Should You Build or Buy A Small Chicken Coop?

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The practice of using a small coop rather than a large one is becoming more popular. There are several reasons why these coops are gaining in popularity. One reason is because hectic, busy lifestyles are better suited for small chicken coops. Another is that the average family is shrinking in size. No longer do we [...]

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Make a Chicken Coop

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Building your own chicken coop can be cost effective and fun. If you’re still living in the city (or within town limits) it is important to first check with officials regarding land use and specific zoning regulations. With that out of the way, let’s talk about how to make a chicken coop.
First, you will [...]

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The Meet Up – Raising Goats on A Farm

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She came into the ring, her babe at her side, looking just a little nervous, but very bright and attentive. Her coat was shiny and her eyes were bright, the baby at her side about a week old. They started the bidding and I thought, “I’ll just watch, I wonder what a goat sells for [...]

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Raising Chickens

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“Hey City Girl, you got a heat lamp for raising those baby chicks?”
I wasn’t sure at first he was talking to me, that old farmer who’d just sold me 20 day old chickens, and whom I was walking away, from…
"A heat lamp for raising chickens? You mean I can’t just…"
That’s how it all started.
My education [...]

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Farm Tractors and Country Auctions

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There couldn’t be a better time than now to buy a tractor – used or new. With the present state of the economy, farmers who once kept a few tractors are cutting back and selling off their extras. Dealerships can’t hold onto last year’s models and still stay in buisness – so they’re selling cheap [...]

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Instructions on Building A Coop For Free

There are free chicken coop instructions and they’re available to you in this very article. Have you thought about building a chicken coop, but held off because you didn’t know anything about what kind of material to use, how to put the material together to make the coop or because you thought it might cost [...]

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