Chicken Tenders ATX
BACKYARD CHICKEN FARMLet us help you with your backyard chicken farm project! We help you navigate the startup process from conception to completion. We also offer a chicken sitting service called CombsCare® for all of your out of town needs.
Chicken Tenders ATX
BACKYARD CHICKEN FARMLet us help you with your backyard chicken project! We help you navigate the startup process from conception to completion. We also offer a chicken sitting service called CombsCare® for all of your out of town needs.
Our Services
How Can We Help?
Start Your Backyard Chicken Farm Project
From conception to completion we have got you covered. Starting your own backyard chicken farm can be tough and most are not sure where to begin. We want to help!
We will help you with planning, budgeting, choosing the right chicks, the 6-week indoor period, getting the perfect coop, and everything else you need to get started. Schedule your consult today! We also do consuting if you have already started and hit a roadblock. Book Your Free Consult Today!
CombsCare®
Chicken Sitting
Like many of you, we want our flock to be in the best hands while we are gone. The solution? CombsCare®
With CombsCare®, one of our Tenders will make sure your chickens are fed, let out, put up, and have everything they need to stay healthy and happy.
Tender, Love & Care!
So go ahead … leave your chickens in the hands of one of our Tenders!
START YOUR BACKYARD CHICKEN FARM
Ok how exciting! Are you ready to get started? Great! Your job is to think of ideas about the best place to position your new coop. Keep in mind it should be at least 50 feet from a residence or business structure, excluding the residence or business of the fowl’s owner or handler. Be sure to check that you don’t have HOA rules! Start to think about whether you want your chickens to stay in their coop or free range. This will help us decide how big of a coop you will need. You can learn more about chicken coops here.
Choosing the Right Package?
When considering which package is right for you, it really depends on how much you already know about backyard chicken farms? Browse our packages below to see which package best suits your needs.
Chicken Nugget Package
Price: $350
So you are ready to begin your journey into raising happy healthy chickens? Our Chicken Nugget Package takes care of everything you need during the indoor aspect of your broody adventure and getting you ready for your transition into your outdoor space!
We know how much needs to be done, so we are here for you! We will help you take care of everything! From planning, to purchasing, from materials to setup … we have got you covered!
Included in Package: Free Discovery Consult + 2 Chicken Nugget follow up visits:
• The Lay of the Land Visit – this is the first followup and is generally an hour and typically entails bringing all supplies and setting the stage for the second follow up visit when your little chickies arrive!
• Happy Chicks Followup Visit – this is the second visit and consists of bringing the baby chickies the day they arrive! This is an exciting time – we make sure you are ready to raise happy healthy chickens!
Chicken Pullet Package - CombsCare@
Price: $450
Don’t want the mess that comes with raising the day old chicks until they are teenagers and ready to venture into your yard (6-8 weeks)? We will keep your chickies inside our home for 6 weeks and care for them as we would our own babies. When these pullets (6-8 weeks old) are ready to head out into your backyard, they will have plenty of experience with humans. You can come by twice a week to love on them yourself so you can watch them grow!
What does it include?
• Includes ordering, receiving and delivering.
• We will provide: warm water, starter feed, and a brooder or brooding box with a heat lamp, food, water, bedding, treats and any other needs that arise.
• The cost of this service includes the 6-week period (max 6 chickies). If additional 2 weeks is necessary, your chicks can extend their stay for an additional $150.
• Does not include the price of the chickies and shipping, and does not include vet care, should that need arise.
• This package is great for those who want to skip the start up cost on materials and hardware they will only use once.
Big Momma Hen Package
Price Starts at: $250
Whether you’ve just gotten your chicks or are a seasoned backyard farmer, there’s always something new to learn.
Our Big Momma Hen Package is the perfect way to ensure you get the most out of your brood. We will review all of your options with you, including what kind of coop might work best for you, depending on your situation and preferences. This process can be as elaborate or simple as you want it to be.
We’ll also help advise you on how to make sure your chickens stay safe and sound in their new home. Do you want them to free range in a confined space or do you have a fence that will keep them in your yard?
With our Big Momma Hen Package, you can rest easy knowing that your chickens are safe and secure.
Prices vary and start at $250 which includes: consultation, planning, assessment, and ordering. Materials and additional services vary. Here are some common add-on services:
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START YOUR BACKYARD CHICKEN FARM
Ok how exciting! Are you ready to get started? Great! Your job is to think of ideas about the best place to position your new coop. Keep in mind it should be at least 50 feet from a residence or business structure, excluding the residence or business of the fowl’s owner or handler. Be sure to check that you don’t have HOA rules! Start to think about whether you want your chickens to stay in their coop or free range. This will help us decide how big of a coop you will need. You can learn more about chicken coops here.
Choosing the Right Package?
When considering which package is right for you, it really depends on how much you already know about backyard chicken farms? Browse our packages below to see which package best suits your needs.
Chicken Nugget Package
Price: $350
So you are ready to begin your journey into raising happy healthy chickens? Our Chicken Nugget Package takes care of everything you need during the indoor aspect of your broody adventure and getting you ready for your transition into your outdoor space!
We know how much needs to be done, so we are here for you! We will help you take care of everything! From planning, to purchasing, from materials to setup … we have got you covered!
Included in Package: Free Discovery Consult + 2 Chicken Nugget follow up visits:
• The Lay of the Land Visit – this is the first followup and is generally an hour and typically entails bringing all supplies and setting the stage for the second follow up visit when your little chickies arrive!
