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 ...

With egg prices skyrocketing, more and more people are thinking about getting their own chickens. In fact, a recent study by Eden Emerald Buyers Agents found that searches for chicken coop plans on ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Sheridan couple has invented a smart-home system that automates coop care for people who keep backyard chickens. Their Hen ...

Hi! I'm Alexa, author of the blog TheDuvallHomestead.com where I write about farm to table eating and homemade natural living. 15 years ago I started learning how to cook real food with real ...

Raising chickens in your backyard has become a trend not just for aspiring farmers, but for anyone wanting to be even a ...

How hard could it be to make a chicken coop door that can be configured to open and close automatically using a straightforward interface? That’s the question that [Jeff Sandberg] set out with, after ...

Learn how chickens handle cold, why frozen water is dangerous, and how dry bedding and airflow prevent winter health risks.