Backyard Chicken Advice No One Tells You (but it’s SO important!)
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- Henlo! I am The President of Chickenlandia and I want to welcome you to Chickenlandia, a magical place where my pet chickens (and a few ducks) live an awesome life. Thank you for watching this video about some common sense advice regarding backyard chickens. I hope you love it! #chickenlandia #welcometochickenlandia #backyardchickens
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Wish I didn’t have something in my teeth for this whole video 😂😂😂🦷🐔🤷🏻♀️
I didn’t notice anything in your teeth. I actually look more at the hens and ducks behind you. 😊
Never noticed, you are so enraptured with your passion, I was right there with you. I didn't realize you've been doing this for 10 years! Wow, you are amazing ❣
Thank you for your live of chickens🥰🐓🐣
I didn't notice. What I did notice is the love and acceptance in your voice. Thank you so much for your loving encouraging words. I love watching you because you cause me to feel so good. 😊❤❤❤
I've been a bit down this week, because Sunday, I had a man come and pickup one of my favorite roosters. I had 5 roosters, and I needed to re-home at least 2. Henry was the friendlies to me, but he was too aggressive with the hens and other roosters. I prayed about it, and felt he should go. The man that our local feed store uses to pickup roosters came, and I told him how much I loved this rooster. He said he had a neighbor with 6 hens and no rooster, so if he was nice to people he would see if they wanted him. I said okay, and went and picked Henry up (he didn't even run from me) and gave him to the man. After he left I began to cry, because I felt like I had betrayed Henry. I pray he is okay. How do you deal with getting rid of roosters that are so friendly to humans but not so much to other chickens? Ugh! I will be more careful in the future to not buy unsexed chicks. Nearly all the ones that grew up the friendliest, ended up being roosters!
I'm going to watch again so I can see!! Lol
All I noticed was your beautiful smile and wonderful message.
I agree sometimes we just work! work! work! We really do need to take time each day just to sit and be with our chickens. I make sure to take 10 or 15 minutes each day doing nothing but observing them, and sitting with them. We can learn alot about their health and personalities doing that too. And it's like a meditation..
It is!!
I agree but I put mine to work. We weed around the trees and they eat things so small I'm hoping they are Florida nematodes.
It has been my stress relief
Nothing beats time in the run talking to my ladies. They are great listeners 😊
We need more people like you in this world 💟🦆🕊🐣🐓🐔💜
I just had this convo with my husband last night. People have been raising chickens for a very very long time. So many things going around TH-cam about the feed debacle… what did people do before premade feed was available? That’s where my head is right now getting back to basics and simplify everything .
I was thinking the same. I am very new to chickens and I have to Google search for a few things, she ran into some wild onions in the yard and she acted like a T-Rex and I thought she knows what to eat, right? So of course I asked Google and I read they shouldn’t eat a mile long list! I was like this can’t be right, can it? Azure farms says no raw meat or eggs and I thought aren’t they omnivores? Who cooked their food thousands of years ago in the wild? 😂 well I need better resources for sure. That could be true but my gut says find someplace else for info.
That’s a good place to be. I think it would be great if we started to return to nature more in everything we do!
@@dianeespinoza8647 so much conflicting information. Bottom line is all you can do is your best. I don’t think there is one right way to feed the girls. I was just on azure farms looking up different grains to order to make my own feed. I free range my girls and boys, give them scraps, give them treats and there are few items I won’t give them but other than that they are pretty smart as to what they want to eat and or should eat (like all my flowers and herbs 🤦🏼♀️). Chicken raising shouldn’t be that complicated.
