How do I keep rodents out of my coop? 8 ways to keep rats & mice out of your chicken coop, and 3 suggestions if they have already moved in!

Predator-proofing a chicken coop is essential for keeping your chickens safe from common predators such as foxes, raccoons, hawks, and even neighborhood dogs and cats. Read more to find out a list of 30 ways to predator proof your backyard chicken coop.

When the cold weather arrives, mice start looking for a warm safe spot to spend the winter. Don't make your chicken coop their home.

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

goodlife_permaculture on Instagram: How to make a weather proof and rodent resistant chook feeder! I’ve tried so many chook feeders over the years and this is the only one…

Here in peri urban Hobart we have to stay on top of managing rodents and birds getting into our chicken’s feed. Over the years we’ve tried lots of different designs and none of them have worked as well as we needed. Enter this beauty. While trawling the world wide web I stumbled across this design […]

Where there are chickens, there are flies. Find out which products do and don't work when you're trying to rid your chicken coop of flies.

Are you looking for ways to predator proof your chicken coop? You want to think about digging animals, overhead predators, and burrowing critters, too.