QUIKO HOBBY FARMING
Joy in your own chicken yard
The fresh air, the animals around you and regularly enjoying your own yield - that is Hobby Farming. That and so much more! Hobby Farming offers a sense of fun and the pleasure of keeping animals and giving them a home. Small-scale recreational farming is just the thing if you are looking for a meaningful hobby, if you want to create something sustainable and in harmony with nature. In fast-moving times and alongside a stressful everyday life, hobby farming offers deceleration, because here nature and the animals alone set the pace. The reward: fresh eggs from happy hens.
Eggs from your own farm, fresh, tasty and most importantly: you know exactly how the chicken lives and what it eats. No unnecessary transport routes and the best living conditions, which you have created yourself.
Chickens are absolutely frugal animals and don't need much at all. Nevertheless, there are a few things that should be observed and adhered to. Chickens are very social animals and feel best in company. To provide a family of four with eggs, about four to six chickens in an enclosure are suitable. Of course, your chickens need space for a fulfilled chicken life. They love to peck grains, look for insects or bathe in the dust to rid themselves naturally of pesky parasites. On the other hand, they also need opportunities to retreat and hide. A chicken enclosure with bushes and shrubs is therefore perfect. To determine the size of the enclosure, calculate about 20 square metres per chicken. The enclosure should also have a stable with laying nests and perches as a permanent place of retreat.
QUIKO HOBBY FARMING
Joy in your own chicken yard
The fresh air, the animals around you and regularly enjoying your own yield - that is Hobby Farming. That and so much more. It is also a feeling: the fun and pleasure of keeping animals, of giving them a home. Small-scale recreational farming is just the thing if you are looking for a meaningful hobby, if you want to create something sustainable and in harmony with nature. In fast-moving times and alongside a stressful everyday life, hobby farming offers deceleration, because here nature and the animals alone set the pace. The reward: fresh eggs from happy hens.
Eggs from your own farm, fresh, tasty and most importantly: you know exactly how the chicken lives and what it eats. No unnecessary transport routes and the best living conditions, which you have created yourself. A life together, as part of the family, directly in nature. Sustainable and with an eye for the big picture.
Chickens are absolutely frugal animals and do not need much at all. Nevertheless, there are a few things that should be observed and adhered to. Chickens are very social animals and feel most comfortable in company. To provide a family of four with eggs, about four to six chickens in an enclosure are suitable. Of course, your chickens need space for a fulfilled chicken life. They love to peck grains, look for insects or bathe in the dust to rid themselves naturally of pesky parasites. On the other hand, they also need opportunities to retreat and hide. A chicken enclosure with bushes and shrubs is therefore perfect. To determine the size of the enclosure, calculate about 20 square metres per chicken. The enclosure should also have a stable with laying nests and perches as a permanent place of retreat.
Quiko Hobby Farming - Feed
Supports the good development of your chickens
If you know how your chicken behaves, how it walks,
how it pecks, then you will quickly recognize
when something changes. Chickens are masters at covering up and don't want to show weakness under any circumstances - it's in their nature
This is in their nature and ultimately protects them from enemies.
enemies.
So if you know your chickens well, you will also notice
behavior changes and it is possible to counteract emerging diseases through the targeted use of medicinal herbs.
Prevention is at least as important as contact with your chickens.
chickens is prevention. The Quiko Hobby Farming products are developed in close cooperation with veterinarians and experts to support the good development of your chickens. Quiko Vital Herb Mix contains a colorful mix of nettle, dandelion and thyme and offers variety in the diet. The mix is rich in vitamins and spreads a pleasant scent in your chicken coop. Dandelion also provides important minerals such as iron, potassium and zinc.
Feed for chickens
Quiko Hobby Farming - Vital
Varied delicacies
If you know how your chicken behaves, how it walks,
how it pecks, then you will quickly recognize
when something changes. Chickens are masters at covering up and don't want to show weakness under any circumstances - it's in their nature
This is in their nature and ultimately protects them from enemies.
enemies.
So if you know your chickens well, you will also notice when their behavior changes,
behavior changes.
At least as important as contact with your chickens is a varied diet.
chickens is a varied diet. The Quiko Hobby Farming products are developed in close cooperation with veterinarians and experts to support the good development of your chickens. Quiko Vital Herb Mix contains a colorful mix of nettle, dandelion and thyme and offers variety in the diet. The mix is rich in vitamins and spreads a pleasant scent in your chicken coop. Dandelion also provides important minerals such as iron, potassium and zinc.
