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    Olympia, WA Area 1973 VW Chicken Coop -- Wow

    Gotta hand it to this coop owner for creativity in retrofitting a 1973 VW bus into a coop: http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/grd/2681661660.html Even if you're not in the area, the pictures are worth a look for ideas the next time you get a chance at a free scrap van!
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    Ha, Ha -- Trapping a Raccoon With a Cellphone or a Magnet

    This video, an excerpt from the documentary "Raccoon Nation" on the Canadian Broadcast System series "The Nature of Things," gives a tantalizing glimpse into trapping raccoons via cellphone and magnetism. Hopefully some of you Rube Goldberg types (hey, Dogfish!) can figure out how the scientists...
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    Making an "Architectural Statement" with an Urban Chicken Coop

    DH has a veteran friend who lives in Portland whose wife is taken with the idea of backyard chickens. So far, so good... They live in an upscale neighborhood and the wife wants a very fancy coop for her allowed three hens. She selected the 2010 Metrocoop. Here's the product description: Over...
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    I Want a Big Metal Sculpture of a Chicken for My Coop

    I'm only being half-facetious in posting this thread, as DH said he would pay for a metal sculpture of a chicken as "yard art" for my coop. I made the mistake of searching "metal chicken sculpture" on Google, and now I can't decide between my three favorites. What do you think? This one is 15...
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    Another Reason to Deal with Coyotes Sooner Than Later

    In this story about residents of Tustin, California being menaced by coyotes, this advice stands out for us chicken keepers: "What happens is familiarity breeds contempt," he said, "The longer coyotes hang around people, they lose their fear and they start becoming more bold." "Basically you...
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    Aggressive Gangs of Raccoons in British Columbia

    Although this disturbing article covers gangs of raccoons in British Columbia targeting family cats, what every chicken owner who hasn't encountered these predatory vermin yet should take away from the story is this statement: City wildlife experts say raccoons and cats occasionally spar over...
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    Orange County Resident Wants Chicken's "Howling Ability" Removed

    I came across this post on another forum and, while I might weep at the unintentionally hilarious ignorance of what a rooster's crowing sounds like to people who've never been around one, I think it's a great object lesson for us all in being considerate of our neighbors in order to keep our...
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    Advice on Securing Your Chickens in Bear Country

    Keeping chickens is now legal in Anchorage and don't think the local bears haven't gotten the message: Chicken coop raids by local black bears are on the rise, just as Southcentral moves into its peak season for bear activity, according to an Anchorage biologist. ...Mostly, though, the problem...
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    Harvesting and Preserving Rooster Hackles and Saddles

    Over 40 years ago I can remember my Dad singling out the flashiest of our roosters to be culled in order to preserve the beautiful hackle and saddle feathers for sale to local fly-fishing enthusiasts. I wish I'd paid more attention to how he skinned the carcass, treated it with salt and borax...
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    A Most Frightening Roaming Dog Pack Story

    How scary is THIS??!! A pack of dogs has killed about 100 animals in the past three months in northeastern Washington state while eluding law enforcement and volunteers. ...Authorities are warning residents to take whatever steps are necessary to protect their families and animals because the...
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    City Admin in My State Railroads Through Hasty Anti-Chicken Ordinance

    "The Schrammie" is a tongue-in-cheek "award" for the most idiotic piece of news of the day in the Seattle area. A supposedly well-educated city administrator has gone ballistic over three hens: So why did the chicken really cross the road? Why to avoid being politically fricasseed of course...
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    CL Olympia, WA "Make Me An Offer" on 13'x18' Shed

    The owner of this four-year-old shed ($3000 original cost) is now looking for an offer to move it off his property to make room for a shop he is building. Looks like a very nice coop for someone out there who's good at bargaining! http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/for/2312185821.html
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    Live Chicken Prank Costs Two Teens Big Time

    Two students set to graduate and go to their senior prom will not be doing either, in addition to being charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing for pushing some live chickens through an open window at their high school in the middle of the night...
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    Olympia, Washington: Looking to Buy Toulouse Goslings

    I want to buy a pure strain of Production Toulouse (not Dewlap) for my home flock, hoping to get six female goslings. I remember having goose egg breakfasts as a kid -- enough there to share! Please PM me if you can help and let me know how much you are asking. Thanks!
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    What Would You Tell a Landlord Reluctant to Let Tenants Keep Chickens?

    A very interesting thread has been started in the Renting sub-forum on the City Data site, for those who would like to view it. Basically, a landlord has good tenants who want chickens in Irving, Texas, where local ordinances allow small backyard flocks. He is understandably squeamish and...
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    Important News Story About Dog Attacking Raccoon

    Folks, I think this news report is important for backyard chicken owners with pet dogs to read carefully. What concerns me is the possibility of prosecution if your dog is guarding your flock and kills a raccoon with witnesses watching and/or filming it: Excerpt: Seth Foster, 23, said he found...
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    Soda Bottle Chicken Coop

    Well, a friend forwarded a PDF to me about how a group of Scottish schoolkids built a greenhouse out of 1500 soda bottles. This is the website and a picture of the finished project: http://www.reapscotland.org.uk/reports/greenhouse%20v1.pdf So of course the first thing I think of is WHAT A...
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    Safeguarding a Front-Yard Coop and Run

    I'm interested in seeing some pictures and hearing about the experiences of chicken keepers who built a fixed FRONT yard coop -- not a mobile chicken tractor. This would mean it could be behind a fence or not, but that it's visible to passersby. A friend of mine on an acre in the country...
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    The Edwardian "Poultry Concern" Coop

    For those of you renovating an old chicken coop or repurposing a shed, check out this British television episode from the "Edwardian Farm" series as one of the team members takes delivery of a new flock into his refurbished "chicken hutch" and discusses winter egg production. (The whole episode...
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    Raising Chicks To Pullet Size Over The Winter

    Although I don't have to worry about extreme temperature drops or accumulations of snow and ice where I live in Western Washington, I am concerned about taking a postponed delivery of my 50 mixed heritage breed chicks in late November. Obviously, I'm all set with a warm, draft-free brooder area...
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