As a poultry breeder, I would look at a few important areas to correct that should help you greatly. You are correct with live shipping being a problem through regular mail is a BIG issue for fragile little baby birds. The stress on them going through that system is too much very often, BUT, another big issue going through the post is another issue I think you are having when they get into your setup, and that is temperature fluctuation. It is not only important to get them to a specific temp, it is greatly important to keep them consistently at the optimum temp. Your continual temperature fluctuations are very likely the root of all your issues and your set up has a lot to do with why you are struggling. Also, the reason you didn't see so many dropped birds with your chicken chicks is that they are typically the hardiest of what you are trying to raise and they didn't get shipped so no added stress. With those open tubs and no insulation around the side walls, being in a large open garage type space, the surrounding temp fluctuates and the lamps can't keep up. Not only to keep things warm but to prevent overheating too. I personally would build a ply surround with lift up lids to put those tubs into and raise them off the floor with wooden blocks to stop the cold coming up through the floor. they are pretty easy to knock up, relatively cheap and they also prevent pests coming in and you can mount your lamps on a mesh lid to prevent burns when the bubs get older and start to jump about. to stabalise the temp you can stuff hay or straw (we use wool shawn off our sheep when we have it) to insulate between the tubs and the ply. Get a good infrared thermometer gun, to take the temp of where the birds are at and make sure you have a slightly cooler side for when they start to self regulate but only cooler by max of 5 degrees C (sorry I'm a kiwi so don't use farenheit). Hope that helps and there are always going to be weaker birds that just don't make it, but the numbers you are loosing, are really higher that I'd like to see if they were mine, as each lost chick, poult, keet etc is a financial loss too. Oh and in the future, maybe look into hatching eggs with a broody, as she will take care of a lot of this stuff for you lol.
@@moosenbeans903 girl but thanks lmao. We been thru this learning curve 15 years ago so know how frustrating it can be. Just hope it's of some use to someone
@Scott Fischer good luck it's an awesome journey! It has many learning curves and the best advice I ever got was that when there is live stock there will inevitably be dead stock, it is the natural way of things and not to be too hard on yourself. Just take each death and see if there is something you can change to help avoid more of the same and if not accept it as a sad fact of life but don't dwell. It's helped me a great deal thru the years. You will do great tho, just have fun, it's an exciting adventure
For owl defense (luckily you already have it) you can use crow decoys. Owls natural enemy in the wild is a crow. So if you get some old crow decoys and fence them around the ranch (not directly as it could scare the ducks/geese). This will scare the owl thinking it is out numbered and might get killed as that is what a group of crows (or a "murder") will do to a owl. Also Google other natural owl defense, I'm sure there is a lot.
@@fauxque5057 that's why there is a fence (and dogs that roam free everywhere (Lucy and millie)), he is more concerned with air attacks, which is why I am suggesting a less expensive and natural owl deterrent.
@Heroinsniffer4life Well don't have to worry about that. And being that she has never lost a Kenpo tournament she would kick your ass for saying that..and so would her military husband,,,
Man you have came a long way since the kid that was yelling at other boaters “you don’t own the water bro!”😂😂 Your daughter is beautiful and looks just like you. Keep doing ya thing bro
I don’t think anyone realizes how big of a legend flair is the best part is this man ain’t even out his 20s keep it up big dawg your videos are immaculate
Hey flair, I’ve ordered a batch of 34 laying hen chicks from Murray McMurray hatchery and only two died. That was my fault because I had a bad heat lamp setup and they huddled too close. I got the option where I vaccinated them for everything from the hatchery, I would recommend that hatchery and to get them vaccinated. Also if you get them vaccinated do not feed medicated feed because it will cancel one of the vaccines out. Also pick up right when the chicks get to the mail if possible because they are born, packed up, and shipped. They only have the nutrients left over from what they got from the yolk so the sooner they get food and water the better. Also make sure they’re not huddling too close and suffocating each other under the heat lamp.
This is probably the first video I’ve watched in 8 months. I watched every single one before that. And it’s so crazy seeing his animals interact with him now and how different they are.
Flair @ approx 1:40mins; have you considered putting a 'dog-bed heater' pad under the trough/chick-run containers? I don't know if it will work, but...it might be the strat! Elsewise (Flair, I know that I'm using words that are strange to you, but bear with me 😜) could you get a thermocouple device (thermostat for the layperson) that senses that the temp is too low, then it kicks on a secondary heat-lamp, but then shuts off Before you start to cook the chicks (I know that word again, Thermostat, like in your house) hook that up, or just the dog-bed heater pad! I think either will work, but I'm leaning towards the thermostat answer! But you are going to do Flair things, and I refuse to be responsible for any misdesicions! But keep posting awesome, and sometimes absolutely ridiculous videos!
