Denver Local Garden

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Chicken Keeping Archive

This is the news archive page for Chicken related news.

News Article

Title: Raising Backyard Chickens for the First Time
Cancer survival spurs family’s first poultry project to raise backyard chickens, including building a chicken coop.

Link: Grit

News Article

Title: How Grass Farming Promotes Your Own Health
Grass is good for our animals Their diet is critically linked to our own in addition to those of our family members.

Link: Hobby Farms

News Article

Title: Raising Backyard Chickens
Our lives aren’t the same anymore; not since we started raising backyard chickens.

Link: Grit

News Article

Title: How to Build a Treadle Chicken Feeder
Build your own weather and rat-proof chicken feeder. This DIY treadle chicken feeder uses a bit of physics to keep your feed safe till your flock is hungry.

Link: Grit

News Article

Title: A Case for Sand for Chicken Coop Bedding
The material that covers the floor of a chicken coop is commonly referred to as “bedding,” which is more aptly termed “litter,” as chickens don’t sleep on the floor, they poop on it.

Link: Grit

News Article

Title: Training Chickens
Utilizing operant conditioning to train chickens reveals they are indeed an intelligent bird.

Link: Mother Earth News
News Article

How to Make a Dust Bath For Chickens
Why Do Chickens Take a Dirt Bath? To Ward Off Mites and Other Parasites.

Link: Backyard Poultry
Craigslist Ad

Wardle Feed and Pet Supply - CHICKENS IN STOCK NOW!!! - Beautiful Egg Laying B - $30 (Wheat Ridge)
PULLETS - Hens ARE IN STOCK NOW!!! Our birds in stock now are 10 - 12 weeks old and are fully feathered out. If you are thinking of chickens, now is the time!

Link: Craigslist
News Article

Title: Backyard Poultry December 2019/January 2020
Backyard Poultry December 2019/January 2020 • 14/6 is in-home November 16th but available online NOW!

Link: Backyard Poultry
Helpful Hint

Title: If you are considering raising any kind of chickens next year, now is the time to start looking for used feeding and watering equipment,heat lamps, chicken coops , etc. Everyday this time of year there are a dozen or more kinds of poultry equipment for sale on Craigslist/Denver and often you can find free equipment in the FREE section. Buying good used equipment now can save you a lot money next year and allow you more money for your chickens

Link: Craigslist

News Article

Title: Moveable Coops Control Chicken Free-Ranging
New Brunswick homesteader Kimberlee Bastien controls where her chickens free range with chicken tunnels and fertilization stations.

Link: Farm Show
News Article

Title: Moveable Coops Control Chicken Free-Ranging
New Brunswick homesteader Kimberlee Bastien controls where her chickens free range with chicken tunnels and fertilization stations.

Link: Farm Show
News Article

Title: Time to Start Winterizing Chicken Coops
Heat Lamps For Chickens and Other Winter Necessities

Link: Backyard Poultry

Magazine

Title: Backyard Poultry June/July 2019
Connect and share ideas with backyard poultry owners like you.

Link: Backyard Poultry

News Article

Title: Calcium Supplements for Chickens
When you Should Feed Oyster Shell to Chickens

Link: Backyard Poultry