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Maran chickens Pure breed chicken Varieties: Cuckoo (dark, silver, gold), French Wheaten, Copper Black Average Annual Egg Production: 200 Garden Suitability: Medium – should be free range Best Features: hardy chicken, easily tamed, chestnut brown eggs, Maran chickens originate from the French town of Marans, where they were first bred in the mid 1800’s. Originally [...]
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Like any birds, your chickens can be susceptible to a number of pests, diseases, and disorders. Probably the most common problems you will encounter are mites and lice. Mites Red mites lodge in the feathers and can cause hens to shed their feathers around the rumps. If you suspect your hens have mites, dust them [...]
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Rats are opportunists who love a free meal, so the best way to discourage rats is to keep your chicken coop clean and free from surplus food. Place your feeders in the centre of the run, and make sure the run has a small gauge, toughened galvanised wire so that rats can’t crawl through or [...]
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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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