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Right, I am very new and I am better off buy a book than asking the internet. I think my common sense is ok when I do check on my own ideas. I want to give them a good life without being a helicopter mom. 😂
Btw, I’m sorry if I was offensive by naming the website that I went to it could have been any website that I have seen lately they all seem to repeat the same stuff. I am not going to say that Azure farms is or isn’t a reputable source, I am not qualified in any way, so there was not attempt to drag them. I should have been careful with language. I will say that that list is a bit alarmist when I cross checked the no onion,there is a study done in 2001 that was blogged about by eco peanut that contradicts this, I think it would be better to keep the list short and list or link more info than to list food as forbidden, bloggers do this with garlic and dogs it takes cloves of it before it is harmful yet people say don’t give your dog this because it is SEASONED with..blah blah. people then pass info on feverishly and of course creating anxiety. I guess I am making more out of it than I should, I apologize. It is was just some that is annoying to me and I am sure the vet doesn’t enjoy answering calls about intoxication panic when your dog eats your bowl of pesto, I wouldn’t be able to allow my chicken to free range if I had to worry about onions and raw meat, since we probably have mice and other critters out there. 🤢
Thank you for your time and comment.
@@dianeespinoza8647 just to be clear I took no offense to the azure farm mention. I actually ended up going to a feed and grain about 40 minutes away and found feed that works for me or I should say my girls. I think the idea of azure is awesome, I’ve never used it personally but I may In the future. Good luck to you and your flock 💜
Let's remember Different strokes for different folks but I gotta say, I love reading the comments on Chickenlandia videos. People regularly help each other out by offering ideas as solutions to challenges others are having. Keep it up yall !
I love the way many of your videos come back to kindness, community, equity, and class consciousness
Mr. Miyagi was a fantastic character whose philosophy can help everyone. While you were speaking about chickens, I was thinking that we could replace "chickens" with "humans" and your comments would still apply. Humans belong in nature. Humans need balance. Humans need proper nutrition. Humans suffer from stress. Use natural solutions. If it feels wrong, you probably shouldn't do it. Trust your instincts and your life will be happier and safer. So many truths in a short video. Thank you, Mrs. President!
You’ve unlocked the true meaning of Chickenlandia. ❤️🌎🐔
I have to take this time to thank you for all your salient advice. I have raised chickens for the past few years, and because of you, I feel I have been able to build a strong foundation when it comes to raising chickens. Of course, I continue to learn and also follow my intuition. Before I acquired chickens, I went through and viewed all your videos to educate myself and it has certainly paid off. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do. You are a wealth of valuable information!
Wow. Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate your comment. This is why I do what I do. ❤️
For such a young lady, you sure have a lot of wisdom! Thank you for recognizing and validating the power of our intuition! A few weeks back, I made an impulse buy and put an order in for 15 baby chicks to be delivered in the spring. Today I realized that that would put me under too much stress because we are going to have our kitchen renovated, so I sat down and meditated and decided to cancel my order and I already have a flock of 17 beautiful hens. I’ll get more chicks next year.
You are the best chicken lady out there!! You're my favorite source for chicken advice. Thank you!
Love your passion, kind heart and really you just understand the nature not only chickens😂❤❤❤
You are my new best friend. I'm getting new chickens we live in Texas so just about everything goes. You have given me such great advice. I'm going to get eastereggers. Neighbors are OK with it. Who wouldn't like free eggs. Following the county rules. No roosters. I'm taking my time getting everything just right. Predators everywhere, safest coop on earth. I had 2 hens in Calif. Before we moved out here, they are a really great source of relaxation. Keep up the great videos.
Just wanted to share how I am able to control mosquitoes in my run and coops. I use 4oz bottle of essential oils rosemary and sage, mixed it with water and spray. I would say this controls 99% of mosquitoes for about a month.
I've had chickens 30+ years and believe in natural all the way. Have several acres. My management is different than most. I have a double carport as well as several open door buildings. My chickens are never cooped up. They are free-range all the time. I have double fenced property with LGD to protect them. In fact early spring will hide nests and hatch out their own eggs. I have nesting boxes under carport they use when not broody. This keeps down ticks and bugs. I love chickens they are very humorous.
Thank you! When I don't know what to do with my chickens in a situation, I look at your channel for tips. I got my girls almost a year ago, so still learning.
