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How to clean out the poop from your chicken coop
In this video, we explain how to properly clean out your chicken coop. We clean our coop once a month. We'll show you what tools we use, the process we go through, and you'll even get a look at the hens enjoying their new bedding!
CaliCluckers is a channel devoted to our family and our chickens. We're a small homestead based in northern California. We're raising many different breeds of chickens, including Australorps, Wyandottes, Ameracaunas, Speckled Sussex, Rhode Island Reds, Cochins, Buff Orpingtons, and more. We're excited to take our audience through the unique experience of raising chickens in our suburban California neighborhood. Join us as we learn to live in harmony with our feathered friends!
Our goal is to post once a week. Keep an eye out for our next adventure!
Thanks for watching!
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Signs your hens are ready to lay their first chicken egg
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We're excited to say that we have our first sponsor! Hoof and Feather Homegoods is an Etsy shop that is run by a husband and wife team, with their young daughter doing some of the creating as well. They’ve been crafting together for over 5 years now and recently decided to introduce chicken decor and farmhouse art into their store. The name of their shop was inspired by the chickens and goats t...
Our favorite chicken breed, the Australorp
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The Australorp originated in Australia in the 1920s. They are Australias version of the Black Orpington. Australorps are known for being a dual-purpose breed - this means that they’re used for both the eggs they produce and the level of meat you’ll get from them if you decide to process the bird. They were bred for brown egg production without sacrificing in size and quality of the meat. The Au...
Building a predator-proof chicken coop run
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We purchased our chicken coop from Bombshell Chix in Loomis, CA. Check her out online at Bombshell-Chix-320955184696480. We built our run on the cheap in less than 8 hours. This video is a high-level look at the steps we took to build our chicken run. For more details, please leave any questions in the comments below. CaliCluckers is a channel devoted to our family and our chickens...
How to save a sick baby chick
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We purchased 8 baby chickens from a local feed store here in northern California. Not long after they were placed in the brooder, one of them ended up very dehydrated. Here are the steps we took to save our young chick. Electrolytes: amzn.to/3eXyMWG It's not uncommon for baby chicks to become dehydrated. You may notice them wobbling around like their legs are injured, flapping their wings vigor...
Build a chicken brooder for under $200
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We needed to move our 3-week-old chickens to a larger brooder. We show you how to build a chicken brooder from scratch, no tools or supplies to start with, for under $200. TOOLS USED Ryobi 18-Volt Drill: thd.co/2KAW1aQ T50 Heavy Duty Staple Gun: thd.co/3eSkp5O 15" Tooth Saw: thd.co/3aDpPyf Carpenter Pencil: thd.co/2VCmlaN Carpenter Pencil Sharpener: thd.co/2KDpO2w SUPPLIES USED Plywood: thd.co/...
CaliCluckers Intro - Welcome to our channel
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This is a quick introduction video of our new channel! CaliCluckers is a channel devoted to our family and our chickens. We're a small homestead based in northern California. We're raising many different breeds of chickens, including Australorps, Wyandottes, Ameracaunas, Speckled Sussex, Rhode Island Reds, Cochins, Buff Orpingtons, and more. We're excited to take our audience through the unique...

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  • @Texg1rl_
    @Texg1rl_ 7 днів тому

    For how many years

  • @craigrittenhouse492
    @craigrittenhouse492 Місяць тому

    Do you have bears in your area? That fence don't look like you do.

  • @stormbunnie6966
    @stormbunnie6966 Місяць тому

    You forgot the top....

  • @mabasavictorrisimati6080
    @mabasavictorrisimati6080 Місяць тому

    How can I get them from South Africa,

  • @misamisa2677
    @misamisa2677 Місяць тому

    Snakes dig under to get eggs

  • @carolynpreston3127
    @carolynpreston3127 Місяць тому

    Where did you get your canvas? What brand is it?

  • @AndruIGAlexandru
    @AndruIGAlexandru 2 місяці тому

    Salut am o problemă la un cocos australorp are o bubă și este tare și nu prea mai e vioi

  • @scroungedbowl6650
    @scroungedbowl6650 2 місяці тому

    Would love to get a list of materials! 🙏🏼

  • @blind-dateoutdoorssportsma547
    @blind-dateoutdoorssportsma547 3 місяці тому

    What is the size of the hardware cloth wire? Thanks.

