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Will chickens ruin my lovely garden? It’s really down to how you manage them. If left to their own devices yes, parts of your garden will look a little worse for wear as they will scratch and peck, and look for places to have much needed dust baths. If you have chickens in a run [...]
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Where you place your chicken coop is also an important point to bare in mind… Maximum Light = Maximum Eggs Chickens need the maximum amount of daylight you can provide for them, so ideally you don’t want to put your coop in deep shade under a tree. Your hens will require 12 hours of daylight [...]
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When it comes to choosing a house for your hens you more than likely need to make a decision between the more traditional wooden chicken houses available or some of the more new age plastic types models out there Both types can be bought online; so which one you choose is really up to you. [...]
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If your hens are not to be totally free-range, (sometimes it is not practical in a suburban garden), you could invest in a chicken coop with an integral run. If you are going to keep your chickens in a run for most of the time then as a rule of thumb you should allow around [...]
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Hens will always seek out dark, quiet and secluded places to lay their eggs. By providing suitable nesting boxes within the coop, you can provide your hens with their ideal laying environment, and a space where you know their eggs will be clean and protected – and easy to find! Many traditional wooden hen houses [...]
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