How I Get my Hens to Stop Sharing Nests
If you have more than a handful of chickens, and maybe even if you only have a few, you likely know that one …
Chicken Keeping
Learn how to keep chickens with these unique and innovative tips to make your coop stylish, your chores easy, and keep your hens healthy and laying eggs year-round.
Adding Reach-Through Nesting Boxes to a Vintage Chicken Coop
Nesting boxes are a recent addition to my vintage 1920’s era chicken coop. Tired of retrieving eggs from plastic-totes-turned-nesting-boxes (which had a tendency to migrate …
My Winterized Coop: How I Insulated my Chicken Coop to Get Eggs all Winter
Chickens are hardy birds that adapt well to a wide range of temperatures if given the resources needed to keep themselves warm. In this article …
Bringing Christmas Charm by Decorating Chicken Coops
When most of us start decorating for Christmas, we usually just decorate typical things: putting up a Christmas tree, placing a wreath on the …
Is Raising Chickens for Meat Profitable? My Cost Breakdown
A few years ago I raised a flock of meat birds. I accompanied these birds from brooder to butcher and along the way, I shared …
6 Tips to Successfully Move a Broody Hen
Hatching chicks from your own eggs- or convincing a motherly hen to raise a batch of hatchery chicks- is a fun way to experience a …
How to: Build Your Own 2-Week Chicken Feeder
Necessity is the mother of invention- and in this case, a need to not frequently handle feed bags due to a dust allergy inspired the …
Plants for Chicken Coop Runs | Landscape for Shade and Forage
Good chicken-coop landscaping includes a balance of well-chosen vegetation with foliage-friendly coop management practices. In this article, I’ll be reviewing the creative planting methods we …
How to Build a Portable Fold-Flat Chicken Tractor – Free Plans
I raised 35 meat birds this spring and in order to keep things civil in the 100 year old coop I renovated for my laying …
How I Convince a Broody Hen to Adopt Hatchery Chicks
If you’ve ever fussed with heat lamps, cold drafts, warm days risking overheating, and tiny baby chicks in a brooder, you know how frustrating the …
1920’s Chicken Coop: Interior View of a Functional Vintage Coop
Since I published my post a few months ago showing the exterior of my restored 1920’s chicken coop, I’ve received several comments requesting a look …
DIY: Easy-Clean Chicken Nesting Box Liners
Most chicken coops are plagued by cracked eggs and soiled nests- solve both problems by installing soft astroturf nesting liners that provide a soft surface …
Keeping Chickens in a Restored 100 Year Old Chicken Coop
An old chicken coop can still work great for keeping chickens today – in fact it may even be a far better home for …
How to Build Chicken Grazing Boxes to Grow Fresh Greens in your Chicken Run | Download Free Plans
Our farm has long been home to chickens. Often they spend daylight hours free-ranging, but for various reasons, many days the chickens stay confined to …
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