✔ No local vet
✔ Not enough nutrition or supplements
✔ Not enough water
✔ No emergency supplies on hand
✔ Not proteted from predators
Hi, we’re the Watts family. Our first chicken, Primo, was adopted as a pet from a farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. She was the only hatchling out of 12 eggs, raised by a young girl who named her Nugget.
At 6 weeks, the girl’s mom thought Primo was a rooster and gave her away. We named her Primo and called her ‘he’ for 9 months until she surprised us with a perfect brown egg. Although most chickens lay at 4 months, Primo was a late-maturing breed. We later learned about roosters and found they can still make great pets!
Our experience with Primo taught us how important it is to bond with your chicks from the start. When you spend time with them while they’re young, they’ll form a loving relationship with you and with each other—helping prevent those messy girl fights!
Chicks are dependent on you for food, water, and social needs, feeling loved and secure in their new home. They’ll follow you around, and in just a few months, they’ll become more independent, flying, hopping, and digging. They’ll even learn their names, enjoy pets on their ears and waddles, and some may even nap with you!
If you’re interested in raising chickens, we’d love to share our PDF guide with you—detailing the top 10 things we wish we’d known before getting them. Plus, once you order, we’ll email you about one surprising thing we didn’t expect (it’s gross, but you’ll want to know!). You’ll also receive helpful links, product suggestions, and the one thing that truly shocked us.
Getting started with chickens is easy. For chicks, all you need is a box, food, bedding, water, and a heat lamp. For hens, a small dog crate per chicken, a covered outdoor area, food, water, and plenty of love will do the trick.
There’s so much to learn about keeping chickens happy and healthy! For example, did you know chickens get along with most dogs, and dogs can even protect them from predators?
Many chicken owners feed their flock table scraps, but be careful—there are a few foods to avoid. Chickens love veggies like cabbage, broccoli, celery, tomatoes, and apples.
And did you know that young hens are called pullets, and young roosters are cockerels? We didn’t, lol!
With plenty of attention as chicks, chickens will bond with you and your family. Just be careful not to step on, drop, or close anything on them!
Yes, for about the price of a large medium latte, you can get access to a framework that took us losing over 5 chickens to create.
In fact…
Here are a few tips to get started, and our ‘Top 10’ guide covers the rest!
Coco says, "I hate it when you try to catch me, but I love it when you do."
“How to Pick Up Chicks” Guide:
We've put together over 30 links with the best chicken info.
“Exclusive List of Helpful Chicken Links” PDF Tip Guide:
Instructions on How to Make Your Own Chicken Feed
“How to Make Your Own Chicken Feed” PDF Quick Guide:
The Watts Family