The BEST Thing I Ever Did for my Flock’s Health

[@SueBall-vl8ou]

My girls free range thru summer and spend half a day under the citrus trees and part time on the patio. They claim one 4 x 4 area that I spray off each evening At supper time they head back to the large enclosed chicken yard. They put themselves to bed around 7. I put frozen half gallon plastic bottles in their coop once Temps reach 3 digits. I also hang toys in the bush in the larger chicken yard. Small swimming pool with a few inches of water and frozen watermelon rinds help their Arizona summers. Whew! Just thought I'd share

[@sunnysweetspot6499]

Thank you!

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

They sound well cared for!

[@BarbaraC02]

I’m in Tucson and it’s 106 today. Love your methods. I have shade trees and I planted a large field grains area. I have new oil pans for standing in cool water. An oscillating sprinkler helps too. Stay cool!🌵🌷🐥🐣🐥🐣🐔

[@womanofwazo]

my missouri soil would break those aeration shoes😂

[@linda7999]

Thank you so much for sharing Chickenlandia with us. I found 3 abandoned ducklings who apparently told me I need to raise chickens with them. I didn’t even know I wanted chickens until the ducks came waddling by. You are the wealth of knowledge that I need to ensure my feathered friends stay healthy and happy. Much happiness to you Ms. President of Chickenlandia!

[@BigsexyChickenthighs]

I love your Sunday best 😂😂😂 ❤

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

It's called fashion 🤣

[@LauraSinclaire]

Dahlia, I have the same outfit. It's a good look. 😊

[@LauraSinclaire]

And sorry about the spelling of your name. Proof reading, another journey. Keep doing the beautiful work you do and thank you.

[@BigsexyChickenthighs]

I just did this with my yard and the grass is so green now

[@ajalicea1091]

Been inspired by your vids. We are trying to come up with a name for our little world of poultry. Writing down the names that come to mind. Once we have 5-10 names we are going to write them down, place in a basket, and draw a name.😂🎉

[@jaynematzkinhair8830]

I just love and appreciate your videos and your vibe! Thank you!

[@julie-annepineau4022]

Love how happy the birds are, and how loveable vega has become. If you do this again you might want to put down some radish, kale or other brassica seeds in the rough patches. They will help break up the soil, grow fast and my girls love eating those leaves!

[@Growstuff70]

Two sizable runs isn’t in the cards for us, but my husband and I are knocking around ideas for moving the run to the opposite side of the coop. That side would have a chicken door and buried predator proofing that we could attach to the run after we moved it in place. We’ve done crazier things for our animals! 🙂

[@SamuelCiuriuc]

You go girl that is super awesome

[@peggyC4641]

New to channel. Live in skagit county and so nice to have tips from this area. The mushroom vidoe . I never would have second guessed those mushrooms. Ill be testing ours. Thank you for all your info❤. Just getting started again, after many yrs, with 8 rhode Island reds.

[@Dirgy100]

Ok I love your glasses! Do you mind sharing where you bought them?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Hi! I bought them locally but the brand is called Caviar!

[@GeorgiasGarden]

I have the best story ever about my favorite hen. Her name is Ten. Yes Ten. I ordered my Buff Orphingtons through the mall from a reputable company. They arrived approximately two days after being hatched. I had everything ready. I was so excited. I haven’t had a flock in about eight years. So anyway back to the story. I opened the box, taking each little chick out, dipping their beak in water and placing them under my hen warmer. As I counted I got to nine, ( I ordered ten) and I only had nine. I counted again. Only nine. I used this company last time and they were great. Never any dead chicks. I counted for a third time looked in the box nothing. Then I proceeded to remove the nesting pad and there was Ten!! So small, definitely dehydrated and oh so cold. Oh NO! I’m going to loose this baby. I warmed the water just a little. Dipping her beck several times. She drank. A lot. Then placed her under a warming lamp I added just in case. Within just a few hours she had rejoined her two brothers and seven sisters under the hen heater. Removed the just in case lamp. As I checked on them several times that day she was easy to spot so small. As time went on when I came out she would immediately run out to me for a cuddle. So at about seven weeks they started picking on Ten. Oh no you are not. In the dog crate she went next to the larger brooder. I tended the bleeding area twice a day until she had completely healed. I’m happy to report she is now 14 weeks, almost as large as the other hens and she still runs to me to be picked up. I never thought I would be in chicken love however I am. Oh the others are okay. I have three hens that are just not nice but the others are nice. I chose this breed because I do want them to go broody and sit on a clutch of eggs to grow my flock. Okay thats my story about Ten. She deserved a better name, but since they all look so much alike It just stuck.

