Chicken Products, Food, Snack/Treat, and Advise.

06/05/2026

Here is a nice list of chicken stuff, hehe:

Chick Feed: Manna Pro Chick Starter
Chicken Feed for Layers: Manna Pro Layer, pellet
Treats:
- Tractor Supply store, you can find goodies there for them;
- Local animal feed stores;
- Fresh, live mealworms from Rainbow Mealworm located in Los Angeles and shipping is available. Affordable and dependable. They also carry wax worm , which all the hens love the most.
Homemade snacks: various fruits and veggies, some from the garden like giant sunflower heads and lettuce.

Each chickens have their own tastes.

Chicken Essentials:

Oyster shells , unless you reuse eggshells
Grit, for digestion
Water & Feed Holders
- Be sure to keep multiples strategically placed in your setup. Helps with bullying, and ease for the chickens.

For the Coop & Outdoors

Chicken 1st Aid Kit:
- Blu-Kote
- Vetericyn Plus
- VetRx
- Save A Chick Electrolyte Packs
- Safety scizzors
- Generic antibiotic ointment
- Vetwrap
- Gauze pads
- Epsom salts, generic
- Kiwi Stop Styptic Powder
Juvenile Pop Up Tent: Rural 365 Portable Chicken Run, 36”x73”. Easy to store, light weight, and with stakes.
Laying Help: Happy Hen Ceramic eggs, to teach/show where they can lay their eggs safely.
DIY Coop: PawHut D51-007. With just a small flock, I choose to go with a pre-cut coop. I went with a coop that was close to what I was looking for. And when I received the package I planned to expand and change it to suit my needs. The run was expanded. Coop was also expanded by taking away the planter area. Changed roofing to fit-made it removable for easy cleaning. And secured the bottom tray. All the pieces were painted inside and outside with chalk paint.
Chicken Coop Safe Paint: Annie Sloan Chalk paint and Chalk Paint Lacquer in Clear Gloss.
Coop Cleaning Must Haves:
- Diatomaceous Earth
Bedding: Suncoast Large Flake Pine Shavings. Large flakes so baby chicks don’t consume the flakes and it’s easier to clean up.

Chicken Books I Recommend:

Hobby Farm’s Chicken Coops & Playgrounds, at least one magazine issue. It gives a lot of ideas for keeping chickens occupied, because chickens without directions create their own problems and it’s never good.

First Time Chicken Keeping by Andy Schneider & Brigid McCrea. This is a good manual to getting started with chickens. Includes chicken breeds, health, coop, setup, predators, food, etc.

Free-Range Chicken Garden by Jessi Bloom. This book has great photos and examples of chicken-friendly yards. Good for those who just want chickens and have a decent size yard to work with.

Chickens: Tending a Small-scale Flock by Sue Weaver. Another great beginner book that has a lot of good information and more chicken breeds including heritage breeds and more unique breeds. Think of this book as a chicken 101 course.

The Chicken Health Handbook by Gail Damerov. This is a complex and complete guide to maximizing flock health and dealing with disease. Hardcore chicken health book. This should tackle any health problems, much information in these pages. A must for reference.