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Torch beam on the underside of a wooden roost bar at night while two hens roost above

Mites and Lice: How to Find Them Before They Fi...

Almost every flock gets them eventually. Red mites hide in the coop and feed at night, so a daytime inspection finds nothing. Where to look, what works, and why diatomaceous...

Mites and Lice: How to Find Them Before They Fi...

Almost every flock gets them eventually. Red mites hide in the coop and feed at night, so a daytime inspection finds nothing. Where to look, what works, and why diatomaceous...

Established brown hens and two young pullets separated by a wire partition in a backyard chicken run

Adding New Hens to an Existing Flock Without a ...

The pecking order is not a metaphor. Never add a single bird, quarantine for disease, then let them see each other for a week before they touch. What normal squabbling...

Adding New Hens to an Existing Flock Without a ...

The pecking order is not a metaphor. Never add a single bird, quarantine for disease, then let them see each other for a week before they touch. What normal squabbling...

Automatic coop door unit on weathered wood at dusk

Timer vs Light Sensor Coop Doors: Which Should ...

Both automate the same job but fail in different ways. An honest comparison of timer-controlled and light-sensor coop doors, and who each one suits.

Timer vs Light Sensor Coop Doors: Which Should ...

Both automate the same job but fail in different ways. An honest comparison of timer-controlled and light-sensor coop doors, and who each one suits.

Automatic coop door mounted on a wooden coop wall with a hen in the opening

Do Automatic Chicken Coop Doors Actually Work? ...

Automatic coop doors are the most recommended upgrade in every chicken keeping forum. Here is what they solve, what they do not, and what to check before buying one.

Do Automatic Chicken Coop Doors Actually Work? ...

Automatic coop doors are the most recommended upgrade in every chicken keeping forum. Here is what they solve, what they do not, and what to check before buying one.

Predator apron of wire mesh pinned flat around a chicken run

Predator Aprons: How to Stop Digging Predators ...

Foxes and dogs do not climb into most coops. They dig under them. A predator apron stops them without digging a single trench, if you build it right.

Predator Aprons: How to Stop Digging Predators ...

Foxes and dogs do not climb into most coops. They dig under them. A predator apron stops them without digging a single trench, if you build it right.

Metal feed storage can and treadle feeder in a backyard chicken run

How to Keep Rats Out of Chicken Feed (What Actu...

Rats do not show up because you keep chickens. They show up because you serve dinner. What works against rats around the coop, and what only sounds like it works.

How to Keep Rats Out of Chicken Feed (What Actu...

Rats do not show up because you keep chickens. They show up because you serve dinner. What works against rats around the coop, and what only sounds like it works.