The Internet's Worst Chicken Advice

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[@eli3568]

I think chickens that are kept more confined can benefit from some of the "entertainment" tools. But I think chickens with more freedom don't get bored.

[@sabinemuller8124]

the story about the city in Belgium who gifted chicken to their citizens is actually true. the name of the city is Mouscron, you can look it up. everybody who got a chicken was supervised (and controlled) by employees of the city and they had to sign a contract to not slaughter the chicken in the first two years. it was a huge success! greetings from Germany!

[@Tsuchimursu]

I think he meant it's hard to find written info on the actual findings of the study

[@cuznclive2236]

@@Tsuchimursu Same thought. I also wonder why people would basically register their chickens with a governmental body; "Hey, here is a free chicken, and now we have the right to inspect your land and property." No thanks! People need to think!

[@amcuhrd]

@@cuznclive2236 this kinda conspiracy thinking is so american lol.

[@TheOneTwitchingDeadGirl]

I thought about that, I was like "I bet someone wanted to eat those birds the first night".

[@sabinemuller8124]

@@cuznclive2236 no. Nobody did controll their land and property. Those employees only wanted to see if the chicken were well cared for, if they had a good coop, if they were fed well. people here in Europe aren´t so afraid of their governments like americans are obviously.

[@XTeenPony]

chickens actually do need some form of entertainment; it keeps them healthy, prevents behavioral issues, and keeps them happy! obviously they don’t need anything complex, but they do need daily enrichment :)

[@lynnbetts4332]

I think a lot of that depends on their environment. Many coops that I see seem way too small.

[@raccoontrashpanda1467]

I'm so confused at Morgan saying chickens don't need toys, they just need to be chickens, then calling it stupid to provide them with a variety of perches and scatter feed. If perching on various things and pecking at the ground to find food aren't chicken activities, what are chicken activities?

[@marleneclough3173]

Morgan's birds are free range it is the birds that are confined are not so lucky

[@pcfan1986]

if they have enough space to run around, scratch and peck and stuff and some other chickens to interact with, that should be fine?

[@hbgriss]

Yea well they grow pretty quick then most get eaten.

[@shengroo8740]

Don’t try stacking eggs In your incubator without rotating, all the chicks will be deformed. I’ve left for three days and got someone to rotate the eggs for me and they told me they forgot and when the chicks hatched they were all badly deformed and I had to put them all down

[@nibbledrake14]

but... maybe that was because they had bee tured before? NOT SAYING THIS WOULD WORK AT ALL, but perhaps if you ever tured them ever (think snake eggs) they'd be ok? i dont know, i turned mine the one time i hatched eggs.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol...appreciate the complements on my coop buddy...now....send me your address so I can get you some wireless earbuds bhahhahaha....kidding buddy! Take care!

[@eyeofthebeholder7936]

Regarding hanging the cabbage, one reason is so the cabbage gets eaten on all sides, and doesn't sit on the ground composting on the side touching the dirt. This (hanging) makes it last longer and keeps it healthy for the chickens/ducks/goose/peacock eating said cabbage. 😊

[@oliverg6864]

Chickens (and other birds) have an instinct to rotate their eggs in the nest. They're supposed to be rotated. And they don't stack them in a big pile. The lady with the pile of eggs sounds insane honestly.

[@rodneyferris4089]

That’s how I trained my new pullets to roost darken your chicken shelter and do the tuck and twirl and lay them all side by side in the darker room they’re all laid out and they don’t move for hours. They go to sleep. It’s so sweet to see all your pullets all laid out in rows!

[@AsheeBree]

I don't think all chickens play, but some that are socialized more/tame, and kept long term do seem to have the ability to play. I think the hanging lettuce is more about making them work a bit more for their food which you might not notice a difference, but that's why there's whole studies on animal enrichment at zoos at least. They can go without, but adding toys doesnt hurt, and might help a little.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

It probably has more to do with their environment. If they don't have much space or anything interesting going on, they'll need more enrichment. If they're free range and have plenty of space, they can make their own entertainment.

[@christophercordemans2949]

Hi Morgan, My name is Christopher and i'm from Beverlo Belgium, and the story about the free chickens in Belgium is true. The name of the city was Mouscron but they still do it in other cities these days. Thanks for the amazing content! i watch your videos every time a new one comes out! ❤

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

I could see some scientific study over how a hanging cabbage vs. a plopped cabbage would affect a coop of chickens. The hanging cabbage might be more difficult for dominant chickens to monopolize.

[@rustyhowe3907]

I had a brooding hen sit on the vegetable pile, I swear she was trying to hatch a cabbage, lol!

