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Chicken Feed – Chickens Like Variety Too!

Posted by admin | Posted on 10-04-2011

Category : Chicken Care

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If you are planning to make some room for raising chickens in your backyard, the two most important things you will have to consider are a spacious coop and pocket friendly chicken feed. There are some things to consider when you’re looking for chicken feed.

Diet

Chickens are usually fed with either pellets or layers’ mash and most of the time, pet chickens are happy with either of these. It is important to feed your chickens with something that they love to eat. The type of chicken feed you choose plays an important role in healthy flocking.

Nutrition

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Free Range Chickens, Not Commercially Raised Chickens

Posted by admin | Posted on 22-02-2011

Category : Chicken Care, Chickens

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Free range chickens are those that are allowed to roam outside for at least part of the day. Most small farmers and hobbyists will want to allow their chickens as much time as possible outdoors so that they get adequate exercise, so as to produce healthy fresh tasty eggs. Commercial “free range” chickens are not often so lucky, many of you already know about the tragedies that fall commercially raised chickens.

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