Vital products for chickens
Quiko Hobby Farming - Calcium and minerals
Only the best for your chickens
After very active, early morning hours
the animals look for a quiet place, hide under bushes or
under bushes or in a corner that is difficult to see and
and devote themselves extensively to plumage care. For this purpose
they use a secretion from the brush gland, which is located on
on the upper side of the base of the tail. The greasy secretion is thoroughly distributed over the plumage
and protects it from external influences. Afterwards
is usually followed by a sand and dust bath. Since your chickens take care of their feathers themselves, your only task is to create the best conditions for them.
conditions for them: Sufficient retreat possibilities, free space for the dust bath and above all
and, above all, time and quiet.
To ensure that the birds have the opportunity to regularly wipe their beaks, it is helpful if the enclosure contains mineral grass,
it is helpful if there is a mineral stone in the enclosure.
is available.
Calcium and minerals for chickens
With the chickens through the year
Chickens are frugal animals. They are very adaptable and - if you take a few things into consideration - can get through all the seasons. Read here what challenges challenges of keeping chickens in the challenges of keeping chickens in the different seasons.
Spring
When nature slowly awakens in spring and the days get longer again, you will quickly notice that your that your chickens are more active again. More light means more eggs and the chickens want to be let out want to be let out earlier. When it longer in the evening, remember to let your chickens back into their henhouse and protect them from predators. As soon as the temperatures rise, lice and mites lice and mites are more likely to appear. Here you should be especially careful when cleaning the chicken house and enclosure. care.
Summer
In the summer, it is important to make the particularly
the particularly hot days as pleasant as possible.
as possible. Chickens do not have sweat glands and
cannot cool themselves down by sweating.
If it gets too hot for them, they spread their wings in order to
to cool themselves down a little by circulating the air.
They also try to lower their body temperature by
They also try to lower their body temperature by opening their beaks to lose heat through their tongues and mucous membranes.
You can also support your
You can also help your animals with little tricks to avoid overheating. Always
always provide fresh, cold water, which you can keep cool
ice cubes to keep it cool for longer. If your chickens like
fruit, freeze it with water in ice cube trays.
- this way, your chickens will cool down well when pecking to
to get to the fruit. Some chickens also like to
through shallow, cool water to make the temperature more bearable. Also, always provide plenty of shaded areas.
Summer
In the summer, it is important to make the particularly
the particularly hot days as pleasant as possible.
as possible. Chickens do not have sweat glands and
cannot cool themselves down by sweating.
If it gets too hot for them, they spread their wings in order to
to cool themselves down a little by circulating the air.
They also try to lower their body temperature by opening their beak to lose heat through their tongue and mucous membranes.
You can also support your
You can also help your animals with little tricks to avoid overheating. Always
always provide fresh, cold water, which you can keep cool
ice cubes to keep it cool for longer. If your chickens like
fruit, freeze it with water in ice cube trays.
- this way, your chickens will cool down well when pecking to
to get to the fruit. Some chickens also like to
through shallow, cool water to make the temperature more bearable. Also, always provide plenty of shaded areas.
Autumn
As a chicken keeper, you should use the autumn to slowly prepare the chicken house and the outdoor enclosure for winter. That way there will be no surprises in the event of a sudden onset of winter. The cold doesn't really bother the chickens that much. much. However, you should protect your chickens from wind, moisture and snow. protect your animals. Place the chicken house in a sheltered location and insulate it if necessary.
Winter
If most of the precautions have been taken in autumn, you are already well positioned. For the outdoor enclosure, perches are recommended now. If it is frosty outside, the chickens like to cuddle up close to each other instead of moving around. Give your chickens the opportunity to take a sand bath even in winter. Make sure that the drinking water does not freeze several times a day and enrich it with Vitacombex®H multivitamin juice twice a week - all year round, by the way. The number of eggs will certainly decrease in the cold season, but most chickens lay all year round.
Winter
If most of the precautions have been have been made, you are already well positioned. For perches are recommended for the outdoor enclosure. If it is frosty outside, the chickens like to cuddle up close cuddle up close to each other instead of moving around. Give your chickens the opportunity to take a sand bath in winter. take a sand bath. Make sure several times a day that the drinking water does not freeze, and enrich it with Vitacombe - and enrich it with Vitacombex® H multivitamin juice twice a week, even all year round. The number of eggs will certainly decrease during the cold season. the cold season, but most chickens lay all year round. year round.
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