10 MORE Things To Know About Backyard Chickens | BEFORE You Buy Chicks | Beginner Egg Laying Hens
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- We're back with 10 MORE things to know before you buy backyard chickens. Thanks for all your great ideas! More resources below!
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0:00-0:20 - Intro
0:21-2:01 - Dust Baths
2:02-3:42 - Reducing Feed Cost
3:43-5:10 - Broodyness & Breeding
5:11-6:34 - Training
6:35-7:50 - Poop
7:51-8:57 - Illnesses
8:58-10:39 - Molting
10:40-11:55 - Grit
11:56-13:56 - Streamling Care
13:57-15:54 - Legality
15:55- - Summary
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In Manitoba Canada, the superstores have a system called Loop, where all food, produce, baked goods, poultry etc that gets discarded because expiration dates, and produce starting to go bad, farmers can pick up loads for free for their animals, so it’s doesn’t go to waste. Saves a TON of money on chicken feed.
I had no idea! I’m from Alberta! I hope they do that there as well
Something like would be great in USA as well.
Though not required in many areas of the USA, plenty of places are very happy to do this if you ask.
that is fantastic, it is ridiculous that the USA doesnt do more of that for the homeless and the animals
I wish america wasn't so greedy and more places did this!!!!
sitting here looking at my baby chicks in my brooder box after having binged your videos and now i get notification for this. thank you!!!! sincerely a first time chicken dad
I got 15 chick's too how exciting
Good luck!
@@ReneesNest91 same here I bought 12 chicks 3 day's ago sadly one died .
@@robert4027 well when you buy a lot of chickens always expect one to not make it
To help prevent my chickens from laying eggs out in the yard I don't let them free range in the yard till about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. By then they have mostly laid their eggs.
My wife and I live in a rural area in Central Oregon. Last summer, we discussed and decided to raise chickens. Our property is only one acre. Because of that, we talked with our neighbors to get their approval.
Our ten chicks were delivered at the end of November. We are keeping them in the garage, in a pen, for the winter.
For the dust bath, there is a dirt called Diatomaceous Earth. It is a fine powder and natural insect killer. Add it to the area your chickens are bathing in, and they will be insect free.
Does the particulate bother them? I know if a human inhales DE, can not be good.
@@DylanJBartram There are 2 kinds. The crystalline DE is harmful to breathe. Food grade, or amorphous DE, is fine. You can even use it to rid yourself of intestinal parasites. It helps prevent many garden insects or even around the house. Anything with an exoskeleton will die after contact with a bit of DE.
Diatomaceous earth is also very good for human gut health!
Also great as dewormer, just make sure it’s food grade
We love DE. We use it for our dogs to keep them clear and tick free
I don't know how I missed this episode as I binged on your videos a while back. I think your channel became my chief resource for all things 'new chicks'. Your pleasant attitude and encouragement to check into things you don't do - but know others do is commendable. I've learned so much from your videos - thank you. I hadn't realized you missed these points - but I have most dealt with now.
chickens love cooked pumpkin and pumpkin seeds (pumpkin seeds are also a dewormer)
I agree so much about the automatic chicken door. Are used to think that was just a luxury. Until I got one. OMG! It is so much easier now. I just set the timer so that it closes after dark. 99% of the time all the chickens get in, sometimes it takes the young ones a little bit to figure it out but once they do it's great. Now I don't have to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning just to let them out of the coop during the summer.
Just got our first chicks this week, looking forward to starting everything out. Chick math got us already - when we went to pick up the chicks we had ordered, we accidentally wound up going home with two more than we had planned.
I am not going to be able to do true free range, but am hoping to build a couple spaces to run them in for more exercise besides the main run and coop.
Wound up with some black australorps, barred rocks, wyandottes (blue laced gold), and Starlight green eggers as the last minute wild card.
Aww congratulations!!
I asked neighbors on either side of me if they minded if I got chickens. They both said no problem. But I also give them eggs regularly so that helps :-)
I did the same.
Might want to mention the Rooster to Hen ratio and how the backs of your hens can go featherless if there are not enough hens for the rooster to choose from. Learned that the hard way.
A rooster can kill a hen. I had a young rooster last year and he just about killed one hen. I locked him up for a few months and I’ll give him a try again, he’ll be older. I have 30 hens though. It should be alright.
Some people grow Winecap (King Stropharia)mushrooms in such a way that the underground part of the fungus lives under the chicken run, but don't be surprised if it spreads widely on your property. Although they are a good companion for almost anything growing in a garden. Winecap mushies are very helpful in that they actually live on woodchip or straw mulch and they don't care what kind of wood. They are edible and many say they taste similar to portabella.
Lots of videos on this, Paul Stamets is a great source for mushroom info.
