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 ...

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 ...

In this video, I show you how I connected our mobile chicken tractor to a raised garden bed to create a simple system where the hens weed, till, and fertilize the soil — saving me hours of labor. It’s ...

Mobile coops are a great way to keep a few chickens in a small space, while still allowing them to graze. After reading many of your chicken and egg articles, my 13-year-old daughter designed this ...

Michele McAlum of Smoky Mountain Chicken Tractor wheels out a chicken coop with a 8-foot run Friday, June 10, 2016, in West Knox County. McAlum and her husband, Keith, make top quality, custom-built ...

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 ...