Articles by Lemonpuss

Homestead Coop Interior We have a 10' x 12' shed in which we are housing our coop and a storage area. It is still in progress; we have a few weeks before winter to insulate it and nail up OSB on the walls. Once that is done, we'll hang nest boxes and put in a proper roost. This roost is...

I live in an 1851 farmhouse on 10 acres in upstate NY, zone 5, with my partner, our two 3 year old kids, and two great 65 lb dogs. We got day-old chicks in May, and they've just started laying in Sept, right on schedule. We have 17 hens and 1 rooster, a mix of barred Plymouth rocks...