Keep Your Hens And Their Eggs Comfortable With Houses And Incubators

By Author: Leo eo James
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Keeping chickens is a wonderful thing. Having them pecking about the yard, caring for them and in return you get farm fresh eggy bread every morning, yay! But to make sure your hens lay the very best eggs, you need to make sure you take the very best care of them. And if you want to nurture the next generation of chickens, then you need to ensure their eggs are properly cared for as well.

Chicken houses provide a warm, protected and comfortable environment in which your hens can sleep and lay their eggs. Sizes vary from the bijoux (6-10 average sized hens) to the decidedly grandiose (40-50 hens). Battery farming has now been outlawed in the EU and the UK has led the way in clearing out such old-fashioned, cruel methods. We know you want to make sure your chickens are cared for in the best possible manner. The above estimates of capacity allow each hen plenty of room to move around and sit, whilst offering a snug enough environment that they stay warm.

Some huts come with runs; covered areas attached to the house which offer the hens an area of grass to move about in whilst ensuring they do not escape. Runs are ...
... also handy for those of you who keep chickens in your back garden or yard. Space is precious in so many modern homes, and a chicken house with run attached gives your chickens enough room about in without you having to sacrifice your whole lawn to them.

Once your chickens are lovely and snug in their new house, they’re going to start laying eggs. Most of these are going to be going straight onto your plate (try them with pepper or smothered on toast. Yumsk), but some will grow up to big little hens of their own. Egg incubators help keep eggs warm and safe until they are ready to hatch. As with the houses in which they will one day live, the incubators come in a variety of sizes, styles and grades. Some will hold just a few eggs – perfect if you’re planning on setting up your own domestic coop in the garden – whilst others can hold almost 50 at a time (dependant on the size of your eggs, of course).

Just like the incubators used for human babies, egg incubators keep the little marvels fed with a flow of fresh air. They also need to be kept warm. In some incubators this is done through warming the air that is fed to them. In others, it delivered via an artificial skin. Though more expensive, the latter option does allow for greater accuracy in the regulation of temperature, as well as some small benefits to the efficiency with which heat is conducted. The incubators also keep the eggs in constant rotation. This prevents the embryo “settling” and ensures the oxygenated fluid is distributed equally throughout the inside of the egg.

Keeping chickens is fun, relaxing and rewarding. But a healthy hen is a happy hen, so it’s important to make sure they are comfortable both before hatching and after.

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