Inspiration for home and garden
My chickens don't love the snow. They tolerate the cold rather well but the snow turns them off. They don't like to walk in it at all. This was the first snow they ever saw and not one set foot in it. They stayed on the only grassy area that was left under the big … Continue reading Chickens & Winter
It's important to have a dry, rodent proof storage container to store chicken feed but I also wanted it to look nice. So I came up with this: The metal trash can is completely rodent proof but I've read it can leach metals into the chicken feed so the plastic trash can serves as a … Continue reading Chicken Feed Storage
This was overall a very easy project and required only a few supplies. Once you find the supplies assembly should take less than an hour. The large feeders hold about 12 cups of feed and the smaller feeders I use for oyster shell and grit. The entire feeder is made out of pvc. To make … Continue reading Automatic Chicken Feeder
Our chicken coop began its life as an old, sad, playhouse that we considered demolishing several times. When we decided to get chickens I began researching coop construction and fell in love with the idea of having an adorable and functional space for my flock. Most of the pre-fab coops you can buy online are … Continue reading Coop Construction