About Us
Coop and Nest is an independent online publication. A hands-on field guide for people who keep a small flock in a real backyard — not a farm. Every article answers one concrete keeping question with numbers you can act on today: square feet per bird, grams of feed, brooder degrees, dollars per month. The scope is deliberately narrow — housing, feeding, hatching, health and seasonal care for a handful of birds — so each answer can carry the conditions that change it (climate, flock size, breed) instead of one figure that fits nobody. The aim is that you can go from thinking about chickens to a healthy, predator-safe, year-round flock without having to guess.
Our Mission
We create useful, practical, and actionable content for Suburban and rural homeowners aged 28-60 with a yard, planning or running a flock of 3-12 hens. Split between first-timers researching before their first chick order (space, cost, legality of the idea in their own head) and second-year keepers hitting their first real problems — mites, molt, a winter cold snap, a hawk, or a broody hen they want to let hatch. Practical, budget-aware, DIY-inclined, often shopping for a coop or incubator while reading. Every guide explains why a method works, so you can adapt it to your own conditions — no clickbait, no filler.
What We Cover
- Starting Your Backyard Flock
- Feeding, Costs & Fresh Eggs
- Chicks, Incubation & Hatching
- Flock Health, Predators & Winter Care
Our Editorial Process
Every article goes through three steps before it reaches you: topic research, drafting with AI assistance, and review by an editor before publication. We update our guides as conditions and recommendations change, and we correct errors as soon as they are reported.
Our Team
- Toby Reed Sutherland — Backyard Flock Editor
Toby Reed Sutherland is a practical-focused editor for small-scale backyard livestock raising. He keeps a small flock in his own residential backyard, rather than running a commercial farm. His field-guide-style articles cover coop building, daily feeding, health observation and neighborhood-friendly management. All his advice fits ordinary household backyards, avoiding large-scale farm-oriented techniques.
Corrections Policy
We take accuracy seriously. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected] and we will review and correct it promptly.
Contact
For feedback, questions, or partnership inquiries, visit our Contact page or email [email protected].