Why Keeping Chickens is a "BAD" Idea | World Egg Crisis

G'day Everyone, I deliberately didn't address the "cost" of hens and equipment because it's like adding the cost of your fridge or oven onto the food bill - it's a silly technical argument - plus keeping chickens has more benefits than just $$. Thanks for your continued support! Cheers :)

Eggs over here in germany aren't washed so they all could have slmonella. just gotta wash your hands after touching them and you're fine

What I wanna know is - is there a chicken for every size garden? I have a VERY small garden.

Came for the chicks.. stayed for the puns

where are you located, this would what kind of climate you are from because not every place is suitble
for hens and self grown vegies

Eggcellent use of puns

I love my chooks, we have no food waste even the neighbours come over with their food scraps and empty egg cartons. I give away most of my eggs to family friends and neigbours so everyone is happy :) I have 11 hens ATM and am happy to turn retiree's into chicken soup.

Had chickens all my life living in the village. And roosters too. They are amazing indeed i can't imagine a life without them. Those kids on the internet saying all this crap should not be allowed to use a keyboard for 1 year as punishment.

Those puns... Damn!

Those short shorts will solve the egg problems. Jokes aside, awesome video Mate 👍🏽

American problem. Here in Europe, we are overrun by eggs in all markets, as usual. If you take anythnig from this man is to keep being critical about media BS.

It depends on the type of chicken. As chickens like. Your bantam eat mice. And rats as part of there. Protein regiments. And pests such as. Locusts prone to killing crops. And how u maintain them an time to do so. Most don't have the time. Or patients to tend to birds.

Watched for the info, stayed for the chicken puns

chickens are animals, not products. you just have them for your own good, while they are their own individuals. it is selfish and cruel

keeping chickens is a bad idea because They would poop in my apartment.

Nice to know. Thanks!!!

god forbid people start getting their own food. how can we tax it? how can we control the market? how can we add anything we want to the food supply? oh noooooo....

I think this video may have put your video to the top of the pecking order for the informative. I hope people who are considering keeping chickens don’t still chicken out.

Finding your channel has honestly been so helpful. My gardening skills have immensely gotten better - and I just really enjoy watching your video's because they are all super helpful. You're also hilarious. Thank you!

I think these articles are more aimed at the sort of young person who gets their first house with a partner or a bunch of friends and thinks "You know what we need? A dog!" when they really didn't need a dog. Except, you know, with chickens. No one has time to take care of the animals, once the newness wears off it's just another chore. People do things impulsively without much research. The new idiots next door, 6 college freshman, just went out and got themselves a puppy last week, and they're already leaving the poor thing alone in the backyard all day.

Bird flue

Love my chickens!

We had some sort of a bird flu here in South Africa 🇿🇦 and our electricity shortage made the situation worse as most commercial egg producers had their chicken dying of heat stroke causing the eggs price shooting up.

The bad idea is being self sufficient in terms of food because who's gonna buy groceries anymore?

My friend!!! BE careful!! You know better than I about what the Australian government has been doing to those who speak out against their standards.

I started a chicken farm mid COVID. It was terrible and a huge money pit until it wasn't. It's worth it if you have a good market, niche, and mindset. Goodluck anyone starting a farm.

Good advice thank you for that. But the jokes if you can call them that was excruciating to go through. Nearly put me off watching this informative vid
An egg pun here or there is ok but throughout the whole vid 🤔

Hi! I like your video's! Very amusing. ;-) I'm a Belgian and it's true that chickens were used to reduce our waist! These animals are a dream to have. These animals are a gift to have. They reduce our waste bin and give us a tasty egg in return.

Lead poisoning?

Another point about keeping chickens that no longer lay
It significantly dilutes your losses when a predator does get a chicken.

First of all, the simple math... if a hawk gets on of your hens and you only have laying hens... they definitely got a laying hen, right. If half your hens don't lay, then that's a 50% shot that not only does the hawk not steal a hen... but you still see where your chickens are vulnerable and can adjust your setup for the safety of the rest of your hens essentially for free (so to speak).

Second of all, take the simple math and add in the factor that predators are going to target the older slower hens, and that the younger faster hens are far more likely to get away safe... and in reality, if half your chickens no longer lay, it's actually more like 90% odds that an older hen will succumb to predators in place of a laying hen.

That must've been like 10 chicken puns in just the first minute. Well done

The amount of chicken puns in this video is too good.

Best chickens are Kentucky fried chickens😋😋😋

Good to see the videos, thanks

Love your style. 👍

Its a bad idea for most people becasue most people are lazy and you have to keep them pretty clean or vermin and diseasespread very fast. Its the peoplenotthe chickens lol.

Ticks. Chickens eat ticks. In the UK, especially in Scotland with all our sheep and deer, that's a big thing.

Propaganda once you learn you can provide for yourself they loose money

about the cleaning of the eggs I agree. In Germany it is common that eggs are either cooled or cleaned. We keep the chicken healthy - thats all.

The only reason Chickens weren't laying is because something was put in the bought feed which was stopping them from laying

Once my girls started laying, it was an egg a day unless so,etching stressed them out. Like thunder storms or upgrading the coop.

My husband always brings up “bird flu” - how big of a concern is it really???
Anybody with fowl had any outbreaks?

Great legs Mister Chicken

can't comment anymore

Anything humans do to overcome planned obstacles are going to be considered bad ideas.

great video

our chickens actualy do come and cuddle on the couch with us. some of them sleep in the house, and the rooster is also no stranger to the front seat of the car and loves taking trips with us. Chickens are by no means just food or fertilizer, they are absolutely wonderful animals and very clever pets.

Never had a moment where it seemed like there was any shortage on eggs. Supermarkets are always stocked up to the brim with eggs, always have been. They are slightly more expnesive, just like everything. You are exploiting fear by claiming there is (or was) a worldwide crises.

Chooks are brilliant

We've had several chicks well into their second decade of life still laying eggs ...