We have coyotes near the property but we let them be. Of course the hens are locked up at night but they are most happy when free ranging during day light hours, even with 2 plus feet of snow on the ground. I haven't had a problem with predators and my flock. The Ravens chase the hawks away and I've only seen one owl. Both the owls and coyotes help keep the rodent population down, which when we moved in 5 years ago was really high (due this being a vacation home, used only a few months out of the year). One of our cats is also a avid huntress, she eats everything she kills. Thank you for the advise.
I really connected with you when you said I am a bleeding heart and you need to take care of your environment ... Thank you for being a good person!
I LOVE your channel! Your information has helped me become a better chicken mama in a much shorter time, and I agree with your natural approach to letting animals be who they're meant to be. Would you be able to include in one of your upcoming videos some clarification on all the rumors going around about Tractor Supply's chicken feed causing chickens to stop laying eggs? Here on the east coast there are TONS of youtubers who are spreading what I believe to be false info about a particular brand of layer feed that TS carries. According to TS, they have not changed their formula in over 10 years and everyone's complaints about chickens' egg production going down "because of the feed" actually coincides with the onset of cold winter temps. I hate to see backyard chicken "parents" switching away from reliable and quality layer feed because of more crazy conspiracy theories. Our chickens deserve better.
President of Chickenlandia, you have articulated exactly how i feel…and how i go about being my own president / father of my chickens. Agree with every word, and I share the same experiences from Adelaide Hills Oz :)
I for one support prioritizing the natural treatment option. And respecting nature - including predators.
You are AMAZING! So glad I found your channel! Thank you for being an awesome chicken stewardess!
Basic rules to live by. And thanks for mentioning the balance with predators. It makes me cringe when the ‘neighborhood watch’ surveillance camera folk post “FOX SIGHTINGS” “Lock up your children and pets!!” I love that we have these critters here - there is an important purpose for even the predators. ❤
I agree with you so much when it comes to wildlife. I live out in the country on land. Wide open space that once was, is now being built on with subdivision homes. Wildlife is getting pushed out. We have more wildlife running on my land and that's a problem. But I work it out and you have helped. You told me about the electric fencing whe I had a female bob cat who was coming over to catch breakfast or lunch for her and her babies. It has worked wonderful. I did lose my favorite and loveable rooster( Salty) but he did save his flock. Thank You!!🐓🐣🐥
I really love your videos your always are positive and fun!
I love this video! We just got our first chicks a week ago!
Appreciate ya, and great info, thanks for keepin it real, and not complicating things
You’re so welcome!
Such great advice: thank you. One of my hens is moulting right now in the middle of winter and is not her normal perky self so I’ve been looking after her and racking my brain to get her well again. You’ve made me realise that their tarpaulin on top of their run flaps about and I think that can’t be helping.
How do you have grass in the run? Do you replant constantly or rotate sections? Loving your videos. I have only had chickens for 9 months but they just calm me when I just sit with them.
Love you and read your magazine article. So glad for you. Your hard work will pay off and abundance is there for you.
Unfortunately, I’m not continuing with that particular column! But I’m trying to get another magazine to pick it up. ❤️🤞🏽❤️
@@WelcometoChickenlandia
What ever you decide will be fine by me. I encourage you to kick ass my friend! I find you to be the best educator when it comes to learning about chickens and a few ducks. 🫨🥰😉
@@holynyork7124 thanks so much!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia u r very welcome
It’s a joy to watch you dear girl. Have a wonderful week.
Oh I'm with my girls every day I love watching them
Just got your book, "let's all keep chickens" about a 1/3 of the way through & I'm loving all your incredible knowledge & advice.
We don't have chickens yet, I am the type of person that must be 100% prepared before going in on it. I think this is the spring I get chickens if I feel well enough prepared. 😂 Thanks for your help!!!
Yay!! Thank you so much!!
You’re my favorite, ms. President!
I love my chickens!!! 22 years doing this. Love how you are so kind and sweet and smart. I like to think im kind to all. Dont even like to kill a bug. 🤪
Thank you for you great teaching. I'm almost into my second year keeping chickens. I've made so many mistakes. But it will be easier as I learn from great raisers like you.
