by Marie | Jan 16, 2023 | Coop Tours
Coop Expansion Ideas: Tessa’s Coop Tour Tessa shares how she and her husband custom-tailored a pre-built backyard shed into a chicken coop. Tessa previously used a pre-built chicken coop from a local farm store, but her growing flock needed more space. The shed... 
by Marie | Jan 9, 2023 | Coops, Runs, and Outdoor Spaces, Winter
Poultry Winter Waterers Without Electricity For those of us who live where winter means snow, ice, and below-freezing temperatures that occur on a regular basis, we need to have a game plan for how to manage poultry waterers during the frigid, frozen weeks or months.... 
by Marie | Jan 2, 2023 | Coops, Runs, and Outdoor Spaces, Poultry Health & Wellness, Winter
Supplemental Coop Lighting For Egg Production *As an Amazon Affiliate, Meyer Hatchery may earn from qualifying purchases made through links posted on this site. There is a lot of controversy over using artificial lighting in a coop during the dark winter months. Our... 
by Jess N | Jun 6, 2022 | Brooding, Coops, Runs, and Outdoor Spaces
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... 
by Marie | Mar 21, 2022 | Coops, Runs, and Outdoor Spaces
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... 
by Marie | Oct 18, 2021 | Coops, Runs, and Outdoor Spaces
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...