All articles from: September, 2009

How to Build a Chicken Coop

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Thinking of building your own chicken coop? We did it in a little over a weekend, but it took three adult men, 2 helpers, a lot of steel roofing and timber, 1/2 box of nails, even more screws and (thankfully) some great weather while we were building.
I might as well tell you up front that [...]

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Top Tips for Chicken Coop Designs

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Whether you live in the country or in the city* you can get fresh eggs out of a backyard chicken coop every morning with minimal cost and chores.
Raising chickens is a fun hobby for all age groups and can lead to a small farm income for those willing to put the effort into it. Efficiency [...]

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Building A Chicken Coop, the Easy Way

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There are thousands of coop plans, designs and ideas for different buildings people the world over use for housing chickens. They range from elaborate two story structures right on down to a small doghouse type dwelling surrounded by a few feet of chicken wire. Before you invest a lot of money and time setting up [...]

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A Horse With No Name?

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2004’s "Name The Filly Contest!" is over but…
Veronica’s newest filly girl – a chocolate and white paint horse, born May 19, 2004 and without a name! This horse was field-born, but she exhibits no shyness at 4 months of age – you’d think she’d been imprinted at birth!
As much as I loved her from the [...]

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