“Health is Wealth.” We can almost hear this cliché wherever we go and especially from people who are very conscious about their health and wellness. It’s actually true. In this time and place we’re living in, it sure is important that we need to keep our bodies and minds healthy to the best of our ability. What should we do in order to keep fit and healthy? … [Read more...] about Keeping Your Chickens Organic and Healthy: Build Your Own Chicken Coop
Raising Chickens
How to Raise Chickens in Your Backyard or Small Farm
Chickens are indispensable to self sufficiency. Luckily raising chickens successfully is not rocket-science!
Learning how to raise chickens is simple enough that anyone can benefit from the many jobs they do, particularly in Permaculture systems.
For sure, rasing chickens is integral to self sufficiency at any scale.
Whether you are raising backyard chickens or have a small farm, we have all the right facts about chickens to help you succeed.
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What Do Chickens Eat?
A Guide to Chickens Food What do chickens eat? Our chickens food guide will show you what to feed chickens, as well as your options for how to feed chickens. Learn how to raise chickens in backyards and small farms for optimal self sufficiency, health and productivity. Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Chickens Chickens are production animals and so demand a … [Read more...] about What Do Chickens Eat?
Types of Chickens
Review of Different Breeds of Chickens The aspiring chook farmer is confronted with an astounding number of different breeds of chickens from which to choose.Here we review the most popular and interesting types of chickens from A to Z, with chickens pictures and useful information. We hope this overview will help you pick the breed that is right for you! Americana … [Read more...] about Types of Chickens
How to Raise Chickens
Care of Chickens in Small Farms and Backyards Here’s some general pointers on how to raise chickens successfully. Whether you are raising backyard chickens or rasing chickens on a small farm, there are a few fundamental principles to the proper care of chickens that you need to know. In the Permaculture facts about chickens section below, we’ll also look at how to raise … [Read more...] about How to Raise Chickens
Hen House Plans
Chicken Tractor Plans Building Chickens Coops If you’re looking for hen house plans, there are some important things you are going to need to consider to ensure that you’re making the right decision. Mobile Chicken Tractor Plans>> With all the different types of plans for chickens coops that are out there, it can get confusing over which one you should be choosing. … [Read more...] about Hen House Plans
Hatching Chickens
Incubating Eggs for Raising Baby Chickens Hatching chickens artificially is both an art and a science. Successfully raising baby chickens by incubating eggs is not difficult, but does require attention to some important aspects. Here you’ll find tips for raising chickens eggs in an incubator. Artificial incubation of eggs is never as successful as using a broody hen. … [Read more...] about Hatching Chickens
Poultry Egg Incubators for Sale
Superior poultry egg incubators for sale. Australian incubator suppliers of the best and the cheapest portable, large and small egg incubators and accessories. We ship anywhere! Large Fully-Automatic Egg Incubators: We now stock commercial quality 88-egg and 264-egg fully-automatic incubators at the most competitive price in Australia. Each comes with spare fan and … [Read more...] about Poultry Egg Incubators for Sale
Chicken Incubator
Best Chicken Egg Incubators for Sale in Australia Are some egg incubators better than others? What features should you look for in portable poultry/chicken incubators? Pros and Cons of Popular Portable Incubators Buying a small chicken incubator can be confusing... What incubator features have most influence on the success of your hatch? We did the research on … [Read more...] about Chicken Incubator
Egg Candling Guide for Incubating Eggs.
Are you incubating eggs? Then you should learn egg candling! Candling eggs allows you to keep track of the progress of your egg incubation. Using a special high-powered torch you can monitor many things including the egg fertility, embryo viability and moisture loss (humidity). By being able to identify and remove non-viable incubating eggs you can also avoid the risk of … [Read more...] about Egg Candling Guide for Incubating Eggs.
Keeping Chickens as Pets Selection and Care of Pet Chickens
Thinking of keeping chickens as pets? Good move! Learning how to care for pet chickens is not much different from caring for regular chickens, which you can learn on other pages of this site. But there are some important differences too. Like… what types of chickens are most suitable? What are the most quiet chickens breeds? Which are the cutest and cuddliest? How do you … [Read more...] about Keeping Chickens as Pets Selection and Care of Pet Chickens
