10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Getting Chickens!| North Florida Homesteading

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Hey, y’all, I hope you enjoyed learning the 10 things I wish I knew before getting chickens! I’ve had my chickens for a few years now, but it hasn’t been so long that I have forgotten all the things I experienced and learned when first getting them. So, I felt like it was a good time to share a video on this topic for anyone who is wanting their first chickens this spring! New baby chicks on the homestead is SUCH a joy. Love to you all and I’ll see you soon!✨
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@ScienceisRadAF 3 месяца назад

“How you choose to love them” is such a beautiful framing that can be applied to so many aspects of life-in-society

@ritabeitz9598 2 года назад

Your video is just what a new chicken owner needs to hear. I have had chickens now going on 10 years and all your advice is right on! Blessings from Washington state!

@FaithLenzo 2 года назад

Thank you, that means so much that someone else agrees. Blessings from Florida!

@elisabeth9533 2 года назад

So happy to see someone in north Florida! It’s hard to get information for gardening in my zone (I’m actually 9A), but I’m so excited I found your page!

@katskills5560 2 года назад

I’m in north central FL, so where are you? I’ve got rabbits and getting ready for my chickens. I have taken care of my friend’s chicken a lot and have some experience. Although I want to handle my chickens more so that they are more friendly and I won’t stress them out when I enter their space. My friend doesn’t handle their chickens.

@eliseville Год назад

I thought it interesting that Northern Florida was a colder (8b) Zone than even further Northern California at 9b! And I’m certain our droughty/wildfire Summers get far hotter, just mostly drier/lower humidity which makes them more bearable❤️ Yet, my baby mixed flock of 8 all survived 115 F days with cooling pools, fans, misters & plenty of ice-treats! Good thing we live right off a river.

@nyegye1606 8 месяцев назад

I'm in North Florida too. Looking to buy land for a homestead. Any advice on which counties to look in? I'd like minimal restrictions.

@claudiacallen 2 дня назад

@@nyegye1606 stay in the small counties….like Gilchrist…Suwannee…stay away from Alachua county

@TheIslandFarmer321 3 года назад

i have that same sign on my coop hahaha ironically i don't free range my hens i found that there's other ways to keep their morale high if not higher than free ranging them. i just cant have them digging pot holes everywhere. my hens seem to like change, like the garden and kitchen scraps rather than just corn everyday. i also compost in my coop and it seems turning the compost gets them very excited, i imagine it's like remodeling their home. they are usually occupied for for a few days when i do that, digging in new areas for bugs... also i've seen hawks slash through chicken wire...2 layers will almost always prevent predatory birds from getting through. but youre right, heavier gauge wire is better

@FaithLenzo 3 года назад

hahah, yeah, I free ranged once upon a time but found the same as you! I never thought about compost in the coop, that's such a good idea!!

@angelanelajuly2961 Год назад

My Waylon love the chicks. They are six weeks old. He doesn't let anything near them. Hes got Shepard mixed in with american bulldog and Bull mastiff. So if one chick is away, he goes and stays with it till they go back with others. I think, using things like hearding dogs help keep them safe. The mongoose have not even shown themselves at all. The hawks ignore the chicks, they know the dog is there. Im blown away! Its an animal family. ❤

@angelanelajuly2961 Год назад

About chicken wire, dogs go through it in a split second. Its good for open cover from hawks. Hardware cloth tskes rm a minute but they get through that as well. Welded wire fencing is cheap but dogs go through it in a minute. The best is, hardware cloth with wrapped heavy wire or cattle fencing.

@121homestead9 3 года назад

Things I wish I knew before....straight run tends to mean 80% cockerels...no matter how many nesting boxes you have, they will all use the same one, including my female goose...she will only lay on one nest box, not the beautiful one in her coop. And lastly, hens are very loud when laying, but roosters are louder and wake up before the sun comes out and will figure out your bedroom window and direct their loudness towards it. I love my flock, but not at 424 am. Great video

@FaithLenzo 3 года назад

Haha, this made me actually laugh out loud about the rooster directing his loudness 😂 . Also yes to the straight run!!! I wish I had thought of that one, because that is so true! These are great 👌🏼

@movienaut Год назад

@@FaithLenzo I believe that is only because of a natural instinkt to lay the eggs on the same place, which the hens believe is more safe. But that is only until one of the hens decides to raise some chickens. On my chicken coop, they laid all on one box, but when one chick hatched some small chickens, the rest started to choose their own nesting box in order to hatch their own chicks.

@christysmith5211 Год назад

Great video! You are just beautiful too i love the green and turquoise colors on you 🙂

@kellysteele4311 Год назад

Great info. I never thought about keeping them in a run for the most part but also being able to let them out under supervision... Thank you!!

