Backyard Chicken Keeping For Beginners

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[@jdoedelyewing6711]

I have a back gaurding and wants to keep few hens maximum 4. I just want to know if there is any Law around keeping chickens in your back guarding in the UK. Do you have to make space for them to run around as well.

[@rebeccanaylor63]

I keep rescued ex caged birds and have done for many years. I would highly recommend if anyone is considering getting hens to do this as it’s so rewarding to give these birds that have had a miserable life a taste of freedom and a good supply of Fresh eggs is a bonus

[@jameshunter5899]

Bless you brother thanks, keep them coming

[@lizdovey2388]

Brilliant video about chicken keeping. Love the tip on wood ash as a dust bath. We had a log burner installed last year and it never occurred to me to use wood ash with the chickens. I will from now on!

[@stephenmayers4033]

Enjoyed this video, I have 15 white leghorn chickens obtained from a barn colony at a farm that was closing, all the chickens were destined for slaughter , These chickens are doing really well , in fact, they have continued to lay eggs all through the winter. You are right, they are flighty and great escape artists.

[@ChristoferB]

Shukhria! I'm about to build a chicken run and I was going to cover the entire run. After watching your video, I realise that I would have made a mistake. Like yourself, I will cover a part of it and also put wood chippings. You have a new subscriber...😂

[@hacgarimman9660]

The use of the wardrobe is absolutely genius. Well donr bud

[@RobCardIV]

A simplified guide to keeping chickens at home in a backyard setting. For many of us trying to homestead in limited space keeping chickens is our introduction to keeping livestock, they form a valuable part of any eco system and can be used to control pests, produce fertiliser as well as the added benefit of producing eggs.

[@JohnHarbinger]

What a fantastic video. Love that you’ve recycled materials too instead of them going to a landfill.

[@abdul-hadidadkhah1459]

Black australorps are a good breed, great temprament and longer laying season as well.

[@groundhog314]

Thanks! Your videos are so full of useful tips. I enjoy watching them!

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[@BalticHomesteaders]

We got czech dominants, not through choice really it's just what the local breader has because they are bred for colder climates and lay over 250 eggs a year but they have several variations in colour. They've laid well even in the cold and short days so we're pleased.

[@sherlockstu]

I’m just about to get chickens again. Good video. 👌👍

[@IsaacB123G]

This was amazingly helpful! Thanks my man!

[@adamnorton3506]

Great video! Just wandering if you can talk about water and feed? You didn’t mention in your video. Cheers

[@gailh4466]

Lots of great information. Thank you.

[@markshaw5835]

Great video, if I had bigger garden would love to.have some chicken

[@rosehart341]

Just a quick add on, we're all getting letters regarding registering our chickens etc as we are in a avian flu zone. It's not compulsory to register small flocks under 50 but they are all meant to be shut in and netted to avoid contact with wild bird population. My hens are furious as they are usually out shredding my garden when the sun shines.

[@hattiedraper1061]

Great video. Helpful tips. Thank you

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Alaric1]

Alot of schools during the summer keep and hatch chick's as part of their biology lessons. My relative does this and keep the chick's over the summer. The school doesn't keep the birds and I'm unsure what happens to them. You could probably get some birds for free easily by making enquiries with local secondary schools

[@MrSBGames]

Need to wing clip if you find your hens are too flightly. It doesn't hurt them at all

[@jamieginns704]

Thank you so much for your video...

[@MyFamilyGarden]

You are most welcome

[@khomol]

I had a legbar aracuna cross that used to lay every day like a leg bar and green eggs like an aracuna i raised from an egg. She was very mild mannered, not like a leg bar at all. Unfortunately foxes came and picked her head off.

[@AmnaKitchen]

Assalamu alaikum kaisi hai sir,very good outstanding vlog MashaAllah ❤️

[@riam5429]

My whole garden is as big as this chicken coop, which means I got no space, but I’d love to keep a few hens

[@daniel__clark]

Have you needed to change your set up to comply with the bird flu restrictions? Thanks for the content.

[@proplockfistanterlis]

We are looking at getting chickens, we also get a lot of snails in our Agapanthus plants - IF I can persuade my wife to let me get chickens can I give my chickens the snails I find ? Thank you in advance.

