Hen House Plans

www.LifeIsGoodFarm.com Debbie Galle, Shy Girl From Chicago, is hanging out in the hen house with the 2 week old white leghorn chicks. It looks like the city girl has gone country. Hmmm, I wonder what would make her do that?

We just completed the first layer of mortar on our straw bale hen house. In this video we mortar the walls and put on a light.

We just completed the first layer of mortar on our straw bale hen house. In this video we are filling the walls with straw.

Tour of the chicken coop for our 3 chicks, 10 weeks old, an Australorp, Barred Rock and Partridge Rock. I first bought a coop from e-bay, but when it arrived, it was only 35 lbs. vs the advertised 85 lbs., so, after I built the base, I deceided to just go ahead and build the coop! We are raising organic, free range chickens for eggs and for pets. This is my firs attempt at building something and it turned out OK. Things I don’t mention in the video – all solid woods (pine siding, fir studs and cedar shingles) vs. high VOC plywood, the slot on the coop floor below the perch leads to the litter draw (most of their poop drops down when they sleep – the rest of the floor is solid and consists of cedar shingles on top of several boards of pine), and the perimeter of the coop base and run has a galvanized 12″ wide screen buried under the soil that also goes down into the ground, making a stapler shape in order to keep out predators. The side with the screen window closes fully, and the nest box will get a 2×4 in front of it so the nest will appear to be raised and more enclosed. Next spring, the window above the door will get a screen for added ventelation – right now, the coop is winterized and has the vent on the roof. Also, this will not be heated, even though temps here in the winter can get down to single digits, but we will heat the galvanized waterer. We have winter-hardy breeds, so they just need to be draft free and we will watch for frostbite. The chicks spend hours …

heres a vid of my coop and my garden…well the garden b4 i planted it, lol…all is growing great, check out the vids of it now.

www.imarriedanutritionist.com When I was a kid, I wouldn’t eat eggs for two reasons. They looked gross, and they came from chicken butts, or somewhere down there. When I was a boy scout, I stomached eggs on camp-outs because there was lots of ketchup, and there was nothing else to eat for breakfast. It wasn’t until I married a nutritionist that I truly understood what a great food source they were and that, if prepared right, eggs can be delicious. There’s a lot of misinformation out there about eggs. Many people avoid them, or limit eating them, because they think it will send their cholesterol through the roof. Although egg yokes are high in cholesterol, and health experts in the past have told patients with cholesterol problems to avoid this food, nutrition experts, like my nutritionist, suggest that eating an egg a day is no problem for the majority of the population. There is a small percentage of the population that is effected by dietary intake of cholesterol. If you’re one of those people, stick with the egg whites. Here are some other key things guys need to know about Eggs • They are one of the highest quality sources of proteins you can eat. • They contain Iodine and Selenium, both critical nutrients for thyroid hormones. • They contain Choline, which promotes brain health. • The egg whites contain loads of essential amino acids • The yolk contains Lutein which is an important nutrient for the eyes • They are one of few foods that contain Vitamin D which …

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On our last GreenGroup field trip, we visited Jen’s house and saw her chicken coop. It has a sand-covered floor to keep it dry and well drained, which makes for happy hens.

I reached in to the egg box to grab an egg, and was surprised by this opossum instead! I live in Vermont, so this is a northern possum. My chicken gets pissed off and lets him know.