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Deep Litter Method For Your Backyard Flock | Community Chickens

Snow has been forecast and it is time to begin our winter rituals in regards to our Chicken Coop. We have a small backyard flock. Their coop is 5 foot Continue reading →

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14 THOUGHTS ON HEATING THE CHICKEN COOP IN WINTER

December 21, 2018

Amber Waves

14 Thoughts on Heating the Chicken Coop in Winter | Community Chickens

by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest I’m going to come right out and say it. I do not believe that chicken coops should be heated in the winter. Continue reading →

Backyard Chickens, Silkie Chickens

Hillsdale clarifies chicken ordinance

December 21, 2018

Amber Waves

https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/hillsdale-clarifies-chicken-ordinance/article_a0bbaeb0-79bf-5886-8ffc-08a5ec3bf063.html

Backyard Chickens, Chicken Zoning, Silkie Chickens

New Chicken Code May Get City Clucking Again

December 17, 2018

Amber Waves

New Chicken Code May Get City Clucking Again

NEBRASKA CITY – Nebraska City Commissioners are scheduled to meet Monday, Dec. 17 with an agenda that includes the second reading of the new city code pertaining to owning backyard chickens. This Continue reading →

Backyard Chickens, Chicken Zoning, Silkie Chickens

Roswell reconsiders allowing residents to keep chickens, ducks

December 15, 2018

Amber Waves

Roswell reconsiders allowing residents to keep chickens, ducks

Roswell City Councilors will reconsider a poultry ordinance. The bill would let residents keep up to four female chickens, ducks, turkeys and up to 10 pigeons within city limits. They would be Continue reading →

Backyard Chickens, Chicken Zoning, Silkie Chickens

Fowl play: Chickens are coming to Nashua

December 14, 2018

Amber Waves

Fowl play: Chickens are coming to Nashua

NASHUA – Although city residents may not hear a “cock-a-doodle-doo” to wake them up in the morning, urban chickens are on the way to Nashua after Board of Aldermen members voted to hatch Continue reading →

Chicken Zoning, Silkie Chickens

DIY AUTOMATIC CHICKEN FEEDER

December 12, 2018

Amber Waves

https://www.communitychickens.com/diy-automatic-chicken-feeder/?utm_source=wcemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CC%20eNews%2012.11.18&utm_term=CC_eNewsAll%20Subscribers&_wcsid=8D09D11DC079F437D6577549E734982F1D0C6169CC62B6FF

Backyard Chickens, Building Plans, Silkie Chickens

HOW TO GET MORE EGGS IN WINTER

December 12, 2018

Amber Waves

How to Get More Eggs in Winter | Community Chickens

If you’re new to raising chickens you might not realize that chickens do not naturally lay an egg every day, year-round. In the late summer/early fall you might notice that Continue reading →

Backyard Chickens, Silkie Chickens

Cracking the Chicken Code: How to Change Local Backyard Poultry Ordinances

December 11, 2018

Amber Waves

Cracking the Chicken Code: How to Change Local Backyard Poultry Ordinances – Homesteading and Livestock – MOTHER EARTH NEWS

I was shocked when I found out our city had a municipal ordinance that made it illegal to raise backyard hens. Continue reading →