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">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 your birds off…
…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 that 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 taste the difference. _
Yes, keeping backyard chickens has once again become extremely
popular, and with rising food prices, uncertainty about chemicals and
additives are going into our food, and the way that 95% OF CHICKENS
ARE INHUMANLY TREATED with intensive 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… assuming you arm
yourself with the right knowledge from day one and that’s what
you’re about to discover right now –
Introducing –
“CHICKEN KEEPING SECRETS” 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.
CHICKEN COOPS ">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.
FEEDING ">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.
CHICKEN HEALTH – BECAUSE 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.
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE…
…just check out this comprehensive table of contents…
TABLE OF CONTENTS
* TERMS OF USE. 2
* TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3
* 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
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