If I told you that you really only need a very small space if you are interested in keeping chickens at home, what would you think? There are different rules and regulations depending on where you live but, technically you could have one single chicken living on a balcony if you wanted, how amazing is that? There is so much information available all easily accessed at the touch of a button that makes keeping chickens at home really simple.
There has never been a more exciting time to have your own poultry.
Sometimes we live life at such a fast pace that we forget simple pleasures and having your own hens and collecting their delicious, nutritious free range eggs and using them in any number of recipes or eating them sunny side up is very special.
Chickens are pretty simple creatures and really do not take much looking after for them to stay happy, contented and remain in tip top egg laying condition.
How you house them is important and there are a couple of things that you need to get just right but, this does not mean that you have to spend a fortune to achieve it, honest.
You could buy yourself readymade chicken accommodation but, half the fun is getting totally involved and when you see them happily roosting on their perches at night or collect those eggs from the nest boxes you have made, it really just adds to the whole experience.
Besides, a readymade coop will cost you a lot of money compared to building something yourself and you will no doubt have to assemble it anyway as they always seem to come flat packed.
It is really simple to give your hens the perfect home and I think that if you take a look at building a simple DIY chicken coop that you will agree.
You do not need any particular woodwork or carpentry skills; just by picking up your screwdriver and working your way through some easy to follow plans your chicken accommodation will be finished in no time.
Feeding your brood could not be more simple and by giving them whole grains and greens with the addition of bone meal or oyster shell to provide them with the necessary calcium you are well on your way to providing a balanced diet.
Also, by making fine sand or particles of grit available to aid digestion, your lovely ladies can utilise all the nutrients from their food even more efficiently too.
So, keeping chickens at home is really something that anybody can do with minimal time and effort.
The rewards are just fantastic and nothing can beat the taste of an egg or two that have been laid by your own hens.
Just by making sure you have them safe, secure and well fed keeping chickens at home is a breeze.