This video is incredibly helpful, can’t thank you enough. About to move 12 chickens- my first time with all this. You have been my go to through all of this.
All I have to do is put my hand in and four of my six gals gets on my hand and wants to be lifted out it’s awesome they are not afraid of me!! About ready to put them outside in about a week. Can’t wait for them to see their coop!!
The good thing about living with my chickens (in my room) as they grow up is that they are super friendly, and come to me (to stand on my head mostly). But my allergies will be glad to move them out in a few weeks if I can get my coop built by then.
Such a refreshing video!! Great dad, happy daughter with a cheery disposition, and a fantastic camera lady. I'm no homesteader, but I took the plunge and now have five 5-week-old chicks who will be making the move to coop in a week. They have already been such an amazing experience for my 8 year-old son and me. Noway I could name any of them "Dinner" though. My son already told me he would move out if that happened.😄 But we'll have plenty of eggs for our neighbors.😁 Thanks for sharing your video.
Weve got 30 fowl on our farm. We have a good-sized garden thats doing really well with the rain weve had in North Texas. We just moved our chicks, ducklings, turkeys and goslings to their coop. We fashioned it from an old horse stall attached to our barn. They got too cramped in the coop and had started pecking each other. We havent handled them too much so theyre pretty skittish. Im gonna be taking my 2 young boys out every day to give them treats and help them warm up to us :)
Cheers for the video mate! Have 12 chicks in my mud room in an old horse feeding trough and they are getting a bit big for it. Not quit ready yet to move out, so you video was help.
Extremely helpful. Thank you so much for sharing! I'm a new chicken mamma and my babies are 4 weeks old. Just starting to give them outdoor time and this helps so much. Have a wonderful day!
Found your page after buying my first chicks. I helped a neighbor with her chickens, and raised rabbits over 40 yrs. ago. But will be watching more because I also live in East Texas near Tyler.
I used to think critically of ppl’s vids where they showed poopy stuff, now mine are three weeks old, and..now I know why! They are masters at scratching stuff up in the air and getting poopy shavings into their water, food, air, your hair, everything..You can retrieve escapees with treats like Grubterra larvae..your barred rocks look like my Cuckoo Marans. My Black Australorp seems to be top dog in my mix of Bielefelders, Cuckoo Marans, Speckled Sussex, Whiting True Blues, and an Ameraucana.. You might try soil acidified to help nitrogen uptake..
Same thing brotha, I have 11 chicks almost 4 weeks old keeping the brood spotless is impossible. I think some of them just wait for fresh bedding to do their business. Then they laugh and laugh. Sounds like tweets but you know it's a maniacal laugh
Glad to find your channel and this informative video. We have 6 chicks of various ages, who get along well. I'm planning to introduce them to our small flock of 4 together when the youngest one is 6 or 7 weeks old (oldest will probably be 11 or 12 weeks old). I think I will put them inside a carrier or "small portable run" outside with the other chickens for a couple of days, but not inside the chicken coop at night until then. What do you think? I hope they will be able to follow the big chickens inside the coop to discover their new home. Raising chickens is a new experience for us! Your daughter did a great job, by the way.
I got some bales of the shredded hemp, expensive, but it seems like great stuff. I put some over a foundation of pine shavings..sprinkled DE on the mats I stapled down first.
Appreciate the summary. I moved our 6 week old birds (4 hens) to the coop 2 days ago. We're planning to free them to the run on the afternoon of day 3. Off to review your feeder video.~ thx again.
Awesome 👌 I'm moving my 12 chicks outside tomorrow and they all look the same age as yours with the exception of the Buff Orpingtons 😀 but they'll be fine 🙂
Can not wait until mine feather out and can start the procedure for moving them to the coop. Almost 4 weeks old and they are pooping as fast as I can clean the brood lol
I just started Raising chickens all of them are good. One is acting a little iffy and I'm not sure why they have plenty of water in foods, and it's Finn in the 80s. Just asking for advice.
You had mentioned that you had your fellowship on Saturday. Not Sunday correct. So you believe Saturday is the true sabbath Amen because it is .That's what are family believes as well God bless you and your family. God is coming soon.
when do you change their food from crumble to pellets? I'm in New Hampshire so I have to wait til the nights are warmer and use a heat lamp for the nights. As you can tell this is my first for chickens.
Thank you for a very informative video. I wondered about food after they settle in and stay outside in the coop and run for good...where to put the food. I am thinking outside in the run?
