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Chicken Coops
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Welcome
Table Of Contents Quaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 –15
Dutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-45
Combination . . . . . . . . . . . 16-23
Lean-To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-50
Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-31
Feed Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
A-Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-39
Coop Options .......... 52-55
Just ask me... I can tell you how many chickens each coop will hold throughout this catalog. Just look for the chicken and you will see the number on the chicken.
Enjoy... Enjoy fresh eggs and family fun with a quality-built chicken coop! Choose from a variety of styles and sizes – with a long list of standard features. Or let us customize your chicken coop to meet your specific needs. Either way… it’s sure to give your chickens something to cluck about!
With your complete satisfaction a top priority, our family-owned business is proud to offer you a full line of handcrafted chicken coops at affordable prices. All designed for the comfort and safety of your feathered friends… and easier egg collecting for you.
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t Glassboard floor makes clean up a breeze! t A removable litter tray makes it much easier to keep your chickens cleaner and healthier. t Adding an electrical package allows for added conveniences such as a heated water bowl to relieve you of the task of changing water several times a day in the freezing winters.
The Quaker hen house series has a distinctive roof line overhang that is inspired by century old barn styles. This style maximizes head space in the interior.
t Automatic doors provide extra safety for your chickens. Nothing is so devastating as having been gone too late in the evening without shutting them up for the night and having a predator ruin your flock. t Wheels - fertilize your whole yard without sacrificing the grass. Being able to move the chicken house easily keep the grass healthier and provide your chickens fresh scratching areas
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Details - they make a difference t The right door for the chicken entrance can make the difference! Not only do we see value in a good quality latch for closing it, but also for holding it open! t One inch by two inch sturdy mesh inside the ventilation door keeps birds, and predators out of the hen house while still allowing extra ventilation for your hens. t A sturdy and well designed lid for the nesting boxes keeps the lid heavy enough to keep predators out but allowing you to easily remove the eggs. t Adding wheels to your hen house, allows you to move the hen house and fertilize your whole lawn. Moving them keeps them from getting bored and keeps them on fresh grass.
The Combination series boasts a hen house with an attached chicken run to allow the chickens a safe attac place to scratch. plac
There are several styles of wheels, including one that allows you to lower the hen house to the ground and then jack it back up to move it. Ask about all our options.
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Tips for Problem Solving in
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2. Try feeding her some oil and massaging several times a day to loosen blockage. 3. Garlic and natural yogurt can also be tried.
3. If one hen seems to be being picked on and blood is being drawn, she must be removed as blood only encourages more pecking. Anti peck products can also be applied to the picked on hen to try to break the habit.
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t 'FFEJOH*ODPSSFDUMZ 1. Table scraps are not a good solution for chickens. They do not provide the necessary diet needed to promote good egg laying and long life. 2. Only feeding on grass will usually also be problematic as necessary nutrition is not received from only grasses. Today's breed of chicken cannot survive on the same diet as chickens from 30 years ago. 3. Make sure wild birds do not have access to your chickens water and feed containers.
The A-Frame is a classic style favored by many. With simple straight lines and beautiful trim, it has its own touch of class.
4. Chickens need twice as much water as they do feed. If you do not use an automatic waterer, change water daily and make sure there is always plenty available. Lack of sufficient water will take large tolls on the health of a chicken very quickly as they need water to digest food properly.
t 3FE.JUFT 2. Chickens infested with red mites will stop or slow down laying eggs, hesitate to roost in normal area, and may become anemic. 3. Take a white tissue and wipe along the underside of perches at night when birds are roosting. Look for tell tale blood smears. 4. Check often as they multiply quickly and are hard to get rid of if caught after they become very evident. 5. For best results treat several times in the course of several weeks to get total control over the situation with a combination of wet and dry solutions.
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2. Buff Orpington Fat yellow chicken which lays brown eggs. Very docile.
3. Barred Rock Interesting black and white striped pattern. Decent layer of brown eggs and good disposition.
4. Americauna Fuzzy face, large chicken. Lays blue eggs! Good disposition, generally friendly.
The Dutch Hen House boasts a quaint hip roof; making it look like a miniature barn. The hip roof optimizes usable interior space.
5. White Leghorn Prolific white egg layer. Nervous and flighty, not as docile.
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t %PHT Most dogs are natural predators and will find chickens very hard to resist. Even family pets unless trained, will be tempted by your chickens. Most dogs will eat the chicken, leaving only feathers. Dogs can be trained to let them alone or even guard them. Some dogs will only chase or 'play' with them but the trauma can keep the hen from laying eggs for months.
t 4LVOLT Skunks tend to eat the eggs more than kill adult poultry but they have been known to do that occasionally also. Eggs will usually be crushed inwardly and chickens will have the head removed as the skunk wants to drink the blood.
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t 4OBLFT Venomous snakes can kill full size hens but most snakes will go for the eggs. Keep the hen house secure with no cracks or holes. Keep tall grass cut and do not have your hen house close to compost piles or piles of logs or rocks, as these are snakes favorite hideouts.
t $BUT Cats (even domestic pets) enjoy the thrill of the hunt and can prey on small chickens and chicks. They can be trained to see them as fellow pets however. Metal mesh, barbed wire picket fence and tall hedges with thick lower growth can deter them.
t 0QPTTVN Opossum will eat the chicken feed, eggs, chicks and will attack chickens. Keep a strong cage and your chickens penned at night.
t #PC$BU $PZPUFT 'PY All of these enjoy eating chicken. Secure your chickens at dusk in a tight and strong hen house to deter them. Large breed dogs are good to dissuade the animals from the property or at least to alert you to their presence
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