long time subscriber: love seeing you more often now and understand editing takes time. would like more edits of shots on the subject you're talking about rather than the camera staying on you for so long. found myself hitting the fast forward button today (and don't normally) ❤
This is also very common for chickens that are lower ranking in the pecking order and have a rooster as if they are mounted a lot more than the other hens then they can loose feathers in their back. The issue can be addressed by separating those hens from the roosters for them to recover while also modifying their diet to help with growing back their feathers! :)
So true I’ve followed you since i had 17 chicks 3 years ago and your advice I follow and I know everything from you thanks Becky my chickens are happy because of you❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
One of my Buff Orpington is the most sweet, gentle, friendly of them all chickens I ever owned. She keeps order and she is the police of nice behavior of everyone including me. She is the alpha and runs to me from afar and squats down, allowing me to pet her. Under her rule, no chickens peck each other, they are all nice and well behaved as I never had such a gentle flock before.
Thanks Becky for the great information on molting chickens. As I mentioned in my last comments to you, I’ve got 8 hens molting right now and five have grown their feathers back, but three are still bare butts😂 They started to grow their feathers back, but I noticed they’ve been picked clean again. I bought some cat kibble made from white fish and potatoes which is 34% protein so have started giving them some in their sunflower seed, soldier fly and starter feed mix. Hopefully their feathers will grow back soon. We’ve had a few 32 degree nights. I wonder if those three hens could have mites? It’s strange the others don’t seem to have issues, just no feathers at the rear end.🤭
Heyyyy Becky, Im the other Becky.... Just want to discuss something 🤔 My 10 month Olds Black Australorps won't LET the 5 months Olds, inside the hen house (or they just won't go in?) The new pullets 7 are 4 Sapphire Splash & 3 French Black Copper Marans. Only one Black Australorp hen is being bossy. She's not pulling feathers, but she will grab one, occasionally. It's getting cold here in Va. I need the newest 7 to be in that hen house ASAP. MY Rooster "Seymour Badbutts" does nothing to stop the alpha hen from picking on the others. But he will try and come at me occasionally.... hence the word TRY. 😉 I handle him as needed. Lol. I'm thinking I need another chicken run and hen house just to separate the butt-heads, from the sweet ones... but can't afford to do it. Any advice? Thanks, BECKY 🤗⚘💜
My advice always stays the same. Don’t “add” more chicks into a coup until the babies are the same size. Don’t over crowd a coop. Don’t mix sweeties and feisty’s. ☀️❤️☀️
I have some hens, that all of them all at once stopped laying ( going on a year now ). I feel I've tried everything but what could the reason behind this be ?
Florida spread a bit more to manage? so happy for you. I've got asthma real bad and covid lockdowns were miserable. don't think I could have made it without adding chickiebabies to my life. bless you lady and all your hats 😂
I’m going to do a video on Cortado’s progress once a month. Scott said he is going to put it on my other channel called “Becky Sunshine Pony Town”☀️❤️☀️
I really need your help: my chickens have been expelling clear fluid from their mouths for several months with no other symptoms. Then they all got runny watery poop. Not all the time, but we see it enough to be curious. Now we've got one girl who can't hardly walk. She takes a few wabbly steps and then collapses. She laid her first egg after a couple of months without laying during this time. But now that the egg is out, andshe'ss pooping and eating/drinking normally, she still isn't walking. Im not sure if those are the same issues... But none of the hens laid since August. They all molted, but all have their feathers back. (A bobcat took out 2 of their friends, so we figured the trauma caused a longer no egg period) Is it worms? 😭 Its so hard to figure it out when we have so much going on. We use organic apple cider vinegar in water and pepper in food a few times per year
I have made a catalog of chicken videos if you go search, but here is one for you to watch.☀️❤️☀️ ruclips.net/video/E0UsmeE5Hyo/видео.htmlsi=2DQucmQte0OEW9Uy
I saw many ppl breeding chickens for eggs, and that gives me a weird idea of what they would do to their chickens when they're getting too old to lay eggs, or getting sick to die. Cause I never heard any good treatments for those old sick chickens. Would they be butchered to be served as a dish on the dnner table? Or would they be cared and protected till they die and get buried in more graceful way? Personally I thought that I would raise chickens, dogs, cats, goats in the farm, then I was a vegetarian as of those days (not now anymore), thought to myself, how I am gonna treat aging livestock, cause I can't butcher them nor eat their flesh. So it was a big problem to be solved before I would breed any kind of livestock.
