How to Clean a Chicken Coop: Tips to Do It Right
April 15, 2024Cleaning the Coop Regularly is Essential for the Health of Your Chickens
This Cool California Coop Is Sized Right For Siblings
December 21, 2023Custom built to fit a flock of younger siblings for treasured elder chickens, this cool California coop and run are spacious and comfortable for beloved hens.
This Cool Moveable Coop Keeps Chickens Happy
October 9, 2023Chris Brown of Castleton, Vermont, shares how an interest in chickens led to construction of a moveable coop from on-hand materials.
This Cool Coop Teaches Environmental Responsibility!
June 7, 2023Designed by students using reused materials, this cool chicken coop houses chickens that recycle food and yard waste into rich compost for the school garden!
Follow These Tips When Adding Any Farm Outbuilding
May 10, 2023Chicken coops, livestock barns and other buildings are essential on the farm, but before you hit the ground running, be sure to follow this advice for individual outbuildings.
Hard Lessons Learned, From Incubation To Coop
April 5, 2023There’s a lot that can go wrong from incubation to raising laying hens, so learn from this keeper’s hard lessons before raising chickens of your own.
This Handmade Chicken Home Is One Cool Coop!
October 3, 2022Made with reclaimed wood and built for chicken health, keeping ease and aesthetic value, this coop makes one cool home for a pampered flock!
Rats In The Chicken Run?! How To Get & Keep Them Out
May 4, 2022Safeguarding your hens’ environment against intruding rats is critically important. But what happens if rats get in the chicken run anyway?
Choose The Right Coop & Run For Your Chickens
December 2, 2020You have a lot of options for housing your chickens, but choose your coop and run setup wisely to minimize hassle and maximize your hens’ health.
Jail Time Threatens Chicken Owners
January 11, 2011Courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock Urban chicken keepers across the country face penalties for not complying with confusing city ordinances. It’s not surprising that urban chicken owners have been the first to run headlong into city laws and ordinances that not only restrict or prohibit keeping hens, but also serve up hefty fines for doing so. While animal […]