Thank you for this video. There is a lot of advice out there and it is very overwhelming. I’ve only had chickens for about a year, but I love it so much. It is also nice to know that listening to to your feelings isn’t a bad thing just because you’re not an expert in the field.
Last night when I went to put the girls to roost, a possum near the coop allowed me to feed it some food by hand. I was amazed at the trust it showed in me. Your discussion about living with wildlife is so important. Not trying to kill it but finding the balance so we can create an urban environment that includes wildlife. It's a big challenge but we need to think about this because as the climate collapses wildlife will now seek other habitats to survive and it's obvious to me that the urban environment will be option number 1.
wow...we started keeping chickens at about the same time...and you have done what I could not...this (like you videos and probably your book, i ordered it) is super cool, your practices totally aligned in philosophy and the presentations are entertaining. I like how you speak too, clear, perfectly paced and articulate but easy to understand. Kudos
I'm so happy I wandered on here!! Thank you I love my girls so anytime I get to learn anything new I'm grateful 😊
I look forward spending time with my chickens they’re my “ meditation time out from humans lol”!!! 😂😂😂
My feathered babies and all my family know it where to find me .. is with my chickens hahahahha!!! I don’t have friends ( over being hurt from my past mates and so over the B.S) I have chickens they’re awesome and make me laugh with all their different characters 😝🤣. I read my bible and chill out with my feathered babies ✝️🫶🏻💯💓🙏🏽
My new favorite chicken channel!!!🥚🐔🥚🐔
I love watching your channel, I don't have any chickens yet. I will in the spring, and watching your videos brings so much joy 😊
I joined a facebook group and after several experiences I quit the facebook group.
Ty mrs President Of chickenlandia!! We love your advice common sense approach yay! God bless
Thank you for speaking truth to not going straight to synthetics for medicine. People just don't get it.
so glad i found your channel! thank you!
I want to know how you still have grass. I only have 4, and there's zero grass left in my yard!! No bugs, either- I started ordering crickets.. 🙄😁
Thanks for all you do, D!! 🥰
Same here! No grass ..not enough bugs 😞
Well, it’s kind of a miracle. But honestly it looks pretty bad right now because of the big freeze. I hope it comes back!
LOL! By summer, you'll probably get lost in it! 🐔😉
Love to plant winter rye, wait couple weeks and watch it be destroyed in 30 mins. So now I grow them greens, collards, kale, cabbage.
I love your videos!
I live in the north as well and when there’s bad weather I bring my flock indoors. Not so much because it’s bad for them but it’s an ice trap with my deck stairs. I don’t know how people keep chickens in places like Buffalo. You spend all day shoveling. I have a very small flock so bringing them indoors isn’t a big issue. But my husband and I are planning on moving south. We want to expand our flock and have warm weather to enjoy them.
Thanks so much for being inspirational. Definitely brings sunshine on a cloudy day.
Listen to intuition is key 🗝️
You're a very smart chicken mommy, I love your views
One thing no one told me was that my chicks at a few weeks old would start running from me. I made sure to handle them from the day they came home. Hand fed. Treats, etc. But, at about three weeks, the problems began, especially with the leghorns running from me, except when I bring their feeder or any treat. Then, they peck and run.
They’re out in the run now. It’s sn Eglu my hubs purchased for me. as a surprise since he said he didn’t want chickens. It’s wonderful for a small flock and I can easily move it around the acreage every few days. It’s proving to be very safe from the predators and cleaning is simple. My only issue is the run is short so I must crawl around and the girls can get under the cube which means I can’t reach them at all. I told hubs the run must be changed. It doesn’t work for me.
How am I supposed to check them for external parasites?
Will they stop running away?
So, I guess I have several queries.
That's some good, solid advice. I do tend to get a little impatient with a few of those points, such as predators and those pesky mites, but agree with what you're saying. ;) I love your chicken run!
A lot of us had record heat and drought this year. I know my animals suffered so I have increased food options for them. There are 2 inch cracks in my lawn so I know even with fans on they had a hard summer.