[@deborahcornell5304]

I think Ten is a great name. You searched for Ten almost frantically, it fits.

[@RunningRabbit2]

I did the same and my yard is not that big . They do love new ground ! 🐝♥️

[@gwenhammett9349]

You could sow chick weed seeds in covered patches until established. your birdies will love it!!

[@deborahcornell5304]

Where did you find the seeds? I've had no luck with trying to collect any.

[@gwenhammett9349]

@@deborahcornell5304 Ours came up wild but they're easy to find on line. I looked because I plan on buying.

[@gwenhammett9349]

I just looked. Mountain Rose Seeds, it even says Walmart.

[@deborahcornell5304]

@@gwenhammett9349 thanks 😃

[@ThatAnimalChannel]

There was a little rock under that paver, you didnt see it or feel it but thats why that paver broke! ❤️

[@MidgetEmmy222]

i also stepped on a paver like that and I'm like 95lbs so I'm convinced they just arent that sturdy against focused pressure being applied. it snapped in two and I was like !?

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

The aerating shoes probably would have worked better if you did one of three things... The first, least likely without doing one of the other procedures, was place all of your weight on one foot at a time. The second is to jump (landing on one or both feet) -- which due to bad knees I cannot do. The thrid is to increase the wieght on the shoes, either by becoming over 250 pounds (like me) or to wear a backpack filled with extra weight. 😀

[@Guramritpreetkaur]

Hi everyone. Today my pet rooster harialee die due to heat wave so please pray for him. In Hindi harialee means green. 😢🙏📿🛐🤲

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

I’m so sorry for your loss. ❤️

[@marciabosteder9781]

Beautiful video thank you for sharing

[@lisamillen8628]

I have a question. It's been three years since I raised baby chicks. I forgot if I used medicated or nonmedicated starter food. We are at four weeks and they are great and on nonmedicated food and adding a little probiotic to their water. Thanks!

[@hectormarrero518]

Hello I love all your videos. I have learned so much from you. I have a question? My kids love boiled eggs and when I boiled them. They are so hard to peel. The egg shells stick to the egg and when you peel them the egg. The shell is coming off with part of the egg as well. What am I doing wrong? Please help

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Can you try steaming them instead? Just like veggies, for about 10 to 12 minutes, depending on how you like them.

[@hectormarrero518]

@@WelcometoChickenlandia Yes I’m going to try that. Thank you 😊

[@alexe9806]

Add a slice of lemon to the water n eggs, boil n peels comes super easy. And if don’t have lemon after they cool down i crack both ends of egg n then i stick a teaspoon handle inside the foreskin and it works well too

[@deborahcornell5304]

Don't boil fresh eggs, week old eggs peel better. I use a pencil to write the date collected on the shell of each egg and I collect eggs every day.

[@ShortbusMooner]

Your girls sure are blessed! I am just going to have some top soil & sod put down in a certain area & only give them access to half at a time, as my yard is Florida sand. Grass was gone 6 weeks after I got chickens.. 😖

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Those chickens will eat the grass in short order! I love Florida, though!

[@ShortbusMooner]

My poor girls are not loving the heat right now- even keeping ice water rotated, they pant like puppies. I've started putting those hot/cold gel packs in the freezer, wrapping them in old pillow cases, then putting them in their coop at night! They lay on them all night!

[@youtubeKathy]

Pavers, wire and zip ties are my duct tape for chicken areas.

