Hi! I just absolutely love you!! I like all the chicken advice I can get!! I've got 20 chickens at the moment.. I will be giving 3 away soon, to a neighbor who I trust will give them the best care. 2 Hens and a rooster, that way they can brood more chicks and grow their own flock. 😁👍
We have just started with chickens your videos are so informative thank you! We have 1 stray Rhode Island Red for now but will be getting 8 chick's in the spring.
Excellent video and very helpful. I ordered baby chicks from a hatchery in May and they started dying and becoming paralyzed in the last two months. (This is early December now.) I'm not finding any signs of illness, and I'm hearing it may be a genetic disorder. I started with 10, have two with what appears to be appears to be broken legs and one completely paralyzed. Three seem healthy so far. That's a net loss of four; one of which died at a few days old. I only fed Scratch and Peck organic feeds and I'm wondering if they are lacking a specific vitamin or mineral. I took screenshots of your charts for more research and I have saved the ingredients tags from each bag of food so I will try to determine if they are missing important nutrients. Thank you so much for all the work and research you do for us!!
I would suggest you consult a vet if at all possible. There are several possibilities to consider. Top of my list would be Marek's Disease. Did the hatchery you bought them from vaccinate them against Marek's? Marek's typically shows up as paralysis in chicks 6 weeks to 6 months old. This link might help you rule it in or out nre.tas.gov.au/biosecurity-tasmania/animal-biosecurity/animal-health/poultry-and-pigeons/mareks-disease#:~:text=%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8BMarek%27s%20disease,tumours%20in%20major%20internal%20organs.
Chickens in my garden, I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos. Can you do a video on the reason for egg colors and the breeding for egg colors? Thanks!
For vegetables, I keep a notebook in which I record which seeds I sow, where I got them, when I sowed them, how well they germinated, when and where I planted seedlings, when I harvested the crop and notes about how good it was. I have experimented with using Facebook to keep photos of my garden throughout the year but I'm not very regular at that. It's called My Plentiful Garden if you want to look at it. For fruit trees I keep a notebook recording which variety of each fruit tree I planted, where I got it from and its expected growth and fruiting characteristics with a map of where I planted it, and annual notes of any maintenance such as pruning or spraying, how much fruit I harvested and any notes.
I am having quite the issue with my hens and thought perhaps you might be able to help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have hens that have lost most of their feathers and they are not growing back,I use DE in their coop and yard for mites but nothing seems to help.ANY suggestions????? Thank You for any help you may give. Pam Harbison Texas, USA
Hi Pam. How worrying for you. You don't say why they have lost their feathers, where from or how long this has been for. I guess it's high summer in Texas at the moment and maybe hot? Are they going through an early molt because of heat stress? If that's the case you just need to support them with cool drinks and treats, fresh water and shade. If it's not overly hot high protein snacks can be good, eg mealworms. Molting can be quick or can take weeks. If it's been more than 12 weeks something is wrong. Have you checked for mites on the birds and in their coop? Are the chickens picking out their own or each other's feathers? Is a rooster doing the damage? Is the feather loss all over or in patches, if so where? Figuring out the cause is going to be the key to treating it. Maybe this link will help. thisnzlife.co.nz/why-your-chicken-is-losing-feathers/ 🙂
@@chickensinmygarden It started with a rooster who was very aggressive mating. Then this hen is on the lowest pecking order and smaller than the other hens. It is extremely hot here but she has been like this for some time. The rooster injured her with his nails mounting her so I doctored her in a cage by herself. She got better and I got rid of the rooster. Then I didn’t have a rooster for a few months and her feathers still didn’t come back. I don’t think the other hens are pulling them out, I have not seen that at all. I put apple cider vinegar in their water, give them vitamins in their water, feed them meal worms and scratch with black sunflower seeds. They free range 3 or 4 days a week, (there are feral cats around here so can’t let them free range all the time) we live in the city but have quite a large yard fenced, but hawks are also around. I can’t figure out what is going on but. Now I have decided to feed her separately extra worms and sunflower seeds so I know for sure she is getting that extra protein. I started that this morning so will let you know how it goes. I put Diatomaceous Earth in the coop and run so when they do dust baths they should get it on themselves so I don’t think it is mites, the other chickens aren’t losing their feathers except on their backs. This one is almost bare all over! Thanks for writing me back and for your help!
