12 Months in a North Iowa Backyard. One Polar Vortex. Here’s How the Hoover’s Coop Held Up.

12 Months in a North Iowa Backyard One Polar Vortex Here’s How the Hoover’s Coop Held Up

On a rural property outside Mason City, Iowa, sits a 10-Bird Hoover’s Lean-To Easy Clean Coop and Run It’s been there for nearly a full year, holding a small flock of backyard chickens through some unpredictable weather conditions Now, 12 months later, the coop is holding up just as well as we expected While the inside has been cleaned on a regular schedule (the coop has been home to two Rhode Island Reds and two Light Brahmas this year), the outside underwent no

Why We Delivered Four Chicks to an Iowa Care Home

Why We Delivered Four Chicks to an Iowa Care Home

This morning, four chicks arrived at the IOOF Home and Community Therapy Center in Mason City They came with a brooder, a feeder, a waterer, a heat lamp, and a bag of feed

This isn’t a typical Hoover’s delivery We’ve been an Iowa hatchery since 1944 Most days, we ship chicks to backyards across all the country Today, four of them stayed close to home

The chicks will live at IOOF Home & Community Therapy Center for the next six to eight weeks while they grow their feathers and gain size Residents

Why We Built a Better Coop

Hoover’s Easy Clean Coop: Less Maintenance, Happier Flocks

After more than 80 years of raising chickens, we know exactly what was wrong with every coop on the market

Since 1944, Hoover’s Hatchery has been a leader in the backyard poultry industry This multi-generational family business now offers more than 200 breeds, and millions of backyards across America receive our chicks each year We’re experts in what chicks need, and we know well the problems chicken keepers run into when trying to give their backyard poultry the best care

The biggest issue? Chicken coop maintenance

We felt responsible for helping

Winter Blues and Breathing Problems, too!

I know some people thrive in the colder weather, enjoying the snow sports and getting outside as much as possible, but for animal people, this year has been depressing… and wet I live in Mid-Michigan and my flock and me have the winter blues! I do not mind the cold weather one bit, it is why I chose to live in Michigan It’s a relief when we have cold weather, because a lot of the bugs pass away or go dormant and we do not have