Predator Stalking Our Chickens - Farm Vlog

Predator Stalking Our Chickens - Farm Vlog #chickens #homestead #predator
SUBSCRIBE and help support the channel. And don't forget to drop a comment. It helps us to build this channel into something special. We're transforming this 90 acre property into a self reliant homestead and farm stay vacation rental. We're building infrastructure to accomodate future growth such as barns, duck house, 7 coop chicken house, water hydrants, planting an orchard, building a garden etc. Chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, barn cats and two old english sheepdogs make up our team here at the farm. Please follow along on our journey of transforming this place into something special.

[@nokchilton1562]

❤❤❤❤

[@michellenelson6888]

I love your kitties, geese, ducks, piggies, chicks, gardens and all the beauty you share with this desert dweller, ha, ha, ha!!!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Aww nice to hear that 👌

[@leonafaryna7617]

Bobby really looked like he was thanking you for that open door! And I have truly fallen in love 😻 with Fozzy the special Bear! We’re sitting at 20 centigrade out here, not hot 🥵 I love summer the best.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah it almost like he understands to show appreciation eh 🐷

[@manub6556]

Chad❤ Ich gratuliere Dir zu 101.000 Abonnenten 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤ Mach weiter so 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Aww thanks so much 😃

[@ruthjohnson6369]

All the farm animals are truly living their best lives on the farm. Cant wait to see this farm expand and grow even further.

[@alparker8661]

Make cider from drops.

[@yeagerxp]

AHHH!!! One of the many daily chores of a homesteader , I says boy is "Poultry Management"🤣🤣. Do you think that coyote's name is Ralph Wolf 😱🙄🤣Good job Chad 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Probably, I didn’t see him punch in though 😂

[@doriskuhberger8559]

The piglets are definitely growing fast. They are big. It is so great that the chickens are inside. That big mansion you made for all the chicken is really safe. What are you going to do with the coyote? Hopefully dispatch him. Thank you so much for sharing. Lots of Love and Blessings to you all. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏 Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah I’ve built everything very secure. Haven’t seen any more on the cameras and it’s been several days. I don’t know how long of a memory they have but I’m monitoring everyday still just in case.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

You're super creative with the animal dwellings! That's so cool! 👍

[@AiH929]

Olive jumping that fence like a champ

[@starspangledwinner]

The pigs and bunnies need some soft clean sleeping areas and sunlight to keep those spaces from getting dingy.

[@janetgies8698]

The Piggies are So Cute . They’ve got the Zoomies. ❣️🐖🐖. Jeepers - I love The Peepers! Janet

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

😃

[@marcelolavoyer2627]

To cement a wood frame you need to nail the outface to fix it.

[@VintageStylebyJo]

Great video 🤗👍We have 2 noses kitty helpers when we are out in the yard😂Bobby is a rockin dude now with his new door👍

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Thanks, yes Bobby’s tail starts wagging when he hears my voice 😆

[@jenniferbarber467]

If you think it’s hot in Ontario come to Houston and Galveston it feels like Hades cracked a window we havent seen less than 100 in months. My 87 year old gma said she’s never in her life seen it last like this!

[@leecarlson9713]

I live in Brownsville, and this was the hottest summer in a long time.

[@kimulm0619]

I luv this guy.And farm animals,,they are so happy.🤗🤗🤗

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Aww thanks 😊

[@RJH_LIL]

Good morning everyone. It seems like your farm population is growing. Look how big those piggies are getting. How do you keep up with it all?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Morning, I don’t know…I’m crazy 😜 waaaaay too busy.

[@Wicked_urban_garden]

The piglets got SO BIG😊

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah they grow so fast eh. They’re eating a lot now too.

[@stanleykeith6969]

Should have alot of Deer with all those Apples around Chad, Good Deer hunting, fill your freezer. Put some rocks and wire in that cement job.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

The deer stole all our blackberries 🦌 Haven’t touched many apples yet but I’m sure they’re around.

[@eyesea123]

Hey, I saw a cool self feeder and thought of you. You take a four inch pvc pipe with an elbow at one end (bottom) and leave that end open, fill it with chicken feed at the top end with a lid, and attach it to the wall vertically. I hope that makes sense. Those piggies are the cutest! I have some beautiful coyote boots. Maybe you could have some made for Darling?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I’ve seen those, I actually built a similar feeder for deer. It would work I’m sure.

