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Help I Bought A Chicken!
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items Let get your chicken farming started. Places I go and things I use for my DirtyDozen Chickens. So you too can benefit from the value of owning chickens.
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Baby Chick Needs
Chicken Run
Chicken Food & Water
Places To Shop
Packaging & Storage
Summer Time!
Baby Chick Needs
The best kit for chicks.
RentACoop Big Red Barn Chick Brooder Kit
I prefer Flake shaves for bedding.
I also use this instead of egg mats sometimes when I can’t find egg mats available at Tractor Supply?
Tractor Supply Flake Premium Pine Shavings, 8 cu. ft. at Tractor Supply Co
Need with Chicks to keep them warm till they get hen feathers.
JobSmart 250 W Adjustable Clamp Brooder Light with Switch, 10.5 in. at Tractor Supply Co
Chicks Lightbulb
Producer's Pride 250W Red Heat Bulbs, 120V, 2 pk. at Tractor Supply Co
Chicks Starter Kit
ImPECKables Starter Poultry Kit at Tractor Supply Co
Chicken Run
Great Chicken Cage to keep your chickens safe at night.
CAMMOO Metal Chicken Coop with Run 9.8x6.6ft
Replaced my wire on my cage for this chicken wire. It’s smaller boxes so smaller predators like mice can’t get in your chicken run.
Land Guard 1/2in 19G Hardware Cloth 48x100ft
Works Great for My 6 Chickens.
Large Chicken Coop for 4-6 Chickens, 6 Nesting Boxes, Weatherproof Hen House
Great Egg Pads!
ImPECKables Nest Box Pads at Tractor Supply Co
I use sand in my chicken run because it keeps the area dry, clean, and odor-free.
Don’t forget to rinse before use!
Quikrete 50 lb. All-Purpose Sand 115251
This is Great Bedding during the Rainy Seasons!
The pellets soak up moister well and expand in great mulch for easy clean.
Tractor Supply Pelletized Bedding for Horses and Small Animals, 40 lb. at Tractor Supply Co
Must Buy!
I use it for my chickens dust bath! My chickens love to dust around in it and I love that it’s drys out bugs and keeps my chickens feathers and skins bugs free.
There are so many more household uses for this and it’s safe around your do...
Diatomaceous Earth Food-Grade Supplement Powder for Humans and Pets, 20 lb., 20 lb. at Tractor Supply Co
Chicken Food & Water
Chicken Food Comes in Pellets and Crumble. I prefer pellets with adult hens and crumble for chicks.
Producer's Pride 16% Layer Pelleted Chicken Feed, 50 lb. Bag, 50 lb at Tractor Supply Co
Great Water Feeder!
Holds 5-6Gallons of Water
Harris Farms Large Flock 6.25 Gal Poultry Drinker
Great Chicken Feeder!
Helps minimize the feeder mess in the chicken run.
40LB Rat Proof Metal Chicken Feeder, 6 Ports
My chickens love impeckable blends and I can see everything in it and there tons of variety for my chickens different seasons.
ImPECKables Immunity Support Blend Chicken Treats, 5 lb., 5 lb at Tractor Supply Co
A great way to boost their immune system, aid digestion, and help them stay warm in the winter.
Organic Ground Ginger, 14oz Jar
Can help balance gut pH, promote digestion, and keep waterers cleaner.
Bragg Organic Raw Apple Cider Vinegar 32oz
Used to boost immunity, support digestion, and deter parasites!
To prepare it, crush 1-4 fresh, raw garlic cloves and add them to 1 gallon of drinking water.
Garlic Bag Organic, 3 Ounce
Amazon Has the Best Buy For Bugs unless you harvest your own.
Supreme Grubs Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae 10lb
When picking a feed I always look for the brand with the highest amount of natural protein.
This is a Great Feed it has 20% Protein in it. Perfect for egg laying chickens.
My feed blend is…
A bag of high protein feed 20% plus, oatmeal, dried cor...
Nutrena NatureWise All Flock Pelleted Poultry Feed, 40 lb. Bag at Tractor Supply Co
A live, Dried, And/Or Natural from the Garden. Chickens Love Bugs and there are never too many!
Flies, Mealworms, Beetles, Roaches. They are all great to chickens!
Bugs help make for better tasting and darker yellow yolks with your eggs.
The hi...
Flock Party Mealworm Poultry Treats, 5 lb at Tractor Supply Co
Places To Shop
A Good Place to Grab Feed or Bedding! They also Have Chickens Available!
Tractor Supply Company
The Best Place to go for Feed, Animals or Knowledge on starting your own farm or raising farm animals.
Rancho Vet Tack Feed & Supply,Inc
Online One Spot Shop for all your chicken needs.
Amazon.com: Amazon Prime
Packaging & Storage
My Favorite Egg Holder for storing my farm fresh eggs in the fridge or in my cabinet.
It makes storage for eggs way safer from other object in your fridge. While still being easier to get to!
Definitely Recommend!
theaoo Automatic Rolling Egg Holder, 2 Pack
Looking for cute egg storage on the counter!
I love this one!
Red Shed 14 in. Chicken Coop Egg Holder, 30 Egg Capacity, 14 in.,Cream at Tractor Supply Co
This a great starter pack with 6 chickens for the spring.
There is 24 cartons for 6 eggs.
It’s comes with 6 fun designs. That I really enjoy.
It makes gifting and sharing eggs with others fun.
10/10 Recommend.
ImPECKables 6-Egg Printed Paper Egg Cartons, 24 pk. at Tractor Supply Co
Summer Time!
Summer Time is here!
Keep the girls cool with a simple small pool!
Then Grab the Square Bricks from around the yard!*Dont forget to rinse Bricks first*Then fill the pool an inch above the bricks.
To keep the water cooler longer freeze old water ...
Bluescape 36" Blue Wading Kiddie Pool, Age 2 & up, Unisex
PaverStone are great to put in water during the summer time.
They help keep your chicken cool and reduces stress.
Pavestone 12 in. x 12 in. x 1.5 in. Pewter Square Concrete Step Stone 71200
Toys & Enrichment
Roosting Bars are important for Sleep. They sleep off the ground to avoid predators.
Large Chicken Roosting Bars with 2 Swings