[@MaddenC_Outdoors19]

Gold shaw farms is the best to watch while eating

[@Ghostronin72]

I'm literally eating right now lol

[@jameslawrence5849]

You got me!

[@durtydann]

i’m eating out my girlfriend kinda taste like salmon but like way more sour

[@bukuroshja_shqiptare]

I'm eating Easter leftovers while watching this too😂

[@mikescurations6849]

Eating lunch at work right now. Love the video. MORE HACKS 😂:p

[@charliebamforth4338]

ooo our first sit-down blue screen video, this was fun! thank you for fighting the good fight against fake chicken news

[@NiaJustNia]

Adding chilli to your bird feed is a great choice. It isn't a dewormer, BUT birds can't taste the capsaicin, so they can't taste it in their feed, however, bird feed thieves like rodents and squirrels can! It's an excellent deterrent if you're losing feed to pests!

[@rosemarielee7775]

I used to do this to deter rats, but they seemed to get used to it.

[@similis1134]

Regular nests don't cause poopy eggs. Not cleaning your nests and allowing chickens to perch on them causes poopy eggs. Even your roll-away boxes had issue with accumulation of poop. 😅

[@rustyhowe3907]

Chickens are just one big poop fest, it's always just a matter of cleaning them well and helps keep vermin down too.

[@FarmishKindofLife]

Hey Morgan, thanks for showing my incubator from a cooler! These were neat hacks. I am REALLY interested to try the stacking method in the incubator (at the end of your video) -- I've never seen that before! Great video. :)

[@steven12255]

I watch all your videos, I love them all, and this is a great addition to the channel! I love this kind of stuff, its not only refreshing and new but its tied right into what you already do and it kept me fully engaged the whole time! Keep up the great content Morgan!

[@vampetz]

My neighbor just got chickens and I have seen them chilling in my yard and heard the rooster crowing every day...and love it. At first I was a little worried about the chickens and the huge pack of wild turkeys getting along, but they seem to coexist nicely.

[@1b2m]

I heard/read somewhere that if you feed chickens the shells of their own eggs, you have to do things to obscure their smell, like bake or cook them. If you don't, the chickens might put 1+1 together and start seeing their freshly laid eggs as something delicious to peck at, meaning fewer eggs for you. So I'd be very careful about that.

[@YujiUedaFan]

If you make the shells small enough to the point they're basically dust, that can work too.

[@iamjustkiwi]

True. Also the effort and time put into giving them that is probably more expensive than buying them grit or, y'know, letting them forage and get grit and calcium from their environment. Most if not all supplements for animals outside of feed are placebos to create extra profit from unaware farmers.

[@meenha1976]

I am glad you tear apart hacks bec there is so much information out there yiy don't know until you've tried it yourself and failed or succeeded, I'd rather watch THE videos, ****yours**** and do it right from the beginning. You just put everything out there including the mistakes you've made and then tried again and again until you've perfected something.

[@universalcollective427]

This was an excellent video, Morgan, this was my favorite most interesting video in months

[@albrightfs]

loved the chicken head under the wing rocking..OF course I"m gonna try it tomorrow..LOL

[@Aviertje]

Regarding Belgian cities giving away chickens, I found a few different news articles by searching in Dutch. Skimmed summaries as follows. 2005: Diest, every family can receive 3 chickens. The start was very successful. 2010: Moeskroen gave 50 families 2 chickens. They need to allow inspections for animal welfare. 2015: Aalst gives 1-3 chickens to over 500 families. Over 1.400 chickens were given away over the span of four hours. 2022: Roeselare gives 310 chickens to 112 families. This initiative has been ongoing for 20 years already: 11.326 chickens had been given away during this span of time. So, since this seems to be happening in multiple municipalities years apart, and in some cases for many years in a row, I get a surface-level impression that it is successful for the commonly stated purpose of reducing or doing away with greens trash pickup in those places.

[@bkm2797]

Amazing what some people come up with, lol. The swinging of a chicken back and forth had me going, and I see you used Black Francis as a test pilot, too funny. All in all, the bottom line I guess is to do your homework, and you Morgan have been doing a good deal of that. Thanks for taking us along, see you soon.

[@bobtremblay9172]

My grandfather taught me how to put a chicken to sleep by rocking it way back in the late 1970's. This is the first time I've ever seen anyone else do it, though I have shown many over the decades.

[@johnj.fitzpatrick7148]

Yes. Thanks. Very informative and entertaining .

