In 2020, the number of American households keeping backyard chickens increased to 13 percent. While two-thirds of those homeowners consider their chickens pets, half keep them for fresh eggs. In ...

Our three Ameraucana hens needed a new, larger coop. I wanted a greenhouse with a sink, so my neighbor, Shawn Thompson, an excellent carpenter and all-around handyman, designed and built my chicken ...

“I would say a key element in the increased popularity of backyard chickens came during the pandemic, as it was a time when people felt the need to become more self-sufficient and build a greater ...

And today Im showing you how I built a run for my coop. This is an easy addition to my coop. My birds mostly roam free on my property. But in the rare chance that they can't, I'm glad to have a little ...

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Cold weather brings new challenges for backyard flock owners and understanding how chickens perform in low temperatures is ...

I jumped head first into the backyard chicken game in 2018, and bought eight chicks and a coop from a local farm store. Five of them turned out to be roosters, but that’s a whole different story. The ...

If you are keeping chicken as a hobby or for business, it is important that they stay in a place where they thrive. To build a good chicken coop, a farmer should consider different factors like the ...

Your chickens don’t need heavy insulation or added heat—but they do need protection from drafts. Here are some tips.

Shannon Hickman and Jerry Hickman made a “winter palace,” and a mobile chicken tractor, wherein the poultry pets feed and fertilize the lawn. The two decided to raise chickens when they became ...

Shannon Hickman and her father Jerry Hickman’s pandemic project quite literally has many moving parts: the chickens themselves and a mobile chicken tractor in their permaculture backyard in Cheney.

The house protects them from the rain, wind and sun. The run is their main play area. You will need some chicken wire to build a fence around the run. It should be about 2m high with a floppy top ...