How to Keep Happy Healthy Chickens in Small Spaces

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  • @August222
    @August222 4 роки тому +14

    I've been watching chicken videos for about a year now. I think this brief video has given me the best information and clearly, too. And your voice is so soothing. I could listen to you narrate my tax forms for hours.

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  4 роки тому +3

      Thank you. I can't say I've ever had someone call my voice soothing before, although you could be onto something with soothing tax form narrations. 😆

  • @raybede
    @raybede 2 роки тому +3

    Congratulations. You actually do look after your birds properly unlike some of the other
    keeper on You Tube who really don't put their words into practice.
    We have lots of space so our are out and about but they still need care. Thanks a lot

  • @Baum_Mann
    @Baum_Mann 6 років тому +35

    you can lay tree discs, logs or random(chemical free) pieces of wood on the ground(soil) and just flip/roll them over 1-2 times per week for protein rich entertainment^^

  • @oswarz
    @oswarz 7 років тому +25

    Thank you so much! I was really worried a didn't have enough space. Your suggestions are clearly common sense.

    • @muiznasir5459
      @muiznasir5459 4 роки тому

      Chicken health tips Sri Keluang Aseel Parrot Beak Farm style 😘
      ua-cam.com/video/NhYD5EDm6FU/v-deo.html

  • @i-changeus
    @i-changeus 4 роки тому +4

    Great TOPIC! As we are learning--we built our run somewhat short of typical recommendations, so this makes sense and is very-very helpful! Thank you!

  • @sugetoosty1685
    @sugetoosty1685 2 роки тому +3

    wonderful information- thank you!

  • @gloonnug4797
    @gloonnug4797 4 роки тому +6

    Great advice 👍 ..and such a nice flock you have! 🙂

  • @jglow8337
    @jglow8337 2 роки тому +2

    Very good advice and video. Thanks!😊

  • @debbiewood7718
    @debbiewood7718 4 роки тому +5

    Your chicken yard looks very interesting. I hope you will give us a tour.

  • @mondraymondo
    @mondraymondo 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you! I'm planning on getting some bantam hens and I will be sure to offer them sand and fresh foods:)

  • @kochyaan
    @kochyaan 6 років тому +5

    Wonderful chickens in a beautiful place, keep it up

  • @Babang4c3h
    @Babang4c3h 3 роки тому +3

    It's amazing, you are not only on the hive blockchain platform, you are also UA-camrs and I am also interested in some of your activities as a farmer and also gardening. 😀

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  3 роки тому +1

      I haven't been very good at uploading on here, now my computer savvy daughter has left home.

    • @Babang4c3h
      @Babang4c3h 3 роки тому

      I think it's easy to upload this video on UA-cam. You also already have a lot of subscribers, continue to upload more of your videos, to get more followers and subscribers. And to find out more about how to upload, you can ask your daughter when she's back home.

  • @leequigley2077
    @leequigley2077 2 роки тому +1

    Great video..I enjoyed that.

  • @desertdee1
    @desertdee1 Рік тому +1

    Just curious, what exactly is the mixture of greens you are serving your feather babies. :)

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  Рік тому

      We feed lawn clippings, which will be grass and clover, mostly (chopped fine for tough plants like this to avoid impacted crop) and we'll give them softer weeds whole, like sow thistle, prickly lettuce, dandelion. They also get lambs quarter/goosefoot.

    • @desertdee1
      @desertdee1 Рік тому

      @@theminiaturesmallholding9479 Thank you! :)

  • @susanaesmerald2291
    @susanaesmerald2291 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent video!!! Thank you!!

  • @INSFarms
    @INSFarms 6 років тому +6

    Very Clear Video, Respect.

  • @jenna4162
    @jenna4162 6 років тому +15

    I have a 10 x 5 cage for three hens. So spoiled lol. But they’re my babies so it’s worth it.

  • @angelj8367
    @angelj8367 6 років тому +7

    Really great video .Thanks !!!

  • @bacek2668
    @bacek2668 5 років тому +1

    To jsou krásné slepice. Šťastné slepičky.

  • @NorthernLycanthrope
    @NorthernLycanthrope 4 місяці тому +1

    Great information

  • @richardmurdock574
    @richardmurdock574 6 років тому +4

    Thank you for some great tips, I think my 3 Welsummer's 15 weeks, are not getting enough Protein, I have seen some feather eating here and there, More mealworms I guess
    You have a Wonderful mixed flock

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  6 років тому +3

      Richard Murdock I hope you get that feather eating under control. It's not a nice thing to see. I'm sure the mealworms will go down well with them. They certainly need lots of protein when they're growing.
      Thank you. I enjoy having a mixed flock. It seems to help avoiding them singling any one out.

