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Chicken ark - chicken coop
Looking for an easy way to have farm fresh eggs?
Keep your own hens in a handcrafted Chicken Ark.
~Dimensions are 4x8 (base) and 4 feet tall.
~Bottom run is closed in with rubber coated chicken wire.
~Removable sides for easy cleaning.
~Easy access to nesting boxes and run.
~A ramp that closes with a pulley system
~Lightweight and easy to move.
~Well constructed and treated with boiled linseed oil for durability.
The benefits of keeping your backyard chickens in a Chicken Ark:
- Keeping chickens is Fun and rewarding.
-Free range chickens produce eggs high in omega-3 s.
-You ll have an organic and sustainable food source free of antibiotics and hormones.
-Sell your extra eggs for profit or give them to your friends.
-Chickens provide free fertilizer for your lawn and reduce tick and bug populations on your property.
-Practically odor free with no manure build up.
- Your chickens will be healthy and protected from predators.
Having backyard egg layers is a smart financial decision.
5 hens will produce 11 dozen eggs per month.
Organic free range eggs are priced at $4 per dozen therefore your chickens will yield $44 of eggs per month.
You'll pay off the price of the coop in about a year!
What is involved in keeping backyard chickens?
In just a few minutes a day you can give your chickens all the care they need
~Collecting your fresh eggs twice daily.
~Moving your coop to give your hens access to fresh weed seeds and grubs.
~Checking food and water levels and filling when necessary.
~Clean the coop weekly. *You can reuse newspapers by laying them in the roosting area and rolling them up for easy cleaning*.
Four principles will make sure that your neighbors like your chickens:
Keep the chickens in the coop not straying into your neighbors gardens.
Share some yummy eggs with your neighbors!
