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If you have 100 feet of chicken fencing for the chicken pen to hold the most chickens inside what shape should you make the pen square circular or they both provide the same area?
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A circular pen would have an area of approximately 796 square feet, much larger than the 625 square feet of a square pen.
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Do you need a heater for a chicken coop?
It's not necessary to provide heating. I've had chickens in an unheated coop when the temperature was MINUS 30 degrees F (-34 C) for 3 weeks. None of the chickens perished. Little frail-looking chickadees do not migrate for the winter. These tiny birds do not have thick feathers like chickens, and are not sheltered from the harsh sub-zero temperatures, yet they survive. Chickens can maintain some body heat by huddling together, as well as their straw provides some insulation. You could provide a heat lamp but the brightness, would interfere with their sleeping pattern (which effects egg production).
What is the purpose of cartilage in a chicken wing?
the skin or epithelium tissue on a chicken wing is there to do what skin does on any animal to keep everything is safe and inside it is also there because if you see the chickens skin it is rough not all smooth there are bits where the feathers used to be so the skins job is also to hold the feathers in place so that the chicken is able to fly
What is backyard chickens?
Backyard chickens could be one of two things. A small number of Chickens raised at your home in a coop located in your back yard. Or The website called "backyard chickens" BackyardChickens is a site dedicated to poultry raising. It has an extensive information base and links to provide poultry information. See link provided below.
What is the aim and objective of tasty chicken?
to provide a good service to their cuustomers
How much land do chickens need?
The optimum space for chickens is 3 to 4 square feet per bird. Chickens like to move around so the more space you provide the happier the hens. If you keep too many in a small enclosure they will pick at each other and fight. You will have birds missing feathers and often wounds that may lead to the birds death which is natures way of making room.
What do chickens provide the young?
tasty chicken vomit goodness.
Where do chickens like to live?
Chickens can be raised just about anywhere. If you provide safe shelter, good nutrition and plenty of clean fresh water a chicken will be happy.
How do you make a chicken follow you?
Rearing it since hatching is a great way for your chicken to bond and trust you. Another good way is to provide plenty of treats (such as grapes), as chickens are very food driven!
What is the importance of chickens?
if you do not cook chicken properly then bacteria grow and cause diseases such as salmonella etc
Do you have to heat a chicken coop during the winter or just provide extra daylight?
no, you do not have to heat your chickens coop. all you have to do if extend your chickens daylight hours. i usually have my lights timed to come on at 7am and then turn off at 8pm.
Why do farmers slauter chickens?
Farmers slaughter chickens for various reasons, including to provide meat for consumption, to manage herd size and control population, and to ensure the health and safety of the flock. Chicken meat is a popular source of protein, and slaughtering allows farmers to harvest the animals for food.
Ho many chicken can i rear on a 20 by 10 meter of land?
How many chickens you can put on a certain piece of land depends on your local law and the sort of chickens you want to raise. Free range chickens need more space than locked up battery chickens. You'd need to provide more details for a solid answer.
How do chicken help human?
They provide us with nourishment through both meat and eggs. Chickens help to keep the insect population down in their territory. They also eat whatever chicken scraps are provided to them. Their manure is an excellent fertilizer after being composted down. Chickens also create sources of income. When chickens are kept at home, and handled regularly, they tame down into pretty friendly feathered companions.
What comes firstthe chicken or the egg?
the chicken. when god created the earth he put animals not eggs. therefore the chicken came firstAnswer:Evolution works in such a way that the traits leading up to "chicken -ness" can be present in both parents without them being (technically) chickens. When they mate the genes can recombine to provide the offspring (in the egg) with all the genes to be a chicken. So the parents are not technically chickens, the embryo is a chicken and grows to be a chicken. The chicken comes first. Yes this means the egg the first chicken comes from is not a chicken's egg. All eggs from the first chicken are then chicken's eggs.
If the egg came first then who laid it?
FACT: The egg did come first. & no one, or no thing laid the egg. God put it on this earth just like he put you and I on here.Answer:Evolution works in such a way that the traits leading up to "chicken -ness" can be present in both parents without them being (technically) chickens. When they mate the genes can recombine to provide the offspring (in the egg) with all the genes to be a chicken. So the parents are not technically chickens, the embryo is a chicken and grows to be a chicken. The chicken comes first. Yes this means the egg the first chicken comes from is not a chicken's egg. All eggs from the first chicken are then chicken's eggs.
Where does a cock live?
Cocks, which are male chickens, typically live on farms, in rural areas, or sometimes in urban settings where backyard chickens are kept. They share their living space with hens (female chickens) and are often kept in coops or chicken pens. These coops provide shelter, protection, and a place for roosting at night.
What two types of food do chickens provide?
Chickens produce eggs and meat.
