Two best things about your neighbor having chickens: - an economical source of eggs - not having to mess with chickens
@PreciousPriscila
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@ChickenScratch-Feathers
5 ай бұрын
We just gave 60 eggs to our neighbor last night. She's probably thinking this same thing 😂
@Gage_r
5 ай бұрын
I gave my neighbor 2 dozen a couple days ago and a couple of my moms friends and dads friends a couple dozen😂
@whittanyshaw974
4 ай бұрын
❤😂🎉😊🐣🐤🕊🐔🐓🦆🦢🌈
@Ikwigsjoyful
3 ай бұрын
I used to babysit and house sit for a family that kept chickens. Every time I went there I came home with more fresh eggs, which was awesome!
@CurtisDrew1
Жыл бұрын
Still have my favorite pet hen buried next to my wife's flower bed in a mahogany casket. Ethel was a sweetheart. So many stories. She was a dark Brahma.
@MDC21122MWC
6 ай бұрын
We just got some Brahma chicks and the one that I claimed as “mine” is the sweetest girl. She falls asleep in my hands everyday and I will be so sad when it’s her time 😢❤
@keithbantleman5245
6 ай бұрын
We have had chickens for two years now. I didnt expect to get so attached to them. They have great individual characters.
@MDC21122MWC
6 ай бұрын
@@keithbantleman5245 yes! I have 4 chicks and I can immediately tell them apart and know their individual personalities. One of them is a sweet, sleepy gal. Ones a nutcase who never shuts up. Ones a little bully! I love them 😂
@JJ-bv2gp
6 ай бұрын
How old was she
@MDC21122MWC
5 ай бұрын
@@JJ-bv2gp maybe a week old? She doesn’t do it anymore
@cmwHisArtist
Жыл бұрын
We had to buy a minimum of 6 at Tractor Supply. At 3 weeks old, I knew one was a rooster because he had an attitude. He crows every morning at 4:30.
@hannahadrath7408
Жыл бұрын
Lol same 😂 he ended up being just perfect for the flock tho❤
@Rewear_Revo
Жыл бұрын
Why do you have to buy a minimum of 6?
@cmwHisArtist
Жыл бұрын
@@Rewear_Revo ….I have no idea…I’ll bet someone reading this does, though.
@Rewear_Revo
Жыл бұрын
@@cmwHisArtist ChatGPT says “Stores may require a minimum purchase of six live chickens to ensure responsible chicken ownership and provide optimal living conditions in small flocks.”
@LebasiH
Жыл бұрын
At my tractor supply, they made us buy 4.
@jeanninegodwin2285
Жыл бұрын
Composted chicken manure creates the greenest, most beautiful lawns! My Dad always used chicken manure as long as it was available. After the 1980's we had a difficult time finding chicken manure for sale at the local nurseries and garden stores.
@brendaquattlebaum8169
Жыл бұрын
Best fertilizer ever! I had sand spurs in my yard and they only grew ankle high. One day walking around my yard, I thought I was stung on my thigh by a wasp. I looked down and there was a sand spur on my thigh. In all my 40+ years, I had never seen sand spurs grow that tall. I had fertilized my yard with chicken manure.
@terrimullins9427
7 ай бұрын
I was going to ask if chicken poop would be good for my flower garden!
@davinasquirrel7672
2 ай бұрын
@@terrimullins9427 It is, just make sure it is aged a bit.
@johnchandler1687
2 ай бұрын
Just don't put fresh manure on your garden. It will burn it up. Let it age a month or two first. Then use sparingly until you see the effect.
@nicoledeloncrais5940
Жыл бұрын
Chicken poop is fantastic for the garden. And if you are kind, loving and respectful most of my hens are still laying after 5 years. I have the garden gals( my older girls) and my hip hop hens(the young and fun ones). They are separate to help reduce the sass and attitude.
@bigdawg2004
Жыл бұрын
yeah, our neighbor gave us his hens as he couldnt care for them anymore and they were 6+ years old and still laying until 2 years later when 1 had a stroke and the other stopped laying.
@Cree_Money
11 ай бұрын
Eggs in all females, human and otherwise are finite. Being kind, loving and respectful does not change the number of eggs a chicken has left in the chamber. Proper nutrition will surely enable chickens to lay the maximum number of eggs that they are genetically predisposed to lay. Some lay more frequently than others. If you chicken lays an egg 6 out of 7 days, it will run out of eggs sooner than a chicken that lays 4 out of 7 days. No chicken will run out of eggs in less than 5 years. It's a mathematic impossibility. Restricting food (semi-starving) will reduce the number of eggs laid. That MIGHT increase the years of a chickens productivity, but can not increase the overall number of eggs produced.
