How to Manage an Organic Chicken Farm
Build a fence (with wooden stakes driven into the ground or metal and wire mesh) and an area of the enclosed space, settle a locked cage (h 2m - 3x3 m) with door, full availability in the soil, preferably covered with grass., Settle inside the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Build a fence (with wooden stakes driven into the ground or metal and wire mesh) and an area of the enclosed space
Each box will be the bed and the hen will deposit its egg.
You can buy in stores that specialize in farm animals chicks.
We ensure that the animals have been vaccinated already.
The number of chicks to buy depends on the amount of fenced land that we have full availability, to let her roam, and size of the cage.We calculate in each case 2 square meters of land for each animal. ,, It is recommended a diet based on corn, wheat, bran wet, but hard bread and sometimes fruits and vegetables. , Take care of cleaning the cage, to sweep away the excrement, and change the straw when it is dirty.
Let us also to clean the outer area, to avoid build up of the excrement.
During the night we close the chicks inside the cage. , Every day we check the bedding and collect your eggs in one basket. , They will grow to become laying hens that will lay one egg per day for about 19 months. -
Step 2: settle a locked cage (h 2m - 3x3 m) with door
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Step 3: full availability in the soil
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Step 4: preferably covered with grass.
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Step 5: Settle inside the cage of plastic crates
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Step 6: such as those used for the transportation of fruit
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Step 7: we have previously filled with straw.
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Step 8: Near the cage
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Step 9: settle the troughs (possibly equipped with drip)
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Step 10: and plastic trays which will serve to contain the food that will give to the chicks.
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Step 11: Fill the trays periodically
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Step 12: so that the chicks can eat.
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Step 13: During the day
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Step 14: roam the chicks outdoors.
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Step 15: When the chicks have reached 6 months of age
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Step 16: they will begin to lay their first eggs.
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Step 17: Continue to raise the chicks following these instructions.
Detailed Guide
Each box will be the bed and the hen will deposit its egg.
You can buy in stores that specialize in farm animals chicks.
We ensure that the animals have been vaccinated already.
The number of chicks to buy depends on the amount of fenced land that we have full availability, to let her roam, and size of the cage.We calculate in each case 2 square meters of land for each animal. ,, It is recommended a diet based on corn, wheat, bran wet, but hard bread and sometimes fruits and vegetables. , Take care of cleaning the cage, to sweep away the excrement, and change the straw when it is dirty.
Let us also to clean the outer area, to avoid build up of the excrement.
During the night we close the chicks inside the cage. , Every day we check the bedding and collect your eggs in one basket. , They will grow to become laying hens that will lay one egg per day for about 19 months.
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