You’re welcome. We put our food inside the coop. This keeps it out of the weather and the potential to get wet and moldy. We did a video on how to build an automatic feeder that takes up very little space. Look in our archives for that.
My climate is cold in winter, I’ll need to keep food inside. I’ll throw scratch and treats and stuff to get them out, but, they’ll probably spend quality time in their nice coop. I’ve run electricity to it, lights, I may, may use a radiant panel heater, we will see, it’s my first batch of chicks ever in a brand new coop and run. I know it’s anthropomorphizing them some, but I can’t see keeping them “on ice” for months at a time with no relief, I did double wall and insulate, they might like the occasional warmer upper on 5-7F degree nights..
We made a video on how to make that waterer here: ua-cam.com/video/1EPy_9BD9wA/v-deo.html These are the cups we used: Rentacoop chicken watering cups: amzn.to/38cUJNy
What are yall doing this week with the colder nights in the 40/50 ? Do think straw is better than wood chips? And do u have food and water in the coop or out?
@@Raptorias Super healthy and laying a ton of eggs. We had a pecking issue but that was mostly solved. My daughters hang out with them and they like being picked up.
Hello, I have 2 six week old hens, I will not be free ranging them because I live in the city. I purchased a 36inch by 76inch coop so they have some room. Will this set up work for them to be happy? I just want some fresh eggs
I’ve heard some say to restrict the relocated chicks to the coop for o e week with no run access… Have you had good luck with 3 days? Our chicks are 6wks and 2 days.
I don't know how you keep wood chips out of the food and water bowls. I am constantly changing out the water and cleaning chips out of the food and I use the top with the holes and raised off the ground and that's supposed to keep it clean.
What do you do when your chicks are panting? Ours are 4-5 weeks. We are trying to move them outside but after 5 minutes they act like they are dying. It’s about 80 degrees average here, in the 70s at night. I’ve been afraid they will have a heat stroke but I need them out of the house and outside.
how old were your rode island reds when you moved them into the coop. I have four and they are 3 weeks old. I built my nesting boxes 1' deep x 1' wide x 14" high does that sound OK
The Rhode Islands were 6 weeks old when I put them out in the coop. Your nesting boxes sound like the proper size so no problem there. Just remember they cannot go inside their nesting boxes until they are close to egg laying age. Block off the boxes with some cardboard until they are ready or they will just sleep and poop in them which is not good.
@@CountryLivingExperience Would that have helped, using the treats? or is the way you did it this time, the best way in your estimation. I know it takes patience, but I do think building trust in them could result in a more cooperative flock - for egg layers, not meat birds, who will be working for your homestead over a number of years also think the food will taste & be better in the quality, which is what we really want for our families & their health. I think you are doing a great service for people to get going on their dreams faster. Thank you!
@@CountryLivingExperience wow, there is a great awakening in the fold, and The Father is calling His people. Your countenance and spirit glows with His character. Thank you so much for your reply..Amen. Sincerely new homestead in Missouri,
Just moved my chicks to the coop, it’s quite a large coop. I’m worried they won’t find they water and feeder. I’ve dipped one of their heads in the waterer but they keep all hiding in one corner. Will they get curious and find the water and feed on their own?
@@CountryLivingExperience thank you! Since it’s a little chilly in Texas right now we still have a heat lamp for them, they are 6 weeks old. And next week will be warmer we will be slowly weening them off the lamp
Wanted to say, the camera lady is extraordinarily talented!
Thanks
This video is incredibly helpful, can’t thank you enough. About to move 12 chickens- my first time with all this. You have been my go to through all of this.
So glad it was helpful. Have fun moving your chicks.
I have 12 also , and your videos are awesome !
Great job 👍
Thank you
Love the chickens! Lots of useful information. guy reminds me of Rick from the walking dead series.
Thanks
All I have to do is put my hand in and four of my six gals gets on my hand and wants to be lifted out it’s awesome they are not afraid of me!! About ready to put them outside in about a week. Can’t wait for them to see their coop!!
That is cool!
The good thing about living with my chickens (in my room) as they grow up is that they are super friendly, and come to me (to stand on my head mostly). But my allergies will be glad to move them out in a few weeks if I can get my coop built by then.
Good luck on your coop build.