I love this. It resonates with me.
Fantastic info!
Loved this. Thank you.
Every time she says she's a 'chicken educator,' I get this image in my head of her standing in front of a blackboard with a pointer in her hand. I imagine it would go something like, "...'C' is for Coop. 'D' is for Diatomaceous Earth. 'E' is for Egg. 'F' is for Feathers... After lunch we'll begin today's lesson in Chicken Math."
😂 Are the students chickens or people? 😂 Actually, when I do in person classes at my local college it’s kinda like this! 😂
@@WelcometoChickenlandia I think it's probably co-educational. People AND chickens! 🤣🤣🤣
Great info, Madame President.
I have raspberries and rhubarb grown in terrace beds; I'm deeply considering building a little run in there between the crops so my chickens can take care of the vole population living in those garden beds 😆
Lass crop loss for me, and more enrichment for the tiny raptors
Amen. Spot on.
Thank you for all your advice 😊. Take care and looking 👀 forward in getting my first chics😊
Best of luck!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia TY🥰
Had to comment: yes to all of the things you said!! PS: possums also control ticks.
just when I think chicken keeping can't possibly be any more sustainable, grounding, and just plain wonderful... my girls prove me wrong.
Thank you so much. Your videos are second nature to me. Love your Flock.
You have a very nice chicken set up.
If something is attempting to open my chicken coop I will blast them back and compost for my garden spend a lot of time and money w my chickens lol . 🐥❤
Love your Chanel and your help and advise, thank you 😃. Anyway I could send you a picture of my chickens foot .. not bumblefoot.. to see what you think we can try next to heal it.
I love your setup!!!How do you keep grass in the run ?
I am all about natural environment and natural treatments.
Thank you for this video! It was beautiful. All of it
I just saw a video where a keeper had his large flock in open to the world round pens under roof, no sides, zero protection. First, I thought, how awful for the hens!! They couldn’t see out the sides of their pens and they never got sunlight!
The predators, even foxes, were climbing across his rafters and decimating his flocks. So, his answer was to kill the predators. HE INVITED THEM!!!!!
Some creature has been raiding my feeders in my coop. Made a surprise visit this morning, caught a small squirrel in the act. I laughed out loud. I don't mind, and the chickens tolerate it. I have started sharing around the base of it's tree for a private stash. 😄
Great video!❤
All very good advice. Thank you.
I agree about chickens being outside...but Maam cats eats my chicks..I have to grow them a bit inside before letting them out
So wise! If only everyone thought like this!
Hi. We have a hawk/eagle issue here. They have tried a few times, unsuccessfully to grab a chicken. My chickens have a safe coop with attached roofed run. They also have a huge fenced in area for free ranging. My husband put fishing line in a criss-cross pattern over this entire area to hopefully discourage the predators. That said, my chickens are spending a lot of time hiding in the ornamental grasses. I know they are fearful. How long will it take for them to relax and is there anything else I should be doing to help them through this? Thank you!
Este es uno de los canales que más me fascina. love you Chanel.
thank you for your lovely videos ❤
We noticed a hawk very close to our chickens last week when I let our dog outside, dog scared him off. He was soooo close, sitting right above the coop & edge of garage roof, about to go for one of our girls. He flew up to the telephone pole and was watching our girls until my dog started barking he flew off. We have not been letting them free range in the backyard since, now that hawk knows that they are there bc we are so scared he’s going to come back 😢 I feel bad that our girls are cooped up but I don’t know what to do… I don’t want them getting attacked.
I've been feeding crows since I've acquired chickens and have witness countless times, the crows defending my chickens by chasing off the hawks. I surmise the crows understand where their daily food source comes from i.e., without chickens, they will not get fed.
Can you let your dog out when your chickens are outside without you?
Even if you supervised your chickens during free range the hawk will still attack, happen to my wife in Nov right in front of her. It freaked her out, now they don't free range, extended run is all I can do, maybe chunnel system in the future.
