Nice update, I have also done this with meat birds but not on your scale, it’s amazing how quickly they grow and also very rewarding, many thanks for sharing, kind regards alan………………THE DAWN CHORUS PLOT 🌿
Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed the video. We will definitely be updating everyone on the chickens as they grow 😊😊😊 Hope you have a lovely day!
Wow 6 weeks has gone quick!! They’ve grown so much! You’re doing great guys, great set up and for first timers I think you’re doing great. anyone on their journey to food resilience and self food production is a hero in my books 💪💐♥️ have a great week !!
Thank you so much for the encouragement! Are grocery prices crazy inflated in Australia too or is that just an United States thing right now? Because all food is extremely inflated unfortunately.
@@bluebirdhomestead it’s really bad here too guys…… I’m currently running workshops for people to learn how to set up their own Victory garden veggie plots to help with supplementing their finances! It’s that bad!! I never thought I’d see it….. no time like today to get growing 🌱🙏🌿
That's a good amount of chickens. Should hold you for a while. Sorry about one dying, but the reason for processing at 6 weeks is their hearts start giving out at about that age. If you get get them to 8 weeks they will be bigger, but you will lose a few by then. I follow my local chicken page for my area and I have learned a lot through them. Good luck and God bless. 💖💖💖
They're growing so fast! Chickens always grow quickly but I'm just blown away by how fast meat birds grow! Looks like they're be ready in just a few weeks to me! Good luck! I've never don't meat birds either because I'm a big baby, lol!!
It is crazy how fast they are growing. They are ready to be processed between 8-10 weeks of age. It is kind of funny because there is one layer bird in there with them and it is so small compared to all the others. Also I probably wouldn't have done meat birds on my own with out Ryan. Hope you have a lovely day! -Cara
Great job you guys !! You've done your homework and build a great plan !! Looking forward to seeing how it goes over the summer !! Cheers Jason and Colleen 🌱🌱🌱
Thank you so much Jason and Colleen! We both do really like to research haha. We will be sure to update everyone as it goes along the next few weeks! -Ryan & Cara
Good morning Teresa! Thank you 😊 We are learning as we go for sure. Ryan and I both love to research things, so it is fun to have new hobbies we can learn more about! Hope you have a lovely day!-Cara &Ryan
So beautiful to see your chickens doing so well. Love your adventurous spirit of going with over 100 chickens for the first time ever growing meat birds, I‘m still doubting myself if I could raise even one😅 Great team work to the both of you and wishing you much success with the chickens💚
Nothing may stay the same but I guess one good thing that should remain is the heart that always remembers to: Just stay being the best of your heart could... But when that heart feels like giving up, give it a rest, pause for a while but never ever give up. 👏👍💪
Awesome set up. I had to build a regular pen with a covered top for my chickens because of coyotes and chicken hawks around here. Plus clipping their wings because they constantly flew out. Good luck with your birds. Thank you for sharing this with us!
Cara! This is so awesome! We also do Cornish cross meatbirds and we have a very similar setup. We have the same food that you guys use as well! I love the waterer that you guys use, what a brilliant idea! This will be our 3rd year doing meatbirds and we will be selling them for the first time this year!
Hi @ahomesteadinghustle ! I just watched your sourdough video this morning. 😊 This is our first time ever doing meat birds so we are definitely learning as we go. Glad to hear that you guys like the Cornish across enough to do them 3 years in a row! That makes me excited for yummy chicken haha 😛
Haha yes it is a lot of chickens. We are hoping for 1-2 chickens a week for a year so hopefully that will be enough after giving some to family and friends😊
Thanks! We are really liking this set up! I love the water bucket with the nipples under it too. I think the chickens prefer it too! It says so much cleaner and I think the water stays a little cooler as well. I still put ice in the buckets on hot summer days too though.
😃👍🏼🌸thanks for the tour ! You are doing great ! But I’m not an expert either ! I’ll be following you ! Great video ! Maybe we can share seeds next year ! Our zones are the same 😃❤️
Hi Irene! Thank you so much for your support! Yes we are in zone 7a as well! Sharing seeds would be lovely, I plan on trying to save as many as I can this year. 😀😀
I have that same water as had. I don’t love it. Mine is warped I think so it is so hard to clean and put the lid back on. I like the bucket idea so maybe I’ll give that a try.
Oh no, that would be frustrating if it warps I am sure. We are really liking the one on the cart. It is so much easier to clean since it is up off the ground. -Cara
Awesome! They look healthy and the set-up is good too, they feel like they're still in their natural habitat and not being totally confined. My big concern is those hungry big animals might do something unpleasant to them. L32, fully watched, thanks for sharing and I hope to see you in my main channel.