What a dad flair big shout out to you for doing what ya love man from rasing ban joes kids on the farm lol to being a great dad to Brooklyn I can’t believe how far you’ve came in the TH-cam career thanks for another vid🤙🏼
Great video and congratulations on all the new birds ! Sheew Daddy strapped with baby Brooklyn on his chest is priceless !! I sure hope she becomes a little country girl !! Love it .. keep up the great videos ! 👍
LAUGH! That was a great video. Chickens escaping at the auction, going through the fence and then almost winning dad of the year award with the fence still hot. Your wife would never let you watch the her again alone. Keep them coming, and the video of the boys working the other day was good too.
For fly control They make a product that you can mix in the animals feed and when they poop it out it prevents the flys from laying eggs in the manure.
Flair man you are killing it bro, keep going bro. Really liked seeing you with baby Brooklyn, nice to see that side of you. My wife, kids and I always sit down and watch your videos on the big 70inch tv, they love all your animals. Brooklyn is very cute and you can see she finds the farm engaging as all heck. Cant wait to see her grow up and work with daddy on the farm. You need to video taking her for her first pair of farming boots when shes able to walk and run around the farm with a little cow girl hat. You have a wonderful family and amazing crew(extended family), love the content and always looking forward to your videos.
Lovely to see your little one in the video. I've been watching since 2016 so it's been an excellent journey with you and your channel. Keep up the good work Flair and the Beefcake crew
Coming from someone that worked at a CAL Ranch. It’s like Tractor supply. Whenever we would get a shipment of birds, there were many dead ones upon arrival and then tons the first week. Then the rest were solid and would almost always live once bought. The first few days of their life decides if they’re gonna survive. If they don’t lie then they’ll survive. If they die then they die. And going through mail give lots of stress. So the store goes through all the week ones for you. Long story short, it’s better to buy birds from the store.
I work for TSC, and the birds we sell come to us in the mail too. Most likely, the store already got rid of the birds that didn’t make it. So the ones you bought were resilient. We have strict protocols on bird handling to try and prevent casualties but unfortunately it’s going to happen sometimes. Good luck sir! Keep up the good work!
I used insulation to hold temps inside the brooder. Also used seed heating mats on a plug timer to warm the brooder extra at night. Then you can keep lamp further away.
Tinfoil blanket around the top to help keep the heat in at night. Get the hole thing up off the cold concrete with a couple of 2/4. Put a shipping blanket around it with a couple of zip tie around it , to hold it up to the top.
Love the vlog good to see the little beef cake hangout with the new animals for a video idea you should take Macy and your daughter fishing in the backyard pond
Hey Flair try this to keep the arial predators from getting the birds. Tie multiple fishing lines from tree to tree or post to post a couple feet above the enclosure (crossing them) . It will prevent them from diving in. Hope that helps 👍🏻
I love watching all your video and i'm glad to see Brooklyn and I also enjoyed watching all your video so much keep it up my guy Andrew Flair and I love you buddy . ❤😘❤
For the owl. U can buy nilon/ rope nets to put over head. I have a big chicken/duck/ turkey run abt 20x15 ft and 9ft high that keeps them in and predators out while im working
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It’s awesome seeing you spend time with your little girl. Hope all is well with abandoned ranch house and lake
Yes I would like to see Brooklyn in more videos
As a poultry breeder, I would look at a few important areas to correct that should help you greatly.
You are correct with live shipping being a problem through regular mail is a BIG issue for fragile little baby birds. The stress on them going through that system is too much very often, BUT, another big issue going through the post is another issue I think you are having when they get into your setup, and that is temperature fluctuation. It is not only important to get them to a specific temp, it is greatly important to keep them consistently at the optimum temp. Your continual temperature fluctuations are very likely the root of all your issues and your set up has a lot to do with why you are struggling. Also, the reason you didn't see so many dropped birds with your chicken chicks is that they are typically the hardiest of what you are trying to raise and they didn't get shipped so no added stress.
