You have the most gorgeous Buff Orpingtons in the world. I love those stately birds--they have so much dignified presence. The Buff Orpington nurtures her peeps in a manner that defines the phrase "mother hen" to its fullest.
I have also found that if I get 2 broody hatch chicks close together that the mom's do even teach whatever chick is in the vicinity, not just theirs. It's a little like mom and aunt with chick's trusting the other hen. May not happen with every hen but so far it's been beautiful to watch when it does.
I love watching your videos. They are so informative for a beginner like me. You look after them so well and look at the result....Beautiful happy Chickens!
Hi Debbie - I definitely need to film a few mire country wines - and perhaps mead too? I have a wine playlist for now ruclips.net/p/PLDluIIoNPsldQZSpsDMKrT2ORoGMURQ-F The different yeasts behave differently & produce different tastes. For example a general purpose yeast is good for most country wines but, for blackberry port, you want a high alcohol yeast - so a port wine yeast that produces robust, high alcohol wines is best. A champagne yeast also gives high alcohol but delicate and crisp - not right for port
I’ve watched them all twice! Going on my third time. I’ve e-bayed everything you advised and am going to start a rhubarb wine tomorrow. Thank you so much for your reply! The yeast types are interesting and I appreciate your explanation. Would love to see the mead and anything else wine. Your way of explaining is encouraging and well explained.
Is the daytime temperature outside warm enough for the chicks? Thank you for your lovely videos. They are like a lovely illustrated storybook chapter. I know it takes a lot of work to create them. How do you speak so fluently? Do you memorize or is it extemporaneous?
Hi! It's warm here right now (25C) and the chicks love to roam. If they do get chilly, they run under their hen until warm. We do plan what to say roughly - and you don't see the out takes 😁
What a lovely video to watch, thank you Fiona and Huge ❤ Is it acceptable to give the hens and chicks tap water or is it better to given them water from a water butt ie rain water?
@@EnglishCountryLifethank you. I’ve just had a scroll though your videos looking for the one where you talk about fencing for chicken runs, I’m sure you did one. I don’t want an electric fence just one that will keep them ‘contained’ if I let them out of the enclosure. Have you got a link please? x
I have a broody Buff and I could not break her. We don't have a rooster so the eggs are not fertile. She got so bad that I went to the farm store and got 4 chicks for her to adopt but she would have nothing to do with them so I'm raising them in a tub. My question is how to integrate them into the flock. I built a good sized box with fence panel covered in chicken wire so they are in with the other hens and can they can see each other and the hens seemed very interested in the chicks. Recently, I was changing the water and food and one of the hens jumped in with the chicks and was not nice to them, started picking on them immediately. The chicks are about 3 weeks old and have been in the pen for a week now. Suggestions?
We suggest raising them in an adjoining enclosure where the other hens can see them but where a fence separates them. Don't allow them to mix until they are much bigger - 12 weeks or so.
If you call your husband lovely where I live it's not a compliment to the men I know. Having lived in the UK for several years I realized pretty quick how different our use of the English language is. Being from the southern United States my speech was almost a foreign language to most people. However I made some friends there that came to the states to visit after I came back home and I still love them all and pray for them often, I took a different path with Jesus Christ as savior and Lord so they haven't kept in touch over the past few years. I don't find that uncommon in people who have no faith, but I'll continue to call them out to God and hopefully will see them in heaven.
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You have the most gorgeous Buff Orpingtons in the world. I love those stately birds--they have so much dignified presence. The Buff Orpington nurtures her peeps in a manner that defines the phrase "mother hen" to its fullest.
Thank you Suzie 😊. We are very fond of them ourselves
I have also found that if I get 2 broody hatch chicks close together that the mom's do even teach whatever chick is in the vicinity, not just theirs. It's a little like mom and aunt with chick's trusting the other hen. May not happen with every hen but so far it's been beautiful to watch when it does.
Ours do that too - even to having occasional sleepovers 🙂
I am learning so much! Thank you.
