Brooding Chicks - Beginners Guide To Meat Chickens

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Brooding Chicks - Beginners Guide To Meat Chickens
Today we got a new batch of cornish cross chicks in the mail! These are our first broiler chickens or meat chickens for this year. These will be chickens we sell later in the year at our farmer's markets.
We are going to show how to set up your brooder, get your chickens started correctly so they will thrive and do well, talk about feed, water, heat lamps and other brooder operations. If you want to get started in pastured poultry, this is a video you should see!
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27 сен 2024

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@dwighthires3163 2 года назад

I love Sandra's laughter and fun attitude. We need more of her in your videos.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

We'll get her in some more. She has been neck deep in her off farm job since the first of the year. She'll free up some after tax season is over.

@dwighthires3163 2 года назад

@@SheratonParkFarms I do not envy a person who gets put into the pressure cooker of each tax season. Hopefully she will get through it just fine

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Yes sir. It certainly tries her nerves. She thinks April 15 is a bigger holiday than Christmas because it’s over then (mostly). Appreciate it.

@debireed6128 2 года назад

Yes. Everybody loves Sondra.

@ronr7612 2 года назад

The sound is much much better

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Awesome! Thanks!

@heathjones8106 2 года назад

Sound quality is spot on. I appreciate the investment.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks! Appreciate the feedback.

@mccrack77 2 года назад

The new mics are fantastic! A real game changer.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks! Agree it is much better.

@Beps128 2 года назад

The sound quality is great!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks!

@glenncollins294 Год назад

Your wife is your better half. Really you are a lucky man. Thanks Glenn

@dayneholt4149 2 года назад

So glad Sondra is feeling well, nice to hear her chuckle. Be well, best wishes to you and yours.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Yep. She’s back and wide open. 🤣

@TheSwartzFamilyHomestead 2 года назад

Audio is definitely improved! Money well spent in my opinion. Thank you.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Awesome. Thanks for watching.

@TheSwartzFamilyHomestead 2 года назад

Oh and my first ever batch of 25 meat birds (Cornish cross) ship Tuesday, so great timing on the video, it was a good refresher. Also ordered a Kitchener drum plucker from Amazon. All the better rated entry level pluckers are out of stock everywhere, so be warned any of y’all looking.

@Traci_S_Aaron 2 года назад

Hey guys Not sure how long of extension cords your using just check to make sure that they are hopefully 12 ga with 1500watts being drawn the length and gauge comes into play... Let her have fun She is bringing smiles to your videos

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

I do need a bigger cord for sure. Thanks for watching

@andyprivett2699 2 года назад

Spring is coming. Good video. Great to see Saundra back and keeping you in line.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

It’s a chore for sure. 😆😆. Thanks for watching.

@terrytesterman1689 2 года назад

Another great video from down on the farm. Glad you all are well and kicking. God bless you all in all your endeavors.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thank you! You too!

@cynthiarahman9395 2 года назад

Hi Saundra. Chuck finally let you in the video. You know what would be interesting, videoing Saundra what she does while you’re out doing chores. All in good fun. Bless you for all the hard work.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Yeah she finally made in. Don’t know that her napping all day would be interesting. 🤣🤣 just joking.

@organizedchaos729 2 года назад

LMAO @ Chuck being so tight he squeaks when he walks....LOL

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Its funny because its true!

@tonychaudoin2548 2 года назад

Love watching your farm growing and getting ready for spring! Prayers for you that you will see Gods presence in your life.and farm! God bless!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks so much.

@eulerizeit 2 года назад

Sound is much much better. Thank you

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks. Appreciate y’all watching

@AmyJayOnTheWay 2 года назад

Good timing! Mine are supposed to arrive tomorrow morning!

@thefrenchgardener1865 2 года назад

Terrific video . . . BTW, the sound is perfect!

@MastinoNapoletano420 2 года назад

The mic is working great Chuck! Good to see Saundra and that you two are doing well!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks. I think that is going to help our sound issues. Appreciate ya'll watching.

@bautistafamilyfarm 2 года назад

that is a nice big brooder box and well set up, good to see Sondra smiling, another great video guys

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks. Appreciate y’all watching!

@tomellington-taterroadfarm668 2 года назад

What ever you changed for the sound, Stick with it. The sound is perfect

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks. New mics.

@toddcaskey9984 2 года назад

Great job , saw the hangers . Todd

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

They work great on those lights!! Thanks again.

