Chicken Rentals
Rental includes:
- 2-6 Hens (prices vary)
- Chicken Tractor- this is a coop on wheels that can be moved around your yard so that the hens never need to roam free. Holds everything in one unit.
- Feeder & Waterer
- Nesting boxes & material
- 50 lbs bag(s) of organic feed (amount varies by package)
- Personalized handbook with everything you'll need to know about your hens and their care.
More about Ladie's Chicks
My name is Diedre and I have been raising chickens for about 7 years. Owning chickens is a stress reliever for me. I enjoy spending my evenings relaxing on the patio with a glass of wine watching the chickens search for bugs in the yard.
I mainly raise all types of chickens, from heritage to hybrids. Each has their own usefulness, it's just important to find what works best for you.
Dali is one of my first chickens. She is an Easter Egger, a hybrid chicken named for the colorful eggs they lay. Chickens can have a life expectancy of 4-10+ years, depending on their breed and environment.
Heritage chickens breeds are those that are recognized by The American Poultry Association (APA). These are the standard breeds found in America today. Hybrids are chickens crossed to create a specific trait.
I choose my chickens based on uniqueness and the color of egg they lay. I have both Heritage and Hybrid chicken breeds.
Snowball is a Silkie, they are a type of bantam (small) breed that are the best brooders (hatching eggs) around. I love bantams because they are so unique, but they are difficult to keep in a confined area, great escape artists.
In the spring when everyone is laying, I have an abundance of eggs. Chickens can lay one egg every 18-26 hours at their peak, depending on breed type. Chickens also do not lay year round. Most will stop laying for a month or so in the fall if they are molting or in the winter as the daylight hours shortens.
I purchase or hatch chickens every 4 months, this helps to keep the eggs coming year round. Just as an older hen is stopping egg production in the fall because of molting, the chicks from the spring begin laying.
I keep my chickens in a run that is safe for most of the day, but almost every evening I let them roam free to help my garden stay pest free. I do the evenings because they will always return to the coop to roost for the night.
Most of today's chickens breeds do not tend to brood, but that instinct is there so you never know who will get the urge to be a momma. I allow all my broody hens to sit and hatch as they please.
Chickens can become very tame. It's all about how much you interact with them. I try to spend as much time with the chicks I buy, but the chicks hatched by my hens tend to be more wild.
Each hen lays an unique egg, no two are alike. I usually know which hen lays which egg simple because I have a rainbow of breeds.
Ladie's Chicks ~ meridian, tx
For more information email: ladieschicks@gmail.com