April 29, 2018: Construction of my very first coop is underway! I'm about 3 weeks into the project now. A combination of weather (it's been VERY rainy), faulty equipment (our backhoe needed a replacement part and that delayed progress on our...

Il y a deux méthodes pour construire et installer un nichoir pondoir pour les poules : soit à l’intérieur ou à l’extérieur du poulailler. Voici deux modèles en plan.

As hard as it is to believe, three months have passed and our chicks have grown by leaps and bounds. Regardless, I still refer to them as the "chicks" and we still enjoy them just as much today as we did when they were so little. Although not nearly as clean as it was a few months ago (smile), the coop has been a great home. The hens spend the majority of their time outdoors, but they love their house too. They're big enough now to spend some time ranging free in the yard. They love…

Being an accidental (impulse) chicken owner few years ago, I had to find a coop that is functional, economical and as quick as possible before my wife...

Many silkie folks have observed and reported that their silkies don't roost, as a matter of fact, they even hate ramps. Well, mine have shown the contrary...

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We built a little coop this week, using recycled lumber and an old cabinet. It's funky and we love it. I am most proud of the sliding door. My back yard...

The condo duplex coop This project began simple enough, build a coop separated in two to keep my buff orpingtons on one side and barred rocks on the other. Once I got into it, it evolved into a 2 month project that met my requirements of what I...

Ahh, after a hardware run for some sleeves, nuts, and bolts, followed by some bandsaw work and time on the drill press, I've got a working d...

A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories over the years. I hope by sharing other people’s pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all find unique ways to save, show off our chickens and have a rock star gardens. Keep them coming! Today we are Read More >>

I work 2.5 hours away so I'm not home everyday to collect eggs and have been contemplating on what to do so I have decided to construct a roll out nest...

Do you have a flock of chickens that are growing in size? If your chickens have outgrown their small coop or if you're thinking of bringing home a large

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Pasty Butt - although kinda nasty - is a very common occurrence in baby chicks. Basically, pasty butt means that a baby chick has poop stuck to it's butt. Yeah, yeah, I know. Gross! But, it's something that's very easy to treat and prevent which is crucial because if left alone, a chick with pasty butt could die from it. (Warning: pictures of chicken butts and poop ahead :) When we got our first flock three years ago, over half of them needed their little butts (actually called a vent on a…

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We recently got chickens and found them to be noisy in the morning because they wanted to be let out of their coop. Of course, we just wan...