The idea is you move a chicken tractor across your pasture (or backyard) every day, or every few days, so your flock constantly has fresh vegetation to forage in. Chickens like to eat the tender tips ...

Chicken tractors (or chicken arks, as they’re known elsewhere) are small coop-and-run combos that make it easy for you to integrate chickens into a vegetable garden or yard. Although you can buy ...

Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

Shannon Hickman and Jerry Hickman made a “winter palace,” and a mobile chicken tractor, wherein the poultry pets feed and fertilize the lawn. The two decided to raise chickens when they became ...

A 10-by-10-foot chain-link dog run is the perfect size to comfortably house six chickens. Make a dog kennel chicken tractor that’s easy to assemble and move, and sturdy enough to keep your flock ...

Raising chickens in your backyard can be incredibly rewarding, regardless of whether you're doing it for fresh eggs, pest control, or simply the joy of having feathered companions. But before you ...