chicken-coop
Chickens as Pets in the House
Some people just can’t leave the farm behind and end up with a chicken or two as house pets. What steps would you need to take to make chickens as pets a workable solution to get fresh eggs in an area where you can’t raise livestock?
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Baby Chick Health Basics: What You Need to Know
‘Tis the season! And, no it’s not a national holiday like Christmas, but it might as well be. It’s chick season!
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Chicken Tractor Designs to Inspire Your Creativity
Chicken tractor designs are becoming more popular. Here are three great chicken tractor designs that you can build at home for your flock.
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A No Crow Collar Reduces Rooster Crowing Volume
Some people love to hear a rooster crowing. Others complain so vociferously you’d think they were talking about a barking dog.
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DIY Easy Clean Chicken Coop Idea
When thinking of a chicken coop idea, I knew I wanted an easy-to-clean coop. I came up with this chicken coop idea after my wife and I found five acres to purchase from our county’s surplus property auction.
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Four Flags Farm DIY Chicken Tractor Plan
Our biggest goal for the year was to welcome chickens onto our farm. This chicken tractor coop perfectly fits our and our hens’ needs.
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Chicken Fencing: Chicken Wire Vs. Hardware Cloth
If it’s called chicken wire, it must be for chickens, right? Chicken wire is widely recognized as the hexagon shaped welded wire, commonly used on farms for various fencing needs, including for chicken fences.
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DIY Nesting Box Curtains
Make these nest box curtains for your chicken coop! DIY nest box curtains are an easy and useful addition to any chicken coop design.
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How to Build a Chicken Coop From a Garden Shed
Add to Favorites The day I brought home the first two chicks, I went against all the advice I give to people thinking about getting backyard chickens. We had a …
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How Much Do Chickens Cost?
Everyone is looking for a bargain, and raising chickens for eggs is the second rung on the homesteading ladder. The first is growing your own veggies.
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