• Happy Chicks Followup Visit – this is the second visit and consists of bringing the baby chickies the day they arrive! This is an exciting time – we make sure you are ready to raise happy healthy chickens!
Chicken Pullet Package - CombsCare@
Price: $450
Don’t want the mess that comes with raising the day old chicks until they are teenagers and ready to venture into your yard (6-8 weeks)? We will keep your chickies inside our home for 6 weeks and care for them as we would our own babies. When these pullets (6-8 weeks old) are ready to head out into your backyard, they will have plenty of experience with humans. You can come by twice a week to love on them yourself so you can watch them grow!
What does it include?
• Includes ordering, receiving and delivering.
• We will provide: warm water, starter feed, and a brooder or brooding box with a heat lamp, food, water, bedding, treats and any other needs that arise.
• The cost of this service includes the 6-week period (max 6 chickies). If additional 2 weeks is necessary, your chicks can extend their stay for an additional $150.
• Does not include the price of the chickies and shipping, and does not include vet care, should that need arise.
• This package is great for those who want to skip the start up cost on materials and hardware they will only use once.
Big Momma Hen Package
Price Starts at: $250
Whether you’ve just gotten your chicks or are a seasoned backyard farmer, there’s always something new to learn.
Our Big Momma Hen Package is the perfect way to ensure you get the most out of your brood. We will review all of your options with you, including what kind of coop might work best for you, depending on your situation and preferences. This process can be as elaborate or simple as you want it to be.
We’ll also help advise you on how to make sure your chickens stay safe and sound in their new home. Do you want them to free range in a confined space or do you have a fence that will keep them in your yard?
With our Big Momma Hen Package, you can rest easy knowing that your chickens are safe and secure.
Prices vary and start at $250 which includes: consultation, planning, assessment, and ordering. Materials and additional services vary. Here are some common add-on services:
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Chicken Coops
Choose Your Coop
Learn About Chicken Coops
What is a chicken Coop?
A chicken coop is a covered, secure area where the chickens sleep. The coop needs shade, adequate ventilation and approximately four square feet per standard-sized bird. Most importantly, it should be secure to keep the chickens in and predators out. Make sure the location is in compliance with City ordinances. In addition to having a chicken coop, you will also need these essentials to properly care for your flock: a run, a nesting box, roost, and bedding.
Coop Essentials
A Run
A run is an area, usually enclosed, that the chickens use during the day. The run should have at least six square feet per bird.
A Nesting Box
Nesting boxes are comfortable spaces for chickens to lay eggs within the coop. Nesting boxes should provide privacy and good ventilation. The coop will need one nesting box per four or five hens. Dimensions are generally 12 inches long, 12 inches wide and 14 inches high.
A Roost
Chickens like to sleep on a perch on a roost which are bars, where chickens perch to sleep at night inside the coop. Roosts should ideally be 18 to 24 inches from the ground, with eight to 10 inches of roosting space per bird. The perch should be covered by a roof, but allow enough space for air to flow underneath it.
Bedding
Bedding is used to line the coop and nesting boxes, and can consist of leaves, straw, hay, pine shavings, wood chips or other organic, absorbent materials. Do not use cedar or juniper shavings because they are toxic to chickens! Hay works great as bedding but is more expensive than other options. Wood chips and pine shavings are less expensive.
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Testimonials
Chelsea is extremely knowledgeable about chickens and chicken care. She has a very calming presence and can advise you on everything from chicken feed, to broody hens, to the best quality chicken coops. I wouldn’t let anyone else take care of our 7 chicken while we are on vacation. If you always wanted backyard chickens but weren’t sure how to begin, Chelsea is your person.
Mary Richards 
recommends Chicken Tenders.
Testimonials
Wonderful company! Felt the chickens were in good hands.
Byron Turner recommends Chicken Tenders.
What Drives Us
Our Mission
Chicken Tenders is leading the backyard chicken movement by inspiring and educating backyard flock owners about the joys of raising chickens and building and providing services for all things chicken related. We are a woman-owned business focusing on helping anyone who wants one to build and maintain an enjoyable backyard brood.
About US
Welcome to the flock.
Hi! We are the Combs family and friends; as a collective we are Chicken Tenders ATX.
Most of us have grown up with or near a farm, and as we’ve all grown with families of our own, our love for the farm life hasn’t faded. We now live in the city and we’re on a mission to help other city-dwellers compromise their city needs and foster the heart’s desire by keeping a small backyard brood.
Your chickens can be pets who help your children learn about the circle of life and develop an appreciation for our harmonious planet, or to give them an opportunity to get dirty and learn how to lovingly care for creatures who provide for us. No matter what your goal is for wanting a brood, we want to help others in their chicken-tending endeavors! It can be overwhelming planning for and implementing the entire process, which is why we want to help you build your own backyard brood!
Featured Chicks
Chickaletta
Chickaletta is our buff orpington. She runs and hides from hawks in an “everyone for themselves” manner. We always know we can find her head down- butt up in a flower pot thinking to herself “if I can’t see it, it can’t see me”.
Chicken Butt
Chicken Butt is our Americauna. She is at the top of the pecking order and her job is to warn everyone if there is a hawk in the sky, she is very good at it! She recently was pounced on by our dog and possibly suffered a stroke, but after lots of syringe and spoon feeding she is back to her baseline as leader of the brood.
Hei Hei
Hei Hei is a Red Star, is very intelligent (we can just tell) and acts most like a pet. She lays at our feet sometimes like a dog, “spread eagle” to soak up the sun.
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