My kinfolk and I have kept chicken for a figure of years . It was n’t long after my married woman and I started gardening with zest about a decade ago that we decided to purchase a quartette of Golden Buff frier fromMeyer Hatchery . We added these okay Lady to our corner - lot suburban grow space and bask both their eggs and the amusement they provided .
About a year later , we were living on a farm in central Kentucky with Berkshire pigs , Dexter oxen and a whole mess of chickens — layers and meat birds . But that ’s a narration for another time .
The point is , we ’re no bounce chicken when it amount to keeping … er , chickens . We ’ve moved off the farm in recent old age , to another suburban plot we ’ve filled with flowers , fruits and veggies . Also , we have six Australorps in a healthy backyard run .
Some things never change . But have chickens around is fun , fill and — even evoke thousands of birds — educational .
But I do n’t tend to baffle my Bronx cheer . My wife and kids might disagree with this claim ( the hens have a heckin ’ swank handbuilt henhouse , a swing , deluxe birdfeeder , plenitude of toys , etc . ) , but compared to some keepers , I ’m fairly bare bones . I take care of my chickens so they continue to take care of breakfast .
But they do n’t come into the menage and watch boob tube with us or anything .
Rodney Wilson
Treat Time!
To make up for their confined life in a well - maintained run ( we have a lot of hawks , so free - ranging is a no - go ) , I do offer my hens the periodic fistful of dim soldier vanish larvae . And when we knead in the garden on the weekends , they know to expect armloads of greens and the casual wriggly bug .
Our Australorps might turn over me stingy with the poulet treats , though . So when I was get hold of by the people atCoopCrate , offering a brushup loge of their mathematical product , I was fascinate . With a few of our ladies undergo a grueling hard molt , now could be the exact right time to spoil the flock with a few extra somethings .
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Rodney Wilson
My First CoopCrate
What is CoopCrate , precisely ? Well , as a product , it ’s a box seat filled with chicken stuff : treats for your hens , treats for chicken - keeper and product that make chicken - keeping easier and more fun .
Here ’s what was in my reassessment CoopCrate box . ( Note : Per the companionship , all product are single to CoopCrate . )
Keep the Fun Going
As a boxful of chicken material , CoopCrate move a nice balance between chicken treats , human treats and ready to hand sundries . For the chicken - steward in your biography ( or a nice treat for yourself ) , it ’s a nice one - sentence natural endowment .
But if you ’re inclined to keep the fun going , CoopCrate is offer on a subscription basis with an machine - renewing charge of $ 32.99 . ( you could cancel this at any time . )
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More Than Just Stuff
A CoopCrate purchase is a big way to show your Gallus gallus you care . But you could also care about chickens beyond your own coop when ordering .
So if , after purchase your feed , bedding and crucial chicken coop supplies , you have some money left in the chicken - maintain budget , you may consider a CoopCrate purchase . Each box contains a range of extras to plump for your hen ’ health .
And the extras are fun little gift to remind you that you ’re part of a exceptional chicken - keeping residential district .
