How to Teach Chicks to Free Range

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@quailjailss 8 ай бұрын

So glad I found your channel. I love when people keep gamefowl bc of how hardy they are. These are the chickens that will be around if SHTF. I will watch my game hens really keep an eye on things when they have their chicks out, if it’s something flying over shell run them to the bushes or something they can get under. If it’s a threat on the ground (neighbors dog) she will make sure they get the heck away from there! I think it’s awesome she recognizes different threats and different ways to deal with said threats.

@20NewJourney23 8 ай бұрын

I would love to free range but my 1.25 acre plot of land and my three dog wouldn't allow it. Thank you for sharing this information. I'm sure this has helped a lot of people who are asking the question "how to free range a non-free range flock."

@UntamedOutlooks 7 ай бұрын

It’s been a long time I remember watching your videos when I was 16-17 I’m 23 about to turn 24 now .when are the air rifle vids coming back i remember that’s how I found your channel.regardless hope all is well god bless brother

@Florida_Bullfrog 7 ай бұрын

I did one airgun video last year of a coon hunt that I lost half the footage to and shelved the rest. I have an idea for a couple of airgun hunting videos that I can probably film on demand but I’m waiting for my book release. The idea is that when my book is published I’m going to reboot the channel and drop a bunch of videos that cover the gamut of the material my channel is known for. Supposedly the FWC is going to legalize year-round squirrel hunting in July. If that happens, I can drop squirrel videos with ease.

@laeyein 8 ай бұрын

awesome to see more vids about this!! there's not enough floridian farmers making content out there, given our unique climate it makes it annoying to watch other peoples videos who talk about "freezing temps" and "snow," but of course there's no such issue with your content. very interested to see how this project goes and of course am looking forward to your book, great job man!!

@tedbastwock3810 8 ай бұрын

I very much appreciate your Building the Superior Homestead Chicken playlist. I heard you mention Jungle Fowl and Turkeys a few times regarding desirable characteristics. I totally agree with this. I only want to add the other closely related species that also might be useful: pheasants, grouse, quail.

@incaseofamnesia6380 8 ай бұрын

absolutely love how informative your videos are

@1boortzfan 8 ай бұрын

I can't wait to see your book.

@user-ic2ug8ys1z 8 ай бұрын

Great content. Looking forward to your book. Where can we purchase it? 😀🌱🐢

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

It will be on Amazon when its released.

@user-ic2ug8ys1z 8 ай бұрын

@@Florida_BullfrogEta?

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

@@user-ic2ug8ys1z Unknown. Its in what I understand to be the last stage before publishing (final layout editing). David the Good is trying to get it ready for a release before Summer. If not before Summer, I would imagine early Summer.

@berniebones 8 ай бұрын

Happy to see you using the grow out escape coop. Best thing for them. Biddies need to be introduced to the elements as soon as possible. Great work my friend.

@AndreaMoscoso-ny8oq 8 ай бұрын

New video ! I airways wanted to ask this thank you for posting this video. God bless you and your family!

@MrGuyCali 8 ай бұрын

Been waiting for updates, awesome.

@joeform103 8 ай бұрын

This is great! Super helpful!

@sabinshort5 8 ай бұрын

Thank you🙏

@Barhead37 8 ай бұрын

Welcome back!!! Love ur vids

@gyu811 8 ай бұрын

Welcome back professor 💪🏽

@bobbyminter1115 8 ай бұрын

Just found your channel and I am in N Florida as well. Have you done any videos on how you keep your chickens cool when we hit the 90's and up?

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

I don’t have any videos about it. They don’t need anything. They take care of themselves in hot weather. Presuming they’re free ranging. All they need is cover, a place to catch the breeze, and a water source. If you have them cooped, then you’ll want to make sure the coop is in the shade and has water, and has good air flow. That’s it. They don’t need fans or ice cubes or a lot of things people do to pamper them.

@bobbyminter1115 8 ай бұрын

@@Florida_Bullfrog thank you for the response and info

@twodogsruakuri 8 ай бұрын

Nice video again thanks. Im restarting my similar project after having to sell my previous flock of bush bantams. I have some good pullets now just finding a good sire for next spring. Going for the velociraptor look this time.

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

Are “bush bantams” a common thing where you are? I like to learn about free range traditions in other parts of the world.

