Phoebe's Chooks - Meet the Chicken Flock!
Hello chicken keepers! I absolutely love meeting the keepers and chooks that have joined our Backyard Chicken Coops community and taken home one of our coops....
Mother Hen Tips - Banish Those Pesky Pests!
Hello chicken keepers! When it comes to poultry lice, poultry mites and poultry pests in general prevention really is way easier than a cure. One...
The Free-range Chicken Lifestyle
Hello chicken keepers! I love being able to keep free-range chickens. It gives me great joy to know my hens are happy and healthy and...
Rada's Chooks - Meet the Chicken Flock!
Hello chicken keepers! A great part of our work at Backyard Chicken Coops is meeting the keepers and chooks that have joined our community and...
Mother Hen Tips - Easy Chook Treats
Hello chicken keepers! Anyone who has met a chook knows they are VERY food motivated. Need your hens to settle into the coop for the night?...
Chooks for Kids!
Hello chicken keepers! If you’re considering getting a pet for your children, forget that old tradition of the cat or the dog, and think ‘chickens’...
Mother Hen Tips - Predator Prevention
Hello chicken keepers! Keeping chooks isn’t all fun and games. As chicken keepers we’re responsible for the health and wellbeing of our feathery flocks. That...
So Fresh and So Clean!
Hello chicken keepers! Coop cleaning: it’s a dirty job but someone’s gotta do it! But if you’re trying to make the coop nice and comfy...
Lovely Laying Ladies!
Hello chicken keepers! My, my, isn’t this a bright idea? The biggest reason many people keep chickens is for the eggs (until they get to...
Community Chooks!
Hello chicken keepers! A little while ago we visited the chookies at the Logan Hyperdome Community Garden! The garden includes veggie patches, flower beds, gardening...
DE is the Bee's Knees!
Hello chicken keepers! It’s the height of mite and lice season, but if you’re living in fear of these pesky pests, let me introduce you...
Cute Keets and Guinea Fowl Deets!
Hello chicken keepers! If you keep up with all the latest chicken chatter, you’ll know that Guinea Fowl are all the rage right now. When...
Time For Some Roo-mance!
Hello chicken keepers! It’s the year of the rooster, let's hear it from the boys! Prepare for the cutest rooster crow you’ve ever heard! SQUEE! :P...
An ACV a Day Keeps the Vet Away!
Hello chicken keepers! We’ve already chatted about herbs, and this week I wanted to share with you one of my absolute favourite supplement for chook...
Crackers for Cackleberries!
Hello chicken keepers! If you’re anything like me, then one of the biggest joys of owning chooks comes every breakfast time - when you dish...
Healthy Herbs for Happy Hens!
Hello chicken keepers! Keeping hens healthy is the utmost concern of the responsible keeper. Ensuring that your girls stay happy and flappy means more eggs,...
I Believe Chooks Can Fly!
Hello chicken keepers! It’s not something a lot of people think about - but chooks have wings for a reason! Look at these girls fly:...
Pesky Summer Pests and Parasites
Hello chicken keepers! Summer is the prime time of the year for mites, lice and other nasties to cause problems for your poultry. We are...
2017 - Year of the Chook!
Hello chicken keepers! 2017 is here! Happy New Year to you and your chooks! Still haven’t started your flock yet? I am on a mission...
Summertime Chickens!
Hello chicken keepers! It’s well and truly summertime and the livin’ ain’t easy in the coop! We’ve been chatting to lots of backyard chicken keepers...
Welcome to the Chook Coop!
Hello chicken keepers! My name is Kassandra and I am the Mother Hen at Backyard Chicken Coops. Welcome to The Chook Coop! I have been...
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