Building your own chicken coop can be cost effective and fun. If you’re still living in the city (or within town limits) it is important to first check with officials regarding land use and specific zoning regulations. With that out of the way, let’s talk about how to make a chicken coop.
First, you will [...]

Aside from deciding on a coop design, size and the materials you will use to build housing for your chickens, you’ll also need to ensure your chickens are protected. Protected from the weather as well as predators.
First you’ll need to determine which predators are potential trouble in your region. This might be a pack of [...]

You could hit any country auction house or livestock sale barn and pick yourself up a bantam hen to hatch any variety of eggs for you (some hens have even roosted on golf balls to try to hatch them!).
Better yet, get an incubator to hatch out an endless supply of chicks, ducks and turkeys with [...]

Chickens, Geese, Guinea Hens and Ducks
Incubating and hatching eggs is an exercise in patience and care that is rewarding and exciting for adults as well as children.
We’ve hatched out geese, guinea fowl, chickens, and ducks here on the farm with very few troubles in the process – except for the guineas!

The guinea hen or guinea [...]

Portable chicken coops boast many advantages for new or aspiring chicken farmers. The advantages include free fertilizer, pest control and best of all fresh eggs. Don’t be fooled into thinking you need a large farm or several acres to devote to your chickens. There are many designs that can fit easily into your backyard even [...]

Browsing through some of the information I’ve shared in the past on chicken coop design and builds, I remembered a few more items that may help you in building a chicken coop. You want to be armed with as much information as possible before building one to ensure it lasts a long time, protects your [...]