Practical guides, build-it-yourself coop plans, and honestly-reviewed gear for raising a happy, healthy flock, from folks who do it every day. Plus farm-fresh eggs when you're local to the Quad Cities.
Everything for the backyard chicken keeper, in one coop.
Everything you need to start a backyard flock, from picking breeds to the coop, feed, and your first eggs. Written from our own coop in Carbon Cliff, IL.
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A printable pack to sell your extra eggs the right way, pricing worksheet, carton label templates, a simple log, and the local-rules checklist.
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A predator-tight, easy-to-clean walk-in coop and run you can build in a weekend. Materials list, dimensions, and the lessons we learned building our own.
Read more →Nest-run eggs from our backyard flock in Carbon Cliff, IL, $4 a dozen, pickup only.