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Chicken Coop Blueprints and Plans

DIY Chicken Coop Blueprints and Plans If you’re looking for chicken coop blueprints, plans, and ideas for your DIY project, I’ll be the first to tell you that’s easier than you think! With a little bit of guidance you can save a lot of money and build your own chicken coop or chicken run. Our backyard chickens needed an upgraded run because it didn’t have a roof and wasn’t fully

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How an Automatic Chicken Coop Door Makes Raising Chickens a Breeze

Automatic Chicken Coop Door If you’ve never used an automatic chicken coop door, you’re doing WAY too much work. The times of locking your coop door at night to protect your flock, then unlocking it in the morning to let them out is a thing of the past with today’s technology. You can easily integrate an automatic door or door opener to your current structure and eliminate this redundant chore

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How Much Water Do Chickens Need?

How Much Water Do Chickens Need? Do you know how much water chickens need? Well it will depends on the time of the year but the answer is they ALWAYS need fresh, clean water. Like humans, a chicken’s body is made up of a large percentage of water. During the winter they don’t need as much water as they do in the summer (they’re outside during the smoldering heat, they’re

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Mealworms for Chickens

Mealworms for Chickens Mealworms for chickens are perfect for flocks who have limited access to finding their own insect snacks. These dried mealworms are high in nutritious protein and fat and they make the perfect treats to compliment your chicken feed. Mealworms have the texture of crumbly corn chips and they will drive your flock wild with temptation. Just a small portion of mealworms is enough to boost your ladies’