2020 was the year of the chicken. Specifically, it was the year of the baby chicken, purchased in late March by people who suddenly found themselves with more time on their hands, newfound concern ...

The price of eggs keeps going up; if you enjoy a fresh omelette or scramble, you may be considering getting your own chickens. Before you do, you will want to have a good coop, which will help keep ...

When Bay Area designers Kevin McElroy and Matthew Wolpe of Just Fine Design/Build unveiled their mod chicken coop Chick-in-a-Box at a 2010 Maker Faire, they thought they were on to something. Chickens ...

Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. If you made a list of things that need to be redesigned and updated for the smart-tech era, it might ...

In Episode 201 of Mother Earth News and Friends, Jessica Mitchell and Kenny Coogan talk about the essential features every coop needs to keep your chickens safe as well as some ways to build your ...

After moving to a house in the country, we decided that we’d like to get some chickens. We needed a coop that would keep predators out, shelter the birds from the elements, and provide a convenient ...

More than 13 million homeowners raise backyard chickens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and that number is expected to grow over the next several years. You can rear chickens in ...

There are hundreds of designs out there for chicken coops – from super simple boxes to elaborate $100k fantasy hen mansions. But not all chicken coops are created equally – and Peter Strzebniok, ...

All over town, folks are doing the chicken dance. Last weekend’s Tour de Coops proved that — check out our slideshow if you missed it. Now you have a chance to show off your design skills in the ...