Creating the Hen Pen

Barastoc Poultry Junior Scholarship, Caring for Poultry, Coops

So you’ve decided to become a chicken parent… congratulations! If you want to prevent parasites, predators and disease in your backyard beauties, take a look at how best to design your poultry pen! All chicken breeds have been bred from a few wild fowl, one of which is the Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus).  As its name suggests, this chicken loved hanging out within the rich jungle undergrowth during the day, coming out into unprotected clearings for brief foraging periods.  What can this tell us about our cage setup? 

Moving with Chooks

Barastoc Poultry Junior Scholarship, Coops

Recently my wife and I bought our first property in a small country town near Toowoomba Qld. We were very excited to have our own place that we could finally fill with all of the animals that we have accrued and have had at other family members place. Moving a house load of possessions is one thing, however moving over 100 chickens and ducks was no small feat.