Guides & Checklists
From a first three-hen coop to a fully automated backyard setup. Each one curates the best picks across our guides for a specific situation.
First Flock Starter Kit
Everything a first-time backyard chicken keeper needs on day one: a solid coop, feed and water gear, nesting boxes, roosting bars and clean bedding.
Chick Brooding Kit
The full brooder setup for day-old chicks: brooder box, heat plate, chick-sized feeders and waterers, a reliable thermometer and safe bedding.
Predator Proofing Kit
Harden the coop and run against raccoons, foxes and digging predators with hardware cloth, netting, deterrent lights, real latches and a camera.
Winter Flock Kit
Keep hens laying through the cold: coop insulation, heated waterers, safe supplemental heat, working vents, deep bedding and winter electrolytes.
Summer Heat Kit
Get a backyard flock through a heat wave with shaded run space, covers, cool drinking water on demand, dust bathing spots and heat-friendly footing.
Low Maintenance Automation Kit
Automate the daily chicken chores with an auto coop door, bulk feeders that waste nothing, roll-away nest boxes and a clean nipple water line.
Egg Handling and Selling Kit
Collect, clean, store and sell backyard eggs properly with cartons, washing tools, storage baskets, a collecting apron and clean roll-away boxes.
Small Backyard Three Hen Setup
A complete three-hen setup for a small yard: a right-sized coop or tractor, a compact run, an easy ramp, nesting pads and a treat dispenser.
Coop Cleaning Kit
Cut coop cleanout from an afternoon to ten minutes with poop trays, the right bedding, poultry-safe cleaners, odor control and sealed feed storage.
Flock Health Kit
Be ready before a bird gets sick with first aid supplies, mite and lice treatments, electrolytes, grit and calcium feeders and a good reference book.
Free Range Setup
Range your flock safely with movable tractors, portable electric netting, hawk deterrents and a walk-in or large coop to come home to at night.
Gift Guide for Chicken Keepers
Gifts backyard chicken keepers actually use: good books, treats and dispensers, an egg collecting apron, an incubator and a complete chick starter kit.