Rent The Chicken

Rent the Chicken
IndustryChickens
Founded2013
FoundersPhil & Jenn
HeadquartersFreeport, Pennsylvania, United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsChickens, Incubators
Websiterentthechicken.com

Rent The Chicken is an American multinational company headquartered in Freeport, Pennsylvania, that rents chickens and incubators.[1] As of May 2021, Rent The Chicken is the largest chicken rental company in the world.[2] The company works with farmers in more than 30 US states and 3 Canadian provinces.[3] It was founded on September 1, 2013, by Phil and Jenn Tompkins with the mission of "Families helping Families".[2]

Media reaction

Various media outlets have interviewed the business throughout the years. Articles include "Curious about raising chickens? This company lets you rent hens for your backyard" from today.com[4] and other outlets such as CHEK News Canada,[5] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,[6] HuffPost,[7] The New York Times,[8] New York Post,[9] GlobalNews.ca,[10] Daily Mail, and ABC 7 Chicago Localish.[11]

Affiliate Program

Rent The Chicken operates on a distributed affiliate model, partnering with local farmers, homesteaders, and small enterprises throughout the United States and Canada to deliver its seasonal chicken rental services. As part of the business model, each affiliate receives territorial exclusivity, with a negotiated area (usually a 50-mile radius), ensuring each partner serves a defined local market without competing with other affiliates.[12]

Affiliates are responsible for sourcing or raising hens, building or procuring portable coops, and fulfilling customer deliveries, pickup, and support for the duration of each rental season. Rent The Chicken provides business training, centralized marketing, administrative resources such as contracts and digital documentation, and ongoing operational assistance.[13][14]

Since its founding in 2013, Rent The Chicken has grown to more than 45 affiliates across the U.S. and Canada, serving dozens of local markets.[12][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rent The Chicken". Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  2. 1 2 Humphries, Monica. "People are renting chickens — yes, chickens — at a surprising rate, and it's not just fresh eggs they want". Insider.
  3. ↑ "Pricing & Locations". Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  4. ↑ "Curious about raising chickens? This company lets you rent hens for your backyard". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  5. ↑ "Metchosin chicken rentals take the hassle out of having fresh eggs". CHEK. 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. ↑ "Chicken-renting business offers more than fresh eggs, families say". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  7. ↑ "Would You Test Out Poultry Ownership With A Chicken Rental Service ?". HuffPost. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  8. ↑ Martin, Claire (2013-10-26). "Rentals That Let You Fly the Coop". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  9. ↑ Ridley, Jane (2020-07-16). "Forget adopting a dog during lockdown — city dwellers are springing for chickens". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  10. ↑ "Chickens for rent". Global News. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  11. ↑ Localish (2020-01-08). "Ever wanted to rent a chicken? Now you can!". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  12. 1 2 "This Company Rents Out Full Backyard Chicken Setups – The Van Trump Report". Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  13. ↑ "Business Opportunities with Rent The Chicken". RentTheChicken. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  14. ↑ "More Than Just a Chicken | Entrepreneurs Forever". www.entrepreneursforever.org. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  15. ↑ Weber, Christopher (2022-08-03). "Chicken Rental Services Make Chicken-Keeping Easy". Hobby Farms. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
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