How to Raise Backyard Chickens – Do chickens eat grass? – Will chickens eat lawn? Find out
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Raising Backyard Chickens – Do chickens eat grass? – Will chickens eat lawn? Find out here
Read about what to feed chickens here http://www.backyardchickenzone.com/what-to-feed-chickens/
Got chickens? Got lawn? Want to keep it? Watch this video to find out if chickens will eat your lawn and what you should think about to keep both happy.
Ever wondered if chickens eat grass? Will chickens eat lawn? or what to feed chickens? Then you need to watch this video experiment showing how chickens can devour your pristine lawn down to bare dirt in just a few hours.
If you own backyard chickens and want to have a nice lawn then you need to watch this video to learn about how you can use a chicken tractor to maintain a healthy lawn and keep happy backyard chickens.
Keeping chickens is great, they provide fresh eggs, are great garden companions, provide free fertilizer but they will eat everything in your garden if you don’t manage them including eating your lawn down to bare dirt.
To stop this you need to let your backyard chickens either have lots of space to free range so they don’t spend too much time in one place or use a chicken tractor to move them regularly. If you don’t your cute backyard chickens will eat everything until you have a nice vegetation free yard!
Interested in raising chickens?
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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?
Here are some reasons why you might want to raise backyard chickens
- Easy and inexpensive to get started and maintain
- Fresh eggs!
- You know where your eggs are coming from
- Free fertiliser
- Great for pest control (one chicken can debug 12-sqft a week)
- Convert your left over food scraps into eggs
- They are fun, friendly pets with loads of personality
- Teach your children about where their food comes from
- Check out this great infographic on the power of one chicken. http://www.backyardchickenzone.com/backyard-chickens-the-power-of-one/
Step 3 – Are backyard chickens legal in your city?
Check your local city ordinances and local chicken laws first.
These laws will normally specify how many chickens you can keep, whether you need a permit, how far they need to be kept from neighbours, and what type of housing they need.
It is also a good idea to discuss your plans to raise backyard chickens with your neighbours to maintain a good relationship with them (offering them free eggs helps!).
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.
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