Building a basic chicken coop for a small flock of birds is a solid weekend project for the determined do-it-yourselfer with basic carpentry skills, while the more elaborate coops could easily take ...

With a few updates, an old play set can make the ideal backyard coop. Learn how to make a playhouse turned chicken coop! Read how a chicken owner repurposed an out-of-use children’s play set into the ...

Keeping chickens for the first time involves a lot of research, paperwork and planning. It can be exciting when you reach one of the first areas for concrete action, building a chicken coop. First, ...

More than 13 million homeowners raise backyard chickens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and that number is expected to grow over the next several years. You can rear chickens in ...