BACKYARD CHICKENS FOR BEGINNERS: A Comprehensive Guide to Raising Your Own Flock (2023 Crash Course)

By Faye Bowen

If you're interested in starting your own backyard chicken flock but don't know where to begin, this book is for you!

Backyard Chickens for Beginners is a comprehensive guide that will take you through every step of the process, from choosing the right breed to caring

• Language: English
• Publisher: Faye Bowen
• Release date: Apr 10, 2023
• ISBN: 9783988312617

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Backyard Chickens for Beginners

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Contents

Introduction

CHAPTER 1 Why Raise Chickens

CHAPTER 2 How Much Space the Chickens Need to be Raised

CHAPTER 3 Choosing a Coop

CHAPTER 4 Chicken Breeds and How to Choose the Most Suitable One

CHAPTER 5 Feeding the Chickens

CHAPTER 6 Types of Alimentation

CHAPTER 7 Care and Chicken Maintenance

CHAPTER 8 Diseases

CHAPTER 9 Behavior and Chicken Psychology

CHAPTER 10 Eggs

CHAPTER 11 Chicken Laws

CHAPTER 12 Tips for Raising Chickens

Conclusions

Introduction

Doing anything for the first time might be intimidating, but the good news about keeping backyard chickens is that you don't have to do everything all at once. Everything you do will go in predetermined phases; often, you must complete one stage of the procedure before moving on to the next. Allow me to lay them out for you right now. Because you don't have to be a chicken; all you need are a few pointers to get started!

Handling Possible Permits and Fees

Depending on where you reside, you may be required to pay a charge to get permission to raise chickens. The permission price might be as little as $5 in certain areas. Most localities will provide you official permission to grow chickens if you have the bare minimum of pocket funds. This permit usually comes with a written agreement that lets your property be inspected once a year.

This isn't a huge problem; it generally only requires a local animal control inspector to stop by to inspect your chicken coop. After a brief check, the officer will give you the all-clear and go on his way. The sooner you grasp how to deal with prospective licenses and expenses, the sooner you may begin keeping chickens.

Learn how many chickens you may legally own.

Most urban regions limit home chicken growers to keeping no more than three or four birds. But if you live in an area with a lot of farms, you can have twice as many.

You may begin preparing your coop for chickens once you know how many you can keep. After all, you won't know how large to make it unless you know how many chickens will be inside the coop in the first place. Find out how many chickens you may legally keep by contacting your local board or council.

Keep Distance Regulations in Mind

Distance relationships might be inconvenient at times, but these are regulations that were developed with the well-being of your chickens—as well as the welfare of your most proximate neighbors—in mind.

Some communities, however, do not have the clearest rules in place, so you must check with the local authorities to see how far away you must keep your chickens. Local officials may consult government ordinances that specify how distant your chicken coop must be from adjoining property borders and local businesses. You may discover that there are no such limits in your location, but you must first inquire.

Determine Zoning Regulations

Before you acquire your chickens, you should learn about your community's zoning regulations. If your property is categorized as an agricultural zone, you should have no difficulty keeping chickens. However, for those categorized as residential, commercial, or urban, you must consider the appropriate zoning restrictions. The sooner you complete this, the sooner you can set up your chicken coop.

CHAPTER 1

Why Raise Chickens

There are additional reasons why you might consider breeding chickens for eggs, believe it or not.

In your own backyard. The greatest reason, of course, is the eggs.

Eggs that are flavorful and fortified People who keep chickens for eggs think fresh eggs are incomparable to commercial eggs. They're considerably tastier, fresh, and more delicious than the eggs you're accustomed to eating. Fresh eggs contain yolks that are healthier looking than those in store-bought eggs, and you can see the difference in the yolk.

Fresh eggs are also excellent for your health. Organically grown eggs are reported to contain more omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E while having substantially lower cholesterol levels than store-bought eggs.

Chickens make excellent pets.

Aside from the eggs, the chickens make excellent pets.

Chickens are really rather friendly. They, like many other animals, have distinct personalities—and they'll make sure you know about it! You'll also be exposed to the beauty of having a flock of chickens at your house, given the many sorts of chicken breeds available (we'll go into more depth about that as well). To put it another way, they make excellent pets!

Chickens ensure the sustainability of 'parents.'

Another intriguing aspect of raising chickens in your garden is their long-term viability. Having egg-laying chickens provides some sustainability since you don't have to depend on going to the shop for eggs. You also won't have to buy compost for your garden because your chickens will produce waste that is easily turned into compost. This means that your yard will be strengthened by all-natural compost.

They aid in the production of rich compost and the upkeep of the yard.

So, how effective is all-natural compost? Compost reduces your ecological impact by bringing a mound of nitrogen-rich compost to your yard that, honestly, is so rich that it helps nourish and 'feed' your yard. Chicken dung is a wonderful source of nutrients for compost piles. Eggshells, too, function very well in a