Rental Policy and Charges
Try our chooks for as long as you like!
- 1 week $55*
- 1 month $165*
or rent for a shorter or longer period! Email us with your requirements at
fleur@bookachook.com
BookaChook's Rental Policy includes:
* The signing of a rental agreement guaranteeing maximum care of, and acknowledging renters liability for, any damages to chooks and coop.
* A bond to be paid at the time of delivery, fully refundable, upon pickup/return of the coop and the chooks, in their pre-delivery condition.
* Fully refundable bond prices are:
For rentals delivered by BookAChook - $100
For rentals picked up from BookAChook - $250
(Please note that a pickup requires a trailer or a ute, the coop does not fit in a station wagon or 4WD!! )
Rental Delivery
Please email fleur@bookachook.com with your address for a quote on delivery to your door.
All BookAChook Rental deliveries include delivery of all your equipment, chooks and food, plus full set up and our one-on-one BookAChook introduction to chook keeping! We will also pick everything up again when your rental ends.
BookAChook Incubator Rentals
Hatch chicks in your own home!! $80* + a fully refundable bond.
Easy and simple to use, the R-Com incubator comes with three fresh fertile eggs and instruction booklet. What a great way to introduce your children to the wonders of chook hatching!
Pick up of your incubator is welcome, or email fleur@bookachook.com for a quote on delivery of our incubator and eggs to your home.
Click here to view the BookAChook Incubator Rental Agreement.
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Tada! Here I am!
BookAChook Poultry Packages
We think our coops are gorgeous!!
The have been designed and built especially for us by a lovely and very talented local craftsman, who also builds harps. His attention to detail is second to none. Designed for bantam hens, with ease of cleaning and mobility foremost in our minds, they are perfect for bringing a little of the country into suburbia.
They are sold assembled and are not 'flat packed' as others on the market are. Our coops are extremely solid and built to last a very long time.
Two different styles are available: The Poultry Palace with a pitched roof or The Poultry Penthouse with a flat roof, depending on your budget and space constraints. The Poultry Penthouse is great if you have less space as it can be placed against a wall or fence. The Poultry Palace is just gorgeous with decorative finials, and is a treat for someone who has it all!
Specifications
• Dimensions – Long 165cm, Wide 78cm, High 80cm (the Penthouse is 120cm high)
• 2 nesting boxes
• Natural perch, this is important…real tree branches are used
• Side opening lockable door to enable ease of cleaning and ‘Free Ranging’
• Hinged roof with wooden support bracket
• Colorbond roof - available in blue, red or green
The coops will fit 2 to 4 bantams, depending on whether or not they are ‘free ranging’. As the nesting boxes and perch can be easily removed the coops are also suitable for housing ‘furry friends’ such as rabbits and guinea pigs!
We don't believe it is necessary, to spend a lot of money, and forego space in your yard, on a large 'walk in' coop, when we encourage you to let your chooks free range. You'll find there are BookAChooks in hundreds of our coops throughout Melbourne in chook lovers backyards, nursing homes, kindergartens, childcare centres and primary schools! That's a lot of happy chook devotees...look at the testimonials!!!
Pricing
All BookAChook Poultry packages come with guaranteed hens. That means if your 'hen' starts ‘crowing’ you're welocme to bring it back and we will replace it with one that doesn't....FREE.....if available, or alternatively if no hens are available a refund will be offered..
The Poultry Penthouse Package $695*
This includes:
- The Poultry Penthouse (flat roofed…in green, red or blue)
- Auto feeder and water container
- Bedding
- Chick Starter/Pullet Grower combo
- Three six week old chicks when available (see note below)
- Free delivery within 20km of the CBD, which includes full set up and our one-on-one introduction to chook keeping.
- On call BookAChook ‘ChookAssist’ when you need it…just email us if you have any questions
The Poultry Palace Package $750*
This includes:
- The Poultry Palace (pitched roofed…in green, red or blue)
- Auto feeder and water container
- Bedding
- Chick Starter/Pullet Grower combo
- Three six week old chicks when available (see note below)
- Free delivery within 20km of the CBD, which includes full set up and our one-on-one introduction to chook keeping.