[@robyn7287]

Your videos are very informative and interesting. Keep the zen moments. 😊

[@kimharding2246]

Excellent video. Sharing. 😁👍

[@pnutbuttrnjena]

The excitement of you putting your chickens to sleep was adorable 😂😂😂

[@SimpleSanctuaryGarden]

Half of me watched for the commentary 😆 and the other half out of fear I was gonna be on it 😅

[@carolynrains75]

Thanks for sharing your feelings for with your animals. Puddleduck will always have a special place. Maybe a new book down the road.

[@eeka3109]

I’m so excited for all these video ideas you had in this video 😂

[@montanateri6889]

I love LOVE this video. Make more, Please! Happy, funny, and even some 'gold eggs" in the mix!

[@jdino9644]

I enjoyed this type of video, keep it up 👍👍

[@CB_O.G.W.P.]

Looking good Morgan. Keep up the great work. It's a struggle, I know! Good health leads to a great life.

[@christianobrittoni]

Loved this video!

[@piperleelee]

Chicken coops off the ground with a ramp going to the outside to a fenced in pen is how my father kept our chckens.

[@christinewitney88]

Thanks for the video. Here in Australia due to completely shutting down caged egg farms, prices of eggs are going to go through the roof, allegedly to around $16 per dozen. Now I’m contemplating making a little chicken coop.

[@wolfboysadventures1039]

“ they will hop fences that are 3 or 4 feet high” mine have hopped a six foot fence and not even touched the top just up and over 😂😂

[@jamie_marie_]

I've been watching all of your old videos since I just found you. I think we need another Unsolved Solved Mysteries!!!

[@Redneckemtb]

That was cool but there was a few, like the bucket bath one, where there was no explanation on what the "hack" was supposed to make easier.

[@jadeinthewoods]

I throw their feed on the ground and I use one of those rubber tubs for water. Easy, peasy. It works just fine.👍🏼 In the past, I used one of those fancy waterers but it was a pain in the butt to constantly take apart and clean out. The chickens seemed to like the tub better anyway. Sure, it gets gross after a while but I change it out 2x a day. It’s easier to dump it and fill it than it was to clean out the fancy, shmancy waterer. Chickens don’t need fancy coops and fancy feeders. Give them space to scratch, a quality feed, a place to lay their eggs and a reasonably clean area (chickens are nasty) and they will thrive.

[@lisacldmom2ksd932]

Really enjoyed the video and you sharing what you think of these hacks

[@TheOneTwitchingDeadGirl]

I think enrichment is more for the keeper than the flock tbh. I.e. "empty nesters" I love giving ours treats, but on the opposite end of the spectrum I also have an indoor chicken as a pet that wears a diaper and a helmet bc she's half blind and runs into shit.😂

[@saraschneider6781]

I laughed so hard at this. Poor chicken.

[@TheOneTwitchingDeadGirl]

@@saraschneider6781 We love Cap'n jack, but she had a rough biddihood they tried to cannibalize her in the middle of the night thankfully she only lost sight in one eye, she's a runty Ameraucana, but now she wears a lil football helmet & we put her to work eating the bugs & spiders in the house instead of laying & she's content to be lap chicken.

[@saraschneider6781]

@@TheOneTwitchingDeadGirl I need a KZbin channel full of videos of this chicken in my life.

[@TheOneTwitchingDeadGirl]

@@saraschneider6781 LOL I have a tiktok under the same name but I'm usually so busy I forget to keep up with my content, I'll be sure to post a video of her on there for those who wanna meet Cap'n jack. (We named her that bc as a baby she was like half the size of the rest & looked like a sparrow rather than am Ameraucana, & after then she lost vision in her eye she started running/flying around like a tiny drunk. It was magnificent. 😂

[@YujiUedaFan]

Personally I don't see what's wrong with giving chickens something to play with, since it can encourage their natural behaviours (like scatter feeding and adding in perches) and can be fun to watch.

[@AssassinOcelot]

I love the commentary style!

[@bioniclelegend7]

I wouldn't try the hatching method I think because in the wild I know some birds do turn their eggs. They push them out of the center and do move them around which I assume rotating emulates so maybe just keep doing what you are doing.

[@YujiUedaFan]

I think all birds actually do it, which is why rotating eggs in incubators is the norm.

[@angelotrevisani860]

Always a fan of chicken talk!

[@LadysFarm]

Robo Coop. 😂 I don’t even like the automated chicken doors 😂 that’s scary for me. I always have to check around for predators before I let me hens out. If I had automated door the predators could get in. It’s cool but doesn’t work for me ❤ great info all around

[@adamharris7788]

Yeah I would be scared if I had it, like if I was on holidays and the door stopped working the chickens could of get out to risky for me

[@scottanderson691]

Livestock Guardian Dogs. Problem solved.

