10 MORE Things To Know About Backyard Chickens | BEFORE You Buy Chicks | Beginner Egg Laying Hens

[@wrightfamily4442]

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.

[@deannaelkadri1287]

I had no idea! I’m from Alberta! I hope they do that there as well

[@jbk1022]

Something like would be great in USA as well.

[@johnlee7085]

Though not required in many areas of the USA, plenty of places are very happy to do this if you ask.

[@T0tenkampf]

that is fantastic, it is ridiculous that the USA doesnt do more of that for the homeless and the animals

[@TinasCrazyLife]

I wish america wasn't so greedy and more places did this!!!!

[@ScottieFindsFish]

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

[@ReneesNest91]

I got 15 chick's too how exciting

[@BilalAli-qn7gh]

Good luck!

[@robert4027]

@@ReneesNest91 same here I bought 12 chicks 3 day's ago sadly one died .

[@cahskt]

@@robert4027 well when you buy a lot of chickens always expect one to not make it

[@aprilmiller6767]

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.

[@DylanJBartram]

Does the particulate bother them? I know if a human inhales DE, can not be good.

[@1N2themystic]

@@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.

[@LAMAxFACE]

Diatomaceous earth is also very good for human gut health!

[@jbk1022]

Also great as dewormer, just make sure it’s food grade

[@LadyA728]

We love DE. We use it for our dogs to keep them clear and tick free

[@nogames8982]

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.

[@marksalyers1379]

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.

[@bc-guy852]

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.

[@nogames8982]

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.

[@nogames8982]

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 :-)

[@TheBlondePatriot]

I did the same.

[@katjakatt836]

chickens love cooked pumpkin and pumpkin seeds (pumpkin seeds are also a dewormer)

[@timunderbakke8756]

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.

[@TheBoytoy09]

Aww congratulations!!

[@heartfelt111]

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.

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

they get so excited by the phoenix worms. they also go crazy for crickets too. fun to watch them chase them up

[@khanditadevidasi4530]

Thank you for letting us know that chickens have a need for a dust bath! I wouldn't have known otherwise.

[@Jlk6532]

We have a family of 5, our chickens LOVE our scraps. It was a bonus we never thought of-nothing wasted.

[@joanrichter4718]

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

[@chickencoop4thesoul]

we always plant a few tomato plants, sunflowers (for the seeds) for our girls every spring/ summer garden season!

[@joanrichter4718]

@@chickencoop4thesoul I love your name!

[@mardelhagen7333]

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.

[@catherinegrace2366]

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.

[@WhoMe87799]

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.

[@jbc8129]

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!! 🐓💕💕

[@TrailCameraFootage]

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.

[@beretgascon]

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!!).

[@idahofmegal821]

@beretgascon I have 10 chickens and 6 ducks and my garden is just fine. You do have to fence off small plants, in the spring. But, they seriously have not caused any great amount of damage that I’ve seen.

[@maranda9715]

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!!!

[@dianawilliams-coe7747]

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..

[@elainemagson213]

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!

[@cindyspiess9963]

Congrats ! So Exciting !

[@kayegenin123]

Mine came in the mail on Tuesday! Only one little girl is struggling…hopefully she pulls through!

[@dwaynemadsen964]

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!

[@ClissaT]

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.

[@elisabethabildtrup2270]

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 😉

[@nogames8982]

Oh yeah, I would be breaking the law :-)

[@reneelawson7395]

Totaly

[@fishgrl69]

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. 😊

[@Cheezitnator]

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.

[@coloradogirllovesmountains2909]

More government stupidity. 🙄

[@amandalucas5956]

You should cover clipping wings. The whole topic!

[@PureLace]

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...?

[@chickencoop4thesoul]

All great tips for the new chicken keepers coming this season! Enjoy everyone, and happy chicken keeping!

[@wingrider1004]

You are excellent at getting a lot of info out! Good job. Love the videos :)

[@FloriDUH_JBot]

Thanks for turning us onto Grub Terra in a previous video. They are awesome!

[@tajskhans]

hiiiiiii! you are one of my favourite content creators. and im so excited to be so early :-)))))

[@catscoffeeandk-drama2201]

Thank you so much for these videos. We are thinking of getting some chickens and this is very helpful.

[@masonchristian4432]

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.

[@sherimatukonis6016]

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.

[@cindyspiess9963]

Good idea 😉👍

[@juliet200]

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 🙃

[@cindyspiess9963]

Interesting , good to know .

[@DylanSmith-o7l]

I love these videos as a first time egg chicken owner these videos are crucial for me basic care tips are important

[@DylanSmith-o7l]

I would love if you could make a playlist of all the chicken videos

[@takemehomeco1312]

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

[@nogames8982]

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.

[@johnlee7085]

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.

[@thepetsgarden1487]

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.

[@dwaynemadsen964]

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.

[@loustoneberger8921]

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.

[@reneebrown2968]

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.

[@lindarogers4116]

Thank you so much for all your information. So happy!

[@alrchaplain]

You seem to have done a good job of research along with your experience. You also seem to speak well. Thank you.

[@FlippinChicken3357]

Please do make more videos! Love these tips. Ty!

[@celinefanne]

Please make a deep litter method video!

[@UsmanFaraz854]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge its so interesting and love the way you described 😊😊😊

[@brittneymontgomery8451]

As your chickens come to the end of their lifespan what do you do?

