Its a Chicken Kind of Day

[@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies]

Such a pleasing video ❤️🙏

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

Thank you!

[@2fluffybunn]

they are such gentle creatures.

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

Not really! They will peck if you're not gentle with them.

[@2fluffybunn]

@@GrammaRosesHomestead maybe i'll just watch them from the video =)

[@g.cosper]

6:25 was the cutest chick pic ever! Good mommas

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

Isn't it! If you're thirsty find the big thing that makes noises. There'll be water there if you just look.

[@teresamorlan6268]

I love the color of your mixed flock of hens 😀

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

Thanks. I do too. You should see my basket of multicolored eggs. The egg color is unique to each variety of chicken.

[@teresamorlan6268]

I absolutely love to hear roosters crow...they are one of my favorite things. I ind their crowing very peaceful and soothing. LOL. I am rewatching this video just for that reason....love chickens!

[@jessiec1044]

Oh, the chicks are so sweet. Such good mamas. The Purple heart looked like it had been Bedazzled. The dew on the leaves looked like diamonds. Very pretty. Thank you for sharing.😁🐔🐤

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

Yes they do! I included that shot because it was so pretty.

[@luckychicav7981]

Love it, mamas caring for her young and showing them the lay of the land. I’ll cross my fingers they all make it this year. 😉💗

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

Thanks!

[@TruthMonger101]

So neat to see the mamas working together to raise the chicks. I had two broody hens but when the chicks were hatched they fought over them terribly until one hen won the battle and kept all the babies for herself.

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

That is sort of what has happened with these two. The chicks are sleeping at night with one of the hens, but during the day, they both take care of them.

[@annellington3402]

So sweet!!

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

You are so kind

[@WindmillFarm]

Love the Roos! They are pretty boys. Babies are pretty.

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

Thank you! BTW, how are you two doing? I've been worried about you.

[@WindmillFarm]

Gramma Rose's Homestead we are good. Just had to go through the protocols for the state. How have you been?

[@judyfinnegan374]

Chickens are very entertaining!! LUNA IS SPECIAL !

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

She is!

[@TruthMonger101]

I think that when the little chicks start to learn to scratch that they look like they are doing a little moon walk. Every scratch moves them backwards because they are so small.

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

I love them. Aren't they cute!

[@zukosmom3780]

Mommas were very upset ❤️

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

They were being good mommas protecting their chicks from the big human who feeds them!

[@diamondslashranch]

It was fun to see the chicks. I haven’t had any for a long time.

[@deborahwagner9033]

love this

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

Thank you!

[@g.cosper]

Luna !! Id been missing her!

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

I know. She's one of my oldest girls. Elvis disappeared this week. Free ranging like they do, I'm sure some predator got him. I'm so sad.

[@g.cosper]

@@GrammaRosesHomestead Aww, I'm sorry to hear that.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Good mommas.

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

Yes they are!

[@TheSpottedBoot]

Scary that this was moments before the tree fell. Glad you're well.

[@cherienicholas5649]

Oh! Your chickens are SO pretty. I don't know if I could have them just running around. I live in the middle of a city and saw a chicken run out in my street the other day from one of the yards. I would be very nervous not to have them in their own separate area.

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

In your situation, you should have them more contained. If you have a fenced yard and clip their wings, they'd be fine exploring your back yard. Clipping their wings doesn't hurt them. It's like a hair cut. Since I live in the country, I want mine to be able to fly to escape predators.

[@angelaanderson5360]

God cares for you as a hen cares for her chicks.

[@GrampyCampy]

Stupid question probably but here goes, do you eat your chickens 🐓 or are the pets and more for eggs 🥚 mine were! Pets but it did eat the eggs I had 12 black sex links, and 5 fancy feather footed nannies , all my sex links we’re supposed to be females but tractor supplies accidentally, got one rooster so I had three roosters and they all got along just fine, they would squabble sometimes but for the most part they did great! I got rid of mine when a neighbor harassed me, but as soon as I can afford fees again I am thinking about getting more back, I miss my chickens 🐓 they would follow me all around the yard, never left my property once I got them trained, they followed me because I took care or them from the day after they hatched 🐣 I must say there wasn’t a bug anywhere I my yard when they were patrolling, or spiders, or my garden plants 🌱 they thought my garden tasted good too, but they never bothered my tomatoes 🍅 I think they sensed they may get sick from them, they went in the coop at night but were free ranged all day long, I had to put them in at night because of predators out here in the woods, I raised the babies in the house 🏡 in a cloth popup dog kennel too! Till they were big enough to go outside! I love your videos and you as a person! 🤗❤️💕✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️💕❤️🤗🐣🥚🙏🍅🏡🐓

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

You're too kind, Duane! I haven't intentionally harvested any of my chickens to eat, but my dog has killed some and I did eat those. My chickens are pets that give me eggs and I'd miss them terribly if I had to get rid of them. Tractor Supply is notorious for mixing up chicken breeds, but I believe your male Black Sex Link was a hatchery error. TSC shouldn't have even received a male. As for others, I've gotten Blue Wyandottes when I thought I was buying Silver Laced ones (again, a hatchery error), and my one Long Island Red hen was mixed in with ASA Browns. It's easy to put one yellow chick back in the wrong brooder of another breed. When you look at my garden, you'll see plastic totes and other things upside down around the property. Those aren't just me getting distracted and failing to put them away, but instead, they're protecting seedlings I don't want the chickens to scratch up! Not many bugs here either, except for the ubiquitous fire ants. Even the chickens won't bother them!

[@lisagialucci2296]

They’re so pretty- do they stay in their coop in winter

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

I live in Mississippi, and it's not too cold for my chickens to free range in winter too. They always go back to their coop to roost at night.