Holy smoke! I am going to guess you are Canadian because you mentioned Winnipeg. I live 1 hour north. Getting my first chickens in May. Life long dream. Glad I found your channel. I am feeling overwhelmed. I will keep watching. Love your enthusiasm. And the roosters of course.
Thank you Madame President, you always brighten our day. 🤗 i finally gave in to my broody bantam, she is sitting on 8 little bantam eggs in a pop up brooder in the garage. She is so happy after being broody every month for the past 3 months to finally have some eggs to sit on, she is making such sweet contented chucks. If all goes well, we may have spring chicks to add to the Banty flock! 🐣 Lord knows we don’t need another roo, King the bantam chases me all over the yard, bless his heart. By the way, he did learn to do the rooster dance! Have a wonderful week! 💕 Lee
Watch out for the straight run chickens. A few times trying that, and I ended up with all males. Extremely disappointed when I bought 30 SR Americanas and every single one was a roo.
It was many years ago at the beginning..well a few years in my life with chickens. And I bought them at Tractor Supply in my town. I no longer buy chickens that way unless I order special. I mostly hatch my own now or buy from a specific hatchery that I love.
Thank you, great timing on this topic. My baby white silky chicks (ordered from a Silky breeder) are starting to hatch. She sent me a video of the adorable chicks. I currently have 10 adult silky's, 7 roosters and 3 hens. The roosters have worked it out and get along fine. I live in the Sonoran Desert in Tucson, Arizona and the silky's do really well in the hotter months. In a separate living space I have 3 barred rock and 4 road island red hens. They are all given ample shade and access to wading pools when it's really hot here. Thanks for all the information you bring us.🐣🐤🐥🐔
From all the info, 7 roosters will run your 3 little hens to death. Are you planning to rehome 6 or get more ladies? I got 7 chicks, 2 are roosters and there is competition between them, so my bad mannered roo runs down the hens, (no dance), then the other follows behind with another unfortunate assault. The rude guy tends to do this to 1 particular hen and chases her away from food and treats. He and she are a pair of Buff Orpingtons. He's gotta go. Your silkies must be so fun to watch though❣🐣🐓
I live where it gets well below zero Fahrenheit in the winter and around 100 in the summer. It's a very difficult balance, but the cold of winter is longer here than the heat of summer, so I go for the cold tolerant birds and work hard to keep the girls cooler in the summer.
I just wanted to say ever since I been watching 👀 your RUclips channel it really inspired me to start raising chickens and it has brought me so much happiness
@@WelcometoChickenlandia He was getting picked on by the bigger hens (pulling his head feathers out) I have him in his own coop with the other hen like him. They’ve very happy now and so funny to watch! 😁 I really appreciate your videos, you’ve taught me so much ♥️
Thank you, Madam President Our first chicks were straight run. Easter Eggers and Barred Rock. We had no clue what straight run meant. Neither did the guy we were talking to when we picked out chicks! We were so lucky. Five chicks - all five were pullets! We lost one hen last week to a javelina. We are still heartbroken 💔. We want to add Orpingtons this spring. Since you’ve lived in Arizona ~ we live south of Prescott ~ Western Central Arizona. Blessings to you and all of Chickenlandia! ❤
I remember when I got first chickens . It's been 3 years now I don't regret it. I learned so much and learned from you because of your videos. I started my channel a year ago . I just made a video about chicken . especially right now with these egg prizes. And if chicken is worth it. It matters like you said on the breeds and where you are the right birds. I really thank you so much. You are my chicken lady hero. Thank you
Have a plan for what to do when all the ladies you bought...aren't. People order/buy pullets and end up with a cockerel or two STILL all the time (assuming you're not buy sex-linked chicks). I have already made my written list of the few breeds I'm allowed to purchase if I run across them (so my spouse won't worry I will go overboard AND he can't give me grief if I bring a few home, they're ON THE LIST lol). I am thinking there will be more abandoned roosters than ever this year, with such a huge interest in backyard chickens due to egg prices. I have room for another oo (2 diff coops) so I will take one it comes up. Which it may, as I live in a rural area.
You can get bantams or standards as vent-sexed day-old chicks from Meyer Hatchery. This is what I did for my 2nd batch because my first batch of 6 which were straight run turned out to be 4 roosters that had to be rehomed after 4-5 months of raising them. Yes, I paid extra for the vent sexed chicks, but it was only about $7-$9 each. That's way less costly than raising them just to rehome them. I only have bantams. Also, pay the extra to get them vaccinated against Marek's Disease.
