We began our adventures in backyard chicken-keeping last summer like so many people during COVID-19. I didn’t know I would soon think of these feathered friends as members of the family.
“Crazy chicken lady” — that’s what they whispered when I walked into the design center where we had our shed built several years ago. I arrived with three pages of specs and the desire to look at least half sane when I said these plans were for a chicken coop. While my design plans were particular, my goals were simple: Incorporate all the things that maximize efficiency, promote a healthy living environment for our chickens and be visually appealing.