Desert chicken coop

There are so many great resources out there for the backyard chicken owner! It has become so popular and for good reason, chickens are amazing! Because there are so many resources out there I will …

Most chicken coops are designed to keep your birds warm. But what if yours need to stay cool in the heat? Here is the best chicken coop for hot climates!

What are your suggestions for a predator proof chicken run? Is it a good idea to embed wire and posts for the run into a concrete footing so nothing can...

Living in the desert comes with a unique set of challenges. To many low desert dwellers, one of those challenges is selecting a chicken breed that can handle the temperatures.

Over the course of 4 weeks of intense work on nights and weekends, we DIY'd our desert chicken coop and run, and even made it predator proof!

Adorable Adobe coop

It's hot here - gets up to 115 in the summer. In the winter, it rarely gets down to 32 degrees, so we built a 3 sided coop instead of a fully enclosed one. Our coop is 5' x 7 1/2'. We used a 13' x 7 1/2' dog run found on craigslist for the...

When I first started looking into whether or not I should use sand for my coop, I found these two opinions: Sand is the best bedding out there, and you are making a huge mistake if you use anything else for your chickens Sand is the worst bedding out there, and you are a monster if you use it

Chh Chh Chook Tuesday Where are you going to put those hens in the desert? Apparently, for us it is in the Palais de Poule aka Hen Palace. Seriously, this thing is large enough to accommodate our d…

Sometimes I’m afraid being in this online homesteading world for the past 6 years has left me with some slightly skewed perceptions. Because I get to have so much contact with so many folks who so closely mirror my own ideals and goals, sometimes it’s easy to think that *everyone* is on the same page when it […]