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" We&amp;#039;ve all seen some amazing backyard chicken coops, even ones that cost $100,000, and we think it&amp;#039;s safe to say that we&amp;#039;re currently in the grips of a nationwide chicken coop obsession that all started with the locavore food movement and a renewed interest in people wanting to grow and raise their own food. But what if owning a chicken coop isn&amp;#039;t right for you and your family? Well, now it doesn&amp;#039;t matter if you live on a farm or even in the country, thanks to several companies who are now renting\u2014yes renting\u2014chicken coops and hens.   Photo: Photocuisine/Masterfile At Rent The Chicken in Pennsylvania, for example, a standard rental package is $350 for the beginning of summer through November and includes two hens, a coop, and all the required supplies\u2014including 100 pounds of chicken feed.  Courtesy of Rentthechicken.com If you want organic eggs, but also want to save yourself time and money, a rental coop isn&amp;#039;t a bad deal compared to building one yourself or buying one of the admittedly expensive options available at stores like Williams-Sonoma. Most chicken coop rental companies make renting a simple process\u2014just call, request the coops and chickens you want, and everything is delivered to your door! While many of the companies have a limited delivery area due to the difficulty of shipping hens humanely, we&amp;#039;re hoping there will soon be more options for people to rent coops across the country. A couple more options currently available: Michigan-based Rent-A-Chicken and Rent A Coop in the Maryland, Northern Virginia, and D.C. area.  Courtesy of Rentacoop.com Before renting a coop, we recommend reading up on best practices at the online advice site, BackYardChickens.com. One of the forums on the topic of incubating and hatching eggs has over one million responses alone!   Tell Us: Would you ever rent a chicken coop?  ----  PLUS:    How To Raise Your Own Chickens \u00BB   Roosts That Rule: Stylish Backyard Chicken Coops\u00BB   How To Build The Ultimate Chicken Coop \u00BB "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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