With the movement toward cleaning up our environment and going green the question, “How Green Are Chickens?”, would seem to be one that many people have asked themselves, or thought about in some way.
Chickens if I understand green, are
I am a firm believer in “free range” for chickens, or letting them run loose around the yard or whatever you wish to call it for a couple reasons.
The most important to me is that
It is normal for chickens to decrease their production in winter.
I don’t light my chickens, but for maximum production, chickens need at least 14 hours of light.
In the old days
I received pictures of from a couple friends that visited my site and they were kind enough to send me some pictures of their chickens coops.
This picture is of my new Buff Orpington Rooster and a couple hens. It appears that it is slightly blurred, but it does show what Buff Orpingtons look like at [...]
For most backyard chicken farmers in the northeast I consider the raccoon number one on the list.
Damage to the flock from raccoons is generally in the area of
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