With those open tubs and no insulation around the side walls, being in a large open garage type space, the surrounding temp fluctuates and the lamps can't keep up. Not only to keep things warm but to prevent overheating too. I personally would build a ply surround with lift up lids to put those tubs into and raise them off the floor with wooden blocks to stop the cold coming up through the floor. they are pretty easy to knock up, relatively cheap and they also prevent pests coming in and you can mount your lamps on a mesh lid to prevent burns when the bubs get older and start to jump about. to stabalise the temp you can stuff hay or straw (we use wool shawn off our sheep when we have it) to insulate between the tubs and the ply. Get a good infrared thermometer gun, to take the temp of where the birds are at and make sure you have a slightly cooler side for when they start to self regulate but only cooler by max of 5 degrees C (sorry I'm a kiwi so don't use farenheit). Hope that helps and there are always going to be weaker birds that just don't make it, but the numbers you are loosing, are really higher that I'd like to see if they were mine, as each lost chick, poult, keet etc is a financial loss too. Oh and in the future, maybe look into hatching eggs with a broody, as she will take care of a lot of this stuff for you lol.
Your a nice guy.
@@moosenbeans903 girl but thanks lmao. We been thru this learning curve 15 years ago so know how frustrating it can be. Just hope it's of some use to someone
@Scott Fischer good luck it's an awesome journey! It has many learning curves and the best advice I ever got was that when there is live stock there will inevitably be dead stock, it is the natural way of things and not to be too hard on yourself. Just take each death and see if there is something you can change to help avoid more of the same and if not accept it as a sad fact of life but don't dwell. It's helped me a great deal thru the years. You will do great tho, just have fun, it's an exciting adventure
as a chicken keeper myself I couldn’t have said it better
For owl defense (luckily you already have it) you can use crow decoys. Owls natural enemy in the wild is a crow. So if you get some old crow decoys and fence them around the ranch (not directly as it could scare the ducks/geese). This will scare the owl thinking it is out numbered and might get killed as that is what a group of crows (or a "murder") will do to a owl. Also Google other natural owl defense, I'm sure there is a lot.
Owls are even more afraid of eagles. Hawks and eagles will kill owls on sight.
I thought they didn't like coyote's?
@@fauxque5057 that's why there is a fence (and dogs that roam free everywhere (Lucy and millie)), he is more concerned with air attacks, which is why I am suggesting a less expensive and natural owl deterrent.
I was thinking the same thing with the black chickens…
@@curtism-w6b straight up gang shit lmao
The baby will never forget this. And calling her buddy is priceless. She will appreciate that later in life
I call my daughter buddy also, and she likes to ride motorcycles go fishing shoot guns and go to the races...makes me a proud papa.
@Heroinsniffer4life Well don't have to worry about that. And being that she has never lost a Kenpo tournament she would kick your ass for saying that..and so would her military husband,,,
Babies literally forget everything bruh. She probably won’t ever forget memories like these when she’s a toddler or older
It’s great to see baby beefcake love the vids flair!!!
Man you have came a long way since the kid that was yelling at other boaters “you don’t own the water bro!”😂😂
Your daughter is beautiful and looks just like you. Keep doing ya thing bro
I don’t think anyone realizes how big of a legend flair is the best part is this man ain’t even out his 20s keep it up big dawg your videos are immaculate
Awesomeness!!! The babe out helping dad with the farm chores.
Flair needs to do more dad and daughter vlogs. I think flair should do a family fishing challenge.
yesssssss
Yes a family fishing challenge would be nice.
If he's smart, he won't. Kids kill men TH-cam channels.
Loved seeing Little Brooklyn! I wouldn't mind seeing more daddy, daughter videos!
Thxs again guys who like my comments and said srry for your loss means a lot.
What is this for!!!!!
@@TrumpforAmerica2024 idk
prayers
@@TrumpforAmerica2024 yesterday he said he lost his brother and many people have said sorry for your lose and he was just thanking the people.
@@jacksharlow k
What a treat to see your little girl. Would love to see your little one enjoy the farm animals.Flair you are a natural daddy.
This is what I need today big dawg. After a long day at work I couldn’t ask for a better video to watch! Keep it up my guy!
Yaay!!! Baby Flair!!! Thank you Andrew for showing your lil girl.
I think Flairs new favorite thing is mocking us with a high pitch voice and the zoom in 😂😂
Awesome to see Flair being a daddy. Spending time with your baby girl. So cool to see
Homesteady is an amazing channel I I know they have detailed info on raising chicks
Love seeing all the new birds and many flocks….
Thanks Flair for the vlog. I’ve been having a bad day just lost a family member and your vlog is making me feeling better ❤️
Lol
Hope it was your mom
Lol
Sorry to hear that
Man I'm so sorry I will be praying 🙏
Love videos with Brooklyn in them! Love seeing you as a dad!
Jake yelling “GET THAT CHICKEN” had me dying
Flair doing Dad things! Awesome Bro. Brooklyn will always remember these times.
