You fall in love with this lady the more vids you watch. Not only is she incredibly knowledgable and experienced, but is gifting us from the goodness within her. Proud subscriber!
When I first set up my coop, I had a chicken die so I called my extension agent (I live in WV) and he sent the "Chicken Man" to me who took blood work from all my chickens (5 at the time). I had never heard of someone taking blood from a chicken! However the blood work showed them to be wormy, Chicken man advised me to give them pumpkin seeds once or twice a month. There is an enzyme in the seeds that worms the chickens. My chickens love them, they make their combs bright red and we don't have wormy chickens.
+Lu ODell that is so cool, I will have to look it up, but when you have a lot of different animals you can't "spot" worm the farm. You have to do them all. so I use DE because it is a non chemical wormer that works on all the animals. ❤️☀️🐷🐔🐝
I only have chickens, so far. I have been wanting goats for quite awhile, and hubby says maybe a couple of pigs. I have never used DE but have heard of it. So I too will be doing some research. I aim to make sure every animal we have is health. We are blessed to have inherited 11+ acres so I am learning to make it "work" for us.
Very cool.... I have never heard to do this.. Going to have to try it. Ours love sunflower seeds so assuming they would love a good pumpkins seed as well.
Becky I have been following you for about a year now and I just wanna say, you are looking great girl! I love to see how the healthy lifestyle is really showing in your physical appearance, you seem like you are glowing! Thanks for all the information. I have listened to you for a long while now! Have a great day!
Becky, I love your videos. It is such a nice trip into the country for me (city dweller here, but from the county). I enjoy your voice inflections, your infectious spirit, your cameo's of animal expressions (break away clips from your talks - this vid esp, the staring horse lol) and generally the atmosphere of joy, the joy you take in living your life. Keep being yourself, Becky. Awesome!
When my young ones are fully feathered, I have an xl wire dog kennel I put in the coop/run when integrating. I put a makeshift roost inside the kennel to free up room. If I am integrating more then 3 hens, I'll add more kennels and line them up in their doorways for a month or two. I've done this for the last 6 years and it makes integration of the flocks a dream! I do have to secure the water inside the kennel, but it's pretty easy. This way I never have fighting between then hens. I add new hens every 2-3 years. My oldest ladies are still laying quite well, but they are already 7-8 years old. I'm happy they live a long life, I love my flock! ❤️ Your hens, birds, mules, horses, pig, all animals are beautiful!
my chickens are chill af when it comes to laying. my old lady, Omlet is six now but when she was younger she once layed an egg outside on the ground in front of my mother whilst still eating her breakfast. #thuglife
Thank you so much Becky I wanted some chickens and wasn’t sure how to raise them so I researched and learned everything I needed to know because of you you helped me tremendously and now I have six healthy five week old chicks
Your great, quite the positive personality, and a little bit of a character. I enjoy watching your videos, they're educational in a brief and concise fashion. Keep up the good work.
Hi Becky! I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your chicken videos. I find them very helpful since I just got baby chicks! I look forward to seeing more chicken related videos in the future!
I can't move forward with my homesteading dreams until we buy our land next month but I absolutely love your videos!!! I just sit and soak up all the information I can get!! 😍😍😍
Becky, Just wanted to let you know that I Love your little homestead, and you have a Lot of good ideas. Many here, think that a little advice... means I have something against you, which could not be further from the truth. I come from an older generation, where advice from an experienced older person was welcome. These days, people are so prideful, that they reject the advice of those that have done, and gone before. We didn't have to look at any "HowTo's" when you're born to it, with plenty of elder folks to teach the young ones. I just wanted you to know how wonderful or you o have our Homestead! God Bless you and yours, Rebecca
I've raised chickens for about 16yrs now so I had to comment: 1. I have everything from day old chicks to full grown chickens (hens & roosters) living together and I have never had the older hens kill any of the younger ones. They will peck them to establish the "pecking order" yes, but I have never had older hens kill younger chicks. Chickens don't have to be the same size to live together...i.e. Bantams and Standard chickens will live together just fine. 2. I don't disagree with worming chickens, I think preventative maintenance is great, but I have never wormed mine and they have never had worms either. I go with the belief that if things are kept clean and tidy the birds will stay healthy.
+ThirstyPoultry I never even thought about chickens having worms , I will be starting a flock next year , so much to learn . how would you know if a chicken has worms ?
Hey Thirsty, maybe you know the answer to my doubt. My first time ever taking care of chickens. I've been watching the hens from afar and I noticed a few of them were sit down on top of other hens that are laying eggs, sometimes there are 2 or 3 chickens piled up on top of the same spot where there is a laying hen below (we don't have nests yet, they lay on the ground). Do you know why they behave like this? The piling up? The weather here is warm (south america). It's a mystery to me. Also noticed when I keep fresh/clean water they don't eat as much eggs.
I put my younger hens into a cage to introduce them to my larger hens, let them stay in there for 3 weeks and they have no problems with fighting other than them establishing a pecking order.
Aloha Becky! Thank you for your videos! You said to feed the chickens grit with the corn? In another video you taught us to feed the chickens corn and bread in the winter. Is bread considered grit to help the chickens digest the corn? What exactly is the grit you are talking about in this video? Thank you!
We put 16 week old hens with our 1 year old hens and they were fine. Although they did not allow them to eat or drink at the same time as them they are getting along great. :D
Looking good girl!!!! Hey Becky, would you say that your health has improved since you have been living a simple lifestyle? bless you and keep the videos coming.
Becky, Thanks for your videos. I am new to raising chickens. Your videos are helping me a great deal. I have 6 chicks 3 week old under heat light in house right now . How old should they be when we worm them and how long do we need to keep under light?
It sucks to live in a city specially in a loud one ive lived in a city all my life and now i live in the mouantains but in a very crowded area but i still can get away from the sounds i want one day to leave to an isolated area fuck cities dude. I have chickens and outdoor and indoor cats and dogs now in the mountains everything is just nicer in more rural areas.