    • @DavidSmith3750
      @DavidSmith3750 Рік тому

      @@theminiaturesmallholding9479 soak some pintos 2 days cook till very tender give them some they love it lay more I don’t enforce in winter they do need a break. I give mine about every couple week add alfalfa. 1 tbsp brags Apple cider vinegar to a gal water help digestion A sprinkle cayenne pepper in their water keeps them warm in winter. Do sift your wood ash. Occasional cats think it their litter box.

  • @yardenrice
    @yardenrice 6 років тому +3

    Very good video. Thank you for all the tips.

  • @litealiteg.2109
    @litealiteg.2109 7 років тому +5

    excellent tutorial . nicely done .

  • @christinacutlass1694
    @christinacutlass1694 Рік тому +1

    Wonderful! Thank you!

  • @Nnnmmamam
    @Nnnmmamam 6 років тому +2

    What breed is the silver grey hen? I've been trying to work out what breed ours are!

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  6 років тому +1

      Natasha Midgley I'm not entirely sure which one you mean, but the small darker grey one is an araucana bantam and the one which is paler and speckled looking is a cross between a light Sussex and a legbar

  • @jamesmills4097
    @jamesmills4097 Рік тому

    My run is on an allotment that previously had green houses on. I have sieved through the ground several times and removed all the glass that i can find, however i am sure there is still glass there, how dangerous to the chickens is this?

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  Рік тому

      You can never be sure of anything, old glass is less likely to pose a problem as it's unlikely to be as sharp. Chickens are also much lighter than us and have pretty tough feet, so hopefully it's like likely to penetrate their feet. They are unlikely to try and eat it as well.

  • @jessemiller2858
    @jessemiller2858 4 роки тому

    When do you clean your box

  • @pamperedchickenmama
    @pamperedchickenmama 5 років тому +2

    Your flock looks so healthy

  • @shirvy
    @shirvy 6 років тому +2

    What do you feed them?

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  6 років тому

      Their basic feed is a grain and layer pellet mix. They also get scraps from the garden and kitchen, bugs and whatever else they forage

    • @muiznasir5459
      @muiznasir5459 4 роки тому

      Chicken health tips Sri Keluang Aseel Parrot Beak Farm style 😘
      ua-cam.com/video/NhYD5EDm6FU/v-deo.html

  • @sadielynn5564
    @sadielynn5564 4 роки тому +1

    What breed is the brown, white, black spotted chicken?
    Also, great video!

  • @tylerharlow1226
    @tylerharlow1226 5 років тому

    What are the penciled laced hens they have darker heads than the rest

  • @Bowwylad
    @Bowwylad 4 роки тому +3

    perfect thank you very helpful :) god bless.

  • @Jimmy-gk2vj
    @Jimmy-gk2vj 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful chickens

  • @adrianawendling3019
    @adrianawendling3019 4 роки тому +2

    What are the pretty white chickens?😍

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  4 роки тому +2

      The ones with the dark collars are light Sussex and the all white ones are a cross between a commercial red and a light Sussex.

    • @adrianawendling3019
      @adrianawendling3019 4 роки тому +2

      @@theminiaturesmallholding9479 Thank you!

  • @mikekrueger3262
    @mikekrueger3262 6 років тому

    What was the green plant you were dumping in there pen?

  • @dailynature3712
    @dailynature3712 Рік тому +1

    great chicken care

  • @mariannefroholdt9783
    @mariannefroholdt9783 5 років тому +29

    Yes they need lot of space,i dont like it when they stay in the same smal place.

    • @muiznasir5459
      @muiznasir5459 4 роки тому

      Chicken health tips Sri Keluang Aseel Parrot Beak Farm style 😘
      ua-cam.com/video/NhYD5EDm6FU/v-deo.html

    • @samiyamaza5380
      @samiyamaza5380 3 роки тому

      What is the optimal space for 31 chickens with 6 roosters?

  • @cookiegurlsans7083
    @cookiegurlsans7083 5 років тому

    I have about 30 chickens and 4 roosters, most of the chicken have bold spots on there bad and blood, idk what to do and how to get rid of the other 2 roosters please help.