  • @kmeleshuk
    @kmeleshuk 3 місяці тому

    How did you make your door? I made a similar style coop but km having trouble deciding on a door (type and size)

  • @juliewilborn-barth7
    @juliewilborn-barth7 3 місяці тому

    Thanks😊

  • @humphrey4976
    @humphrey4976 3 місяці тому

    I would live in that

  • @Cityfolksfarm
    @Cityfolksfarm 4 місяці тому

    Awesome video!

  • @StevenDavisPhoto
    @StevenDavisPhoto 4 місяці тому

    Gotta use some hardware cloth on the roof too. Animals can tear through canvas easily.

  • @arraa8065
    @arraa8065 4 місяці тому

    That is SUPER NOT PREDATOR PROOF. That lame roofing is NOT.

  • @chrisk8293
    @chrisk8293 5 місяців тому

    cant a raccoon just climb over it?

  • @buckthorn7084
    @buckthorn7084 5 місяців тому

    I have one Australorp hen in my flock of white leghorns and she is the crankiest little hen.

  • @kaylanp4476
    @kaylanp4476 5 місяців тому

    How do you make it predator proof around the entry? (The part you walk through?) Also, how deep did you bury the frame posts?

  • @xmrxbaxterx6075
    @xmrxbaxterx6075 6 місяців тому

    I bet Jared from subway could get in

  • @mcmartini8258
    @mcmartini8258 6 місяців тому

    i had chicks before buh this never happened to me 😢

  • @brodriguez842
    @brodriguez842 6 місяців тому

    Predator proof? The top is wide open. Also, that's way too many birds for that small of a space.

  • @HaltWhoGoesThere
    @HaltWhoGoesThere 7 місяців тому

    What was your estimated materials cost for this please?

  • @Sandconsumer123
    @Sandconsumer123 7 місяців тому

    Thank y’all so much, I saw one of my baby chickens dying and didn’t know what to do. Then I found this video and now the chicken is getting better

  • @lukehansen1023
    @lukehansen1023 7 місяців тому

    What are the demensions of the run?

  • @awesomeblossom1
    @awesomeblossom1 7 місяців тому

    Just got 12 australorps today. Cute little peeps. I've never raised chickens before but my husband has. 😊

  • @HelenUnangst
    @HelenUnangst 8 місяців тому

    Great idea, about how much was the cost to build? I would be covering mine with hardware cloth since I have a rodent problem.

  • @faltio69
    @faltio69 8 місяців тому

    Save your time for other stuff I’m the farm and do Deep Litter Method and only clean once every year or 2. Also, you only need 1 nest box for every 3-4 hens, you have way too many nest boxes.

  • @faltio69
    @faltio69 8 місяців тому

    You need a solid roof in run for other crawling climbing predators

  • @ahmedafrah3687
    @ahmedafrah3687 8 місяців тому

    *MEN OF CULTURE*

  • @jeraii5988
    @jeraii5988 8 місяців тому

    I'm not from Australia but I'm pretty sure it has to be pronounced like the first syllables in ''Äustralia"' because it comes from Australian Orpington, portmanteau AUSTRAL-ORP. My favourite breed, whose name is the most misspelt 😀

  • @madisonharrell196
    @madisonharrell196 9 місяців тому

    Would you mind providing your materials list and any written directions?

  • @mjey1
    @mjey1 9 місяців тому

    I'm commenting before I've watched but how did they get black if the other breeds that made them weren't?

  • @barbara-w5h
    @barbara-w5h 10 місяців тому

    My Australorp is 4 1/2 mths old and I am still not sure if it is a Hen or a Roo Could you give me an insight into what I should be looking for? There has een no sign of crowing yet.

  • @eddiebarrera-ws8vu
    @eddiebarrera-ws8vu 10 місяців тому

    Better to use dry water yo pressure watch coops,first get water then dry it,then use dry water to wash coop,no no no no need to thk me.👍

  • @ALangston35
    @ALangston35 10 місяців тому

    What kind of wire did you use for both the top and bottom specifically? Are you worried about any predators slipping through where the structure connects to the coop you brought in?

