Raising Chickens

As the economy continues to spiral downward, people are looking for ways to become more self-sustaining. One popular notion, next to growing your own food, is to buy chickens. Owning chickens used to be second nature to most folks, it was a necessity. You had eggs and meat all in one set up and chickens take very little room to raise or food.

So I have set about researching chickens. I grew up with chickens but as a child I wasn't paying that much attention to the details of having them. I do recall them escaping a lot, chicken coops must have a roof and all holes must be kept mended. This is to keep the chickens out and the predators out.

In researching chickens and coops, here are a few sites I found that seemed to have the most information:

http://organictobe.org/index.php/2008/10/14/a-chicken-coop-for-a-small-flock/

http://smallfootprints.com.au/blogs/eco-blog/archive/2008/11/14/chook-pen-design-chicken-coop-hutch-chook-house-casa-de-pollo-call-it-what-you-will.aspx

http://www.buildeazy.com/chicken_coop_1.html

And last, Mother Earth News - many articles all about chickens - http://www.motherearthnews.com/eggs/resources.aspx