I love your videos I have never seen such a geniune person like yourself! Thank God you were able to buy land for yourself and have the knowldge how to care and raise farm animals! If I bought a small piece of land like 2 acres that would be enough to produce a self sufficient amount of food for a family? Do you run into problems not being able to grow certain vegetables due to any specific climate where your land is? Like in my home its 100 in summer then in winter it drops 25 sometime killing my veggie garden so I gave up?
Love your info Becky! I live in Alaska and moved to farm land a few yrs ago and getting our chickens next summer. I am gonna follow you and keep up with what you have new to say. Thank you! Mrs Bryant
aah, love your video and taught me so much! Didn't know about the worm thing, corn or grit, yypes. New to this so THANKS Becky! I also have two Corgis:) One wants to kill everything, the other one protects the chicks/ducks. What's up with that?
+Leah Allen Training. Serious training. Each dog has its own personality. I have five, three are bird oriented. It took several weeks, hours each day, but now 12 hens and 10 pullets live very sweetly together. The dogs hardly notice and know the difference between the birds in the sky (and hawks they keep away) and chickens around them.
+Becky's Homestead -I simply love your channel as well as your commentary and beautiful self! I grew up in the Blue Mountains and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and homesteaded in New Mexico, and fell in love with raising/caring for Chickens, Ducks, Geese. What a great job you do!
I use DE myself and for my dogs, chickens and garden, but be careful of the dust - which billowed out when dumped. Not good for eyes or lungs for any critter. Also, the size issue is not accurate. Yes, very little chicks should not be put in with the adults-they should be in a brooder of some sort if not with a mother hen because their environment needs to be controlled. However, 2-3 months old is a good time to introduce. My 8 week old Welsummers live/sleep in their "teen house" and yard now, BUT are also free ranging the yard with the adults. Adults and young ones check out the others' habitats and food dishes during the day. They've been in visual contact for a month now, so are used to seeing each other. There are many good ways to introduce young birds to old. I think giving rolled oats is better than corn and my girls go crazy for it. The added protein helps through molting and winter. They get a few handfuls every night in their yard to call them in,, and regular oats as "scratch" while they're out and about. What doesn't get eaten of the whole oats, sprouts and then is a snack for another time or two.
+MsLaura G I never use DE in my garden because it kills bees too and we always want to take good care of bees, we need those awesome little things. ❤️🐝🐔🐷☀️
+Becky's Homestead I also raise bees, so limit my use of DE to when there are no flowers. Pretty much everything that kills something that is "bad" will also kill something that is good. One must be careful and knowledgeable.
Thank you! I just got baby Speckles Sussex Pullets yesterday, and I was planning on placing them with my full grown Naked Neck Turken. The chicks aren't really babies, but their small. Thank you for the wonderful advice!
truth1901 thank you and I think learning language is a strategy as we think of our free time and hopfully when we are old we might entertain us studying. It broads our cultural horizon
Oleg Teplyakov Yes true. I learn Russian as i drive my car. We are all human, i dont think countries are rea, they are an illusion. Language is a barrier. Humans were designed to live forever on paradise Earth.
Nice to have a fellow chicken lover. Your tips are helpful at most. Please keep posting the good work and ignore the screwball remarks from others. Way to go Becky!
I added two babies (about 15 weeks, I think) in with my 6 big girls, and there were no issues. Then again, my girls are very domesticated and docile, I've never had problems with aggression. :)
I have 3 pekin ducks 7 weeks old In a chicken tractor ( they get let out to free range). I also have 2 turkeys and 23 cornish croses i need to put in the run very soon. Do I have to remove the duck or can I put them together? Hope you'll answer my question because , to me at least, its urgent. Thank you.
Lots of misinformation here... Just a few: Whole corn has nothing to do with laying eggs all winter. They lay eggs based on amount of light. A light in the coop on a timer at night can extend the light they get to the minimum 12 - 13 hours needed for eggs. Not all chickens get worms. I'v never had to de-worm chickens, worms mean your coop/run is unsanitary for chickens and needs to be cleaned.
+David May Thank you for the information Dave, I am getting chickens next year and need to know why they might not be laying or why they are getting worms. All the best .
Your horses are so beautiful! And your video helped a lot for my Animal Behavior class because we're doing a project where we draw out a design for a chicken coop and we have to research not only the coop itself but the chickens too.
We have 5 chicks that are about 7 weeks old and they’ve have been outside for just about 2 weeks now and doing well! We also have 3 chicks that are still inside that are about 5 weeks so there’s a couple weeks difference between the two sets. I’m wondering if I can put them together now, or if I should wait since they are a little smaller than the other 5? Older 5 are 2 ameracuas, 2 light brahmas and one barred rock, and the 3 smaller ones are 2 ameracuanas and a barnevelder, if that matters.
I just had to say, you look lovely today Becky!! Great tips. I have 12 chicks and 3 turkey chicks...how big should they be before adding them to the established adult group? I want to say the chicks are 2 months old, don't require a lamp now, but the turkey's are still too young and under lamp.
you are looking great Becky. I use colloidal silver in their waterer as a wormer. And your right when the eggs begin to get nasty looking I worm them and it gets better. But ducks are different they roll their eggs in muck on purpose. I enjoy your videos thnx for sharing
Question: when you de-worm the chickens, isn't it so that you shouldn't eat the eggs during 3 weeks (health reasons)? I'm from Western Europe, and here when chickens get de-wormed you can't eat the eggs for 3 weeks if I'm correct. You can boil them and give them back to the chickens as food (crushed up of course), which they love by the way, but eating them yourself seems to be a big no-no here. Any ideas on that one? Cheers.
same here in Australia. Once you give the chickens the worming medicine you can't eat their eggs for two to three weeks. But you can feed them back to them.
VG GT - this is not an issue with diatomaceous earth. No need to stop eating the eggs, as it is chemical free. BTW, if you feed eggs from chemically treated hens back to them, you are lengthening the 'withdraw time' until you can eat the eggs again without exposing your family to chemical residue.
What about hens sitting on top of others? Piling up? My first time ever taking care of chickens. I've been watching the hens from afar and I noticed a few of them were sit down on top of other hens that are laying eggs, sometimes there are 2 or 3 chickens piled up on top of the same spot where there is a laying hen below (we don't have nests yet, they lay on the ground). Do you know why they behave like this? The piling up? The weather here is warm (south america). It's a mystery to me. Also noticed when I keep fresh/clean water they don't eat as much eggs.