MADE THE LUNCH BREAK BETTER AGAIN!? Love this man and his video posting timing! Your the best flair! Btw, where the bullfrog catch clean cooks at😢
Hi
Aww Brooklyn is so cute! Hope your feather friends survive threw the night !🙏❤️🐔
Hey flair, I’ve ordered a batch of 34 laying hen chicks from Murray McMurray hatchery and only two died. That was my fault because I had a bad heat lamp setup and they huddled too close. I got the option where I vaccinated them for everything from the hatchery, I would recommend that hatchery and to get them vaccinated. Also if you get them vaccinated do not feed medicated feed because it will cancel one of the vaccines out. Also pick up right when the chicks get to the mail if possible because they are born, packed up, and shipped. They only have the nutrients left over from what they got from the yolk so the sooner they get food and water the better. Also make sure they’re not huddling too close and suffocating each other under the heat lamp.
Brooklyn! So good to see you young lady. The fine Flair farm is back at it again, this is going to be a good summer.
I do love a good flair video. We have to respect his grind for the daily uploads 😎
Not daily but close
pro tip for the plant growing use cow manure great fertilizer!
thank you so much for posting because you just made my day . I was having a bad day and you cheered me up so much Flair. I love you videos Flair!!!
This is probably the first video I’ve watched in 8 months. I watched every single one before that. And it’s so crazy seeing his animals interact with him now and how different they are.
Flair @ approx 1:40mins; have you considered putting a 'dog-bed heater' pad under the trough/chick-run containers? I don't know if it will work, but...it might be the strat! Elsewise (Flair, I know that I'm using words that are strange to you, but bear with me 😜) could you get a thermocouple device (thermostat for the layperson) that senses that the temp is too low, then it kicks on a secondary heat-lamp, but then shuts off Before you start to cook the chicks (I know that word again, Thermostat, like in your house) hook that up, or just the dog-bed heater pad! I think either will work, but I'm leaning towards the thermostat answer! But you are going to do Flair things, and I refuse to be responsible for any misdesicions!
But keep posting awesome, and sometimes absolutely ridiculous videos!
Love seeing Brooke involved! She's beautiful
What a dad flair big shout out to you for doing what ya love man from rasing ban joes kids on the farm lol to being a great dad to Brooklyn I can’t believe how far you’ve came in the TH-cam career thanks for another vid🤙🏼
Since you have more turkeys maybe Padro can be the thanksgiving turkey this year
Your doughter is so cute. She should be with you on the Chanel often.❤️
Every time I get flair's TH-cam notifications I'm so happy no matter what mood I'm in its always a great time watching flair
Best Part! When princess SHOOOOOOOUUUUU arrived on scene. She’s so adorable man!!! Uncle Banjo missed it!
Flair I’m 48 years old young man! But seeing you with your daughter brought back so many memories. You keep it up young man. Proud Subscriber!!!
Your daughter is so adorable and pretty. It is shocking that she's eight months already. She's growing very fast. What an angel and blessing.
FLAIR there are heat plate they are better then heat lamps they will keep temperature constant you should look in to them
Great video and congratulations on all the new birds ! Sheew Daddy strapped with baby Brooklyn on his chest is priceless !! I sure hope she becomes a little country girl !! Love it .. keep up the great videos ! 👍
26:14 “that was almost bad” yeah almost 😅 😂
LAUGH! That was a great video. Chickens escaping at the auction, going through the fence and then almost winning dad of the year award with the fence still hot. Your wife would never let you watch the her again alone. Keep them coming, and the video of the boys working the other day was good too.
For fly control They make a product that you can mix in the animals feed and when they poop it out it prevents the flys from laying eggs in the manure.
Flair man you are killing it bro, keep going bro. Really liked seeing you with baby Brooklyn, nice to see that side of you. My wife, kids and I always sit down and watch your videos on the big 70inch tv, they love all your animals. Brooklyn is very cute and you can see she finds the farm engaging as all heck. Cant wait to see her grow up and work with daddy on the farm. You need to video taking her for her first pair of farming boots when shes able to walk and run around the farm with a little cow girl hat. You have a wonderful family and amazing crew(extended family), love the content and always looking forward to your videos.
❤️❤️❤️❤️ first time seeing baby! She is very cute! Congrats again.
Lovely to see your little one in the video. I've been watching since 2016 so it's been an excellent journey with you and your channel. Keep up the good work Flair and the Beefcake crew
Coming from someone that worked at a CAL Ranch. It’s like Tractor supply. Whenever we would get a shipment of birds, there were many dead ones upon arrival and then tons the first week. Then the rest were solid and would almost always live once bought. The first few days of their life decides if they’re gonna survive. If they don’t lie then they’ll survive. If they die then they die. And going through mail give lots of stress. So the store goes through all the week ones for you. Long story short, it’s better to buy birds from the store.
lmao the flash to flair with the baby is fucking funny 😂 "well the baby's on chicken duty now" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
flair you should take baby beefcake fishing and get her her first fish! love the videos
Check out a DIY trashcan filter for a mini pond. Very easy to build and will keep the pond clear.
