Chicken TV
The neighbors’ new cat roams into our yard. She’s done this a couple times already as she’s been getting to know her surroundings. Our chickens are locked safe in their yard, well protected from much...
View ArticleLiving on the edge
I’ve been thinking more about the Bjarke Ingels talk I posted about last month. You know, I almost can’t believe this now, but when we were building our first coop, I wanted to tuck it out of the way...
View ArticleMake It Your Own: Lubosh Cech’s Hen Temple
When Portland designer, filmmaker, and photographer Lubosh Cech was ready to build his own chicken coop, he wanted it to be a work of art. The Garden Coop chicken coop plans turned out to be the...
View ArticleCan I build The Garden Coop on a slope?
You can build The Garden Coop on a slope fairly easily because the frame of the chicken coop rests on piers. As long as your piers are tall enough on the lower end of the slope, you can use those to...
View ArticleWinter Chicken Coop Care, Part 3: Outfit your chicken coop for the winter.
This is the third in a four-part series on getting your chickens and coop ready for the winter. Now we turn to the coop itself. In mild climates, chickens need only basic protection from the elements...
View ArticleMake It Your Own: Cindy’s “Hen Hilton,” Southern Rhode Island
Cindy in Rhode Island sent us this picture of her Garden Coop build, all decked out for the holidays. The rest of this post comes directly from her: The “Hen Hilton” I purchased your chicken coop...
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