The homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres encourage chickens to lay eggs in nesting boxes through behavioral training and coop design.

Before you do, you will want to have a good coop to help keep your feathered friends comfortable and safe. Whether you choose to make one yourself or buy a pre-made kit, these handy structures are the ...

When Bay Area designers Kevin McElroy and Matthew Wolpe of Just Fine Design/Build unveiled their mod chicken coop Chick-in-a-Box at a 2010 Maker Faire, they thought they were on to something. Chickens ...

Layer birds resting in the wooden cages. Photo by George Katongole. Rose Akol, a poultry farmer in Kakira has found a new way to reduce labour at her farm by using wooden nesting boxes for her layers.