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Fresh Eggs & Backyard Chickens in Utica & Herkimer, New York

RENT THE CHICKEN

Homestead Christina & her son Lucas are now serving Utica, Herkimer, and surrounding areas—Rent The Chicken is your easy, family-friendly way to enjoy fresh eggs at home! We provide everything you need for a stress-free backyard chicken experience: laying hens, a portable coop, feed, and full support. It’s homesteading made simple—no farming experience needed.

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Utica / Herkimer, New York

Rent The Chicken Packages

2026 Standard Rental Package

$495

  • Rentals available: May - Mid-October

  • 100 pounds of Chicken Feed (optional organic feed available for $50)

  • Delivery, setup, and pick-up of the contents

  • 2 Rent The Chicken Egg-Laying Hens

  • 8-14 eggs per week total

  • 1 Standard Chicken Coop that can be easily moved

  • 1 Food dish

  • 1 Water dish

  • Quick guide for taking care of your Rent The Chickens

  • A copy of "Fresh Eggs Daily" by Lisa Steele

2026 Standard Upgrade Rental Package

$595

  • Rentals available: May - Mid-October

  • 100 pounds of Chicken Feed (optional organic feed available for $50)

  • Delivery, setup, and pick-up of the contents

  • 2 Rent The Chicken Egg-Laying Hens

  • 8-14 eggs per week

  • 1 Deluxe Chicken Coop - made for four chickens but comes with two!

  • 1 Food dish

  • 1 Water dish

  • Quick guide for taking care of your Rent The Chickens

  • A copy of "Fresh Eggs Daily" by Lisa Steele

2026 Deluxe Rental Package

$695

  • Rentals available: May - Mid-October

  • 200 pounds of Chicken Feed (optional organic feed available for $100)

  • Delivery, setup, and pick-up of the contents

  • 4 Rent The Chicken Egg-Laying Hens

  • 16-28 eggs per week total

  • 1 Deluxe Chicken Coop 

  • 1 Food dish

  • 1 Water dish

  • Quick guide for taking care of your Rent The Chickens

  • A copy of "Fresh Eggs Daily" by Lisa Steele

Reserve your Rent The Chicken Package now!  We are now accepting $50 non-refundable deposits online or by phone at 844-310-8782.

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Love The Discount?

We will credit $50 off of your Rent The Chicken or adoption for every friend referred who Rents The Chicken. Credits can never be refunded as cash and can never be used for more than one Rental Season at a time.

Additional Notes
Possible additional fees: Due to the increase of feed cost and fuel cost, closer to delivery, there may be a slight surcharge for one or both of these items.
Nesting box bedding: To avoid finding bedding for nesting materials throughout the rental period, a bag of pine shavings can be purchased with the rental for $12.

Possible Transportation Fees
Our Rental Packages include FREE DELIVERY to the Utica, Herkimer, Rome, and within 50 miles of Poland, NY 13431. If you beyond 50 miles of Poland, you may incur a predetermined yearly transportation fee. For customers outside of our FREE DELIVERY area, please call us toll-free at 844-310-8782 for a delivery quote.

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Homestead Christina and son, Homestead Lucas, along with their family are now serving the Central New York area from Syracuse to Utica / Herkimer to Albany. In the spring of 2016, Homestead Christina and her husband, Matt, purchased a five acre farm in Poland, NY, which is two miles from their church and south of the Adirondack Park. They are living the American dream raising their four homeschooled children on the farm. All six share the farming responsibilities. Together they can be found as part of planning Vacation Bible School for their community, enjoying the beautiful NYS parks and actively involved in Little League baseball or Pop Warner football. However, Rent The Chicken combines one particular child's passion for chickens and carpentry into one endeavor. Lucas, who is thirteen, has been supplying his neighbors with farm fresh eggs and bags of compost during the past seven years. Some at church have nicknamed him the 'EntreManure'. He is egg-cited to prepare a great product for his deliveries during his Rent The Chicken adventures but he does not accomplish this alone. His family is there to cheer him on (as we do when he is on the pitcher's mound) and assist each step of the way (like delivering to his customers). It really is a team effort. 

Reserve your Rent The Chicken Package now!  We are now accepting $50 non-refundable deposits online or by phone at 844-310-8782.

At Rent The Chicken, our mission is to help families and communities reconnect with their food through the experience of backyard chickens. Across our network of homesteads and partner farms, we’re proud to offer Rent The Chicken and Hatch The Chicken programs that make keeping chickens fun, educational, and accessible. Each of our team members brings a passion for sustainability, hands-on learning, and sharing the joy that comes from fresh eggs and happy hens.

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Contact Us

Toll Free: 844-310-8782

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Rent The Chicken's sister company is The Chicken Network! 

You can find Amish built chicken play set items:
- Chicken Swing Sets
- Chicken Monkey Bars
- Chicken Teeter Totters
& our own Amish Built ChickNic Table 

Visit TheChickenNetwork.com now!

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