[@susanjenkins1019]

We’ve got a 74 plus degree heatwave here in the UK.. I can imagine your heatwaves are a lot higher..btw love your videos 😊

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

The past week or so we’ve been at 30 c as a high. Supposed to break up tonight.

[@susanjenkins1019]

Hope it cools down for everyone..we’ve had Sahara sand dumped on parts of the Uk,got a thin layer on my windows

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@susanjenkins1019 oh my!

[@kan-zee]

7:51 ...Trust me...your definitely , NOT AN IDIOT !! Fozzy looks good..a real homey-stead cat. ...when I first saw him, I thought he was a "SHE" and she was preggie...lol 10:37.. Definitely a WILLY on the camera. I wonder if you can leg trap it ? and then dispatch it, or relocate it. ?? I heard that , Once a coyote , discovers a fat food source...it will return many times, and try its luck to get to them....untill it has cleaned out the easy food, or is scared away.

[@sharonroconnellandcritters]

Fozzy loves to follow his daddy around the farm. Just curious, do you have an outside shower to clean up after working on the farm?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Nope just a regular shower and a lot of laundry, my Darlin keeps me under control 😂

[@sharonroconnellandcritters]

@@HiddenSpringFarm ok great.

[@cheryesido364]

Hens tail feathers develop before roosters

[@AD-hs2bq]

I agree. Hatch first, plan later 😀😀😀😀

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Haha YES!!! 👏

[@paulhall1239]

The one pig didn't know what to think of the camera 😅

[@darlenepreston3739]

Great work as usual, Chad. Is that rabbit ever going back with the others or will it always be bullied and why don't you give it a name?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Well I can’t put him in with the other rabbits cause he’ll fight with the buck or he’ll mate too much with the does. I’ve been trying to find a good home for him so hadn’t named him. Nobody wants bucks though, he’s uncle rabbit for now.

[@gardengirl7258]

That is scat from a coyote. Now that he’s found you, be extra vigilant. They are known to lure dogs away and then jump them in packs. If there is one predator, then you can bet he has friends close.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@gardengirl7258 yeah for sure. I’ve been monitoring the cameras everyday since then, haven’t seen anything but I’m still watching.

[@waleskaquintana4800]

Any thoughts about putting the Pig Family together ❤️?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

What do u mean? The male back with the female? I’ll just get more piglets in another 3.5 months. Bobby has to stay separated unless I want to breed cause they’ll just mate all the time.

[@waleskaquintana4800]

You can also make profit by selling the piglets.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@waleskaquintana4800 very true, that’s the plan. I just don’t want to breed again without selling these guys first. Plus winter is coming and I don’t want a snow birth.

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

I wouldn't want him to come Round ,? I wonder how one would get them to leave . The ducklings and chicks like there new pen .

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I think coyotes are always around, they’ll hang out more if they have a food source but they’re kind of wanderers. All our animals are protected so I’m not worried. That’s why I try to lock up the cats at night cause I know the baddies are always around.

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

@@HiddenSpringFarm I agree . Take care . You really secure your animals .

[@AncientHermit]

Is it worth a bigger doorway for the meat birds? Might remove or lessen the temptation for the predators. I know, it's a pain, but probably not quite as much as losing stock you already fed quite a bit. I'm no expert, it might be it's too late for all I can know or guess. Good call on the cementing, it'll take less drying time between mixes with heat and yet not be too drying given the humidity. Feels like good timing. Again I'm not any sort of expert. Be well. 😉

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

The meat chickens days are numbered anyway and I’m not concerned about a coyote breaking into the coop, it’s solid. But with the cement I’m almost at the point that I’ll need to use a mortar bag to really get it into the crevices.

[@AncientHermit]

@@HiddenSpringFarm Great idea, did not know they existed, but now I looked it up I'd imagine that will get it. Good call. 😉

[@stephanieblackmore1461]

Do you think Fozzy would like to be an indoor kitty?

[@andrewtavendale5838]

I would be concerned for cats safety with the foxes or coyotes

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

That’s exactly why I protect them night in the cat house. We’ve already lost some to coyote and it’s too heartbreaking so I don’t let them free at night.

[@evelynrogers7145]

Coyote

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah you can tell by it’s gait.

