Articles by PatchtoTable

When I got started with backyard chickens, I was excited by the idea of fresh eggs every day and I had this romantic idea of chickens pecking around contently in my garden. But the reality was very different. They trashed more veggie gardens than I would like to remember, turned the chicken run...

A lot of the hassles of chicken keeping are caused by water and the type of waterer equipment you use. Dirty water that needs changing daily, muddy pits, smelly coops and rat infestations. These problems can turn backyard chickens into a huge pain in the ***! But I really don’t think it needs...

Its all to common for people to give up on backyard chickens because of the problems and hassles that can come with it. But a lot of these problems come from how you feed your chickens and the feeder that you use. Chickens are messy eaters and they love to flick and spill their feed...

This feeder improves on other PVC gravity feeder designs by solving these key problems: Mess and wasted feed: The enclosed feeder design and front spill guard eliminates mess and wasted feed Rain getting in the feeder opening: A rain hood keeps the grain dry Keeps pests’ away: Easily seal the...