Useful Chicken Gifts They’ll Actually Want

If you’ve got a friend who is learning how to take care of chickens, here are some useful chicken gifts they’ll actually want.

Use these useful chicken gifts as Christmas gift ideas, birthday gift ideas, or just because! There is never a wrong time to give your chicken lover a gift!

One of the big complaints I have heard from people who own chickens is that when people get them gifts, they tend to get them all sorts of chicken branded things- dishcloths, t-shirts, toilet paper holders, and so on- and what they would like is useful things that help with them owning chickens, not a bunch of chicken branded merchandise that they feel obligated to keep and it just clogs of their life.

So this is a kind of gift guide for those of you who want to get a gift for chicken keepers- a few ideas to make your life easier.

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Solar Powered Webcam

This is one of those things that is really not essential but is kind of nice. Until you have predator problems, and then a webcam can make life much easier.

Having a webcam trained on the chicken coop where you can see food/water levels without actually having to get up and check it is really nice, and especially in the winter it can be good to see if they are drinking- I have had issues with frozen watering systems that I had not realized were frozen.

If they are having problems with a predator, (fox, raccoon, skunk etc), there are even wireless security cameras that can be set up to alert when something comes across their field of view- just set it up right outside the coop and aim it at where the predators will come in.

And while technically a regular webcam will do, a solar-powered one that connects to your wifi is much easier than putting out a cable.

Chicken Calendar

This is dangerous territory since it is verging on “Yes I keep chickens, but why on earth does everyone give me chicken-themed stuff all the time?” territory.

The advantage to a chicken-themed calendar is that firstly, it is actually useful, and secondly, it only lasts a year.

This is also good for someone who wants chickens but cannot yet- either because they don’t have time, they don’t have property, or they have a spouse that will rebel if they pick up yet another hobby- and can be a nice way for them to keep the goal ahead of them.

Beer Can Chicken Cooker

Especially if they have a hen or rooster that is irritating, a beer can chicken cooker can be a welcome gift.

I leave it up to you as to providing the beer. I hear that some colas actually make a pretty good substitute.

Ceramic Chicken Eggs

Ceramic chicken eggs actually have several uses. They can easily address hens that are not laying in the nest boxes, test for broodiness, or even train chickens not to eat eggs.

They’re not terribly exciting, but they can be nice to have.

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Egg Cartons

If you know anything about raising chickens, you know you can never have too many egg cartons. Ever.

First, a chicken keeper waits for their chickens to start laying. And if they are like many impatient chicken keepers, they get a lot of them (chickens I mean).

And then they have a LOT of eggs.

Egg cartons are a great way to store eggs since unwashed chicken eggs are safe to store at room temperature for some time.

Also, if they are selling the eggs, in many places it is illegal to sell your eggs in a carton marked with someone else’s logo, so having their own unbranded cartons can really be a wonderful resource.

Egg Collecting Apron

Speaking of eggs, an egg collecting apron can make collecting eggs a million times easier (and faster) for your friend. Whether the adult or the child does the egg collecting, an apron is a useful accessory to have.

I’ve got a fun roundup of my favorite egg collector aprons here if you want to see my recommendations. I list the best ones and tell you what exactly I like about them.

Or you can do a search on Amazon and find one yourself.

Extension Cords

Why not get your buddy a good extension cord? This one really depends on how practical the person raising the chickens is, but as someone who has raised chickens through a harsh winter, I found that having a nice extension cord really made my life better.

I had to both run a heater and lights, as well as keep the water liquid, and that caused my breaker to trip several times until I upgraded to a better extension cord.

Chicken (or Duck) Diaper

A chicken diaper? Say what?

This one is really not for everyone, so bear with me while I explain.

Chickens in a group are a lot like cats that used to be dinosaurs and lay eggs. They only don’t eat you because you are larger than they are, they are difficult to reason with, and they have a fairly alien (not human) intelligence.

A chicken on its own however can actually be a fairly affectionate pet. Hence, people keep them as pets.

If your friend with chickens (or ducks!) wants to keep one as a pet, this is great.

Also, kinda funny as a joke. Incidently, this would also make a great White Elephant gift.

Chicken Entertainment Devices (Chicken Toys)

Did you know that chickens get bored, just like humans? And when a chicken gets bored, they are sure to get themselves into mischief. This could include egg-eating, bullying, and more. Boredom in chickens is absolutely a problem for chicken owners everywhere.

Chicken toys like this one can be a great way to keep them occupied making random sounds so that the neighbors wonder when a toddler-aged poltergeist (poultrygeist?) moved in next door.

They also serve the legitimate purpose of keeping chickens from getting bored, which can help them not to go after each other as much if they are stuck in a smaller area for a while, like in the winter.

T-Rex Chicken Arms

Have you seen these T-Rex Chicken Arms? They’re not exactly useful but they sure are funny! These are great, partially because you can get several pairs of them- up to one for each chicken )and possibly more if you get them in multiple colors). They provide entertainment for the people watching chickens wearing them, and can be a great source of hilarious photos.

I saw them in black and a fairly unsettling “flesh” color on amazon, so if you are shooting for an unsettling effect keep that in mind.

Of course, you can also hunt down an STL and 3D print a pair, but that requires a 3D printer, and then you might be tempted to use a glow in the dark filament or something, and that would mean you have glow in the dark floating t-rex arms running around…

Gift Certificate to Take Care of Chickens

If you are good friends with the person you are getting a gift for, and local to them, you might consider getting them a home made gift certificate offering to take care of their chickens for a weekend.

You would probably do this anyways, because you are a good friend, but this way they don’t feel weird about asking for someone to come over and make sure their chickens have food and water for a couple days while they go to that family reunion- or family funeral (or court date).

Besides, you can think of this as an opportunity to use those T-Rex arms you got them last year and make hilarious Instagram videos.

And there you have it! My best collection of useful chicken gifts your friend will actually like. I can almost guarantee that every item on this list will be considered a wonderful gift by anybody who owns or raises chickens. So what are you waiting for? Pick something out and stop stressing about your gift shopping to-do list!