@@CountryLivingExperience Thanks, I need luck lol
Such a refreshing video!! Great dad, happy daughter with a cheery disposition, and a fantastic camera lady. I'm no homesteader, but I took the plunge and now have five 5-week-old chicks who will be making the move to coop in a week. They have already been such an amazing experience for my 8 year-old son and me. Noway I could name any of them "Dinner" though. My son already told me he would move out if that happened.😄 But we'll have plenty of eggs for our neighbors.😁 Thanks for sharing your video.
You're welcome. Thank you so much for the nice compliment.
We found out that there was no such thing as flattening the curve. I found your video very interesting and informative. Thanks for posting it.
You're welcome
What a precious family!
Thank you!
Great video!! Thank you… lovely daughter, great dad. Happy Father’s Day!!
Thank you so much. I appreciate it.
You can be proud of your daughter.....she did an excellent job 👍👍
Thank you. I am proud of her for sure.
Adorable daughter!❤❤
Thank you
Weve got 30 fowl on our farm. We have a good-sized garden thats doing really well with the rain weve had in North Texas. We just moved our chicks, ducklings, turkeys and goslings to their coop. We fashioned it from an old horse stall attached to our barn.
They got too cramped in the coop and had started pecking each other. We havent handled them too much so theyre pretty skittish. Im gonna be taking my 2 young boys out every day to give them treats and help them warm up to us :)
Cool. They will get used to you quickly. Just keep giving them treats.
She’s a wonderful camera person! Great job Aerial👍🏼
your daughter is doing a good job as a camera lady she is so beautiful little girl I grew up a farm too I miss that life well-done dady
Thank you so much.
Great camera girl! Loved the whole video! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
What a great helper she is!!😊
She is for sure. Thank you.
Cheers for the video mate! Have 12 chicks in my mud room in an old horse feeding trough and they are getting a bit big for it. Not quit ready yet to move out, so you video was help.
Glad it was helpful
Extremely helpful. Thank you so much for sharing! I'm a new chicken mamma and my babies are 4 weeks old. Just starting to give them outdoor time and this helps so much. Have a wonderful day!
You're very welcome. Have a great day!
God bless your family!
God bless you too
'Flattening the curve" Ha-ha! That didn't age well 🤣
Good job dad you got a great helper!
Thank you
The chicks were chirping and my bantam roosters were giving me the eye
Found your page after buying my first chicks. I helped a neighbor with her chickens, and raised rabbits over 40 yrs. ago. But will be watching more because I also live in East Texas near Tyler.
Very cool. Welcome to the channel.
thanks for the tips. my wife and I are new to this and your videos are a life saver
You're welcome. Glad we could help.
Great video, quite helpful. You guys are doing a great job, your camera lady did a great job with this film!!! Thank you!
Thank you
Growing fast, I bet you was happy to have a good little helper🤗
They grow like weeds for sure. Love my little helper. She likes to feed them out of her hand.
I used to think critically of ppl’s vids where they showed poopy stuff, now mine are three weeks old, and..now I know why! They are masters at scratching stuff up in the air and getting poopy shavings into their water, food, air, your hair, everything..You can retrieve escapees with treats like Grubterra larvae..your barred rocks look like my Cuckoo Marans. My Black Australorp seems to be top dog in my mix of Bielefelders, Cuckoo Marans, Speckled Sussex, Whiting True Blues, and an Ameraucana.. You might try soil acidified to help nitrogen uptake..
Same thing brotha, I have 11 chicks almost 4 weeks old keeping the brood spotless is impossible. I think some of them just wait for fresh bedding to do their business. Then they laugh and laugh. Sounds like tweets but you know it's a maniacal laugh
My chicks are the same age so thanks for this video as they will be moved this weekend! Hopefully get my kids to help as well.
Glad we could help.
Great camera lady
Thank you
Good job girl
Nice chicks and your camera girl does a great job!
Thank you
Glad to find your channel and this informative video. We have 6 chicks of various ages, who get along well. I'm planning to introduce them to our small flock of 4 together when the youngest one is 6 or 7 weeks old (oldest will probably be 11 or 12 weeks old). I think I will put them inside a carrier or "small portable run" outside with the other chickens for a couple of days, but not inside the chicken coop at night until then. What do you think? I hope they will be able to follow the big chickens inside the coop to discover their new home. Raising chickens is a new experience for us! Your daughter did a great job, by the way.
Thank you. Glad you are here. Sounds like you have a good idea. Good luck with your chicks.
I got some bales of the shredded hemp, expensive, but it seems like great stuff. I put some over a foundation of pine shavings..sprinkled DE on the mats I stapled down first.
Cool.
