Diy chicken perch ideas

Greetings and Holykisses! So much has been going on, but I'm determined to get a blog on today and say howdy to yall! I've missed everyone so much and we have much catching up to do. There have been so many changes happening and we've been so busy. I find myself getting up with the chickens, and coming in well after dark. The roofers are still here, and our house is looking different day by day. I'll try to show pictures of that soon but for now, I thought you might like to see what we've…

If you're a homesteader or DIY enthusiast, building your own chicken roost is an enjoyable project that can save you money! . Get started today and give your chickens a comfortable place to sleep!

I turned the big 4-0 last month and my husband made me something very special (which my husband tells me ordinary women would not even want)! Let me take you on a visual tour. This is at the back of my suburban homestead. I am standing right next to the coop. To the left of the coop is the run. For a year this was all the space the chickens had and I knew they needed more room. On top of the run is a new addition...it is my lettuce box. It provides shade for the chickens and protects them…

Chickens are a very Vashon thing. So many people here have their own flocks--I know of at least four flocks all within a rooster's crow of our house. We've been working on adding some play structures to our coop to keep our girls entertained.

Three different ways to make a chicken perch. One natural, one store bought and one that reuses an old tool

Providing perches inside a chicken coop reduces the temptation that they will sleep unsafely outdoors in a tree or along a fence top.

Kathy, backyard chicken keeping advocate, consultant and author shares practical info, advice and the antics of her flock to educate, entertain and inspire.

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I'm very new to chickens. I mean, I've eaten at KFC for years but never owned a live chicken, nor do I know anyone that has. I did have a parakeet as a kid though but my parents just bought it a cage, a seed tree and a mirror to regurgitate on. I...