Beginners Guide To Raising BACKYARD CHICKENS

Thinking of getting backyard chickens? This beginners guide will walk you through how to order chickens, when to order chickens, chicken supplies, chicken feed, how to treat Coccidiosis in chickens, and general chicken care. We take you through the first 6 weeks of owning and raising baby chickens.

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THE STUFF YOU NEED

DIY COOP SPRAY RECIPE
1-2 Tbsp Dr. Bronners Castile soap
15 drops peppermint oil
15 drops lavender oil
4-5 cups water

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[brhodes]

I can't tell you how many chickens lives I've saved while being a rural route carrier in West Texas. Once a month some farmer would order chickens and sometimes they wouldn't pick them up for days. I'd illegally bring them home and put them under a heat lamp and feed them. Most times the person that ordered them forgot or didn't tell thier spouses they were coming. Most of them thanked me for taking them home an keeping them alive, others didn't care. The ones that did care leave eggs on my porch randomly. Im talking dozens lol. I just couldn't listen to those babies chirping alone in a dark box for days on end. You'd have to be a sociopath to ignore helpless animals. Great video and very informative 👍.

[tnmonty]

As a mail carrier I always drop the chicks off first, and they ride up front with me 😊

[sahmiayav]

I watched this video 5 years ago when I was 8-10 years old dreaming about owning chickens, now I am turning 15 and building my own coop to finally be able to raise them. You seriously sparked my passion for raising chickens/farm animals and I truly appreciate that. ❤❤

[creekfinds]

This was better than an evening of Netflix. Now I feel like I know more about raising chickens than I do about women. You are an awesome teacher!!

[charlythompson]

To the people freaking out about feeding scrambled eggs to chicks: the eggs aren't fertilized so it's more like breastfeeding than it is cannibalism.

[JayJay-kimi]

Coronavirus has taught me not to rely on shops for food. I'm building a coup, and a garden tunnel, to sustain myself with food. Thank you for posting this video, it's very informative.

[xbemos]

For anyone saying the video is long...we live in a culture of instant gratification. Videos are long for a reason. Esp documentary and explanation Videos.
By exclaiming videos are “long” pushes the creator to feel insecure about the content and length. It’s possible they then feel they need to shorten their videos which very very often causes them to skip important details or feel rushed.
You have control of the feed, you can speed it up or skip.

There’s no way to explain things like this beautiful video, in 10min or less 😒 please stop complaining.

Beautiful video. Beautiful mama. Beautiful chicks. Thank you you glorious woman 🤗

[annavas]

I am grateful for this video. I have been referring back to it for almost 2 years now. Anyone that asks about starting out with chickens, gets this video from me. Thank you Jamie and family. ♥

[greenhousefun]

Omg. This was a great video. I watched the entire video. I was considering getting chickens. But after watching this I know I'm not ready for this. This was absolutely helpful. I'm so glad I saw this and now I can make an educated decision. This was best for me and some future chicks. I would never want to be an irresponsible animal owner. Thanks

[MrTubs]

Here in Hawaii chickens rule the islands. They are every where. i have chickens all over in my yard. And you will find many in front of walmart, and Safeway. The chicken should be Hawaii official state bird lol

[underthetornado]

I fed my chicken organic feed. Oyster shells all kinds of food scraps. They loved dandelion greens. I hung corn upside down and they loved that. I used the Braggs Apple Cider too. A little bit in water. Also I made garlic tea which they adored. I boiled garlic cloves in water. Let it cool and strain. They love it!!!❤🐣🐤🐥

[mariecook]

Just an awesome tutorial. Felt like I was in a real classroom. So glad I found you. Invaluable info for a new hen owner to be.. 🙏😊🐣🐥

[zjonathonlower]

I have the attention span of a gnat and I just watched an hour and a quarter tv show about chickens. Commercials too! Way to go on the engaging show.

[IkeOzurumba]

5 minutes in and I'm like "ok this lady knows what she's talking about!" This is an incredible wealth of info. I've been doing urban chickens, but getting them as raised pullets, for about 5 years now. And I think I want to start going the chick route to get more interesting breeds. This is seriously great info. Thanks so much.

[vikikirby]

I've watched dozens of youtubes to get informed on chickens but still had some questions. This video was exactly what I needed. Thanks so much for the step by step tutorial. I feel so much better about getting my chickens now.

[treysimple]

People that actually watch the whole thing

[cavemandancer]

learned more in the first 2 minutes in this video then all my searches on chickens, thanks huge thumbs up

[CrazyNate]

Wow! So much work and knowledge put into this video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. My dog thanks you too for saying treat so many times. I had to deliver.

[energt]

We should all decentralize the food supply for all the reasons in this video. It’s healthier, is more dependable, it’s more robust and we can all share. That goes for gardens and fruit trees as well. I used to share my fruit with the entire neighborhood for free. I grew up on home grown fruits and vegetables and I am super healthy, look young for my age and I rarely ever get sick. I am positive it’s related to home grown, natural, organic foods. Thanks to my parents and grandparents who did this for me.

[ryankelly]

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