Roosters - just like kids when you're on the phone... chicken-keeping - nothing worthwhile is easy 💛 I wonder if there are ginger chickens in Africa...
My first video watching you, well, I think you’re pretty outstanding I wanna watch more I like your personality and the way your roosters are always trying to say it how they feel lol
I very much believe your philosophy with keeping chickens. I preached how I wish everyone would start gardening and raising chickens. (Of course we ALL know some people CAN'T) I mistakingly didn't go into the detail that of course some people CANT and holy moly am I getting attacked on Facebook. 😅 I thought you'd appreciate it because I know you get attacked over stupid stuff all the time. 😂🤪
Thanks so much for sharing this Madam President 😊 We plan to add to our flock this spring and can’t have roosters where I live. It would break my heart if I had to give up any of my babies. Btw big congrats on your book! I’ve preordered, can’t wait to read it 😊
I feel like your my best friend..I live near you, I'm in Olympia Wa. I only have 4 hens, where would I buy hens that are already a couple months old. THANK YOU 💕 😊
The number of chickens I can keep is based on the square footage of my property. I would love a bantam, but I need to choose good layers as opposed to characters. Maybe I can secretly get one bantam with four orpingtons.
We process our extra roosters. My silkies love going broody so I stick our EE eggs and orphington eggs under them. We only ended up with 3 pallets out of all the chicks that our silkies hatched last year. 🤦♀️
There are some official and unofficial chicken breeds here in Greece. One of those that are recognised, is the one we have, called "karaguniki". We have one rooster and 10 hens and they are enough to cover our family needs. They are also dual purpose, quite big birds. We absolutely love them. Some people have asked me the reason why I picked this breed and the answer is so simple. It's an indigenous, local breed. That means that the breed has existed in this area of the world for who knows how long and they are totally adjusted to the climate and the way the seasons appear. I don't know a lot of chicken owners but in all seriousness, shouldn't the adaptability of the animal be one of the top concerns before you get your first flock? Another question I have and I honestly don't understand is why people mix the breeds. What is the gain of doing that? We got our chickens for about a year and yes, I have a lot of questions!
I live in NM and we get hot AND cold (like when I was living in N. Ca). I did NOT get to see this video before I started getting chickens but also I got all my first ones from a local breeder. Don't know if that helped or not but the ones I still have are doing fine. Who out there is thinking bantams will be fine in the wild though? My little black silkie can barely hop let alone fly. She'd be gone so quick T^T
@@WelcometoChickenlandia I wouldn't give up my Bantams for the world and I have a hen who is more like a dog than chicken, meeting me in my driveway when I come home, but they definitely have spunk
Question. When has it been 120° in Elfrida AZ? The internet says June is the hottest month for Elfrida with an average high temperature of 95.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arizona. Now Phoenix gets HOT! When I think of hot Arizona I don't think of Elfrida. We have property near there, in Willcox, and I think we had 1 day where it got to 101°. We used to live in Menifee California and temps there would hit 113° for weeks 😬 Like I said, I don't know if it gets that hot in Elfrida, correct me if I'm wrong...
@@adventuresofroblana2619 haha yeah it's extreme. I lived in Tucson and it did get that hot there sometimes! And in Los Angeles, too! I prefer heat but that was just too much haha.
I need help from u pleaseeee in close to Niagara falls ny and we lost 11 chicks all young before having a lil tail and idk what we have or what kind ECT we went to a place they were going to let them out and die as a few days old
Well, I'm seriously crazy! I live in town, have 5 hens, 4 who lay since last summer, and 2 roosters. I'm wanting to hatch eggs🤔🙄😳, honesty to replace a mean rooster to try for a calmer one. But the eggs! I love them, shared a few n someone gave me $4 for 4 eggs yesterday, they were to be free to his mom, lol. Now he wants more later as his regular guys property flooded in this rain. Wow!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia hmm, I know my Stella os a Silkie cross, she has black legs, 5 toes, turquoise ears, head poof, beard, dark comb, but normal chicken feathers. I was thinking Gold Top (silkie/sussex), both I'm not sure, wish I could post a photo
I’ve got 100 pullets for $5 each if you buy 20 or more in California 👍🏽🤠can’t beat that price anywhere else 💯% game hens 1 year old down to 4 months old.
