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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In recent years, there has been a significant shift towards self-sufficiency and sustainability in food production. With rising grocery prices, concerns about the quality of store-bought food, and the ...

Custom amenities include large front doors for coop cleaning access. Build a budget-friendly DIY pallet chicken coop from upcycled materials to keep your birds in maximum creature comfort. If you ...

A Spelunker Thought She Found Trash in a Cave. It Was Actually Evidence of a Lost Civilization. Billionaire’s heirs to pay ...

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 ...

About a quarter-century ago, American farmer Joel Salatin pioneered a portable chicken coop that allowed chickens to graze on new pastures every day. At the time, most chickens were crammed in ...

School district’s agricultural education department received grant to help pay for 160-square-foot structure The Ignacio School District’s agricultural education department will incorporate a new ...

Fourteen chickens now call the Mendocino County Jail home after inmates spent nearly a week building a coop for them last month on the Ukiah property. Matt DuBoise, founder of North Carolina-based ...