Backyard Chicken Considerations

In recent years, people have increasingly pursued the environmental protection and sustainability of food, and amateur chicken farming has gradually become popular. It also prompted more people to join the raising chicken team. During the pandemic, there was a food shortage in the United States. In order to have enough food to survive, they began to buy chicks and raise them in the backyard. Most Americans live in independent houses with front and back yards, so it is very convenient for them to raise chickens in the backyard. And raising chickens is not only less costly but also provides benefits in a very short period. In just two months, you can eat fresh eggs, and you can sell the uneaten eggs to earn profits to subsidize the family. Relevant companies also said that since the outbreak of the epidemic, the health department has asked people to stay at home to reduce going out, and the demand for purchasing related products such as chicks and chicken cages has also increased significantly. Most American backyard chicken farmers are new to raising chickens and do not have much experience in how to raise and manage them. If the management is not good, the chickens will get sick, and the feces produced by the chickens will also bring sanitation problems and cause trouble to the surrounding neighbors. So, let me give you a brief introduction to how to raise chickens in the backyard.

1. Buy chicks

It is best to buy chicks that are over 21 days old. The chicks have been in the insulation room of the chicken house for more than 15-20 days, and they do not need to be kept warm and can be fed directly. The body temperature of newly hatched chicks is 3°C lower than that of adult chickens, and it takes 10 days to reach normal body temperature. In addition, the chicks have short and thin fluff, so they cannot keep out the cold and have poor adaptability to the environment. At this time, artificial insulation is required, so the chicks can grow and develop normally. Therefore, artificial insulation should be carried out after purchasing chicks with short days of age.

If you want to experience the fun of brooding, you can buy breeding eggs and a mini incubator and hatch chicks yourself. Observing the reaction of the eggs from the first day, the eggs will hatch in 21 days. Especially children can feel the vitality of the chicks when they are just out of their shells.

2. Get vaccinated

Vaccinate the purchased chicks according to the breeder farm recommendations.

3. Selection of chicken feeders and chicken drinkers

• You can DIY chicken feeders for backyard chickens. One of the more popular automatic chicken feeders is a feeder kit with a rat-proof cover. This chicken feeder is easy to install and suitable for containers and barrels of various sizes. The chicken feeder can effectively prevent mice from stealing food, prevent rain, reduce feed waste, keep the feed dry at all times, and protect the health of your birds.

• The chicken drinker can also be made by DIY. There are waterer cups and nipple drinkers two commonly used chicken drinkers. Both chicken water cups and chicken nipple drinkers are easy to install and will fit any container or bucket. Chicken drinker cups and chicken nipple drinkers are automatic water supplies. The chicken drinking cup keeps water in the cup at all times, and the chicken nipple drinker stops immediately after drinking, ensuring the cleanness of the water source.

4. Chicken coop

You can build a simple chicken house by yourself and make chicken nests. It is recommended to place egg pads in the chicken nest, on the one hand to prevent eggs from breaking, and on the other hand to make your cute bird comfortable.

5. Treatment of chicken manure

The most annoying thing about raising chickens in the backyard is the smell of chicken manure. If it is not handled well, the neighbors will be disgusted and will be complained. Therefore, it is very important to deal with chicken manure. Chicken manure can be fermented by mixing soil and microbial inoculants. After fermentation, it can be used as fertilizer, which not only solves the odor of chicken manure but also allows your vegetables to get nutrition. You can lay leaky manure slatted floors in your chicken house, which can facilitate the removal of manure and make your chicken house clean and hygienic.

The above are the considerations to pay attention to when raising chickens in the backyard.

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