@thefluffyeasteregger
6 ай бұрын
@@Cree_Moneynope, but it changes how often they lay, which I think is what the original commenter meant.
@jcb5942
5 ай бұрын
@@thefluffyeastereggeryes! it’s scientifically proven that love and respect have a direct correlation with protein synthesis and ovarian productivity.
@Floridasweetdeals
Ай бұрын
I love the way you worded this. Absolutely adorable
@jeffreytaylor6463
9 ай бұрын
I've nursed gravely injured chickens back to health. I've had to put some down. I've had to clean-up messes left by hawks and coyotes. I've fought escape artists and raccoons and opossums.She's right - EVERYTHING wants to eat chickens. If you're not prepared to deal with the reality of that and all it entails, don't get chickens. But they really are amazing livestock. If you let them forage, they'll eat pest insects like ticks and mosquitos. They'll fertilize your lawn (and your porch). And in my experience, they do better with a rooster so you need to deal with the noises from that. And if you know how to make it, chicken tea fertilizer is the best fertilizer you can get. And for anyone wondering, a chicken's maximum lifespan is around 9 years. Their egg production starts dropping by about 10% per year after age 2. So that means, they should lay eggs their entire life. If you have a prolific layer, they can still produce well up until they die of old age. I have Rhode Island Reds, Easter Eggers and Cinnamon Queens. The Rhode Island Reds are easily the best layers. I once had 9 eggs one day from 6 reds. Reds are poor flyers. My Cinnamon Queens and Easter Eggers are hard to keep in the coop. So if you're looking for the best egg layers that are easy to contain, get reds.
@Floridasweetdeals
Ай бұрын
This information was very helpful to me. Thank you
@steph_.
12 күн бұрын
I don't have a problem with them flying out. I have hundreds of buzzards at my house so I built a tin roof on mine so they can't even fly over it. I love my cinnamon queens they are actually one of the highest producers in chickens, sad part is their lifespan is only 3 years. What I've learned though is if you really watched their health they can live to 8 years old
@almaramirez10
Күн бұрын
Hi have you have any issue with ur red Rhode Island Red closing her eye? She is able to be active and eat but it seems like she has something in her crop
@LuminousMindGames
4 ай бұрын
"Buying chickens isn't going to save you any money on eggs..." and yet we ate chicken eggs before we had money...
@OfficialDenzy
3 ай бұрын
Exactly. And still if that was the case then chicken farms are making loses, which is not the case
@Anonymous76213
2 ай бұрын
@@OfficialDenzy I think she just means that the amount of eggs you get from your smaller (than commercial) sized flock doesn't save you much money when you take into account the cost of feed, water, vet bills, etc.
@B1gBossMan
2 ай бұрын
@@Anonymous76213 I actually did the calculations yesterday and it would cost half the amount to buy eggs than it would to have chickens, Costs including: feed, labor, housing and supplements (for 5 chickens) I could also do the calculations in the USA and it would still be a lot cheaper than buying eggs straight up
@Fitzroyfallz
2 ай бұрын
@@B1gBossMan don’t underestimate the amount of seed that chooks can go through! And you gotta factor in pest management too
@laloqf
Ай бұрын
Don't make the chicken your pet and it will be cheap to maintain them
@kelleyleblanc5025
Жыл бұрын
I still have 2 girls that are 5 1/2 years and they still lay me 5 eggs a week with fall off. They are spoiled pets!
@jeremycherny2041
Жыл бұрын
We never culled chickens. Some of our best layers were 4 to 5 years old.
@kelleyleblanc5025
Жыл бұрын
@@jeremycherny2041 that’s awesome. I can’t eat chicken anymore. They are very smart ( some more than others) and if you pay attention you can clearly see they have complex emotions.
@copyshy
Жыл бұрын
I had a chicken that got when I was a kid and she lived well over 8 years. She would still lay eggs up until she passed. She was one of the original chickens I first got when my mom got me into 4H. She was an awesome hen, really friendly but knew how to hold her own out there haha. Miss her a lot
@kelleyleblanc5025
Жыл бұрын
@@copyshy awe that is so sweet 🥰. Thank you for sharing!
