Building A Chicken Run
David asks…
Do you remember when you were six?
You and your brother snuck into an empty building through a basement window. You were going to play doctor. He showed you his, but when it got to be your turn you chickened and ran; you remember that?
Building Chicken Coops answers:
No, since I don't have brothers, I'm sure this never happened. Someone lied!
Ruth asks…
is this a good body building diet also to lose wight at the same time?
meal 1 10 egg whites cucumber
meal 2 tuna on whole wheat
meal 3 same as meal 1
meal 4 same as meal 1
meal 5 chicken breast baked patato
meal 6 same as meal 1 or a chicken breast and vegys
meal 7 chicken breast brown rice
i also run 20-40 mintues daily and weight lift 5 days a week
i am 6 1 174 23 years old
Building Chicken Coops answers:
The one thing you are missing that is VERY important in building muscle and burning fat, is good fats (omega 3-6). You need good fats to make testosterone and growth hormone and nothing will help you to gain muscle and burn fat like these hormones will. 6 meals are more than enough, or it's going to be hard to lose fat when you are constantly eating. Other than that it looks pretty good, but don't forget about oatmeal (it's a great carb and has some protein and good fats. Don't be afraid to eat good fats, because as long as you don't go over 20% of your daily calories in them, they will help you in every way. Flax seed oil, olive oil, natural peanut butter, avocados, salmon and borage oil are all great sources of good fats.
Edit: One other thing that really helps to pack on lean muscle is to spike your insulin a couple times a week. The foods you are eating won't really spike insulin levels, which is good because to much insulin will suppress the production of anabolic hormones like testosterone, but if used occasionally (now that you have high levels of testosterone in your system), it can be VERY anabolic, because insulin carries those hormones to your muscles. You will be amazed at how well it works. That's why it doesn't hurt to have a cheat day on the weekend, it actually helps to eat more once a week.
Nancy asks…
What are some exercises for someone that DOESN'T need to lose weight?
I am an underweight teen. No, I don't have an eating disorder. I just have a naturally fast metabolism. The thing is, I'm not fit. I'm just a bunch of chicken bones that can barely run the mile. What are some exercises that I can do to build muscle and make me more fit?
Building Chicken Coops answers:
Strength training. It helps your body feel stronger and you gain muscle, but you dont look fat. Just toned. Lifting weights, even small dumbells that dont weight a lot and doing 3 reps of 10 or 15 and moving up if it gets too easy. Even though its a small weight, once u do it repeatedly, you feel the burn. Also doing the wall sits on the wall builds muscle in your thighs and butt. Stair masters build muscles in your legs. Standing on your tippy toes on the edge of the stairs (holding on to the rail) and then going back down without letting your heels touch the ground buids up good calves. Basic stuff like that. That is just a few, there is plenty more! You can also get a physical trainer depending on your financial situation and tell them you want their professional help for strength training so they can always mix up the excersizes for you so you dont get bored. There are also plenty of good workout tapes. Good luck!
Ken asks…
How long should I keep chickens in a coop?
I am building a coop for some chickens that are free range.they are flighty and are afraid of people. I intend to keep the chickens in the coop for a period of time so that they will know to go sleep there when it gets dark The question is how long will it take for them to realize that they are supposed to go there to sleep and lay eggs? the coop will have a run, so I can feed them in the run. is this a geed way to acclimate them?
Building Chicken Coops answers:
4 days with lotts of food and treats so theyre happy then let them out at like 3:00 ish and then later they will know where to go and they wont goo far from the coop.
Susan asks…
Chicken and duck question? 10 points!?
So I want to get 4 hens and 2 buff orpington ducks. I have a couple of questions.
1) My run for the poultry is going to be covered and what should the size of the run be? They will be in the run 24/7. I definately dont want them to be in a small cramped situation, so I want them to be free range, and not get to canniblism. What I was also thinking too is to have my dad build a little chicken tractor to put them in that in the day for like 5 hours. But would there need to be like one nesting box in there? or ???
2) is getting two hen ducks a good idea? I just want to make them into pets and keep the chickens just for hens.
3) How amny eggs per week on average would I get? I want to get a Buff orpington hen, an araucana hen, a Barred rock hen, and a Welsummer hen. I would get more chickens but this is my first time having poultry.
4) would it be better just to get my 4 hens first and then later get my two ducks?
thanks! 10 points!
Building Chicken Coops answers:
I am new to getting chicks too. I got 12 last spring. 6 died from a fisher cat attack. Then i found a guinea hen in the wild from neighbors house. Then i got 5 more chickens. 4 recently died from another attack. If i were you. You are bound to have some deaths. The first 6 died because we used deer netting on the top to keep the hawks out and a fisher cat tore through. The 4 others died after starting to let them free range and 3 weeks after a fisher came and killed 3 and injured 1. She died that night. I would get more like 7 -12 chickens and then the 2 ducks. I would also instead of the ducks, get a guinea hen. They eat ticks and bugs. The ducks do nothing but occasionally lay eggs. There webbed feet flatten the grass making it harder to eat.some species need a source of water like a pond to swim in. I think the indoor part of the coop (which is a horse stall) is 12 by 12. I dont remeber the outdoor part but its preety big. Hens lay one egg every day.(it taked 24 hours for another egg to form) 2 eggs a day can be rare but leghorns may lay more since they use over 90% of there energy into making the eggs. Always try to get the chickens and other birds at once and from the same person since the pecking order can cause the dominate flock to pick on the lesser flock.(you will have 2 seperate flocks for a while but they will later on become one) if you do get them seperatly make sure all of them can get the food and water. Good luck and watch out for the predetors in your area(guineas will alert you when they see a problem with a loud calling noise which may also scare anything off and tell the others to run and hide.
Carol asks…
Muscle Building and staying fit?
Hi, I was wondering if this is a good routine to follow when trying to build muscle and stay fit. I have been lifting mid day every other day followed by a meal like pasta and chicken. Then to stay in shape, the days I am not lifting I run early in the morning and do my cardio. Is this a bad routine to follow?
Building Chicken Coops answers:
No its fine
Donna asks…
where can i get chicken wire?
ok so i have a little rabbit called Mr.Flop and we want to make him a run so he can run about in the garden.
unfortunately there are to many cats around so he cant run about the garden with out his harness on which is why we want to make him a run.
any way my dad and i are trying to find some chicken wire to build one but we cant find any.
we live in scotland fife and dont mind ordering things but we would prefer to pay in pounds and go to the shop.
thanks in advance.
Building Chicken Coops answers:
A hardware store omg you live in scotland do you wanna be penpals erinnsummer@yahoo.com
