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- | ==== General features ==== | + | ===== General features |
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- | ==== Care requirements | + | ===== Daily care ===== |
- | ==Chicken | + | * During the morning, put the food you collected (compost, bread, ...) in the fenced area. Remove old food. |
+ | * Check the water feeders inside and outside, refill if necessary | ||
+ | * Check whether the chicken house floor needs to be cleaned... ie does it smell?, does it look too messy? | ||
+ | * Check the nest boxes for eggs. If there are eggs put them in the pantry with a note of the current date | ||
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+ | ===== Coop and fence ===== | ||
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+ | Chickens are vulnerable animals and need protection. As we have to count with our neighbours Ms. Raccoon an Mr. Fox, we installed a coop and a fence around the chicken yard. | ||
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+ | === Coop === | ||
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+ | [Size of the coop? Always straw?] | ||
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+ | Because chickens are more likely to be attacked during the night, the door of the coop must be closed every evening. We are currently automating this. | ||
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+ | === Fence === | ||
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+ | [minimum size ? move it from time to time?] | ||
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+ | Chickens need a place with shadow. We also placed some old wood on the grass, as this attracts worms, which chickens love. | ||
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+ | ===== Chicken | ||
Chickens eat a lot of different things. There are, however, important things to know about their diet. | Chickens eat a lot of different things. There are, however, important things to know about their diet. | ||
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What they love: | What they love: | ||
* Worms | * Worms | ||
+ | * Slugs | ||
+ | * Snails | ||
+ | * Flies or any other flying insects | ||
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+ | ===== Watering station ===== | ||
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+ | Chickens need water inside and outside the coop. We built a water feeder with recycled materials. |