@amydrooks2090 2 года назад

When I had chickens, they loved lawn mowing day. The egg yolks were rich tasting and a yellow orange color. It also helped to keep down the odor and fly population. The local gardeners were happy to share their clippings. Thanks for a great video.

@nikitaf4948 Год назад

I know this is a year old, but I wanted to thank you for posting this. Ive had chickens in the past and returning to the hobby of chicken keeping needed a refresher, thank you so much for sharing your experiences!

@douglasfry6112 Год назад

I'm in madison County. Thank you so much. You have a new sub. My chicks are at six weeks

@nickstevens885 Год назад

Very good grandma

@mr.m4611 2 года назад

Glad I found this😁 I live in central FL and I've been thinking about keeping chickens for awhile now. Many things to consider🤔 Thanks!

@lynn4205 Год назад

Me too. North West of Orlando

@FortuneForecasts 2 года назад

I love your set up! Thank you for sharing. 🐔🐤🐣

@lizzybarbosa6857 2 года назад

So glad I found your video. Very informative and real! Thank you.

@lkmmcderm 2 года назад

This really is one of the best, most concise, well-presented videos on basic tips for raising chickens that I've ever seen. Both excellent advice and enjoyable to watch. Thanks so much!

@alanagrotewold3400 Год назад

Great tips! Thank you.

@JAarde 2 года назад

What refreshingly genuine video!

@danno1800 2 года назад

Great job! Lots of good information…thank you.

@duaneprater1865 Год назад

Great video. Thanks for your input. 👍

@imamessbuthismessage1470 2 года назад

Thank you for your video. I'm working on getting prepared for hopefully a future chicken coop for me and my family in FL.🧡🐔

@selo4977 Год назад

10 months later, how'd your coop come along ? Any progress?

@joshshoemaker5841 2 года назад

wowwww!!! this needs to be on the top list on youtube. I needed this...

@spoonnwithsunshinehomestead Год назад

Great video. Thanks for sharing 😊

@pamt8430 2 года назад

Great tips!! Thanks for sharing. We are always looking for new tips and tricks. Handling when young is the best way to train chickens, didn't do that at first, with regrets. Our 2nd is more acclimated to voice than touch...still learning.

@inavogel626 Год назад

Thank you. I really enjoyed your video and the points you shared.

@n8slittleworld 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing the information to consider. Very informative.

@Joan-ej7wv Год назад

Thank you for sharing this video with all this information. This is a very good video. Thanks.

@ingarrajoey Год назад

Great video! Fellow Floridan, new Port Richey. I really found your video to be very helpful.

@mikeswann2647 Год назад

in Jacksonville North Florida.. Just starting to get into chickens cramped for space but we can do 5-6 very good information in the video. Enjoyed it thank you.

@Diana-df7kx 11 месяцев назад

Why don’t you have your channel anymore. I just saw it for the first time and I like it very much.

@jimpurcell 2 года назад

Very helpful!

@mrbrown6421 2 года назад

North Central Florida, 9 acres, lots of hawks and foxes. So, I've been tasked with building THE chicken coop for 4 hens. Thanks for your great advice, especially the part about LOTS of poop. I suspected this, and will try not to worry about the color of the Coop. OH! We discovered the Black Soldier Fly grows bazillions of larva in 'food holes' where we toss our house leftovers, so now I know where to get the special treats to tease those girls out of the trees! Thanks dear. Greatly appreciated. Mr. Brown

@financialsavant6195 Год назад

I got my Tampa chicks,the weather was so hot at one point I was really worried. Took an old refrigerator ice tray I wasn’t using. Sort of like a box shape and put their water in it. Not too high up. They would stand in it cooling off as they drank. They were big enough now. If they were still tiny I would have had to put rocks all in the water so they couldnt drown themselves. Also being able to dig and actually roll like a dog in the dirt helped too. Lol, too cute. Their coop is underneath large oak trees which is shady. Thanks for the nice video.😎🇺🇸

@grandmasstories3418 2 года назад

Great tips!

@barbaraconnett5057 2 года назад

Thank you!

@danbrower7755 Год назад

Well done, thank you 😊

@backyardfarmerpat 2 года назад

Thanks for this. Great video. I'm about to get my first baby chicks. Can't wait to add them to my backyard farm😊

@FaithLenzo 2 года назад

That’s so exciting! Baby chicks are so fun and cute! You’re going to love them.