@Cree_Money
11 ай бұрын
@@kelleyleblanc5025 I can confirm. They most certainly do have complex emotions. My flock is like a group of middle schoolers. They operate primarily on jealousy. But every interaction has meaning to them. It's something I wasn't really expecting. Culling cockerels is something I loath, but must do. It sucks to basically betray a small animal that wants you to help it.
@its.avalove
7 ай бұрын
I got chickens today!!! Little chicks! They are so sooo cute!
@lionessofel3203
Жыл бұрын
The initial investment to get started is a lot, but over time it does pay off, I disagree concerning what you said about eggs. Farm-raised chicken eggs are ten times healthier and safer than store-bought eggs, the price of eggs are going up and soon enough getting eggs in the store is going to be hard to come by. Having your own chickens means you have a secure food source. Also if you do not store your extra eggs by water glassing, you can sell them.
@Gibbypastrami
Жыл бұрын
Unless something else happens, eggs aren’t going anywhere, price hikes are artificial and it’s proven, supply shortages are temporary and artificial as well, or due to outbreaks or some crazy situation and it’ll balance out after awhile Always better to have your own supply tho!
@lionessofel3203
Жыл бұрын
@@Gibbypastrami it is much better to have your own supply I agree with you. But soon it is a fact, food security will be a problem in the United States because of what is coming.
@grovermartin6874
Жыл бұрын
Yes, of course the eggs will be safer and healthier if you raise your own chickens right. The reason I started raising my own was purely taste, though. I had been buying eggs at the grocery store, using them only for baking or binding foods in recipes. I figured I was losing my tastebuds because I was getting old. [I was about 27.] Then one day in the health food store, I picked up a dozen organically raised eggs, even though they cost 4X as much, because what the heck. I was astounded by how good they tasted! That's when I concluded organic was the difference. And I never looked back.
@lionessofel3203
Жыл бұрын
@@grovermartin6874 they truly are so much better tasting and more nutrient Dense. I realized they even cook up better! I love my little hens.
@nataliesolorio4697
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I raised my eyebrow at the egg comment. I have 4 laying hens and my fridge always has eggs so I’m always boiling them and giving them back as snacks 😂 they’re pets so they (and the three roosters) get extra spoiled with whatever they want 👀
@Dragon-wl5ic
10 ай бұрын
I've got 3 chickens who are 3 years old. They don't lay eggs anymore, but nevertheless enjoy their lives as free running chickens on 1 hectar of land and loads of snacks. Oh and yes, I named them!! Love my girls!
@papajeff5486
Жыл бұрын
My grandparents had chickens. None were named. No petting or cuddling occurred. The culls were separated from the laying hens, kept in a barn stall. Sunday dinner was fried chicken. As the oldest boy, I was taught to catch two culls and bring them to Grandma. She killed them, plucked them and we ate them for Sunday dinner. It was never an issue. It was how we lived.
@thot717
Жыл бұрын
My grandparents raise chickens too, and they were healthy and they laid eggs every day. And once in a while my grandma what butcher a chicken for dinner. She always fed them table scraps such as lettuce potato pillings and apple pillings and carrots. I heard that some companies that make chicken feed are putting poison in the food. Just like the government is doing to us
@Lovely24by7
Жыл бұрын
Same here 😂 we never named our chickens 🐓 but still treated them with respect and kindness and once they were too old to lay we ate them, and my neighbor she let them out of the farm to live in the wild. That was their retirement to run free in the wild. Because they aren’t meant to live forever they are prey animals, if they live longer they will suffer a lot of health issues and have have poor quality of life.
@flyingark173
Жыл бұрын
Is freshly killed chicken very different from store bought?
@winstonscates4387
Жыл бұрын
I lived on my grandparents farm. There were about 240,000 chickens (no roosters), 14 cows and 10 hogs, (on average) and a 1 acre garden. It was a lot of work but damn we ate good!
@MrChevelle83
Жыл бұрын
home raised vs store bought is not a big ordeal on meat flavor. all meat needs to be preped and seasoned. the eggs do taste different they are more flavorful. the biggest gain in home raised is you knowing what is in your food.
@-a-s-a-s-
Жыл бұрын
You can absolutely save money on eggs if you do it right and don't be dumb and do stuff like purchase expensive feed.
