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DIY Pole Barn to Chicken Coop Conversion
We didn’t plan to have chickens, it just happened. Here’s how we pulled off our pole barn to chicken coop conversion.
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DIY Chicken Tractor Plan
Are you looking for a chicken tractor plan that will protect chickens from hawks and other predators while allowing them to free range? Try this one.
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Dangers in the Coop
Are dangers lurking in your carefully planned chicken house? A sturdy coop offers shelter from weather and predators and a quiet refuge for the laying hen.
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Build a Chicken Run and Coop from Recycled Materials
If you want some great ideas on how to build a chicken coop using local and recycled materials, look at these great stories for inspiration.
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How to Keep Chickens Warm in Winter?
Fall is the perfect time to answer the question: How to keep chickens warm in winter? Now is the time to start preparations before the weather turns bad.
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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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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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Everything You Need to Know About Chicken Roosting Bars
One of the most common questions I get asked is how wide roosting bars should be and how high off the ground they should be positioned. So here’s everything you need to know about chicken roosting bars.
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7 Chicken Coop Basics That Your Chickens Need
Chicken coop basics aim to cater for all chickens’ needs within the coop interior and run. Thoughtful design can create a layout that fulfills chicken welfare needs.
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Covid Coops: Making Lemonade out of Lemons
When Drake Clifton of Cleburne, Texas, lost his job early in 2020 due to COVID-19 shutdowns, it was a mixed blessing at best. “I was stuck in an office going nowhere working a dead-end job for a company I didn’t care for, drafting 3-D blueprints of commercial plumbing systems,” he says.
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