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Homesteading With Goats (What To Know)
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, animal raising, singing in the rain kind of lifestyle, we welcome you. Thank you for hanging out with us!
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2024 Early Garden Tour (And a Chicken Saddle)
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, animal raisin...
The Self Cleaning Chicken Coop (Avoid Bumblefoot)
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, animal raisin...
Rainy Day Homestead Chores
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, animal raisin...
The Homestead is Springing
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, animal raisin...
God and gardening
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These videos are a bit different than my usual chickens, goats, or garden videos. My hope is that by sharing my genuine heart and pieces of a story that made me who I am today, I might help give you a reminder of how much you're loved with a love that you could never out run. Thanks for hanging out with me.
Safely "Free Range" Your Chickens (Portable, Easy, Electric Fence)
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, animal raisin...
Chickens and Easter
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, animal raisin...
How to Grow, Care for, and Transfer Seedlings
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, animal raisin...
Spring Garden Planning 2024 | VLOG
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, animal raisin...
Homesteading: Gardening and Butchering| VLOG
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, animal raisin...
Homesteading Smarter Not Harder
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In this video I share how we've finally learned how to simplify our systems to serve us more efficiently by reminiscing on our mistakes when we first started. Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope, dare even, to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (...
How To Raise Chicks | VLOG
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope, dare even, to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, a...
Butchering Our Chickens- Family Style | VLOG
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Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a blue collar family of 4. And where we hope, dare even, to inspire others to dip just one toe into this lifestyle (if you haven't already). Whether you're on the brink of jumping in, still deciding whether or not it's your thing, or a long time vet of this garden growing, a...
Sourdough Breakfast Pizza in Cast Iron
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We used to eat Casey's gas station breakfast pizza until I realized that the sauce seems almost neon... so I played around in the kitchen and figured out how to make a super easy, delicious, and healthy way to replicate it! Seriously, buckle up. Your family will love it! ❤ Welcome to the Hicks Homestead where we share our worst mistakes and best wins. Where we cultivate a love for learning as a...
Mobile Chicken Coop with Premier 1 Netting
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Mobile Chicken Coop with Premier 1 Netting
A Year Of Small Homesteading Wins
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A Year Of Small Homesteading Wins
I Went Against the Vet's Opinion... | HOMESTEAD VLOG
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I Went Against the Vet's Opinion... | HOMESTEAD VLOG
Naturally Healing Goats | VLOG
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Naturally Healing Goats | VLOG
Homestead Chores with Goats | VLOG
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Homestead Chores with Goats | VLOG
Problem on the Homestead | VLOG
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Problem on the Homestead | VLOG
Natural Way to Treat Mites in Goats and Chickens | VLOG
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Natural Way to Treat Mites in Goats and Chickens | VLOG
Homestead Doings and a Branson Christmas | VLOG
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Homestead Doings and a Branson Christmas | VLOG
Winter In the Garden | VLOG
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Winter In the Garden | VLOG
A Homesteader's Winter Day | VLOG
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A Homesteader's Winter Day | VLOG
Chickens eat WHAT!? | Seed Starting Indoors
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Chickens eat WHAT!? | Seed Starting Indoors
How To Keep Goats In The Winter
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How To Keep Goats In The Winter
From Chicken Tractor to Portable Greenhouse
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From Chicken Tractor to Portable Greenhouse
How To Make A Greenhouse and Grow bag for Under $20
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How To Make A Greenhouse and Grow bag for Under $20
How to Winterize a Chicken Coop (And Avoiding Fights With New Birds)
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How to Winterize a Chicken Coop (And Avoiding Fights With New Birds)

Комментарии

  • @UrbanSClady
    @UrbanSClady День назад

    Thank you I find this very helpful and am going to add wood chips to my chicken run

  • @arkonafan5690
    @arkonafan5690 Месяц назад

    Swiss chard is a biennial that you can get multiple harvests from. Leave it at least until you need the space or after it goes bitter next year. Also looks like many of your plants are suffering a nitrogen deficiency. Lots of carbon (like wood chips) can soak up the nitrogen in trying to compost itself. Without legumes or even just a more developed (more years of production) bed, you probably should find an acceptable nitrogen source for around your plants.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea Месяц назад

      Do you think it's not because those plants are not summer thrivers? I'm hoping it's not my "compost" I bought last year that looked awfully woodchippy. 😫 some of those plants are planting directly in it. Hopefully when they're roots reach the earths soil, that problem will go away !