@BlueBird Homestead We are first time chicken owners... 😮 We wanted to order our first batch from McMurry but they were out of stock due to the bird flu at the time. Your thumbnails and video quality are awesome. Keep creating!
Omg 🥰🥰🥰🥰 cutest chick shot ever. Escape escape 😂😂 great job Ryan. Do you have predictors other than coyotes that you will need to build a much bigger secure pen for them? We have coyotes here hence the dog fencing and cage so she can come out to the garden with me. You are both doing a fantastic job of becoming self sufficient and it’s great watching your progress. Keep up the great team work 🐝 safe
Thank you!!! 😊😊 We have coyotes, foxes and hawks. So far the electric fence has been keeping them all away. So hopefully that stays true for the next few weeks haha 🤞🤞🤞
Oh my that is a lot of chickens! How are you going to store all of them once they are processed. Are you worried about keeping them frozen? You guys are go getters for sure!
Thank you! We are not vegetarians, but we do try to take responsibility for where our meet comes from and give them the best life possible. -Ryan & Cara
Your chickshaw seems to be working great. Blinda and I have considered one of the premier fencing options, but just haven't yet. I tend to think a little too long on most things. lol Seems like you have a pretty good success rate on the live birds.
Sometimes considering things for a long time is a good thing! So far the premier one fencing has been working great for us. I do however wish we would have gone with the posts with the extra metal push to use your foot to push it into the ground. We have rather rocky soil and tight clay and it makes it hard to get the posts in sometimes. Do you have rocky soil? If it you have sandy soil you may be ok with the normal posts.
We are planning to do this setup this year for our meat birds. our main concern is arial predators. have you had any issues with hawks or owls? just having the roof to move around daily seems so much easier than a heavier tractor setup. Thanks!
We did not loose any of our meat birds to predators last year. We did move them every day and we also had an owl on a pole that we moved every time we moved the shelter. We do see lots of hawks and owls on our property as well as coyotes and other predators.
Well we are not 100% positive. We will get a final head count when we butcher. Since moving them out to the electric fence we have only lost one, which is the one we found in the video. When they first arrived and were babies we lost approximately 10. I assume they account for this loss, because we ordered 100 and they shipped 115.
So many chickens! I love them!! And it looks like they're doing so well! Thank you for taking us along. This was lovely and informative to watch!
Glad you enjoyed the video! More chicken content to come, so stay tuned for more videos like this
They look like they’re doing great to me; very filled out and healthy. Wonderful job.👍
Hi Layne! Thank you so much 😊 Hopefully they continue to do well the next few weeks too 🤞🙏🤞
Nice update, I have also done this with meat birds but not on your scale, it’s amazing how quickly they grow and also very rewarding, many thanks for sharing, kind regards
alan………………THE DAWN CHORUS PLOT 🌿
They grow so fast and are so great for the soil and grass. Working on building better soil while raising food for our family!
@@bluebirdhomestead 👍🌿
I love it! Thanks for sharing your channel with me. I can't wait to see how the chickens go for you. 💚🌞
Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed the video. We will definitely be updating everyone on the chickens as they grow 😊😊😊 Hope you have a lovely day!
8:30: COOLEST SHOT EVER. Loved seeing the portable hen house in action!
Thank you so much Dylan! It’s always fun to get different camera angles. 👍 The chickens are really liking their home 😊
Wow 6 weeks has gone quick!! They’ve grown so much! You’re doing great guys, great set up and for first timers I think you’re doing great. anyone on their journey to food resilience and self food production is a hero in my books 💪💐♥️ have a great week !!
Thank you so much for the encouragement! Are grocery prices crazy inflated in Australia too or is that just an United States thing right now? Because all food is extremely inflated unfortunately.
@@bluebirdhomestead it’s really bad here too guys…… I’m currently running workshops for people to learn how to set up their own Victory garden veggie plots to help with supplementing their finances! It’s that bad!! I never thought I’d see it….. no time like today to get growing 🌱🙏🌿
Wow snap 100 Jumbo Cornish chicks! That a lot. Good luck 👍
haha yeah it is a lot of chickens for sure!
They are so cute when they are little chicks but they do grow up so fast.!
Indeed! The adorable yellow fluff balls are no longs ☹️
Wonderful and healthy birds🐔🐔🐔👌👌👌
Thank you so much 😊
That's a good amount of chickens. Should hold you for a while. Sorry about one dying, but the reason for processing at 6 weeks is their hearts start giving out at about that age. If you get get them to 8 weeks they will be bigger, but you will lose a few by then. I follow my local chicken page for my area and I have learned a lot through them. Good luck and God bless. 💖💖💖
Thank you! We have lot a few, but I still think our deep freezer will be filled nicely hopefully! Do you have a favorite breed of meat bird?
This was great. Glad you gave an amazing Update..
