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Dear Fellow Chicken Enthusiast,

If you’re thinking about keeping chickens in your own backyard either as…

  • Family friendly, highly entertaining, stress reducing pets…
  • To use as your own exclusive source of low cost, completely organic eggs… and the freshest, tastiest, healthiest eggs you’ll ever have…
  • Because you like the odd Sunday roast (and who doesn’t)…
  • Because you’re interested in showing off your birds…

...or a combination of all of these things, then listen up because this might be the most important letter you read all year…

DID YOU KNOW? – The average egg you purchase from your local supermarket or convenience store, whether it be from a barn raised or free range chicken, is generally more than 45 days old before it ends up on your table? Try eating an egg that’s less than 24 hours old and you’ll soon taste the difference...



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 Yes, keeping backyard chickens has once again become extremely popular. With rising food prices, uncertainty about the chemicals & additives going into our food, and the way that 95% of chickens are inhumanly treated with intensive "cram 'em in cages" farming… it’s no wonder.

The problem is that whilst most people have good intentions, they also have a tendency to rush in, thinking that keeping chickens in their own backyards or on a small rural plot is like, well, chicken feed.

Unfortunately keeping happy, healthy chickens in your own backyard is not as easy as keeping the shrink wrapped variety that might often be accustomed to visiting your freezer ;-0

BUT… the good news is that IT CAN BE that easy and that’s what you’re about to discover right now...

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Introducing –

“Chicken Keeping Secrets” Downloadable Guide to Keeping Happy, Healthy, Egg Laying Chickens In Your Own Backyard…

In this concise, easy to read, step by step guide to keeping chickens you’ll discover…

~ The 10 most commonly kept breeds of chicken including; their suitability for egg laying and/or meat production, their basic requirements and adaptability to your specific climate, and perhaps most importantly if you have children – their different temperaments and personalities.

~ A brief history of chicken keeping and how to determine whether keeping chickens in your own backyard is really the right option for you.

~ A complete run down on what chickens need to really thrive, the costs involved (they’re much lower than you might think), and how much time you’re really going to need to dedicate to the new additions to your family.

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Chicken Coops & Housing…

~ A detailed discussion on chicken coops including size and space required, accessibility issues, ventilation and insulation, and the placement of your coop. You’ll find out how much space you really need and the answer might just surprise you.

~ Should you buy a ready made chicken coop? Should you build your own from scratch or knock up a kit set coop? Does a chicken really care if it lives in an old dog kennel? We look at all these answers and more to help you make an informed decision that will keep your chickens, your wallet… and your “significant other” happy.

~ Choosing the right bedding material to use on the floor of your chicken coop is extremely important. Get it wrong and the health of you chickens may suffer. Get it right and you’ll reduce smelly odors, maximize hygiene, and minimize cleaning time and requirements. We discuss various bedding material options here and look specifically at those that you can then use as high yielding organic compost for your garden.

~ Are you going to let your chickens out every day to forage around your yard so they can scratch for bugs, grubs, and insects becoming a natural form of pest control? Or should you keep them secure in their own chicken run? If you do let them out how are you going to control them? You’ll find out everything you need to know here.

~ Your new hens are going to need a place to nest inside their home so they can reward you with fresh eggs daily. We look at different types of nesting boxes, their size requirements, positioning, and the ideal number to have to maximize egg production without taking up unnecessary space in the coop, or increasing your hobbies expenditure.

~ Did you know that chickens don’t actually sleep inside their nest boxes? At night they actually roost on perches so you’ll need to ensure their new home has a suitable roosting place. We discuss different perching options, including thickness requirements, positioning to reduce fighting for the “prime roost”, the correct height that they should be placed, general spacing requirements, and common materials.

~ Having the right tools and equipment for your new flock is a must to ensure harmony amongst “the pecking order”. You’ll learn about suitable food and water dispensers, how many you should have depending on how many birds you keep, where they should be placed, and whether you should go for the cheaper plastic varieties or the robust but more expensive options.

~ Natural and artificial lighting inside your chicken’s home is perhaps one of the most important factors that needs to be considered for the health of your birds. Not enough light and egg production will be reduced. Too much light and you’ll wear your hen’s health down. Here we look at the various lighting options that are available and the ideal lighting balance required to keep things in check.

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Feeding & Nutrition –
What You Put Inside Your Chickens Ultimately Ends Up Inside YOU...