FeelingShred you don't want them to eat eggs. Put fake eggs or golf balls in a nest box. Teach them that eggs are not food. Collect them every day and yes fresh water helps. Chickens instinct is to be off the ground when they are sleeping if they don't have a perch you should give them one so that they are not on the ground when they sleep. Good luck!
I added 2 full grown hens in with my existing 3 full grown hens and they were merciless towards the newcomers. It took weeks before the flocks merged. There was clearly another variable besides size is my point here.
I found most of these tips to be inaccurate/excessive. Poopy eggs do not mean worms. You can put different sized chickens with each other. Also, why do I feel like I'm being treated like a firstgrader?
Michelle, check backyard chickens . Com. There isn’t a space in the link but RUclips will delete it if I don’t... anyway, it’s a good website to find fellow poultry raisers, and it’s free and only has a few adds for feed brands near the bottom.
If you found them to be excessive then you should probably shouldn't be watching a video for beginners to raising chickens. Maybe going to an agriculture journal and reading research papers on chicken metabolism and behavioral studies, would be more on your level.
My husband and I would LOVE to have a menagerie of of animals like you have! Thank you for providing essential information about properly caring for chickens. We will be moving to Hawaii in the next year or two and really want to dive into chicken husbandry. Mind you, we've never raised checkens before - however, watching your videos gives us great insight and inspiration - thank you again!!
I never heard that the corn & grit would help the chickens lay throughout the winter. I thought it was only a light factor. Thank you! I appreciate your voice modulation in this. You have a great voice. The less you jump an octave, the better. I hope it's okay to say that cuz I am a big fan of your videos & lessons. Where is your "support this channel" button? I want to see it so I may contribute to your future efforts! You are wonderful.
+Kate Hare McIntosh Giving your chickens warm water twice daily in cold months will help keep them laying as well. I am in NE Washington and my egg production stays above 80 percent daily.
yeah keeping bantams and standards together doesnt matter but you do have to be careful with chicks beckys acting like size means everything Ive had bantams be higher on the pecking order than standard sized chickens
In the compound, older hens mostly ignore younger ones. When they go to sleep in the coop, they will establish pecking order. This may look cruel, but it's all natural and necessay. No one ever got killed with our chicken. But it's good to install separate bars to sit for the younger ones until they feel confident enough to mingle with the older ones.
+LINDA BROWN Hi Linda, I found it on Amazon and I searched through their options to find the best shipping options with other carriers that they listed to get the best price you have to shop around a little bit but you can start with Amazon. I bought the 10 pound bags but you can also get it at some feed stores. okay good luck!
00:36 never ever EVER add small chicks to the flock? Do mother hens that hatch their own chicks know that they aren't allowed to do that? So, you have to wait until all of your chickens die off before you can add baby chicks to keep your flock up? I don't understand that? Never... ever? ever? No mother hen? I'm sad now
+Honey Bees Macro Close I answered another person who asked that question. If Mama hen has babies that is not "adding" new chicks to a coop. Mama will take care of her babies and is a fierce protector of them. The only problem that can develop is the coop will become over crowded. ❤️🐝🐷🐔☀️
Thank you for your response, so "never ever" really only applies to chicks without parents. Thank you Becky I'm glad you were wrong about that because we love seeing baby chickens in with the adults.
+Becky's Homestead I absolutely LOVE to let the mamma's hatch their own chicks, isn't it so cool? Mamma says; NOBODY touch's my babies!! No one bothers them- ever!
+Honey Bees Macro Close She didn't say she was wrong. I agree with her never, never add baby chicks with adult chickens. They will do exactly what Becky said they will do. Hen having chicks within the pen with adults are two different things. She will protect as much as she can. I had some chicks that where 6 months old and I had to remove them because of the older chicken 1 ½ years old picking at them. Once they are full grown you can mix them and they will find their place in the pecking order.
You don't "open" chicken eyes. When such a thing happens, it means your chicken is very sick, you have to cure her and very quickly, or she'll die. When you have chickens, you have to study first all the diseases that they can catch BEFORE getting some chickens at home. In your case, you probably failed to make good prevention. When the eyes are closed, it means that the disease has been here for a long time, and you didn't notice. You have to learn to notice, or all your chickens will die sooner or later. Best thing is to cure them when the disease is not too old. Try to see that your chicken got, with all the symptoms (not just the closed eyes) and get some antibiotics that are compliant with the disease (NOT giving antibiotics randomly, but knowing that they caught first!!!) If your chicken caught something like a coryza for instance, it always mean that something should be improved in their life conditions.
We started out with one arucana hen of indeterminate age. got a day older frizzle and raised it. bought two two year old mixed hens and then a small 12 week old companion for the frizzle when she was six weeks old and they all get along together fine.
+JonasX 650 yes Chickens molt (loose old feathers and grow new) twice a year. Don't worry. They won't lay eggs when they molt. It takes a lot of nutrition to grow new feathers. ❤️🐝🐔☀️🐷
Thank you for making chicken videos these are so helpful because I’m trying to convince my parents to get me a chicken and it’s very helpful knowing what I need and what do you thank you very much
It depends on the dog and the chickens. My mother left her Lhasa Apso with me while she went out of town, so I let the dog out into the backyard one day. Then I heard one of my hens crying and screaming. I thought, "There's no way in hell that dog got into my chicken run!" And she hadn't. Little did I suspect that one of my hens had gotten _out_ of my chicken run and was hiding between the house and the hot tub, and the dog had already bitten and torn all the feathers off one of her thighs. So I dragged the dog back inside, then I just had to knead a mixture of corn starch and water, and rub that stuff all over Bertha's thigh till she got better and started growing a new layer of pin feathers. I was still smearing corn starch all over Bertha's thigh about a week after Mom took Tibby back. So the next day, I didn't want any chance of the same thing happening again, so I put a leash on Tibby and walked her down to my _rooster_ run, figuring that my three roosters were too big for Tibby to mess with. Actually, it was quite the opposite! An hour later, I heard the roosters crowing and squawking up a storm from half an acre away, so I ran outside to see what was up. My roosters were taking turns chasing Tibby around the run, charging up behind her and jump-kicking like roosters do (which was usually right in Tibby's ass, as she was just trying to get away from the roosters by that point). And after Bertha got slightly mauled the day before, I wasn't exactly Tibby's Number One fan, so I just turned around, went back inside and let the roosters have their fun for another half-hour or so, then I rescued Tibby from the roosters and brought her back to my backyard. Tibby was pretty shy around all my chickens after that, so all's well that ends well, I guess.
