You mentioned bug control. We have 17 hens and one rooster and we have NO mosquitos! We got lucky last year with a pullet batch, one was a rooster. He has been so cool to watch and protect his girls! Awesome video as always!
Great info from Guildbrook Farm as usual! I love the little sounds the hen make and how the roosters communicate with them. Its that time of year for bringing home chicks! We are getting ready to start meat chicks over here.
Wife and I went to Tractor Supply Co. for some garden supplies back in May. Walked out with 4 chicks, all the needed supplies for the chicks, and no garden supplies, lol. Hence my stumbling upon this channel which I have for the most part been addicted to.
PERFECT TIMING....We're city folk on .25 acre, attempting to prep and be self sustainable as much as possible. Today, we looked at chicks. Yesterday found the spot we want to prep for their run. This and your Beginners Guide was a great addition to all the other research I've done. Didn't realize that I'm going to need to prep for the birds getting bigger in the house as much and the potential health conditions etc. Thank you Jaime, much appreciated.
I'm glad you mentioned non-gmo feed. Years ago I searched for organic chicken feed and it was not feasible for me. I just now searched for both non-gmo, and organic chicken feed and I found that Purina supplies both and there is a retailer close by to my location. I have not checked the price yet, but I would like organic feed for my animals. If not organic, then non-gmo. I'm still have some research to do on suppliers.
Here in the UK, many people rescue (not old)chickens from caged/factory farms and find that they lay extremely well once they are settled in. I know of several people who have done this and it would be my first port of call if I ever decide to get chickies. Number 1. They are free. Number 2. They will produce a lot of eggs without having to wait for them to grow. Number 3. It is giving these wonderful creatures the chance of a good life(they can live for many years and produce a lot of eggs in this time).
They are so cute! We are a right to farm community in the state of Massachusetts. We are allowed 6 per acre and I can't wait to sell this house. Thanks for sharing with us all!
I'm in MA as well. Fortunately my hill town community is not so limited. I have 11 hens with 1 rooster, just got them spring of 2018. (I sell the extra eggs.) I've already placed an order for 15 meat chicks to arrive end of April/beginning of May.
Great advice. We just moved to our homestead 6 months ago and we are getting baby chicks this week. We ordered 25 from a breeder and we are so excited. We have our brooder box built and our chicken barn ready. It's RU-vid channels like yours that have helped us along the way learn how to prepare and care for animals. Thank You for all your wonderful advice.
good info, even for those of us who've had chickens for a bit. Now, that whole reversal topic, had me flashing back to the original Jurassic Park movie - "Life Will Find A Way" I looked it up after you mentioned it and thought, 'as if I didn't already have enough to worry about with these birds." LOL
Absolutely love your chicken videos! You guys are part of the reason we’re planning to leave the city and become more self sustainable. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. 🐓❤️🐓
I reccomend ordering a Meyer Hatchery catalog. They do a real good job of giving the specs on the different chicken breeds they sell all in the catalog.👍🏻👍🏻
We watched your chicken starter guide and took the plunge today. We got our chicks online through Hoover’s hatchery and they were very similar to the feed store and offered free shipping! Thanks for passing on the chicken wisdom.
Very good advice! We used pretty much all that advice 3 years ago, and we have been doing well! Getting a dozen eggs every day! Finally able to sell some now!!
I ferment mine...they love it, so much better for them..and alot less waste. With that said, I raised my girls for 5 years and did lots of research before fermenting. And a good source of b vitamins is black oil sunflower seeds if your worried about vitamin b loss
I started out with 3 Indian runner ducks for eggs production. I just liked the look of them. They turned out to be so friendly and playful. I tried to raise white chickens from a breeder and they all got sick and slowly died off. Got a small silkie mom from a friend and she was super cute and purred.
I found your channel a couple weeks ago while learning about raising chickens. Since then, I have watched all your videos and am now finally caught up!
