How To Start Raising Chickens For Eggs In The City - 3 Easy Steps 

I really wish cities would realize how truly beneficial chickens are and lift bans on owning chickens in certain urban and suburban communities.

GEE, You look EXTRA Pretty today 'Sunshine Becky'! Your most lovely of self-embellishments? = Your INCREDIBLE smile! I luv your patio = very nicely done! NOW...you've got me soOOOoo tempted to make my own coop...SHEESH! How you charm us into your way of thinking = talent(s). If I were a chicken in your coop, I would think I had died and gone to 'chicky-babe' heaven. Thanks for sharing your time/talents with us my dear, and thanks Scott for your good filming. God Bless you n' yours! xo

Thank you Becky. You really amaze me with all your knowledge and the things you build are just awesome! I really want to raise chickens and this video is just what I needed. Keep the videos coming and may the Lord bless you.

Becky! Sending you so much love from New Mexico. Your videos are so needed and welcoming in these changing times. Thank you!! Peace and Love to you and yours.

Thank you, Becky. You are wonderful and SOOOO helpful!

Amazing info. And good advice. Btw you look truly amazing Becky. Love all your videos

Thanks for sharing this information! Really enjoyed it!

Universal meditation and prayers to stop the virus on Saturday April 4th 2020. All hands on deck needed. Thank you Becky for use of your platform.❤️

Becky, you are such an inspiration.! Love your educational videos. You are so knowledgeable about everything! Thx so much!

That looks nice for the summer, our winter gets too much snow. Thanks for sharing.

I am loving this coop!!! The door... that is a game changer! GENIUS. I have tried other tractor designs and they are too heavy or aren't sturdy. I'd love to be able to get my children involved in helping to care for the animals as well, including moving them when needed. If I put the wire on the bottom, I could even use these for my rabbits. I love having them on grass, but they can burrow out in only a few hours. I bet it would even work for a small amount of meat chickens or hatchlings too.

Awesome small coup!!!! Wish my stepfather would make that for our chickens! God bless you and your family! 🐥🐤💛🌼

Great video. I try to talk every I know into getting chickens, lol. I LOVE my Black Australorp, they’re perfect backyard city chickens!

That looks like a great design for the city 😃

This is awesome. Thanks so very much

I love Becky !

Looking good Becky! 👏

What a nice beginners coup! My daughter now is raising her 11 hens. I do pass on your advice to her. Thanks for all this help. Stay well.

Thanks so much ❤️

Hi becky! i am a lazy 15 year old who has been watching you for years, and has a extreme phobia of chickens. I was diagnosed with salmonella as a baby, and nearly died. Your videos bring so much happiness to me, being able to watch them from a screen, and watching how beautiful your homestead is! Thank you for your honest and amazing content!! much love from california!

Beautiful looking book! ☀

During these trying times we need more Becky!!! Please keep the videos coming. What kind of kitchen scraps can I give to my chickens? How long does it take to compost chicken waste for the garden?

I love the sound of your voice. I appreciate that you share your knowledge with every one. You are a living treasure. Best Wishes. Grandpa Jones. 😃

Love your outfit, it compliments you.

love your hair style you look great and thanks for the great information

Thank you Becky for your enthusiastic details of how to raise chickens in the city. I just ordered your book and can’t wait to read it and get started on constructing your plans for the most sensible coop I’ve seen. Thank you for including the building plans. Did your PVC piping come in gray? Ours only comes in white. Since we are basically confined to our homes because of the Coronavirus, I will make good use of my time! Thank you for sharing.

Nice

I save my eggs shells and when I have a bowl full crushed, I bake them in the oven just long enough to dry out, then pulverize them and add it to their food. Good for my dog too.

I got a heart omg! (Last week):) You inspire me Miss Becky. I live with my grandparents and family on a 13 acre land. It is beautiful. We didn't plant things for a while because we had apples and blueberries already grown on our property. And our property was covered in thorns. A few months later we got the lay of the land and all those thorns went bye bye. We found apple trees, blueberry bushes, and Plum Trees! Its so cool. We have 6 dogs on our property, I hope for us to maybe get one big protecting dog, but I want it to be the same one of the same dog breeds we have. Golden Retreiver, Poodle (Probably not) maybe a black golden retreiver. Or even a golden doodle. I think a golden retreiver is the best, though. So I hope to get a few horses. A mule or donkey (for work porposes (maybe riding maybe)). Get a cow, maybe a goat. Not suure. Thats all for now!

Does anyone remember when she used to say not to get crushed oyster shells 😂

With your advice, I bought 4 golden comets, and they are happy and laying everyday! I love my "girls". and we are on .5 acre, fenced in back yard. Plenty of shade in the hot Alabama summer.

