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Mini Rent-A-Coop | Spring Chick Program
Spring Mini Chick Rental Program
Pick up March-May, 2026
Enjoy this opportunity to raise baby chicks at home with out the long term commitment of keeping chickens. This program does typically sell out.
How it works:
Chicks are available while supplies last. Purchase 4 chicks and choose your pick up date.
Decide a warm spot where you would like to keep your chicks, laundry room, bathroom, mud room, then set up a box to be their home. (Tips below)
March 20- May 1st :We will be open for you to pickup on your scheduled pickup date - we will confirm times with you directly.
Have fun raising these little peeps in your home until your rental time is up!
— Interested in our full summer Rent-A-Coop Program? See our other listing for info and reservations! —
Pricing:
4 chicks & all necessary supplies for $80.00 plus tax & fees.
Included Supplies:
Chicks
Brooder (roughly 2.5ft by 2 ft box)
Feed + Feed Container
Waterer
Bedding
Care Booklet
Chick Details:
4 mixed breed chicks, hatched within a week of your pickup date!
Chick Raising Tips:
So, you have some cute little fuzzballs… what now? The main things to attend to for the first 14 days:
housing
temperature
food and water
cleanliness
Chicks should be kept indoors (or in a heated brooder) until they have their feathers, about 5-8 weeks - this is where you get to do the fun part; Snuggling them indoors until they’re ready to graduate outdoors!
Brooders
The chicks’ first home is called a “brooder.” This little box is a safe and clean house for them, suitable for the first few months of life!
Temperature
The brooder can be heated by a heat plate. This is completely fire and child safe! There are no exposed heating elements or bulbs. This heat plate can be raised as the chicks grow and needs to remain plugged in at all times.
Water
Clean, fresh water must ALWAYS be available to your chicks — chicks drink a LOT of water.
Feeders and Feeding
Even baby chicks will naturally scratch at their food, so a feeder that (more or less) keeps the food in one place is good. You will be supplied with an age / size appropriate feeder, and the necessary feed to go in it!
The feed is a complete food – no other food is necessary. However, feeding your chicks treats can be fun. After the first week or two, you can give them a worm or a bug or two from your garden to play with and eat. Greens are not recommended because they can cause diarrhea-like symptoms. When droppings are loose, a condition may develop called “pasting up,’ where droppings stick to the vent area and cease to drop. Check the chicks for pasting often – if you see it, clean off the vent area (you can use a moist towel or even some mineral oil).
Play Time
Chicks are insatiably curious – after the first week or two, they can be put outside for short periods of time if the temperature is warm. They MUST be watched at this age, however. Chicks can move fast, squeeze into small spaces, and are helpless against a variety of predators, including the family dog or cat. If they have bonded to you (the first large thing a baby chicks sees is forever its mama), they will follow you around. Chickens become fond of their owners; some will come when you call them (and some won’t).
Spring Mini Chick Rental Program
Pick up March-May, 2026
Enjoy this opportunity to raise baby chicks at home with out the long term commitment of keeping chickens. This program does typically sell out.
How it works:
Chicks are available while supplies last. Purchase 4 chicks and choose your pick up date.
Decide a warm spot where you would like to keep your chicks, laundry room, bathroom, mud room, then set up a box to be their home. (Tips below)
March 20- May 1st :We will be open for you to pickup on your scheduled pickup date - we will confirm times with you directly.
Have fun raising these little peeps in your home until your rental time is up!
— Interested in our full summer Rent-A-Coop Program? See our other listing for info and reservations! —
Pricing:
4 chicks & all necessary supplies for $80.00 plus tax & fees.
Included Supplies:
Chicks
Brooder (roughly 2.5ft by 2 ft box)
Feed + Feed Container
Waterer
Bedding
Care Booklet
Chick Details:
4 mixed breed chicks, hatched within a week of your pickup date!
Chick Raising Tips:
So, you have some cute little fuzzballs… what now? The main things to attend to for the first 14 days:
housing
temperature
food and water
cleanliness
Chicks should be kept indoors (or in a heated brooder) until they have their feathers, about 5-8 weeks - this is where you get to do the fun part; Snuggling them indoors until they’re ready to graduate outdoors!
Brooders
The chicks’ first home is called a “brooder.” This little box is a safe and clean house for them, suitable for the first few months of life!
Temperature
The brooder can be heated by a heat plate. This is completely fire and child safe! There are no exposed heating elements or bulbs. This heat plate can be raised as the chicks grow and needs to remain plugged in at all times.
Water
Clean, fresh water must ALWAYS be available to your chicks — chicks drink a LOT of water.
Feeders and Feeding
Even baby chicks will naturally scratch at their food, so a feeder that (more or less) keeps the food in one place is good. You will be supplied with an age / size appropriate feeder, and the necessary feed to go in it!
The feed is a complete food – no other food is necessary. However, feeding your chicks treats can be fun. After the first week or two, you can give them a worm or a bug or two from your garden to play with and eat. Greens are not recommended because they can cause diarrhea-like symptoms. When droppings are loose, a condition may develop called “pasting up,’ where droppings stick to the vent area and cease to drop. Check the chicks for pasting often – if you see it, clean off the vent area (you can use a moist towel or even some mineral oil).
Play Time
Chicks are insatiably curious – after the first week or two, they can be put outside for short periods of time if the temperature is warm. They MUST be watched at this age, however. Chicks can move fast, squeeze into small spaces, and are helpless against a variety of predators, including the family dog or cat. If they have bonded to you (the first large thing a baby chicks sees is forever its mama), they will follow you around. Chickens become fond of their owners; some will come when you call them (and some won’t).