Chick Resources
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Red barns are easy to use and easy to store
Program Success Guides
• Step by step guidance on egg hatching and chick care
• Help to prepare you for possible challenges
• Preparing for what comes next: advice for rehoming & chicken care
Enrichment Activities
🥚 EGGcelent Adventures for K-2
🥚 EGGceptional Adventures for 3-5
🥚 EGGstraordinary Adventures for 6-8
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• Exclusive access to RentACoop EGGsperts
• Urgent Help Hotline
• Help is just a phone call or email away
Full Chick Hatching Experience
Everything you need to hatch and raise chicks - just add water!
• 2025 Big Red Barn or Little Red Barn Set, including: Folding chick brooder with security latch and light; heat plate with anti-roost cone, attachable feeder & waterer, Hatching Liners, jute mats, chick swing
(Retail price $169 for Small and $229 for Large)
• Incubator with candling light; includes iOS and Android phone app for remote monitoring and control
(Retail price $179)
• Extra 12 Hatching Liners and extra 4 pack of jute mats for quick and easy, no-mess brooder cleaning
(Retail price $60 for Small and $75 for Large)
• Fertilized eggs (8 with Little set, 12 with Big set)
(Retail price $45 for Small and $60 for Large)
• 10lb specialized Chick starter feed (sufficient for approximately 4 weeks)
(Retail price $35)
• Enrichment Activities
($25 value)
• Step-by-step Chick Success Guides
• Email, chat and phone access to US-based EGGsperts to answer chick hatching and raising questions
20% off early bird discount when you order before December 31, 2024!
Little Barn Chick Hatching Experience: $499.00 $399.02
Big Barn Chick Hatching Experience: $579.00 $463.20
Prices include free shipping
Please note that we have a limited number of hatching experiences available for the 2025 season
Deliveries of the Large and Small Hatching Experiences can be expected by March 15, 2025 or sooner when possible
Refresh Kit
Want to hatch chicks again? All you need is the Refresh Kit.
• 12 chick pads and 4 pack of jute mats for quick and easy, no-mess brooder cleaning
(Retail price $60 for Small set and $75 for Large set)
• Fertilized eggs (8 with Small set, 12 with Large set)
(Retail price $45 for Small set and $60 for Large set)
• 10lb specialized Chick starter feed (sufficient for approximately 4 weeks)
(Retail price $35)
• Enrichment Activities
($25 value)
• Step-by-step Chick Success Guides
• Email, chat and phone access to US-based EGGsperts to answer chick hatching and raising questions
10% off early bird discount when you order before December 31, 2024!
Little Barn Refresh Kit: $170.00
$152.99
Big Barn Refresh Experience: $190.00
$170.99
Prices include free shipping
If you plan to hatch more than one set of eggs this season, we recommend you reserve your refresh set by December 31, 2024 to ensure you have the extra fertilized eggs reserved.
FAQ's
Find the answers to your frequently asked questions here!
• Q: Should I purchase the Big Red Barn or the Little Red Barn kit?
A: Here are some considerations:
How many do you want to hatch?
Given an average hatch rate of 50% for fertilized eggs sent via the mail, you are likely to hatch 4 chicks with the Little Red Barn, and 6 chicks with the Big Red Barn
How big is your table space?
The footprint of the Little red barn is 23”x30”. The footprint of the Big Red Barn is 23” x 48”.
Will you want to transport the brooder?
The Little Red barn fits in the back set of a mid-sized sedan leaving room for a car seat. The Big Red Barn can fit in the backseat of a car but will take up the entire back seat.
• Q: How long will the program take?
A: Eggs take 21 days to hatch. Many classes decide to then keep the chicks for 1-2 weeks in order to see the egg tooth fall off and see the feathers start to grow. Some decide to keep the chicks for 8 weeks, at which point the chicks can be moved to an outdoor coop. In either case, students will get the opportunity to hold and care for the chicks during this time.
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Q: How do I schedule delivery of my eggs and feed?
A: To ensure you get your eggs and feed right when you need them, you will receive a link for scheduling the delivery once the hatching kit is purchased. Eggs are shipped every Tuesday in March, April and May and take 3-7 days to arrive after the ship date chosen. Eggs are to be placed in your incubator within 12 hours of arrival
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Q: Where should I ship the eggs?
A: If you are running the program at a school, you can ship the eggs directly to your school. If you prefer to ship the eggs to your home, you can start them in the incubator there and then bring the incubator with the eggs inside to school. As long as you keep on the top of the incubator, the heat will stay in the incubator for a few hours. You can then just plug it back in when you get to school! Please note that we recommend schools set the eggs Tuesday-Friday and not Sat-Mon as the eggs take 20-21 days to hatch. If they are set Sat-Mon they might not hatch during school hours.
• Q: It's my first time hatching chicks. How will I know what to do?
A: With access to RentACoop Egg-sperts as well as instruction guides that have been tested and used for over 10 years, you will be supported every step of the way!
• Q: How do I care for chicks over the weekend? What about the eggs in the incubator? (For schools)
A: For chicks, many schools offer students the opportunity to take the chicks home on the weekends. You'll have many eager parents offering to house the chicks so you can either choose a name out of a hat or you can sell the rights to take the chicks home at your school raffle/auction. This is a great way for a school to pay for the program in it's entirety. However, even if the chicks need to stay at school, the included feeders and waterers have sufficient capacity to easily sustain your chicks over the weekend.
For your incubator, you can monitor the settings from the comfort of your phone. You can set up alerts within the app that will notify you of any issues.
For your incubator, you can monitor and adjust the temperature and humidity from the comfort of your phone. You will be alerted if there are any issues.
• What does daily care look like of the chicks?
A: Water and feed can last up to a week when filled but we recommend checking daily when possible. Bedding can be changed once or twice per week depending on how many chicks hatch.
• Q: Can we take the chicks out of the brooder (cage)?
A: Yes, we encourage handling the chicks! This is one aspect of this educational program that must not be missed! The more you interact with the chicks, the more comfortable with you they will become. Soon enough they'll be sitting on your shoulder and following you around. As with any animal, we recommend washing hands before and after handling the chicks.
• Q: If I’m running the program at school, what do I do with the chickens when we are done with the program?
A: There are many options, including allowing families to take them home, rehoming them to a neighborhood farm, or placing them into homes with your local Humane Society. Every community is different, and our Egg-sperts are always available to help you to find the best solution! Also, some schools choose to keep chickens in a coop on the schools campus. There are wonderful opportunity to use them for instructional purposes, to teach children how to care and feed for chickens, to share the fun of collecting eggs, and even to use their used bedding as an addition to your compost!
• Q: Can we reuse this kit?
A: Absolutely! The Red Barn Kits is simple to clean and easily folds to compactly store with all the components (including the heating plate, feeders and waterers).
Have any additional questions? Call or email our Egg-sperts with your questions! info@rentacoop.com 800-642-3571
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