Stay safe Becky

Nuce video Becky. Hope the current situation does delay your moving plans for very long. Stay well and hello to Scott. Laura

Wow, your hair looks lovely, it compliments your face beautifully. Thanks for the helpful information 👍 If/when I decide to get chickens, I'll get your book first, I hope (I remember😞)

I’ve found my go to chicken lady...great

I love the design with regards to the entrance and the roost. My only concern would be predators, specifically the ones that can dig because even in the city they can still show up and become a problem. I'm guessing you would have to dig fencing around the coop or maybe there is an easier way?

Hi Becky! Love your positive vibes and useful videos. I am completing the construction of my villa and I’ve dream of begging chickens forever! My only problem is where I live: literally in the desert. And I mean the middle eastern type. More than half of the year we are in the 100F range, July and August can reach 120F. From my current searches I have found local farms selling Silkies and Brahmas so I guess they do ok in the weather. The most advised type I read about is the Fayoumi. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks

I ordered your book and looking forward to building this, I live in Ohio so we get pretty cold here in the winter time...lol..I know I have to check with my city on a permit, i know we allowed to have them I just have to do some research on how many ect..ect...Thanks for your video

The size is perfect for a small yard in the suburb!

Hi Becky, I think your channel is very informative and upbeat! I have followed you a while now. And have a question if you don't mind answering. What do you think would be the monthly cost to feed and care for chickens? Maybe estimate what a newbie would need to expect to put into starting up with maybe 15 chickens?

Good morning Becky! I have been feeding my hens a combination of natural layer feed pellets, along with crushed oyster shells, grit, and diatomaceous earth daily. I also feed them scrambled eggs with shells 2-3 times per week. They usually get around 6-7 hours a day free ranging. I managed to keep strong egg production throughout the entire winter. What’s your thoughts on my hens diet? Thanks! Love ya!

Hi Becky, excellent video. May I ask about the poop? How do one clean the coop and poop?

Hi your vedios are helping me too much raising. Chickens but my rooster is always pecking and teasing chickens and my chicken is not laying its almost 10 months

Thank you so much! Your fantastic..My ? Is about predators especially snakes. WTD to protect?

Hey Becky thank you for the video I enjoy it and I have a question for you how old is Granny there your chicken

Hi Becky. I built an enclosure just like this for my cat, who would beg me to let him come outside. So, now I will re-purpose it for my chicks who are getting too big for their bin. But...I have a question. I have read that a space of 16 square feet is enough for 4 birds. True? That would be slightly smaller than the one you have there. Thanks so much for all you teach us. Besides learning how to do all of these things, it's very entertaining.

I just got chickens - they are 4.5 wks old. I'm sooo excited and they are so cute! They have been in the brooder in the room with me where I'm working from home and on conference calls all day so they know my voice. It's adorable. I have been putting them in the coop for the last few days because the weather has been warm and they are "feathered out". The coop has a little house and run. I've been bringing them in at night back into their tub because it's still 50 degrees at night. Also it rained today, so the coop house is dry but the run doesn't have a roof. Now I'm thinking I should build a roof for the run part - because we do get big rain storms in Nov-Feb here in NorCal. Anyway, my question is about rain and them getting wet, do I have to worry about that and what do you do with that little coop you have built. Is that a waterproof tarp over them? Also, what about predators with that coop you have built? We live in a neighborhood, near open space, but midday, the second day I put them in the coop, a fox came into our yard...which I have never seen before!

Hi Becky, I've tried buying your city coop plans on your website but it won't process. What can I do to correct this? Thanks

I love this design! Do you talk about winterizing the coup in your book? Can it hold 3 chickens?

Hi I’m very interested in your chicken coop design! But the RU-vid link didn’t work for me!! I really would like to see it!

Mine is the size of a tween bed but with a floor in betwwen so is 2 levels top is roost and 2 eggboxes and bottom for shade and water but i have a run atach to it

I just cracked an egg for breakfast it has two yolks what's that mean can I still est it lol

Where do I get chickens?

hi i wanted you to send the name of the food for laying hens if possible thank you

Hi becky im very worried for my poultry I think some of my hens and ducks got infected with bird flu how can I help them there symptoms are sneezing and fluid coming from there noses and there eyes are gone weird do you know anything I could do to help?😨😪😭

Thank you. Maybe next week I will build that coop for my chickens. Is it better to keep a rooster and a hen in there or just hens?

I have a question, when you started your videos , you wanted to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city and got the log cabin lot and made it your own and now your back in the city. Totally diffrent. I love your ideas your very sweet, We have 6 and a half acres its getting to much for me, love the chickens and pigs and our pond but Think I need a change but want to keep our pets, any ideas?

I tried clicking the link for the plans and it took me to amazon. Is the video still available?

Is the fabric waterproof? Will it keep them dry when it rains?

Would playground sand that comes in a bag be ok for the sand?

how do you control for flies?

So is this meant for chickens to stay in 24-7 or is this more ideal if you plan on letting them free range? I am having a hard time understanding how this is enough room for even one chicken. Thanks in advance.