@loreylane3918
Жыл бұрын
I Can safely say we have saved on chicken eggs 🤷♀️. You can and will absolutely save money as long as you aren’t spending thousands on the the coup and like you said buy expensive feed. It is so inexpensive feeding our hens and they lay great. Idky she would tell people “you’re not going to save any money I can almost guarantee that.” Cause no she can’t. Everyone’s different when it comes to budgeting the money for chickens. It must be just a hobby for her. That’s why it’s so expensive… for her that is.
@-a-s-a-s-
Жыл бұрын
@@loreylane3918 Exactly. We have worm farms and fly traps that supply much of our chicken's food along with natural foraging and feeding them scraps from the garden that they enjoy it's almost costing nothing to keep them fed at this point!
@SamStone1964
Жыл бұрын
If you can't freerange them due to predators then you have to buy a lot of food and it is expensive.
@-a-s-a-s-
Жыл бұрын
@@SamStone1964 Not even close to being true. You can do worm towers and fly traps and supplement the majority of their food without them being free range.
@SamStone1964
Жыл бұрын
@@-a-s-a-s- I have mulch pits full of earthworms but only some of my chickens eat them. No flies in winter. I breed mealworms but don't get many because it's too cold. I grow kale and collect greens and grass and they have dozens of different greens growing in their coop. I leave rotting logs around for insects. But they need more protein so I buy mealworms and minced meat. I buy whole seeds which I usually sprout or at least soak. I also buy pellets which contain meat and fish meal. It's Winter here and I'm getting maybe one egg a day. So yes my eggs are incredibly expensive. But I adore my chickens and I'd have them even if they didn't lay eggs.
@CoryRayGordonMusic
4 ай бұрын
"Chickens wont save you on eggs". 4 dollars a dozen eggs has entered chat. It'll take around 2 years to recoup the 150 I spent on the chickens, hardware wire and screws+ bolts(wood was free).Chicken feed can last quite awhile if they have lots of supplimentary options. I got a half clover lawn that the chickens love to trim. I made a grub farm with a compost bin and cardboard layers separating the compost to allow the flies to lay eggs, the eggs hatch and larva crawl to the opening on the bottom and fall into the protein feeder. They barely need to eat at breakfast and dinnertime because they're usually full. Waste not. 😊
@devonhoneycutt
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting stuff thanks 😆💯😲👏👍🌹🌹
@BeetleDragon
8 ай бұрын
Chickens are great! My aunt has a dozen or so hens and one cowardly rooster! The rooster acts almost exactly like a chicken, the only difference is that he is much louder :)
@fishmanszmit
Жыл бұрын
Wow. That's a reality check. Thank you very much! People should definitely know these things before they get committed or overcommitted.
@ColtCumbie
7 ай бұрын
I had chickens for about 4 years now. But they were my dads. But I took care for them and some time this month I'm buying my own chickens and the are americanas the most beautiful chickens I ever seen and I want to raise the right ✅️ thanks for all your help
@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403
Жыл бұрын
Chicken poop is excellent for compost. If you have a garden like I do, create a compost bin, throw their bedding/poop combo in there once a year and you'll never have to buy soil.
@OnceMoreWithLove777
5 ай бұрын
Chickens are wonderful animals. I would say we spend more money than if we bought eggs from the store, but it is such a wonderful experience. Although it comes with many things to be wary of and lots of work to give them a good environment, it was completely worth it and I don’t regret a second of it.
@Fitzroyfallz
2 ай бұрын
Some breeds lay eggs less often but for longer. This is much more practical for backyard chooks because you don’t get a glut for 2 years then nothing (those breeds are more susceptible to getting egg bound as well), and you get a nice even number of eggs for a longer time. One of my chickens laid eggs for 8 years, laying about once a month by the end.
@anthonyruth5606
4 ай бұрын
We got 5 chickens one of the hens is a runt she is small but full of drama if i dont give her attention or put her on my shoulder she gets so upset and will peck me until i give attention love that sh7t head i think she is more human than bird
@annashieldss
Жыл бұрын
This was such a great video!!! So many truths I wish I had known before I got started! We love our backyard flock but seeing them get injured and even hurt each other is so hard! Lots of learning & trial and error along the way
@shadowwolf143
Жыл бұрын
Just lost one to sour crop today. We did everything we could. Even the vet said we did everything right. She refused to eat or drink after getting sour crop
@8_x_9.
Жыл бұрын
Sad. What is sour crop?Thanks.