Is that the color of their feathers as they grow in? Birds have many colors and lots of chickens are mixed breeds, so who knows what color they will end up being until they are grown☀️❤️☀️
I've missed these Sunday morning videos. Thank you for posting great content for us to keep our Chicky babies happy 🙂
During molt my chickens get milk, cheeses, yogurts, feed back eggs and other extra proteins. This helps them grow back quicker and healthier.
I love chicken talk. 🐔🐔🐔
oh Thank goodness im seeing your lives again.
Hahaha thanks☀️❤️☀️
yes...welcome back beautiful
Hope your day is great, Becky, love your no nonsense approach to these things and hope that people out there listen!!! 🐔🐔🐔
Hahahaha some do perfect and have great success and some don’t and always want advice on how to solve their problems☀️❤️☀️
You can also bake a 13X9 pan of well mixed over-abundant eggs. They love it.
Good advice on chickies,🐤
Great info thanks again Becky! My girls are looking a bit rough right now for sure! Have a great day!
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Good Sunday morning, Becky
long time subscriber: love seeing you more often now and understand editing takes time. would like more edits of shots on the subject you're talking about rather than the camera staying on you for so long. found myself hitting the fast forward button today (and don't normally) ❤
Everybody wants something
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Great to have Becky to anwser our questions.
This is also very common for chickens that are lower ranking in the pecking order and have a rooster as if they are mounted a lot more than the other hens then they can loose feathers in their back. The issue can be addressed by separating those hens from the roosters for them to recover while also modifying their diet to help with growing back their feathers! :)
Been watching Beck since college. She knows best. I'm glad she shares
Oh how sweet, I’m so glad you like my videos☀️❤️☀️
Thank you Becky! I am learning so much from you. God’s blessing and favor prayed over you. 😀🙏😀
Thanks☀️❤️☀️
So true I’ve followed you since i had 17 chicks 3 years ago and your advice I follow and I know everything from you thanks Becky my chickens are happy because of you❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
One of my Buff Orpington is the most sweet, gentle, friendly of them all chickens I ever owned. She keeps order and she is the police of nice behavior of everyone including me.
She is the alpha and runs to me from afar and squats down, allowing me to pet her.
Under her rule, no chickens peck each other, they are all nice and well behaved as I never had such a gentle flock before.
Hello Becky. Great hearing from you. I have your book and turn to it when I have questions. You're looking well. Have a great Autunm. 😀
Thanks, I’m glad my book is useful☀️❤️☀️
Becky what breed was the gorgeous orange brown & blue black chicken?! BEAUTIFUL!
I missed your videos
Oh thanks☀️❤️☀️
I love the way you made your chicken coops , I need to make a new coop soon , I'm looking at your coop behind you it looks so nice.
Hey Becky thank you for the video and the nuggets what I meant by that you shared very valuable information thank you 🤗
Your welcome☀️❤️☀️
Love you Becky! Thanks for sharing
Your welcome☀️❤️☀️
Thanks for sharing. Always good videos. You'll have to make us a chicken update showing the birds and other animals again sometime if you have time.
Ok, I will try☀️❤️☀️
Boy are my chickens loosing feathers!
Mine too! 😆 Yep, Just when it started to get cold.
Same here, was kinda scary seeing all the feathers all over the ground.
It’s that time of year
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Thanks Becky for the great information on molting chickens. As I mentioned in my last comments to you, I’ve got 8 hens molting right now and five have grown their feathers back, but three are still bare butts😂 They started to grow their feathers back, but I noticed they’ve been picked clean again. I bought some cat kibble made from white fish and potatoes which is 34% protein so have started giving them some in their sunflower seed, soldier fly and starter feed mix. Hopefully their feathers will grow back soon. We’ve had a few 32 degree nights.
I wonder if those three hens could have mites? It’s strange the others don’t seem to have issues, just no feathers at the rear end.🤭
Maybe they are being picked on☀️❤️😁
Sometimes they peck at each other because they are bored. Hanging up a mirror and a toy or two helps.
5/8 of my hens are molting!
It’s that time of year☀️❤️☀️
What about ROOSTER BOOSTER?
Heyyyy Becky,
Im the other Becky....
Just want to discuss something 🤔
My 10 month Olds Black Australorps won't LET the 5 months Olds, inside the hen house (or they just won't go in?) The new pullets 7 are 4 Sapphire Splash & 3 French Black Copper Marans.
