In 2020, the number of American households keeping backyard chickens increased to 13 percent. While two-thirds of those homeowners consider their chickens pets, half keep them for fresh eggs. In ...

If you’ve checked with your city’s zoning department and learned that it’s permissible to have a few chickens in your yard, this DIY chicken coop plan might be ideal. It’s perfect for housing three to ...

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In recent years, there has been a significant shift towards self-sufficiency and sustainability in food production. With rising grocery prices, concerns about the quality of store-bought food, and the ...

When Bay Area designers Kevin McElroy and Matthew Wolpe of Just Fine Design/Build unveiled their mod chicken coop Chick-in-a-Box at a 2010 Maker Faire, they thought they were on to something. Chickens ...

DIY chicken coops are becoming a hot trend in the U.S. Searches for “easy DIY chicken coop plans” on Pinterest have jumped by 212% in just three months. Interest in “chicken coop run” and “chicken ...

It typically costs from $300 to $2,000 to build a chicken coop, with homeowners paying a national average of $650. When building a chicken coop, homeowners will find that several factors can influence ...

Thinking of raising a few chickens to provide eggs, but worried about getting in over your head? PM senior home editor Roy Berendsohn provides general guidelines on chicken care and how to build a ...

April Wilkerson builds a DIY chicken coop door that opens automatically, making it easy and convenient to manage your coop. White Smoke Signals New Pope Has Been Elected Bella Ramsey’s ‘miscasting’ ...

How hard could it be to make a chicken coop door that can be configured to open and close automatically using a straightforward interface? That’s the question that [Jeff Sandberg] set out with, after ...

This DIY chicken tractor was easy to build from upcycled materials. Pasture your poultry safely with these chicken tractor plans. This chicken tractor DIY project comes together quickly and is easy ...