@lakota123max
Жыл бұрын
For the future … flush out hens crop… tube some caffeine into crop…. feed some soda crackers… finally worm that hen with ivermectin!
@PastelPeachEdits
10 ай бұрын
Same with ours :(
@rebeccalyon3847
6 ай бұрын
Chickens are VERY important animals. During wars, they were easy to eat because there dozens of them all the time. If chickens didn't exist, humanity would be having starvation problems. Don't underestimate the power of chickens.
@navrandhawa7340
Жыл бұрын
My hens cost a fortune each month, feed them organic pellets, proper cooked vegetables, medication when needed and bedding changed weekly.. Worth every penny!! when they stop laying, their will always be part of my family... I have 14 garls
@oliviamiller9267
Жыл бұрын
Very good! Especially lots of space. Behaviour problems like bullying are much less.
@batmantherooster
11 ай бұрын
Hi I find your channel very delightful this is my first video I seen of your channel. I too have chickens and adore them as my own sons and daughters. Also you should mention have a plan in place before getting chickens who will take care of them if you want to go on vacation as I have not left my home for over 24 hours in 4 years
@KelseyLovato
Жыл бұрын
I saw a short about an experiment in an European country, when they fed chickens kitchen scraps they supposedly got enough eggs and reduced landfill waste… but not sure if that’s actually true since I’ve only seen the short 😂
@drivingmissmolly
Жыл бұрын
It was about Belgium. They offered three chickens to any household that wanted them. 2000 households volunteered so 6000 chickens were given out. In the first month approximately 100 tons of food waste was kept from going to landfill. The theory being that if one in three households had enough chickens to eat the food scraps of those three houses there would be no commercial egg industry.
@s.s.9149
Жыл бұрын
@@drivingmissmolly I would gladly participate if that meant not having caged chicken eggs in grocery stores. We are already planning a large covered coop but we will also let them out in the yard when we are outside.
@paramedicchrisbookseries
6 ай бұрын
Awesome. My latest book involves a chicken, paramedic Chris and the runaway chicken.
@trinityriverhomestead
Жыл бұрын
Out of 19 chickens.. I've lost 4. 2 to unknown, 1 to I believe coccidiosis. I'm new to chickens.. now I have a light brahma that something isn't right with. checking tomorrow for mites or something.. I hate learning as you go but sometimes that's the only option.
@RainbowCoda
Жыл бұрын
Awww whats wrong with your brahma :(❤
@PMQB
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing little lady. I didn't know any of these facts. I just like farms ❤ JulieKilburn
@helenjones568
4 ай бұрын
They are awesome pest control!!! Great at mulching for garden dirt! We need a lot of other posts of what else tey do besides lay eggs! I hate the pecking order! I had two great flocks, moved and than the pecking order got worse. I think character of the chickens are important too! Even in offspring!
@jessicapae9642
Жыл бұрын
I understand that chickens are very intelligent
@SamStone1964
Жыл бұрын
They are very intelligent, inquisitive and entertaining.
@CornPop309
Жыл бұрын
They are dumb as hell lol
@duganflynn1314
Жыл бұрын
YOU "Y'all" ARE FOR SURE the cutest "chick" on the internet‼️‼️Thank You for your content‼️‼️
@jhawk78
3 ай бұрын
Yes they do lay eggs everyday depending on the breed's..most definitely as long as you keep protein intake up and they're not under stress..
@Bleu_Sky
11 ай бұрын
Easily one of the most powerful summarys I've seen about chickens
@theone5404
Жыл бұрын
We've been keeping chickens for decades. What are you gonna tell us? Spring, Summer and Fall, we don't pay anything for feed and get plenty of eggs.
@carvedfromlife8949
Жыл бұрын
Ya i didnt understand why she said ur not saving money on eggs? I have 12 and spend maybe $30 a month of food for them and can get 10 eggs a day. So many eggs the dogs get to eat eggs just about everyday as well.
@theone5404
Жыл бұрын
@@carvedfromlife8949 These people that are rather new to keeping poultry don't know any better and tend to be a know it all.
@carvedfromlife8949
Жыл бұрын
@@theone5404 lol ya kinda confused me, they are easy to tend to for the most part. Are yours running free around ur property?
@theone5404
Жыл бұрын
@@carvedfromlife8949 half of the time, they run around.
@SamStone1964
Жыл бұрын
@@theone5404I have too many predators to free range so I pay a lot for feed.