Great video, very informative and useful for new people. But I think you forgot this one: CHICKENS WILL EAT ANYTHING AND THEY WILL MASSACRE YOUR FLOWER BEDS AND VEGETABLE GARDEN IF THEY GET IN THERE! Other than that, I think you covered it. Oh, yeah, maybe something about foxes and how you create a fence to keep the fox out (dig deep!!).
they get so excited by the phoenix worms. they also go crazy for crickets too. fun to watch them chase them up
I cannot have chickens at this time in my HOA however I am still watching your videos and buying everything I need a little at a time so when I can have chickens I will have what I need at todays cost..
We have a family of 5, our chickens LOVE our scraps. It was a bonus we never thought of-nothing wasted.
I have 4 hens and they LOVE dust baths. They also like to dig. In fact, they dug so much in one spot that one of the hens was able to go under the run. Thankfully she didn’t get eaten and we noticed pretty quickly.
Oh my gosh! That’s brilliant to plant a “garden area“ specifically for the chickens!!!!! Thank you . Not sure if that’s exactly what you said, but that’s what I heard and I jumped on the comments
we always plant a few tomato plants, sunflowers (for the seeds) for our girls every spring/ summer garden season!
@@chickencoop4thesoul I love your name!
I have been watching your videos all day and yesterday! We are getting chickens in May and I want to say thank you for sharing all your tips and how you raise your chickens! 🐓 I am now going to use a heat broader and I know so much now! I love your channel! Thank you!! 🐓💕💕
Chooks (as we call them in Australia) also thoroughly enjoy a good mud bath. Tho not too wet! But if the soil is really damp that is ok and they will lap it up. Even better if it is part of a compost heap! So think about how damp compost should be and that is what they like. In winter they will lay in there for hours.
In Denmark it is illegal to feed chickens anything that has been in the kitchen due to risk of salmonella and other diseases . I am pretty sure though, that a lot of people couldn't care less 😉
Oh yeah, I would be breaking the law :-)
Totaly
Daily monitoring of hunger/feeding times would prevent this and give them fresh leftovers rather than spoiling matter. Refrigeration too perhaps, let me know what you think as I’m learning. 😊
If you've got salmonella in your kitchen I would think that people would be at risk before chickens? Or is it because chickens can carry it? You wouldn't touch the chickens then prepare food for people without washing up. Seems like a backward law that defies common sense.
More government stupidity. 🙄
I think my favorite part of this whole video was the chicken shaking and you can literally see the dust fly off and also the random rooster crow cut scene LOL!!!
in England, you must feed chickens before the food goes into the house. so prep carrots, give them the ends, then take the carrots inside. prevents the chickens being contaminated with our diseases, rather than tother way round. Everyone does it like that..... honestly officer.
Love your channel and your perfect teeth.
You are excellent at getting a lot of info out! Good job. Love the videos :)
In Norway (where I live) it is a requirement to feed at least 20% kitchen scraps or food like that to be an organic business 🙃
Interesting , good to know .
We just got our first chicks this year, this is such a helpful video for beginners like us! Thank you!
I don't use chemicals on my lawn so my chickens get all the lawn waste, whenever I mow the lawn or trim bushes or pull weeds they get it all. And they love it. And then in the fall with leaves fall they really like that too.
Before we got our girls, chicken run was a pipe carport that we had encircled with a wire fabric fencing and raked full of leaves from three mature oaks. Our puppy loved romping in it also.
My dirt dries out perfectly for a dust bath... Guess I'll do a raised coop so they have a spot underneath.
I'm thinking planting extra veggie seeds around the fence line of the coop & run would be a great way to supplement their feed and with the fence as a barrier they can totally kill the plant.
Good idea 😉👍
All great tips for the new chicken keepers coming this season! Enjoy everyone, and happy chicken keeping!
hiiiiiii! you are one of my favourite content creators. and im so excited to be so early :-)))))
Thank you so much for these videos. We are thinking of getting some chickens and this is very helpful.
I just got 2 year old chickens. 4 of them. And in May I will get chicks. Your videos are always so helpful and interesting to watch.
I'm so inspired by Oak Abode. I've bought all the things I need, thanks to you. All I need now is the chicks!
Congrats ! So Exciting !
Thank you so much for all your information. So happy!
Thanks for turning us onto Grub Terra in a previous video. They are awesome!
That was a cool informative video - thanks for sharing that part at the end even if it was dark or hard. It helps with overall awareness I think so thanks.
I've been binging your videos for a couple weeks now, keeps me satisfied until I get my chicks next month!!! First time ever!
Could you do a video on things to keep on hand for chicken care? What one would keep in a cute chicken med kit...?
Mine came in the mail on Tuesday! Only one little girl is struggling…hopefully she pulls through!