Baby flair is so cute u gotta bring her around more man she’s a great co host
The baby is too adorable poppa shewww being a dad is just great 😂
Ok Andrew, you get a thumbs up for being a good dad, and yes, that is one CUTE baby!!
So heart melring cute flair wirh baby Brooklyn. Damn ducks been cool
The baby is growing so fast what a cutie!
can you guys do an update on the baby sheep? or just all three of them in general
Yay been waiting for more Brooklyn content. She is so cute! Old MC Farmer Flair featuring Brooklyn!
Good ol uncle Jake with the save on the little ones toes. Give that man a raise lol👌🏻🍻
Def bring Brooklyn out more often!!! The animals will grow up with her n be protective. Remember to put her sun hat n sunscreen on tho too!!!
Love that you can work with your baby girl.
Shewww nothing better then watching a flair vlog
Lmao at the kid turning to the camera saying ‘jesus…’ when the first ducks were auctioned
Flair you should get shiners for the mini pond
😂😂 “GET DAT CHICKEN GET DAT CHICKEN” funniest thing ever
I work for TSC, and the birds we sell come to us in the mail too. Most likely, the store already got rid of the birds that didn’t make it. So the ones you bought were resilient. We have strict protocols on bird handling to try and prevent casualties but unfortunately it’s going to happen sometimes. Good luck sir! Keep up the good work!
Thank you FLAIR posting every single day Keep it up love your Video
I really enjoyed the farm maintanence video on the beefcake construction channel
We need to see more of those videos ✌️❤️🔥
Noticed that set up on the last beef cake video…was hoping you guys did a video on the farm yard pond transformation!!!
We need some vlogs of you chillin with brooklen
Started dying when the camera panned to flair with the baby😂
I used insulation to hold temps inside the brooder. Also used seed heating mats on a plug timer to warm the brooder extra at night. Then you can keep lamp further away.
Omg Brooklyn is so cute
Who agrees flair is one of the best dads ever
This video became precious once the baby got on bird duty. Love it!
Tinfoil blanket around the top to help keep the heat in at night. Get the hole thing up off the cold concrete with a couple of 2/4. Put a shipping blanket around it with a couple of zip tie around it , to hold it up to the top.
Papa Flair said want to clean the lens buddy. So cute. She's so cute congratulations buddy
Flair I would love to watch you guys make a greenhouse, y’all would make a good one
Love the vlog good to see the little beef cake hangout with the new animals for a video idea you should take Macy and your daughter fishing in the backyard pond
God bless you and yours flair..& the rest of the team
I really love the bird raising very fun to watch the journey
What an amazing dad you are flair. Your daughter is gonna be so happy. 😝🐴🐈⬛🦁🐯
You're killin me haulin the girl around 😂 that's true dedication
“8 month old birthday” 🤣❣️ love her
Flair for quail you need to keep them about 3 feet off the ground because that keeps them away from wind and they can get some bacteria infection
Hey Flair try this to keep the arial predators from getting the birds. Tie multiple fishing lines from tree to tree or post to post a couple feet above the enclosure (crossing them) . It will prevent them from diving in. Hope that helps 👍🏻
Great vid man
Yaaassssss featuring bby sheewwww!
Love how you been posting everyday keep it up I need something to watch when I get off work
Babycakes is so precious!!!
Jake coming in clutch once again with the run and grab.
You should bring back bass fishing tournaments or just the backyard pond just the bass fishing in general
Dad goals
Baby beefcake is so cute keeps the vids going straight bangers!!! Papa Flair
Hey mate when the ground is hard pour water on your earth rod for the electric fence and keep it wet, for property looking good
I’m so happy to see your baby’s doing good!
Baby shew on your chest and the video still going on as if she ain’t there has officially turned a new chapter in this channel AND I LOVE IT 😂
aww your baby looks just like you flair she's so adorable
I love watching all your video and i'm glad to see Brooklyn and I also enjoyed watching all your video so much keep it up my guy Andrew Flair and I love you buddy . ❤😘❤
😁😘🥰❤
For the owl. U can buy nilon/ rope nets to put over head. I have a big chicken/duck/ turkey run abt 20x15 ft and 9ft high that keeps them in and predators out while im working