@toddcaskey9984 2 года назад

@@SheratonParkFarms u will really like them in the chicken tractors , at least I do . Thanks for finally letting u r better half in the videos. 🤪

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Oh yeah. Easy to adjust. I just can’t keep her in check. Always trying to run the show. 😆😆

@nanasplace8303 2 года назад

Just found your channel great stuff your putting out oh and just a quick note I love your wife she cracks me up ty an God bless

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks! Appreciate y’all watching. Saundra likes to give me a hard time. She’s a hard worker.

@bryanpearce4440 2 года назад

I really love the videos.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks. Appreciate ya'll watching.

@budhames5254 2 года назад

Hi Chuck and Saundra, hope all is well!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Hi Bud!

@mdspider 2 года назад

Thank you. Great things to know.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@CliffsideStables 2 года назад

Thanks Chuck...I just ordered the brooder plans! Tim in northern TN

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks Tim! Hope they are helpful. Appreciate your support.

@VeryVocalViking 2 года назад

Love Sondra!

@msb8013 2 года назад

That Cornish cross is boss. It was my first meat chicken. 2 over ate young and died. Ones legs stopped working before it was a year old but I grew to incredible size. The other two lived longer didn't have leg problems and again produced massive amounts. These chickens free ranged with my leghorn and though they preferred grains, they were excellent grazers. Overall very healthy and sweet temperament.

@HedgehogsHomestead 2 года назад

Love meat chicks

@coveychasefarm 2 года назад

Great info as usual.

@yeagerxp 2 года назад

Excellent work and very Informative 👍👍👍 . Thanks for sharing

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful. Appreciate y’all watching

@robinwhitlatch4497 2 года назад

The new mic’s improved your audio 1000%! 👍 The roof on the giant brooder looks pretty heavy and appeared that it wants to twist when you opened it. Would attaching a 2x2 strip vertically every 3 or 4 feet help stiffen up the plywood and stabilize it when opening? The new chicks look great zooming all over the brooder. Turkeys are growing fast! They always crack me up running in a single line, flapping their wings but no flight. Glad to see Sondra getting back to her sassy self and making a appearance. 🤠

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, we are going to work on the roof of that to improve it some.

@PudgyPastures 2 года назад

You guys are awesome! Just ordered your brooder plans and plan on building us one out. We are currently using 2 black totes from Tractor Supply and they work ok but I think ya'lls brooder would better suit us. Thanks for everything you do and all the knowledge you are sharing!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks. I think you’ll like these better than the totes. Bigger and easier to work in.

@buggyman9024 2 года назад

Love your videos, one suggestion with your big brooder. The hinged roof looks heavy because of the shingled roof. A metal roof might be lighter .

@henryb.8005 2 года назад

Good stuff 😎

@mileydisfunes4120 2 года назад

Great video 😂♥️🐥🐓

@stropefarmsllc7630 2 года назад

Another great video you guys keep it up

@TheWesAshcraftShow 2 года назад

Great video guys. Love to see the grass starting to green up and hearing the peeps of the new chicks. We’re starting our second year of having just chicken and eggs at the market and doing all our own processing packaging. We’re going to try to do a run or two of turkeys this year and I wondered, when you mention having ground turkey and turkey sausage, are those products you process and package yourself? If so I’d love a video on that process. As well as some insight on how you part up a whole turkey. We have processed a couple for neighbors but never broken them down. Thanks for what you do and any info you can lend!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Good luck on the turkeys. Yes, we do all the processing ourselves. We’ll try to do a video in that at processing time. Appreciate y’all watching

@esperago 2 года назад

Where the heck do you live that you are allowed to process and package yourself without thousands of dollars of equipment, machinery and sanitation devices? Where I live in Canada, the provincial government basically requires all of the above plus a dedicated indoor area and a license. In other words, the only poultry producers that can afford to process the birds themselves are factory farms. It's brutal.

@TheWesAshcraftShow 2 года назад

@@esperago Most of the US has a small poultry producer exemption. That allows farms like mine and Chuck and Saundra’s to process and package poultry so long as it’s under a certain number of birds (usually 20k). It still is thousands of dollars of equipment if you want to do it at any scale, just a little lighter on the regulation size. Also in almost all cases can’t be sold over state lines.

@esperago 2 года назад

@@TheWesAshcraftShow God Bless the USA. I'm Canadian but should have been born an American. So many regulations up here. I need a poultry license just to raise anything over 200 meat birds a year. Im jealous of your freedom.

@marvinpiatt2942 2 года назад

Hey guys enjoy watching your videos. Just was wondering how do you do the processing on your chickens? Do you donut yourself? Thanks!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Yes. We do it ourselves here in the farm.