    • @arkonafan5690
      @arkonafan5690 Месяц назад

      @@Hickshomestead_Chelsea if you think of doing nothing as neutral, as is the case with unmanaged plants, they have approximately the right amount of nitrogen. Store bought produce with chemical fertilizers get too much nitrogen and therefore get nutrient deficient volume. Just adding wood chips drops the nitrogen too low. Think of them as a compost pile around your plants. If they were a compost pile you would need way more greens to balance your browns. A cover crop last year would have worked. Now with plants already in the ground you need a bioavailable nitrogen quickly to help them recover. Compost tea would probably be best. One way to do that is put a bunch of weeds in a 5gal bucket, fill with water, let sit. Best to add a small aquarium pump with air stones to promote the aerobic bacteria. Also this woodchip/nitrogen problem will be worse with lots of water than later in the dryer part of the year. When the wood chips are too dry to compost they won’t absorb the nitrogen.

  • @mehrajbaloch7786
    @mehrajbaloch7786 Месяц назад

    ❤❤❤ I like it

  • @Scorpiongoddessmara
    @Scorpiongoddessmara Месяц назад

    I know all about the kids & liking the animals hahah she will learn to love them haha ❤❤❤❤

  • @RealJasmineLove
    @RealJasmineLove Месяц назад

    First time on your channel. Great informative subject matter. I was wondering if i was seeing her do that or if she was kicking at sticks or something. She is a cutie. And that was a great teachable moment. Children will do whatever it takes to get your attention! I thought you handled this situation well, no sense to redo. This is real homesteading. We have children, we have pets, and those are real things that happen. You spoke to her, and that's how children learn to figure out farm life. So cute. Went right to the subscribe button. I bet you will show her this video when she gets older! Thank you for the info and the chuckle.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea Месяц назад

      Thank you for being so encouraging! Kids and animals together have taught us so much about so many things. I appreciate your understanding of it 💗

    • @Scorpiongoddessmara
      @Scorpiongoddessmara Месяц назад

      Agreed ❤

  • @arkonafan5690
    @arkonafan5690 Месяц назад

    The “tree stars” are ragweed, high protein content, high biomass production. To fix the clay you need to get the carbon content up. That means organic material from wood chips, from root mass, root exudate, exc… 2-3 grass = 2-3 roots that’s what has been there for quite some time.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea Месяц назад

      Yes! It's supposedly really good for chickens. I have noticed that the section of my garden that's had woodchips on it for a year now is way easier to dig in rather than the new plots we just put chips on. Thank you for explaining!

  • @MsKeets74
    @MsKeets74 Месяц назад

    Loving the vlog.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea Месяц назад

      Thank you for following along! I'm trying to get better at posting regularly lol

  • @kellydarosa663
    @kellydarosa663 Месяц назад

    What is the product callef

  • @gwenroney3972
    @gwenroney3972 2 месяца назад

    Epson salt water ratio?

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 2 месяца назад

      I didn't follow any particular ratio. I just covered the bottom of the bowl probably an inch or so. Enough that the water is a little cloudy.

  • @1becoming11
    @1becoming11 2 месяца назад

    What other socials are you guys on?

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 2 месяца назад

      My Instagram is hickshomestead21. We're learning how to get things up and running!

  • @cchang7074
    @cchang7074 2 месяца назад

    What about protection from aerial predators?

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 2 месяца назад

      When they're full grown that hasn't been an issue for me and I have a ton of hawks around me at all times. However, the chickens have the option to go underneath the coop and inside and they seem to be pretty observant as to when they need protection.

  • @arkonafan5690
    @arkonafan5690 3 месяца назад

    Comfrey is the plant you couldn’t remember with the purple flowers. Also if you haven’t tried them yet, purple asparagus tastes better than the green (higher sugar content).

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 3 месяца назад

      Thank you for giving me a reason to buy more garden goodies! Love the tip!

  • @BellasWhisperFarmstead
    @BellasWhisperFarmstead 3 месяца назад

    Your starts looks so nice & healthy. I agree with you, the peat pellets do not break down and they suck all the water/moisture away from the seed /plant. 😊

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 3 месяца назад

      Thank you! I would prefer not to use plastic but it's hard finding another way! Thinking of trying wooden trays next year..?

