It really doesn’t take much to clean a small coop like this when you want to keep a small number of backyard chickens. You have to pay attention to a few specific things, but other than that it only takes an hour or so, once a month to keep things clean, and the smell away.
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What is a Dig Skirt?
A “dig skirt” in the context of poultry keeping, also known as a predator guard or anti-dig barrier, is a barrier made of metal, like hardware cloth or welded wire, that’s placed around the outside perimeter of a chicken coop or run, buried or secured to the ground, to prevent predators from digging under and Read More …
Backyard Chicken Jukebox -Day 192 – Greatest Hits of Yes
Backyard Chicken Jukebox -Day 192 – Greatest Hits of Yes We are working our way through the winter with Chickens for the first time. It has been quite an adventure, and some bitter cold days, have put our little flock to the test. Stay tuned for more videos about the hows and whats of a Read More …
Backyard Chicken Jukebox – Day 139 – Burning Down the Chicken
https://youtu.be/aOVFo_PUvTk The 2 brown chickens have started laying eggs, and we have been enjoying them very much. So far between the 2 chickens, we get 10 eggs a week. The 3 baby chicks seemed to have stalled in their growth a bit, and are getting bullied by Dua Lipa often. Taylor Chick sometimes comes to Read More …
Backyard Chickens – Video List
Backyard Chickens – Day 112 Video List Baby Chickens Chilling – Irakere Babalú Ayé Dual Baby Chickens Baby Chickens La Oreja de Van Gogh Taylor and Gaga walk by camera Bea feeds Chicks, Nuria frees them LCD Soundsystem