Raising Chickens

Learn how to successfully hatch chicken and quail eggs with the essential humidity and temperature settings. Hatching eggs is an amazing experience...

Hens begin laying at around six months of age and can continue for 5-10 years, with peak production occurring in the first 2 years.

 

Local farm supply stores are often your best bet for purchasing chickens.

Why You Don’t Have To Heat A Coop Chickens are amazing animals and can survive some pretty harsh environments. If birds have a place to perch witho...

Chickens are descended from jungle birds, which means they like to be up high, so a place for them to roost is important.

Chickens need to be fed and water changed daily. They need to be let out of the coop each morning and put into the coop at dusk each night to protect them from predators. Eggs should be picked up twice a day. The coop and pen should be cleaned out weekly to maintain sanitation and odor control.

Chicken manure is made up of feed residue, intestinal bacteria, digestive juices, mineral by-products from metabolic processes, and water. In fact, 85% of chicken droppings, by weight, is water. This leads to issues with humidity and odor. So what are the options for managing manure?