With a name like "chicken wire," you'd think this popular metal fencing product is a bit of a one-trick pony, but it's actually anything but. Sure, you can use chicken wire for building safe ...

A few weeks ago, I was lamenting the fact that I was losing the battle with my local chipmunks. They have been everywhere — eating (or at least taking a bite of) what seems to be everything. Despite ...

You can make wire mesh protectors around the roots of plant starts to keep gophers from damaging your vegetables and ornamental plants. Using 1-inch mesh poultry wire caging material, form the wire ...

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More than 13 million homeowners raise backyard chickens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and that number is expected to grow over the next several years. You can rear chickens in ...

The idea is you move a chicken tractor across your pasture (or backyard) every day, or every few days, so your flock constantly has fresh vegetation to forage in. Chickens like to eat the tender tips ...