I learned so much from your chicken 101 video! It gave me the confidence to jump in and get our first chicks. We purchased 6 pullets last year and did end up with a rooster! It's just my husband and I and we get more than enough eggs lol. We do like giving them to family and friends so I don't mind having extra. 😊
I’m getting my first City chickens the first week in April. I just finished the nursery (brooder) and just need to work on finishing the coop and getting their pen. I have watched your video so many times, but will watch again before the babies come. Thanks as always!’
Thank you for an absolutely great video. You are informative, to the point, comprehensive, and down to earth (unpretentious. Too many youtubers go on-and-on and make the subject all about them and take 30 minutes to say one small piece of info. I will be back here for more. Thanks.
I see that you use a shipping container to keep a lot of your feed and supplies. How did you make sure that the shipping container that you chose had not had hazardous chemicals, etc in it? Maybe you could do a segment on how and where you chose your container??? Thanks guys! You are awesome as always! Journey On!
I just found your videos today and it's cool to see that you're still posting! I started with the baby backyard chicks, through losing the animals, and then finding this place. I'm heading back in time now so I can watch each step of the way. Since I'm binge watching, I'll catch up soon! 😜💖
I stay far away from farm stores during chick days! Yikes I'd be buried in chicks. Great video! 100% agree on all your advice. I started the Indiana thread on BYC several years ago. Decided to keep layers myself and had such a hard time finding advice. Breeds I do keep Leghorn, very productive heritage breed. Love my EEs and keep working on my line. Maran and Dark Cornish are a favorite but sure seem to be a predator magnet.
Awe look at those fuzzy little babies. They are so cute Jaime. Thank you Jaime for all the good information. I would like to have chicken; but we can't have them. Been working on my area for over 16 years to have chicken. NOPE.
Thanks for all your great information--especially regarding chooks. You are the reason we felt comfortable getting chicks last spring. Thanks for the "feed store" warning!
My Pet Chicken is a broker/middleman for Meyer Hatchery in Ohio. It's much more affordable to buy them straight from Meyer. Their delivery is kinda high but they offer specials with free delivery. I believe summer 2020 is Golden Comets ship free. They show online in real time what's available which was cool. I ended up calling so I didn't screw up my order and the gentlemen working the phone line was amazing!! Took his time and made sure my order was correct. I'm 100% impressed and beyond satisfied with my purchase. For $42 I drove and picked up: 1 Barred Plymouth Rock rooster 2 Dominiques 1 Partidge Rock and then to save $ I did Hatchery Choice with: 1 Rare Breed- True Blue Cochin 1 Brown Egger- White Cochin 5 Rainbow Flock- Green Queen, Easter Egger, Mottled Brahma, White Rock, Blue Marans And as long as I donate eggs, they included a free meal maker chick, but they actually gave me 2 Buff Orpingtons for free!! 13 chickens for $42
Whoa! Mt pleasant! That used to be my backyard. Now I live in catawba. I've been a sub since you got chickens at the old house. Had no idea yall were so close! Awesome!!
Thank you so much for your videos! We just moved to a small farm in eastern NC and We just got our first chickens in the mail a few weeks ago. Your chicken videos were my main source of info that really got me started! I am hoping to slowly grow our homestead over the next few years, and I have been using your videos as a huge resource for that! We got 10 easter eggers, and I am hoping to put out a video soon about their coloring and how it has developed over the past few weeks! I can't believe how fast they have grown!!!
Thank you so much for this video and especially for the video you did an few years ago...chick 101 I think is the name...I have watched that video and modeled my chick care directly around that. I now have 7 healthy and happy chicks growing so fast!
@@Guildbrookfarm they experienced grass for the first time today! I've also been training them using your call! haha! my husband thinks I'm crazy, but they get so excited now when I call them! My husband thinks I haven't noticed him watching the wittle chuckers more often...mhmmm...hes getting attached too. 😆😉
Hi Jamie! Tomorrow is the day! We get our new baby chicks! Its my first time and my husband has had them most of his life! Im 52 years old and so excited! 19 baby chicks! I am gonna adopt your chick chick chick feeding scrambled eggs as a treat training method. I think its genius girl! :) We live on a new raw piece of land, 8 wooded acres in the Missouri Ozarks. We have lots of ticks according to the neighbors, who ALL have chickens, sheep and goats! Only chickens for us this year tho! Lol! Wish us luck, especially me! Keep being awesome Jamie and Jeremy. You inspired us a year before we sold our suburban home and had to retire early due to serious health issues. We are living comfy in our fifth wheel until we can afford to build a tiny log cabin. We just love you guys! The Nippers, Kim and Boots. :)
Yes love the Easter eggers too...also have rhode island reds, golden sex and leghorns...I'm setting up 4 small flock coops and have a large run and coop for all the hatchlings...I try to incubate 40 eggs a month that way every month I can slaughter the 3 month old hatchlings for the canner or freezer.
