HOW TO RAISE CHICKS | EASY Baby Chicken Care 101 | Egg Laying Hens For Beginners | Backyard Flock 

Strangely the most wholesome part of the whole video was the part where you said your dogs wanted to eat the chicks first but after a few years protect them...that's character development 💯 Go dogs!

We got baby chicks a week ago and when I was dipping their little beaks in the water my husband asked me horrified "Why are you waterboarding them" 😂😂 I couldn't stop laughing but once I did I was able to explain it to him. Great video!

“As much research of your own”…. BABE, you ARE my research. I’ve watched almost all of your chick videos now

Oh my gosh, the sass and bark afterwards were so cute 😂

This was an amazing video; the exact thing I've been looking for. Simple, easy to understand, and still thorough - I love that you go the extra mile to make sure your chicks are safe and happy!

Agree 100% with the brooder heater! No peeping chicks during the night! If you value your sleep and prefer to not risk a house fire with a heat lamp, make the investment in one of these heaters. You won't be sorry. Also, baby chicks LOVE to empty their food out all over the bottom of the brooder ... one crumble at a time. The chickens go bezerk over the soldier flies. One shake of the bag, and they all come running. Best piece of advice I ever received - don't underestimate the time it will take to finish your chicken coop build. Great starter video, BTW

They’re like little baby dinosaurs. I want some now

ive been researching this topic for years ! im getting my first EVER chicks this coming spring and the paper towel trick for when i first get them is my big takeaway !!!! so simple yet mind blowing. i can save my bedding for when theyre a little bit bigger. thank you

I've got chicks inside now, 3 weeks out of the incubator. I'm doing much of what Oak Abode suggested and the chicks are doing great.

I am new to being a chicken Mama but everything I've learned I've learned from you and they love the grubterra ❤ TYSM

You do such a great job explaining! My first chickens are about 8 weeks old now and free ranging in the day and returning to coop in evening on their own. I have enjoyed your videos so very much. Thank you!

I got Bamboo paper towels (had never even heard of them before) and they were AWESOME! Huge, bouncy, super absorbent and essentially tear-proof even where they get wet from the waterer!

I always love your videos! So well done and informative. I got all of my chick raising tips from your first getting ready for chicks video, so I have nothing to add. 😉

Thank you for your videos. This is our first time with chicks and I’m learning a lot from you.

MY HEART! The baby polish omg

This was one of the best videos I've seen on chick care! Great job and now I can't wait until my chicks get here! Thank you for your hard work.

We just got 3 eggers and 3 dark Brahmas. We lost 1 egger and were absolutely devastated. Didn't think it was possible to be so attached so quickly. She had pasty butt (Common for new and stressed babies, I know) and we suspect got hit with coccidosis. By the time we started her on Corid she was just too small, too stressed & it was too late. We know these things can happen but still heart wrenching. The eggers are my favorite so far. So sweet and also adorable!

Great video,simple quick to the point without lack of details or over detailed.

Have raised 3 mail order broods. And now have 12 eggs hatching in the incubator. The first hatched this morning and 3 more are pipping. My granddaughter and grandson will be taking over from here under my supervision. I can't improve on your video with any advice other than saying thank you.

The is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for documenting this. Gave me a boost of confidence.

Yesterday we just got 27 meat birds from McMurray. I thought it was funny when I saw that box. Thanks for the info

Thank you for an excellent video! We have chicks, coming in few weeks and with this video we should be all set up when they get here. This will definitely be our "go to" video for info, start to finish.

Super helpful and informative, thank you! I've low-key wanted chickens my whole life and the other day my husband commented that maybe we should get some, so here I am. My 4 year old loves chickens and birds too, so I think they would be fantastic for him.

Just watching this video was soothing!! I liked how you went about this in such a calm and orderly manner! 🌈

Thank you... have been looking for info on how to integrate chicks that are a month and a few days younger. And finally hit your video. So helpful.

I have never raised chickens and am getting ready to take the leap. Thank you for your videos they are great. Extremely helpful. I live in western SD and was wondering when would be the best time to get the chicks

Very informational, i’m getting chickens next week and i needed to know what to do. I love your channel!

I've not owned baby chicks as an adult, but something I would probably do is give them water soaked food for the first day or two in a shallow dish, until they figure out water. I own chickens vicariously through you for the time being. :)

Awesome video! I just took ownership of some producing hens and an happy to see how I can expand the family with baby chicks! Thank you so much

Good video which shows a lot of consideration for these sentient beings.

Thanks so much for this video was awesome and exactly what I was looking for. The Lil puffy head guy got me 🤣

Thank you for this video!! I’m getting my first little baby chicks this weekend and I’m nervous but this helps me feel so much better

Thank you so much for your help! I have chickens too and with your help I am going to improve. I love chickens so much!!

