Got a special chicken keeper in your life? Looking to spoil your flock around the holidays? Or maybe you want to drop some hints for what you want to see under your own tree. Either way, we’ve got the perfect gift list to thrill all types of flocks and chicken keepers.
Choosing the Right Gift
Before we get into the gifts, it’s a good idea to know why you would want to consider giving your flock or a friend’s flock one of these gifts. The ideas on this list include items that are fun gifts, practical gifts, functional gifts, helpful gifts, and healthy gifts.
We all love to spoil our flock, but it’s even better when we can spoil them for their good and our benefit! When choosing a food related gift for your flock, consider the nutritional value and what benefit it will add to your flock’s diet. When deciding on a functional gift, consider how it will help you manage and care for your flock better.
If you are picking out gifts for a chicken loving friend, consider how the gift will make their flock healthier or their chicken care routine easier. The gift giving season is so much fun, so let’s see what your flock has on their wish list!
Gifts for Chickens & Flocks
- Grubblies- While live bugs are scarce during the winter, oven-dried grubs solve the problem! Your flock will love devouring these protein-packed grubs all winter long. Plus, your flock will start to recognize the Grubblies bag and come running. This is especially helpful when you’re trying to get your flock back into the coop safely.
- Grubbly Fresh Pecks - Gift your flock a healthier diet! This sustainable, premium chicken feed will make your flock both happy and healthy this winter. Rather than feeding your flock fish or soy-based feeds, they’ll love an insect-based feed filled with ingredients they naturally forage for outside.
- Berry garland - A healthy gift that is also entertaining may be just what your flock wants for Christmas.
- Vegetables - Whole vegetables provide hours of boredom-busting entertainment and will keep your flock busy on Christmas day. Try out a head of cabbage, half a pumpkin, squash, or your favorite leafy greens. Check out our full list of what chickens can safely eat.
- Whole grain & seed blend - Encourage some wintertime activity and gift your flock with a few handfuls of a whole grain and seed scratch blend, and don’t forget to throw in some grubs!
- Popcorn - A fun treat for special occasions, popcorn will be a stimulating and entertaining treat for the holidays!
- Sprouted grains - Lack of fresh greenery during the winter may leave your flock craving some leafy greens, so some sprouted grains may be just what they want! Consider starting with oats, barley, wheat, or sunflower seeds.
- Quinoa - A protein packed gift that is very beneficial for your flock, and one that they will enjoy devouring! We recommend cooking or sprouting quinoa for added enjoyment.
- Scrambled eggs - We may be hoarding our fresh eggs during the winter, but your flock would appreciate a warm breakfast of scrambled eggs on Christmas morning!
- Sea kelp - Sea Kelp is packed with vitamins and minerals and your flock will love when it’s sprinkled over some cooked quinoa or scrambled eggs!
- Nesting box herbs - Your hens would love a fresh and relaxing aroma surrounding them as they lay their eggs!
- Probiotics - This supplement will keep your flock healthy all winter long, and your flock won’t mind this supplement gift when it is combined with some of their favorite snacks like farm-fresh grubs.
- Chicken saddles - Pesky roosters can leave hens looking less than presentable, so chicken saddles will be much appreciated by the rooster’s favorite hens.
- Chicken swing - It takes some getting used to, but you’ll have a few flock members who like the challenge of a swinging perch. Plus, it makes a great boredom buster and tends to be wildly entertaining for chicken owners.
- Lixit chicken treat toy - The favorite toy of many flocks, a ball that dispenses goodies (such as black soldier fly grubs).
- Xylophone toy for chickens - Allow your flock to hone their musical talent with their very own musical instrument mounted in their enclosure. If you have children in your life, this will bring lots of smiles. Next stop, Carn-eggy Hall!
Gifts for Chicken Keepers
- GoodEgg Chicken Egg Brush - Getting an egg from your chicken is magical. Cleaning it is…not. Our friends at GoodEgg invented the perfect brush to make this process less of a chore. As a special treat for Grubbly readers, use code GOODGRUB10 for 10% off your order!
- The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook - Lisa Steele - Long-time chicken keepers know that you can sometimes end up with more eggs than you know what to do with. Lisa Steele solves this problem by providing over 100 delicious recipes to use up all those eggs.
- Smart Coop - For the chicken keeper who has been eyeing a Cybertruck, we present to you the coop of the future. With automatic coop doors, 24/7 monitoring via HD cameras, and AI detection for key events like rogue eggs or predators, your chicken keeper will be the envy of their homesteading circles. But also be prepared for them to send you lots of screenshots from their new Coop app.
- DIY Coop Plans - For the chicken curious who also loves a DIY project, these simple coop plans from Cotton River Farm are perfect for those who want to put in a little sweat equity and quickly embark on their chicken keeping journey. They include step-by-step how-to videos, which means it should be significantly easier than assembling IKEA furniture.
- Omega Mix - What better way to reward your favorite hard working chicken keeper than with health boosting eggs? Omega Mix is packed with ingredients proven to increase the omega-3 content in eggs. They’ll get healthy eggs for their families and essential nutrients to help their flocks thrive–a true win win gift.
- Hemp Bedding - Give your favorite chicken keeper the gift of time back in their day. Long-lasting Hemp Bedding means less coop bedding changes and more time back to do what they love most–watching their chickens do silly things in the yard.
- Chicken themed apparel, accessories, or holiday ornaments - If you have never typed “Chicken Gifts” into the Etsy search bar before, you are in for a treat. The marketplace for small independent sellers has about a bajillion chicken gift ideas ranging from genius to kitsch. It’s a perfect place to start if you’re looking for a unique chicken-themed gift.
- Chicken Daddies Joke Calendar - A beloved annual tradition, the Chicken Daddies are at it again with their hilarious themed calendar. Perfect for any and all chicken daddies in your life.
- Egg Holder Display or Egg Basket - For the chicken keeper who you’re always seeing collect eggs with their shirt, a dedicated basket for collection helps ensure more eggs make it back to kitchen counter. Once they’re there, a beautiful holder helps proudly display their bounty.
- Personalized Egg Stamps - Help them put their literal stamp on the eggs they collect. Pairs perfectly with a GoodEgg brush for a two part egg themed gift!
- Grubbly Farms Gift Card - If you’re unsure, a gift card is always a safe bet. A Grubbly Farms gift card allows your favorite chicken keeper to choose their favorite premium treat, feed, or supplement for their flock.
With so many great gift ideas, you won’t have a problem picking out the perfect gift for your flock. Any chicken-loving friends would appreciate these gifts for their flock too! From fun to practical and everything in-between, these gifts will help your flock stay healthy this holiday season and will even benefit you as you care for and manage your backyard flock.