~ We take a detailed look at the chicken’s digestive system, how it functions, and what’s natural so you can keep a close eye on things to ensure everything’s normal.

~ How much should you feed your chickens? When should you feed them? Should you use a commercially brought feed or a home made feed? Here you’ll receive a detailed education on the proper nutritional requirements for maintaining a healthy chicken based on differing needs during its lifetime.

~ If you want to make your own chicken feed we provide you with 3 easy homemade chicken feed recipes. Now you’ll know exactly what you’re putting into your chickens and ultimately what’s going to end up inside you when you consume their eggs.

~ If you’re going to supplement your chickens feed with your own household scraps you’ll learn what you can and can’t feed your chickens. Some household scraps can become real treats for your flock; others can be detrimental and even fatal to their health and should never be given to them.

~ We take a detailed look at chicken pellets, chicken mash, cereal feeds, greens, calcium and other vitamin and mineral supplements, chicken grit, “scratch” and much more.

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Chicken Health –
A Healthy Chicken is a Happy Chicken…

~ Knowing how your chickens should and should not behave in their regular daily routines is fundamental to ensuring everything is fine. You’ll learn about your chickens common behavioral habits such as broodiness, preening, roosting, and more.

~ You’ll learn about the “pecking order” and what to do when you see one of your hens being picked on by other birds in your flock. The “pecking order” is completely natural in chickens but often it can get out of control. You’ll learn exactly what to do if one of your hens becomes too aggressive and the bird on the receiving end becomes injured or hurt.

~ You’ll also learn about less common behavioral habits such as feather pecking, egg eating, cannibalism and more. Nip these last ones in the bud before they get out of control so one of your girls doesn’t end up getting seriously hurt, or even worse, potentially killed.

~ We take a look at 3 of the most common minor aliments that can impact on the health of your chickens, and then a whooping 25 serious aliments that might impact them at some point in the future. Each includes a full description of the aliment and appropriate suggestions on treatment and the course of action you’ll need to take to keep your chickens in tip top condition.

~ We take a look at 8 of the more common types of parasite that can take a fancy to our feathered friends, how to minimize their occurrence in the first place and what to do if they’ve already arrived and are irritating your feathered friends.

~ Thorough cleaning and hygiene will dramatically reduce any associated health problems and is therefore critically important to the overall health of your flock. We look at how to properly clean out your chicken coop, and what types of cleaning martial you should use to ensure the safety of your birds – whilst at the same time maintaining the cleanest and most hygienic housing possible.

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AND MUCH, MUCH MORE…

…just check out this comprehensive table of contents…

  • INTRODUCTION... 7

    • WHY KEEP CHICKENS?... 7

    • A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHICKENS AND CHICKEN-KEEPING... 8

