Category Archive: CHICKEN HOUSES
How to Build a Small Farm Chicken Coop
In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, shelter is a most basic physiological requirement. Just like humans, chickens require protection from their environment in order to thrive. Their health, safety, and ability to lay eggs all depend on it. Ready to break ground on your...
Best Chicken Coop Reviews
Best Chicken Coop Reviews and Special Deals Here at Pet-Chicken.com, we love looking after our pet chickens as if they are royalty, and it only seems appropriate that we share with you some of the best "chicken palaces" (aka best chicken coop) that we have found...
Backyard Chicken FAQs – How to look after Backyard Poultry
Q: Can I raise backyard poultry at home? A: Of course you can! I believe there should be a chicken in every backyard! Chickens are really quite easy to look after, and with a little food and water, they will return the favor by providing you...
TRIXIE Pet Products Chicken Coop with a View – Review
"The Perfect Chicken Coop!" When searching for a chicken coop, it can be difficult to find something that is easy to clean, has easy access and yet remains sturdy in common weather elements. TRIXIE Pet Products has a product with several unique design features, which...
Choosing the Best Chicken House for Your Chickens
Do you have a chicken house for your chickens? If you don’t have some type of chicken house then you definitely should and you should get one as soon as possible. Your chickens are going to need a safe place because they have many natural predators. The type of...
Automatic Chicken Coop Door Review
If you’re someone who is interested in keeping chickens or even quite experienced and have had chickens for years, an automatic chicken coop door is something you must seriously consider investing in. An automatic chicken coop door will allow you to let your chickens...
Chicken Tractors vs Chicken Coops
A lot of people do not seem to know this but chicken tractors are also chicken houses. The only real difference between the two is that chicken tractors can be moved from place to place and chicken houses are fixed in one place. You can have both if you have the...
An Electronically Controlled Chicken Coop!?
I subscribe to Instructables.com, a great website where people post instructions on how to make all kinds of stuff--from sewing, to metalworking, to electronics. Each week they send out a newsletter showing some of the top new posts added. This week's newsletter...
Why Chickens Need a Roost
Inside your chicken coop, you need to install a roost: this is a place for your chickens to sleep. Once it starts to get dark, one by one your chickens will go into the coop itself and settle down for the night. There are just a couple of things you need to keep in...
Chicken Nesting Boxes
What is a nesting box? A nesting box is a box inside the chicken coop for the chicken to sit in while laying eggs. Typically, it is open on one side for the chicken to come in and out. You can improvise a box from something you already have, or you can build one...
About Me
Hi, I’m Jodie! I love to see my chickens scratching in the dirt for worms, sunbathing, stretching their legs and enjoying life – and I love the gift of their beautiful eggs for my family to eat! Read More...