[@robfitz4571]

🖖LL&P

[@steph6337]

I'm sorry to ask this here but it's the most recent video and I'm hoping you'll see this. Or maybe a fellow chicken lover will chime in. It's about my 1 1/2 year old hen that had bumble foot. I soaked her foot 5 times in Epsom salt and each time put vetericyn after. Her foot continued to look swollen so I decided to be bold and carefully oh so gently cut the center out. To my surprise it came out fairly easy and there was a gaping hole left so I sprayed vetericyn in it and filled the hole with hen healer. I thought I'll go ahead and spray the foot with blu kote just for good measure. The hen was wrapped in a towel during the procedure and was not seemingly stressed. As I started to wrap her foot with the non stick gauze and vet wrap, her face turned very deep red and then fairly purple and she died. Right there in my arms. Please could someone tell me was it anything I did? Was the blu kote toxic, or was this whole thing just too stressful (I know they hide their stress well.) I feel awful but still would like to learn from my terrible experience. Any advice, suggestions is appreciated.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

It was nothing you did, I promise. When chickens have things like bumblefoot, there's more of a chance they have something else going on, something underlying that you can't see. She could very likely have had a systemic infection that was too far gone. You didn't do anything wrong. You were doing everything you could to try and help her. She was super lucky to have you and I believe she will go to the next place with the memory of the care a kind human gave her. ❤️

[@steph6337]

@@WelcometoChickenlandia You're so kind! 😭💜 Thank you so much!!

[@BelindaTN]

What are the square cloths hanging on the fence in the chicken yard? do they serve a purpose or are they just for decoration? As a new chicken keeper, I have learned a lot from your videos. You are a great teacher.

[@pamschonfarber1041]

How often do you do that?

[@farmhouseontherock]

I looked at your online course and I am interested but I don’t see how much it cost to join. I live on ssi so I don’t have a lot to begin with and would love to find out how much it is

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Hi there! If you click this link and scroll all the way to the bottom you will see there is a payment plan option. The total cost of the course is $57. I am going to raise the price next month, unfortunately, so right now is a great time to get it: welcometochickenlandia.com/online-course/

[@stephm281]

❤️🐔❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MJYouAreNotAlone1]

🙏❤️

[@robfitz4571]

What did you plant in the run while the other girls were in outer chickenlandia? PS Do you know if we can add comments from our iPhone?

[@joyadams507]

Where do you find your cute tarps???

[@paulinerogers-bodenhamer8290]

I have a question for you. I knew it raising chickens and my chickens are picking on one chicken. Her feathers are coming out. I can see her skin, I guess you will call it. What do I do to stop this? I

[@gardenextra7415]

❤

[@elsagarcia1]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@aprilemory174]

How long did it take to grow the grass?

[@booswalia]

???Did you plant seeds or did those plants just grow???

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

I planted grass seed but was really surprised by all the weeds that grew! Lots of wild lettuce and mustard for the chickens to enjoy.

[@tamasitarod3176]

We've have a hawk issue too.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Mine is a little cooper hawk. He's so annoying but he sure is pretty!

[@tamasitarod3176]

@@WelcometoChickenlandia I think that's what ours is a Cooper Hawk and it actually flew into the garage where I was keeping the baby chicks I didn't have enough netting up we've since then fixed it. That was scary. And then the next day that's when the baby chick wasn't using her leg.

[@pete6858]

Question for everyone: I have Jersey Giants and four of my hens went broody this spring. First one sat eggs for 26 days with no hatches. We just took all those eggs and opened them. No sparenty development at all. Jen’s seem to be getting bred regularly but none seemed fertilized. Will pull the other hens eggs at about 25/26 days to check results. Any opinions? 0:48

[@jandcschwartz]

I have a young rooster and it seems fertilization is hit and miss. They say roosters become more fertile with age.

[@tamasitarod3176]

I have a 6 week old baby chick limping. She won't put weight on it. She is eating and drinking. When she walks, she uses one foot, and hops. I don't know what to do. It's only been 3 days.❤

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

You should probably separate her from the flock and give her a chance to rest her leg/foot. Put her in an area where she doesn't have to travel for food and water, and give her some good vitamins. You can try Arnica 30c in her water if you think it's an injury. ❤️ You could consider creating a splint for her if you think it might be splayed leg/spraddle leg or if it's broken.

[@tamasitarod3176]

@@WelcometoChickenlandia I'm definitely thinking it's sprained, broken, or maybe out of socket. She is not getting picked on and I worry about separating her she does stay to herself sometimes to rest, and I have the food and water close by. I am keeping an eye on her eating and drinking.

[@tamasitarod3176]

@@WelcometoChickenlandia I guess it could also just be her foot

[@tamasitarod3176]

​@@WelcometoChickenlandiaI forgot to say THANK YOU! THANK YOU for taking the time to help me. So appreciative. ❤❤

[@womanofwazo]

i’m giving all my chickens away this week😢

[@womanofwazo]

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