@dianeespinoza8647 11 месяцев назад

What a great video, you make cleaning up poop sound as never ending as it truly is. 😂😂 I wish you would info/ teach instead of deter people from using heat lamps. They don’t have to be dangerous if they are properly mounted and safely positioned the proper amount of space is being used. There are more successful chick batches than fires, so maybe clarify that fires are caused by people not properly mounting and checking wiring daily, just like any other electrical fire than the “cheap” lamps.

@jaylab6511 3 года назад

chickens!!! my pepper seedlings are doing well. i am also attempting to clone some bamboo and germinating coconuts/mangos. wish me luck!

@FaithLenzo 3 года назад

My peppers are doing awful!! I'm glad someones are doing well, I can't seem to get many of mine to germinate! Still! Good luck on the new projects. I hope that bamboo is the clumping and not the running kind- the running will take over your yard and world if it could. Unless that's what ya need!

@jaylab6511 3 года назад

@@FaithLenzo oh yes! clumping bamboo is the way to go in FL. i visited a bamboo farm last year, it's amazing even to just look around, its probably a bit far for you though. I always cheat on germination and plant really shallow LOL my peppers popped up in about 5-6 days. I have plenty of space, it would be a dream if i end up with bamboo in abundance, I would build sooooo much stuff out of it. driveways, railings. steps, tiki bars ect ect

@FaithLenzo 3 года назад

Dang, maybe I need to try a bit more shallow! The bamboo farms sounds cool too. I have a ton of bamboo in my yard (running kind, its a pain) but I never did anything cool with it like you have in mind.

@Joan-ej7wv Год назад

and I want to start preparing for a few chicken and this is very helpful information.

@sherreeroper7656 Год назад

I hear you on the initial cost of everything. After 4 years, I've smartend up. They free range ( sometimes at my neighbors). I now have 9, and I won't be getting any more for a while. Lol, I get asked that a lot. "How do you get eggs without a rooster" I share my eggs w my neighbors and friends too.

@kaitlynnjohnson4029 Год назад

You’re so beautiful! Thanks for the tips!

@rsllife9004 2 года назад

Wow look so cute i really love your video and nice to see thank +

@angelanelajuly2961 Год назад

Good video sis. We have mongoose hawks and owl's. I also have chicken friendly bull mastiff and cat. I also allow supervised free range. And they are 6 weeks old. I call them back and they have learned wherr is ssfe, cool . Thry have a safe place for ehen im gone but soon they will have a very large safe free range area. Like 200'×60'. I like rooster pets and if they have room and olaces to go, they seem to mostly get along once order is set

@ladyvirgo9514 2 года назад

I free ranged my flack until a fox got one in my yard right in front of me, this was day time while I was outside. Never again. Thank You

@FaithLenzo 2 года назад

Wow! Thankfully haven’t had anything attack in front of me while I’m there.

@Charlotte-zj8rq 3 месяца назад

Oh no! I only let my hens out when I'm in the yard and the dog is out. The dog follows me everywhere so that isn't very helpful for when I'm not around

@HoeIngandSowIngGardening 3 года назад

I always thought that you had to have a rooster for eggs. I just learned that recently. I would love to have chickens, but my property is way too small. I love all your tips. 👍🌱😀🌻🌼🌷

@sherristevenwilliams6033 2 года назад

Zone 9A in Central Florida here. I got fooled by those 2 dollar chicks (well, kinda, sorta) they are 3.5 weeks old and inside in a brooder and we are hustling to get their coop built and the run secure. After trying to build the coop with found supplies, we ended up paying someone to build a very nice coop but it won’t be ready till hopefully this weekend. (Cha ching!) I really like your set up, we will end up moving more northward so that we have more land for more chicks and garden space.

@lynn4205 Год назад

Amen. Somewhere where there aren't so many people !!! Mabe lake city area or panhandle. This is like living in Detroit or chi town ! Building building building it will never end till there is no more land

@marktwain368 2 года назад

You are so honest and kind with raising them and your information is very useful for anyone who is contemplating backyard chickens. Bless you and keep on homesteading!

@cypressmoon5090 Год назад

Great info! Thank you. How far down do you go with hardware cloth?

@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 Год назад

Great video and great tips. Which heater is best? You didn't mention that.

@inu1ful 8 месяцев назад

Thank you. Unfortunately I had to rehome my babies but I visit them every week. I lost 4 out of 6 hens this year...they were young...there are only 2 ISA and new owner has silkies and mine picks them, so she divided the run and coop. They do kind of look sad sometimes but can't have anymore since its not my backyard as well as they may not get along...I am just nervous how to deal if left one. Just can't have anymore. wish I could have but I am in the apartment.

@brucefruechte5107 2 года назад

What is the name of the bedding you have in the nesting boxes? Hope you are still making videos. You are very good at it.

