DIY Chicken Coop Plans

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—Top Ten Signs That Your Chicken Coop Needs Cleaned—
10.  The police show up to investigate a strange odor coming from your property.
9.  Your hens keep passing out from holding their breath.
8.  Your chicken coop glows in the dark.
7.  Your neighbor now always wear a mask when outside.
6.  You find scratches [...]

Let’s talk today about feeding chickens. In addition to providing a roof over their heads (make sure you check out our recommended chicken coop plans), another important thing you will need to do is provide them with a balanced diet. As a general guideline, average sized chickens will each eat about 4-1/2 ounces [...]

Chicken coop signs are a fun, finishing touch to your backyard coop projects. With a little leftover lumber and paint, you can make one in no time.
What should you put on your sign? How about the name of your hen house? During construction, a lot of people automatically come up with a name [...]

Chickens can quickly transform a lush, grassy area into a muddy, foul-smelling mess.  As a matter of fact, the technical term for this problem is referred to as fouling the ground.  Once the ground is fouled, it’s no longer healthy for your birds to stay there, and you will need to relocate the run.
If relocating [...]

For many of us, raising chickens for eggs is one of the most common reasons we decide to bring these birds into our backyards.
If this is your objective, there are a few things that you will need to know before getting started…
Avoid breeds that are “good sitters”. These breeds have a tendency to go [...]