@twodogsruakuri 8 ай бұрын

@@Florida_BullfrogI'm in the north of New Zealand. I was inspired through your videos so I mixed some game bantam varieties up with the idea to keep them in the regenerating bush to turn the soil over, replacing the role that some native birds used to play but are now too rare in most forests. I got to three generations but sadly I sold them. This time I'm going go slightly bigger size. I have a small video on my channel with them in I think called bush banta

@twodogsruakuri 8 ай бұрын

@@Florida_BullfrogI do have a feisty mini leghorn, reading your comments below I'll give him a try this year

@joeform103 7 ай бұрын

I’m getting ready to open the coop and free range. Predator questions. (I won’t be able to get a dog as a predator deterrent) For hawks - do the fake crows, fake owls, or having black chickens as fake crows work? Bobcats - any suggestions

@Florida_Bullfrog 7 ай бұрын

No, the black chicken thing is a myth. Hawks have good eyesight and can see the minute details of your chickens. They can see the difference between your chickens and crows. Fake owls and other decoys are only temporarily effective. Bird feathers shine in the UV spectrum and birds see in the UV spectrum. Real feathers don’t look like plastic. After a few encounters, your local hawks wills start ignoring the deterrents. Your chickens have to make it hard for the predators, but you also have to harass predators to make them wary of your farm. There’s no other way. Many predators such as birds of prey are federally protected. Therefore you cannot bother them directly. So you must rely on other animals to do it for you. In the 1800s and early 1900s it would have been unthinkable to not have a dog or two roaming the farm as a matter of practical necessity. Let me ask you this; what’s stopping you from having a dog? I understand some people have allergies to them or cannot otherwise have one for health reasons. But I would think somewhere you can free-range chickens will also let you have a dog. I am able to free range my dogs. I understand many people can’t, but most dog owners who have space for chickens can most certainly fence a dog in the same area the chickens are free ranging. If you absolutely can’t have a dog, you’ll have to rely on your rooster or some other guard poultry like a turkey or a gander. One my turkeys paralyzed a hawk once. Whatever you use, predators must feel in danger when lingering on your farm. That fear will cause them to give up once your chickens prove hard to catch. While a fearless predator may keep making runs on them day in and day out until they figure out the pattern to catch your birds.

@bankrunneroutdoors3759 8 ай бұрын

Awesome video

@joeform103 8 ай бұрын

How old were the birds when you started letting them out periodically to start free ranging?

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

I’ll look at my records and calculate their ages this evening. But the important thing isn’t an age-number but whenever it is that all their fuzz is gone. As long as they have patches of fuzz, they cannot effectively regulate their body temperature and they need to stay out of downpours and near their heating element.

@joeform103 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! That makes sense

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

The oldest chicks in that batch were hatched around March 10. The next batch in with them (two different age groups in that flock) was around March 31.

@menotme1460 8 ай бұрын

Can this be done in cold areas

@tedbastwock3810 8 ай бұрын

idk how cold you mean, but chickens are more cold tolerant than one might think

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

Yes, if you’re using the correct breeds for your area and are doing it in the warmest months.

@followthemiddlepath 6 ай бұрын

Do you sell any hatching eggs?

@Florida_Bullfrog 4 ай бұрын

Not at this time. I stopped shipping them. USPS is terrible on them.

@eflowers8306 8 ай бұрын

Are leghorns good for the predator instincts? I know they're flighty.

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

In my experience, yes. I had 6 white leghorns that did excellent free range. I got rid of them because I didn’t like them molting white feathers all over the farmyard.

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

In my book I talk a lot about leghorns. They descend directly from wild chickens from northern Italy that the Romans documented in the B.C. era.

@eflowers8306 8 ай бұрын

Is your book out yet? If not, where will I be able to purchase it later?

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

@@eflowers8306 It is not out yet. It will be on Amazon when it is released.

@thomasjcorson7502 8 ай бұрын

I'm sure they would be leghorns don't just come in white

@MrWhyynott 8 ай бұрын

Markers go through the eggs right?

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

You mean do they go through the shell and poison the egg? If that’s what you’re asking, they do not. I use Sharpies on nearly all my hatching eggs and they have no effect on the chicks.

@LovingIdaho 8 ай бұрын

None of mine has ever need to be trained except raised in the house they will return to .

@agranetmedia2667 8 ай бұрын

Bullfrog, I never pegged you as a Creationist.

@Florida_Bullfrog 8 ай бұрын

Sure am. I believe that animals evolve within the parameters of their “kind” God created them in but not beyond. For most animals, I believe God created them at the family and sometimes the genus levels. For example, I believe God created a Pantera cat and all living Panteras evolved from that archetype cat. In the case of chickens, God may have created an archetype galliform that all specific species of galliform evolved from.

@joeform103 7 ай бұрын

@@Florida_Bullfrogamen