You're Soaking In It Oh, yes. You see, to me, that just seemed like she was using Jesus Christ to exaggerate her argument. Just like I say fuck to exaggerate a statement. Also, Jesus is dead. Has been for quite a while. He doesn’t know anything.
I found half of these "facts" false. Especially the ones about smaller hens and larger hens. I always put smaller and large chickens together. Never had a chicken killed by another. They younger ones were still pullets and still peeping they were separate for a while because they needed a heat lamp and when they didn't anymore I released then with the larger hens. They kept to themselves. A couple of pecks from the older ones to show dominance but that is it. And what about bantams? U said that don't put smaller hens on with larger ones cause They will kill them? so not true. Infact a couple one of my bantams can peck a lot of the bigger hens. Also about the poopy eggs. Saying they have worms. Not true most chickens will not even lay eggs if they have worms.
Katelin is here very true get on my experience we have 3 silkies and they havent been killed but my question is when a hen goes broody and hatches chicks will the other chickens attack them?
thanks for the worming tip. i have 30 laying hens and no nest boxes in my coop, and im getting 24 to 28 eggs per day, i even have a few broody hens sitting on nests they've made in the wood chips and have no problems.
Your animals look so healthy and you look so happy! I'd watch more of your videos if you would talk in your normal voice like you did at the very very end of this video.
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You fall in love with this lady the more vids you watch. Not only is she incredibly knowledgable and experienced, but is gifting us from the goodness within her. Proud subscriber!
Based on this video, she has no idea what she is talking about.
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When I first set up my coop, I had a chicken die so I called my extension agent (I live in WV) and he sent the "Chicken Man" to me who took blood work from all my chickens (5 at the time). I had never heard of someone taking blood from a chicken! However the blood work showed them to be wormy, Chicken man advised me to give them pumpkin seeds once or twice a month. There is an enzyme in the seeds that worms the chickens. My chickens love them, they make their combs bright red and we don't have wormy chickens.
+Lu ODell that is so cool, I will have to look it up, but when you have a lot of different animals you can't "spot" worm the farm. You have to do them all. so I use DE because it is a non chemical wormer that works on all the animals. ❤️☀️🐷🐔🐝
I only have chickens, so far. I have been wanting goats for quite awhile, and hubby says maybe a couple of pigs. I have never used DE but have heard of it. So I too will be doing some research. I aim to make sure every animal we have is health. We are blessed to have inherited 11+ acres so I am learning to make it "work" for us.
Very cool.... I have never heard to do this.. Going to have to try it. Ours love sunflower seeds so assuming they would love a good pumpkins seed as well.
+Becky's Homestead hi Becky I love your videos and watch everyone , thank you for the ideas.
Would that be sunflower seeds with the shell or without?
Becky I have been following you for about a year now and I just wanna say, you are looking great girl! I love to see how the healthy lifestyle is really showing in your physical appearance, you seem like you are glowing! Thanks for all the information. I have listened to you for a long while now! Have a great day!
Becky, I love your videos. It is such a nice trip into the country for me (city dweller here, but from the county). I enjoy your voice inflections, your infectious spirit, your cameo's of animal expressions (break away clips from your talks - this vid esp, the staring horse lol) and generally the atmosphere of joy, the joy you take in living your life. Keep being yourself, Becky. Awesome!
Hello How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore
When my young ones are fully feathered, I have an xl wire dog kennel I put in the coop/run when integrating. I put a makeshift roost inside the kennel to free up room. If I am integrating more then 3 hens, I'll add more kennels and line them up in their doorways for a month or two. I've done this for the last 6 years and it makes integration of the flocks a dream! I do have to secure the water inside the kennel, but it's pretty easy. This way I never have fighting between then hens. I add new hens every 2-3 years. My oldest ladies are still laying quite well, but they are already 7-8 years old. I'm happy they live a long life, I love my flock! ❤️
Your hens, birds, mules, horses, pig, all animals are beautiful!
I am a total beginner of backyard chickens. I can here to learn so I really appreciate your very gentle, clear, slow explanation. thank you
my chickens are chill af when it comes to laying.
my old lady, Omlet is six now but when she was younger she once layed an egg outside on the ground in front of my mother whilst still eating her breakfast.
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I Might name my hen I might be getting omelet too lol
Lol what a gangster
Thank you.. We have 7 full grown chickens and 6 two week olds. We were just researching this-- your videos are great- really nice quality and info.
I love your videos! You are an inspiration to all us little folks, who are trying to start a homestead.
BECKY I FREAKING LOVE YOU! I can quite literally youtube anything about homesteading and you have the answer for just about everything! You rock!
Thank you so much Becky I wanted some chickens and wasn’t sure how to raise them so I researched and learned everything I needed to know because of you you helped me tremendously and now I have six healthy five week old chicks
Thank you, Becky! Every time I watch one of your chicken videos I feel that much more confident and ready to have a small flock of my own!
Hello dear friend Melinda how are you doing today my dearest friend
Your great, quite the positive personality, and a little bit of a character. I enjoy watching your videos, they're educational in a brief and concise fashion. Keep up the good work.
Hi Becky! I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your chicken videos. I find them very helpful since I just got baby chicks! I look forward to seeing more chicken related videos in the future!
