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Raise chickens for eggs


 

How to raise chickens for eggs by BloodyCactus

"Chickens make a great backyard addition"

How I did it: Well, its been a year since I got my day old peeps, I have two black Australorps and two Barred Plymouth Rocks who give us about 20-24 eggs a week.

I built my own chicken coop and run, it turned out ok but you may want to find a good set of plans online.

Lessons & tips: - Buy day old peeps in October so they are ready to start laying when spring comes around and daylight starts going up (Chickens need 14hours a day to produce an egg).


- Decide if you want white or brown egg producers

- Four chickens produce enough eggs for a family of 4 each week.

Resources: - "Storeys Guide to Raising Chickens" and "Keeping Chickens, Essential Guide" are the two best books on amazon for the new chicken keeper!


- backyardchickens.com is the ultimate website for anyone wanting to start on chickens


 

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    BloodyCactus

    Peeps 14 months ago

    I have a bunch of day old chicks arriving in the mail today or tomorrow. All hens and good brown egg layers. I know it will take 5 months or so before they start laying so I’m getting in now rather than later.

    I cant wait till we get home grown eggs… so much better than the dreck in the supermarkets.

    Were getting a mix of Australorps, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Red Sex Links and Black Sex Links.

    Sep 09, 2008, 09:34AM PDT | 0 comments



     

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