[@bargetherooster3079]

@@scottanderson691 not everyone wants one

[@scottanderson691]

@@bargetherooster3079 that's absolutely true. But that doesn't make it any less of a solution. In fact, it's generally regarded as one of the best solutions for this issue. Just perhaps not the right one for you.

[@bargetherooster3079]

@@scottanderson691 your exactly right

[@astra1653]

What was going on with the chicken-in-a-bucket there?? I mean, I cut down a kiddie pool in the summer, put 2-3 inches of water in it, and shove it between some bushes so it's shaded all day, and my girls will stand in it for about 5 minutes or so when they get hot. I mean, good grief, we're in Texas, and 117° F is no joke, and the girls love it. I've got one of them that has HER SPOT in the pool, and she will peck the daylights out of the sassy fluffer that tries to get in on that particular spot. And yeah, with backyard chickens that are simply pets that poop breakfast, they do like simple toys that they can peck, chase, and play rugby over. Heck, my guard goose has a ball that he'll chase down and beat seven kinds of heck out of, turn around and screech so I'll praise him. What a big fierce goose you are! Meanwhile, one of the girls is on a mission to keep all the squirrels out of HER yard. You've never lived until you watch a Buff Orpington chase a squirrel across the yard, then keep hopping and flapping for all she's worth after it's gone up the tree. I think she's jealous because the goose snuck up on one squirrel and chomped it on the tail... Boy, I almost fell over laughing so hard.

[@mmegraham]

"Hey, bud!" "What, pal?" "Wanna go chicken glitching?" "Chicken glitching?!? Heck, yeah!"

[@boogheatherriordan1381]

Thank you gold Shaw farms for continuing to provide us new farmers the right advice! Thank you so much.

[@andrewj5998]

You should commission an artist to draw some of your chickens wearing Rolex watches around their necks and VR headsets on their heads while driving recklessly on ATVs with the caption, "Chickens don't need toys" Have T-shirts and stickers made.

[@LeoTheYuty]

I can't smell my chickens either, I lost my sense of smell years ago.

[@jibcot8541]

I cannot believe you have been a chicken farmer for a while and didn't know about the head under the wing chicken glitch! I learned it in the 1980's while my farmer friend was drunk at a BBQ and showed us. Lol.

[@tonycropper4387]

It can be done to rabbit's too but I heard its not good for their health

[@NECKINEM]

So nice to see u always. Un abrazo from Spain

[@janw491]

I think the point is that chickens may not NEED toys but, I do think that with a small backyard flock they do like hanging veg 🐓 mine also do like their perch in the run so why not?

[@IcicleFerret]

Half the fun of having chickens is the entertainment they provide!

[@evelynrogers7145]

Some of this stuff is nuts !

[@philwhite5815]

Good to see you again.

[@deebri0]

I think it would be super interesting if you set up an experiment with a bunch of different incubation methods to test out which ones work best for you. Could be an interesting series ongoing. 🥚 🐣 🐥 🐓

[@mariesheppard3750]

Another great video, thanks

[@erikadehoff]

Thanks for the stack hatching shoutout 👀 Even if you feel its a cult to just hatch eggs differently than the incubator manual lol

[@roslyndrayton6716]

Thank you for the content, Morgan. I am thinking of doing something similar in the future to be more self-sufficient. To buy a living chicken now for egg laying is approximately $50ea; eighteen months ago they were $17ea. Greetings from Perth, West Australia.

[@Marilyn12346]

I always wonder why you don’t have like horizontal poles in your chicken coop so the chickens can roost up on them, just curious 🧐

[@mistymounthomestead8594]

I think there is a difference between people that raises backyard chickens vs farming. And herbs for chickens have lots of benefits just like for us like oregano good antibiotics, cayenne peppers will keep the mice out of their feed, many herbs are very beneficial for us and animals. (the average person thinks of seasonings is salt 😂). And yes chickens are smarter than you think, you need to spend time with them to see that and most farmers don't have the time for that. I love your way of farming, you're doing it the right way but it's not all your viewers want the same approach towards keeping chickens. 😎😉😍

[@loislouise3743]

Love your videos

[@craigk.235]

This was interesting, I liked hearing your opinions. You had good advice. Do this with other animals too.

[@cherylbertolini3140]

great video:)

[@ThatAnimalChannel]

I just got two chicks a couple days ago and im so excited for them! A week old today.

[@miditrax]

Hi - was expecting the "Chicken pecking toy piano" 🎹 in here somewhere 🎶

[@rosestefonowich1163]

Just wanted to say I love your site , your coos are so nice and your looking very spiffy .