As always great info. Thank you
For a few years our City Council has been approached about outlawing chickens in town. Last year they finally did it, you cannot have chickens in our town. Now there is a shortage and egg prices are through the roof. Citizens are now petitioning the Council to reconsider!
Thank You for the information. If it’s not too much can you list like a starter list of items to buy to prepare before buying the first 3-4 chickens. Thank you
You should cover clipping wings. The whole topic!
So,October thru march, I mix about 3 or 4 cups of there pellets in warm water every morning. They love this!!!does not cost anything.
Good video, thx!
Subbed & liked.
thank you so much for such an educative video
Enjoyed the Video, Thank you ❤
Thank you for sharing your knowledge its so interesting and love the way you described 😊😊😊
I can not thank you enough your vids have been like a virtual mentor. So yea you’re my mentor even if you don’t know it lol. I’ve learned sooooo much thank you 🙏
Please do make more videos! Love these tips. Ty!
I doubt I will use grubterra because where I live we can make a BSF composter. So if placed right next to the run it will dump the grubs right into the run. Easy peasy and healthy free feed.
❤thank you so much you are so kind and this is really helpful I appreciate everything
Starting my first backyard flock in the next week or two!
So glad I watched these especially this second one
I'm new to your channel. You give such good information love that about you..
I'm thinking of getting chickens again so this is very helpful thank you .
You seem to have done a good job of research along with your experience. You also seem to speak well. Thank you.
Great video thank you.
Excellent video!
HOA's suck. Luckily my neighbors are fine with me getting hens.
Lilly! In 1983 I was in an Air Force training course with an Airman Homer Lilly! I hope your Lilly is a nicer rooster than Homer was a person! Thank you for sharing and stay safe.
I love these videos as a first time egg chicken owner these videos are crucial for me basic care tips are important
I would love if you could make a playlist of all the chicken videos
You done went Johnny Cash on that Rooster named Lilly!! 😆 🤣
Great information in this video keep putting out these videos please!
Videos are great
Getting ready to take our 5 Orpington chicks out by the garden to their new coup when it warms up in a few weeks
I really like how you just reach down and scoop up your chickens. Would like to get to that level with our chickens. Is it something that has to be done when they are very small or can it happen with patients 🤔
Just finished building our chicken coop with your plans. Are you still happy with the automatic chicken door. I’m looking at the Run Chicken door or the one you have.
Great thing to know is if you buy baby chicks they have to be kept in separate runs until they’re closer to the same size
As your chickens come to the end of their lifespan what do you do?
We used either DE or wood ash in our sand bath area.
I have a pretty large Coop. It's a high dollar deal with wire mesh & a run, they free range during the day. In the winter when I had a small 3 hen coop I used a zero clearance panel heater. Worked good. For the new coop I'm thinking of using a small safety space heater. I do have power in the coop? Thoughts or suggestions?
You might want to investigate a Sweeter Heater. Much safer than heat lamps. Tim in northern TN
Please make a deep litter method video!
Hello, greetings from Baghdad
Oyster shells for calcium, great video. Go Big Red! 😊
First timer myself. I'm about seven weeks in. I think they messed up at the store, though - I bought baby chicks, and they're starting to look suspiciously like chickens...
(Don't worry, by the way. They stay REALLY pretty.)
What kind of bedding do you use in your coop with the deep liter method?
thanks for the video. we are trying to purchase our first house and i want chickens! i want to put up a fence first so steps need to happen. chicken may not happen this year. i want chicks but not around mid summer. so i may just plan then get some chicks in the spring next year. closing is next month but idk how long fencing, getting a coup, ect will take durting these times. thank you again for the vids as i research.
Wise call on the timing. Hope your plans are going well.
can you make a video on deep litter method? btw i love ur videos ❤
You are the voice double for my SIL, Molly. My goodness! It's just like listening to her!!
Hi I appreciate your videos.
I have a question first time chicken mom.
I have 5 hens 2 are 9 mos 3 8 mos.
Anyway they all started laying for about 3 months ago. About 6days ago my Easter egger hadn’t laid an egg.
I checked if she was broody, or egg bound and she seems to be fine. She has an appetite still runs around with a lot of energy.
I did separate her from the rest of them to monitor and find her to be okay.
Would you know if that is normal or something else I didn’t look for?
Mahalo 🤙🏽
The best tool for backyard poop is a construction rake, upside down
that's too funny; I have a boy tortoise named Lilly for the same reason.
At what age do you start the 'training'? We can't fully free range so ant to be able to let them do supervised free range in the yard but need them to be able to come back when called!
You have a yellowish chicken in this video with black feathers around its neck. I have a bantam that looks the same. Was curious what breed it is. I def love your videos. They’ve been very helpful. Ty. Keep up the great work.
My vet receptionist literally laughed at me when I tried to make an appointment for my chooks. 🐓
I would have been demanding to speak to the office manager.
