Xenia, Ohio -Homestead Bill & Debbie serve Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Eaton Ohio and the surrounding areas. While enjoying time with their three children and seven grandchildren, their grandchildren enjoy time with the chickens! Their oldest granddaughter went to Grandpa one day and asked if they could raise chickens. Grandpa thought, why not, so they went to purchase six baby chicks that day! The following weeks, they made a coop and small run for the new addition to their family. Those six chicks have grown to over 250 chickens! So they now have 4 coops (baby chicks up to 4 months, young pullets starting to lay, 1st year layers, and older hens), a 4,800 sq foot run and five acres to free range! Homestead Bill is a general contractor by trade and enjoys building rental coops for the renters in the Greater Dayton area. He designed and made his coops so they are very easy to clean (5 min per wook - once per week). Plus his coops deter predators by having hardware cloth on all sides and wire on the bottom of the coop. They are egg-cited to meet their customers and share the joy of backyard chickens. Since joining the Rent the Chicken family in the Fall of 2014, they have had a fun time sharing the joys of raising chickens with family and individuals that would not otherwise have this opportunity. Bill attends many community meetings to try to educate people on the facts and myths in having backyard chickens & learn where and how their food sources comes from. If they aren't working or enjoying their family, they can be found hunting, fishing, camping, or traveling anywhere. They are egg-cited to offer Rent The Chicken and Hatch The Chicken as an extension of their farm. “I get to meet so many great people through my business. It’s gratifying to see the renter’s excitement and their faces when we deliver the chickens! We enjoy sharing the joy of keeping chickens not only for the eggs but as fun pets too!"