Checklist for Backyard Chicken Owners

Whether your new to owning chickens, or a seasoned chicken owner, it's to handy to have a checklist of the equipment and supplies you need to keep your flock in good order. So we put together a comprehensive list that you can bookmark on your computer or just print out.

To keep this list as compact as possible, we're not providing specific information on these items in this article. However, highlighted items are hyperlinked to other articles we've written where you can find more detailed information. Just click on the item to be taken to that article.

Baby Chick Supplies

• Incubator
• Brooder
• Bedding
• Heat lamp
• Outdoor thermometer
• Chick feeder
• Chick waterer
• Feed scoop
• Probiotic water additive
• Medicated/Non-medicated feed
• Chick grit

Chicken Supplies

• Chicken Waterer
• Chicken Feeder
• Coop
• Nest boxes
• Perch
• Nest box bedding
• Dust bath bin
• Ceramic eggs
• Adult chicken feed 
• Chicken grit
• Vitamins/electrolytes
• Oyster shells
• Coop cleaner

Book & Flock Management Tools

• Book - basic chicken keeping
• Book - chicken keeping for kids
• Book - chicken diseases and remedies
• Smart phone app for chicken owners

Biosecurity

• Disposable shoe covers
• Disinfectant spray

First Aid

• Disposable gloves
• Styptic
• Non-stick gauze pads
• Scissors
• Tweezers
• Isolation area
• De-wormer
• Flea/lice powder

Grooming/Showing
(For those in poultry competitions)

• Nail clipper
• Shampoo
• Cage feed cup
• Cage watering cup
• Leg bands
• Feather brightener

Egg Harvesting
(For those selling their eggs)

• Egg basket
• Egg candler
• Egg cartons
• Egg de-scaler
• Egg cleaner/wash
• "Eggs for sale" sign

Processing Equipment
(For those raising meat birds)

• Restraining cone
• Butchers knife
• Scalder
• Plucker
• Vacuum sealer & bags