coop design
Building a Chicken Coop from Trees
Building a chicken coop from trees can be a rewarding project for an advanced beginner to a competent carpenter.
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Lessons from Chickenlandia: Putting Young Chickens Outside Full-Time
Oh, the age-old challenge for human mothers everywhere to let their babies go. Chicken mamas, however, are another story.
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Rodents and Your Coop
While you want to keep chickens, you might not want rodents attracted to their feed. Clean up feed and keep a clean coop to avoid rat problems and prevent the spread of diseases.
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Chicken-Friendly Coop Decorations
Decking the halls of your coop and run with some safe, chicken-friendly decorations is a great way to get your flock — and family — into the holiday spirit.
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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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Free Chicken Coop Plan: An Easy 3×7 Coop
Many first-time backyard chicken keepers intend to build their own coop, but the first and most frustrating question usually is: what does a chicken coop need? Information paralysis usually ensues, but in reality, your chickens really don’t need much to thrive.
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Building A Chicken Coop: 11 Cheap Tips
As long as you do not cut corners on the important things, there are many ways to get a cheap chicken coop without jeopardizing the final coop.
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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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Zachariah’s Acres
Tucked into the rural folds of southeastern Wisconsin, you’ll find an extraordinary place called Zachariah’s Acres (ZA). ZA connects children and young adults with special needs to nature and agriculture on its universally designed 48-acre campus. The campus boasts rows of raised bed gardens, orchards, apiaries, walking trails, greenhouses, butterfly gardens, fishing ponds, and yes, chickens.
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Chicken Math For The Budding Production Flock
Carefully consider coop specs, egg cartons, feed consumption, and breed-specific feed conversion rates to determine your profit.
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