[@barryjohnson2478]

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.

[@thomasreto2997]

Getting ready to take our 5 Orpington chicks out by the garden to their new coup when it warms up in a few weeks

[@jch3775]

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 🙏

[@jcdiver522]

Starting my first backyard flock in the next week or two!

[@eesaeesaeesa9590]

Hello, greetings from Baghdad

[@RalphMickey]

So glad I watched these especially this second one

[@dustyacres]

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 🤔

[@stevehei8035]

Oyster shells for calcium, great video. Go Big Red! 😊

[@wirelesscaller7518]

Millet so easy! Grown morning sun not 100-130 heat.

[@jeremyhood5206]

You done went Johnny Cash on that Rooster named Lilly!! 😆 🤣 Great information in this video keep putting out these videos please!

[@michaelwray4359]

❤thank you so much you are so kind and this is really helpful I appreciate everything

[@CHARISSAJACOBSON]

You are the voice double for my SIL, Molly. My goodness! It's just like listening to her!!

[@snckthtsmlsbck2854]

Whenever you said "I dont want to go down that rabbit hole" i was totally interested XD can you make videos on those topics?

[@barbarahoover3941]

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 .

[@leidysfernandez2709]

can you make a video on deep litter method? btw i love ur videos ❤

[@juliacydzik220]

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!

[@cypressmoon5090]

As always great info. Thank you

[@lisabach3130]

What kind of bedding do you use in your coop with the deep liter method?

[@GoldenArrow297]

thank you so much for such an educative video

[@dcsdrive]

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.

[@underthetrees4780]

The best tool for backyard poop is a construction rake, upside down

[@amylynn7295]

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.

[@srslymorgan]

We started giving ours black soldier fly larvae in yogurt at maybe 4 weeks.

[@marscrow]

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.

[@haynnv]

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 🤙🏽

[@MMOverlandAdventures]

Good video, thx! Subbed & liked.

[@Angie_P]

that's too funny; I have a boy tortoise named Lilly for the same reason.

[@adamsfamilygarden5222]

Enjoyed the Video, Thank you ❤

[@reneebrown2968]

HOA's suck. Luckily my neighbors are fine with me getting hens.

[@johndutra4496]

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.

[@davidmiddleton9628]

What are those greens they are pecking at the 2:20 mark? Looks like garlic mustard?

[@rizzorides2490]

Canada grocers have a system called loop, where they donate "expired" veggies to farmers to feed to their livestock.

[@ellicecole4090]

In some parts of Australia it’s not illegal to give your chicken kitchen scrapes but it is illegal to find your chicken’s chicken.

[@rustinnobinger6668]

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

[@katherinecain7821]

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.

[@cindyspiess9963]

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 😄

[@graceanderson16]

You can also use diatomaceous earth as a dust bath for chickens

[@srslymorgan]

I was totally gonna do this but someone told me DE is kinda controversial. Worth looking up and deciding based on each person’s values. And especially with deep litter method you can’t have DE nearby or else it’s killing the good bacteria.

[@johnlee7085]

DE is probably more controversial for people that don’t understand the different types. Good discussion about it above. Otherwise might fall into the helpful hints category of old wives tales.

[@WhoMe87799]

@@srslymorgan Some DE is modified and is very toxic, this is the kind used for swimming pools or some such. What you want is "food grade" DE it is safe enough to put in a smoothy or to dust cows, dogs, kids, whatever. Many farmers feed small amounts of it to anything and everything on the farm for deworming... including themselves.

[@TSballcontent]

what type of feed do you use

[@RootedInTx]

Is the deep bedding method good for areas like Texas where it gets hot?

[@billy2807]

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.)

[@reneebrown2968]

We used either DE or wood ash in our sand bath area.

[@pamelafelland9024]

Any advice on how to introduce new chickens to the current flock

[@jeniffermendez1780]

Did i hear right? You said you give your chickens millet as a treat? Is it spray millet like the kind i give my parakeets and lovebirds as a treat or to train them?

[@growbig27]

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.

[@conniewojahn6445]

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.

[@64samsky]

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.

[@citrumpet1]

I asked the woman at Tractor Supply for 9 Olive Egger chicks. I think she gave me Easter Eggers though. They have a chipmunk pattern but now I am wondering if they aren't Brown leghorns. Do you know how I can tell the difference? They are about 10 days old now.

[@daze023]

have you done a video on chicken predation? My fears are of hens laying eggs that we can't find, and hens being eaten by weasels

[@Hesback8073]

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??

[@dl8125]

When will the hens start leaving the coop to go outside?

[@everydaysurvival157]

Excellent video!

[@srslymorgan]

What do you use as bedding? Hemp? Even with the fine pine bedding I’m still not getting something quite right.

[@patcochran9036]

How to prevent picking. I do know free ranging helps. I not new to having chickens but never have had a remedy for this problem.

[@elainebaca9109]

Paint wounds with purple gentian, it heals and disguises the blood. Or... Separate until healed, other chicken KZbin videos share how to reintroduce. Red colored lights in coop also disguise wounds. Chickenlandia I believe has info, check if attacked chicken is sick. Separate very aggressive chicken if mainly one, reintroduce after a bit. Hopefully nothing here is old wives tale, from memory and what I've learned over the years. Haven't had chickens for a bit.