We have owned chickens for 12 years. We have tried different feeders and waters. This list contains products that has allowed us to have systems in place for our backyard chickens. This is what has worked for us from chicks, to eggs!
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Chicks first
Run and coup construction!
Once they have a run and a coup
Eggs
Chicks first
Where they will live in your house or garage as chicks
Intelligent Brooder Box for Chicks & Birds
Chicks need to eat good stuff!
Manna Pro Medicated Chick Starter Feed 5 lb
One for food and one for water when they are little in one package!
Chicken Feeder & 1L Waterer Set - Purple
If your brooder doesn’t have a heat lamp. Or if you need additional heat when they get a little bigger and you move them to the garage.
Woods Clamp Lamp Light 150W Aluminum Reflector
I would get a 2 pack just in case a light goes out so you have an extra on hand!
LUCKY HERP 250W Red Infrared Heat Lamp, 2 Pack
The chicks need soft bedding. If you have any left over you can use it in nesting boxes.
31OZ Sukh Aspen Shavings Chicken Bedding
Love that you can collapse this for storage after the chicks have gotten larger and moved out to their coup and run!
Brooder Box for Chick Starter Kit - Red
Keep the chicks healthy and avoid pasty butt!
Equerry's Flock PRO Chick Boost Probiotic 8oz
Run and coup construction!
If you are building your own run this is what you want to surround the run with. This keeps predators out and chickens in! It also allows you to feed them treats through the fence!
Chicken Wire - The Home Depot
So cute and gives them a little shaded spot under the coup! Perfect for 2-4 chickens!
GOJOOASIS 80" Wooden Chicken Coop w/Run
If you are building your run, you want to use treated wood for the boards on the ground. This will help them to last longer and not breakdown from the elements as quickly.
AC2® 2 x 4 x 8' #2 Prime Ground Contact Green Pressure Treated ...
Once they have a run and a coup
If you have 8-15 chickens or are gone for long periods of time or too busy during the week you check food! This is great and will get you weekend to weekend!
Grandpas Feeders 20 lbs Rat Proof Chicken Feeder
Protects your food from mice and from the chickens making a mess for the mice!
Grandpas Standard Automatic Feeder
Best waterer that will stand up to elements year round and last longer!
FARM-TUFF 5 Gallon Galvanized Poultry Waterer
We love the flexible nature of the heater because our run is on rocks. So this can flex on the rocks a little and keep the metal warm!
Hortsun 120v 35w Chicken Water Heater Pad
Get a heavy duty storage tub that you can keep extra bags of chicken feed in! This way critters can’t get in and eat a corner of the bag, and you always have extra on hand.
HDX - Storage Containers - The Home Depot
Eggs
Fresh eggs do not need to be kept in the fridge but you do want to make sure to use older eggs first so they don’t get too old.
Spiral Egg Holder - Amazon.com
We use these for travel and storage in the fridge when needed. In the spring chickens lay lots of eggs and we store them to use all summer. Fresh eggs can store for 3 months in the fridge.
