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Raising chickens is easy and it has many advantages!

In particular to have free fresh eggs throughout the year.

In addition, you can recycle your vegetable peelings into food for your chickens.

Not to mention the fact that they are adorable animals that your children will be happy to take care of.

But to raise happy chickens at home, you still need a small budget.

So here is 17 easy tips to make your chickens happy without spending a round. Look :

1. Put a xylophone in the chicken coop for your chickens to make music

Recycle a small xylophone for children and hang it in the henhouse to occupy your hens. They are curious and love this kind of distraction. Check out this adorable video.

2. Prepare a block of seeds that your hens will love.

Instead of buying food blocks to supplement your hens with food, you can make them yourself.

For this you will need 1/2 cup of crushed eggshells, 250g of chicken seed mixture, 150g of chicken feed, 120g of corn flour, 100g of whole sunflower seeds, 100g of pumpkin seeds, 220 g of molasses (or honey) and 200 ml of coconut oil. Knead everything and put in a pie pan. Then cook for 30 minutes at 200 ° C.

You can now place the block of seeds in the henhouse: your chickens will love it!

3. Recycle a bottle of wine to make a gravel dispenser

Hens love looted oyster shells! This gives them the calcium and nutrients they need. For that, there is no need to buy a specific distributor. Just recycle a bottle of wine by following the tutorial here.

To discover : Don't Throw Oyster Shells Any More! Feed them to your chickens.

4. Make a perch with large wooden branches.

Hens love to roost. To make a DIY perch for them, collect rather thick branches and arrange them to your liking according to the size of the henhouse.

5. Freeze treats in a block of ice

In a mold, put pieces of fruit and vegetables. For example: apples, pears, peaches, bananas, currants, raspberries, peas, beans or tomatoes. You can also put peelings cut into small pieces. Add water and put in the freezer. Serve this "ice cream" to your chickens on very hot days. They will love to nibble at the little bits of frozen fruits and vegetables and thus refresh themselves at the same time.

6. Use a styrofoam box to make an egg incubator

To hatch eggs, you can make your incubator with a styrofoam box, bulb and thermometer. Discover the tutorial here.

7. Recycle a rabbit hay ball into a hanging feeder

Put pieces of fruit in a ball where you usually put hay for rabbits or guinea pigs. Recycle this item for your chickens. So the food is not wasted on the floor.

8. Hang a mirror in the chicken coop

With a mirror in the henhouse, your hens will spend hours admiring each other, looking at each other, wondering who these "new friends" are. A good way to keep them occupied.

9. Make a Food Dispenser for Under $ 25

If you are going away for a few days, your hens will need to have enough food. You can make a giant seed dispenser for less than $ 25.

You need a plastic trash can, elbow pipes, a drill and glue and a few minutes of your time by following this video tutorial.

Two other benefits to this feeder: no more wasted seeds, and above all, no more pests attracted into the henhouse!

10. Boost Your Hens' Immune System Naturally

Prepare a mixture of dried flowers and leaves which will improve the immunity of your hens. With rose petals, calendula, dandelion, raspberry and sagebrush leaves, a little pepper and bee pollen, your chickens will never have health problems again!

11. Hang up a garland of raw vegetables

On a small roasting string, thread pieces of tomatoes, cucumber, zucchini, apples, radishes, grapes or berries. Then hang these garlands in the chicken coop. Chickens love to nibble on pieces of fresh fruit and vegetables. It's good for them and it keeps them busy. You can also put some nuts, popcorn, hard-boiled eggs, pieces of cabbage ...

12. Put a pool of ice cubes on hot days

During heat waves, the hens also suffer from the heat. Offer them a cool bath by putting a bowl of water with ice cubes in the hen house. They will be able to bathe in it with great pleasure to cool off.

13. Use an old tent to protect your chickens in bad weather.

Cold, frost, storm, protect the chickens by bringing them into your garage for example. To do this, use an old camping tent to make them a mini-chicken coop and save them stress for nothing.

14. Recycle old buckets to make birdhouses

No need to break the bank with the purchase of nesting boxes for chickens. You can offer them by recycling large buckets. Lay them down and fill them with straw to make a cozy nest.

15. Grow vegetables in your hen house to save space

Did you know that you can grow some plants inside the chicken coop? It saves space in the garden and in addition, the hens love to walk or hide there. Cabbage, Brussels sprouts, mint, mulberry, raspberry blend perfectly into the enclosure.

16. Create a raised feeder with 2 breeze blocks and a plastic gutter.

With a simple plastic gutter and two cinder blocks, you can make this simple bird feeder. Slide the ends of the gutter into the holes in the cinder block: no more seeds lying around on the ground!

17. Put a protection on the drinker to protect it from the sun

So that the water is not exposed to too much sun, make a small umbrella in the shape of an "A" with tiles or wooden planks. It's easy and it extends the life of the water before it turns.

Your turn...

Have you tried these tips for your chicken coop? Tell us in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to hear from you!

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