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Wichita Cabin Coop - Boise Adaptation Many thanks to the Baldessari Clan for posting the photos of their Wichita Cabin Coop. We took their idea and ran it with a very few minor changes to account for my lower level of DIY expertise. You can...

Here's my coop, some of the contruction of and a few extra pics of some inovations I'm using. I built my coop kinda like a modular type home. All constructed separate, the base, rafters and each wall framed, adding interior sheathing and rigid...

A guide to understanding and dealing with roosters and their behaviour

Sorry about the title of this page... I couldn't help myself! I did a search for chicken nipples online and came up with some pretty crazy things!!!!! Beware if you try to search for these! Anyway, here is my new waterer for the chickens... I...

For years I wanted to keep chickens alas my wife was not interested. After years of discussing it I finally was told "fine but it better not cost too much" So "crate coop" was born. I scavenged two crates from work and with scraps and hardware...

Our Recycled Shed Coop It Starts With an Idea and a Run-Down Shed: When we first started to discuss our chicken adventure this winter, I guess we just assumed that my handy hubby would build a coop. But as spring grew near, the cost and chore...

We decided to ask for tips from our friendly and helpful members on how to take care of our beloved flocks.

The finished coop and run. After six weekends of work it's finally done! This is our new chicken coop and run. We used cedar siding and cedar shingles for the roof. We made the run (aka 'The Sunroom') into a semi-greenhouse so it stays dry...

Most people think of chickens as backyard roamers, or maybe the next item on the dinner plate. But there is another way to own chickens, and that way is raising them to be your companion.

The fisher cat (Martes pennanti), also known as the "pekan cat", or "black cat", is a large, dark coloured, furry member of the weasel family.

A few years ago my wife got the bug to keep chickens and last year she got busy researching coops, urban chicken keeping, etc. We live in the suburbs but we are permitted to keep a small flock. After clearing it with our neighbors and writing...

Fun Facts Here: Chickens have a great memory. They can distinguish between over 100 different faces of people or animals.

Sunrise Chicks Chicken Coop I got the basic plans for my coop from [URL]http://msucares.com/pubs/plans/6248.pdf[/URL] . These plans gave me a general starting point. This was the first time I had built any structure. My father was a carpenter, so I guess...

AUTOMATIC WATERING SYSTEM NO HOSE ATTACHED! This page is under construction Hello my fellow chicken lovers I hope you find this page useful and full of the information you are seeking. I am going to start a new link on backyard...

AL's Homemade cabinet Incubator My chicken intrest have gotten to the point where I thought that I would like to try my hand at Incubating some eggs. My wife said that since it would have to be in the house that it should at least look pretty...