I can't move forward with my homesteading dreams until we buy our land next month but I absolutely love your videos!!! I just sit and soak up all the information I can get!! 😍😍😍
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Becky, Just wanted to let you know that I Love your little homestead, and you have a Lot of good ideas. Many here, think that a little advice... means I have something against you, which could not be further from the truth. I come from an older generation, where advice from an experienced older person was welcome. These days, people are so prideful, that they reject the advice of those that have done, and gone before. We didn't have to look at any "HowTo's" when you're born to it, with plenty of elder folks to teach the young ones. I just wanted you to know how wonderful or you o have our Homestead! God Bless you and yours, Rebecca
I've raised chickens for about 16yrs now so I had to comment:
1. I have everything from day old chicks to full grown chickens (hens & roosters) living together and I have never had the older hens kill any of the younger ones. They will peck them to establish the "pecking order" yes, but I have never had older hens kill younger chicks. Chickens don't have to be the same size to live together...i.e. Bantams and Standard chickens will live together just fine.
2. I don't disagree with worming chickens, I think preventative maintenance is great, but I have never wormed mine and they have never had worms either. I go with the belief that if things are kept clean and tidy the birds will stay healthy.
I agree with everthing u just said
+ThirstyPoultry I never even thought about chickens having worms , I will be starting a flock next year , so much to learn . how would you know if a chicken has worms ?
+linda mazur there eggs will have runny poop on them
thankyou
Hey Thirsty, maybe you know the answer to my doubt. My first time ever taking care of chickens. I've been watching the hens from afar and I noticed a few of them were sit down on top of other hens that are laying eggs, sometimes there are 2 or 3 chickens piled up on top of the same spot where there is a laying hen below (we don't have nests yet, they lay on the ground). Do you know why they behave like this? The piling up? The weather here is warm (south america). It's a mystery to me. Also noticed when I keep fresh/clean water they don't eat as much eggs.
ALL your animals look so happy & healthy. Well done & thank you 😘
I put my younger hens into a cage to introduce them to my larger hens, let them stay in there for 3 weeks and they have no problems with fighting other than them establishing a pecking order.
once I release them, I mean.
It's a good method, but it's better to have an enclosure than a small cage.
Hi Becky, My name is Denise. I love your video. I will be getting my chicks within the next two weeks. Your videos help a lot. Be blessed
Becky! What a wonderful video! I loved it so much, thank you for putting it together! :D
Becky, you are the best! Thank you for all you do to give us so much information! Appreciate you so much
3:06 anyone see the mule pooing in the background lol
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Brooke Harris lol I hit the rewind
good eye son , good eye !
Aloha Becky! Thank you for your videos! You said to feed the chickens grit with the corn? In another video you taught us to feed the chickens corn and bread in the winter. Is bread considered grit to help the chickens digest the corn? What exactly is the grit you are talking about in this video? Thank you!
We put 16 week old hens with our 1 year old hens and they were fine. Although they did not allow them to eat or drink at the same time as them they are getting along great. :D
I enjoy your videos a lot! thank you for sharing, I'm 53 and I think I'm to old to do what you did, move out in the country.
Looking good girl!!!! Hey Becky, would you say that your health has improved since you have been living a simple lifestyle? bless you and keep the videos coming.
love to see how the animals seem more like pets and the look so healthy and happy. ty 🙏👍
Raw hulled pumpkin seeds make a fantastic chicken de-wormer :)
I'll remember that next time I have a chicken for a pet! Thank you for the tip!
Why hull the pumpkis?
Thank you :)
Becky, Thanks for your videos. I am new to raising chickens. Your videos are helping me a great deal. I have 6 chicks 3 week old under heat light in house right now . How old should they be when we worm them and how long do we need to keep under light?
I’m from New York and I live in the city i don’t know why I’m even watching this🤦♂️
Jason Molina Because chickens are awesome ☺️
😅
Hens (female chickens) are legal in New York, however Roosters (male chickens) are not. I only know that cause I’m getting one soon! 🥺😃
Well I hope you enjoy raising your hens, make sure to swell the eggs, make some profit during these time
It sucks to live in a city specially in a loud one ive lived in a city all my life and now i live in the mouantains but in a very crowded area but i still can get away from the sounds i want one day to leave to an isolated area fuck cities dude. I have chickens and outdoor and indoor cats and dogs now in the mountains everything is just nicer in more rural areas.
Hi, Becky. I love your video so much. Well, may I ask how you make your all animals comfortable when the weather got cold, raining or snowing?
love the candid animal shots spliced in to the videos
Was thinking the same thing - nice touch
I love your videos I have never seen such a geniune person like yourself! Thank God you were able to buy land for yourself and have the knowldge how to care and raise farm animals! If I bought a small piece of land like 2 acres that would be enough to produce a self sufficient amount of food for a family? Do you run into problems not being able to grow certain vegetables due to any specific climate where your land is? Like in my home its 100 in summer then in winter it drops 25 sometime killing my veggie garden so I gave up?
Always great information, Becky! BTW -- your Guinea Hen is adorable!
Love your info Becky! I live in Alaska and moved to farm land a few yrs ago and getting our chickens next summer. I am gonna follow you and keep up with what you have new to say. Thank you! Mrs Bryant
aah, love your video and taught me so much! Didn't know about the worm thing, corn or grit, yypes. New to this so THANKS Becky! I also have two Corgis:) One wants to kill everything, the other one protects the chicks/ducks. What's up with that?
+Leah Allen not every dog is a good farm dog.
+Leah Allen Training. Serious training. Each dog has its own personality. I have five, three are bird oriented. It took several weeks, hours each day, but now 12 hens and 10 pullets live very sweetly together. The dogs hardly notice and know the difference between the birds in the sky (and hawks they keep away) and chickens around them.
+MsLaura G CD tv dc CD defecth
+MsLaura G CD tv dc CD defect :'(
+Becky's Homestead -I simply love your channel as well as your commentary and beautiful self! I grew up in the Blue Mountains and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and homesteaded in New Mexico, and fell in love with raising/caring for Chickens, Ducks, Geese. What a great job you do!
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
I use DE myself and for my dogs, chickens and garden, but be careful of the dust - which billowed out when dumped. Not good for eyes or lungs for any critter. Also, the size issue is not accurate. Yes, very little chicks should not be put in with the adults-they should be in a brooder of some sort if not with a mother hen because their environment needs to be controlled. However, 2-3 months old is a good time to introduce. My 8 week old Welsummers live/sleep in their "teen house" and yard now, BUT are also free ranging the yard with the adults. Adults and young ones check out the others' habitats and food dishes during the day. They've been in visual contact for a month now, so are used to seeing each other. There are many good ways to introduce young birds to old. I think giving rolled oats is better than corn and my girls go crazy for it. The added protein helps through molting and winter. They get a few handfuls every night in their yard to call them in,, and regular oats as "scratch" while they're out and about. What doesn't get eaten of the whole oats, sprouts and then is a snack for another time or two.
