Building our Chicken Coop
>> Monday, July 22, 2013
We have decided to raise Chickens!
Why Not? What could be better than fresh eggs, from free-range chickens eating bugs and good food & treats we provide. Unlike the eggs in the store's chickens that were feed antibiotics, force feed in small area never to move. And what does those "Cage-Free" eggs really mean? They don't state free-range now do they.
Why raise Chickens?
Backyard eggs contain:
- 1/3 the Cholesterol of store bought eggs
- 2/3 more vitamin A
- 1/4 less saturated fat
- 2 times the amount of Omega 3 fatty acids
- 3 times the amount of Vitamin E
- 7 times more Beta Carotene
- Chickens will gobble up those pesky garden bugs
- They'll even go after crickets and grass hoppers
- Chickens would love to help pull up all your Weeds!
- Chickens will devour the fallen fruit from your messing fruit trees
- Chicken manure has great levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
- Chicken manure is more economically valuable and safer than synthetic fertilizers
Check out our chicken coop!
Afternoon Sun setting on the Chicken Coop
Inside the House
Video of baby chicks right after we got them; only 6-weeks old
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3 comments:
I have a Q, where did you buy the extention to the run area? I have the same chicken coop and I liked your project so much, now I will make some modifications since I plan to get more chickens. Thanks in advance!!!
I made the extension, watch the video for more details
I just bought this same coop and plan to make an addition like yours. Did you use all cedar wood with exception of the salt treated 2 x 4 along bottom? Also, what type stain did you treat all the wood with as I like the color.
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