Chickens and Hens

Breathe new life into your chicken coop with Polly Feeder

Like houses, i chicken coops they need to be renewed: sometimes it is because it is ruined, at other times it is the fault of some wild animal that is a little too interested in your laying hens, at others it is just the desire to change. No matter what the reason that pushes you to renew it, Cucciolotta is here to help you, whether you want to change a detail like the manger or that you have decided to go big and build a new chicken coop.

polly gothicMeasures inside and outside the chicken coop

Before even talking about the chicken coops, there is to talk about the garden area that we have decided to dedicate to our hens. The advice every experienced breeder suggests is to enclose this area dedicated to them, both for the safety of our chickens and for the safety of your garden; these magnificent animals are in fact greedy for insects and will not hesitate to ruin your lawn to eat it. The second tip is to alternate shaded areas, such as hedges, with sunny areas, where you can install a "sand bath" that will help the hens to clean themselves. In this area is usually placed the manger andwatering place, for hygienic reasons: in fact, by feeding outside the hens will avoid eating in the area where their droppings end up, in the hen-house under the roost, and in this way, if you were to have "poorly educated" hens at the table, the seeds that are scattered would remain outside the hen house avoiding attracting animals such as mice that can cause great damage to our farm. Those who breed them can also take advantage of the meal time for clean the chicken coop. To do this quickly and comfortably, you can choose chicken coops with sunroofs or a practical drawer bottom which will be removed at the time of cleaning.

watering placeWhy choose the Polly Feeder

When it comes to mangers, as well as of chicken coops for outdoors, the purchase choice is quite wide: there are automatic feeders, suspension feeders, floor feeders, for hens or chicks and of various materials. Finding the right product for our garden chicken coop becomes so difficult. Cucciolotta therefore offers an extremely versatile solution: the polly feeder manger it is an excellent product first of all for the combination of feeder and drinker, allowing to save space. The amount of food and water it can hold makes it then suitable for both small and medium-sized farms dimensions, in fact the bowls for the water on its sides they can contain 1L of water each and the compartment for the feed can contain up to 5Kg of grains. If your farm is bigger, just insert more feeders to prevent the hens from fighting over food. A handle have also been inserted to facilitate movement and a fly-sheet in HPL stratified laminate (same material the feeder is made of) which will keep your chickens' feed dry even in rainy weather. Our last tip is to remove the feeder from the chicken coop area at night to avoid attracting small rodents that could annoy our feathered friends. From here on, our customers' imagination and ability to adapt the product to their needs comes into play.

polly feederWhich is the best chicken feed

Il type and quantity of feed, also in terms of macronutrients, must be adapted according to the age of the animal. For instance, chicks and hens Layers must take a higher quantity of proteins than the rest, to support growth, in one case, and for the development of eggs, in the other. For the same reason it is also important to ensure the right calcium intake. The two main types of feed are flours and grains, the former are reduced to a fine powder, the latter into larger grains, but both are added with vitamins and minerals, for the well-being of your animals. The flour, due to its conformation, is more easily digested, and is also eaten more slowly, thus keeping the hens busy for longer. Plus if you feel like giving one snacks to your feathered friends, you can add grit - a mixture of chopped oyster shells - the perfect source of calcium to their diets. There are also various ready-made snacks on the market, which are prepared with ingredients designed not to harm the health of the animal. It is also important to think about how to keep parasites away from yours Polly Feeder and from the chicken coop in general. In this case we recommend the use of tobacco sticks to be spread on the bottom of the house or mixed in the litter box.

An omnivorous animal

As much as the hens love corn, cereals and derivatives, they are the same ones who hunt insects or other small animals, such as lizards or even small mice. But if you feel like pampering them a little, you can occasionally treat them to a gourmet meal, replacing the usual grains with leftover food from your kitchen. The hens eat vegetables and fruits: we can give them salad, carrots, spinach or even pumpkin; apples, grapes, plums or berries; I recommend not to overdo it with fruit, which could cause unwanted effects if the hens are not used to it. For something more substantial, it is also possible to give meat, fish or products containing eggs, it is important that they are well cooked and not expired or deteriorated. Ready, canned meat is also passable, but don't overdo it, to avoid introducing too many chemicals into their diet. Attention! Any food containing milk is prohibited and its derivatives, as they can stimulate diarrhea and even lead to death.

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