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
They're growing so fast! Chickens always grow quickly but I'm just blown away by how fast meat birds grow! Looks like they're be ready in just a few weeks to me! Good luck! I've never don't meat birds either because I'm a big baby, lol!!
It is crazy how fast they are growing. They are ready to be processed between 8-10 weeks of age. It is kind of funny because there is one layer bird in there with them and it is so small compared to all the others. Also I probably wouldn't have done meat birds on my own with out Ryan. Hope you have a lovely day! -Cara
Great job you guys !! You've done your homework and build a great plan !! Looking forward to seeing how it goes over the summer !!
Cheers Jason and Colleen 🌱🌱🌱
Thank you so much Jason and Colleen! We both do really like to research haha. We will be sure to update everyone as it goes along the next few weeks! -Ryan & Cara
I think you both are doing really well! Your so lucky to have so much space! Good luck.👍 The chicken waterer is a great!
Thank you so much! We are really loving have all the space now too, where we moved from our neighbors were just feet away, so it is a big change!
Wow so many chickens! They are so cute, you have your work cut out for you😊🙏
Indeed, thankfully we have some family and friends coming to help butcher 😊
Love this update great system had no idea how this is done but love your adventure. To have more land ☺️
Good morning Teresa! Thank you 😊 We are learning as we go for sure. Ryan and I both love to research things, so it is fun to have new hobbies we can learn more about! Hope you have a lovely day!-Cara &Ryan
Absolutely wonderful guys! Love it! I hope someday to follow in your footsteps. Thank you so much for sharing! You guys are awesome 😁🌱💚🙏✨🐥
That is so kind of you to say! Thank you so much 😊😊😊 -Ryan & Cara
Y’all are brave, having never done meat birds and just going for 100+!
Figured we’d knock out a years worth of chicken all at once! :) We’ll see how it goes. Most likely will be processing in two batches
This is super wonderful love it great video blessings to you all always hugs
Thank you so much! 😊 Hope you have a wonderful day!
So beautiful to see your chickens doing so well. Love your adventurous spirit of going with over 100 chickens for the first time ever growing meat birds, I‘m still doubting myself if I could raise even one😅 Great team work to the both of you and wishing you much success with the chickens💚
Go for it! You could definitely do it! 🙌🙌
Nice job, Cara and Ryan.
Happy Memorial Day 🇺🇲
Thank you Peggy! Happy Memorial Day to you too!
Nothing may stay the same but I guess one good thing that should remain is the heart that always remembers to:
Just stay being the best of your heart could...
But when that heart feels like giving up, give it a rest, pause for a while but never ever give up. 👏👍💪
We are definitely going to be seeing these birds through! It is always important to take time to rest though indeed 😊
Very cool that the owl helps!
So far so good anyways haha 😂
@@bluebirdhomestead True! Here's to all the way good!
@@TheHappyWhisk For sure haha 😂
Awesome set up. I had to build a regular pen with a covered top for my chickens because of coyotes and chicken hawks around here. Plus clipping their wings because they constantly flew out. Good luck with your birds. Thank you for sharing this with us!
Hi Cindy! We have coyotes and hawks too, but so far they haven’t bothered the meat birds. 🤞🤞 It stays that way haha 😂
Great stuff, guys. That's a lot of hot wings right there.
Sure is! Planning for this to be our year’s worth of chicken!
great video thanks for sharing this video...looking for to it for more content...have a great day
Thank you so much! We are glad you enjoyed it - Ryan & Cara 😊
Love it! What an undertaking but will be so worth having quality meat 🐔 For "newbies" you have a pretty awesome setup. 🙂
Thank you Carissa! Hopefully everything works out haha. We are looking forward to organic pasture raised chicken 🐓
Looks like you have a great setup! We’re hoping to try meat birds for the first time soon, so we’ll be following along!
Thank you so much! This is our first time too! What breed of meat birds are thinking of trying?
Cara! This is so awesome! We also do Cornish cross meatbirds and we have a very similar setup. We have the same food that you guys use as well! I love the waterer that you guys use, what a brilliant idea! This will be our 3rd year doing meatbirds and we will be selling them for the first time this year!
Hi @ahomesteadinghustle ! I just watched your sourdough video this morning. 😊
This is our first time ever doing meat birds so we are definitely learning as we go. Glad to hear that you guys like the Cornish across enough to do them 3 years in a row! That makes me excited for yummy chicken haha 😛
Great way to enclose the chickens I think! That's a lot of chickens though...lol...chicken math for ya!
Haha yes it is a lot of chickens. We are hoping for 1-2 chickens a week for a year so hopefully that will be enough after giving some to family and friends😊
That's works great.
Thanks! We are really liking this set up! I love the water bucket with the nipples under it too. I think the chickens prefer it too! It says so much cleaner and I think the water stays a little cooler as well. I still put ice in the buckets on hot summer days too though.