- On call BookAChook ‘ChookAssist’ when you need it…just email us if you have any questions
Package Extras*
Add the following to customise you Poultry Package to suit your needs:
- Three Point of Lay hens when available - $60
- All weather stain and oil for your coop for extra weather protection and durability - $50
- Additional 6 week old chicks - $30 (you can have up to 5 comfortably in a pitched roofed coop as they can roost in the roof cavity)
- The BookAChook Chook Care pack – a bottle each of Pestene (lice and mite powder) and Piperazine (chooky wormer) - $40
- Ex-rental coops are also available from time to time. Please enquire for availability.
Please Note: * Prices subject to change without notice - Email your details to fleur@bookachook.com for a complete Package summary, pricing and availability.
Other breeds of hens, and hens of different ages, may be available at different times throughout the year. Six week old chicks are available throughout the breed season (Spring - Autumn), however we do occasionally source hens of alternative breeds from fellow breeders. The package prices may be subject to change to reflect the current stock available. Please enquire when making your order.
The big question...Why our coops instead of a traditional A-Frame tractor type coop?
A-Frame coops are a disaster!! If you think about an A-Frame, two thirds of the coop is open to the elements and so when it rains, all the bedding in the open section gets wet because there is no roof...If you're hanging your food inside it gets wet too.... And the chooks (if confined and not free ranging) are forced to go inside into the dark to escape the rain. There's also no shade in summer. Chook's need a warm, dry house, not damp in wet weather and open to the elements...
Buyer beware!! Dodgy coops abound!!!!
Please beware the cheap, dodgy, imported coops on eBay and in various pet stores...
Remember...you get what you pay for...they look very fancy, but they're not. Having inspected a couple of these coops (they retail for $200 to $300) I can tell you they are very, very flimsy. In fact some wobble, and the wood is so thin...a large dog could push them over. Some don’t even have wire on the bottom! Yikes!
As you know, anything that comes 'flat packed' as opposed to 'built solid to last' will simply not be as durable.
Remember you need a roof on your coop. Open runs attached to coops, that are open to the weather will still need to be tarped in wet weather to protect food and bedding and chooks from getting wet.
It's not all bad though...look for the local tradies selling their own wares.
Chook Sales
Chook sales are limited to seasonal availability and we encourage the purchase of young birds to establish familiarity and trust. Colours are subject to the stock we have available at the time. We breed, sell and recommend Pekin Bantams for suburban backyards..
We do prioritise our Poultry Package sales (the whole coop and caboodle - coop, chooks, feeder, bedding, food, etc) and there may be a wait list for just chook sales.
Other varieties may be available from time to time, such as Bantam Langshans (great little layers!), Araucanas (lay a green-blue tinted egg shell), or Frizzles (feather dusters!). Please email fleur@bookachook.com if you are interested in some of these other varieties.
- Chicks 1 - 2 weeks (Unsexed) $15
- Hens Point of Lay / Mature $50
- Roosters $10 at 4- 6 weeks, thereafter price is dependent on age and colour
We generally sell our chicks at 6 weeks old, when they are roughly 'grapefruit' sized. At that age we do not guarantee their sex but I am 95% sure they are hens. So if your hen turns out to be a boy in girls clothing then you’re welcome to bring him back and purchase another hen if we have some available.
If these are your only chooks, we recommend the minimum number of girls to keep is three. They are social animals, and should something happen to one then you’re not needing to worry about the last one being left all on her own.
Fertile Eggs
Fertile eggs may be available from time to time during the breeding season. Eggs are generally charged at $3.00 per egg + $15 for express postage. Please note though, that we are reluctant to send eggs interstate, as air travel can severely affect the fertility of an egg.
BookAChook Personal Delivery Service
Delivery is FREE for all Poultry Packages within 20km from the CBD.
A delivery fee applies for:
- All BookAChook rentals
- Any Poultry Packages more than 20km from the CBD
so please email fleur@bookachook.com for a delivery quote.
All BookAChook Poultry Package and Rental deliveries include delivery of all your equipment, chooks and food, plus full set up and our one-on-one BookAChook introduction to chook keeping! For all BookAChook rentals we will pick everything up again when your rental ends.
If you have any questions about our Poultry Packages,
BookAChook Rentals or gorgeous chooks, please don't
hesitate to email us at fleur@bookachook.com