“Quarantine “ lol 🤣
Great video, and very informative! Thank you
You're welcome
Do you have a video that lists what supplies are needed for the different stages of chick to chicken life? Love your videos!
Thank you. So sorry I don’t have a video like that.
Appreciate the summary. I moved our 6 week old birds (4 hens) to the coop 2 days ago. We're planning to free them to the run on the afternoon of day 3. Off to review your feeder video.~ thx again.
Awesome! Glad the vid was helpful. Have fun with your chicks!
Awesome 👌 I'm moving my 12 chicks outside tomorrow and they all look the same age as yours with the exception of the Buff Orpingtons 😀 but they'll be fine 🙂
Great. They will be fine for sure.
Awesome! We'd be buds! I'm a bit farther north. I'm in Vermont. (Awesome kid).
Thanks man
Your daughter is adorable
Thank you.
Just for FYI, please watch The Chicken Chick videos. She has awesome ideas and great knowledge of chickens.
Can not wait until mine feather out and can start the procedure for moving them to the coop. Almost 4 weeks old and they are pooping as fast as I can clean the brood lol
They never stop pooping.....lol.
We got baby chicks for the first time and are following you for hints on how to raise our girls. You are so helpful
Awesome! Glad we could help.
For the nitrogen issue check your soil ph. If it is out of range the microbiome will not be able to make the nitrogen bio-available for the plants.
Thanks. I know.
I just started Raising chickens all of them are good. One is acting a little iffy and I'm not sure why they have plenty of water in foods, and it's Finn in the 80s.
Just asking for advice.
Just keep an eye on her. I did a video on 20 signs of illness here.....ua-cam.com/video/zSvQJ2tpTcU/v-deo.html
You had mentioned that you had your fellowship on Saturday. Not Sunday correct. So you believe Saturday is the true sabbath Amen because it is .That's what are family believes as well
God bless you and your family. God is coming soon.
Correct and Amen!
When you take them away from the heat lights and into the coup, what happens on the first nights without heat? Do they huddle?
Once they are fully feathered out, they do not need supplemental heat.
when do you change their food from crumble to pellets? I'm in New Hampshire so I have to wait til the nights are warmer and use a heat lamp for the nights. As you can tell this is my first for chickens.
Some people never change. They just use "adult" crumbles. I like the pellets simply because there is less dust.
Is it an issue if there isn't much light getting through to the coop when keeping them in there for a few days?
It is not an issue for the first few days. It is just like being in a larger brooder. You need a light on a timer just like the brooder.
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Thank you for a very informative video. I wondered about food after they settle in and stay outside in the coop and run for good...where to put the food. I am thinking outside in the run?
You’re welcome. We put our food inside the coop. This keeps it out of the weather and the potential to get wet and moldy. We did a video on how to build an automatic feeder that takes up very little space. Look in our archives for that.
My climate is cold in winter, I’ll need to keep food inside. I’ll throw scratch and treats and stuff to get them out, but, they’ll probably spend quality time in their nice coop. I’ve run electricity to it, lights, I may, may use a radiant panel heater, we will see, it’s my first batch of chicks ever in a brand new coop and run. I know it’s anthropomorphizing them some, but I can’t see keeping them “on ice” for months at a time with no relief, I did double wall and insulate, they might like the occasional warmer upper on 5-7F degree nights..
Where'd you get those 5 gallon bucket cup style waterers? I have the cheap little nipple ones and none of my birds seem to use them.
We made a video on how to make that waterer here: ua-cam.com/video/1EPy_9BD9wA/v-deo.html
These are the cups we used: Rentacoop chicken watering cups: amzn.to/38cUJNy
@@CountryLivingExperience thanks
What are you using for bedding??
Pine chips/shavings
It’s still pretty cold here in utah. How warm does it need to be to move them?
If they are fully feathered, it does not have to be too warm. In the 60's I would say. As long as they have a coop and something to break the wind.
Lol your daughter 😆 she's hilarious
Thank you. She sure is.
What are yall doing this week with the colder nights in the 40/50 ? Do think straw is better than wood chips? And do u have food and water in the coop or out?
Just noticed this was a year ago :)
Yep, they are fully grown. I have food and water in the coop when they are little and move the water out when they are fully grown.
So those are the barred rock and the rhode island reds?
Yep
@@CountryLivingExperience I know this is a few years ago. How are these particular chickens doing today?