+MsLaura G I never use DE in my garden because it kills bees too and we always want to take good care of bees, we need those awesome little things. ❤️🐝🐔🐷☀️
+Becky's Homestead I also raise bees, so limit my use of DE to when there are no flowers. Pretty much everything that kills something that is "bad" will also kill something that is good. One must be careful and knowledgeable.
+Becky's Homestead One article that addresses judicious use as well as the warning. :-) www.planetnatural.com/diatomaceous-earth-bees/
+MsLaura G Do you mind if I ask why you don't make videos? You seem knowledgeable.
start your own website know it all
I love seeing Neal! Thanks as always for the informative videos. Always look forward to them.
I added my teenager chick's 😂to my coop with my hen and she did great she was a great babysitter/ mom
Teenage (juvenile) chicks are called pullets. 🙂
Thank you! I just got baby Speckles Sussex Pullets yesterday, and I was planning on placing them with my full grown Naked Neck Turken. The chicks aren't really babies, but their small. Thank you for the wonderful advice!
+Sammy Sam Just also remember that your chicks will be on a different diet than your older birds... :)
I am watching you in Russia, hoping I ll get chickens one day as your videos are inspiring
truth1901 Вы говорите по русски, это ваш родной язык? That is good that you speak Russian - you might read Russian literature
Oleg Teplyakov Oh i have only just begun to learn. It is very difficult for me.
Your english is superb though.
truth1901 thank you and I think learning language is a strategy as we think of our free time and hopfully when we are old we might entertain us studying. It broads our cultural horizon
Oleg Teplyakov Yes true. I learn Russian as i drive my car.
We are all human, i dont think countries are rea, they are an illusion.
Language is a barrier. Humans were designed to live forever on paradise Earth.
Nice to have a fellow chicken lover. Your tips are helpful at most. Please keep posting the good work and ignore the screwball remarks from others. Way to go Becky!
Hello How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
I added two babies (about 15 weeks, I think) in with my 6 big girls, and there were no issues. Then again, my girls are very domesticated and docile, I've never had problems with aggression. :)
I have 3 pekin ducks 7 weeks old In a chicken tractor ( they get let out to free range). I also have 2 turkeys and 23 cornish croses i need to put in the run very soon. Do I have to remove the duck or can I put them together?
Hope you'll answer my question because , to me at least, its urgent. Thank you.
( Edit ) boy I love spell check 🤦🏿♂️
Lots of misinformation here...
Just a few:
Whole corn has nothing to do with laying eggs all winter. They lay eggs based on amount of light. A light in the coop on a timer at night can extend the light they get to the minimum 12 - 13 hours needed for eggs.
Not all chickens get worms. I'v never had to de-worm chickens, worms mean your coop/run is unsanitary for chickens and needs to be cleaned.
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start a website we care less about you just Becky's site
+Big H if you cared as little as you say you wouldn't respond to me.
+David May Thank you for the information Dave, I am getting chickens next year and need to know why they might not be laying or why they are getting worms. All the best .
David May 2
I love diatom bones! I use DE for top dressing all of my produce plants. Now I have another most useful purpose for it! Thank you!
I can't wait that I will call out loud "Spring is here!"
Hell yeah
hahahahaha
Your horses are so beautiful! And your video helped a lot for my Animal Behavior class because we're doing a project where we draw out a design for a chicken coop and we have to research not only the coop itself but the chickens too.
3:05 😅. Mule in the backround... Normal stuff write?🤪. Love your videos!!!
We have 5 chicks that are about 7 weeks old and they’ve have been outside for just about 2 weeks now and doing well! We also have 3 chicks that are still inside that are about 5 weeks so there’s a couple weeks difference between the two sets. I’m wondering if I can put them together now, or if I should wait since they are a little smaller than the other 5? Older 5 are 2 ameracuas, 2 light brahmas and one barred rock, and the 3 smaller ones are 2 ameracuanas and a barnevelder, if that matters.
Hi hope you're having a good time today?
I found your chanel by chance & subcribed. I love to learn new things & LOVE ANIMALS!!! Thank you for being such a good teacher.
Ditto
I just had to say, you look lovely today Becky!! Great tips. I have 12 chicks and 3 turkey chicks...how big should they be before adding them to the established adult group? I want to say the chicks are 2 months old, don't require a lamp now, but the turkey's are still too young and under lamp.
It's 7:00 Pm.
I am eating cereal.
Watching this.
Instead of homework.
cool story
Hope you passed
you are looking great Becky. I use colloidal silver in their waterer as a wormer. And your right when the eggs begin to get nasty looking I worm them and it gets better. But ducks are different they roll their eggs in muck on purpose. I enjoy your videos thnx for sharing
Question: when you de-worm the chickens, isn't it so that you shouldn't eat the eggs during 3 weeks (health reasons)? I'm from Western Europe, and here when chickens get de-wormed you can't eat the eggs for 3 weeks if I'm correct. You can boil them and give them back to the chickens as food (crushed up of course), which they love by the way, but eating them yourself seems to be a big no-no here. Any ideas on that one?
Cheers.
same here in Australia. Once you give the chickens the worming medicine you can't eat their eggs for two to three weeks. But you can feed them back to them.
+vg gt I think it is when you use chemical worming treatments. DE is a natural wormer
VG GT - this is not an issue with diatomaceous earth. No need to stop eating the eggs, as it is chemical free. BTW, if you feed eggs from chemically treated hens back to them, you are lengthening the 'withdraw time' until you can eat the eggs again without exposing your family to chemical residue.
Thankyou for the precious advice !! I seem to be feeding my chickens but getting VERY few eggs.... Now I know what to do !!