We went to Tractor Supply on Sunday and it was all I could do not to leave with 10 Silkies! But, I DID IT! Huge accomplishment since my daughter was also encouraging me. 🤪
I got suckered Into the feed store chickens just like you. I love my existing flock of girls and got pulled right in when I saw Bantam Silkies st my local store. I have always wanted a couple of silkies in my flock even though they aren't the best egg producers. They are just so pretty and unique. Unfortunately the only ones they had were straight runs and I didn't want a potential rooster that I would have to find something to do with. So I ended up getting Cuckoo Marans, Silver Lace Wyandottes and and more Ameraucanas to go with my existing rainbow layers and Ameraucanas. So now I have chicks occupying a broader in my master bathroom because it is close and secure from the cat and dogs. I love being able to feed a varied rainbow of eggs to my neices and nephews (and the rest of our extended family) who are definitely city people and have never seen anything but white eggs. I think I blew their minds when they came over the first time and i had a basket of eggs on my counter. And these new chicks will just add to that beautiful rainbow
I love having chickens. If I let them lose from the chicken coup, they're going to dig around my grape vines, berry bushes, and anywhere else they find mulch hiding bugs, etc. Every year, I have to reset my drip lines because of the chickens. But it's worth the trouble, and I'm not willing to fence everything off.
This is a great video! I am from the city and now live in the country, and have walked into tractor supply many times and thought about this.... Thanks for the video!
Very helpful, thank you. I will be watching your video's on chickens. Eventually we'll be buying some, right now we're not ready. To many things to take care of on the property first.
Jaime: "I like smelling my chickens." Jeremy: *giggles behind camera* I guess that is sort of akin to people who like to smell books? Lol. I'm on the autism spectrum and I get it because we often have heightened senses and one of my heightened senses is smell. Some smells make me downright sick to my stomach, but others actually cause me to calm down and relieve sensory overload. And they can sometimes be really odd smells that no one else likes or no one else really gives any thought to. For some reason, I really like the smell of yeast.
Cross beak is pretty common at some feed stores in the colored egg layers. Murray McMurray hatchery is the best they are very very careful with their genetic stock. I got Sophia there.
Great video, lots of info 😊going to be getting chicks this year. Building coup & run in next few weeks. We’ve spent 8 years renovating our property, building outbuildings etc then disaster struck when our water main burst, so that ruined our utility room. Pipe was lead, needed new plastic pipe laying with all the red tape from water board & authorities. Building retaining walls for raised veg area then onto the chicken area. Really enjoy the way you both present your videos lots of help & advice on homesteading. Thank you! 👌😊
My layer mix is $12 and my baby crumbles is $14. Which is the best price in our area. I buy 20lb bag of oyster shell about every 3 mon. But I live on a limestone hill so they get plenty of calcium. They get a handful of scratch as a treat about once a week. But love my chickens I've had them about 3 yrs now. Have a great day. Thanks!
Such a great video, lots of useful info. We're about to start making our coop and getting our chickens. My husband and I make custom signs, we'd love to make you a sign for the farm! 😊
This is so wonderful. Thank you, Jaime. Can't have chickens where we live now, but we're working toward it, and I've wondered everything you covered here. Researched breeds months ago to see what was the best kind for us, and we're definitely getting a Blueberry.
Very timely and great info! Almost got 4 chicks, at the farm store, for the grandchild 😂😂 But I know the hubby would have made stew of me and the birds !! Next spring!
