Articles by Zorak

One of my coworker's neighbors upgraded his fence from chain link to cedar, so my friend found himself in possession of a pile of thin walled galvanized steel pipe. He had no plans for it, so he gave it to me. Meanwhile, our mutual friend wanted to start a small backyard flock. He also bought...

This is the result of spending way too much time designing a chicken tractor. I wanted something light enough for my kids to drag to the next spot (or tow to the next spot with the lawn tractor), that looked presentable, and would work for a few hens. The crank handle raises and lowers...

This is a wider version of our other tractor. We added a divider in the nesting box, an additional roosting bar, and two eggs doors instead of one. An acquaintance of ours bought it (along with 5 hens) for their yard. We dropped off the tractor with the hens in the top, placed it in a patch...