Hi Becky! I saw your advice was to start with two chickens. My family and I are allowed to have up to four. We LOVE eggs and go through about 3-5/day in our family of five. Should we jump in and get all four chicks (going to get black austrolorps) from the get go? If yes, how much longer would we need to make this city coop to accomodate four? Just double the length of it? Build two separate ones the same size as per your instructions? Thanks so much for your videos.

I need ur help to raise my chicken and build a coop

Do you need to give them grit if they are free range chickens

Hello, I came across your channel looking for ideas on chicken coops. I just ordered your book and hope to get some more knowledge on how to raise chickens. We have a large population of them in our neighborhood and I need to figure out a good home for them before I can even think of getting any. Do you think this would be a good coop to keep out coyotes?

This might make a good movable pen with modifications for my area. . There are far too many predators here that will dig under or even tip over lightweight coops. Do you pin down this structure? You’re lucky to not have to fight coyotes, foxes, raccoons, bobcats, and hawks. Good job!

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Becky, I love your youtube channel..but you should have put 1/4" or 1/2" hardcloth wire instead of hog wire

Ever thought of raising silkies

I'm going to use this as a project to teach my boys how to build something themselves. I can't wait to get my girls. I will probably let them free range during the day and have them in at night.

Becky, Why are some eggs brown and some shells blue inside? And what do you think about Easter Eggers?

Can I turn my back yard aluminum tool shed into a chicken coop?

I saw your video on what to do with an egg bound chicken however my hand was already pretty bloody on her backside. I did what you said and she dropped a shell-less egg. Is there anything else I should be doing for her? She's probably afford 6 year old Americana I know she's been laying some eggs cuz I keep getting green ones almost everyday, and my others are brown layers

Please can you tell me is it ok to kill a sick rooster to keep him away from pain I am so sad I killed my rooster because he was sick five days😖💚

Why do chickens peck each other constantly and mainly on the tail area why do they like to eat feathers? What can I do to prevent this....

Love seeing your video. If I do this how can I stop raccoon for getting in the coop.

can you feed chicks bread cause i have a chick egg and i need to feed it when it haches plz and thank u becky

Hi, where do you buy baby chicks and what do you do about predators like hawks, raccoons, etc.?

It’s a shame my city is so picky about where we can keep our chickens. The best place for them would have been in my side yard where they would be protected from the hot afternoon sun and high winds by fitting snug between my house and a large wooden fence. But no, our chickens have to be a certain distance from the home forcing me to put them against my back fence, the hottest part of my yard with no shade.

I once had chickens in the city and a hen started to crow. Is this normal?

Is this fox proof

Hey becky! I have a situation that I hope you'll reply too! There has been a rooster roaming around my front yard for about a week now, I've tried calling farms(i live right next to a few farms) but no luck yet! Ive been feeding him some scraps as well as giving him water. But is there any advice you can give me for the time being?! Just so that he is safe! I would really appreciate it!(:

Dear Becky I have a question about urban chickens and keeping them happy and healthy I in a apartment, so we have 2 very big balconies and a big apartment and no animals for now and whe are not planing to ever eat them but if they lay eggs we might use them so yeah we what to keep like 1,2 or 3 do you have any suggestions ( the breeds I’m looking for are sillkie mix , Brahma, frizzle , leghorn ) any advice 💛

I will keep the nest egg box with the cover. The nest can't get wet.

if an egg is carcaked with two yolks then what does it mean..???

We can't go to the thrift stores right now... and may not be able to for weeks and weeks to come.

I'm getting 2 hens regardless of regulations. We're not in city limits, and I'm hoping 2 black australorps will be quiet enough to not bother the neighbors. I love this coop! How will it hold up against predators? We have raccoons of course, but also a few foxes. Would covering the entire coop with tarp each night help protect the girls?

How is this coop on a windy day ? How is it against predators ?

Stay safe Becky ! Would love to hear your thoughts oon current world situation dealing with the pandemic through next YT video!

This seems to be a very nice idea for a coop. Is it mobile?

hello Becky I have chickens in my back yard and one is having a chick

Becky love your videos but I don't know why u r not getting subscribers

I'm considered keeping chickens in the yard but it's technically illegal where I live we also have eight feral cats that I'm afraid would honestly make lunch out of them funny thing is I also own an 8 lb Chihuahua mix and I think he would just be afraid of the chickens I mean he's kind of scared of the cats already

hello becky, i get eggs from a farmer lady who has around 40 chickens and they are walking outside all over her farm and even out by the highway, and they go into a barn at night. so, do you let your two chickens out of the cage to walk around once in a while? and man, the sadness and cruelty of commercial chicken farms is ungodly and should be treated as a priority as bad as cattle farms and the coronavirus!

is this the new place

Ok so I brought home a poor chicken someone left to die in the state park... turns out it is a rooster. Now what do I do how can I unload a rooster. Yikes!! Help

Why do all my hens like to all go in the same box?

Do you have problems with predators?

My city only allows two chickens and no roosters. That's not enough for fresh eggs! :(