@@WelcometoChickenlandia me too…so far she’s doing good, she’s a Buff Brahma, her name is “Lemon” lol my daughter named her because her legs are lemon color lol
I’m having a hard time identifying a chick breed, I had my dad bring one in at the house. It has black and white feathers, also the chick is very fluffy.
I'm hoping to get some roosters out of my current batch of chicks but don't want to add them to my mixed flock of hens. Do you have any tips for setting up a batchelor area for roosters?
If a baby chick pulled it holds it up it's a hen. If it dropped its feet down it's a when they're babies you can do that be very gentle not into the baby
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I guess Elfrida never gets to 120 degrees! I used to live there so it came to mind LOL. Replace that with Phoenix! 🥵
It got way to hot in south Texas last year, it was rough.
Holy smoke! I am going to guess you are Canadian because you mentioned Winnipeg. I live 1 hour north. Getting my first chickens in May. Life long dream. Glad I found your channel. I am feeling overwhelmed. I will keep watching. Love your enthusiasm. And the roosters of course.
I've been full on chicken mama for almost 15 years now. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Yay!!
Thank you Madame President, you always brighten our day. 🤗 i finally gave in to my broody bantam, she is sitting on 8 little bantam eggs in a pop up brooder in the garage. She is so happy after being broody every month for the past 3 months to finally have some eggs to sit on, she is making such sweet contented chucks. If all goes well, we may have spring chicks to add to the Banty flock! 🐣 Lord knows we don’t need another roo, King the bantam chases me all over the yard, bless his heart. By the way, he did learn to do the rooster dance! Have a wonderful week! 💕 Lee
Thank you!!
Watch out for the straight run chickens. A few times trying that, and I ended up with all males. Extremely disappointed when I bought 30 SR Americanas and every single one was a roo.
😱 30/30 roos in a straight run?!!
That seems practically impossible without it being intentional on the hachery's part. What a bummer!
That seems outside the normal realm of chance. That hatchery did that on purpose. I thought 4 roosters in a run of 6 bantams was bad
It was many years ago at the beginning..well a few years in my life with chickens. And I bought them at Tractor Supply in my town. I no longer buy chickens that way unless I order special. I mostly hatch my own now or buy from a specific hatchery that I love.
Thank you, great timing on this topic. My baby white silky chicks (ordered from a Silky breeder) are starting to hatch. She sent me a video of the adorable chicks. I currently have 10 adult silky's, 7 roosters and 3 hens. The roosters have worked it out and get along fine. I live in the Sonoran Desert in Tucson, Arizona and the silky's do really well in the hotter months. In a separate living space I have 3 barred rock and 4 road island red hens. They are all given ample shade and access to wading pools when it's really hot here. Thanks for all the information you bring us.🐣🐤🐥🐔
I love Tucson. It's one of my favorite places on earth!
From all the info, 7 roosters will run your 3 little hens to death. Are you planning to rehome 6 or get more ladies? I got 7 chicks, 2 are roosters and there is competition between them, so my bad mannered roo runs down the hens, (no dance), then the other follows behind with another unfortunate assault. The rude guy tends to do this to 1 particular hen and chases her away from food and treats. He and she are a pair of Buff Orpingtons. He's gotta go.
Your silkies must be so fun to watch though❣🐣🐓
I just love the run set up 😊 chickens looks happy
Thank you!
Tks for keeping up the good work my sweet topaz passed away a couple days ago but your videos always help me to move on
I'm so sorry for you loss. ❤️
I love your little hodgepodge band of misfits 🥰😆
Me too!
Such good information! Another great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I made sure to get pullets that were about 3 weeks old- I figured, they had made it through the hardest part.. 😁👍
Smart!
I live where it gets well below zero Fahrenheit in the winter and around 100 in the summer. It's a very difficult balance, but the cold of winter is longer here than the heat of summer, so I go for the cold tolerant birds and work hard to keep the girls cooler in the summer.
I just wanted to say ever since I been watching 👀 your RUclips channel it really inspired me to start raising chickens and it has brought me so much happiness
I got pullets and ended up with a polish crested rooster 😂
Oops! I bet he's pretty funny though!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia He was getting picked on by the bigger hens (pulling his head feathers out) I have him in his own coop with the other hen like him. They’ve very happy now and so funny to watch! 😁 I really appreciate your videos, you’ve taught me so much ♥️
Thank you, Madam President
Our first chicks were straight run. Easter Eggers and Barred Rock.
