The Rise of the Backyard Chicken Trend in Hollywood
From fresh eggs each morning to the soothing clucking of hens as they roam the yard, the allure of the backyard chicken lifestyle is easy to see. And your favorite celebrities are certainly not immune! The trend of raising chickens has fully taken root in Hollywood, and you’d be surprised by just how many famous singers and actors are flocking (heh heh heh) to the movement.
Here’s a detailed list of all the celebrities with chickens:
Jennifer Garner
All hail our Backyard Chicken Queen! Here she is riding a toy tractor with one of her hens, and here she is doing a cute choreographed dance in front of her backyard coop. One of her chickens is named Hennifer. Love it.
Christina Haack
HGTV star Christina Haack is no stranger to life with the birds! In a new season of Christina in the Country, she's back to tackle more home renos in Tennessee, which (hopefully) means we'll be seeing more of the "mini rooster" named Nugget she adopted with ex-husband Josh.
David Beckham
Is there anything more delightful than soccer's (excuse me, football's) favorite bad boy walking in Wellies with the flock that wife Victoria gifted him for Christmas? As one commenter suggests, if they haven't yet named the flock The Peckhams, then they're definitely doing it wrong.
Kylie Jenner
Per this Kardashians clip, there has definitely been a chicken coop at one of Kylie Jenner's mansions at one point in time. One of her chickens was named Elsa. (Do we have a secret Frozen fan on our hands?)
Luke Combs
Luke Combs opened up to Rolling Stone about adding chickens to his Tennessee home during quarantine. His wife Nicole has posted about the pets, including an unfortunate update on Agatha, one of the couples' favorite hens.
Nikki Reed
Per Santa Barbara magazine, actress turned farm girl turned sustainable jewelry designer Nikki Reed shares her California acreage with 15 farm animals. Per her Instagram pic, at least one of them is a chicken!
Alexandra Breckenridge
Virgin River actress Alexandra Breckenridge has no issue sharing close quarters with her flock. She even once got stuck in her coop!
Blake Shelton
He once fibbed to Kelly Clarkson about feeding his chickens in a jacket she gifted him, and has mentioned caring for his flock in other interviews. So does this mean that Gwen Stefani now has chickens, too?
Sunny Hostin
The View co-host Sunny Hostin is a proud chicken lady, and even has a special Instagram account dedicated to the brood she keeps in Westchester, New York.
Tiffani Thiessen
The former Saved By the Bell actress had chickens growing up, and shared the tale of the "chicken craziness" that went down in her backyard chicken coop condo on her website.
Bryan & Sarah Baeumler
When they're not rehabbing tropical resorts, these HGTV fan favorites are back at home in Canada. The beginnings of their family foray into chicken ownership are documented in a House of Bryan episode called "The Chicken Coop."
Kelly Clarkson
The talk show host has bought and sold an impressive portfolio of properties through the years, including farms and ranches in Tennessee, California, and Montana. And from this Instagram post we know at least one of them was home to a few hens!
Meghan Markle
She and hubby Prince Harry provide a peek at their chicken coop, dubbed Archie's Chick Inn, in their bombshell interview with Oprah in 2021. They later graciously offered to adopt Ellen Degeneres' chicken named Sinkie, who appears to fit right in at her new home.
Nicole Richie
Nicole gave Architectural Digest a tour of her second (!) chicken coop in 2017, and let's just say her hens are living the fine life.
Jonathan Knight
The Farmhouse Fixer host's love for his White Leghorn Stella was well-documented. Sadly, she passed in 2022.
Hilarie Burton Morgan
The Rural Diaries author and husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan have tended to plenty of animals on their upstate New York farm over the years, including their first batch of chicks: Russell Wilson, Dickie Sherman, Hawk, Scissor Beak, and Donald (Duck).
Reba McEntire
Oklahoma native Reba McEntire is a big fan of farm animals. She and boyfriend Rex Linn introduced fans to Mr. Pecker in 2020.
Chip and Joanna Gaines
Y'all know we could do this list without a mention of Waco's most famous residents! Their chicken coop and chicken run are, of course, the stuff farmhouse decor dreams are made of.
