In and of itself this mobile chicken coop is a pretty nice build. There are some additional features lurking inside which you don’t find on most coops. [Neuromancer2701] built-in a set of sensors ...

Electric fencing is simple to set up and will help to discourage predators. Permanent chicken houses and fenced runs are wonderful if you have the space and the means to keep them clean, compost the ...

Mobile coops are a great way to keep a few chickens in a small space, while still allowing them to graze. After reading many of your chicken and egg articles, my 13-year-old daughter designed this ...

After 10 years of keeping chickens, I have developed a strong understanding of what a coop needs to support productive and healthy birds. The ideal coop protects chickens from predators, is easy to ...

One of the pitfalls of modern engineering is that it’s entirely possible to end up in a situation where a product or solution has been designed by someone who has never left a desk. Which wouldn’t be ...

Created specifically for the farmers working at the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano, this automated, solar-powered chicken coop, by Designers on Holiday, combines two important agricultural ...

Perdue Farms is testing technology that could make raising chickens outdoors easier, with rolling, solar-powered houses that bring birds to fresh pastures every day. The mobile coops are being used on ...

Here are a few things you should know about keeping backyard chickens: Poultry are “poop machines” — but cleaning up after them is “less maintenance than a cat’s litter box.” You can let them range ...

About a quarter-century ago, American farmer Joel Salatin pioneered a portable chicken coop that allowed chickens to graze on new pastures every day. At the time, most chickens were crammed in ...