Chicken coops with a difference ... John Wright of Modern Coops in Portland, Oregon (USA) has come up with a great idea building coops from recycled materials.  You can see his website www.moderncoops.com for more photos.

New member registrations have been out of action for a few days, we have now fixed the problem and made some changes to the registration process.  New members will receive an email containing an activation link.  Once the activation link is clicked, the new membership will be listed for admin approval.  Admin approval is usually granted within a few hours, however at times it can take from 1-2 days, depending on current workload.

Sharon, Chooknet Admin

Congratulations to number 8 Princess Amber from heatherfeather winning our first photo competition for 2013! Heatherfeather wins a $25 voucher from Aussie Chooks & Incubators.

The entries were so good I have decided to award a second and third prize of a fridge magnet each.  Second place is No 6 - Ninja Chick from chookboyandchookgirl and third place is 03 That's Cute from notanother chook.

Congratulations too to all other entries for making the finals, and making it a great competition.

The finalists photos can be viewed from the Photo Competition Finals page

The final few have been selected, and online voting for our latest photo competition is now open!

Voting will be open ... until 12 midnight Wednesday WST (Perth time)  The voting system ensures a maximum of one vote per day, per person so get as much support as you can from friends and family.  Click on the link at the top of the page "Photo Competition Voting Page"

Good luck everyone!

Sharon, Chooknet Admin

Our first photo competition for 2013 has now closed ... thank-you for the many great entries!  Up for grabs is a $25 voucher from one of our great sponsors, Aussie Chooks & Incubators.  Judging is now in progress, the final numbers will be chosen and online voting will be in place very soon ... stay tuned!

BTW ... Aussie Chooks & Incubators can freight most of their products anywhere in Australia!

Sharon, Chooknet Admin

Last day for entries for our current photo competition is 31st of January!  We have a great selection of entries so far ... if you haven't yet got your entry in, now is the time!  The theme is "Cute & Cuddly" for more information on how to enter click here for the page.  Happy snapping!