So it's just one hen, and now general feather loss all over. Unless it's a disease like fungus I'm guessing stress - bottom of the pecking order. Is she laying? Any serious illness will almost certainly stop laying. Extra worms and sunflower seeds seem like a good idea - I'm sure the hen would approve! 🙂
@@chickensinmygarden I don’t think she is laying. Not sure tho. I have 9 hens but only get an average of 7 eggs daily. I also give them oregano which is suppose to be a natural antibiotic altho I haven’t given them any in some time. Maybe I should give her some when I feed her separately. I sure appreciate you caring. Not many ppl really to ask here as I don’t do FB or instagram
So, while you're giving her those extra treats take the opportunity to check her over. How does she seem in herself? Energetic or listless? Is her appetite good? Is her comb bright or pale and floppy? Maybe you can check out her vent - pink and moist or dry and shrivelled. Maybe you will get a chance to see whether her poop is normal. You should start to get an idea about whether she's really sick or just slow at feathering, in which case time and TLC will do the trick 🙂
Hi.. I just got 10 chicks from a battery egg producer.. shut be 10 month old, but they have little pheders and they have difficulty walking, how can I help then get better quickly? Thankx..
How sad 😔 I guess just good food and fresh water, making sure they recognise what it is and how to get it, and soft clean bedding to sleep on until they learn to perch. They probably won't have parasites but it would be good to keep an eye out for that. Keep them separate from any other chickens you have. And lots of patience.
@@chickensinmygarden thankx... Yes... I'm doing that... Patience... My other hens aren't happy so iake Shure they are safe and separated from the rest until they have a chance to get in the picking order place.. thank... Really good info about genetics I found your videos facinatitng... thankx
Hi, my question is why IS my chicken laying again now, in the middle of winter? We are first time chicken owners and were not expecting any eggs again until the spring. We noticed that her comb had started to expand in size again and a check of the nesting box a few days ago revealed an egg (and there has been one every day since). Any ideas why this would be, and should we be concerned? She is about 10 months old. Thanks, we love your videos and have found them a great source of information as new chicken owners.
So - the middle of winter - you are in the southern hemisphere? It's just past the winter solstice and the days are starting to get longer. If everything else is right, the lengthening days are one of the triggers to start egg production. You don't say what breed she is. If she's a heritage breed I would guess she hardly started laying last summer-autumn before stopping for the winter. If she's a commercial hybrid I'm more surprised that she even stopped laying at her age. Either way, it's good news and nothing to be concerned about at all, you'vejust got a head start on spring. Enjoy those eggs, and your chickens 🙂
@@chickensinmygarden thank you for your reply, that is reassuring. We are in Auckland. She is a Rhode Island Red x Austrolorp and laid February-April before stopping.
I have 16 chicks that were hatched about march 28th. Two are americanas, two arevbarres rocks, and twelve are gold stars( ISA browns). When do you think they may start to lay?
Thank you. I have learned a lot from all kinds of sources over the years. There is a lot of good information on the internet as long as you take notice of whether the source has a scientific basis. But I also take a lot of notice of my own experience with my chickens because there can be differences between breeds, food, regulations and environment in different countries.
@@potatobeans9893 W T F Edit: Well its different as i raise chickens because i like them and they are fluffy and not for food 0_o everyone is not the same!.
my astrolorps are the most productive in eggs, but I dont care, Ilove my little monsters very much. and they slow down in nov and december andpick up in january. my leghorn laid sporatically then stopped altogether she is healthy in every way, just her ovary must of just shut down. she is beautiful nonetheless and when they were molting they did not lay.
I have one other question. we spoke before😊. my chickens are now finally free ranging and good friends with my pomeranian...they play together...i have a new fear. Tuesday is going to be 100 degrees! Even though most of my yard is shady, in the heat of the day, they stay under my deck....I put ice cubes in their water 3-4 times a day and I keep giving them frozen blueberries to try to keep them cool...I was considering getting them diapers so I can bring them inside on Tuesday but in chicken videos, it looks like they are extremely unhappy and dysfunctional until they are "trained". if I didn't have carpets I wouldn't care...what can I do?
