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I am planning a redesign of my coop, mostly on the inside. I am interested in finding out how others build nesting boxes, roosts/perches, poop trays, food/water access and ways of making cleaning easy and low maintenance. Could any one share pictures or link to pictures to give me some ideas...

We hatched some white leghorns in an incubator, handled them quite often and now they are the friendliest ones in our flock. That could change as they get older I guess, but so far they're great.

Three weeks ago I set a broody hen on 12 eggs. She kicked two out and after a few days of them being on the side I removed them. Today is day 21, but it was kind of late in the day so I am thinking tomorrow is the more likely hatch date. However, she moved around today and I saw that there...

I'm quite new to the chicken keeping thing, but my experience is that a smaller rooster doesn't necessarily mean he will be more friendly. We were given a Lavender Pekin and it is a mean little guy. I have heard that larger breeds can be more friendly, because of their larger size they are less...

Thank you for the replies. WIR is a Walk In Run. Its an abbreviation I have seen in some British forums. I guess its a British use. The water and food in her private coop was knocked over some time today so I guess she got up at least once. My home-made incubator is useful, but from what I...

Recently I hatched several eggs using a home made incubator. They are about 8 weeks now and doing well it seems. However, at the weekend I noticed Honey, our Buff Orpington, had been in the nesting box for about 24 hours or more and figured she had gone broody. On a whim I bought 12 eggs from...