Whenever you said "I dont want to go down that rabbit hole" i was totally interested XD can you make videos on those topics?
Hi dear🥰!!How do you keep flies and lice out of your chicken coop? Thank you so much ♥️!!
What do you use as bedding? Hemp? Even with the fine pine bedding I’m still not getting something quite right.
Thank you for your videos as I am new to owning chickens and have felt overwhelmed with what I need so this has been so helpful. I have two questions 1. If giving the grubterra as a treat do they still need oyster shells? Or do they need oyster shells at all? Also, for the dust bath if they are not free range what is the best substance to put in a bin or whatever for them to do it? Thank you!
Oyster shell is essential for egg production as it provides calcium for eggshells. You can put sand and DE (Diatomaceous Earth) as DE is a natural insect killer and can even be consumed by chickens with no problem. Make sure you add more DE after it rains as moisture ruins the effectiveness of DE.
No you don’t need oyster shells with grub Terra! And i put diatomaceous Earth in a kiddy pool and some sand or dirt! Also just put Diatomaceous Earth (DE) around their coop or run or where ever they are kept its more natural! Most ppl don’t have the space for a dust bath kiddy pool! DE works just fine
Thanks for the video. I’ve had my 5 girls for a year in March and they haven’t molted yet. Is that something that happens as they age?
When the temps dropped into the single digits this past winter, my girls slept inside my washroom. I let them lay the eggs in the front loader dryer. I obviously put something in there that resembled straw.
They loved being inside but enjoyed going out during the day.
Lol 😂 sounds like something i would do ... i took the goat in the house and let him lay on the couch when he wasn't feeling well 😄
Great
The way the economy is going, I dare them to come on my property to take anything from my yard. I purposely bought my house in a non-HOA area. I live in a rural part of my city, so I'm allowed 5 chickens. My friend (neighbor) has chickens and had a rooster, the idiot who live around the corner caused him to get rid of the rooster. He is the same idiot who called a false report about my dogs attacking his dog, which was total BS! I'm going to get a pet rooster who will be my therapy pet, that will keep me calm.
Is the deep bedding method good for areas like Texas where it gets hot?
I’ve read different information about when to give your chickens grit. Do you give baby chicks while on first foods grit or wait?
I'm very glad you talked about bird law. Let's say you and I go toe-to-toe on bird law and see who comes out the victor.
We have a country house but not there all the time so want to do chickens in our suburban house. What have you heard about swimming pools? Is there a certain to teach your dogs to leave chickens alone? Will they stay on the backyard if have a decent fence or do you need to clip wings?
When can you start feeding them the black larva treats? Our baby chicks are two weeks old. First time chicken owner! Love your channel so much.
We started giving ours black soldier fly larvae in yogurt at maybe 4 weeks.
Black soldier fly treats are high in calcium and since the chicks don't start laying eggs until 4 or 5 months old, there's no way for the extra calcium to be released from their bodies. It's possible that it could kill them, depending on how much you treat them. A lower calcium treat, but high in protein, would be meal worm treats. Safer for chicks and since they haven't had soldier flies they'll love them. Remember to give them chick grit so they can digest the meal worms. You can just leave a small bowl of grit in their area. Good luck.
In the UK it is only legal to feed kitchen scraps from a totally vegan household. You can however give them fresh veg from your garden.
Know that molting can be very stressful sometimes for the chicken.
Those treats look like Black Soldier Fly larvae. Ugh. Those like to breed in my kitchen compost bin. Thousands of ugly grubs every summer. I got tired of picking them out of my compost (because I hate them so much) that I got five hungry retired-from-an-organic-egg-farm hens to eat them. (I'd had chickens before moving to suburbia). I tossed out a shovel full of compost every day until the grubs were all eaten, then round up the compost scattered on the ground and let it finish composting. More grubs would appear and the ladies would feast again. The retired ladies set about laying again! Then I had to make a decision whether or not I wanted to eat eggs made with those awful grubs. . . . The neighbor got them. He didn't mind at all. Said they were the tastiest eggs he'd eaten since his grandmother raised chickens on their farm in Minnesota. See what a bag of treats in your video can do? Thanks for the memory. And, oh yes, my ladies love to dust bath under my house eaves. There's several spots reserved for them. As for poop - yes, they leave it everywhere, including at my back patio door. (Nice gift, thank you ladies). I use gloves and snatch up individual poops and put them in my compost bins. I'm probably the only person in the country who does this, but I can't stop myself. Don't want to waste such a precious asset.
We give them salads they really like it oh and we use the stuff that they can eat from the salad with like carrots and etc, can they have clover because we planted a lot in our backyard and there was this clover patch small one used to be in there and they ate that really fast back to the thing where can they eat clover??
What are those greens they are pecking at the 2:20 mark? Looks like garlic mustard?