More Americans Seek Eggs At Home As Chicken Coop Interest Surges: What Experts Want You To Know

Interest successful chicken coops is up among Americans successful hunt of a much affordable measurement to devour eggs.

More group are searching for do-it-yourself chickenhearted coops and purchasing from retailers frequently, according to caller reports and hunt trends.

Research conducted by Australia-based existent property institution Eden Emerald Buyers Agent recovered that searches for "easy DIY chickenhearted coop plans" connected Pinterest skyrocketed by 212% successful nan U.S. wrong nan first 3 months of 2025.

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Searches for "backyard chickenhearted coop plans" during this aforesaid clip connected Pinterest surged by 81%, while searches for "chicken coop run" and "chicken coop décor" besides accrued by 163% and 108%, investigation showed.

Josh Roth, main buyers supplier astatine Eden Emerald, said to Fox News Digital astir nan increasing trend.

Searches for chickenhearted coops person skyrocketed this year, according to caller data. (iStock)

"As nan study suggests, we tin expect that chickenhearted coops will look successful galore Americans' backyards," he said.

A Tractor Supply Co. spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital nan uptick successful chickenhearted coop income and chicks.

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"Tractor Supply is nan largest retailer of unrecorded poultry successful nan country," nan spokesperson said. "We person consistently sold much than 10 cardinal babe chicks each year, and we expect that number to emergence this year."

"Additionally, nan number of poultry shoppers successful our stores has accrued by much than 50% complete nan past 5 years."

Poultry shopping has accrued during nan past 5 years, Tractor Supply confirmed. (iStock)

Kate Murphy, animal sphere caretaker astatine Hoyt Farm Town Park successful Long Island, New York, shared proposal for Americans who are willing successful raising their ain chickens.

Having fresh eggs successful nan backyard avoids nan request to salary inflated ovum prices. It besides offers nutritious eggs without added steroids, Murphy told Fox News Digital.

In addition, it tin promote the full family to participate successful a rewarding, outdoor activity.

"Chickens are a immense responsibility."

But nan animal attraction master of much than 20 years noted location are "a batch of factors" to see earlier making nan switch.

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"Owning any animal is simply a batch of work, but chickens are a immense responsibility," she said.

Murphy first prompted group to see their expertise to commit, since chickens tin unrecorded up to 10 years aliases much if cared for properly.

There are "a batch of factors" to see earlier investing successful a chickenhearted coop astatine home, an animal attraction master told Fox News Digital. (iStock)

"You must return into information that your feathered friends whitethorn beryllium astir a while," she said. 

"If you are for illustration astir Americans and looking to raise chickens for caller eggs, hens tin laic eggs for 2 to 3 years astatine nan astir and past participate retirement, which they astir decidedly deserve, because ovum laying is sadistic connected nan hen's body."

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Murphy said chickens "need love" erstwhile they're done laying eggs.

"The astir predominant telephone I get connected nan workplace is from personification looking to re-home their chickens," she revealed.

"They either want to donate their retired hens to maine aft they person served their purpose, aliases they thought hatching eggs would beryllium nosy … and now they person respective loud, crowing roosters successful their home."

"Owning immoderate animal is simply a batch of work, but chickens are a immense responsibility," an master told Fox News Digital. (iStock)

Only hens laic eggs, not roosters – but there's nary measurement to show nan gender of an ovum aliases moreover a babe chick until respective weeks old, Murphy said.

"If you really want hens for ovum accumulation purposes for your homestead, I urge doing your investigation and uncovering a reputable backyard breeder – personification who specializes successful egg-laying breeds and tin supply you pinch healthy, happy chickens who person been sexed arsenic hens."

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Murphy besides instructed homeowners to make judge nan hens they acquisition are an egg-laying breed, since not each chickens laic eggs nan same.

But possibly nan biggest committedness is financial, according to Murphy — who noted that avian veterinarians are "not cheap."

Taking attraction of chickens tin beryllium expensive, experts note. (iStock)

"Avian vets are a specialty, truthful they tin costs a beautiful penny erstwhile needed, particularly successful an emergency," she said. 

Chicken feed besides comes astatine a price, since nan birds require a balanced fare to stay "healthy and productive."

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Roth agreed that expenses related to raising chickens tin adhd up, specified arsenic keeping nan coop cleanable and refurbishing nan abstraction to sphere its appearance.

"If you're prepared, erstwhile you person installed your chickenhearted coop, you will request to support up pinch wood attraction to support a polished look and cheque for damage, specified arsenic dampness, to forestall rotting," he said.

Fence successful your chickens to support retired predators and diseases specified arsenic vertebrate flu, suggested an expert. (iStock)

For those pinch free-range chickens, Murphy warned that they could beryllium prey and recommended mounting up a predator-proof enclosure.

An enclosure pinch a covered difficult apical and fencing will besides protect your flock from vulnerability to bird flu, which has deed grounds highs crossed nan state this year.

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Murphy stressed nan value of making judge it's ineligible to ain a chickenhearted coop wherever you live.

"You person to put successful nan effort," she said. 

"Like owning immoderate animal, chickens require a tremendous magnitude of care. It takes a typical personification to attraction for chickens."