Using Coffee Grounds Bedding Chicken math is real on my farm, especially during the spring into the early summer. We usually add chicks to our flock in the spring and summer and try out a few new breeds each season. We set up a few separate brooders and expand our...
Build A Chicken Tunnel, or “Chunnel” This post comes from our guest blogger Julie M, who first shared photos of her chicken tunnel, also called a “chunnel”, on social media. Thank you, Julie, for sharing this informative blog on how you built...
Dealing With Rodents In Your Coop *As an Amazon Associate, Meyer Hatchery may earn from qualifying purchases made through links posted on this site. Finding mice or rats in your chicken coop for the first time is a surprise. You may think they are relatively harmless...
Spring Coop Refresh Spring is in the air. Birds are chirping, chicks are pipping and our outdoor projects are stacking up. We’ve all been enjoying a bit of downtime in the winter months and now we are ready to tear up some outdoor projects. At this point, you’ve...
The Difference Between A Chicken Coop And Run Let’s talk about the difference between a chicken coop and a chicken run. To break it down, a chicken coop is a house for your chickens. The coop contains nesting boxes and roosts and can be completely closed at night to...
How To Deter Wild Birds From Your Chicken Coop There is nothing more startling than walking into your coop to a frantic bird flying around. Wild birds, although beneficial for other reasons, are better kept out of your coop. Wild birds carry many diseases along with a...
