These hog rings hold the portable chicken pen together. Photo courtesy MATTHEW T. STALLBAUMER 4 / 4. Chickens that have access to fresh pasture produce safer, tastier and more nutritious eggs.

Undaunted, Long next designed an ultra-sturdy coop, MOTHER’s Mighty Chicken-Mobile, in 2011’s Build an Affordable, Portable and Predator-Proof Chicken Coop.It’s sized to fit on a raised ...

About a quarter-century ago, American farmer Joel Salatin pioneered a portable chicken coop that allowed chickens to graze on new pastures every day. At the time, most chickens were crammed in ...

Founded 12 years ago, Rent the Chicken provides customers with two egg-laying hens, a portable chicken coop, up to 200 pounds of feed, food and water dish and a book on taking care of chickens.