What about hens sitting on top of others? Piling up? My first time ever taking care of chickens. I've been watching the hens from afar and I noticed a few of them were sit down on top of other hens that are laying eggs, sometimes there are 2 or 3 chickens piled up on top of the same spot where there is a laying hen below (we don't have nests yet, they lay on the ground). Do you know why they behave like this? The piling up? The weather here is warm (south america). It's a mystery to me. Also noticed when I keep fresh/clean water they don't eat as much eggs.
FeelingShred you don't want them to eat eggs. Put fake eggs or golf balls in a nest box. Teach them that eggs are not food. Collect them every day and yes fresh water helps.
Chickens instinct is to be off the ground when they are sleeping if they don't have a perch you should give them one so that they are not on the ground when they sleep. Good luck!
Becky, you are looking really good--healthy and happy!
Hello How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
I added 2 full grown hens in with my existing 3 full grown hens and they were merciless towards the newcomers. It took weeks before the flocks merged. There was clearly another variable besides size is my point here.
I love your videos! They are so bright and cheerful and give a lot of wonderful good information. :)
I found most of these tips to be inaccurate/excessive. Poopy eggs do not mean worms. You can put different sized chickens with each other. Also, why do I feel like I'm being treated like a firstgrader?
Michelle, check backyard chickens . Com. There isn’t a space in the link but RUclips will delete it if I don’t... anyway, it’s a good website to find fellow poultry raisers, and it’s free and only has a few adds for feed brands near the bottom.
OMG YES! Her voice was excruciating- won't be able to watch her again.
Michelle Goheen you need antibiotic fast it has triconosis.i miss spelled it. Got to feed store they know what to give it!
If you found them to be excessive then you should probably shouldn't be watching a video for beginners to raising chickens. Maybe going to an agriculture journal and reading research papers on chicken metabolism and behavioral studies, would be more on your level.
Very true. I keep bantam chickens with normal sized chickens.
My husband and I would LOVE to have a menagerie of of animals like you have! Thank you for providing essential information about properly caring for chickens. We will be moving to Hawaii in the next year or two and really want to dive into chicken husbandry. Mind you, we've never raised checkens before - however, watching your videos gives us great insight and inspiration - thank you again!!
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
Why is she talking like she's addressing a bunch of 5 year olds?
Yes, I want to know too.
Yeah...I really want to read a transcript of this but I just can't do the voice. Gotta click next.
Moy Perales Chill out Margaret.
Only a child would be mad
she is a happy person, nothing wrong with that, more folks need this attitude,
I never heard that the corn & grit would help the chickens lay throughout the winter. I thought it was only a light factor. Thank you! I appreciate your voice modulation in this. You have a great voice. The less you jump an octave, the better. I hope it's okay to say that cuz I am a big fan of your videos & lessons.
Where is your "support this channel" button? I want to see it so I may contribute to your future efforts! You are wonderful.
+Kate Hare McIntosh Giving your chickens warm water twice daily in cold months will help keep them laying as well. I am in NE Washington and my egg production stays above 80 percent daily.
We keep all of our chickens together, regardless of size. Never had a problem.
Same here
Chickens will destroy baby chicks
yeah keeping bantams and standards together doesnt matter but you do have to be careful with chicks beckys acting like size means everything Ive had bantams be higher on the pecking order than standard sized chickens
I had problems. So yes, you didn't, but if someone has problem, it can kill.
Wow... Mindblown. Im thinking of getting chickens for the first time. Thanks alot
In the compound, older hens mostly ignore younger ones. When they go to sleep in the coop, they will establish pecking order. This may look cruel, but it's all natural and necessay. No one ever got killed with our chicken. But it's good to install separate bars to sit for the younger ones until they feel confident enough to mingle with the older ones.
Jacqueline Frick some hens are killers miss. Fluffles is dead. Hunted down.
You are one very smart lady I like how your input and thoughts
Super as always Becky!
Hello How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
I like the way she talks. Thanks for the video.
Remember that the diatomaceous earth should be food grade. No other grade will do.
+cathy denson Where can I find food grade DE? Thanks.
+LINDA BROWN Hi Linda, I found it on Amazon and I searched through their options to find the best shipping options with other carriers that they listed to get the best price you have to shop around a little bit but you can start with Amazon. I bought the 10 pound bags but you can also get it at some feed stores. okay good luck!
+cathy denson Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.
+LINDA BROWN if you live in Canada you can buy it at the bulk barn!!!
+candie1230 Huh. Never been. *Walks into bulk barn even though I only have a dog, cat and fish*
we trust you Becky , you know what you are talking about. Instant subscibe! WE LOVE YOU BECKY!!!!!
Using the word no no is a no no.
Scrumper 13 says the one who just used it
Scrumper 13 well you just used it so...........
Bob the Hat King /r woooooooooooooooooooooosh
Great video...very informative! In the back, on 3:03, your donkey/horse/whatever was pooping!!! LOL!
"Don't put that dirty nose on momma!" 😉
Thanks Becky! Learned a lot, loved the video!
00:36 never ever EVER add small chicks to the flock? Do mother hens that hatch their own chicks know that they aren't allowed to do that? So, you have to wait until all of your chickens die off before you can add baby chicks to keep your flock up? I don't understand that? Never... ever? ever? No mother hen? I'm sad now
+Honey Bees Macro Close I answered another person who asked that question. If Mama hen has babies that is not "adding" new chicks to a coop. Mama will take care of her babies and is a fierce protector of them. The only problem that can develop is the coop will become over crowded. ❤️🐝🐷🐔☀️
Thank you for your response, so "never ever" really only applies to chicks without parents. Thank you Becky I'm glad you were wrong about that because we love seeing baby chickens in with the adults.
+Becky's Homestead I absolutely LOVE to let the mamma's hatch their own chicks, isn't it so cool? Mamma says; NOBODY touch's my babies!! No one bothers them- ever!
