Chick-in-a-Box, however, was the catalyst for something else: a fun DIY book, “Reinventing the Chicken Coop,” published this month by Storey. It shows readers how to design and build chicken ...

Nesting boxes “If you are raising hens, nesting boxes are necessary,” Stoltzfus says. Chickens prefer to lay their eggs in quiet, secure places and will use available nesting boxes—making ...

When all weighed together, the engineers took about 500 pounds of steel 350 feet in the air to install the nest boxes. The chicks are expected to remain there for several months.

The DIY chicken coop’s three A-frame assemblies requires cutting the upper ends of each rafter to 60°. ... Next, make two 11-in.-wide x 43½-in.-long nesting boxes out of pine 1x3s.

Our coop design allows 3 to 4 square feet of interior floor space per bird, 1 square foot of ventilation per bird, and one 12-inch-cube nesting box per 4 to 5 birds. We positioned roosting bars 20 ...

Anyone with a small, protected yard can get started with this 3-by-4-foot chicken coop, which is moderately easy to build as a do-it-yourself project. It features nesting boxes for the laying hens ...

The best chicken coops aren’t that dissimilar to actual houses: They’re durable, secure structures, designed to keep their inhabitants safe and comfortable. That said, they provide a slightly ...

As this year’s nesting season for the blue-throated Macaw nesting season comes to an end, the Laney Rickman Reserve reports 16 nesting attempts in the 100 nest boxes monitored by the park’s ...

Chooks which claim nesting boxes and never leave their chosen spot can also be an issue. "If you have a broody hen that is staying in the box, they often peck at the other hens and are very cranky ...