    • @frongyy
      @frongyy 5 років тому +4

      Cookie Gurl Sans first of all seperate the roosters. If you can get a lavender essential oil and fractionated coconut oil, add about 3 drops of the lavender oil to about 15 drops of the fractionated coconut oil and apply it to the areas of concern twice a day. Try adding frankincense to the mix (but still only 3 drops of the oil all together) if the wounds don’t seem to be improving much. If they still don’t heal then try removing the wounded hens from the other hens, still treating them with the oil.
      Essential oils are just a natural way of treating the wounds, hope all goes well. 🙂

  • @antonettefernandes2610
    @antonettefernandes2610 4 роки тому +1

    I love the hens

  • @SunshineCountryChickens
    @SunshineCountryChickens 4 роки тому +1

    I love your chickens they look just like mine

  • @johnGilletti
    @johnGilletti 4 роки тому +1

    Good info!

  • @urbangardeningandchickenke1018
    @urbangardeningandchickenke1018 4 роки тому +1

    Nice information

  • @FarmingWithJoshe
    @FarmingWithJoshe 3 роки тому +1

    This is nice i love it

  • @iamnate6415
    @iamnate6415 5 років тому +2

    Wonderful video!!

    • @maggiebridge8104
      @maggiebridge8104 3 роки тому

      Yes ! A lovely voice as well as a lovely flock healthy n interested xx

  • @richardp.4250
    @richardp.4250 5 років тому +1

    Fed strips of raw meat will handle the pecking . Thanks nice video

  • @DavidSmith3750
    @DavidSmith3750 Рік тому

    Excellent ty

  • @stamper2003
    @stamper2003 7 років тому +3

    Thanks for the great tips

  • @hvacmepengineer7953
    @hvacmepengineer7953 5 років тому +9

    AllahuAkber what a beautiful birds you have created you are glorly Almighty Allah

    • @Johnsmit863
      @Johnsmit863 5 років тому

      Hvac MEP Engineer yttyy

    • @pwillia8864
      @pwillia8864 5 років тому +3

      Allah had nothing to do with making these beautiful chickens.

    • @heidihaaa6214
      @heidihaaa6214 5 років тому +5

      @@pwillia8864 It's his religion. Christians say God made the animals, I don't know much about Muslims, but maybe its the same. Try and be a little more respectful for others beliefs.

    • @masfarayoob
      @masfarayoob 5 років тому

      @@heidihaaa6214 God bless you for your kind heart

  • @mtaj9235
    @mtaj9235 6 років тому +1

    Thanks good information

  • @sandrawilber1315
    @sandrawilber1315 6 років тому +2

    Love this video...

  • @firefly6630
    @firefly6630 5 років тому +2

    Beautiful

  • @karney6583
    @karney6583 6 років тому +1

    That's an attractive rooster.

  • @NightOwlGames
    @NightOwlGames 2 роки тому

    i wish i could build a paradise for male chicks, i want to save them, raise them as family pets, look after them give them the best life possible, sadly bury them when they pass away naturally, but they fight? is there really nothing i can do to stop that?

  • @ikramawan513
    @ikramawan513 4 роки тому +1

    Nice hai n

  • @vforsejrv7801
    @vforsejrv7801 5 років тому +3

    It looks very good 👍🏻. But I don’t think that you should recommend chicken for people with no space for them. Its very simple that if you don’t have the space for them then don’t have them at all or it will be animal cruelty . Thanks 😊

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  5 років тому +8

      Thank you for your comment. I don't believe I recommended chickens for people with no space. I state at the start, that the minimum recommendation is a metre squared. Some recommend a minimum as 2 chickens per metre squared, which I wouldn't. They need the space to get away from one another if necessary.
      My purpose with this video was to bring awareness that space isn't everything, after seeing feather pecked chickens in a contained flock which easily had over the recommend space available. When we contain animals in any way, even if it's not tight confinement, it raises issues.
      Again, thank you for raising this, I hope that anyone would research well before getting chickens.

    • @vforsejrv7801
      @vforsejrv7801 5 років тому +2

      The Miniature Smallholding Thanks for you answer. I appreciate that. Have a nice day😊

  • @dimitriosteodoros6101
    @dimitriosteodoros6101 2 роки тому +1

    🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍😍😍😍

  • @ionjohn7814
    @ionjohn7814 6 років тому +3

    Chickens make good soup!

    • @pwillia8864
      @pwillia8864 5 років тому +9

      I never see a chicken make soup.