[@pamelaspooner7183]

I hope you have your dogs spayed because coyotes will mate with dogs and produce what are known as coy dogs. A female in heat will attract coyotes so get them fixed.

[@r.a.w.r.news.t.v.2]

I'll tell you how to tell your chickens in your roosters apart when they're little. What you do is get a bunch of little colored zip ties. When they're little as soon as you notice if they have tail feathers or no tail feathers pull their wing apart, look at the Leading Edge of the wing all the way from the body to the tip of the wing. When you look at the wing if the wing is all one length and all the primary feathers are the same length from the body to the tip of the wing it is a hen. If the internal flight feathers from the body to halfway to the wing or shorter than the rest of the wing feathers it is a rooster. You can also tell by looking at the legs. There is a nub on the rooster where there will be a Spur. Hens do not have that feature. If you have any chickens that hatch that has five toes on both feet it's the original lineage of land chicken from the first species of chicken. It's the original genetics of chicken😮😮😮😮 hens will get their tail feathers first when they're little as well within the first 12 days to 14 days the hens will have tail feathers roosters don't get them until later on and development. I hope this helps. Sorry about all my punctuation I'm using voice to text I got my hands full doing my chores this morning while watching this

[@r.a.w.r.news.t.v.2]

You need to sit out there at night a little ways away from your chicken coop about where your camera is with a rifle get rid of that coyote take the head out on the edge of your property with some of the internals and stick it on the stick and leave it off the ground about 4 ft that way they'll smell it they'll stay away from your property. Once you kill a coyote on your property and you leave part of it on your property no other coyotes will pass through that way they're very smart. They're just like wolves

[@r.a.w.r.news.t.v.2]

If I were you sir, I would be taking and figuring out a way to have a place to keep that cool and dry for storage. There's a reason behind why everyone's having so much abundance right now, it's meant for everybody to start stockpiling and storing up. They've been spraying beneficial chemicals putting nutrients and minerals back into our environment that have been taken out by the poisons and toxins being sprayed on us all these years. This is for everybody to start stockpiling their goodies because it's going to come a time in the next few months we're not going to be able to go to a grocery store we're not going to be able to do nothing we need to stockpile as much food and supplies to help each other and our friends and neighbors as possible if they weren't smart enough to start stockpiling they've been giving us two years to stockpile. If people haven't figured it out there on their own it's not our job to save everyone. This is a way to thin out the herd. Understand the great reset is happening whether people like it or not and it's going to be a depression like no one has ever seen before and it's going to be a year and it's going to be hard because people have been taken away from the old ways and don't know the old ways and a lot of people are going to die. Not trying to say it to sound mean but it's a fact that is coming to fruition and our governments of the world are making it happen they're thinning out the population so there's less people that got to worry about having control over😢😢😢 it's a sad but true fact and a sad but true statement. One of which I never would have had to think I would make out of my mouth ever in my life. I love you man start stockpiling start saving bushels of those apples for your animals. If you got enough time go ahead and throw another batch of corn even if it's immature when you harvest it they can still leave the cob...

[@sharonroconnellandcritters]

​@@r.a.w.r.news.t.v.2I've seen farmers do that in N. Florida. Always wondered why, gross, but we've got many coyotes here as well.

[@r.a.w.r.news.t.v.2]

@@sharonroconnellandcritters yes man not to be disrespectful to the spirit of the animal because I always respect the animals spirit. I was raised as a Native American off-and-on on the reservation as a kid with my family. And I was taught the ways of the people and try and live in balance and Harmony and we provided stuff for the coyotes not to attack our animals and they still went after our animals and have been picking them off so I had no choice. I even trade on it. And I cried afterwards. A lot of people don't know that true people in Balance they just are the way they are for a reason. For the longest time I couldn't understand why I know the land and steal the land and I can listen to it. It talks to me I listen to the mother I feel her heartbeat when I Barefoot ground and Son charged I get massive amounts of downloads and it floods me with pictures and memories and stuff from everybody not just for myself but from all over I'm empathic and I feel energy changes and the shift 2 weeks before it happens and I tell people when things are coming but no one listens so I just stay to myself out here in the country, try to take care of my animals and just mind my own it's better that way people don't want to listen to someone who is a recovering addict who's been clean for 15 years and used to live a hard life in the past. I try to tell people this is trial by fire where in hell and how you walk up out of that place is depending on where you go to the your next phase of your existence.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Thnx for the tips 🤙