Articles by igorsMistress

We live in the desert which means hot temps, frequent wind and the occasional haboob in summer, then we freeze in winter. So when planning our coop we realized we needed versatility. Not only did we need lots of air flow, we also needed simple options to provide shade or button it up tight as...

I use sweet pdz on my poop boards and a cat litter scoop to clean them. Just like a cat box, after a time there are little bits of dried poop that fall through and mix in with the granules and the smell builds up. I've been replacing the pdz regularly, which gets expensive. Another member here...

We have a mini coop that we brood chicks in and plan to modify for possible broodies at some point. Our yard gets quite a bit of sun which shines through the front of this coop during certain times of the year. Eventually a tree in the front yard will be large enough to help with this. Until...