  • @khairul-Ismam
    @khairul-Ismam 10 місяців тому

    long time no see............ love you

  • @esownertrainer8471
    @esownertrainer8471 10 місяців тому

    Love your videos. Was trying to find out...if a first time laying hen actually will have a mucus coming from the vent besides the squatting. Thanks

  • @mjremy2605
    @mjremy2605 Рік тому

    Loved the video but please don't add music! It blasts the ears off and insanely unpleasant.

  • @zoienoname7854
    @zoienoname7854 Рік тому

    I have three hens and they are eo mean and down right cruel that I have to keep them in seperate pens so they won't make each other bloody. My other Sussick chickens get along very well.

  • @princesspualani2
    @princesspualani2 Рік тому

    Hi, I just have a quick question. One of my chickens is walking around looking all puffed up like a ball. I felt her chest, and it felt like a solid ball in her chest. The hen moves around slowish or usually just sits in one spot for extended periods of time. I bought them from Tractor Supply about 2 months ago, so I’m guessing they’re roughy 2 and a half months old. Any tips, suggestions, or help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

  • @diannjohnson7675
    @diannjohnson7675 Рік тому

    I agree with @mit1346 A hawk or eagle can easily rip through the sides of the top. I was surprise you did not take more better caution with the top I have seen foxes. even snakes can crawl to the top of the liitle chicken coop house.. why leave that open and just cover it with shade? other wise you did a good job. If you love your chickens cover the top and make it predator proof as well!!

  • @jasonfrazier503
    @jasonfrazier503 Рік тому

    I have 25 of them, and they are fun to watch.

  • @mazubanealeeyyah1177
    @mazubanealeeyyah1177 Рік тому

    Hey. How often should the chicken coop be cleaned?

  • @sarakrayane-if9wh
    @sarakrayane-if9wh Рік тому

    my chick is dying 😕😕

  • @DokDream
    @DokDream Рік тому

    I just bought a coop kit from Tractor Supply. I may reinforce the screening with expanded metal mesh. I agree that a strip of retaining material -- wood, aluminum, steel -- fastened around the screen is advised to discourage predator attack. Mainly, I am concerned about the wood base rotting away due to soil contact, since I cannot use copper green or other wood preservative. I am considering burrying a 12"-skirt of mesh around the perimeter at or just below the existing surface to discourage any predators that get into our yard. I am wondering if the skirt should be wider. I'll put concrete pavers over the mesh and stand the coop on them to provide a foundation. The instructions for coop assembly suggest reinforcing the base with an extermal frame. Again, I am concerned about fungal and termite attack over time. I can buy 2"x2" square vinyl tube -- the type used for rain downspouts -- and slide treated furring strips inside. Then I would form them into a frame and stand the coop on top. I think this combination would elevate the coop enough to allay my concerns about rot, yet not allow openings large enough for predators. I could also use landscape edging spikes to help keep the coop from shifting. Any comment?

  • @Abdullah_788_
    @Abdullah_788_ Рік тому

    I had 6 chicks and 2 r dead and one is dying 😭 🐤🐣🐥

  • @angelanelajuly2961
    @angelanelajuly2961 Рік тому

    I have two hens and one roo about a month old. They never needed to bebworked with. They jusy like me as long as i keep being cool with good treats My jersey Giant chicks have to be forced to be held till they realize this is how you get treats with no other birds to compete with. The Giants are sweet and very nice. But the Australorps just seem to be okay as long as im cool.

  • @martihetrick609
    @martihetrick609 Рік тому

    Wire on top

    • @forced4motorsports
      @forced4motorsports 9 місяців тому

      My thoughts exactly. It's not predator proof unless it's fully enclosed. That tarp is not enough. Mine is covered with wire and shade cloth and surrounded by two levels of electric fence wire; one at 6 inches and one 3 feet. I've had too many close calls to take chances. Hawks and turkey vultures are hanging around all the time, some brazen enough to perch on the roof of my house or sit atop the coop run headers trying to figure out how to get in.

  • @iEatGrassAndglass
    @iEatGrassAndglass Рік тому

    I got a chick and it's not standing at all! It only crawls and wobbles, it's been about 2 days since they hatched and I can't get it to eat :(

  • @BrandonGlaser-bn3tc
    @BrandonGlaser-bn3tc Рік тому

    Could you make a extended in detail version please