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A More Secure Chicken Pen

January 23, 2012 by Darren

I’ve now fortified the chicken run, so hopefully we won’t have any more trouble with foxes!

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: backyard chickens, chicken coops, chickens, construction, dog, ducks, fox, muscovy duck, predators

Fox In The Henhouse!

May 10, 2011 by Darren

Sad news today – a fox got into the chicken run overnight and took some of the flock.

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: backyard chickens, chicken coops, chickens, fox, homestead, predators

Weekly Roundup – Amazing Chicken Coop, Backyard Aquaponics

January 28, 2011 by Darren

How to build an automatic chicken coop door opener, the world’s fanciest chicken coop, Kiama Community Garden’s new blog, backyard aquaponics, and Fresh the movie.

Posted in: Weekly Roundup Tagged: backyard aquaponics, chicken coops, chickens, Fresh By Nature, Jamberoo Community Growers, sustainability, weekly roundup

Weekly Roundup – Wood Pallets and Swales

January 16, 2011 by Darren

How to dismantle wooden shipping pallets and use them to build sheds, chicken coops, animal shelters and other useful structures. Also how to dig swales, and an indoor farm in Tokyo.

Posted in: Weekly Roundup Tagged: chicken coops, swales, wooden pallets

Permaculture Chicken Mansion

January 3, 2011 by Darren

Photos and a description of a very cleverly designed chicken coop.

Posted in: Keeping Animals, Permaculture, Water Tagged: backyard chickens, chicken coops, pests, predators, rainwater collection

Chicken Tractor Lifting Handles

July 24, 2010 by Darren

The chicken tractor I built with my father a couple of years ago is still going strong. Since moving to Jamberoo we’ve been using it to build garden beds – we place it where we want the bed, leave it there for a few weeks until the grass has been cleared, then move it along … [Read more…]

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: chicken ark, chicken coops, chicken tractor, chickens, garden beds, jamberoo

Where To Buy Chicken Tractors

January 5, 2009 by Darren

I previously posted a list of online resources I found useful (for both plans and inspiration) when designing our chicken tractor, but I got a lot of emails asking where people could buy chicken tractors. Not everyone has the time (or tools!) to build something from scratch. You can buy chickens tractors in two main … [Read more…]

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: chicken ark, chicken coops, chicken tractor, chooks

Keeping Cows In The City?

December 2, 2008 by Darren

The Sydney Morning Herald’s “Good Living” supplement today has an article about [HerdShare](http://www.herdshare.com) and [Rentachook](http://www.rentachook.com), titled [City folk find a milky way](http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/good-living/city-folk-find-a-milky-way/2008/12/02/1227979978585.html). **HerdShare** runs out of Byron Bay, and facilitates a scheme designed to get around Australian regulations that prohibit the sale of raw (unpasteurised) milk. Instead of buying your milk at retail, you instead … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food, Keeping Animals Tagged: backyard chickens, byron bay, chicken ark, chicken coops, chicken tractor, chickens, chooks, dairy cows, dairy farmers, farmers, point-of-lay hens, raw milk, sydney morning herald, unpasteurised milk

Chicken Ark Plans

November 17, 2008 by Darren

Links to free chicken ark plans, commercial plans, and numerous sources of inspiration for your own chicken ark designs.

Posted in: Keeping Animals Tagged: backyard chickens, chicken ark, chicken coops, chicken tractor, chickens, construction, DIY, poultry housing

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