@kb3239 8 месяцев назад

I just saw this after watching The Chicken Coop Company assemble videos… I’m looking for easy to clean 🧼 and get eggs from aaand safe …. I watched a bear eat our one chicken on our doorbell camera 😭 it was in a tiny little coop. I also want to figure out anything automatic , it would be nice to have some sort of automatic door opener. The water gets nasty so fast so maybe there is an easier way…

@kev971 Год назад

Did you build that coop yourself? It's the perfect size for what I am looking for.

@Bonniebrubeckjeter 4 месяца назад

Where did you get your coop? Love the color

@catemc2323 Год назад

🌈💚🍀

@saltlifegull4091 Год назад

Oh heck yeah Faith! They will destroy any raised beds and new plants:( Frustrating totally! Thanks for sharing the honest tips. They can get expensive with all the wire, etc.

@ritabeitz9598 2 года назад

I have a question. I am concerned about snakes in Florida as I plan to move and would love to continue with having chickens.

@FaithLenzo 2 года назад

So far 🤞🏼 I haven’t had any issues with snakes yet! Although I know it does happen, I don’t have any great advice in this department. Sorry!

@flowerpixel 3 года назад

Great points, especially about $2 chickens (they aren't actually $2).

@FaithLenzo 3 года назад

Thank you! 😊 surprisingly, they can definitely be as low as 2! When I purchased my chicks at my local tractor supply they were 2 dollars each at the time, but you had to get at least 4 so they could help keep body heat together. Cheapest animal purchase ever, or so I thought

@Bioluvskatz Год назад

Ty! But I’m still confused. At one point you said they’re a lot of maintenance, then near the end you said “not that difficult”. Which is it? Trying to decide… don’t want to add a bunch of extra work to my day when I retire in a year… but I’d really like a few…

@unfocused1 2 года назад

Is that a Swedish Flower Hen? So pretty!

@FaithLenzo 2 года назад

She’s a speckled sussex ☺️

@robertselvig8835 2 года назад

we live in lake city

@oxomarissaoxo 2 года назад

Where did you buy your jeans!? Love!

@FaithLenzo 2 года назад

Haha, I’ve had them a while but I believe from target!

@juliegeertgens9601 2 года назад

How do you keep them cool in the heat of Florida? I live in central Florida and am thinking of getting chickens but I’m so worried about the heat we get here.

@FaithLenzo 2 года назад

I keep the coop and run mostly under a tree for shade. I have also built a shelter over part of the run that provides shade too. Plenty of clean water, always. If they ever seem too hot, which honestly doesn’t really happen with all the shade they’re in, I will dunk their body in some tepid, not too cool, water to cool their body temps a little bit. Never had an issue!

@juliegeertgens9601 2 года назад

@@FaithLenzo Thank you. Makes me feel better. I know it gets a bit hotter in central Florida and so humid I was worried but you made me feel better. I don’t want to run electrical stuff to set up fans like I have some people do because I know chickens are curious little ladies.

@juliegeertgens9601 2 года назад

@@FaithLenzo I just found you today and already binge watching and am enjoying each video.

@alyssas6186 2 года назад

Thanks for a great video! I’m in S FL and have been reading up on getting chickens and have lots to learn before I take the leap! I especially have concerns about ventilation in this heat - any tips for keeping the coop cool? And great point about the dogs. Mine is actually great with other animals, but gets very interested and sometimes intrusive. So a slow intro will be necessary and hopefully once the chickens try to peck at her she’ll keep her distance 🐶

@FaithLenzo 2 года назад

Ive always placed my coop under a tree that provides good shade and I have also more recently built a shelter for them as well to give them additional shade. I always keep my coop with the doors open to the screened part so it can ventilate well. If I ever notice them showing signs of being too hot I will fill a bucket with cool/room temp water and gently sit them in it to cool their temps. I’ve only had to do that once on a very very hot summers day. That has seemed to do the trick for me so far!

@mariagodina8499 Год назад

I have fan for my , but I m very careful. When is too hot, I water the ground in the morning and I also got them a few tiny pools, they love them!

@lynn4205 Год назад

@@FaithLenzo good info

@IRAKSI Год назад

Great info but you said you don’t want a rooster but had a rooster in your hand at the end of the video. I loved the video though.

@brentstraddle1462 2 года назад

What got you started doing this?

@FaithLenzo 2 года назад

Growing up my grandma had a farm and ran a homesteading newspaper. I also gardened with my dad. I always remember going to my grandmas house and gathering eggs, learning to milk goats, etc. Those are some of my best memories and I fell in love with it. Have been ever since!

@brentstraddle1462 2 года назад

@@FaithLenzo Great memories. So much I can learn from you. Thank you!