    • ARE CHICKENS RIGHT FOR YOU?... 9

    • WHAT DO CHICKENS NEED?... 11

    • DIFFERENT BREEDS OF CHICKENS... 13

      • Ameraucana... 14

      • Ancona and Minorca... 14

      • Australorp... 15

      • Cornish Chicken... 16

      • Leghorn... 17

      • Light Sussex... 17

      • New Hampshire or New Hampshire Red... 18

      • Plymouth Rock... 19

      • Rhode Island Red and Rhode Island White... 19

  • CHICKEN HOUSING... 22

    • CHICKEN COOPS... 23

      • Location... 24

      • Size and Space... 25

      • Access... 26

      • Ventilation... 26

      • Insulation... 27

    • THE CHICKEN RUN... 28

    • BEDDING... 30

      • Wood Shavings... 31

      • Wood Chips... 32

      • Shredded Paper... 32

      • Straw... 32

    • FENCING... 33

    • NEST BOXES... 34

    • PERCHES... 36

      • Thickness... 36

      • Position... 36

      • Height... 36

      • Space... 37

      • Material... 37

  • TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT... 38

    • FEEDERS... 38

    • DRINK DISPENSERS... 39

    • MANURE BOXES... 41

    • LIGHTING... 41

    • INCUBATORS... 42

      • Types of Incubator... 43

      • Location... 43

      • Power Supply... 44

      • Temperature... 44

      • Egg Turning... 45

      • Ventilation... 46

      • Humidity... 46

      • Sanitation... 46

      • Custom Hatching... 47

  • CHICKEN BEHAVIOR. 48

    • PECKING ORDER / SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR. 48

    • COMMON BEHAVIOR. 50

      • Broodiness. 50

      • Dirt Dust or Dust Bath. 51

      • Preening. 52

      • Roosting. 52

      • Molting. 52

      • Ground Scratching. 53

      • Wandering. 53

      • Panting and Flapping Wings. 54

      • Sexual Behavior. 54

      • Sickness. 54

    • UNCOMMON BEHAVIOR. 55

      • Feather Pecking. 55

      • Egg Eating. 55

      • Cannibalism.. 56

      • Egg Binding. 57

  • FEEDING & DIET. 58

    • THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM… 58

      • The General Structure. 59

      • From The Plot To The Crop. 59

      • Breaking It Down and Grinding. 59

      • Through The Looping Duodenum.. 60

      • The Caeca and the Rectum.. 60

      • And Finally…Out Through The Vent! 60

    • NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 60

      • Eat Right, Feel Right 61

      • Pellets or Mash?. 61

      • Cereal Feed. 62

      • Household Scraps. 62

      • Greens. 63

      • Calcium Supplements. 63

      • Chicken Grit 63

      • Other Vitamin and Mineral Supplements. 64

      • Scratch. 64

      • Good Food for Chickens. 64

      • Bad Food for Chickens. 64

      • Finally Water, Water… Lots of Water. 65

    • HOW MUCH AND WHEN TO FEED?. 65

      • Different Strokes for Different Folks. 66

    • COMMON CHICKEN FEED RECIPES. 67

  • HEALTH & CLEANING.. 71

    • A HAPPY HEALTHY CHICKEN.. 71

      • Head and Neck. 72

      • The Body. 72

      • The Legs, Tail and the Vent 72

    • COMMON ILLNESSES & TREATMENT. 72

    • MINOR AILMENTS. 73

      • Common Colds. 73

      • Crop Congestion or Crop Bound. 73

      • Prolapse. 73

    • MORE SERIOUS ALIMENTS. 74

      • Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) 74

      • Newcastle Disease. 75

      • Acute Death Syndrome. 75

      • Fowl Pox. 75

      • Infectious Bronchitis. 76

      • Infectious Coryza. 76

      • Infectious Laryngotracheitis. 76

      • Turkey Rhino Tracheitis. 77

      • Chlamydiosis. 77

      • Swollen Head Syndrome. 77

      • The Mycoplasma Family. 78

      • Aspergillosis (Brooder Pneumonia) 78

      • Marek’s Disease. 79

      • Lymphoid Leukosis. 79

      • Infectious Bursal Disease. 80

      • Equine Encephalitis. 80

      • Avian Encephalomyelitis. 80

      • Egg Drop Syndrome. 81

      • Infectious Tenosynovitis. 81

      • Fowl Cholera. 81

      • Omphalitis. 81

      • Pullorum.. 82

      • Necrotic Enteritis. 82

      • Botulism.. 82

    • PARASITES. 83

      • Fleas. 83

      • Lice. 83

      • Bugs. 83

      • Flies. 84

      • Mosquitoes. 84

      • Mites. 84

      • Worms. 84

      • Protozoa. 85

    • CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT. 85

      • Don’t Coop Them Up In The Coop. 85

      • Some Like It Warm.. 86

      • Others Prefer It Cool 86

      • How Chickens Maintain Their Body Temperature. 86

      • Comb and Feathers Can Indicate Adaptability. 87

    • GROOMING & MOLTING.. 88

      • Controlled Molting. 88

      • Using the Molt as an Indicator to Cull 88

    • CLEANING MATERIALS. 89

      • Disinfection. 89

      • Parasite Control. 90

      • Be Ready with First Aid. 91

  • PESTS, PREDATORS & OTHER DOMESTIC PETS. 92

    • RACCOONS. 92

    • FOXES. 92

    • SKUNKS. 93

    • COYOTES. 93

    • MOUNTAIN LIONS & OTHER LARGE CATS. 94

    • RODENTS / RATS. 95

    • DOMESTIC CATS AND DOGS. 95

    • OTHER MARAUDING CRITTERS. 96

    • MORE TIPS TO KEEP PREDATORS AT BAY. 96

  • FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. 97

…as you can see we’ve left no stone unturned when it comes to successful chicken keeping. This is your complete guide to keeping healthy, happy, egg laying chickens in your own backyard…

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