Raising backyard chickens can be a rewarding experience, providing fresh eggs, natural pest control, and a closer connection ...

Add one nesting box for every four hens. Stoltzfus recommends building chicken coops close enough to the house “that you can ...

Sprinkling herbs in your nesting boxes doesn't just beautify them ... hung a matching curtain over the door from the coop out to the chicken run. "It helps to keep the drafts out in the winter.

In his second instalment of all things chicken keeping, our columnist outlines the dos and don'ts of hen house maintenance.

A chicken first aid kit can also be helpful. General hygiene practices help them stay healthy. “It's important to keep their coop, nest boxes, feeder and water very clean. I have shoes and ...