So glad that you're enjoying it 🙂
I love watching your videos. They are so informative for a beginner like me. You look after them so well and look at the result....Beautiful happy Chickens!
Thank you so much
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful tips!! I have started to hatch first time with a broody hen and so far is going well thank you so much 😊😊
Best of luck!
Lovely video
Thanks 🤗
Please more country wine videos! You’re great at explaining everything! New to channel. Could you explain the difference in wine yeasts? Please. 😊
Hi Debbie - I definitely need to film a few mire country wines - and perhaps mead too?
I have a wine playlist for now
ruclips.net/p/PLDluIIoNPsldQZSpsDMKrT2ORoGMURQ-F
The different yeasts behave differently & produce different tastes. For example a general purpose yeast is good for most country wines but, for blackberry port, you want a high alcohol yeast - so a port wine yeast that produces robust, high alcohol wines is best. A champagne yeast also gives high alcohol but delicate and crisp - not right for port
I’ve watched them all twice! Going on my third time. I’ve e-bayed everything you advised and am going to start a rhubarb wine tomorrow. Thank you so much for your reply! The yeast types are interesting and I appreciate your explanation. Would love to see the mead and anything else wine. Your way of explaining is encouraging and well explained.
@@debbiebooker6146 Thanks so much. I work on the basis that if I can do it, anyone czn 😁
Is the daytime temperature outside warm enough for the chicks? Thank you for your lovely videos. They are like a lovely illustrated storybook chapter. I know it takes a lot of work to create them. How do you speak so fluently? Do you memorize or is it extemporaneous?
Hi! It's warm here right now (25C) and the chicks love to roam. If they do get chilly, they run under their hen until warm. We do plan what to say roughly - and you don't see the out takes 😁
What a lovely video to watch, thank you Fiona and Huge ❤ Is it acceptable to give the hens and chicks tap water or is it better to given them water from a water butt ie rain water?
Hi Barbs! We use tap water - if it's safe for humans, we think it's safe for chickens. They still drink from puddles though!
@@EnglishCountryLifethank you. I’ve just had a scroll though your videos looking for the one where you talk about fencing for chicken runs, I’m sure you did one. I don’t want an electric fence just one that will keep them ‘contained’ if I let them out of the enclosure. Have you got a link please? x
@@barbsdee3831 Hi Barb, ours was on electric fencing. You can use electric poultry mesh without putting any electric current through it though
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I have a broody Buff and I could not break her. We don't have a rooster so the eggs are not fertile. She got so bad that I went to the farm store and got 4 chicks for her to adopt but she would have nothing to do with them so I'm raising them in a tub. My question is how to integrate them into the flock. I built a good sized box with fence panel covered in chicken wire so they are in with the other hens and can they can see each other and the hens seemed very interested in the chicks. Recently, I was changing the water and food and one of the hens jumped in with the chicks and was not nice to them, started picking on them immediately. The chicks are about 3 weeks old and have been in the pen for a week now. Suggestions?
We suggest raising them in an adjoining enclosure where the other hens can see them but where a fence separates them. Don't allow them to mix until they are much bigger - 12 weeks or so.
Super videos thank you. What do you do about food for chicks and the adults running together? Do you give everyone chick feed?
We do indeed, we make sure that laying hens also have access to oyster shell as the chick crumb doesn't have sufficient calcium for them
@@EnglishCountryLife thank you for your very speedy reply.
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If you call your husband lovely where I live it's not a compliment to the men I know. Having lived in the UK for several years I realized pretty quick how different our use of the English language is. Being from the southern United States my speech was almost a foreign language to most people. However I made some friends there that came to the states to visit after I came back home and I still love them all and pray for them often, I took a different path with Jesus Christ as savior and Lord so they haven't kept in touch over the past few years. I don't find that uncommon in people who have no faith, but I'll continue to call them out to God and hopefully will see them in heaven.
It is strange how language has different meanings in different places