😃👍🏼🌸thanks for the tour ! You are doing great ! But I’m not an expert either ! I’ll be following you ! Great video ! Maybe we can share seeds next year ! Our zones are the same 😃❤️
Hi Irene! Thank you so much for your support! Yes we are in zone 7a as well! Sharing seeds would be lovely, I plan on trying to save as many as I can this year. 😀😀
I have that same water as had. I don’t love it. Mine is warped I think so it is so hard to clean and put the lid back on. I like the bucket idea so maybe I’ll give that a try.
Oh no, that would be frustrating if it warps I am sure. We are really liking the one on the cart. It is so much easier to clean since it is up off the ground. -Cara
Thats a nice set up, I was noticing how wide those chickens were.
They are getting big! Planning to process in another week!
@@bluebirdhomestead wow
very nice job
Thank you so much 😊
Awesome! They look healthy and the set-up is good too, they feel like they're still in their natural habitat and not being totally confined. My big concern is those hungry big animals might do something unpleasant to them. L32, fully watched, thanks for sharing and I hope to see you in my main channel.
Thank you so much for watching! We were worried about hungry animals too, but thankfully the coyotes haven't bothered them at all.
Great video! You guys are doing great. We are getting ready to order more from McMurry as well! 😎
Thank you! That’s awesome 😊 Do you always order from McMurry?
@BlueBird Homestead We are first time chicken owners... 😮 We wanted to order our first batch from McMurry but they were out of stock due to the bird flu at the time. Your thumbnails and video quality are awesome. Keep creating!
@@Aprons.Overalls This is our first time owning meat birds too! Thank you so much for the lovely comments 👍😊
Omg 🥰🥰🥰🥰 cutest chick shot ever. Escape escape 😂😂 great job Ryan. Do you have predictors other than coyotes that you will need to build a much bigger secure pen for them? We have coyotes here hence the dog fencing and cage so she can come out to the garden with me. You are both doing a fantastic job of becoming self sufficient and it’s great watching your progress. Keep up the great team work 🐝 safe
Thank you!!! 😊😊 We have coyotes, foxes and hawks. So far the electric fence has been keeping them all away. So hopefully that stays true for the next few weeks haha 🤞🤞🤞
Oh my that is a lot of chickens! How are you going to store all of them once they are processed. Are you worried about keeping them frozen? You guys are go getters for sure!
Thank you! We are not too worried about keeping them frozen. We have a large deep freezer and a generator in case of a power outage.
I’m vegetarian so I have no clue 🤣🤣 love the setup Cara 💕
Thank you! We are not vegetarians, but we do try to take responsibility for where our meet comes from and give them the best life possible. -Ryan & Cara
@@bluebirdhomestead My Hubby loves his meat and I’m happy to cook it for him, I have been vegetarian since I was 12 so a long time now 🤣
@@jasminelouisefarrall You are a good wife!
Oh wow, we ate vegetarian for a month once just to try it and it was hard haha so I admire you! -Cara
Your chickshaw seems to be working great. Blinda and I have considered one of the premier fencing options, but just haven't yet. I tend to think a little too long on most things. lol Seems like you have a pretty good success rate on the live birds.
Sometimes considering things for a long time is a good thing! So far the premier one fencing has been working great for us. I do however wish we would have gone with the posts with the extra metal push to use your foot to push it into the ground. We have rather rocky soil and tight clay and it makes it hard to get the posts in sometimes. Do you have rocky soil? If it you have sandy soil you may be ok with the normal posts.
@@bluebirdhomestead Ours is sandy, so it would probably be okay.
@@LifewithBlindaandChuck That’s great! 😊👍
I'm sooo jealous of your life 😂
We feel lucky :)
Looking forward to butchering day!
Yeah for fresh meat! 🙌
We are planning to do this setup this year for our meat birds. our main concern is arial predators. have you had any issues with hawks or owls? just having the roof to move around daily seems so much easier than a heavier tractor setup. Thanks!
We did not loose any of our meat birds to predators last year. We did move them every day and we also had an owl on a pole that we moved every time we moved the shelter. We do see lots of hawks and owls on our property as well as coyotes and other predators.
That's a lot of chickens they will definitely fill your freezer unless you can them then they will fill your pantry lol. Take care now.
Yes it is a lot indeed! We hope to have enough to last us one year 🤞🤞
So how many have died?
Well we are not 100% positive. We will get a final head count when we butcher. Since moving them out to the electric fence we have only lost one, which is the one we found in the video. When they first arrived and were babies we lost approximately 10. I assume they account for this loss, because we ordered 100 and they shipped 115.
Nice sharing. Welcome to @Admiringplants 🙏
Thank you so much!