"Then, enter the prairie chicken," Ross said ... The grant helped purchase wood for 500 wood duck nest boxes, Ross said. The community of supporters didn't end there. Volunteers with the WWA ...

With egg prices skyrocketing, more and more people are thinking about getting their own chickens. In fact, a recent study by Eden Emerald Buyers Agents found that searches for chicken coop plans ...

Layer birds resting in the wooden cages. Photo by George Katongole ... Akol says that one can use rejected eggs and place them in a nest box to give the chicken a hint that the boxes are the ...

For 14 years, I've been maintaining and monitoring a dozen or so wood duck nesting boxes I placed on my property south of Brainerd. Wood ducks, as well as other cavity-nesting species such as ...

Add one nesting box for every four hens. Stoltzfus recommends building chicken coops close enough ... be at least 1 foot off ...

The wood duck is one of seven species of North American ducks that regularly nest in natural cavities. The others are the hooded and common mergansers, common and Barrow’s goldeneyes ...

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and wood duck boxes. Wood ducks evolved to nest in tree cavities, but as large swaths of bottomland timber was cleared and swamps drained, natural tree ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Winter is prime time for maintenance of wood duck nest boxes. Not only have the birds migrated to southern locations, but frozen waters ...

Frank is helping in leading efforts to maintain dozens of duck boxes around Lake Juliette. These simple yet essential structures provide female wood ducks with safe spaces to nest and raise their ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. A huge factor in wood duck population spikes is the erection of nest boxes on an epic scale. This duck is one of seven species of North ...