[@aquaticma]

Don't ever tell the lady at the feed store who names all her hens that chickens are dumb Morgan 😂

[@MegaGurr]

It's not dumb so much as they sound racially motivated coming from that white lady

[@kristine123abc]

Because it’s not dumb? It’s a animal you can name them if you want. It’s like if someone names a dog or a goat bob. It’s their pet so they name them.

[@rainerounduphomestead8942]

Oregano and red pepper flakes are excellent at helping chicken’s immune systems. Many experts recommend it. Tyson and Perdue even feed oregano

[@brandyabbott1434]

Perdue does not but it does feed there feed thier chickens marigold simply for the color it turns the meat. I know bc my mother works for them and has for almost 4 decades.

[@katiedid1851]

Tyson and Perdue run chickens in CAFOs They can be smelled for miles and miles In southern states In western states Horrible to be a chicken or live near or to work in.

[@iamjustkiwi]

”helping chicken's immune systems" is code for "there's no peer reviewed evidence for my claims"

[@millielyons3397]

great video morgan

[@kmarks97236]

Loved this one

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Interesting video 👌

[@jeffreylong9405]

Capsaicin is in peppers . Will relieve heat stress in poultry, will help recovery from blisters from fowl pox . Capsaicin is included in feed in tropical locations .

[@art_istic2933]

Toby was like is it dead. I promise I didn't do anything you know what I'm gonna go so you cant blam me

[@jeanneshannon5607]

I loved this video!!

[@MegaGurr]

You do fully sound like the Grinch "ah stupid chicken toys!" >:( It doesn't hurt to have enrichment, like what are you mad at?

[@adamharris7788]

White House on the hill did the trick with Dunking the chickens in mite protection

[@jamie_marie_]

Toby was so concerned about the chicken. 😂

[@saraschneider6781]

2:56 This encore was something I didn't know I needed.

[@CutePuppy520]

Love the chicken hack 3:28, the chicken went under hypnosis when you rocked it with its head tucked under the wing

[@crystalphillips696]

I loved this video.

[@fernandotabora]

Amazing Video! loving the creative take!

[@kittyray8368]

Would love to see you do one on the geese and ducks.

[@jessicakivett7838]

I love this video.

[@thewhitecakes2173]

please do more of these videos morgan

[@qthirteen13]

Ok so I predict… …. Fast forward 20 years and you will be a grumpy farmer protesting that chickens don’t need their own Ivy League schools or a chicken olympics or any newfangled toys whatsoever 🤣

[@emilyann4054]

Toby was doin a concern at 3:16.

[@terryhenderson424]

I really, really like this one.

[@IbelongtoJesus.]

I enjoyed all the feedback of the others who also have experience and input on what works or doesn't work and why.

[@ardesyvonne9406]

Have you used the Pauly Shore clip from Encino Man yet when he says “wea-sel”? Lol

[@lorrainekay2931]

I knew a lady from Belgium who had chickens and she told me that in Belgium they give a chicken to anyone buying a house to use as a garbage disposal..

[@sjbock]

I have possums in my yard that act as garbage disposals. They will eat almost any food left overs. I learned the hard way when they ate my tomatoes off the plant and ate the ends of pineapple tops I was trying to grow in water. Now I feed them apple and pear cores and avocados that have gotten too ripe, all of which they love.

[@meekonaleash]

I would disagree that chickens do need at least some at least some enrichment it's not going to hurt you to put a toy in their Coop every once in awhile. Also surprised you had no clue that you can hypnotize a chicken fairly easily too

[@valeriehopkins644]

Good video

[@patricedeavila4771]

They have found recently that chicken eggs fed commercial oyster shell have concerning heavy metals, like lead. I'd rather feed my chickens their own shells and they are free.

[@susanohnhaus611]

Thank you for pointing that out. Years ago my doctor told me not to use oyster shell supplement for calcium because of heavy metal contamination. I had thought it was so "natural.

[@blindopossum7913]

It’s also much more expensive where I live compared to recycling their eggs

[@iamjustkiwi]

They don't need supplemental calcium unless they aren't able to access forage and aren't being given layer feed. All it's gonna do is get passed in their waste.

[@blindopossum7913]

@@iamjustkiwi or build up on the shell then you have ugly eggs. Lol

[@brucealvarez9263]

@4:10 you mentioned chickens will hop a fence that is 3 or 4 feet high. I have one that will fly to the top of a 5' gate.

[@mikep2504]

when does hatching season start? the videos that you make that are my favorites are the ones with the hatching.

[@lauriemartin7358]

I would love to see more of this. It was fascinating.