My mom and oldest son decided to get chickens in the spring. They stopped doing anything for them. But I bonded with them big time. In turn they have bonded huge with me. I've always loved animals. Rescued them of all types. They are my girls and I love them. Not for their eggs cuz I don't really like eggs. But they are awesome to be around!
They really are! I don’t think that’s one of the first things people think about when thinking about chickens.. but they really are so awesome! Not just for eggs!
Chickens are so worth it to me, but maybe not for everyone. I like knowing what I'm feeding my girls so I also know what's in my eggs. Grow/raise your own groceries! You'll be healthier and happier! Plus they are so freaking cute ❤️
Exceptional video my friend! I needed to watch this soooo badly 😂. I need to make the calls that you were referencing to see if it’s even legal first. I have a small backyard garden/orchard and would LOVE to have at least (4) chickens but my homework needs to be done first. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and stay blessed. New subscriber by the way! -Calvin
This was a very informative video! We are considering chickens, so that's why I watched. A few questions: 1. Are your chickens always within an enclosure, or do they freely run around the yard? And would it affect their health negatively if they weren't running around in the grass? I ask because we do have hawks in the area, and I wouldn't want to have to watch them constantly. 2. Does it matter what their house is made out of? Resin, I think they are, like you have, sheds are expensive! We bought a metal shed last year for garden tools and it was more affordable. Would metal work? We "could" make one out of wood, but that would be time consuming to build. I have also seen people use "hoop tunnels", kind of like green houses, for their chickens. 3. How do you kill a chicken when it's life is over? That would be the most difficult part. :(
Good questions! We do let them out to roam around, but they primarily stay within the run. If we are outside hanging out we let them out but if we aren’t there to be with them we keep them inside. You’ll notice some really awesome orange yolks if they are let out to free range and eat bugs and whatever else they can find, but they do just fine if they aren’t out. A lot of people keep chickens within a run at all times! As for coop material.. metal may be really hard to keep cool in the summers and warm in the winters but that’s about the only consideration you’ll need to look at. Whatever you build it out of just make sure you can keep the temperature relatively regulated inside of the coop! We have never killed any of ours. Once they get older they will die naturally. What we normally do is once they do die we take them and bury them under the garden!
@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead this is really GREAT advice, and I appreciate you taking time out of your day to help! I did not consider the "temperature" of a metal coop. I want to take really good care of my animals, once I get them. I'm going to take things slow and not get any chickens until I have everything set up as it should be. Thank you!
I was surprised that it doesn't appear to be a limit on how many chickens we can have or rules on the structure except it must be enclosed. And no roosters. Which is great for me because I'm getting 15. I honestly don't want that many because I want to keep cost down. I'm thinking about selling some of them when they come.
Crows are great, we feed them peanuts in the morning. We have the same going on with a hawk in our yard I want peeps right now. I am currently doing my research, I love birds. We have always kept our animals for a long time!
Many Thxs! You made some very good points that I have not heard before! Please keep up the good work of giving this community inspiring and transformative info!👍🏽🙏🏽🌹😊
Stumbled across your channel tonight. Binge watching all your chicken videos. You had me at "it should be !" Lol new subscriber here. Love the energy, the way you explain things and how much you ACTUALLY reply to your subscribers. Hope your channel really blows up ! Good luck and please keep the awesome chicken content coming
I forgot to mention how patient you are with people's questions in the comments. Also that you're open to their ideas and encourage them instead of being judgey right off the bat. People come to chickens from all sorts of different backgrounds, abilities and income levels. I can tell you recognize that
I appreciate you watching them! I definitely try to reply to as many people as possible. I will admit that some days it gets hard 😂. We definitely may have a neighbor war with ours and it’s definitely worth it haha! Absolutely! There are SO many different types of chicken owners and in most cases there isn’t a “wrong” way. Most. Anyways, thank you for stopping by and leaving this awesome comment!
@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead of course, man ! You do such a good job of encouraging others. I thought you could use a little yourself. And your channel is getting more attention. It will soon be practically impossible to reply to EVERYONE. So the best you can & don't beat yourself up. It's all about balance, right ? I mean, we all should have a life outside of YT
I feed mine every day in smaller feeders as to not tempt the rodents but my neighbor has a 5" pipe with a j on the end that stands about 4 foot tall that he fills with feed for his chickens. Lasts a week or more.
Nice! Does that pipe keep the rodents out?? I’ve seen people using those before. Luckily we don’t have too big of an issue here with mice. We have a couple here and there but between the cats and the chickens they do a pretty good job taking care of them. Our next door neighbors were a goat dairy farm and when they were in business it was worse. Since they shut down we have noticed a pretty big drop in the mice around!