@@Raptorias Super healthy and laying a ton of eggs. We had a pecking issue but that was mostly solved. My daughters hang out with them and they like being picked up.
Hello, I have 2 six week old hens, I will not be free ranging them because I live in the city. I purchased a 36inch by 76inch coop so they have some room. Will this set up work for them to be happy? I just want some fresh eggs
The coop should be just fine for 2 hens. You do need some outdoor space for them however. I would say at least 4'x6'.
I’ve heard some say to restrict the relocated chicks to the coop for o e week with no run access… Have you had good luck with 3 days? Our chicks are 6wks and 2 days.
3 days has worked great for me.
Thanks. Guys with Cats ... uhg
I don't know how you keep wood chips out of the food and water bowls. I am constantly changing out the water and cleaning chips out of the food and I use the top with the holes and raised off the ground and that's supposed to keep it clean.
Naw you dont, it just kinda happens. One of the small annoyances lol.
I know I’m late to this video but what if your coop is too small for food and water to be left in it? How do you leave them in a couple days?
Can you leave the small chick feeder and waterer on the floor?
How old were they when you moved them out?
We covered that in this video....ua-cam.com/video/B8kckzKvC04/v-deo.html
Ok I watched it, good info. I was just wondering what age yours were when they were ready to go out.
@@cjsjourney1825 I think they were about 6 weeks or so. I don't remember.
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What do you do when your chicks are panting? Ours are 4-5 weeks. We are trying to move them outside but after 5 minutes they act like they are dying. It’s about 80 degrees average here, in the 70s at night. I’ve been afraid they will have a heat stroke but I need them out of the house and outside.
They need shade and a lot of water. 80 is not hot at all. Mine are fine and it is 100 here.
how old were your rode island reds when you moved them into the coop. I have four and they are 3 weeks old. I built my nesting boxes 1' deep x 1' wide x 14" high does that sound OK
The Rhode Islands were 6 weeks old when I put them out in the coop. Your nesting boxes sound like the proper size so no problem there. Just remember they cannot go inside their nesting boxes until they are close to egg laying age. Block off the boxes with some cardboard until they are ready or they will just sleep and poop in them which is not good.
I am just now moving my Rhode Island reds outside. They are 6 weeks old. I live in Florida so it's a bit hot outside
How old are these chicks?
5.5 weeks. General rule of thumb is move them when they are fully feathered.
how old were the chicks
They were 6 weeks old. We did a video on that here: ua-cam.com/video/B8kckzKvC04/v-deo.html
how old were they
6 weeks
If you were to put the feed dish in the pet carrier inside the brooder would they go inside to eat??? or is that wishful thinking? lol
That is wishful thinking. They are random in their eating behavior unless it is some sort of dried worm treat they are used to eating.
@@CountryLivingExperience Would that have helped, using the treats? or is the way you did it this time, the best way in your estimation. I know it takes patience, but I do think building trust in them could result in a more cooperative flock - for egg layers, not meat birds, who will be working for your homestead over a number of years also think the food will taste & be better in the quality, which is what we really want for our families & their health. I think you are doing a great service for people to get going on their dreams faster. Thank you!
@@brachashighhopeshomestead226 The way I did it is the best that I have found.
Shalom, is your family followers of YHWH? I ask regarding your worship comment towards the end of the video.
We worship the God of the Bible and keep His Sabbath.
@@CountryLivingExperience wow, there is a great awakening in the fold, and The Father is calling His people. Your countenance and spirit glows with His character. Thank you so much for your reply..Amen.
Sincerely new homestead in Missouri,
I live in North Texas. I need to move my 4 week old chicks outside. How hot is too hot for baby chicks?
As long as they have shade and it is not cool at night.
So you just leave them locked up in the coop for about a few days with the door to the run shut? Do I have this right? Thanks for the info!
Yes. Just a couple days so they understand where their new home is.
Just moved my chicks to the coop, it’s quite a large coop. I’m worried they won’t find they water and feeder. I’ve dipped one of their heads in the waterer but they keep all hiding in one corner. Will they get curious and find the water and feed on their own?
If you dipped them, they will find it again with no problem. If they are all huddled in one corner, they could be cold.
@@CountryLivingExperience thank you! Since it’s a little chilly in Texas right now we still have a heat lamp for them, they are 6 weeks old. And next week will be warmer we will be slowly weening them off the lamp
How old were they when you moved them?
We did a video on that here....ua-cam.com/video/B8kckzKvC04/v-deo.html
I never heard you say how old they were.