We had no clue what straight run meant. Neither did the guy we were talking to when we picked out chicks!
We were so lucky. Five chicks - all five were pullets!
We lost one hen last week to a javelina. We are still heartbroken 💔.
We want to add
Orpingtons this spring.
Since you’ve lived in Arizona ~ we live south of Prescott ~ Western Central Arizona.
Blessings to you and all of Chickenlandia! ❤
I remember when I got first chickens . It's been 3 years now I don't regret it. I learned so much and learned from you because of your videos. I started my channel a year ago . I just made a video about chicken . especially right now with these egg prizes. And if chicken is worth it. It matters like you said on the breeds and where you are the right birds. I really thank you so much. You are my chicken lady hero. Thank you
Thanks so much!
Have a plan for what to do when all the ladies you bought...aren't. People order/buy pullets and end up with a cockerel or two STILL all the time (assuming you're not buy sex-linked chicks). I have already made my written list of the few breeds I'm allowed to purchase if I run across them (so my spouse won't worry I will go overboard AND he can't give me grief if I bring a few home, they're ON THE LIST lol). I am thinking there will be more abandoned roosters than ever this year, with such a huge interest in backyard chickens due to egg prices. I have room for another oo (2 diff coops) so I will take one it comes up. Which it may, as I live in a rural area.
You can get bantams or standards as vent-sexed day-old chicks from Meyer Hatchery. This is what I did for my 2nd batch because my first batch of 6 which were straight run turned out to be 4 roosters that had to be rehomed after 4-5 months of raising them. Yes, I paid extra for the vent sexed chicks, but it was only about $7-$9 each. That's way less costly than raising them just to rehome them. I only have bantams. Also, pay the extra to get them vaccinated against Marek's Disease.
I really appreciate your straight talk. New chicken family and did a lot of research for a full year. But you can never stop learning.
I ❤️ your laughter, it's contagious! ☺️
I think maybe Kamala Harris contracted it from watching this channel.
Roosters - just like kids when you're on the phone... chicken-keeping - nothing worthwhile is easy 💛
I wonder if there are ginger chickens in Africa...
My first video watching you, well, I think you’re pretty outstanding I wanna watch more I like your personality and the way your roosters are always trying to say it how they feel lol
I very much believe your philosophy with keeping chickens. I preached how I wish everyone would start gardening and raising chickens. (Of course we ALL know some people CAN'T) I mistakingly didn't go into the detail that of course some people CANT and holy moly am I getting attacked on Facebook. 😅 I thought you'd appreciate it because I know you get attacked over stupid stuff all the time. 😂🤪
Oh no!!! Let me know if I need to open a can of “kick butt” on anyone! 😂❤️🐔
@@WelcometoChickenlandia 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏
Thank you president!! What brand is your large blue mixing bowl you mix your fermented feed in? Can't find it anywhere...
That’s from Sur la Tab. I bought it like twenty years ago so idk if they still have it!
Kudos, mentioned an Arizona town from a Marty Robbins song. Love your chicken lore also. Thanks again.
You are educating in an entertaining way.
Thanks so much for sharing this Madam President 😊 We plan to add to our flock this spring and can’t have roosters where I live. It would break my heart if I had to give up any of my babies. Btw big congrats on your book! I’ve preordered, can’t wait to read it 😊
Thank you so much!!
I feel like your my best friend..I live near you, I'm in Olympia Wa. I only have 4 hens, where would I buy hens that are already a couple months old. THANK YOU 💕 😊
The number of chickens I can keep is based on the square footage of my property. I would love a bantam, but I need to choose good layers as opposed to characters. Maybe I can secretly get one bantam with four orpingtons.
We process our extra roosters. My silkies love going broody so I stick our EE eggs and orphington eggs under them. We only ended up with 3 pallets out of all the chicks that our silkies hatched last year. 🤦♀️
There are some official and unofficial chicken breeds here in Greece.
One of those that are recognised, is the one we have, called "karaguniki".
We have one rooster and 10 hens and they are enough to cover our family needs. They are also dual purpose, quite big birds.
We absolutely love them.
