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Chicken Coop Lighting: Why You Need One?

Chicken Coop Lighting: Why You Need One?

Chicken coop lighting is one of the simple but major issues new chicken farmers are having problems with. Improper chicken coop heating may result in the deaths of chickens especially if you are growing young broilers. Should you add supplemental lighting to your chicken coop? Will hens overwinter? Learn why you might want to add a light bulb to your chicken coop. Chicken coop lighting for laying hens Hens naturally lay eggs when the days are long, and they slow down when the days get shorter in winter. This is because daylight stimulates the pituitary gland, which stimulates the hens'…
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Best Chicken Coop? How to Choose the Right One

Best Chicken Coop? How to Choose the Right One

How to choose the best chicken coop? That was a question I asked myself when I found out that we were going to have chickens. It was something sudden. The guy didn't want them anymore. So we did not already have the chicken house ready. I went to many different websites looking for the answer to that same question. Hope this blog post helps you choose one more easily. Choosing the right chicken coop can be very confusing. There are so many styles, sizes, and layouts to choose from, but which one is perfect for you? There are many factors…
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How to Protect Your Chickens from Predators

How to Protect Your Chickens from Predators

Looking to find ways on how to protect your chickens from predators is not an easy task, especially if you are free-ranging and living near the woods where all sorts of wild predators roam around. If you keep a chicken coop or plan to do so, then one thing you always have to think about is the safety of the chicken coop and the best way to protect yourself from predators. If you don't pay attention to this topic, unfortunately, you can have a horrible discovery in the morning when you feed the flock. It seems that almost all wild…
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