This is David at Homestead Hacks & Hens , I have another RU-vid channel called Barnyard Bees which has over 200000 subscribers. I wanted to create a channel that focuses mostly on chickens and homesteading, farming, and some on beekeeping. I have practiced homesteading for several years, and would like to share what I have learned over the years. If you are a fan of homesteading, farming, beekeeping, or anything that pertains to farming come along on our adventures.
I just bought an 89' Troy built horse for $100, from an estate sale, that looks similar to yours. It's in great condition and will turn over but not stay cranked. I can't wait to get it running. They don't make things of quality anymore. That's why I still use a 20-year-old Toro zero radius to mow my lawn.
I am considering putting chicken wire on top of my bulbs and garden this year- my neighbors chickens 100% DESTROYED my flower beds- including all of my heirloom bulbs and tubers- I am beyond pissed!
I was wondering how your ramps were doing. I've never eaten them but i can attest to how they smell in others after they've eaten them. That's why I've never tried them. I can't forget that odor.. Lolol.. Happy to see you're doing well. And Happy New Year BTW. 👍
Game chickens are, by nature, territorial, and tend to stay within sight of their roost. But this also means that game roosters will fight for their territory. More domesticated chickens have lost much of this territorial nature, along with their broodiness. So, game chickens are naturally the best 'yard' chickens.
I'd like to know how do you keep Red Tailed Hawks,, Coyotes, Foxes, Racoons, Possums from eating your chickens during the day when they are Ranging? especially Red Tailed Hawks-they are brutal.
Hey David, have you had any black hens attacked by hawks? I heard hawks hate crows and think black chickens are crows and won't attack because of that. Curious of your experience since yours are mostly black. Thanks.
Happy New Year! We free range our chickens most days but if our dog starts barking too much we keep them in. This dog warns us when animals are near, and so far haven't lost any for a few years now, touch wood.
I have several different breeds of chickens . Would like to get some game fowl chickens to add to my flock. What should I start with? I all ready have a roo. and 6 hens.
My mum had 3 chickens disappear overnight to a suspected fox or feral dog. Found one of their bloodied bodies. The remaining chickens now fly up into a mango tree to roost and refuses to go back to the coop (pretty smart). Looking for game birds now who have a bit of a stronger survival instinct . Wyandotte chicks won't even eat small caterpillars; they'll never be good pest eaters
I have 38 chickens here on my farm down here in South Alabama. I have six blue laced red wyandottes that gobble up everything in their path. I've even seen them catch butterflies out of the air. Beetles, spiders, ladybugs, crickets, grasshoppers, grubs, worms, caterpillars, june bugs, etc. They gobble up everything. I free range my chickens with 12 guineas. When I free range them, my 3 German shepherds watch over them. I've been around chickens, goats, cows, horses, turkeys, quail, peacocks, guineas, and hogs since I came into this world. I was raised on a farm, and now have my own farm. I'll be 43 years old on Nov. 22nd. I was born on Thanksgiving 1979. I know a thing or two about chickens and livestock.
My chickens are kept in a coop where chickens belong! But my neighbors seem to think that it’s OK to free range theirs all over the neighborhood. After complaining that they are tearing up my flower beds with no response numerous times, I just let the dogs out! I’ve cried too many tears to care about a 2 dollar chicken that is meant for food! And I’ve spent way more on my landscaping too let chickens free range in my yard!
