For the chickens living at the Buchhütterhof, there are 3 large stalls with plenty of outdoor exercise. The outdoor enclosure includes two small lakes, meadows and bushes. Wooden tipis and covered areas provide shade for the chickens. At night and when the weather is bad, they retire to the well-ventilated and pleasantly heated stables. They get GMO-free feed with an extra portion of herbs. Thomas Messner produces the natural mixture of dried herbs and spices himself. It gives the eggs from the Buchhütterhof a light, fresh herbal taste. The active ingredients of the medicinal plants also keep the chickens healthy.