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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve checked with your city’s zoning department and learned that it’s permissible to have a few chickens in your yard, this DIY chicken coop plan might be ideal. It’s perfect for housing three to ...

After moving to a house in the country, we decided that we’d like to get some chickens. We needed a coop that would keep predators out, shelter the birds from the elements, and provide a convenient ...

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 ...

People who have their own coop full of chickens typically love chickens. Like, more than people. So it only makes sense that the feathered friends should be incorporated into as many aspects as life ...

Editor’s note: The following is an edited excerpt from “To Boldly Grow” by Tamar Haspel (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2022). My husband, Kevin, and I live happily together, and I put it down to the fact that ...

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 ...

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 ...