Super glad I watched this. Great tip on the brooder plate. I am relieved I don't have to use heat lamps.

This was perfect for a beginner. Thank you for making it simple and understandable. There's so many tips out there it's hard to know what to believe and try. I'm saving this video for when I'm closer to getting my chicks!

I hope you'll answer this question because we have ten chicks in the house and need some help with this one thing. We had a broody mother raise some pullets last spring so integration was easy and mama hen managed it herself from a separated dog kennel we set up for her in the enclosed pen that includes a small coop they sleep in. We have the older hens in a large yard with a "summer" coop so they can free-range protected all summer. The pullets will be moved to the "winter" coop in about 4 weeks (at 4 weeks old), a small coop inside a larger enclosed pen (where everyone goes in winter). I'm not sure I can catch 10 young chicks twice daily without freaking them out (out to the big summer yard in a pen and back again) so they can get to know each other before putting them together. I thought to just wait until the hens are moved back into the winter coop (about November). The pullets would be about 8-10 weeks old. But to keep them separate means to remove the pullets from the coop (where they would have been used to sleeping) and keep them in a cage in the enclosed pen even at night (which will be TOO COLD). If my 5 hens come back and find 10 young pullets in their coop, there's going to be an all-out war! LOL My husband is making the coop, itself, bigger with more roosts, but I'd still like to keep them separate for integration safety for a week. Any ideas? I'm STUMPED!!! Is it better to move the pullets out and into the cage kennel and just cover it with a comforter at night? I can let the older hens into a separate pen during the day (next to the enclosed pen) and keep the little ones safe inside but they wouldn't see each other much. How can I integrate them?

Wow thanks for the information we are about to go get baby chicks tomorrow 2/3/2023 I live in south Louisiana this video helps a lot 😊 PS: The chicken getting sassy at the dog was hilarious 😂

Best starter video! Thank you so so much for quality videos!

We just hatched out baby chicks in an incubator,didn’t have a great success rate but do have 2 that are doing great! Onto our second round , just trying to save from buying any as the price for them has gone up..I enjoy watching baby chicks and chicken videos, I’ve learned a lot , thank you for sharing 😊

Thank you so much! We're getting ready for our first batch of chicks and this is so helpful!

Awesome video! Very informative and loved seeing the progress

This is an amazing simple video and I’m gonna be getting chicks soon so thank you you’re helping me a lot!!

I love your mixed flock! Great video too!

Excellent video! Definitely the best one I've seen so far. Great job. Thank you so much! I'll be coming back for more :)

I’ve watched several different videos, since it’s been such a long time since I’ve raised chicks. Your video is the best yet & very helpful/informative. One thing that has helped me with the wood shavings in the food is using a plastic, dollar store kitchen strainer. I pour the leftover food full of wood shavings into the strainer while it’s over a 5 gallon bucket. Then I gently shake the strainer. Most of the shavings & poop stay in the strainer, so I dump them in the bag for compost/trash. The water is still problematic, but I’ll be switching them over to a bucket with the water nipples underneath as they get bigger & stay outside. Hope that helps & thanks again for your video.

I'm going to get 6 chickens and 3 ducks so this is great 👍

This video was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

This video was so well done! Great job!

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much

Great video 👍it is intimidating when bringing those little guys home.

Tysm for teaching me how to take care of chicks because I’m getting chicks which is super exciting

I cracked up seeing that Don Johnson chick (black with the huge plume of white on it's head). We are new to having chickens. In fact, we don't have them yet since I have a few more days of building before I'm done with our chicken coop. This is wonderfully informative!! Thank you very much!

Me and my dad have been wanting to do this for a while and this really helped ty

Thanks for the in depth explanation I was really worried u really helped to put my mind to ease

Just an outstanding training video. You're the best! Thank you.

The dog herding the chicken into the pen was great!

Such a great video. Informative and well presented! Thank you!

I can't believe I'm actually considering buying chickens with these eggs prices. Thanks for the video.

Love this video. Love the pens you use. Thank you!

I love it here! Thank you for this amazing video.

Hi, Great video, Great advice. I am a retired zoo keeper, have had poultry ETC. Most of my life,.... I'm 72. I basically have been doing ever that you mention.... THANKS

Just got some TS chicks. Just found your channel. Your content is awesome, and helpful.

Thank youuuuu your my third helper that's maybe gonna work! Bc I'm getting them tomorrow hopefully I can do this! 🤗

14:06 what a smart doggie! my heart 🥺❤️

Thank you for letting me know how to take care of chicks because I just brought 4 chicks (3 days old) and now I know how to take care of them.thank you!