    • @BellasWhisperFarmstead
      @BellasWhisperFarmstead 3 месяца назад

      There are the peat pots where you take the seedling out of the pot before planting in your garden. @@Hickshomestead_Chelsea

  • @arkonafan5690
    @arkonafan5690 3 месяца назад

    List of things to do with starting your seedlings (some minor for getting a few% better results): 1.Mix some soil from the garden into starting mix (plants develop relationship to soil bacteria much better when young) 2.biochar (cheap, needs “charged” will greatly help keep soil moist) 3.Over sew (the first seeds to sprout are the healthiest [of like kind] cull the weaklings 4.when the tap root finds the bottom of the pot it starts lowering its potential final size of the plant.(probably not an issue until deeper better built garden beds, but will prevent you from getting the biggest possible) 5. Watering plant leaves is OK when they open for rainstorms or dawn/dusk (foliar feeding is giving nutrients beyond just water through the leaves) 6. If you are fortunate enough to have neighbors with gardens, share seeds. Naturalized saved seeds will be the best and you can make sure they don’t use the gmo. Also if you have several plants, even if the gmo are near by most of your seeds will be clean and by over sewing you will get good starts. 7. Main issue with the tap water is chlorine (and similar chemicals) sterilizing the soil. Plants can’t get minerals from the soil on their own. They need the soil life to make it water soluble (which they do intelligently) or us to force feed them soluble minerals like an iv.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 3 месяца назад

      Love all this thank you! I'm a big proponent of making sure soil is healthy so this was very helpful.

  • @JustinCandreva
    @JustinCandreva 4 месяца назад

    bagus ini salah satu penanganan yang baik. salam dari indonesia

  • @MsKeets74
    @MsKeets74 4 месяца назад

    I am impressed.

  • @RobertNolen-jo9kd
    @RobertNolen-jo9kd 4 месяца назад

    You didn't remove the scab, is it necessary to remove it?

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 4 месяца назад

      I didn't remove it because previously I had tried to by some bad advice and had hurt her more so I decided to let the wounds I made heal before I took the scabs off the proper way. We did end up culling her because the staph spread throughout her body and since that'd infectious, we didn't want to risk losing the whole flock. But it is possible to fix it if you catch it before it gets too bad. It's usually necessary to remove the scab when the infection is big like that! Hope this helps!

    • @greaterthanme876
      @greaterthanme876 3 месяца назад

      Can you tell me signs and symptoms of staph infection spreading? My leader of the flock has bumble foot and a swollen abdomen. This is my first time encountering either of these issues.

  • @WhitedewValley
    @WhitedewValley 4 месяца назад

    Awesome stuff. I just bought a homestead and looking forward to building my own mobile coop. Good life. I might do short handle so I can drive it while walking backwards.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 4 месяца назад

      If we could change 1 thing about it now that we've been using it, it would be to put the handle on the back because it's a tight fit getting the ramp up and down. The short handle idea is great! Good luck with your Homestead! Good life for sure!

  • @joyglass7143
    @joyglass7143 4 месяца назад

    Got it. Thanks

  • @joyglass7143
    @joyglass7143 4 месяца назад

    Why do you have to remove the scab

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 4 месяца назад

      In a situation like this, the whole infection isn't going to come out on its own so by removing the scab you can physically take the infection underneath out.

    • @joyglass7143
      @joyglass7143 4 месяца назад

      Does that only apply to chickens. If you remove the scab, does it drain the junk inside of it.

  • @growyourownfood7814
    @growyourownfood7814 4 месяца назад

    What would we do without zip ties. (well actually we used to use baling wire before twine was used on hay bales) Gaps in the coop should work well. I remember my first thought when I was a kid. My parents told me the burning trash barrel was hot, don't touch it. As I reached out to touch it, I was wondering what hot meant. I quickly found out.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 4 месяца назад

      Sometimes the most simple fixes are the best. We let her brother touch it while we were with him and that's a lesson that stuck! Sometimes mother nature is the best teacher.

  • @munkeespeaks9660
    @munkeespeaks9660 5 месяцев назад

    u boob will not allow me to like this video! great video! get it girl!

