How to Raise Chickens - Chicken coop tour, chicken coop ideas, and tips about raising chickens
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How to Raise Chickens - Chicken coop tour, chicken coop ideas, and tips about raising chickens
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Welcome to Backyard Chicken stories which is a series of videos for anyone interested in backyard chickens, urban chickens, and joining the growing community of urban farmers. The video series is intended as a beginners guide to raising backyard chickens. First off is the basics of what you need to know to get started with your backyard chicken journey including our 4 step “getting started” backyard chicken plan, selecting the best breed of backyard chicken for you, the essentials for selecting a good chicken coop, how much you should budget, and key resources to get you off to the best start possible.
Whether you are considering getting backyard chickens for the first time or a seasoned backyard chicken enthusiast we aim to provide you with up to date interesting content on getting your backyard chickens off to the best start, selecting the best breeds of chickens, types of chickens, incubating chicken eggs and raising chicks, raising your backyard chickens, housing your backyard chickens, what to feed chickens, what do chickens eat, and reveal the top tips and secrets for getting the most out of your backyard chicken experience.
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So you have decided to join the growing community of urban farmers and chicken keepers by raising your own backyard chickens?
You are about to embark on an exciting, fun, and rewarding journey.
Whether you are wanting to keep a pet chicken or raise backyard chickens for fresh produce the following is our 4 step plan to get you off to the best start.
Step 1 – Invest in a good book about raising backyard chickens
Check out our list of the best books on raising backyard chickens here. http://www.backyardchickenzone.com/best-backyard-chicken-books/
Step 2 – Why raise backyard chickens?
Before you get too excited and rush off to the nearest farm to buy your first chickens, take a moment to decide why you want to raise backyard chickens.
Are you after a pet chicken or do you want to raise backyard chickens for eggs or meat? Do you have a young family and want your children to be actively involved in raising the chickens?
Understanding why you want to raise backyard chickens is important to help you select the best breed, the space you will need, and what backyard chicken stuff you will need to buy.
Step 3 – Are backyard chickens legal in your city?
Now you could run the gauntlet of the local ordinance enforcement officers by going rouge and simply getting your backyard chickens but we strongly recommend you check your local city ordinances and local chicken laws first.
Step 4 – Your backyard chicken startup plan
- City permit (if applicable).
- Chickens of course! Get our copy of our e-book on selecting the best chicken breed simply buy subscribing or check out our post on selecting the best breed of chicken for beginners. http://www.backyardchickenzone.com/
- A chicken coop including egg boxes. Check out our post on the top 9 chicken coops you can buy online. http://www.backyardchickenzone.com/top-9-chicken-coops-you-can-purchase-online/
- Fencing if necessary.
- An incubator if you have decided to hatch chickens from eggs. Check out our posts on incubating eggs and raising chicks. http://www.backyardchickenzone.com/hatching-chicken-eggs/
- A brooder to keep chicks warm if you want to raise chicks.
- Feeders and waterers.
- Chickens food. For more details see our post on what to feed chickens. http://www.backyardchickenzone.com/what-to-feed-chickens/
- Bedding (wood shavings or straw) for your chickens.
Finally you will need your sense of humour and a spirit of adventure and you are all set to go.
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