+Honey Bees Macro Close She didn't say she was wrong. I agree with her never, never add baby chicks with adult chickens. They will do exactly what Becky said they will do. Hen having chicks within the pen with adults are two different things. She will protect as much as she can. I had some chicks that where 6 months old and I had to remove them because of the older chicken 1 ½ years old picking at them. Once they are full grown you can mix them and they will find their place in the pecking order.
ok thanks
Thanks Becky! I love your advice - its really the best!
do you know how to open chicken's eyes because one of my chicken can't open her eyes but she can open it little
You don't "open" chicken eyes. When such a thing happens, it means your chicken is very sick, you have to cure her and very quickly, or she'll die. When you have chickens, you have to study first all the diseases that they can catch BEFORE getting some chickens at home. In your case, you probably failed to make good prevention. When the eyes are closed, it means that the disease has been here for a long time, and you didn't notice. You have to learn to notice, or all your chickens will die sooner or later. Best thing is to cure them when the disease is not too old. Try to see that your chicken got, with all the symptoms (not just the closed eyes) and get some antibiotics that are compliant with the disease (NOT giving antibiotics randomly, but knowing that they caught first!!!) If your chicken caught something like a coryza for instance, it always mean that something should be improved in their life conditions.
Thank you very much for the info...The wormer part was the best part if that happens can you still eat the eggs.
+Luis Lopez yes just wash the poo off first. ❤️🐝🐷☀️🐔
I've intergrated smaller chickens with larger ones all the time
We started out with one arucana hen of indeterminate age. got a day older frizzle and raised it. bought two two year old mixed hens and then a small 12 week old companion for the frizzle when she was six weeks old and they all get along together fine.
Alice Mastosk all chickens are different dude some kill some don't I've seen it all
Thanks for the helpful Tips Becky! Do chickens lose feathers durning the spring time because one of my chicken is starting to lose its feather
+JonasX 650 yes Chickens molt (loose old feathers and grow new) twice a year. Don't worry. They won't lay eggs when they molt. It takes a lot of nutrition to grow new feathers. ❤️🐝🐔☀️🐷
Turn off the sound and just watch Becky's hand gestures... :) I love her hand motions, maybe she's a little Italiano? :)
Thank you for making chicken videos these are so helpful because I’m trying to convince my parents to get me a chicken and it’s very helpful knowing what I need and what do you thank you very much
Never put a pit-bull in a chicken coop. I found out the hard way :(
where in you mind did you think that was a good idea
Putting any dog in with chickens isn't a good idea
getbo
Forgive me, but that was very stupid of you.
Dialga Lover that's not true
It depends on the dog and the chickens. My mother left her Lhasa Apso with me while she went out of town, so I let the dog out into the backyard one day. Then I heard one of my hens crying and screaming. I thought, "There's no way in hell that dog got into my chicken run!" And she hadn't. Little did I suspect that one of my hens had gotten _out_ of my chicken run and was hiding between the house and the hot tub, and the dog had already bitten and torn all the feathers off one of her thighs. So I dragged the dog back inside, then I just had to knead a mixture of corn starch and water, and rub that stuff all over Bertha's thigh till she got better and started growing a new layer of pin feathers. I was still smearing corn starch all over Bertha's thigh about a week after Mom took Tibby back.
So the next day, I didn't want any chance of the same thing happening again, so I put a leash on Tibby and walked her down to my _rooster_ run, figuring that my three roosters were too big for Tibby to mess with. Actually, it was quite the opposite! An hour later, I heard the roosters crowing and squawking up a storm from half an acre away, so I ran outside to see what was up. My roosters were taking turns chasing Tibby around the run, charging up behind her and jump-kicking like roosters do (which was usually right in Tibby's ass, as she was just trying to get away from the roosters by that point). And after Bertha got slightly mauled the day before, I wasn't exactly Tibby's Number One fan, so I just turned around, went back inside and let the roosters have their fun for another half-hour or so, then I rescued Tibby from the roosters and brought her back to my backyard. Tibby was pretty shy around all my chickens after that, so all's well that ends well, I guess.
your animals look very happy, you are a wonderful person thanks
Jesus Christ I'm not a 2 year old
NO! you are 5, aint you....lol
Iona, M'dear, Jesus knows exactly how old you are, and He knows precisely the moment you will age no more. Just sayin'
You're Soaking In It What does religion have to do with this?
Alexys07 06,
Uhhm, Iona McG's reference to same................?
You're Soaking In It Oh, yes. You see, to me, that just seemed like she was using Jesus Christ to exaggerate her argument. Just like I say fuck to exaggerate a statement. Also, Jesus is dead. Has been for quite a while. He doesn’t know anything.
I have had pecking order problems, too. One of my hens died because of it. I just wish I had been more aware. Love your channel. Thanks!
I found half of these "facts" false. Especially the ones about smaller hens and larger hens. I always put smaller and large chickens together. Never had a chicken killed by another. They younger ones were still pullets and still peeping they were separate for a while because they needed a heat lamp and when they didn't anymore I released then with the larger hens. They kept to themselves. A couple of pecks from the older ones to show dominance but that is it. And what about bantams? U said that don't put smaller hens on with larger ones cause They will kill them? so not true. Infact a couple one of my bantams can peck a lot of the bigger hens. Also about the poopy eggs. Saying they have worms. Not true most chickens will not even lay eggs if they have worms.
Katelin ussery go to collage!!!!
Joey Schmahl do u have chickens
If u don't yet do not follow these useless rules.
Katelin is here very true get on my experience we have 3 silkies and they havent been killed but my question is when a hen goes broody and hatches chicks will the other chickens attack them?
Katelin is here you did misunderstand , she talked of older and younger chicken
thanks for the worming tip. i have 30 laying hens and no nest boxes in my coop, and im getting 24 to 28 eggs per day, i even have a few broody hens sitting on nests they've made in the wood chips and have no problems.
I feel like I'm in LD class again. I doing my very best to keep from eating my paste.
My family absoluteley loves your channel and your energy!! very informative!
Hello How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore and how is the weather over there
My Chickens are um different sizes 😐
Eh. If there doing alright i wouldn't do anything about it.
Your animals look so healthy and you look so happy! I'd watch more of your videos if you would talk in your normal voice like you did at the very very end of this video.
Watch this on close caption so you don't have to hear the woman's voice.
But it’s automatic...
HuggiMa thank you...
HuggiMa, Classy.
I love your videos you always give good advice that helps me raise my chickens
So, is she saying to separate a hen from her chicks, she better not be
no she is not