by Jennifer BurckeThe other day I was presented with a chicken keeper’s dilemma.  I was at my local feed store to pick up a bag of OrganicLife feed for my flock.  While the owner rang up my purchase and processed my payment, we took the opportunity to make conversation. That’s nothing new.  I enjoy trading […]

by Wendy EN Thomas of Lessons Learned from the Flock  Apparently I ruffled a few feathers with this post. Let me clarify, baby chicks don’t absolutely need to have roosts in their brooders, chicks raised without roosts in the brooders will still grow up to be well-adjusted chickens. However, roosting is an instinctive behavior and […]

by Harry Hessen of For the Love of Chicken Poop   Spring is here, at least according to the calendar. Are you planning to get chicks and also build your own backyard coop for the first time? If so then you are probably just starting to gather information or have Googled every word related to […]

by Rebecca Nickols from the garden-roof coop I’m rather fortunate when it comes to having my own personal handy-man / carpenter at my disposal. My husband can create and construct just about anything. And.. when it comes to “Cool Coops” he came up with one of the most unique chicken coops I’ve ever seen! – Click […]

by Rebecca Nickols This month’s Cool Coop caught my eye because its construction fascinated me… I’ve seen a few examples of buildings utilizing this method of building referred to as cordwood construction, cordwood masonry or stackwood masonry, but this chicken coop was so unique and creative–I couldn’t wait to share it with the Community! Thanks to chicken keeper and builder, Steve Irish, […]

by Jennifer Burcke Several months ago, I invited all of the readers at Community Chickens to share their story with me.  Since then, I have been busy reading your creative solutions to chicken keeping challenges.  I have really enjoyed learning about your inventive designs for your coops. One of the more creative coop construction stories […]

by Jennifer Sartell Chicken keepers are a breed all to their own, and I mean that in the nicest way possible. I’ve met some of the most amazing people standing around the chick brooders in the spring at the local feed store, or in the poultry barn at the 4-H Fair, and especially here at […]

 by Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick. So, you want to keep chickens? You’re reading all you can to learn what you need to know to get started, you have bought all the books and are scouring the internet, hoping to absorb the most important information. That’s a great start!  Some things are less painful […]

by Jennifer BurckeI love interacting with members of the community of chicken keepers here at Community Chickens. I am constantly impressed by your creative solutions to the every day challenges that caring for a flock of chickens presents.  A few weeks ago, I mentioned on the Community Chickens Facebook page that we were taking advantage […]

by Rebecca Nickols This month’s featured “Cool Coop” caught my attention for two reasons… The first reason is obvious; the coop is fantastic. It’s not only well crafted and constructed, it’s also an attractive addition to the landscape. But when chicken keeper, Liz Nylen, sent me the story and photos of her coop, what really got me […]