I have no experience with chicken diapers but I would say you are doing pretty well. One hint I will pass on is to put a shallow dish of water in the shade, preferably in a breezy place. They will paddle their feet in the cool water.
Chickens in my garden ok I will do that as well...we went to Lows and found these misting "hoses". i attached them all around my deck so every time the chickens go in and out, they get "misted" with a very fine mist. also I bought a cheap electrical pressure washer that rinses the poop of the deck in 5 minutes👍
I want to send you a picture of my dog and one of my chickens on one of my deck chairs...Can I post it on your facebook page? is your facebook page called chickens in my garden new Zealand?
Yet another brilliant and informative video, thank you!
It teuly is.
Thank you. Much appreciated.
Hi! I just absolutely love you!! I like all the chicken advice I can get!! I've got 20 chickens at the moment.. I will be giving 3 away soon, to a neighbor who I trust will give them the best care. 2 Hens and a rooster, that way they can brood more chicks and grow their own flock. 😁👍
Hi. Thank you for that. It's always good when you know your chickens are going to a good home.
We have just started with chickens your videos are so informative thank you! We have 1 stray Rhode Island Red for now but will be getting 8 chick's in the spring.
I'm glad you find them useful. Good luck with your chickens - I'm sure you'll get lots of enjoyment from them 🙂
Excellent video and very helpful. I ordered baby chicks from a hatchery in May and they started dying and becoming paralyzed in the last two months. (This is early December now.) I'm not finding any signs of illness, and I'm hearing it may be a genetic disorder. I started with 10, have two with what appears to be appears to be broken legs and one completely paralyzed. Three seem healthy so far. That's a net loss of four; one of which died at a few days old. I only fed Scratch and Peck organic feeds and I'm wondering if they are lacking a specific vitamin or mineral. I took screenshots of your charts for more research and I have saved the ingredients tags from each bag of food so I will try to determine if they are missing important nutrients. Thank you so much for all the work and research you do for us!!
I would suggest you consult a vet if at all possible. There are several possibilities to consider. Top of my list would be Marek's Disease. Did the hatchery you bought them from vaccinate them against Marek's? Marek's typically shows up as paralysis in chicks 6 weeks to 6 months old. This link might help you rule it in or out
nre.tas.gov.au/biosecurity-tasmania/animal-biosecurity/animal-health/poultry-and-pigeons/mareks-disease#:~:text=%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8BMarek%27s%20disease,tumours%20in%20major%20internal%20organs.
Chickens in my garden, I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos. Can you do a video on the reason for egg colors and the breeding for egg colors? Thanks!
Hi there. I'm glad to hear that thank you. I can indeed do a video about egg colour - in fact I already have! Check it out 🙂
Cheers
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My black australorp chickens started laying at 5 months and were doing so regularly by 6 months.
Excellent! Those Australorp have a good reputation 🙂
Love watching you mam I am also an incubator technician and fond of breeding chickens.Hope to hear from you always
How lucky you are to have a job that is related to chickens. What kind of incubators do you work with?
Hello, what records do you have on your garden
For vegetables, I keep a notebook in which I record which seeds I sow, where I got them, when I sowed them, how well they germinated, when and where I planted seedlings, when I harvested the crop and notes about how good it was. I have experimented with using Facebook to keep photos of my garden throughout the year but I'm not very regular at that. It's called My Plentiful Garden if you want to look at it.
For fruit trees I keep a notebook recording which variety of each fruit tree I planted, where I got it from and its expected growth and fruiting characteristics with a map of where I planted it, and annual notes of any maintenance such as pruning or spraying, how much fruit I harvested and any notes.
I am having quite the issue with my hens and thought perhaps you might be able to help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have hens that have lost most of their feathers and they are not growing back,I use DE in their coop and yard for mites but nothing seems to help.ANY suggestions????? Thank You for any help you may give. Pam Harbison Texas, USA
Hi Pam. How worrying for you.