@@WelcometoChickenlandia unfortunately he won’t stay out long unless it’s warm and sunny outside, then he’ll sunbathe on the patio and keeps an eye on them
Do you have neighborhood crows? If so, observe them, listen to them, watch and befriend them!!! They are wonderful guardians
Crows are very territorial & they despise hawks! When one crow spots a hawk, he/she will LOUDLY announce it so that all the other crows can come to help. The crows swiftly & efficiently work together-screaming, chasing and dive-bombing the hawk until the hawk is like “F-this, I’m out” 😂 It’s amazing to watch!
My chickens listen to the crows too-Idk if this is innate or if they somehow learned from me, but when they hear the crow’s “hawk alarm”, they all quickly run to hide under a low bush or make a beeline into their covered chicken run.
Thank you so very much for sharing your chicken wisdom!!! I love your videos! Could you please tell me what you used over the top of your run for protection? 😎
It’s it’s really strong industrial netting. There’s a link to a similar brand in my description! :)
Beautiful videio. 💖 How many birds do you have now?
yeh i dont know. im in the province of asia, have native chickens. all they ever got from me is chook food, hay, and water. never had a single problem with em, i get em a few months old, after a few months, they lay eggs daily. thats it. maybe im just simple coz im a guy lol.
What can be done when chickens molt especially in cold weather ... and then the other chickens not molting peck on the bare skin of those that are molting causing wounds ...
Hi!! We have two, beautiful 6 month old Brahma roosters with our hens. They got into it today. One is very large, absolutely gorgeous, slightly aggressive and he beat up the other gorgeous, meeker and milder rooster. W we much one would y’all keep??? ❤
Love love your videos! 3 of 4 chickens have stopped going into the coop at night and are perching in their run at night instead.. Victoria the “black sheep” of the flock now sleeps by herself in the coop. It’s still cold at night 30s but we don’t understand why . they are doing this.. any insights would be appreciated..
I'll never get that 7:49 minutes back.
I'm noticing a bunch of TH-cam channels popping up because of the chicken stuff going on in the world and they're giving out very very bad information stuff like using poisonous materials as building materials I'm so worried about people right now getting the wrong information and causing a lot of harm to chickens.
It is tough when so much information is going out at once, but I try to remember that any chicken not in a factory farm is a step toward a better future for chickens in general. Just keep spreading the word about good practices and things will continue to improve! ❤️
@@WelcometoChickenlandia you are so right thank you now I see the glass half-full.
@JohnnyCash
That is scary since I’m new to chicken keeping and looking to extras soon. Maybe you can
try leaving comments on these videos. If courses suggest, or have an idea that is safer… I am a comment reader and leaver for things like this.
@@dianeespinoza8647 I took your advice and the resident of chickenlandia advice it worked out very nice specifically I was worried about them using poisonous compressed plywood I talked to the people we worked it out.
Thanks for all the info! I'm fairly new to your channel, so forgive me if this is obvious. Where did you get your garden pennants?? I have seen them in a few of your videos and just LOVE them so I had to ask!!
Can you talk about culling a chicken?
Can you help with info on roosters? Does anyone know if 2 is too many for 8 hens?
Have you had experience with chickens that slowly turn yellow like if they have jaundice
Do chickens eat ticks? Can they be use for tick control?
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How is Felipe? Did he survive?
He did! I can’t believe it. I truly thought he would not make it through the winter. He’s doing better and wanting to kill me again lol!
How do you wormed them
How do you keep so much grass in your run?
I stopped asking on the internet was to confusing with different answers I ended up with a very sick chicken during a deep freeze that we just got out of it today but sadly she's passed away yesterday in evening I tried everything to help her but nothing helped 2 days ago she stopped eating tried feeding her with a dropper but didn't help I am sad but do I tried all I knew to do,she was 5 years old last month looked up her breed they only live 5 to 8 years
Can you tell what to do with a mean rooster?
I agree with being compassionate and respectful to these you animals but these animals are not sentient. Sentience is recognizing yourself as an individual and building from there. Not fussing at you ❤️. I love your yard for your flock