@shahenahammed8211
6 күн бұрын
As a person who has been keeping chickens for 10 years, I would say that you need to feed them special food, which is made egg giving hens. If you feed them that food, they will give eggs every day, but if they are not given enough of the food, they won't lay eggs every day.
@samjam9504
Жыл бұрын
If they stop laying egg for months then they are laying somewhere else or they don’t have enough protein
@SamStone1964
Жыл бұрын
Or they are moulting or it's Winter.
@FaithMidnight
Жыл бұрын
My plan for an accidental rooster is fried chicken.
@gulfcoastcluckers
Жыл бұрын
I have a few I’d offer up to be made into Fried Chicken
@ironrose888
13 күн бұрын
I added ducks to my chickens and they get along great. The chickens are like party animals and ducks are like bouncers breaking up the fights. The ducks run in between the one being chased and the aggressive birds. I started out with 6 chickens and 4 ducks but now I have about 40 birds. Many were incubated from our eggs.
@Criatoriosedosastops
11 күн бұрын
Like 👍🏻 você que tem aves lindas, Isso é ótimo!
@BadassMoFo.
4 ай бұрын
*OTHER NOTES* chickens are very adorable
@birchmoonfarm101
Жыл бұрын
Well done! Very good tips!
@Techno-Universal
2 ай бұрын
A common thing is for chickens to always lay very few eggs or completely stop laying eggs in the winter months because of the colder temperatures so they may stop laying at the start of the winter and not start laying again until early spring! :)
@carson.Jaay123
Жыл бұрын
no wonder, that’s where i get my costco chicken from,❤❤
@BrightestBlessings7899
10 ай бұрын
Good information, thanks!
@TrippsPoultry
10 ай бұрын
Wow beautiful mildefluers! I have 3 myself!
@lukasbachmeier1577
24 күн бұрын
Don't forget to say... If you hatch chicks yourselve there is a high chance that you get more roosters than hens. Most of the time.
@Yonkipog
5 ай бұрын
Was informative ❤ thankyou ❤
@lllazerfoxgaming6897
2 ай бұрын
I have a small hen who almost died TWICE because of the pecking order. Her growth was stunted by a traumatic accident during a rainstorm where she went into a dormant state, so we th9ught she just up and died. Apparently, during that storm, she might have gotten trampled by her siblings, since her leg was broken. We just called it her Nemo foot, lol. It doesn't seem to bother her any more though, and she walks just fine in her one good foot. As mentioned, her growth was stunted, so she has shown no signs of being able to lay eggs any time soon. I tried reintroducing her into the flock, but she kept getting bad head wounds because everyone picked on her, so I have to keep her separated from the others, though she seems fine with it. Idc if she doesn't give eggs, she's my little buddy.
@saltymiso
7 ай бұрын
Bro roosters can be so cute (when they’re not trying to murder you lol) I love the little dance they do where they skip around you 😆
@Firestar-TV
8 ай бұрын
😂 I remember reading a KZitem Comment about someone who kept two Chickens in a Apartment as Emotional Support Animals. They didn't want to be on the Nests that he bought for them but only wanted to sit on the Pillows. So I guess that's also a important Consideration if you should decide to keep them inside🤭
@SteveVi0lence
Жыл бұрын
Had me subscribed with that "hey y'all"
@celtichound9889
8 ай бұрын
My girls were rescued from a factory farm. One was so bad that apart from afew downy feathers she was completely bald and missing a toe. Also one of mine was an escape artists. She, would be sitting on top of the pen every morning.
@jessa1895
8 ай бұрын
Came within a couple of days of culling a hen because she would bully the others and not let them eat until she had her fill. Luckily me and her had a heart to heart and she sat in a separate cage for a day and came back cured.
@anbushinobi036
11 ай бұрын
I agree with most of this except 2 things, chickens are resilient and can recover from just about anything if they are on the proper doet, which is free ranging. Also it definitely saves money on eggs. Eggs are expensive, chickens aren't.
@paulwylie989
9 ай бұрын
This lady knows what she's talking about!
@evasbundle2350
Ай бұрын
I ordered 24 chicks on 8/5. They arrived on 08/08. They gave me 3 extra chicks 🐥 I found one dead this morning! I’m a little sad because I know they are well cared for . If I lost one on the early days, I would not worry but it’s now day 7!
