Chicken run playground

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.

A simple, movable baby chick playground furnished with logs, branches, a nest box, food, and water provides great stimulation for growing chicks. I explain how we made ours, but you might fashion s…

In fact I was reading the article about the best treats for chicken, and suddenly an idea came into my mind. I have bought such hardware cloth (not sure if...

Part of my plans for the yard this year included adding flowers around the new chicken yard. I placed cinderblocks around both sides of the yard so I’d have a built in row of planting spots …

Rainy seasons are necessary but what do we do with the resulting muddy chicken run? Are you tired of muddy eggs, messy coop floors and slippery chicken run?

Posts about Camp Cluck written by Joanne

If your chickens and ducks are kept in a pen like ours they might get bored. Here are our favorite boredom busters for chickens and ducks.

Examines Pros and Cons of Ten Different Flooring Materials That Can Be Used In Your Chicken Run.

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 s…

I kept thinking how to sow on such tower next growing season, as the planting areas are vertical and small (no matter the chicken wire or hardware cloth)...

I love chickens! And I love plants! But how do you successfully combine the two? No one wants to spend time and money at a nursery only to have their backyard flock consume everything, but we also don’t want our chickens to be in an ugly dirt wasteland (or even worse, get poisoned). In this […]

So, as a work in progress we decided to add some features to our run for the girls to get some exercise and play on. Our Hen Haven has been a work in...