I jumped head first into the backyard chicken game in 2018, and bought eight chicks and a coop from a local farm store. Five of them turned out to be roosters, but that’s a whole different story. The ...

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More than 13 million homeowners raise backyard chickens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and that number is expected to grow over the next several years. You can rear chickens in ...

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 ...

Chickens rock. There’s just no getting around it: they’re great animals to have around the homestead for food, garden management, compost and entertainment. Seriously, watching Chicken TV is a great ...

With egg prices skyrocketing, more and more people are thinking about getting their own chickens. In fact, a recent study by Eden Emerald Buyers Agents found that searches for chicken coop plans on ...

Our three Ameraucana hens needed a new, larger coop. I wanted a greenhouse with a sink, so my neighbor, Shawn Thompson, an excellent carpenter and all-around handyman, designed and built my chicken ...

“I would say a key element in the increased popularity of backyard chickens came during the pandemic, as it was a time when people felt the need to become more self-sufficient and build a greater ...

Building a basic chicken coop for a small flock of birds is a solid weekend project for the determined do-it-yourselfer with basic carpentry skills, while the more elaborate coops could easily take ...

When designers Kevin McElroy and Matthew Wolpe unveiled their Chick-in-a-Box chicken coop at a 2010 Bay Area Maker Faire for inventors and indie designers, they thought they were onto something.

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 ...