  • @neutron1757
    @neutron1757 5 месяцев назад

    HBD🎉

  • @jeribaisden24
    @jeribaisden24 5 месяцев назад

    You'll have to separate him from the others just in case the others might get it or take that other goat and put it away from that goat and clean that area really good. Sanitize everything and then re-bed back. Then you'll have to sanitize your shoes from going in and out of the barn and take that deer and bury it somewhere and then sanitize the chicken coop deers carry a lot of diseases. I'm just giving some advice

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 5 месяцев назад

      He's doing much better now and I'm posting a new vlog tonight to show it. It's definitely nerve racking to wonder!

  • @MJ-wz6jo
    @MJ-wz6jo 5 месяцев назад

    My two chicken kids are in the laundry room. Too cold for them outside in the run and coop even with a heat source. Poor squirt was hypothermic. And that was at 20 degrees. Now we are in the neg.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 5 месяцев назад

      We've been in the negatives also! My flock has been doing good as I make sure to give them warm water and close their coop door at night to eliminate drafts. They're surprisingly hardy but the more you have the warmer they'll be. I understand being more protective of 2! Stay warm!

    • @MJ-wz6jo
      @MJ-wz6jo 5 месяцев назад

      @@Hickshomestead_Chelsea my two are still young 5 months and I did do all that but sometimes you just gotta do more ya know.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 5 месяцев назад

      Especially if they're young!

  • @growyourownfood7814
    @growyourownfood7814 6 месяцев назад

    If you want to grow something inside in the winter you should try micro dwarf tomatoes. They only get 8 to 10 inches tall and can be grown in a 6 inch pot. I have some free extra seeds if you want to try them. I enjoyed growing them last year and they actually produced little cherry tomatoes. I grew green beans a south facing window a few years ago (actually in the 90's). Gives you something to do at night.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 6 месяцев назад

      Oh my gosh I love this advice! I'm definitely going to try! I would love to try some of your seeds!

  • @growyourownfood7814
    @growyourownfood7814 6 месяцев назад

    My main crop of tomatoes comes from determinate tomatoes. They produce a lot more than indeterminate in my area (zone 8B Texas). Hybrids usually gives you more disease resistance. Nothing wrong with hybrids unless you want to save seeds. None the seeds available to home gardeners are GMO. All seeds start out as hybrids, and after the line is stable they become open pollinated. Indeterminate varieties due tend to taste better. I find micro dwarf tomatoes are fun to play with in the winter, since they only get 8 to 12 inches tall.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 6 месяцев назад

      I do love indeterminates as well! Thank you for sharing. So much to learn in the garden still. I appreciate you taking time to explain!

  • @onceuponafarmnz
    @onceuponafarmnz 6 месяцев назад

    Greaat video! I always save seeds from my herb beds too!

  • @UmeshYadav-wt2qy
    @UmeshYadav-wt2qy 6 месяцев назад

    I from Hindustan Hello❤ Bahut sunder❤

  • @arkonafan5690
    @arkonafan5690 6 месяцев назад

    Couple quick seed starting tips: add a little bit of your soil from your garden. If the plants are not inoculated with you native bacteria early enough they will not form a relationship with that bacteria and be less able to get nutrients out of the soil. Also a little bit (very little as it’s potent stuff) of liquid smoke will help with germination. It simulates after fire conditions that is a trigger for many plants to sprout.

  • @onceuponafarmnz
    @onceuponafarmnz 7 месяцев назад

    Those goats are just the best!

  • @Vanrachana0215
    @Vanrachana0215 7 месяцев назад

    ❤❤❤🇰🇭🇰🇭

  • @onceuponafarmnz
    @onceuponafarmnz 7 месяцев назад

    Super cool and useful way to keep growing through all the seasons! Really enjoyed the style of this video too!

  • @Vanrachana0215
    @Vanrachana0215 7 месяцев назад

    Nice video, I like 👍 ❤

  • @dianeespinoza8647
    @dianeespinoza8647 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you!! I was wondering if the rubber bowls would be better than the chicken watered in the winter. Cute that chickens have their preferences, all three sets of hens I have found them nuzzled in the piles of straw in the run. Inside the coop they love a deep pile of wood chips and outside the only scratch around with a little bit of straw and they leave the 5 inch layer inside there little teepee in their run so they can huddle in and be cozy ❤

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 7 месяцев назад

      They're like kids aren't they! Lol that's precious. Yes, the rubber bowls are a lifesaver!

