8 Beginner Chicken Care Mistakes To Avoid | Backyard Chickens 101 | Egg Laying Hens and Chicks

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0:00-0:52 - Intro
0:53-2:17 - Too Many Chickens
2:18-4:04 - Wrong Feed
4:05-4:28 - Calcium
4:29-5:37 - Upside
5:38-7:49 - Over Control
7:50-9:15 - Lack Of Protection
9:16-10:53 - Closing Off Coop
10:54-12:49 - Chick Temperature
12:50-14:13 - Failing To Treat Early
14:14-15:00 - Final Thoughts

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[ginagutierrez]

Hey, I would love to see a day in a your life attending to your chickens ❤️, or you showing us individual chickens telling us their breeds and their names and their personalities.❤️ just a thought because I can't remember when but you told us you're running out of ideas. 💓

[ThesmartestTem]

IMHO the number 1 chicken mistake that I see people make, and this goes for more than just chickens, is NOT DOING THEIR RESEARCH FIRST! I researched and stalked FB chicken groups for a year before finally getting ours.

[joanrichter]

Do you check each of your chickens every day? Meaning their feet, their combs, their waddles and their crops? Thank you. What about checking silkies feet every day? I have two super super fluffy silkies. And I get worried about their feet. Do I need to clean them or dip them in water? OK, that sounds really weird but… I want to take the best care of my babies as I can.

[JenniferChurchman]

More of these tips would be helpful. We have our first flock of 14 hens and 1 rooster about to turn 18weeks old. I've already learned a lot from your videos, thank you.

[rosesroosting]

I looked into chickens initially because my fiancé wanted them and I was unsure. Quickly fell down the research rabbit hole and LOVE having chickens today.

[bluewing]

If you need protection for you’re flock, buy a goose. I have 2 geese that live with my girls and boy. I watch both geese rag doll a Wiesel and a opossum since I got them. The geese do not mess around when it comes to predators

[kathyg]

I have found the best way to raise baby chicks is to let a broody hen do it.. I have not lost one chick that way. She stays with the other chicks until the first egg hatches then I move her to her own pen after about 2 weeks I let them and mama out for a couple of hours each day to introduce the babies to the flick. Extending the time each week. At about 12 weeks they are all together.

[JoyoftheGardenandHome]

Get chicks at the proper season. Spring or late summer, so they'll be grown enough to handle the winter weather...

[joanrichter]

Yes I would love to see more areas covered. I learned from every video. Even if I know the information I still like repetition! Thank you for everything you do and all your information.

[Jesuslightshines]

If you have a aggressive chicken you put it somewhere by it’s self. But let the other chickens see each other after a week or two that chicken will be at the bottom

[crashfields]

Don't rely on Google! Do real research for yourself!

[tiffnickk]

Not having back up brooder supplies. We had a baby who was injured and we needed to separate her in her own little brooder! I was so stressed that we didn't have a second brooder plate! Thankfully Amazon got it to us the next day!

[rachelweigand]

I'm getting super excited watching different videos on how to raise chickens. I want to learn everything I possibly can before doing this. Thank you to everyone here for sharing! I want my chickens to be happy, healthy, and comfortable.. after all, they give back by laying the eggs for us to eat so they deserve the best life!!! God bless 🙌 😊

[scottolson]

This is great! More please! I'm about to get my first chickens...and no matter how much I try to learn...I'm freaking a little!

[nancybrown]

my neighbors chickens died of the heat. what do you do for high heat in the summer for care of chickens

[rhondapatterson]

I am a new chicken mom with only 3 adult chickens and I appreciate info like this. We love our chickens and want to take good care of them. We are located in California’s Central Valley. Thank you so much and we are interested in any and all info. 😊

[memine]

#8 we got some chicks this spring. We ordered 10. The hatchery gave us 1 free random chick. They took about a day to arrive after the order was shipped. On the second day i noticed that our free chick had something hanging from its butt. For the forst few days i thought it was just from the cramped shipping. After a few days it had picked all the feathers and created a fairly large cut in that area. Turns out it had "pasty butt" a diarrhea that keeps leaking. Took special care and soaked it in epsom salt. I did separate this chick as i seen other chicks pecking at it. I believe it would not have survived if i had not. Its now my favorite chick. Braver that all and the smallest. Oddball i named it. Quite different than the chicks i ordered

[Leapingspirit]

One little random thing that helped me when I first got my chicks back in May is... I've kept reptiles for about seven years now, so I know how to balance a sort of 'hot side' and 'cold side' with an enclosure. I got them a large galvanized tub and an unused reptile tank lid to cover it and keep my dog out, set them up in my living room and put the heat lamp on one side. Worked out really well for me and now I've got happy, friendly chickens outside in my backyard coop giving me eggs every day :D

[alyjade]

My chicken almost got eaten by a owl today. I let the flock out to free range like i do every day but after that incident im afraid to let them out again so we are building a free range pen

[brianlawliss]

I have been bitching at Albertsons & Safeway for years that their Chicken eggs, are not hard enough which I believe is not enough Calcium in their feed, because I have raised chickens myself, and had bright Yellow yolks, and super hard shells, when cracked split right across the middle with no problem. I no longer have chickens, but I remember also having many double yolked eggs. Feed the Chickens good food and you will have great eggs, it will be worth it in the end.