This site contains all of the information needed to start keeping a small flock of chickens for domestic egg production.

I have over twenty year's experience of keeping chickens, which I've drawn upon to put together the information contained in this site, with the beginner in mind. Experienced hands may also discover some useful information.

The site contains the following:

• Advice on the features a chicken house should have, with regard to their welfare

• A chicken house diagram with dimensions that may be useful as a guide

• How to plan a chicken run

• An innovative way of building a chicken fence without the need to dig an eight inch deep hole around the perimeter of the run

• How to build a chicken run gate, with a diagram to use as a guide

• Selecting chicken breeds and their rates of lay

• Feeding chickens and equipment needed

• Chicken maintenance guidance

• Labour saving tips

• Preventing foxes by using an electric fence, and equipment needed to do so

• Tips for keeping chickens healthy

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