You don't say why they have lost their feathers, where from or how long this has been for. I guess it's high summer in Texas at the moment and maybe hot? Are they going through an early molt because of heat stress? If that's the case you just need to support them with cool drinks and treats, fresh water and shade. If it's not overly hot high protein snacks can be good, eg mealworms. Molting can be quick or can take weeks. If it's been more than 12 weeks something is wrong.
Have you checked for mites on the birds and in their coop?
Are the chickens picking out their own or each other's feathers? Is a rooster doing the damage?
Is the feather loss all over or in patches, if so where? Figuring out the cause is going to be the key to treating it. Maybe this link will help.
thisnzlife.co.nz/why-your-chicken-is-losing-feathers/
🙂
@@chickensinmygarden It started with a rooster who was very aggressive mating. Then this hen is on the lowest pecking order and smaller than the other hens. It is extremely hot here but she has been like this for some time. The rooster injured her with his nails mounting her so I doctored her in a cage by herself. She got better and I got rid of the rooster. Then I didn’t have a rooster for a few months and her feathers still didn’t come back. I don’t think the other hens are pulling them out, I have not seen that at all. I put apple cider vinegar in their water, give them vitamins in their water, feed them meal worms and scratch with black sunflower seeds. They free range 3 or 4 days a week, (there are feral cats around here so can’t let them free range all the time) we live in the city but have quite a large yard fenced, but hawks are also around. I can’t figure out what is going on but. Now I have decided to feed her separately extra worms and sunflower seeds so I know for sure she is getting that extra protein. I started that this morning so will let you know how it goes. I put Diatomaceous Earth in the coop and run so when they do dust baths they should get it on themselves so I don’t think it is mites, the other chickens aren’t losing their feathers except on their backs. This one is almost bare all over! Thanks for writing me back and for your help!
So it's just one hen, and now general feather loss all over. Unless it's a disease like fungus I'm guessing stress - bottom of the pecking order. Is she laying? Any serious illness will almost certainly stop laying. Extra worms and sunflower seeds seem like a good idea - I'm sure the hen would approve! 🙂
@@chickensinmygarden I don’t think she is laying. Not sure tho. I have 9 hens but only get an average of 7 eggs daily. I also give them oregano which is suppose to be a natural antibiotic altho I haven’t given them any in some time. Maybe I should give her some when I feed her separately. I sure appreciate you caring. Not many ppl really to ask here as I don’t do FB or instagram
So, while you're giving her those extra treats take the opportunity to check her over. How does she seem in herself? Energetic or listless? Is her appetite good? Is her comb bright or pale and floppy? Maybe you can check out her vent - pink and moist or dry and shrivelled. Maybe you will get a chance to see whether her poop is normal.
You should start to get an idea about whether she's really sick or just slow at feathering, in which case time and TLC will do the trick 🙂
Hi.. I just got 10 chicks from a battery egg producer.. shut be 10 month old, but they have little pheders and they have difficulty walking, how can I help then get better quickly? Thankx..
How sad 😔 I guess just good food and fresh water, making sure they recognise what it is and how to get it, and soft clean bedding to sleep on until they learn to perch. They probably won't have parasites but it would be good to keep an eye out for that. Keep them separate from any other chickens you have.
And lots of patience.
@@chickensinmygarden thankx... Yes... I'm doing that... Patience... My other hens aren't happy so iake Shure they are safe and separated from the rest until they have a chance to get in the picking order place.. thank... Really good info about genetics I found your videos facinatitng... thankx
Hi, my question is why IS my chicken laying again now, in the middle of winter? We are first time chicken owners and were not expecting any eggs again until the spring. We noticed that her comb had started to expand in size again and a check of the nesting box a few days ago revealed an egg (and there has been one every day since). Any ideas why this would be, and should we be concerned? She is about 10 months old.
Thanks, we love your videos and have found them a great source of information as new chicken owners.
So - the middle of winter - you are in the southern hemisphere? It's just past the winter solstice and the days are starting to get longer. If everything else is right, the lengthening days are one of the triggers to start egg production. You don't say what breed she is. If she's a heritage breed I would guess she hardly started laying last summer-autumn before stopping for the winter. If she's a commercial hybrid I'm more surprised that she even stopped laying at her age.
