What to do if you want to keep chickens in your dacha: basic tips

Running your own household is quite a challenging task that requires attention and effort.

Quite often, summer residents decide to raise chickens in the hope of getting large eggs and a lot of meat.

It is important to understand that chickens, like any other bird, require a lot of attention, effort and time.

Let's see what the expert of the online publication "Belnovosti" and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh thinks about this.

What to be prepared for

Here are a few nuances.

1. Setting up a chicken coop. It is important to understand whether you will set up the chicken coop yourself or just buy a portable version.
2. Selecting a breed of chicken. It should be remembered that chicken breeds can be meat, egg, or meat and egg.
3. Adult hens or chicks. It is better to start with adult hens at the age of 4.5 months, as raising chicks without experience is more difficult.
4. Do you need a rooster? The hens can lay eggs without him, but he keeps the hen house in order.
5. Place of purchase. It is important to buy chickens only from trusted farms.

We have previously talked about the features of attracting other useful animals to the site.