We're super interested in having chickens at some point; we really like the Holland breed but having a hard time finding sellers. Good thing we aren't in a hurry!
I ordered my first chicks last week, I live in North Western Arizona. I chose Black Australorps. I ordered 7 hens and a rooster. I've watched several of your videos and have learned a great deal from you. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences, I appreciate it very much.
we started small, lost the first three and a half batches to - mongooses :P Once I figured it out, we got 120, and one hen did turn to fertile male, and was the dominant one for about two+ years after he/she was already about 5-6 years old. The most gentle of any rooster I've had. Chicken coop hint- I'm lazy. The bottom foot or so (of walls) is half inch hole wire fencing buried. The whole coop (20' x 30')sits on a raised bed about a foot high. this combination allows the air flow to dry the droppings keeping the air they breath dryer, which you want. Most build coops WAY too enclosed. You can also collect dry droppings at your leisure for mulching/worm castings. Thanks for the upload!
I'm in a city with all them rules. This neighborhood is poor and ratty. Nobody cares that I have 21 chickens. Neighbors when asked say that they don't notice them. They stay inside a big box made out of old fence panels. Chickens don't stink but that cage does on a really hot day.
I love chickens they are so funny..never kept them and not likely to now, as living in an apartment on 5th floor ! lol But I really enjoyed your video, full of great info...and lovely chickens. Thanks for sharing. (liked, already subbed) Hugs . Carole in UK.
This was so, SO valuable. I know I'm not ready to have chickens yet, but this and one of your earlier ones about a very "cleanable" coop have me convinced that planning for a small pet flock is possible. Thanks so much!
great chicken video folks :) Enjoyed Jeremy's split rail video .Nice craftsmanship ! The only thing I prefer for my place, is full length threaded hinge bolts , double nutted ( nut and washer , each side ) . Because a the second or third level adjustment over the years takes only about 30 seconds per post. Plus a i put a cable and lock on the hinge side so an intruder can't use a crescent wrench to lift off that hinged side to gain entry . Yes if both pins point up , it is a simple lift off to remove and drive on in . Even with a a chain and lock in center, in the 2 fence joined gate. Just a thought .
We have and I recommend Easter eggers. We also have a few other breeds, the eggers seem to be doing the best. You will have to deal with death and/or missing chickens. We lost 2 last winter/spring. 9 layers averaging 6 eggs a day right now👍🏻
Hi ya Jaime! I had chickens and loved them, they r so funny and inter training with their crazy antics! Quasi sure loves u, and it’s obvious that u spoil her...nothing at all wrong with that! Thank u for the added info that I did not know, it is very helpful. Have a wonderful day!
I always had hens do that (start acting male) if I didn't have a rooster. But I had no idea they can fertilize eggs! I'll look into that! And yes, in chickens, the white ones get picked off easiest (or light colored rabbits if you free range them). Great video!
Great video and advice. So many things to consider regarding starting into raising chickens. Especially in urban settings, like where I am. Funny thing about exactly where I live is my block and the blocks to the West, North and East of me can have a set amount of chickens depending on the lot size. Right across the street to the south, that whole area cannot have chickens. #question, are Buff Orpingtons, Barred Rocks and Easter Eggers very noisy?
... Winner, winner, chicken dinner !! ( we just bought a couple dozen )... now, all we have to plant some 'tator tots & gravy bowls... & wait ; )... BTW, have ya any old tator tot/ gravy boat vid's around ?.. or know of any ?... Has Jeremy's hands healed up from post hole digging without work gloves ?.. maybe he can use a finger tip online & look that up ; )
I do enjoy your videos and have learned a lot! We just got 6 chicks a few weeks ago. So far so good... I’m worried about predators .. do you not have issues w that there? I love my girls already and want to keep them safe but would love for them to free range.sigh....
@@Guildbrookfarm Doing good, My mix flock is getting older now there over 5 years old. But my New Hampshire Reds are 1 & 2+ yrs old. I have been breeding them and selling chick & hatching eggs. Trying to build my health back up is hell on trying to build a channel worth watching, I am glad things are better at your place. have a great eve.
