I'm 11 months into my experience as a content creator. Welcome to my channel! The content here are chronicles of my farmstead journey so far-- my successes, failures, lessons, etc. so that I can look back and see how far I've come. This is primarily my audio/visual journal, I guess one can say, which I am sharing with like-minded folks with the hopes of building a community of support. I have a long journey in getting my new property ready to live in , so I'm actually homesteading in my backyard for now. I'll be sharing what I have learned about keeping chickens, how to care for them, how to treat chicken disease, egg laying, chicken housing, the best coop features, chicken waterers, chicken feeders, chicken bedding, etc. I will also talk about my gardening experiences, as well as the tools and tips that use to help make gardening easier and successful. LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, and SHARE if this is a Community that you would like to be a part of!
Aw , yeah we gotta be gentle with her , can you still slice it and fry it ? Very interesting egg, sometimes if I get a good crack, I can take the shell off and leave the membrane intact. Never gotten to a full egg tho
@@DarkFlamesDarkness actually, I did look it up, and she has always had access to extra calcium, but it hasn't worked in the 3 years she's been like this. I would love to have taken her to a vet, but chickens are considered exotic pets in my area, and therefore, the vets charge a fortune. The last time I took a chicken to the vet, it cost nearly $600, plus the cost of the medicine. My chicken still died. She was the 2nd one that I lost after paying that kind of money, only for her to die a few weeks later anyway. It's heartbreaking.
It’s okay, I’m dark flames next door neighbors and I can confirm he is a 27 year old boring POS. Never brings any girls home, and when he does. They see his Batman posters, and they leave immediately.
@@Afarmsteadjourney Has she had access to it & is taking it or are you forcing her to take it? Sometimes you gotta force them to have it cos they wont eat or drink what they need on their own
Had this issue with a flock and I forget what the vet told me they were low on, some additive I ended getting for their food 🤦🏼♂️not the most helpful, I know. Feeling that membrane and no shell was always so trippy, honestly never considered that it might be dangerous to the chickens until the vet brought it up lol
@@celestialsoundsalchemyyes. I have illustrations of it on my RU-vid channel. It's very simple. I purchased the water nipple kit from Amazon. And I just stuck everything together. I didn't even use anything to seal the pipes together because I kept the water flow very low so that the pressure would also be low. There should be a link that you can click on at the bottom of the short video. If not, you will find it under "Tricks of the Trade" on my channel. If you have any questions after looking at the longer video, let me know. It's basically an illustration of how it's built, along with notes.
We are looking for 5 to 10 acres to homestead. We want to build a log home kit ,milk cow ,Chickens gardening unrestricted, have credit, work for purchase ,we need to buy land within 40 to 45 minutes to Franklin, TN for work .
I totally understand. The down payment that they're asking for nowadays is crazy high. Check out the USDA in your area. Also, look into Farm Credit. They might have programs available that will work for you as well. If you can qualify for a USDA loan, though, they will pay for most if not all of the down payment as well as offer a lower interest rate than you can get at most banks. They don't use credit scores, but they do look at how much debt you have already because they want to make sure that they're not lending more than the borrower can afford. I wish you the best of luck! 🙏🏻 If you can, keep us posted on how things are going for you.👍🏻
@@Afarmsteadjourney they are very outgoing and friendly, pretty docile, they are super SUPER hardy, love to forage, are predator savvy, good layers and are generally just the easiest birds you can get. Probably my favorite thing about them is their cheeky personalities lol. They are really smart too, mine follow me around when I call them!
❤ if ever I were to go with a heritage breed which I do own Rhode Island red and now that I look back on it if I were to do it all over again I would definitely buy Rhode Island reds hands down❤
I must live in a rare poultry hotspot. I keep New Hampshire chickens and Narragansett turkeys. Within a mile of here there is someone with Delaware and Jersey Giant chickens and someone else with Buckeyes. Someone else in my town has Dominiques. I used to keep heritage Rhode island Reds but the New Hampshires fit in better with the local climate and my lifestyle.
That's awesome! If they are all heritage breeds, then you do live in a hotspot! I think that's amazing. I had a Rhode Island Red at one point, but she wasn't a heritage breed. She was production breed. But now that I know the difference after doing this research, I will be looking for heritage breeds from now on. I was alarmed at the rarity of some of these breeds. A lot of people who keep large flocks are going for those that are bred as plentiful egg layers, but we wouldn't have those if it weren't for the heritage breeds in the first place! So good for you! Keep it up. 🤩
@@Afarmsteadjourney I had production New Hampshires before finding the old strain I have now. I've never had production Rhode islands. The guy with Delawares and Jersey Giants enters them in poultry shows. I've never shown my birds but I have sold chicks to people who have won ribbons showing them. The family with buckeyes is the second generation raising them. His parents started the flock in the 1960s and these are descendents of that flock. They have a nice little egg business with 70 hens and 30 Indian Runner ducks.
