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
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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…
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INTRODUCTION... 7
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WHY KEEP CHICKENS?... 7
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHICKENS AND
CHICKEN-KEEPING... 8
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ARE CHICKENS RIGHT FOR YOU?... 9
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WHAT DO CHICKENS NEED?... 11
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DIFFERENT BREEDS OF CHICKENS... 13
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CHICKEN HOUSING... 22
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CHICKEN COOPS... 23
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Location... 24
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Size and Space... 25
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Access... 26
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Ventilation... 26
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Insulation... 27
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THE CHICKEN RUN... 28
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BEDDING... 30
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Wood Shavings... 31
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Wood Chips... 32
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Shredded Paper... 32
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Straw... 32
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FENCING... 33
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NEST BOXES... 34
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PERCHES... 36
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Thickness... 36
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Position... 36
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Height... 36
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Space... 37
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Material... 37
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TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT... 38
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FEEDERS... 38
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DRINK DISPENSERS... 39
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MANURE BOXES... 41
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LIGHTING... 41
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INCUBATORS... 42
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Types of Incubator... 43
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Location... 43
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Power Supply... 44
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Temperature... 44
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Egg Turning... 45
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Ventilation... 46
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Humidity... 46
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Sanitation... 46
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Custom Hatching... 47
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CHICKEN BEHAVIOR. 48
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FEEDING & DIET. 58
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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM… 58
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The General Structure. 59
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From The Plot To The Crop. 59
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Breaking It Down and Grinding. 59
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Through The Looping Duodenum.. 60
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The Caeca and the Rectum.. 60
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And Finally…Out Through The Vent!
60
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NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 60
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Eat Right, Feel Right 61
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Pellets or Mash?. 61
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Cereal Feed. 62
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Household Scraps. 62
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Greens. 63
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Calcium Supplements. 63
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Chicken Grit 63
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Other Vitamin and Mineral
Supplements. 64
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Scratch. 64
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Good Food for Chickens. 64
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Bad Food for Chickens. 64
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Finally Water, Water… Lots of
Water. 65
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HOW MUCH AND WHEN TO FEED?. 65
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COMMON CHICKEN FEED RECIPES. 67
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HEALTH & CLEANING.. 71
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A HAPPY HEALTHY CHICKEN.. 71
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COMMON ILLNESSES & TREATMENT. 72
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MINOR AILMENTS. 73
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MORE SERIOUS ALIMENTS. 74
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Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) 74
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Newcastle Disease. 75
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Acute Death Syndrome. 75
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Fowl Pox. 75
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Infectious Bronchitis. 76
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Infectious Coryza. 76
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Infectious Laryngotracheitis. 76
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Turkey Rhino Tracheitis. 77
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Chlamydiosis. 77
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Swollen Head Syndrome. 77
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The Mycoplasma Family. 78
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Aspergillosis (Brooder Pneumonia)
78
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Marek’s Disease. 79
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Lymphoid Leukosis. 79
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Infectious Bursal Disease. 80
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Equine Encephalitis. 80
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Avian Encephalomyelitis. 80
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Egg Drop Syndrome. 81
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Infectious Tenosynovitis. 81
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Fowl Cholera. 81
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Omphalitis. 81
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Pullorum.. 82
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Necrotic Enteritis. 82
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Botulism.. 82
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PARASITES. 83
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Fleas. 83
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Lice. 83
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Bugs. 83
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Flies. 84
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Mosquitoes. 84
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Mites. 84
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Worms. 84
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Protozoa. 85
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CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT. 85
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Don’t Coop Them Up In The Coop.
85
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Some Like It Warm.. 86
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Others Prefer It Cool 86
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How Chickens Maintain Their Body
Temperature. 86
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Comb and Feathers Can Indicate
Adaptability. 87
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GROOMING & MOLTING.. 88
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CLEANING MATERIALS. 89
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PESTS, PREDATORS & OTHER DOMESTIC
PETS. 92
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RACCOONS. 92
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FOXES. 92
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SKUNKS. 93
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COYOTES. 93
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MOUNTAIN LIONS & OTHER LARGE CATS. 94
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RODENTS / RATS. 95
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DOMESTIC CATS AND DOGS. 95
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OTHER MARAUDING CRITTERS. 96
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MORE TIPS TO KEEP PREDATORS AT BAY.
96
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. 97
…as you can see we’ve left no stone unturned
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