You are awesome for sharing this! Love it!

I'm getting bantam chicks at tractor supply this is what I've been looking for😊

I made a light plywood frame that goes around the outer edge of the heatplate. Mine is now 3 years old and still looks as brand new (and its seen hundreds of chicks) this way they can't get on top and poo on it. I have a special "chick" raising coop that the chicks go out to at about 3 weeks old (which still has a heat plate) and I have never lost one.

Great video! So much great advice . Thank you!

My greatest reservations when getting hens!

THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT TEACHING VIDEO!! I'M SUBBING JUST FOR THIS VIDEO ALONE. YOU'RE A GREAT TEACHER!! THANK YOU SO000 MUCH!

I put small rocks in the waterer for the first few days. Chicks WILL get wet and die if you aren't careful about their water. My son taught his favorite chick to ride on his cats back. It's so cute to see the chick jump up onto the ats bak to go for a ride.

Hello🙋🏽‍♀️I just got my first set of chickens ever. I’m a lil green so I really appreciate your detailed information and I look forward to learning more from you👏🏽

OMG, one of them has a hat!! So cute!! I'd love to raise a few chickens, but I only have a concrete courtyard, no grass or dirt.

Hi I’m ur biggest fan!! Ur videos are amazing ilysmmmmm!

Thanks for the video! I am considering getting my first baby chicks and appreciate all the great information!!

Thank you so much watching from Central, Texas

This was awesome it really helped! Thank you so much!

wow you take care of little chicks🤗God bless you always

I wish we had those variety of figs in my zone 7. Thanks for sharing.

This helped me so much! Thank you

😍😍 Wow..great vid...this will surely help many people with their chicks!! 🐤🐤

Ahhhhhhhh this video just warms my ❤

This is a great video for beginners. Thank you.

Glad to have found your channel. We are in the planning and learning stage. This is a great learning video.

Mine hatch tomorrow, thanks for the advice 😁😁❤❤❤.

Good information I’m going to try and start my chickens next spring

Love watching babies

I enjoyed watching

Thank you. We have wild chickens in our neighborhood. One hen has frequented our yard for about a year. We put out a waterer for her, and I have given her millet and wheat berries as treats, when she comes to the yard. She disappears when she is laying eggs and is raising her babies. However, about a month ago, she showed up in our yard with a single chick. It looked very newly hatched. Tiny, yellow and fuzzy. It has been four weeks and she was doing ok here until a rooster found her. Not only that, but the four cockerels from her former set of babies has also found her. Yesterday, the 5 roosters separated the mama from the baby, and the baby was running for its life and hid. The mama hen was surrounded and was panting. She tried to chase the bully boys away, (her offspring!). She was unsuccessful, as was I when I tried to help chase them. Useless effort. The day went on and baby was by herself in the bushes. At dusk, mama hen left to go to her nighttime roost without baby! We caught the baby and now have her in a cockatiel cage in our office. We couldn't let her stay out there to be vulnerable to predators. I could really use some advice as to what to feed this little one, please, as well as to when will it be safe to let her out to be a wild chicken, again. Keeping her is not an option bc our city has a no live-stock ordinance. Not even as pets are they allowed. So, we hope to know when is good to let her go. I will be going to the feed store in about an hour. I will get some chick starter feed, and some chick grit. I don't know what else to do. We already have the waterer in the cage with her. I'm thinking that because she was used to scratching the dirt with her mom, that she will be ok to go outside in an enclosure for part of the day, (as soon as my husband puts together the enclosure!). Any advice will be appreciated! Thank you!

Wow it's really help for me i love the place and the ambiance very fresh air and happy care to this animals much thank you

@OakAbode if you buy chicks in the summer, what temperature should you not exceed to keep the chicks safe? Like, what temperature should you keep the heat below? I've heard of people setting up a brooder in the garage in early spring while their chicks are growing big enough to put out in the coop. But can you do that safely in the summer or would the temperature be too high in the garage?

Great information to those who wants to raise chicks. Nice sharing my friend

Thanks! Very clear and helpful 😁

I love this channel

i find it better to put little rocks around in their water. chicks like to go in the water sometimes and 1 time i had a chick drowned in it☹ make sure they are not too small or too big because you need to leave little space in between for them to actually be able to get the water. hope this helps💓

I just ordered 20 100% authentic fertilized Cochin chicken eggs through the mail off Ebay so I appreciate you making this video, it truly helped especially since this is my first time hatching baby chicks!

Great video...thank you for doing this! You mentioned linking a chart to when it is okay to put the chicks outside during the day...age/temperature outside chart...I am not able to find that in your find that chart. I also checked your blog. Thanks again!

Thankyou so much for this video, it was so helpful

Great video, thanks!