If you have chickens in your back yard or homestead, having a good nesting box can be important for egg laying. Not always, but most chickens actually prefer laying in a nest box than not. You want to save money, so you plan on building your own. Here’s how toRead More →
Cleaning the Coop There’s no way to sugar-coat it: Chicken coops get filthy. And one of your jobs as caretaker is to keep things clean (at least somewhat), for them as well as for yourself. Some forethought in the design phase of the build can make that regular maintenance aRead More →
Cattle which are fed in green pastures produce very good meat because of the natural nutrients they get from natural feeding. If your cattle are fed on grasses, you can accumulate more savings rather than buying those expensive chemical based feeds. Raising these kinds of cattle will help you saveRead More →
Many people raise their own chickens in order to have a steady supply of eggs. But you might not realize that if you don’t have a good nesting box, this could reduce the number of eggs your chickens get. After all, if they don’t feel secure, they won’t want toRead More →
The good thing about raising free range chickens is that you can provide the best quality of life for your animals. They get to roam around at will, taking dust baths, scratching for bugs and seeds, and picking at whatever they can find, to enrich their diet. But the problemRead More →
Chicken farming is getting more and more popular these days. It is really a very profitable business. The best thing about this business is that you can start it with a very low budget. It is not at all necessary to start your chicken farming business with many chickens. YouRead More →
There are many things to consider before you build a chicken coop. You will need to decide which type of chicken coop to build for your chickens. There are several types and sizes from which to choose. Are you going to want your coop to be a portable or aRead More →
There is much to guard against when you keep chickens because it seems as if almost every other species would like to eat your chickens. Most of them are four-legged but some of them come in on wings. Therefore, it makes it necessary to build a good strong coop andRead More →