Farm Infrastructure
Wondering how to build a chicken coop? How to keep your goats from climbing on your car? Or how to create a system to water a massive vegetable garden? Grab a hammer and nails and let's get started.
Fence on the Farm - Types of Fencing
An overview of the types of fencing most commonly used on small farms today and why you'd choose a particular type of fence. Includes maintenance procedures for each option.
An overview of the types of fencing most commonly used on small farms today and why you'd choose a particular type of fence. Includes maintenance procedures for each option.
How to Choose a Chicken Coop: Before you Build or Buy a Chicken Coop
Ready to bring those baby chicks home, but need to build or buy them a chicken coop before they feather in? Never fear. I will help you figure out what you need to know so you can give your chicks a healthy, durable home.
Ready to bring those baby chicks home, but need to build or buy them a chicken coop before they feather in? Never fear. I will help you figure out what you need to know so you can give your chicks a healthy, durable home.
How to Build a Raised Bed - Build and Fill a Raised Bed for Gardening
Learn, step by step, how to build a raised bed to grow plants in. Grow strawberries, tomatoes, or any vegetable in a raised bed. Excellent choice for urban homesteaders needing to conserve space.
Learn, step by step, how to build a raised bed to grow plants in. Grow strawberries, tomatoes, or any vegetable in a raised bed. Excellent choice for urban homesteaders needing to conserve space.
Poly Tape and Poly Wire Fencing
Electric tape or wire fencing, often called poly tape or poly wire, can be an effective temporary fencing solution for many animals on the farm.
Electric tape or wire fencing, often called poly tape or poly wire, can be an effective temporary fencing solution for many animals on the farm.
Electric Net Fencing
Electric net fencing is a popular choice to keep poultry and sheep contained on the farm. Learn the pros and cons and decide for yourself whether electric net fencing is right for your management method.
Electric net fencing is a popular choice to keep poultry and sheep contained on the farm. Learn the pros and cons and decide for yourself whether electric net fencing is right for your management method.
High-Tensile Wire Fencing
High-tensile wire or woven wire fencing can be a low-cost, long-lasting fencing solution for the small farm or homestead. Especially suited to sheep and cattle, it is also useful for horses and goats.
High-tensile wire or woven wire fencing can be a low-cost, long-lasting fencing solution for the small farm or homestead. Especially suited to sheep and cattle, it is also useful for horses and goats.
Woven Wire Fencing
Learn about woven wire fencing, a good choice for many types of livestock on the small farm.
Learn about woven wire fencing, a good choice for many types of livestock on the small farm.
Barbed Wire Fencing
Learn about the pros and cons of barbed wire fencing on the small farm.
Learn about the pros and cons of barbed wire fencing on the small farm.
How to Build a Movable Chicken Coop or Chicken Tractor
Learn how to build a simple chicken tractor or movable coop for your laying hens' needs. What are the essential elements of a design?
Learn how to build a simple chicken tractor or movable coop for your laying hens' needs. What are the essential elements of a design?
How to Raise Pastured Poultry: Electronet and Chicken Tractors
Why keep your lovely hens confined to a coop and fixed run, when they can roam over fresh green grass and eat bugs and grubs to their hearts' content? Learn about the options for pasturing poultry, especially chickens, on the small farm or homestead.
Why keep your lovely hens confined to a coop and fixed run, when they can roam over fresh green grass and eat bugs and grubs to their hearts' content? Learn about the options for pasturing poultry, especially chickens, on the small farm or homestead.
Building a Hoop Coop for Pastured Poultry
Try building this chicken coop out of lightweight cattle panels instead of a more traditional chicken tractor.
Try building this chicken coop out of lightweight cattle panels instead of a more traditional chicken tractor.
Building a Small Chicken Coop
These do-it-yourself plans from Mother Earth News show you how to build a small, inexpensive chicken coop for three to four hens.
These do-it-yourself plans from Mother Earth News show you how to build a small, inexpensive chicken coop for three to four hens.
Construction of High Tensile Wire Fences
Learn the nitty-gritty of constructing a high-tensile wire fence - layout, materials, types of posts, and construction details.
Learn the nitty-gritty of constructing a high-tensile wire fence - layout, materials, types of posts, and construction details.
How to Build a Chicken Coop - 150 Designs
With designs to fit every size need from small, medium, or large to chicken tractors, you're sure to find a winner among these links for photos and how-to plans for chicken coops.
With designs to fit every size need from small, medium, or large to chicken tractors, you're sure to find a winner among these links for photos and how-to plans for chicken coops.