@chan4754 2 года назад

Would you spell the name of the pasture chickens (the ones other than your new meat chicks)- I would like to know more about them please.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

They are Freedom Ranger Color Yield. Good luck with them. They do great for us. Appreciate y’all watching

@ColoradoAdventures 2 года назад

Great vid. Simple questions: who did you order your chicks from and what wireless mics did you add?

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Chicks came from Hoover Hatchery. We usually order from Freedom Ranger. Mic: amzn.to/35cd8Om

@AA-mr5mu 2 года назад

Before I buy the plans, can I ask what the footprint dimensions of the small brooder is. Want to get an idea on space needed.

@gmar4454 2 года назад

Do you or did you ever ferment the feed before feeding it? Supposedly much better feed conversion. Please reply. Thanks

@Flashpoint1122 2 года назад

Who do y’all order your birds through?

@dwaynelejeune3508 2 года назад

Where do you purchase all your chics

@braydencaldwell258 2 года назад

Sheraton farms is best

@GeauxBig007 2 года назад

What about feed requirements for chicks and do you do any additives like Ferrell?

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

We buy a good quality chuck started that already has the minerals in it.

@Matt-1926 2 года назад

Just curious where do you order your birds from? I usually raise and butcher 150 Cornish a year. Been thinking about doing some turkeys again but the price up here in the northeast are ridiculously high for turkey peeps. Thanks

@bndwoodlands775 2 года назад

Good video. One friendly suggestion…think about what you are going to say before you say it.

@debbiejagow8798 2 года назад

Do you process your own chickens?

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Yes. We do them here in the farm.

@Bullweenkle 2 года назад

We get a kick out of your videos. It comes across as if you're the first people to discover agriculture and animal husbandry. It was said back in the day, "These young kids think they invented sex." Good luck. What you're doing is fine, but completely unsustainable.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

🤣🤣🤣. Thanks for watching.

@fallingrockhobbyfarm1210 2 года назад

What style bulbs do u use with hogslat heat lamps, thinking about buying some and notice they have round face or hardened dimple face for bulbs

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

We use the regular red heat lamp bulbs. 250w I think they are.

@fallingrockhobbyfarm1210 2 года назад

@@SheratonParkFarms thanks I greatly appreciate it

@lloydcoleman5469 2 года назад

Your camera is amazing! Sound is fantastic too! Thanks for sharing

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

Thanks so much!

@sheshejosey3596 5 месяцев назад

you mention that the more chicks you have the less time you can have them in there...what is your time frame say if you had 30 chicks? How long should they stay in there? 3 weeks or less?

@davidabbott4204 2 года назад

Where did you order your Cornish Cross from? I haven’t had much luck with active CC chicks and lost several in the first week.

@robertlucas2600 2 года назад

Where do you order your chicks from?

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

These came from Hoover Hatchery. We usually order from Freedom Ranger. Hoover has good chicks.

@t.c.fraley5154 2 года назад

I got 30 buff Orpingtons to raise for meat chickens so I could incubate and hatch my own eggs are the buffs a decent meat bird

@novascotiana-ourroadtoburn2408 2 года назад

Great video, thank you. If we try out turkeys this year for the first time: your video has been the inspiration ;-) ! Best regards from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

You should definitely do turkeys. Great animals!

@daltonsever3709 Год назад

Is it true, its good to put peas and Oregano in their water? To help them.

@marcopirovano1044 Год назад

If i have cornish crosses i use em for pets

@blackmantis001 2 года назад

Good video thx, do you have plans for the large brooder?

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

We just are finishing them up. We’ll do another video in that brooder and have the plans available.

@susewambold8175 2 года назад

How long do you keep the chicks in the brooder? You may have mentioned it, but I wasn’t sure I’d it’s based on size and space.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

We leave them in there till they are mostly feathered out.

@mommyscribbles 2 года назад

what breed of hen did you mention you were getting? Not the cornish but the other one. I am looking for a breed that does well on pasture. Need good meat bird that is good at foraging. Love your brooders :)

@SheratonParkFarms 2 года назад

They are Freedom Ranger Color Yield. Good luck with them. They do great for us. Appreciate y’all watching

@mileydisfunes4120 2 года назад

Great video 😂♥️🐥🐓

@darisanshanger1616 2 года назад

Just love you guys!!

@IandiBoats 2 года назад

I love your wife. She balances your serious nature. Good vid. 👍🏾

@susiebrown7553 2 года назад

I just ordered the Cornish cross this morning. I couldn't get get many as they have been selling fast. What is the problem you had with them? I had to order some ginger broilers too. Any reviews on those? I am a meat bird newbie. Always eggers for this country girl up til this year.