That's so good to hear! Right now, I have my limit on what I'm allowed to have in the neighborhood I'm living in now, but I have bought some land and I'm planning to build a hobby farm on it. I can hardly wait to get started because I want more chickens! 😁
I have the Buckeyes, and Chanteclers. Both are rare american breeds that have smaller combs for colder climates, and both take the 100F Kansas summer heat as well as more common breeds like Buff Orphington and it seems better than Brahma, and lay similarly, and will set. I like what I have read on the Cubalaya, for the midwest climate, but decided to order the similar but more rare Kraienkoppe. They both are more apt to go broody, and better for free range setting, than any of these heavy breeds, and while they may lay a tad less(probably because of being more prone to broodiness), they eat less to offset that.
That's great! Thank you for what you're doing! I only just learned that these breeds are in danger of being phased out because people just weren't buying them as much. So, my personal mission is to help in this area too. And thanks for sharing that information about their suitability for certain climates and their broodiness also. I'm sure that others in the community will find your contribution very valuable if they're thinking of getting heritage breeds! 🥰
Nice summery! I very much share your concerns. I have to respectfully disagree with the information on the new hampshires: everything I've found on them has suggested they're more friendly & calmer than their predesessors (the rhode island reds). I've started a small flock recently, and so far so good. I'd highly recommend them for a small backyard flock.
I'm glad you shared that with me because my information was based on Research rather than personal experience. And I have been considering getting the New Hampshires because they are so beautiful to me. So thank you very much!
My New Hampsires hens tend to be more aggressive toward me than any of my others and one bullies the other chickens as well. I only have a few but that's been my experience.
@@lisac.4811 oh my! That's good to know. I've heard varying opinions about them. Some say theirs are very sweet and some say otherwise. I wonder if their genetic background is a factor.
I looked into setting up a system like this, but it wouldn't work in the winter with freezing weather. Since I don't want to have to swap back and forth I just use plastic water dispensers that I can elevate and rest on a heating pad in the winter. It looks like a decent idea if you never have sub-zero weather.
Yes, I can see how it would be a problem in a cold climate. But maybe the pipes could be enclosed in insulation. However, I suppose in extreme climates, that wouldn't work either because pipes have to be buried so deeply in order to keep them from freezing, and the valves would still have to be exposed. The other alternative though might be to blow air just warm enough on the system to keep the pipes from freezing. Use a more compact system where the pipe and the cooler are closer together so that they both can be included in the warm air source. It would be interesting to keep trying to find a solution--- until it gets too frustrating, of course. LOL
Two bedroom home....two chickens. One sofa, two beds.....they have plenty of space to roost and wander. Yard for forage. One large dog to protect them outside and serve as a heat source indoors. Two protective and armed humans. We're good.
Very true. Because if something doesn't please our taste buds, we won't eat it regardless of its nutrition-- unless it can be processed into a capsule. LOL Regarding the health issue identification, I was referring to the hen herself. But you are right in what you said, for sure. 🥰
When it comes to curing or culling I think it depends on the flock. I personally cull because I'd prefer not to take the chance. An ornamental flock I'd probably try to cure. Good info. 👍
Have you experienced coccidiosis or other parasitic diseases in your flock? If so, what was the outcome? Were you able to eradicate it? If so tell us how you did it! 👍🏽🐔❤
just read ur comment on vidIQ made me think about myself about 3 years ago. sooo i wanted to check ur page out and give u a subscriber keep pounding always
Wow! You are talented! Your artwork is very impressive! You're sitting in a place where I would love to be. I'm getting so tired of the continuous uphill climb, both here on RU-vid as well as life in general! Whew! 😄 But thanks for reaching out. It's given me a bit of inspiration to keep my head to the grindstone. 👍🏻
@Afarmsteadjourney thank you i appreciate that. for sure, i understand that. it took me a long time to understand that happiness is an inside job. Meaning life will destroy you if you let it. only you can say you're happy. it took me 14 months to get 150 subs. now 20 months after that i all most have 10,000. stay steady and love what your doing and you cant go wrong.
Please madame help me i have a hen that hatched 11 egges yestrday then separated her but she's not moving she's not doing all the naturall things a mother hen should do excpet sitting on the chiks most of the time she's like over protective she's not stimulating her chiks to eat etc.. what can i do should i take her off and try to raise the chiks by my self i really don't wana loose 11 chiks 😢
Is she located inside or outside? Baby chicks are fine if they don't eat for the first couple of days because they consume the yolks while inside the egg. This nourishment usually lasts them two or three days. It could be that the mother is focused on keeping them warm right now. But you should place food and water next to her so that she can remain in place to keep them warm. They will eventually start to eat and drink also. Make sure that the water is in a shallow container so that the chicks don't fall in and drown. Feed the mother and the babies feed for baby chicks not layer feed because the baby chicks don't need the calcium, but they do need the high protein that chick feed contains. I believe that the mother will eventually show them how to eat and drink. If she still doesn't do so after the third day, you might want to consider raising them yourself. It is possible for a hen not to be good at taking care of their chicks, but in most cases, they do take care of them. Keep checking on them to see if she improves. Good luck! 😊
😁 The neighbors will probably say the same thing. And having the cows do close by will probably be enough for me. I can pet them all I want without having to feed them! 👍🏽😁
The Arucana based birds tend to lay longer. So olive eggers, Americana etc have been known to lay at six to eight years. I have a non standard Americana who is extremely cross beaked and she will be 4 june 6th and she is not showing ANY signs of slowing down.
