Articles by OutInTheStiks

A dear friend of mine had a bantam hen to hatch out a clucth of chicks that she thought we just had to have. Being infected with the chicken sickenss, we were unable to disagree. I wanted to build a coop for them that was seperate from the main coop. I also wanted this mini-coop to be useful...

We started our chicken adventure by converting a storage shed in the back yard into a chicken coop. Step one was to clean out the shed. 21 spider bites later, I had a clean shed and a whole new appreciation for benadryl. The exterior of the shed stayed pretty much as it was. I added a wire...

I will try to keep this page updated as we add members to our little flock. Knowles, our rooster. He was one of our first purchases. A rather handsome fellow I think. B was also one of our first purchases. We hope she will be the "incubator in residence". B is the head chicken in charge...