@Ch1ckenzzzz
29 күн бұрын
Just wondering, what breed it the chicken that you zoomed in on at the start, the one after you had the one on your shoulder? Btw new sub!! :D
@kanewilson8624
Жыл бұрын
How to cull a chicken/rooster. 1. Grab the bird and have it firmly resting under one arm. 2. Use other hand to grab the neck (we are NOT choking, we giving the bird dignity by giving it a painless death) 3. Make sure the bird is comfortable and relaxed 4. Pull the bird's neck as hard and fast possible, we need to break the neck by disconnecting it from the main body. If you do it right you will hear and feel an audible POP from the chicken. 4.5. Best case scenario, the chicken dies immediately from shock (no pain, just lights out), worst case if you didn’t do it right, the bird won’t expire for another 30seconds-10mins (I live on a farm and had to do this by myself when I was young.)
@garyrice9057
Жыл бұрын
I really like the sound of her voice 👍
@thinkforyourself2109
Жыл бұрын
In Canada you also have to insulate where they live because in winter they can freeze to death.
@ForgottenRebel77
Ай бұрын
i did the math and owning chickens can get you down to about 2.50/dozen which is definitely cheaper than the store at the moment. Just takes more effort.
@ClaricePearl
Жыл бұрын
I learned in a poultry group (they didn't like the term 'chicken club), that if you have 200 chickens in your basement, they would generate enough heat to heat your house. Never tried it out, lol
@FarmerBrad
5 ай бұрын
We make automatic chicken waterers that hook up to the garden hose. Look up farmer brad chicken waterers!
@blaisen.3239
3 ай бұрын
To add: Research everything you can about chicken health.Chickens have a massive variety of health issues that If made into a book,it’s about 1-1/2 inches thick. There are diseases,viruses,bacteria and parasites that can make chickens blind,paralyzed,starve,have organ failure,you name it.Its crucial to know everything you can before owning chickens. I clean my coop daily,which isn’t shoveling all the bedding out btw,it’s picking up the poop and cleaning the waterers,(Chickens poop up to 20 times a day),constantly observe and monitor their behavior daily,check them up completely once a month,and have to keep them adequately fed. Can anyone own chickens? Yes! But it’s extremely disciplined and hard.
@Rosita_life916
6 ай бұрын
0:10 that looks like my chicken !
@ZaffarIqbal-is6mj
Жыл бұрын
Good information
@frederickorcutt9112
6 ай бұрын
Free ranging during the day or while you're home can cut down on feed. Pasta is cheap, rice and pinto beans are cheap. Feed them your food scraps and maybe a friendly neighbors scraps as well? If you feed only commercial feed you're going to break the bank for sure!
@jinjoo227
3 ай бұрын
You are so cute. I like all the things you said about chickens. Thanks for letting us know the bleeding guy is ok ❤
@wolfgang4043
Жыл бұрын
This is the most reasonable warning video for those considering chickens I've ever seen.
@dovie2blue
Жыл бұрын
Accidental Rooster would be a good band name
@linag7308
Жыл бұрын
We had chickens. Not a lot only four at a time. We kept them in a special garden for them. Fresh food wether it be veggies or bugs. We also had rabbits. They were separate. But my Dad used rabbit pellets for fertilizer in our lawn. And he also sold it.
@insidiousantimason2025
5 ай бұрын
Add a bit apple cider vinegar to their drinking water and brewers yeast to feed when birds look unhappy.
@gaijininja
Жыл бұрын
When I was really young, we had chickens, about 20 of them. Named them all, and referred to them by name when serving them. Parents grew up on farms, so this was considered normal. Knew from early on, they were to supply eggs and become food, so we cared for them like pets, and always culled them away from the flock, so the tasted better and the flock stayed unstressed. It also taught me some handy skills that I used much later in live when euthanising animals hit by cars. Amazingly easy to snap a neck when you disassociate your feelings from reality.
@saltfoft
8 ай бұрын
After your videos We Got chickens. Best descision ever. I love em so much.
@MrChevelle83
Жыл бұрын
if you have land to graze your flock. i highly recommend it. youll cut down on your feed bill and chickens will clean your yard like crazy. and let them eat through your garden area in the off season. a proper sized cage with an open bottom and just move them to the next space when the grass is gone. chickens love grazing.
@OneOfTheHomies
Ай бұрын
I thought owning chickens was like, the primary motivation for it to begin with, figured the eggs were just a bonus.
