the coop

Chicken Coop Cleaning Essentials

A clean chicken coop is essential to raising healthy backyard chickens. As any chicken keeper may tell you, keeping the…

3 years ago

5 Coop Litter Dangers to Prevent

No homestead chicken raiser likes to think that the litter they have in the chicken coop can actually be harmful…

3 years ago

Chicken Coop Building Essentials

Before you even get chicks, you should be planning out your chicken coop! It gives your flock a safe, dry,…

3 years ago

Regional Chicken Keeping Considerations

Chickens are such adaptable creatures. However, caring for chickens can vary depending on your regional zone. Weather patterns, different seasons,…

3 years ago

Should My Coop Have Electricity?

How fancy is your coop? Or maybe a more practical question for homestead chicken raisers is, how fancy does my…

3 years ago

6 Tips for Winterizing the Chicken Coop

Chickens handle cold weather better then hot weather, but that doesn’t seem to make winter chicken keeping any easier. I…

4 years ago

9 DIY Projects for the Chicken Coop

Raising chickens on the homestead means using what resources and materials you have available to keep your flock happy, healthy,…

4 years ago

Choosing the Right Coop Litter

One of the most important decisions you will make when building your chicken coop is deciding what coop litter to…

4 years ago