    • @Vanrachana0215
      @Vanrachana0215 7 месяцев назад

      ❤❤❤🇰🇭

  • @JuliePascal
    @JuliePascal 7 месяцев назад

    I love that you pointed out the rubber tub trick. I've done that for years and it's the best thing. If you've got power to the coop, a light inside at dusk will get the little chicks to go in. I've had a very aggressive dominant hen that beat up new birds badly. It worked well for me to put her in time out for a week and let the rest of the birds integrate and then when she goes back in with them she takes a few days to reassert herself with the older hens and the new ones were left alone. I haven't figured out how to add young roosters yet.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 7 месяцев назад

      I'll have to remember that light trick! I might add some clicker lights because we don't have power yet but planning on adding it. Time outs do work well for hens. That's smart! They're so sassy! We only keep 1 rooster at a time once they're full grown and we always keep the nicer one. Haha!

  • @SureWater4U
    @SureWater4U 7 месяцев назад

    5:45 Warm oatmeal can be difficult to digest and will remain in their crop causing sour crop and potentially death. I learned the hard way.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 7 месяцев назад

      I never experienced that! Thank you for sharing! Did you add grit as a side with it also?

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 7 месяцев назад

      I occasionally will have a buff Orpington that lays a couple but not regularly

  • @UsmanFaraz854
    @UsmanFaraz854 8 месяцев назад

    Nice sharing, how many eggs they lay per year, and what you feed them mostly?😊😊😊

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 7 месяцев назад

      They usually lay 1-2 eggs daily but they're about 2 years old now so their production is going to go down. We feed them mostly kitchen straps but we do supplement with organic layer feed!

    • @SureWater4U
      @SureWater4U 7 месяцев назад

      @@Hickshomestead_Chelsea You have chickens that actually lay 2 separate eggs on the same day?

  • @UsmanFaraz854
    @UsmanFaraz854 8 месяцев назад

    Thqnk you for sharing nice video, love the way you presented in this video, love to see your chicken and greenery around. 😊😊😊

  • @his4evr2c
    @his4evr2c 8 месяцев назад

    What a great idea. Going to Grocery store getting old produce. @Simple Life Reclaimed. I can hear Gary "Oh Yeah" lol Heh heh MeL

  • @his4evr2c
    @his4evr2c 8 месяцев назад

    Oh you said wood chips i thought you said witches.😅oops

  • @khristinamarie9837
    @khristinamarie9837 8 месяцев назад

    Should i be soaking my chickens feet in epsom salt everyday? Or doni leave the bandage on for a few days?

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 8 месяцев назад

      I would do it every day for a few days and change the bandage so it stays clean. The Prid should pull every5hing to the surface pretty fast!

    • @khristinamarie9837
      @khristinamarie9837 8 месяцев назад

      Ok, thank you. I do not have the pride paste but maybe I should buy it.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 8 месяцев назад

      Yes absolutely! It pulls out things like splinters too. It's at Walmart for less than $10 last I checked!

  • @thewildskunkwhisperer688
    @thewildskunkwhisperer688 8 месяцев назад

    Ive got all the supplies to treat my hens bumble foot. Instead of the V spray (feedstore didnt have any on stock) they told me Iodine is good and better than using Hydrogen peroxide. ?? So I apply the Blucote before applying the iodine and Prid??

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 8 месяцев назад

      I would agree than iodine is better for skin (humans and animals) than hydrogen peroxide is. Some people don't like blu-kote because it's not as natural but it's up to you! You would apply everything before Prid. Prid will be the last thing you put on. You could do soaking, iodine, blu-kote, PLAIN neosporin (without painkillers in it such as "Triple Antibiotic Ointment" as those can be toxic and fatal to chickens), then Prid. Hope this is helpful!

  • @arkonafan5690
    @arkonafan5690 8 месяцев назад

    Supplemental light will help your chicken keep laying. GMO plants will only be commodity crops like corn and soybeans. You won’t find any gmo plants in the hardware store. Unless you were removing the tomato boxes, best practice would be to cut the tops and leave the roots in the ground. Also that gel coating in the tomatoes prevents sprouting. Hopefully the unsolicited advice is helpful.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 8 месяцев назад

      Thank you for sharing! We did used to have supplemental light in the coop but had to change the layout so hopefully we can do something like that again soon! Your advice is so helpful with everything. Thank you!