@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead nope, the pipe feeds the rats the same as the chickens unfortunately but I suppose if one were to cap it off before bed, it could resolve such an issue.
What does your wife feed the crows?.. we’ve had an unfortunate hawk attack , which killed one of our hens. I’ve also seen some crows dive bomb the hawk when it came back! I’d love to make friends with the crows🤞
It took quite a long time, but she started out with some cat treats, hot dogs, things like that. That got expensive so now it’s dry cat food and then some treats here and there. Once they actually realized she was leaving food for them they started to come back every single day waiting. If she doesn’t bring the food out when they think she’s supposed to they will caw like crazy outside our front door 😂. When you leave the food, make eye contact with them and talk to them. We do a lot of “hey birds! Come eat! Heeeey birds!” And even if they aren’t outside when we go out there they will come when they hear that!
But what about health? I am honestly looking for chickens to have more control over my food source. I have two autoimmune issues and I would love to be able to re-introduce eggs. I have a friend who has chickens in her egg don’t seem to really bug me.
@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead im on my way to pick a couple up! my precious chickens have been laying in cardboard boxes in the meantime whilst we found the perfect laying nesting boxes but its been raining here in Texas and they tend to get a bit humide thus it being cardboard and ive noticed they like laying in their coop and not outside under our porch assuming they want more privacy these would be the perfect fit
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My mom and oldest son decided to get chickens in the spring. They stopped doing anything for them. But I bonded with them big time. In turn they have bonded huge with me. I've always loved animals. Rescued them of all types. They are my girls and I love them. Not for their eggs cuz I don't really like eggs. But they are awesome to be around!
They really are! I don’t think that’s one of the first things people think about when thinking about chickens.. but they really are so awesome! Not just for eggs!
What a wonderful video. Thank you for advocating for not killing them. ❤
Talking about low maintenance, I have mine in my farm and I go there once a week to replenish food, water and collect eggs, and they are thriving.
If you set it up correctly like it seems you have, it’s REALLY low maintenance 😂
Great video! All true. And yes, please do the cost of raising chickens video. People need to know! 😊
I might be able to get that in the works soon!
Chickens are so worth it to me, but maybe not for everyone. I like knowing what I'm feeding my girls so I also know what's in my eggs. Grow/raise your own groceries! You'll be healthier and happier! Plus they are so freaking cute ❤️
Right?!
Exceptional video my friend! I needed to watch this soooo badly 😂. I need to make the calls that you were referencing to see if it’s even legal first. I have a small backyard garden/orchard and would LOVE to have at least (4) chickens but my homework needs to be done first. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and stay blessed. New subscriber by the way!
-Calvin
I’m happy to help! Thank you for watching and leaving such a kind comment! Good luck, I hope you can get them!
If you have a neighbor that's not happy with your chickens, just give them a dozen of eggs. That's real currency these days
You could put a kid through college with that 😂😂😂!
This was a very informative video! We are considering chickens, so that's why I watched. A few questions: 1. Are your chickens always within an enclosure, or do they freely run around the yard? And would it affect their health negatively if they weren't running around in the grass? I ask because we do have hawks in the area, and I wouldn't want to have to watch them constantly.
2. Does it matter what their house is made out of? Resin, I think they are, like you have, sheds are expensive! We bought a metal shed last year for garden tools and it was more affordable. Would metal work? We "could" make one out of wood, but that would be time consuming to build. I have also seen people use "hoop tunnels", kind of like green houses, for their chickens.
3. How do you kill a chicken when it's life is over? That would be the most difficult part. :(
Good questions!
We do let them out to roam around, but they primarily stay within the run. If we are outside hanging out we let them out but if we aren’t there to be with them we keep them inside.
You’ll notice some really awesome orange yolks if they are let out to free range and eat bugs and whatever else they can find, but they do just fine if they aren’t out. A lot of people keep chickens within a run at all times!
As for coop material.. metal may be really hard to keep cool in the summers and warm in the winters but that’s about the only consideration you’ll need to look at. Whatever you build it out of just make sure you can keep the temperature relatively regulated inside of the coop!
We have never killed any of ours. Once they get older they will die naturally. What we normally do is once they do die we take them and bury them under the garden!
@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead this is really GREAT advice, and I appreciate you taking time out of your day to help! I did not consider the "temperature" of a metal coop. I want to take really good care of my animals, once I get them. I'm going to take things slow and not get any chickens until I have everything set up as it should be. Thank you!
You’re very welcome! Good luck!
