Last updated: October 2026
Keeping Backyard Chickens is a free resource for backyard chicken keepers. To keep it that way, some of the links on this site are affiliate links. Here’s what that means for you, in plain words.
How affiliate links work here
If you click a link to a product and buy something, the store may pay Keeping Backyard Chickens a small commission. You pay the same price either way. Sometimes a brand gives our readers a discount code, and when that happens we’ll say so right next to the link.
Affiliate links on this site are marked in the code with rel="sponsored", and any post that contains them has a short note near the top.
Programs we may work with
Keeping Backyard Chickens may participate in affiliate programs run by stores and networks such as Omlet (through Awin), Run-Chicken, Chewy (through Impact), ChickenGuard, Carolina Coops (through AvantLink), and others that sell chicken and garden supplies.
How we choose what to recommend
- We recommend gear based on research: product specs, the maker’s instructions, safety guidance, and what experienced keepers report about how products hold up.
- When Tracy has owned or used something with her own flock, we say so. When we haven’t used a product ourselves, we say that too.
- A commission never decides what makes a list. If a cheaper option or a DIY fix is the better answer, that’s what we’ll tell you.
- Brands don’t pay for placement or approve what we write. If that ever changes for a specific post, it will be labeled as sponsored.
Our own products
Keeping Backyard Chickens may sell a few products of its own, like printable planners. When we mention one, we earn the full sale, and we think that’s worth being upfront about too.
Questions
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