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Chicken care
Recreational activities
Hatching eggs and chicks!🐣 🐥
Security
We had rats and mice that burrowed. We dug a trench around our chicken run and coop and cemented it about a foot deep, as well as attaching the hardware cloth, and no more rats or mice!
Quikrete - Concrete Mix
Once your chicks/chickens are trained to go inside of their coop at night, this is perfect!!!
Manna Pro Harris Farms Automatic Chicken Door
If you love watching your chicks and Chickens as much as me or even just want to keep an eye out for night predators, this is awesome!!!
Coop AI Powered Smart Chicken CoopCam
This stuff has been a life saver for our chicken after we learned the hard way that the cute raccoons hanging around weren’t so cute when it comes to our feathered friends! We covered our coop with it and haven’t had an issue since! They also keep ra...
Hardware Cloth Fencing
Chicken care
This is a must for me having Chickens and raising chicks! It helps them remain hydrated and healthy when temperatures may fluctuate for any reason or duration extreme temperatures. A great example is during the heat wave I am experiencing at this ver...
RECOVER 911 – Severe Stress Probiotic Water Supplement for ...
I mix the layer pellets and scratch grains as well as giving our chickens plenty of time to roam around and forage and other treats
Country Road Layer Poultry Pellet Feed, 50 lb. Bag
Our Chickies absolutely LOVE these! They see me coming with the scoop of them and they come running! 😂
This fan has helped keep the chickens cool in the summer and keep the coop from being so smelly!
22W Solar Powered Fan for Greenhouse and Chicken Coop, 9.8 in. Exhaust ...
Our Chickens Love this and it’s easier to keep clean!
letsFix Chicken Water Cups for PVC Tee (8 Pack)
Okay, Chickens have to scratch around and have dust baths right?!!! Make sure you have the right kind of sand…. Kids play sand can hurt them. We mix this with ash from our firewood and barn lime for our Chickens’ dust baths!
QUIKRETE 0.5-cu ft 50-lb Sand - Concrete Aggregates
Barn lime is a perfect addition to a chicken’s dust bath and coop! It assists in keeping pests at bay and keeping the smells to a minimum! I almost forgot, it’s called barn lime for a reason; if you have other farm animals, it’s great to put in their...
Barn Lime Fertilizer Enhancer, 50 lb.
In all honesty, I don’t use a fancy roll out nest box for my laying hens because I have the time to keep the coops and runs cleaned out frequently. This one is perfect if you have that kind of time! I have the roll out one in another recommendation i...
Poultry Nesting Boxes
These are quite pricey, but they help keep the eggs cleaner so that’s a definite plus!!!
Large (48") Reversible Roll Out Chicken Nest Box (Up To 50 hens)
These work well in the beginning for the chicks as they are growing, but I always upgrade later!
Backyard Barnyard Chicken Roosting Bar Perches for Poultry Coop or Chick ...
If you’re making your own perches for your Chickens this is the perfect size with the 2” side facing upward!
2x3 - Dimensional Lumber
You can plant these in a wooden box made of wood with soil, covered in hardware cloth and as it grows the chickens will be able to only eat whatever has grown past the hardware cloth without scratching away the dirt and seeds! It’s truly a win-win: t...
PlotSpike Forage Oats Deer Food Plot Seed, 50 lb.
In addition to the barn lime, I learned from others that keep farm animals that these work like a charm in keeping the flies away!
LITTLE TREES Car Freshener Vanilla Pride
Recreational activities
I think this one speaks for itself 😂 but my chickens enjoy it as much as enjoy watching them on it!
Chicken Toys, Swings, & Perches
This provides entertainment for the chickens, but I recommend getting more than one if you have a lot of chickens 😆
ImPECKables Snail Hanging Mirror Toy
Depending on what kind of toys you’re looking for, Tractor Supply has a pretty decent selection of toys, perches, and swings to help keep your chickens and chicks occupied and happy!
Chicken Toys, Swings, & Perches
Walmart has a variety pack of toys to help keep chickens occupied through the day as well!
CHICKEN TOYS
Hatching eggs and chicks!🐣 🐥
Dependent upon the amount of chicks you have these water troughs are perfect brooders for raising chicks! I would recommend using only 1 for every 5 or 6 chicks: the 100 gallon size.
Stock Tanks at Tractor Supply Co.
This is what I used for the stock tank brooder
Producer's Pride Chick Brooder Lamp, 6 ft. Cord, 250W
I have not personally used a heat plate for chicks, but have heard they are better than the heat lamp
My Favorite Chicken Square Chick Brooder Heating Plate for 20-25 ...
Red bulbs for heat lamp I used at night… I used the white ones during the day
Producer's Pride 250W Red Heat Bulbs, 120V, 2-Pack
Tractor supply has a variety of incubators available but the best ones in my opinion allow auto turning and allow for the lockdown period at the last few days.
Incubators at Tractor Supply Co.
I use these for our chicks and chickens. They are fairly soft and safe for them to peck at!
Tractor Supply Flake Premium Pine Shavings, 8 cu. ft.
You can shop online for a wide variety of day old chicks if you’re looking to grow your flock or even start a new one!
Shop for hoover's hatchery Chickens at Tractor Supply Co.