Some people have asked me the reason why I picked this breed and the answer is so simple.
It's an indigenous, local breed.
That means that the breed has existed in this area of the world for who knows how long and they are totally adjusted to the climate and the way the seasons appear.
I don't know a lot of chicken owners but in all seriousness, shouldn't the adaptability of the animal be one of the top concerns before you get your first flock?
Another question I have and I honestly don't understand is why people mix the breeds.
What is the gain of doing that?
We got our chickens for about a year and yes, I have a lot of questions!
I live in NM and we get hot AND cold (like when I was living in N. Ca). I did NOT get to see this video before I started getting chickens but also I got all my first ones from a local breeder. Don't know if that helped or not but the ones I still have are doing fine. Who out there is thinking bantams will be fine in the wild though? My little black silkie can barely hop let alone fly. She'd be gone so quick T^T
im from Winnipeg !! I love my chanteclers ! ❤
Bantams have a napoleon complex 😂
They do! LOL
@@WelcometoChickenlandia I wouldn't give up my Bantams for the world and I have a hen who is more like a dog than chicken, meeting me in my driveway when I come home, but they definitely have spunk
Question. When has it been 120° in Elfrida AZ? The internet says June is the hottest month for Elfrida with an average high temperature of 95.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arizona. Now Phoenix gets HOT! When I think of hot Arizona I don't think of Elfrida. We have property near there, in Willcox, and I think we had 1 day where it got to 101°. We used to live in Menifee California and temps there would hit 113° for weeks 😬 Like I said, I don't know if it gets that hot in Elfrida, correct me if I'm wrong...
You're probably right! Elfrida just came to mind because I used to live there many years ago. I should have said Phoenix!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia it just scared me, I was hoping it didn't get that hot there!
@@adventuresofroblana2619 haha yeah it's extreme. I lived in Tucson and it did get that hot there sometimes! And in Los Angeles, too! I prefer heat but that was just too much haha.
👍 just subscribed! I got 6 golden comet (pullets) chicks and 6 straight run chicks. 😁
I need help from u pleaseeee in close to Niagara falls ny and we lost 11 chicks all young before having a lil tail and idk what we have or what kind ECT we went to a place they were going to let them out and die as a few days old
Well, I'm seriously crazy! I live in town, have 5 hens, 4 who lay since last summer, and 2 roosters. I'm wanting to hatch eggs🤔🙄😳, honesty to replace a mean rooster to try for a calmer one. But the eggs! I love them, shared a few n someone gave me $4 for 4 eggs yesterday, they were to be free to his mom, lol. Now he wants more later as his regular guys property flooded in this rain. Wow!
What type of chicken were you holding in the intro, it's the only one I've seen that looks like my rescue.
She’s a silkie/bantam leghorn cross! She’s adorable. ❤️
@@WelcometoChickenlandia hmm, I know my Stella os a Silkie cross, she has black legs, 5 toes, turquoise ears, head poof, beard, dark comb, but normal chicken feathers. I was thinking Gold Top (silkie/sussex), both I'm not sure, wish I could post a photo
I’ve got 100 pullets for $5 each if you buy 20 or more in California 👍🏽🤠can’t beat that price anywhere else 💯% game hens 1 year old down to 4 months old.
Have you’ve ever had a chicken that got sick? Upper respiratory infection? I have one now, she’s on antibiotics, just sad to see them so dumpy…😢
Yes. It’s very stressful! I hope yours makes it through. ❤️
@@WelcometoChickenlandia me too…so far she’s doing good, she’s a Buff Brahma, her name is “Lemon” lol my daughter named her because her legs are lemon color lol
Nice Video.
I’m having a hard time identifying a chick breed, I had my dad bring one in at the house. It has black and white feathers, also the chick is very fluffy.
Maybe a silkie
I'm hoping to get some roosters out of my current batch of chicks but don't want to add them to my mixed flock of hens. Do you have any tips for setting up a batchelor area for roosters?
Hold a baby chicken up by his head very gently
If a baby chick pulled it holds it up it's a hen. If it dropped its feet down it's a when they're babies you can do that be very gentle not into the baby
Can someone tell me what to do? So today I got 1 chick however i already have a grown chicken, should i put them together yet?
Do you have a website or someplace we can contact you directly?
I have a rooster but he doesn't crow alot hardly ever
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Raccoons have to eat too....