Reviews by WannaBeHillBilly

Straightforward list of to-do's filled with proven solutions. Love it!

Well written article and fun to read. Many example pictures and not too much text to be boring.
Only four starts because i disagree somewhat with two of the disposal methods:

The »Dump in the woods« method, might be illegal in some areas and there is also the risk of contaminating the ground or surface water with unwanted fertilizer like phosphates and nitrates.

For similar reasons soiled bedding should not be burned: If the temperature is high enough nitrates may turn into Nitrate-Oxides which are not only noxious, but also not good for the climate.

Personally i compost the bedding from my duck-House together with content of the duck-run (soiled wood-chips) and use the resulting compost soil to grow seedlings in spring, which i then sell on the local flee-market.

I am speechless! Your chickens are spoiled brats!

I need to put an alert for satellite-dish on to the local craigslist today. But i won't build a coop for my ducks, i will build a "coop" for myself.

Four stars for the detailed description on how to handle an ex-battery hen alone!
Plus one for the stunning before and after pictures of your rescued hens.
I want some chickens in the future, but i need more time to build a house for them first since i don't want them to be living together with my dux. But once i have a chicken-coop with a run i will rescue some hens too.

Three stars for the idea and the beautiful pictures. If you add some text this article could easily score a five star rating.

Excellent article with supporting images and a good explanation of the physics behind calibrating thermometers.

Very detailed description how the tractor was built with countless pictures of every detail.
The tractor itself looks extremely sturdy with its metal (!) frame.

I call this the Chickquarium!
Excellent idea for a chick brooder, if you don't mind a little dirt on the floor. The best way to raise friendly chickens that like to interact with you, love to perch on your arm and lap without fear.
Very well written article with plenty of pictures, showing all the important details.
I always wanted to build something like this for ducklings, but they would outgrow this within less than two weeks and also make too much of a mess,

Very good idea, nicely implemented and very well documented with plenty of pictures!

Well written story of a greenhouse, that wasn't a match for the Montana Winters, morphing into a paradise Inn for two spoiled ducks. - Sometimes i wish i'd be a duck and reading this article was one of those moments.

Nicely written article of a chicken coop, built in the late 1800's being retrofitted with modern building materials one piece at a time.

Nicely done! - A clever combination of a coop for a broody hen with a storage shed.
Many pictures show how it was constructed and how it is used.

Nicely done! Upcycling is good! Love the vertical organization inside of that box-coop.
Many pictures say more than too much text and are helpful in understanding the design.

A must read article before you start to build any kind of poultry coop. You think chickens release a lot of water-vapor, ammonia and other noxxic gases? - Get Ducks! - You need even more ventilation…

Brief description, but due to plenty of pictures it is understandable how this coop was built. Love the idea of having "wheelbarrow-handles" on a tractor coop! Usually they are really hard to move.
It looks a bit run-down, if you spend some paint on it and post an update with a picture here you get the fifth star!

An ode to the common paver, brick or cinder block!
Many inspiring pictures and lot's of ideas how to use left-over building material in a way that it was never intended to be used for. Fun to read!

Excellent article on raccoons, how they live, what they feed on and how to get rid of them to protect your birds.
Two things i like to add here:

1. Once a raccoon has tasted your birds, it will come back for more bird. It will no longer be satisfied with the feed or with scraps. Once they've tasted blood they turn into serial killers.
2. Do. Not. Catch. And. Release. - EVER!
   Not only are you exporting your problem to somebody else, but a raccoon that was captured once will never enter a life trap again, e-ver. I am dealing with a nasty raccoon here for almost a year, can't trap it, he just ignores the bait, even old rotten fish. And the moment he sees me he's running for the woods, so i can't shoot him.

Great article, explains why one should not use fresh poultry manure on actively growing veggie beds and how to safely compost all the poop.

Great Article! - No more words necessary.

Excellent article how to build a small chicken coop/tractor out of pallets. Many pictures replace an exact drawing with measurements and show all stages of the build.