Hello- We are raising our first flock of 13 guinea fowl and have raised them from keets alongside 14 chicks. (Same coop but separate pen). Our guineas are now 6 weeks old and we are trying to figure out the best way to release them and insure that they will return to the coop at night. I have...
We've upgraded to a new coop and are trying to sort out the pop door, which folds down with the chicken steps on the other side of the door. We'd like to put something there we can shut without entering what will be the run and without lifting up the steps. We've also considered an automatic...
I live on a rural property in the neighborhood of most predators in the southeast.
Although I check on my girls and gather eggs several times throughout the day, it makes me feel better for their wellbeing to do one last check after dark. (I have been known to forget to push the button on the...
We are drawing up plans to build a larger chicken coop (chicken math!). Our current 4X4 raised coop has a manual pop door. We will be incorporating an automatic pop door into the new coop design. I've looked at several in my chicken magazines and on-line, but, I would love to hear personal...
After carefull consideration our family decided to add a small flock to our backyard (March 1, 2017). We turned to Backyard Chickens at almost every step of the process. Enjoy the build!
We were inspired the most with the “Chez Poulet” design. With 6 Rhode Island Reds in the brooder, I wanted...
I'm new to chickens, and haven't actually ever owned any, so I wasn't sure what size coop to get (for 5 chickens) I ordered a 8x8 shed from Home Depot after reading a lot of people recommend that larger is better. I'm not really good at building things so I decided it was worth it to just get a...