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Raising chickens in your yard is a really fun and rewarding experience.  By having your own chicken coop, you do both to you and the chickens you are raising a huge a favor.  And just think of all of the fresh eggs you will be ready to enjoy! 

You'll feel particularly good knowing where your breakfast eggs are coming from - your own backyard.  Even the chicken fertilizer can be composted and used as top of the range fertilizer on your garden vegetables and plants.  But before we get started, we are going to have to consider what type of hen house you want to have, a movable chicken coop or a fixed one. 

Portable chicken coops are usually smaller in size than their fixed counterparts, but if you do not need a larger number of hens in your yard you should be fine.  Don't cram too many birds into too tiny of space.  Just be absolutely certain that each chicken has at least 3-4 ft of space to move around.  Otherwise you may endanger your hens' health, and as a result also the egg production.  On the other hand, if your coop turns out to be too large, though there is not really a "too" big, you can always add another hen. 

Portable chicken coops have got the advantage they're simple to move around.  This makes it snug for you to move your chicken tractor to where you can keep an eye on your hens.  Keep a look out for predators in your area.  Your neighbors' dogs and cats may be a threat to your chickens.  Dependent on where you reside, there may also be foxes, badgers and other predators that you are going to have to protect your chickens from.  Therefore, moving your chicken tractor to an area where you can have a watch on them is a good idea. 

But, hens are tough birds and you really won't have to fret about them that much; Just so long as you make the effort to protect them from the more determined animals you will be able to enjoy the eggs and the chickens for many years to come.  Have I mentioned chickens make phenomenal pets?  Well, they do!  And they make a superb family experience.  Raising chickens whether in a portable chicken coop or other type of hen house is a rewarding and unique experience.  One that can make a lasting family memory!

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