My neighbor, who is an excellent carpenter and all-around handyman, designed and built this chicken chateau and greenhouse duplex. Here are instructions to help you build one, too, with photos to ...

Keeping chickens for the first time involves a lot of research, paperwork and planning. It can be exciting when you reach one of the first areas for concrete action, building a chicken coop. First, ...

The owners of The Farmer’s Grind in South Salem explain everything you need to know about keeping chickens in your backyard. Michelle Smith, a physician associate, and husband Erich, a New York City ...

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

How can I build a backyard chicken coop and avoid inflated egg prices? Along with travel expenses and gasoline, food prices have also increased in the past year, largely due to the coronavirus ...

Before setting up a backyard coop, check local ordinances for any restrictions on raising chickens. Coops need adequate space, ventilation and predator protection to ensure the health and safety of ...

Using dry leaves as chicken coop bedding gives you a natural, free chicken bedding option to last through fall and into winter. I’ll tell you a dirty little secret: I haven’t used bedding in most of ...

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 ...