Only one Black Australorp hen is being bossy. She's not pulling feathers, but she will grab one, occasionally.
It's getting cold here in Va. I need the newest 7 to be in that hen house ASAP.
MY Rooster "Seymour Badbutts" does nothing to stop the alpha hen from picking on the others.
But he will try and come at me occasionally.... hence the word TRY. 😉 I handle him as needed. Lol.
I'm thinking I need another chicken run and hen house just to separate the butt-heads, from the sweet ones... but can't afford to do it.
Any advice?
Thanks,
BECKY 🤗⚘💜
My advice always stays the same. Don’t “add” more chicks into a coup until the babies are the same size. Don’t over crowd a coop. Don’t mix sweeties and feisty’s. ☀️❤️☀️
I've got a astrolobe broody butthead tooo
Is 30 chickens in a 6x16 coop to many they do free range most days
Try adding another door separated enough from the first so that the bossy hen can't monitor both at the same time.
I have some hens, that all of them all at once stopped laying ( going on a year now ). I feel I've tried everything but what could the reason behind this be ?
Do you deworm them with DE? Do you feed them meat every single day?? ☀️❤️☀️
@@BeckysHomestead oh my gosh no on the meat not every day🤦. I will definitely start today. Thank youuu!!
@@BeckysHomesteadAlso our hens love lots of clean water every day.
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Have you been gone or am i not getting regular posts. This is the first one in a year
I took a break to enjoy and work on my Homestead☀️❤️☀️
Me too🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👑
Florida spread a bit more to manage? so happy for you. I've got asthma real bad and covid lockdowns were miserable. don't think I could have made it without adding chickiebabies to my life. bless you lady and all your hats 😂
Oh... I always wondered how you are doing and then...bam, there you are. I hope your well Becky. ♥
Show us your appy more. ❤️ my chickens, they keep my horse company 😁.
I’m going to do a video on Cortado’s progress once a month. Scott said he is going to put it on my other channel called “Becky Sunshine Pony Town”☀️❤️☀️
I really need your help: my chickens have been expelling clear fluid from their mouths for several months with no other symptoms. Then they all got runny watery poop. Not all the time, but we see it enough to be curious. Now we've got one girl who can't hardly walk. She takes a few wabbly steps and then collapses. She laid her first egg after a couple of months without laying during this time. But now that the egg is out, andshe'ss pooping and eating/drinking normally, she still isn't walking. Im not sure if those are the same issues... But none of the hens laid since August. They all molted, but all have their feathers back.
(A bobcat took out 2 of their friends, so we figured the trauma caused a longer no egg period)
Is it worms? 😭 Its so hard to figure it out when we have so much going on.
We use organic apple cider vinegar in water and pepper in food a few times per year
I have made a catalog of chicken videos if you go search, but here is one for you to watch.☀️❤️☀️
ruclips.net/video/E0UsmeE5Hyo/видео.htmlsi=2DQucmQte0OEW9Uy
I saw many ppl breeding chickens for eggs, and that gives me a weird idea of what they would do to their chickens when they're getting too old to lay eggs, or getting sick to die.
Cause I never heard any good treatments for those old sick chickens. Would they be butchered to be served as a dish on the dnner table? Or would they be cared and protected till they die and get buried in more graceful way?
Personally I thought that I would raise chickens, dogs, cats, goats in the farm, then I was a vegetarian as of those days (not now anymore), thought to myself, how I am gonna treat aging livestock, cause I can't butcher them nor eat their flesh. So it was a big problem to be solved before I would breed any kind of livestock.
My hens stay molting in September and are still molting
What mess with all the feathers
No Chooks moult at least twice a year.
Unhealthy chickens and some young chickens will molt twice a year. I have personally seen it☀️❤️☀️
@@BeckysHomestead so when do they do it?
Why would the tips of my chickens feathers turn white? They are 5 months old.
It's the breed.
Is that the color of their feathers as they grow in? Birds have many colors and lots of chickens are mixed breeds, so who knows what color they will end up being until they are grown☀️❤️☀️
You are awesome Becky and I'd rather see your eyes than your sunglasses, ha ha :-)
It is very sunny outside, I need sunglasses, so might as well have fun with them☀️❤️☀️
You have to be careful with extra protien. Too high protien in diet can burn up laying tract.
What is too much to you??
They need some every day
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