How to raise chickens in your backyard (10 tips)

Plus it's fun to come up with chicken names: Nugget, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Original, and Crispy. Our newest ones are Lucy and Ethel (Cuckoo Marans) and Thelma and Louise (Rhode Island Reds).

We live in Arizona, so we put in an additional plastic tote with water and installed a misting system (spoiled, but happy).

It looks like the chickens picked all the ivy leaves off the vines on your retaining wall..lol

The way food prices rising I’m here based off that

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Thanks for the info

its none of the cities business. we all have a right to self sustain, forage, and hunr.

I hear to put some ACV in the water and they need grit if you don’t have a place where they can pick it naturally.

What do you do when it is raining?

I laughed at the chicken wearing a hat n jeans sitting in the trough

The Joy of raising a chicken.

We have the same coop. Our chickens have soft grass, shade trees, and treats.

Thanks man for all your help l have 4 one rooster and 3 chickens
I am gonna go worm 🐛 digging soon

How do you keep their protein intake high

Thanks for the telling us
Thanks from Pakistan and I have a question that can they have health problems ??

Cool it really helps

I found security in this video!!! We just got Chickens a few months ago and i do all the things you mentioned and even use same food and treat. Thank you so much!

Hey city prepping! Can you do an update on this video? Thank you!

This was helpful. Thank you 😊

Don't wash the eggs! you take off the protective layer. They keep fresh longer with the layer on.

Thanks for the video, I want to do this for sure.

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That is the number 1 thing for chickens and well gardening and rasing livestock in general is just jump into it!! Just leap! Go and keep running! I can’t tell you how many people I have said this too and they just stare. Yes jump in and keep going. Have the money and space first yes but jump in and you won’t regret it

Bad ass video super helpful

Who takes care of your chickens when you go away?

The biggest factor will be nosey neighbors that don't like them.(noise/smell)
The heat lamps can be a fire hazard. Make sure they are securely attached.

What breed of chickens are those?

Where did you buy that coop from?

how did I end up here????
damn now I want chicken 🐔

Great video, thank you.

This is a great video. My wife and I will be getting chickens soon.

Becky of Becky's Homestead says that chickens have to have protein. You can feed them tuna or cat kibble too. Also chickens have to have ground oyster shell or other grit to keep their laying muscles working well and for the shells of the eggs.

how do you keep hawks or any predators from attacking like say when you're at work all day and they're left out in the ope?

I see your feeder is on the ground. Don't they poop in it?

What breed of chickens are these? They seem very friendly/docile. Thank you for sharing your experience.

How do we get them to lay eggs and they hach but with no rooster

I have a big backyard in the woods. Will they venture off if no fence? Or just stay on the grass in the backyard?

Why can’t we add their poop into the garden?

I advise the deep wdding method for smell and you clean out 2 times a year

Adding a heat lamp in a coop full of dried bedding and wood is the leading cause of coop and barn fires everywhere. Even subtle sources of heat such as panel heaters are somewhat dangerous, but still a way better option than a direct heat lamp. Hope your insurance is paid up!

Good info. Simply and clearly presented. Many thanks!

Umm butterfly larvae ( caterpillars) are not worms

What do you do when you go on vacation?

Just got 5 chicks and can't wait till their big enough to live outside and run around the yard!

Great advice Kris, My wife and I both grew up on farms and we have been raising chickens for ions. A great source of protein and we love them---and I think they love us. :)

It's fine to rinse your eggs if you want to refrigerate them, but if you just wipe them with a dry clothe, you can keep them on a shelf in your pantry. Also, if you want to water glass them, you should not wash them. Waterglassing fresh eggs honestly works! Thanks for all you do to help us prepare!

I need a bigger yard, 10 acres would do nice

the worst thing to do in an urban area....predators will keep the unknowing...very busy

do chickens fly out of the 5-6feet fence? roster chicken is obsolute?

Do the chickens need light at night . I have been keeping heat lamp on at night and they seem to feel more secure. But maybe they would prefer it off . I'm not sure