Keeping Chickens, Goats and More In Your Backyard
There are a lot of animals involved in Urban Farming; it’s not just having a thriving garden. Tune-in below to learn more about getting started with backyard animals, city regulations and policy, and how to get your animals!
Getting Started
- Benefits of keeping chickens
- Stacking functions
- What they provide
- What we get
- Chicken/Goat needs
- Housing/protection
- Food Water
City Regulations and Policy
Who are you going to call to find out about keeping backyard animals?
- Call your city planner, county clerk or search your town’s name and state along with “livestock ordinances” online.
- Why not to keep roosters – there are 2 myths
- Why to keep goat bucks and why not to keep goat bucks
Getting Your Hens
- What’s the difference between chicks and pullets
- Point of lay vs Chicks
- Where to get them
- Getting set up
- Brooder – Heat
- Feeders – Water
- Special needs
- Set up for goats
- Strong fences
- Shelter
- Hanging feeders
- Something to do
- Feeding
Other Backyard Cool Animals To Get
- Bees | gardenvarietybees.com/arizona-backyard-beekeepers/
- Quail
- Turkey
- Ducks
Books
- CityFarmingBook.com
- Vegetable Gardening Journal: A Weekly Tracker & Logbook (with info about gardening for beginners).
- To register for a Free Desert Planting Calendar! Visit PlantingCalendar.org
RELATED CONTENT
- Is It Legal To Keep Chickens In Your Backyard In Arizona?
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- Beneficial Bugs We May Want In Our Yard
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PODCAST
The Urban Farm’s Greg Peterson and Kari Spencer of City Farming Book.com discuss the advantages of having chickens, goats and other livestock for you backyard. The many, many benefits they provide from food to fertilizer, proper ways to protect and house them and checking your city and rural codes for keeping them.
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