I was surprised that it doesn't appear to be a limit on how many chickens we can have or rules on the structure except it must be enclosed. And no roosters. Which is great for me because I'm getting 15. I honestly don't want that many because I want to keep cost down. I'm thinking about selling some of them when they come.
You should, I think that would be great!
Very informative video, thanks for your in depth explanations
👌 Appreciate your time brother!
And I appreciate you watching!
The cougar that lives in my house 😂😂😂😂💀
Literally woke up and this was the first comment I saw and I immediately showed said cougar.
@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead LOL
That was a good one!😂
😂😂😂
Talk about egg price reasons! 😁
Crows are great, we feed them peanuts in the morning. We have the same going on with a hawk in our yard
I want peeps right now. I am currently doing my research, I love birds. We have always kept our animals for a long time!
We love the crows!
Good on you for doing the research!
Many Thxs! You made some very good points that I have not heard before! Please keep up the good work of giving this community inspiring and transformative info!👍🏽🙏🏽🌹😊
Thank you, I appreciate that!
What breed of chicken was that grey one you were holding???
Stumbled across your channel tonight. Binge watching all your chicken videos. You had me at "it should be !" Lol new subscriber here. Love the energy, the way you explain things and how much you ACTUALLY reply to your subscribers. Hope your channel really blows up ! Good luck and please keep the awesome chicken content coming
I forgot to mention how patient you are with people's questions in the comments. Also that you're open to their ideas and encourage them instead of being judgey right off the bat.
People come to chickens from all sorts of different backgrounds, abilities and income levels. I can tell you recognize that
I appreciate you watching them! I definitely try to reply to as many people as possible. I will admit that some days it gets hard 😂.
We definitely may have a neighbor war with ours and it’s definitely worth it haha!
Absolutely! There are SO many different types of chicken owners and in most cases there isn’t a “wrong” way. Most.
Anyways, thank you for stopping by and leaving this awesome comment!
@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead of course, man ! You do such a good job of encouraging others. I thought you could use a little yourself. And your channel is getting more attention. It will soon be practically impossible to reply to EVERYONE. So the best you can & don't beat yourself up. It's all about balance, right ? I mean, we all should have a life outside of YT
I feed mine every day in smaller feeders as to not tempt the rodents but my neighbor has a 5" pipe with a j on the end that stands about 4 foot tall that he fills with feed for his chickens. Lasts a week or more.
Nice! Does that pipe keep the rodents out?? I’ve seen people using those before.
Luckily we don’t have too big of an issue here with mice. We have a couple here and there but between the cats and the chickens they do a pretty good job taking care of them. Our next door neighbors were a goat dairy farm and when they were in business it was worse. Since they shut down we have noticed a pretty big drop in the mice around!
@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead nope, the pipe feeds the rats the same as the chickens unfortunately but I suppose if one were to cap it off before bed, it could resolve such an issue.
Hi can I use wood chips in the coop and run? Or is that too rough on their feet? Thank you 🙏
Great video!
T!!!! I miss you!!!
What does your wife feed the crows?.. we’ve had an unfortunate hawk attack , which killed one of our hens.
I’ve also seen some crows dive bomb the hawk when it came back!
I’d love to make friends with the crows🤞
It took quite a long time, but she started out with some cat treats, hot dogs, things like that. That got expensive so now it’s dry cat food and then some treats here and there. Once they actually realized she was leaving food for them they started to come back every single day waiting. If she doesn’t bring the food out when they think she’s supposed to they will caw like crazy outside our front door 😂.
When you leave the food, make eye contact with them and talk to them. We do a lot of “hey birds! Come eat! Heeeey birds!” And even if they aren’t outside when we go out there they will come when they hear that!
Awesome, thank you so much for the great advice!
Wish me luck!
And Great job on your channel, it’s very informative.. I love it!👏
You’re welcome!
Thank you for watching and good luck!!
The cougar 🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
But what about health? I am honestly looking for chickens to have more control over my food source. I have two autoimmune issues and I would love to be able to re-introduce eggs. I have a friend who has chickens in her egg don’t seem to really bug me.
Where did u buy ur nesting boxes from????
Wow as i just heard u say u have a whole video on it🥴
😂😂😂 I told you, it is the most asked question I get haha!
@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead im on my way to pick a couple up! my precious chickens have been laying in cardboard boxes in the meantime whilst we found the perfect laying nesting boxes but its been raining here in Texas and they tend to get a bit humide thus it being cardboard and ive noticed they like laying in their coop and not outside under our porch assuming they want more privacy these would be the perfect fit
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