Picking up a small herd of chickens in the back garden is very possible, even if nobody is home all day.
If nobody is home all day, it can be scary to think about the devation of time to take care of a dog or cat, let alone a herd of chickens in the back garden!
But chickens are actually very easy to lift when you discover your setup and routine - and a small herd of 5 or 6 chickens will probably give your family a lot of eggs.
I recently asked to share some advice to successfully educate chickens when everyone in your household is at work or school all day.
Because so many people seem to have had chickens in the past year, while everyone was at home, perhaps from home, virtual school made for the children, and now when things reopen and may not be home all day ....
I thought it was a very good subject that I had not treated in the past.
Of course, just like all herds, your chickens need a chicken run to sleep at night.To spend their day.
To keep them enclosed if you are not at homeProtect them against predators(Including dogs, foxes, raccoon, weasels, hawks, eagles and owls), but also keep them out of the way, away from the garden of your neighbor and making camp and shoots over your patio or veranda.
If you are not planning to be home all day, free range is not a sustainable option or you will come home one day to find one (or all) chickens.With them and monitor.
Coop -Considerations
- Predator -Proof lock on the door (ie lock eye hook, ditches with carabinets, key or padlock)
- Good ventilation with all windows and ventilation openings covered with ½ ”welded wire
- At least 3-4 square meters of floor space Perkip
- 8 ”van Roosting Bar Space Per.Kip
- A nest box for every 3-4 chickens (Overweeg roll-away boxes))
Consideration
- Predator -proof lock on the door
- 1 'or ½ "welded wire fence or chain joint wrapped in chicken wire
- Fences that were sunk around a foot in the ground
- Top covered with a solid roof or more welded wire
- Swings, benches, outside perch - things to keep the chickens busy
Daily chicken bolie routine
Chicken is very routine oriented.
Morning chicken remains routine
You have to open a chicken run and leave the chickens in about the same time every morning.
Usually it is best around sunrise, but if your work plan dictates that you are leaving for Sunup as long as your race is predator -resistant, you can open the chickenang and the chickens come out only when the light becomes.
Chicken food
When you open a chicken run, feed the chickens.
For example, chickens, unlike dogs, have not eaten too much.Chicken eats as much as she needs.
Chicken water
The same applies to waterers.Chickens, like all living things, need constant access to water.Or if necessary topped up every morning.
It is a good idea to place more than a water source on your chickens if you don't want to be at home all day, in case you change, get hidden with dirt or poops.
Especially with the warm weather, when the chickens will drink more and have to cool down and stay hydrated, it is a good idea to create more water stations.
Tilts
Check witch boxes (or floor) for all the eggs that the early risers have laid and you are ready!Roll witch boxes away.
Every day it only has to take a few minutes to let the chickens out and to control feed and water in the morning.
At the end of the day it should only take a few minutes to pick up and unlock eggs.
In the evening chicken remains routine
Conversely, your chickens will go into chicken run at the end of the day and jump on the schedules at dusk.
If your working time does not allow to be at home at sunrise and sunset, a great option is to install aAutomatic Kippeneur.
There are many different types - some run on electricity or battery, some are solar energy - and they can be set to open and close at the right time.
A final check for eggs every night, and it's time to unlock Coop.
Weekendroutine
Weekends, if you have more time, can be reserved to clean chicken run, to update bedding and witch boxes, clean and supplement food and vagrants and go to the feed shop to new lifeblow.
Although you take care of a small herd of chickens, you don't have to take enough time, you and your family will probably rely after school to see the chickens around the garden and enjoy a little free range before bed.
And although chickens have to be cared for daily, a neighbor or family member will often offer to take over the tasks in exchange for a basket full of fresh eggs during vacation or want to go away for a few days.
You cannot beat fresh eggs for taste and food;They are a wonderful source of proteins and a main component of the kitchen and an excellent way to thank a friend to see your chickens when you are unable or have to be gone for longer than just the day.
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