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Cornish Cross The most popular of the meat chicken breeds for homesteaders is the Cornish Cross chickens. These chickens have the fastest growth rate out… Read More »What Is The Fastest Growing Chicken?

Broiler chicken essentials Typically, they are raised to approximately 6 pounds and are processed between six and eight weeks of age. Heritage breeds are also… Read More »How Long Does A Broiler Chicken Take To Mature?

Hens prefer laying their eggs in a dark, private place. The desire for privacy is likely an evolutionary adaptation resulting from the need to hide… Read More »Do Chickens Need Privacy To Lay Eggs?

40-80 square feet. 20 Chickens: 40-80 square feet. 25 Chickens: 50-100 square feet. 30 Chickens: 60-120 square feet. 35 Chickens: 70-140 square feet. How big… Read More »What Size Run Do I Need For 20 Chickens?

8 to 12 inches. To ensure that snakes and other predators cannot break into a coop from underneath, it’s important that the coop is raised… Read More »How Far Off The Ground Does A Chicken Coop Need To Be?

If you keep 50 birds or more, you must complete the Compulsory Poultry Registration Form – Keeper of 50 or More Birds (IRA81). How many… Read More »How Many Chickens Can You Have Before Registering?

Work Schedule Farm operations work seven days a week, and sometimes 24 hours a day, beginning with feeding in the early morning. Throughout the day,… Read More »How Many Hours A Day Do Chicken Farmers Work?

In fact, a 2022 study by Agriculture Economist, Dr. Thomas Elam found that the median income of contract poultry farmers was significantly higher than both… Read More »Do Chicken Farmers Make Good Money?

So one chicken will eat a 50 lb. bag of feed in 200 days. That means that a flock of 6 chickens will eat a… Read More »How Many Chickens Does A 50Lb Bag Feed?

We recommend the feeder be mounted level with the back of the bird’s neck in order to allow comfortable feeding – this will be somewhere… Read More »Should Chicken Feeders Be Off The Ground?