Chicken ladder

Wondering what can be used as a chicken coop ladder? As it turns out there are many, and lots of them are free or very affordable! Wood, oven racks, and more - see the possibilities in the article.

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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...

Did you know that chickens can produce over 24 distinct sounds? In this article we are going to talk about the most common chicken noises.

Designing a chicken coop ramp should be easy, right? It sure seems that way, but the second you sit down to do it, you realize you have loads of questions. How steep should it be? How wide should it be? Does it need cleats or rungs? If so, what size should those be? How far apart should those be?

Our coop setup worked well until a couple of weeks ago when our dear Lucy decided to roost backward. This would be fine but Lucy claims the spot at the top...

This is the beginning of our Chicken Kindom of sort. I will be posting more pics along with stories behind each picture a little later on, but for now enjoy. Planning out for the new little ones, nice hard rocky dirt. We decided to go with a...

The goal of this post is to give you an overview of why chicken roosting bars are important and show you two simple chicken roost designs that you can build quickly and easily with leftover materials.

Laying boxes and sleeping latter. The staggered latter prevents hens from soiling one another while they roost at night in these boards.