Goat proof chicken feeder

My chickens and goats share a yard and shed, which is a nice arrangement, because the goats keep predators away from the chickens. I thought I'd share the...

I was asked to take in some wayward goats and I was wholly unprepared for their insatiable appetite for destruction and chicken food. I tried a few...

We just built a goat/chicken "palace" and thought that we had the two pretty well separated, but our sneaky little Chloe does any thing and everything to...

I was pretty turned off of fermented feed because of going out multiple times a day to dish it up for the birds. I have two flocks and two coops, 2 to...

Chickens and goats can live together with proper preparation and plans to integrate them safely. Issues to address include housing, pasture sharing vs rotating, feed, dung, and general safety of all animals. Here are 11+ tips to make keeping chickens and goats together doable. #goats #chickens #homesteading

As if it's not hard enough to keep the adult Nigerian goats out of the coop, now I have dwarf kids. A couple days ago they realized they can get a meal in...

I designed a "chicken chute" and Pete hammered it together for me. So far we think its working. The idea is the chickens drop down into it and crawl through the tunnel to get out. The goats are too...

Sometimes it almost feels like my girls get the most attention on the homestead. That is however not accurate, they just allow me to experiment a lot more with a few different new ideas. After the last attempt at the diy chicken coop sanitizer, later on this week I want to have a go at

This is surely the simplest chicken feeder ever! This DIY PVC Feeder is a must for your chicken coop, which helps preventing chickens scooping the feed out of the feeder and it’s so easy to make. This will make your life so much easier and save money, cool? (Image: Backyard Chickens) Let’s go further to […]

Sharing our family's experiences in raising various breeds of chickens. We also share our gardening experiences as a journal from year to year.

Goat proof chicken coop entrance (poop door). Made in a L-shape. update, several years later -- This has worked so well.

We just built a goat/chicken "palace" and thought that we had the two pretty well separated, but...

This is very clever. I went an bought 45 gallon storage container today at Walmart to experiment with Mine has a couple of issues tht I need to address...

http://lifeonahomestead.com/launch This is what I'm aiming to have up for our new flock. I bet there's a way I can make it for chicks too. Hmmmmm....

Garbage can no-waste feeder

A rodent proof chicken feeder is one way to keep rats out of run.

We've compared the best chicken feeders on the market; these are our findings! Find out which feeder is our best buy, best budget, best rodent-proof, best for large flocks, and best portable!

This started out to be a rodent free feeder (had a bad mouse problem with my old feeder). After first installing it, the chickens made sure it was always...