  • @Mel-he1hg
    @Mel-he1hg 8 месяцев назад

    That’s the wrong thing to do, you need to cut open the core and squeeze out the infection then cover up that’s the only way

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 8 месяцев назад

      I mentioned that I tried that but it wasn't quite ready. Lots of people do have luck with that the first time!

  • @crys5684
    @crys5684 8 месяцев назад

    We just did the same thing you did the first time yesterday to two of our chickens. They are doing fine, but I wasn't able to get any infection out. 🙁 thank you so much for this video. I've been trying to figure out where we should go from there. So grateful!

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 8 месяцев назад

      I'm so happy it's helpful! I couldn't find very much info myself on bumblefoot so i was hoping people would find this. Good luck with your babies! Also, do you have woodchops down as a covering for your chickens assuming they're not free range? We just switched to woodchips and that's taken care of every problem!

    • @crys5684
      @crys5684 8 месяцев назад

      We don't, but unless the weather is bad we open the run during the day so they are mostly free range. After watching your video we definitely will be putting some down in there though.

  • @darlene5621
    @darlene5621 8 месяцев назад

    Put her food & water up on couple of bricks

  • @dstock5890
    @dstock5890 8 месяцев назад

    Yes, very helpful! THANK YOU!

  • @paololatini4996
    @paololatini4996 9 месяцев назад

    Just wanted to know: you are using the Blu-Kote germicidal and fungicidal, not the Antispetic one (the one with white cap). I’m asking because I see there are three different Blu-Kate sprays and wanted to know if I have to use a specifically one for bumblefoot cases. Also, if the scab is greatly swollen? Do I have to cut it? Or it’s going to deflate with multiple Epsom sault bath?

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 9 месяцев назад

      So I actually stopped using the Blu-Kote as I learned it has ingredients in it that I don't particularly want on my animals but I don't think it matters much which one you choose. After using Prim for a couple weeks, the infection should attach itself to the scab as it's pulled out by the Prim and you can take Tweezers and carefully pull the scab and infection out. But carefully. I'm posting a new video about doing it soon!

    • @paololatini4996
      @paololatini4996 9 месяцев назад

      @@Hickshomestead_Chelsea Ok thank you very much. I have a hen with bumblefoot right now, she was hiding the symptoms maybe so as not to look weak and I spot the problem only two days ago, with very large swollen under footpad. Epsom Salt baths have already halved it. Now I have to figure out what’s the italian/european equivalent for Prim

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 9 месяцев назад

      If you use keywords "drawing salve" you might find something similar! Prim is also on Amazon if you use that?

    • @paololatini4996
      @paololatini4996 9 месяцев назад

      @@Hickshomestead_Chelsea yes, but I found it only in US and shipping rates to EU are insane. Anyway PRID seems to be basically an ichtammol ointment plus some omeopathic stuff. It should be easy to find something in pharmacy or some herbalist. Thank you again for you support, I really appreciate.

  • @denisekellner8945
    @denisekellner8945 9 месяцев назад

    My chicken has bumble foot I have been treating her it looks good but I don't know why she doesn't walk or stand up for a period of time. Can you please help new to having chicken.

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 9 месяцев назад

      She's probably sore. What's your treatment consist of? How long has it been?

    • @denisekellner8945
      @denisekellner8945 9 месяцев назад

      @@Hickshomestead_Chelsea it's been about three days I bought Prid ISO car in Epsom salt for about 10 minutes I put antibiotic ointment on her she's been eating very well the last 3 days but this morning when we woke up she's hardly eating or drinking

    • @denisekellner8945
      @denisekellner8945 9 месяцев назад

      Apple is also watery I put a drop of apple cider vinegar in her water

    • @Hickshomestead_Chelsea
      @Hickshomestead_Chelsea 9 месяцев назад

      Staph is hard to fix in chickens and can take quite a while! You could try calling a vet that deals with chickens. After a week more or so of doing the treatments you could try to use Tweezers and gently pull the scab off. The infection should come off with it since you're using Prid. Just be careful and stop if you think it's not ready.

    • @denisekellner8945
      @denisekellner8945 9 месяцев назад

      @@Hickshomestead_Chelsea okay I'll keep doing the treatment for another few days and see what happens thank you for your time I really appreciate you answering me have a great day