Either way, it's good news and nothing to be concerned about at all, you'vejust got a head start on spring. Enjoy those eggs, and your chickens 🙂
@@chickensinmygarden thank you for your reply, that is reassuring. We are in Auckland. She is a Rhode Island Red x Austrolorp and laid February-April before stopping.
Then, yes, I'd say she's started laying for the season 🙂
I have an 11 year old gal Alice....she laid last year maybe 20 or so and so far this spring 1....
At 11 years old she probably thinks it's time she retired 🙂
@@chickensinmygarden yes...she can't get on the perch anymore & I'll take her in on cold nights...
Aaw that's so sweet 🥰
I have 16 chicks that were hatched about march 28th. Two are americanas, two arevbarres rocks, and twelve are gold stars( ISA browns).
When do you think they may start to lay?
The gold stars will probably start first- maybe around the end of August. The others might start in September or they might wait until next spring.
Awesome video. Where did you get all your information from. Thank you.
Thank you. I have learned a lot from all kinds of sources over the years. There is a lot of good information on the internet as long as you take notice of whether the source has a scientific basis. But I also take a lot of notice of my own experience with my chickens because there can be differences between breeds, food, regulations and environment in different countries.
My Australop is 8 weeks old and I was told to wait until 40 weeks old !
40 might be a bit long, but it does depend on the time of year when she hatched. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that she starts in spring 🙂
Thank you so much
I have a chicken named Honey, and she has stopped laying eggs because she is old. Also, Honey has spurs.
It's nice that you still have her. She can still make poop for fertilising the garden and help look after your other chickens
@@chickensinmygarden And most importantly, she makes a great pet.
I want chickens...but I live in Enid
I had to wait many years before I could have chickens. Be patient and never lose your dream.
😊 I love chickens. I want one that will lay eggs...I like fried eggs.
@@potatobeans9893 W T F
Edit: Well its different as i raise chickens because i like them and they are fluffy and not for food 0_o everyone is not the same!.
@@wildm3cs986 IM NOT EATING THE CHICKEN- wait..chickens are inside the eggs... AH SH*T... Ummm....I'll..just..buy them from the store...
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my chickens not laying becouse of rooster some peaple told me get away the rooster they will lay
That seems unlikely unless you have a lot of roosters and they hassle the hens a lot and cause them stress.
I mean barred rocks
my astrolorps are the most productive in eggs, but I dont care, Ilove my little monsters very much. and they slow down in nov and december andpick up in january. my leghorn laid sporatically then stopped altogether she is healthy in every way, just her ovary must of just shut down. she is beautiful nonetheless and when they were molting they did not lay.
Exactly. Look after them when they are molting so they can stay healthy, grow pretty new feathers and they will soon start to lay again 🙂
I have one other question. we spoke before😊. my chickens are now finally free ranging and good friends with my pomeranian...they play together...i have a new fear. Tuesday is going to be 100 degrees! Even though most of my yard is shady, in the heat of the day, they stay under my deck....I put ice cubes in their water 3-4 times a day and I keep giving them frozen blueberries to try to keep them cool...I was considering getting them diapers so I can bring them inside on Tuesday but in chicken videos, it looks like they are extremely unhappy and dysfunctional until they are "trained". if I didn't have carpets I wouldn't care...what can I do?
I have no experience with chicken diapers but I would say you are doing pretty well. One hint I will pass on is to put a shallow dish of water in the shade, preferably in a breezy place. They will paddle their feet in the cool water.
Chickens in my garden ok I will do that as well...we went to Lows and found these misting "hoses". i attached them all around my deck so every time the chickens go in and out, they get "misted" with a very fine mist. also I bought a cheap electrical pressure washer that rinses the poop of the deck in 5 minutes👍
I want to send you a picture of my dog and one of my chickens on one of my deck chairs...Can I post it on your facebook page? is your facebook page called chickens in my garden new Zealand?
Yes that's my Facebook page. I haven't posted there for a while but feel free to post a picture. Thanks