Carrie Underwood
Her chicken sweatshirt went viral! Her chicken Hawaiian shirt is now a best-seller! Y'all know this Mother Hen has affection for our feathered friends. Epic Gardening has a full tour of Carrie's Tennessee garden, including her charming black and white chicken coop, on YouTube.
Patrick Dempsey
Yes, even McDreamy is a chicken guy. He and wife Jillian showed off their rustic recycled wood chicken coop in a 2014 home tour with Architectural Digest.
Ellen Pompeo
Grey's Anatomy leading lady Ellen Pompeo showed off her garden chickens on the cover of Good Housekeeping in 2016.
Miranda Lambert
Country crooner Miranda Lambert has often spoken of her affection for farm animals, including the residents of Coop DeVille: 14 cluckers named after famous folks! You'll see MarHen Morris, Willie Nelshen, Betty Cocker, and Martina McFried (🤣), among others.
Donnie Wahlberg
Look no further than Season 2, Episode 5 of Donnie Loves Jenny and you'll find that while the Blue Bloods star was absolutely delighted to bring home a flock, his wife Jenny McCarthy was somewhat less than enthused.
Martha Stewart
But of course Queen Martha has her own chickens! In fact, 200 of them reside at her Bedford farm. They eat fruit and vegetable scraps from the kitchen, lay beautiful pale blue eggs, and live in the chicest country rustic coop.
Kristin Cavallari
Upon her move to Tennessee in 2017, the Laguna Beach alum fully embraced farm life. As she told Rachael Ray, her first Franklin abode was home to donkeys, ducks, goats and 30 chickens! Post-divorce, she's moved on to different dwellings, but the birds have come along with.
Dylan Marlowe
Here's a fun fact about rising country artist Dylan Marlowe: He's got five chickens and they're all named after his favorite hot sauces.
Hilary Duff
Hilary's 2020 Beverly Hills home tour with Architectural Digest includes a peck inside (heh heh heh) a chicken coop that includes both grown birds and hatchlings. "I spend a lot of time out here hanging out with them," she proudly says.
Jared Padalecki
The Supernatural and Gilmore Girls actor opened his Austin home to Architectural Digest in 2021, and his chicken coop is truly something else. Scroll to the 16:05 mark of the video for a look.
Dave and Jenny Marrs
The stars of Fixer to Fabulous put in a chicken coop at their Welcome Inn in Rogers, Arkansas. The birds provide eggs for breakfast, and are tended to by Saving Grace NWA, an organization that supports young women aging out of foster care.
Reese Witherspoon
You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl. Chickens have been a recurring theme for actress Reese Witherspoon. She kept a flock at her Ojai ranch, and her Malibu farmhouse has several chicken coops. The birds have even made appearances in her Draper James campaigns.
Sam Elliott
The mustachioed Hollywood stalwart told Vulture in 2015 that he and wife Katharine have "horses and dogs and cats and chickens" on their Malibu farm.
Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick
Fans of this golden couple know they keep a 40-acre farm in Connecticut's Litchfield County. Kevin has gone viral for serenading his chickens with an acoustic rendition of Billie Eilish's "Birds of a Feather," and he also welcomed them home with a little Bruce Springsteen.
Wynonna Judd
Life on the farm with the Judds definitely includes a hen or two! Her dog Starlet keeps them in line as the family's official chicken herder.
Kelis
Talk about a multi-hyphenate! "Milkshake" singer Kelis has also released a line of sauces, a cookbook, and wellness products, all of which take inspiration from her farm in Temecula, California. The farm is home to dozens and dozens of animals, including sheep, duck, alpacas, cows, and plenty of chickens. There's also a turkey named Bob Marley!
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman
These lovebirds have property around the globe, and their Australian farm calls all sorts of animals—even cattle!—home. Get a look at their chicken coop around the 6 minute mark in Vogue's 73 Questions video with the actress.
Amanda Seyfried
Jennifer's Body actress Amanda Seyfried swapped the hustle of Hollywood for a quieter life on her Catskills farm. Along with husband Thomas Sadoski and their two children, she has shared the property with horses, a donkey, goats, and plenty of chickens.
Adrien Grenier
The former Entourage star left Hollywood for life on a ranch in Bastrop, Texas, where he and wife Jordan care for all sorts of animals, llamas, goats and baby chicks included. Take a tour of the property (and meet a few of the hens!) in this Earthspeed video.