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Building a Portable Chicken Coop
A “chicken tractor,” or portable chicken coop, could be as simple as a truck cap on wheels to a more elaborate one.
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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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Top DIY Chicken Nesting Box Ideas
Learn how many nesting boxes per chicken are required for happy poultry, and try out these upcycled chicken nesting box ideas.
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Haunted Chicken Coop: Chicken Coops Special Issue
Check out this reader-built haunted chicken coop! Do you have a cool “haunted” chicken coop? Let us know – we’d love to see it!
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Keeping Your Flock Away from Predators Takes Strategy, Knowledge, and a Little Craftiness
Predators are in all parts of the world, and there is quite a list of potential danger coming from both above and below. So what can you do to protect your birds when such predators are constantly lurking?
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What Does a Chicken Coop Need in Case of Emergency
What does a chicken coop need in case of emergency? Learn what you need to have on hand to be prepared for the unknown.
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Guinea Fowl Care: Housing and Winter Survival
Guinea fowl that are trained to roost inside a shelter at night will outlive those that roost in trees. Guinea fowl have been reported to have lived to be 17 years or older, but unfortunately, more lose their lives to predators than to old age.
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5 Reasons to Start Raising Quail
Raising quail is easy, and since they are less than half the size of chickens, they do not take much space, time, or resources.
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Easy Quail Hutch You Can Build in One Weekend
Building a quail hutch doesn’t take any special design skills, and we easily made ours with repurposed materials.
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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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