Articles by Spudd dud

How to build Rustic Stick Roosts I decided to upgrade my nest box to a front rollout box. After I was done I knew I wanted to make natural roosts like the ones I had on my original nest box. That's when I decided to go this route. See my nest box...

The rodent proof Feed storage box It wasn't until after I got my new feathery freinds that I realized I would need someplace to put the bag of feed for them. They didn't go through much at the time so I thought "hey, I'll just put it on the other side to the broader wall". Well that worked...

Front Rollout Nest box Design This page contains prints to show you how to make your own nesting boxes. I have the same problem many others have in that my nest boxes need to be against the wall but I don't want them hanging outside. Egg eating had also became an issue as well with my birds...

My thrifty, Cozy, Coop To give some background first, I've never raised chickens and I never built anything of this magnitude by my self. I'm handy with my hands but nothing could have prepared me for the year long project I was going to start with this coop. I decided to go into chickens...