Owning your own poultry can be a really great experience. Raising a chicken on your own can be a highly satisfying experience. If you are interested in starting your own mini chicken farm, there are a few things you need to understand before you start this experience.
1. Figure Out What Type of Farm You Are Running
First, you need to figure out what type of farm you are running. Most people either run broiler or layer chicken farms, or they raise chickens for meat or eggs. You can raise chickens that fill both purposes; however, there are different breeds of chicken that are better for eating and others that are better for laying eggs. You are going to need to determine how you want to use the chickens on your farm.
2. Check Your Zoning Regulations
Next, you need to check with your city zoning regulations. If you live within city limits, you need to make sure that you are allowed to have chickens. Some cities have banned chickens due to a rise in urban farming, and other cities have enacted rules that limit the number of chickens that you can have on your property. There may also be rules about the type of enclosures you can build for your chicken.
You should check on rules for owning chickens in your area before you purchase chickens and invest in spaces for your chicken on your property.
3. Build Your Chicken Space
Third, you need to build some space for your chickens. Your chickens cannot just run around your yard. You need a hen house for the chicken to sleep in and hopefully lay their eggs. If you don't give them a hen house, you are going to have to hunt around your property for where each chicken chooses to lay their eggs.
Beyond that, you are going to need a fenced-in area for the chickens to run around during the day. It is best to have a fenced-in area, so the chickens don't wander off your property and so that you can keep the chicken safe, as they are vulnerable to predators.
4. Get the Right Equipment
Finally, you need to make sure you have the right farming equipment in place to help you take care of your mini chicken farm as you grow and expand it.
First, you can install an easy monitoring system, which is basically a ceiling-mounted surveillance system that will look for and inform you of the number of birds in the area, the temperature in the chicken house, and any changes in chicken's behavior. You can also install thermal imaging cameras which will make it easier for you to identify and see where your chickens are rostering and hanging out.
If you start to get a lot of eggs, you can install a robot egg collection system that will automatically collect your eggs for you. This works best if your chickens all lay their eggs in the same place. You can also purchase robots that will get your chicken's moving; chickens can be really lazy, but they need to move around. Robots can help get your chickens moving.
You can also purchase automated cleaning and aeration system, as well as automated feed systems that will help with the everyday tasks of taking care of your chickens.
If you are thinking about starting your own mini chicken farm, you need to figure out what type of chickens you want to raise, you need to check your local zoning rules and regulations, and you need to build the space for your chickens before you actually get your chickens so you have a home to move them into. There is lots of farm equipment you can purchase to help you take care of your mini chicken farm.
Share17 April 2020
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