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chicken scratch

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a small market ($377K/yr) — chicken scratch doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$377K

Growth (1y)

+151.3%

Products

14

Brands

9

was 9 a year ago

Sellers

15

Price range

$10.92–$59.94

Returns

0.0%

Rating

4.6★

46/100

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Scored 46/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
19
×0.30
Growth
71
×0.30
Competition
29
×0.20
Quality gap
34
×0.10
Returns
100
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 22 weeks — +151.3% year over year.
3K2KSpike '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26

Competition

59%Manna Pro
  • Manna Pro59%
  • Premium Poultry10%
  • Love My Girls9%
  • LEACH GRAIN & MILLING CO.7%
  • AMERICAN CLASSIC7%
  • Nutrena3%
  • Other (3 brands)5%

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 9 brands and 15 sellers compete here.

Brands

9 flat

was 9 a year ago

Sellers

15

Top 5 brand share

92%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
5AMERICAN CLASSIC$39.954.6★687%rising
9Nutrena$42.004.7★63%rising

Product shelf

All 14 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall21%

“Just like the name of the company the quality is premium”

Pet Friendly14%

“Great product, my hens love it”

Taste-Overall12%

“My chickens love these treats”

Smell9%

“Fresh smell”

Value For Money8%

“Great for the price”

Ingredients-Overall6%

“Natural ingredients encourage foraging and provide energy”

Freshness6%

“Clean and Fresh”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“do the right thing”

Fun/Entertainment Experience3%

“It keeps them busy, happy, and adds enrichment to their day”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“clean bottoms all winter”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money26%

“It's a bit pricey”

Size-Overall11%

“It smalls like anise”

Contamination8%

“Had bugs in the bag”

Smell6%

“It doesnt smell good at all”

Taste-Overall5%

“Absolutely disgusting”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing5%

“Hard to eat”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled5%

“Too Dusty and birds avoided it”

Color4%

“Their egg yolks are darker”

Quality-Overall4%

“The product's bag is of poor quality”

Ingredients-Overall4%

“not sure I trust the ingredients”

Top return reasons

  • Smell40%
  • Size-Overall40%
  • Value For Money20%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.71 median price · 2.2% median returns across 13,812 tracked niches.