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Duncan's Backyard Henhouses arose in the
Winter of 2008/2009 in
my own backyard in
Vermont. I was doing
construction and
substitute teaching. In
my spare time, I was
pursuing various
agricultural endeavors
with my roommates.
Just in time for
sugaring season, I had
built a maple sugar
shack/chicken coop
duplex from the bones
of an old
swingset. |
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A new
greenhouse went up, and
a chicken tractor was
soon erected to make
use of the abundant
pastureland.There was
magic in the air. Our
landlord was named
Jingles, and he donated
a shed full of wood for
making syrup. He was
sweetly rewarded.
When I was finally
bitten by the recession
and a small motorcycle
accident, I took the
opportunity to make my
hobby my livelihood. I
spent my spring and
summer in the
agricultural
outbuilding business,
building and designing
coops, sheds, and
an addition on a barn. |
When it became clear that I would be moving back to
Vancouver (where I had
spent my university
years and met a lovely
Vancouverite), I
started to wonder what
I would do when I got
there. Lo and behold,
Vancouver was on the
verge of allowing up to
four laying hens per
household. I moved back
to Vancouver in
September 2009 and have
been designing and
building coops, giving
workshops on raising
laying hens, and
helping people lobby
for chickens in their
respective cities.
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