[@sidkeehasan8459]

Is the rooster causing issues with your neighbours regarding noise or not. If it was causing you an issue, how did you solve it? Thank you

[@rayhanabdullahz7093]

Assalamualikum very nice video, can you share some information about the size of your garden, is it a terrace house garden, how do you deal with neighbours or the council even? What about the smell from the chicken dosen't this affect the neighbours or you get complaints from council etc? Jazakullah khair

[@MyFamilyGarden]

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[@cherylhowker1792]

Thanks so much. I’m really interested in have just 2-3 little ones but I have dogs and my mum is worried about the noise the birds will make as well. She’s worried people will complain. I would love to have them for the eggs . But also I want to tame/look after them up close if I can have some. I’d be interested in building them somewhere that others know they are there as would have to use front garden as no room out back really. And I’d like to make it that there noise didn’t spread to others. But it’s all a dream if I can’t have them in a council property. Do you know anything about what I’ve said? Any answers would be great.

[@foxfootfemale]

I first had Pekin bantams. They don't lay in the winter,. As they are smaller you need a smaller coop and space in general and there is less poo. They can be easily tamed, and they aren't noisy, even big hens aren't that noisy tbh. They are quiet during the hours of darkness snyway

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@foxfootfemale I’m not worried about the neighbour nearest me as we live like one family in 2 houses but it’s people along the road there is one lady who is a right old bat lol sorry I have autism so I say it how I see it. Yea if she thinks anything is wrong in her opinion she will say to others and basically spreads gossip as I see it. So I don’t want to cause issues. Also we in council housing, am I allowed birds lol I expect not as it’s a way of bettering myself and they want you under their control!!!

[@foxfootfemale]

Some people will find anything to complain about won't they. I've no idea if you're allowed to keep them at your house, someone will k iw She will no doubt complain about smell, rats, efc, well you keep them cleaned out and give an allotment holder the muck. That's one thing less. You'll need to keep fixes and stray dogs out, and making it fox proof can help with rat proofind, and make sure that there is no food left out at night. There will already be rats about btw It would be a shame to get all set up and then have hassle from her. If you have no cock there will be no cockadoodling, the happy clucking offends no one, they do sing when they lay eggs and if there is a predator, a cat or dog etc they do sound alarm calls Some areas have Com. Unity chickens where care and eggs are shared Hens over the wall outside the dentist made trips there less fright ING when I was little, they can be so calming

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@foxfootfemale yea she was moaning in the summer coz the dogs were outside with me most of the day but they were barking when people went up the street…. Well we are working on 2 that haven’t been socialised so that’s to be expected they see a threat or hear it and bark. She said to someone as my mum was getting out the car that the dogs should be put down for making so much noise, mum said to her that it’s a shame we don’t put people down for making too much noise that isn’t appreciated by others!!!! Think she upset my mum, who takes everything on her back till she shapes and she said the wrong thing , mum went nuts when she came into mine… It’s very promising what you are saying…. I must look into it more definitely if eggs are gonna get even harder to get as mum would be pleased at free eggs when atm they expensive and going up like everything.

[@muhammedsalahuddin5730]

Brother fantastic information. Can you assist me please as a muslim can I kill the aphids ,pests which affect crops I'm general?

[@TutorSFE]

Do you sell fertile eggs or anything chicken related?

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Not really

[@MegaMidds]

I don't mind sounds of a cockerel but how did neighbours react to you having one

[@TutorSFE]

He makes his neighbours happy by giving them some eggs, so they don't complain about the noise

[@MyFamilyGarden]

Used to have problems with old neighbours, but not anymore

[@cherylrichardson4634]

I had to rehome mine because they complained to council 😢 miss my baby boy !

[@TutorSFE]

@@cherylrichardson4634 7 years ago we had lots of roosters and wasn't aware of the crowing law. Police came, and told us to take them to slaughter house. We ended up 'knocking them out' and eating them by ourselves. It was so sad. Hope these laws somehow disappear later when more and more people become self-sufficient and require roosters for reproduction

[@MegaMidds]

@@cherylrichardson4634 thumb down for the miserable gits

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Do you have issues with rats because of the chickens?

[@MrKbforex]

Try to keep their environment as clean as possible. Make sure their food is not accessible to the rat/mice then you will be good

[@derek-press]

do you get any problems with rodents?

[@MyFamilyGarden]

We used to but now we have a lot of cats in the garden it's less of an issue

[@derek-press]

​@@MyFamilyGarden the big ginger cat 🦁

[@MyFamilyGarden]

He's doing his job lol