    • @C0nuree
      @C0nuree 5 років тому +3

      pwillia8 Yeah me neither. Atleast mine have not Done it yet

    • @goingclear2647
      @goingclear2647 3 роки тому

      @@pwillia8864 :):):)

  • @rocket2811
    @rocket2811 2 роки тому

    you are wrong about isolating the victim-you need to isolate the culprit..

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  2 роки тому +2

      In this instance I wasn't referring to a victim and culprit situation. I was talking about if they have an injury, no matter how it's caused. There is no point in leaving the injured hen in a position where other hens can continue to peck at the injury, it needs to heal.
      When I get a singularly aggressive hen she will be completely separated from the flock for a few days to take her out of the pecking order, not isolated with the flock.

  • @rapscallion3421
    @rapscallion3421 4 роки тому +1

    if you cant true free a range a chicken you shouldnt have any. these birds need to forage a couple acres to remain nature instinctive. i hate seeing chickens in cages

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  4 роки тому +4

      I guess I could leave them out for the foxes and hawks

    • @rapscallion3421
      @rapscallion3421 4 роки тому +2

      @@theminiaturesmallholding9479 or you can take the proper steps to keeping foxes and hawks away instead of just throwing chickens in a tiny wire fence and saying problem solved!

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  4 роки тому +1

      Tiny wire fence? My runs are bigger than my first house. Or didn't you watch past the intro with the mobile cruiser?
      I'd appreciate any ideas as to how to keep them away without any fencing.

    • @rapscallion3421
      @rapscallion3421 4 роки тому +1

      @@theminiaturesmallholding9479 i watched the whole video. i didnt see a single clip in the video where i couldnt also see fencing. the mobile cruise is just down cruel and not to mention your video tittled is labeled keeping chickens in "small" spaces. to me, yes that is tiny. as far as tips, all i do is raise hardy alert rooster with decent size and strong traits (i personally love sumatra roosters for protection) they are fearless and black chickens have been known to look like a bigger threat to airel predators. i just got into wyandottes a few years ago after hearing great sucsess stories with this super hardy breed and they are also great protecters and large in size. i have hawks just about every week lurking around and they have tried many times to snag my chickens, but are never sucsesful on my large fowl. i have lost bantams which is why i dont keep them anymore. foxes are sly and probably a chickens biggest threat but a healthy forager chicken should be able to detect and evade. personally i shoot foxes and coyotes whenever i can on my property, it is the most effective way of removing predators (they dont come to close anymore) but i know this isnt a option for some in rural areas. it really depends how much effort and time you are willing to put in if you want your chickens to live that natural life it desires.

    • @theminiaturesmallholding9479
      @theminiaturesmallholding9479  4 роки тому +2

      @@rapscallion3421 shooting foxes is not an option here for most of us and while we do have the odd licensed hunter who'll try and take some out, the numbers are such that they are now working together to take full size sheep! A rooster is no deterrent to them any more and even with fully free ranging flocks they'll take nearly every chicken, bar a few lucky escapees. More and more people, even in rural areas with plenty of space, are having to resort to supervised free ranging and secure runs for the main part. We also have the occasional wedge tail which will easily carry off a full size chicken. Apparently they like Chihuahuas too. ;D
      It's a screwed up situation, we shouldn't have foxes here and the ongoing droughts and fires are bringing more and more predators into areas people live. I'd rather keep some chickens in relative freedom and not buy battery or barn eggs (free range isn't really free range as the farmers face the same issues). Others are going to keep chickens in smaller spaces anyway, so if I can offer tips to help them to do that in a way where they don't suffer boredom then I'd like to do so.

  • @emmaguevara7779
    @emmaguevara7779 5 років тому +1

    Are you gonna kill them plz don't if you are

  • @ionjohn7814
    @ionjohn7814 6 років тому +1

    Happy? This is the atheist misunderstanding of life. Happiness comes from he harmony of life with its meaning
    , and from love, and not from an fulfilled stomach, sitting in the shade. Chickens can't be happy, but they can feel good or even great, that's all.

    • @dfusa4869
      @dfusa4869 5 років тому +2

      You don't know anything

    • @C0nuree
      @C0nuree 5 років тому

      DF USA preach

  • @albujeyash2580
    @albujeyash2580 5 років тому

    english plz

  • @ToxicVaccines_HivHoax
    @ToxicVaccines_HivHoax 6 років тому +4

    Great advice! 👍👍❤

  • @CompassionIsPower
    @CompassionIsPower 2 роки тому

    Great video!

  • @YASIRALIVIRK
    @YASIRALIVIRK 4 роки тому +2

    Beautiful