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Just as we enjoy chickens and eggs as a tasty meal, so, unfortunately, do predators such as foxes and rats. Foxes Where there are chickens, there will always be foxes. Now that urban foxes are as numerous as their country cousins, they are a major consideration for the urban chicken owner. Your chicken coop must [...]
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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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Maybe you are aware of the following points about perches, but i find many people new to chicken keeping aren’t! At night, hens like to perch as high above the ground as they can, as this gives them a sense of safety from predators. Ideally, perches should be at least one or two feet in [...]
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If you are new to keeping chickens then no doubt you have a ton of questions. Below is the list of typical questions you may be wanting to learn the answers too. do chickens fly do chickens feel the cold do chickens need a cockerel to lay eggs do chickens need a rooster to lay [...]
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