Check Out This Cozy Greenhouse Chicken Coop!
May 4, 2022In Maine, raising chickens can be daunting, but putting the chicken coop and run in a greenhouse keeps things cozy and safe.
Check Out This Super Deluxe Texas Chicken Coop!
January 25, 2022Deep in the heart of Texas, you’ll find the DIY Doolens and their deluxe, hand-built chicken coop, complete with runs, gardens and more!
4 Chicken Coop Improvements For 2022
December 29, 2021The new year is a great time to plan projects for chicken coop improvements that will benefit you and your birds. Here are four I plan to tackle in 2022.
Tips For Improving The Doors In Your Chicken Coop
September 22, 2020Chicken-keepers know that coop doors are critical to flock safety. These six tips keep things tight while improving chores for you, too.
Don’t Know What To Do With Your Old Car? Turn It Into A Chicken Coop!
November 23, 2015Michael Thompson spent less than $500 on the entire project, including the car. Not a bad investment for what he was able to accomplish.
The Chicken Palace: When Lazy Leads To Awesome
July 24, 2015The Girls’ coop satisfies their housing requirement and allows me to exert minimal—yet efficient—effort.
My Simple Solution to Coop Cleanup
December 12, 2014Cleaning the chicken coop is one of my least favorite chores. The distain I feel encompasses all of life’s chores, not just chicken ones. I think we can all agree that chicken poop is pretty gross. Ideally, we should visit the coop every day with intention beyond gathering eggs—to remove the dirtiest bedding and replace […]
5 Cheap Coop-Maintenance Materials
October 31, 2014Keeping chickens doesn’t have to be costly. From building the coop to keeping it clean, these inexpensive materials will help make your hens feel like queens.
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Keeping City Chickens
July 11, 2014 I’d spent close to two years researching chickens before ordering my first chicks in 2010. At that time, shortening the distance food traveled to my kitchen was a personal mission. With chickens, I could reduce the distance eggs travel to just 30 feet! My chicken obsession started that honestly, but ultimately, it was just […]
5 Ways to Make Coop-Cleaning Easier
March 19, 2014Cut farm-chore corners without putting the health of your chickens at risk with one or more of these coop-cleaning techniques.