@Lovely24by7
Жыл бұрын
Same here 😂 we never named our chickens 🐓 but still treated them with respect and kindness and once they were too old to lay we ate them, and my neighbor she let them out of the farm to live in the wild. That was their retirement to run free in the wild. Because they aren’t meant to live forever they are prey animals, if they live longer they will suffer a lot of health issues and have have poor quality of life.
@tawanda34
Жыл бұрын
Definitely most expensive eggs I ever had were from my own organic chickens- but they were sweet girls and I knew how fresh the eggs were and what the hens had eaten.
@reelcowboys
Жыл бұрын
You can always eat a rooster. We eat a lot of the wild juvenile ones that pester the hens. We do have a 2nd hand rooster that we don't know how old he is, but he is super calm and brings great energy to the flock
@tbusch63
Жыл бұрын
My Grandparents had 1¾ Acres. We had many of our families near their place and we would grow between 150-200 Chickens and would take a couple of weekends and a few days during the week to process and Can, Freeze, and Cook fresh chickens. Got a few eggs too, but we grew them mostly for the meat. Yum, I miss chickens that taste like a chicken!
@omoriplush8363
8 ай бұрын
RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS: I really want to own a chicken, but I'm not sure if I could just get one, or if I need to get two. Do chickens have friends? Do chickens need to socialize? How do I know what food is best for my chicken? How can I tell if a chicken is happy or unhappy? Do chickens prefer being outside over being inside? What's the best material to put on their feet?
@fxrivrgirl
5 ай бұрын
Smart info the girl knows Listen, she speaks the truth♡
@Carsonschickens
Жыл бұрын
My chicken jumps on my shoulder
@davinasquirrel7672
2 ай бұрын
I hate the whole "chickens will stop laying" thing. My alpha laid well up until the time she was injured at age 9. Love your chickens well.
@Firestar-TV
8 ай бұрын
:D such a cute Chicken at the Beginning. Parrot sized🤭
@johntexan4165
Жыл бұрын
They do pretty much lay eggs every day, it is cheaper if they free range, and if you have sickly chickens, find the cause because after decades I’ve never had sickly chickens.
@SamStone1964
Жыл бұрын
Some of us can't freerange because of predators. And if you live in a cold climate they may not lay through the Winter.
@johntexan4165
Жыл бұрын
@@SamStone1964 you can have a mobile coop that will allow them to free range. And artificial light will keep them laying eggs through winter. If you’re in a cold region you may have to provide heat… I don’t have that problem in Texas. LiL
@SamStone1964
Жыл бұрын
@@johntexan4165 My coop is 20 x 20 metres and full of plants and ponds (after rain) and mulch pits with worms and logs piles and more so they have plenty to forage in. But definitely not as good as freeranging. It's really important to me that their little bodies rest from egg laying so there's no way I'd do anything to encourage more eggs. It's only me so I'm happy with whatever they lay even if they're the most incredibly expensive eggs around.
@Its_Cannon
5 ай бұрын
Coyotes: this fence won’t keep us out for long. *in walks a 150lbs+ Livestock Guardian Dog* Dog: Say that again, this time, say it with your chest.
@laurensaul24
4 ай бұрын
I saw my late parents chickens they were wonderful pets great advice😉
@taleenperkins4593
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this from a chicken rescuer
@CottonTailJoe
11 ай бұрын
This is a great video.
@lions.are.winnig
10 ай бұрын
I lovee sekineh(sebright)so much😍😍😍😍😍😍
@michelferreira9695
Жыл бұрын
These chickens are SO beautiful!
@jeremy2283
Жыл бұрын
We are going to be getting into chickens in the next year. I had chickens growing up so I’m pretty familiar with them. Looking forward to it!
@dahorseyguy1
Жыл бұрын
AND make sure of what you are buying. My wife won 50 cornish cross in an online auction. We did not know about Cornish Cross. When they got SO BIG that they stared breaking legs and dying, we weren't prepared. We ended up inviting friends to a butcher party.
@Recks123
10 ай бұрын
I have 4 ladies and they all have names , i used to have 5 but one fell ill and unfortunately didn’t make it. They sometimes stop laying eggs for a bit, I dont mind and just spoil them just the same everyday. They became part of my family and consider them a pet just like i do my dogs❤ even of they stop laying completly i will let them continue on living their fluffy butt lives.
@sampaxton5450
Жыл бұрын
The most beautiful accent I've ever heard in my entire life! With a woman like that and all those chickens I guess her husband is clucking happy
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