Meet My Backyard Chicken Flock // How to Set Up the Chicken Coop // 8 Week Old Chicks

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  • Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
  • We are so excited to welcome our 8-week old chicks to our backyard flock. We got three hens: Barred or Plymouth Rock "Roxanne," Silver Laced Wyandotte "Wilma," and a Leghorn "Luanne." Meet them in this video and check out how I set the coop up for their arrival!
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    I start this video off by going over everything that I put in the coop to get it ready for the chickens! For their food, they are going on a starter/grower mix since they will be exactly 8 weeks old, which is when you can switch from starter to grower food. Generally speaking the higher protein the better but that is more expensive! Then they need the grit to help them digest and a calcium supplement to make firm eggshells. They do not need much of this and will only eat what they need so feel free to put a lot out! Lastly, I am going to add a vitamin supplement to their water for the first two days to ease the transition. I set this all up in the coop and then head out to go pick them up! We ended up with three hens: Barred or Plymouth Rock "Roxanne," Silver Laced Wyandotte "Wilma," and a Leghorn "Luanne." They are all 8 weeks old, subscribe to our channel to watch them grow up!
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  • @simplyxautumn-quit5127
    @simplyxautumn-quit5127 2 роки тому

    I luv chickens

  • @erc_io
    @erc_io 4 роки тому +1

    My cousin in Indiana built a chicken coop for her daughters. Great pet/learning experience for kids

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  4 роки тому

      Definitely! It is funny how they warm up to people and become like pets!

  • @susanflanagan8863
    @susanflanagan8863 4 роки тому +1

    The 🐓🐓🐓’s are so cute!!!

  • @YadiBeauty
    @YadiBeauty 4 роки тому +1

    I built a chicken coop when I was little with my dad...such a cute video! 😀

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  4 роки тому

      Thank you :) we loved putting it together!

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  4 роки тому +1

      We another video about that if you are interested!

    • @YadiBeauty
      @YadiBeauty 4 роки тому

      Libby Flanagan definitely watching it!!

  • @Plant_Mama
    @Plant_Mama 4 роки тому +1

    Omg they are all so cute!! So interesting, thanks for sharing! Keep us updated on them ☺️

  • @traddzanin4559
    @traddzanin4559 4 роки тому +1

    Them some nice birds

  • @jaroffireflies
    @jaroffireflies 4 роки тому +1

    New chickens!!! So exciting! I’m still waiting for my city to make owning hens legal (they are drafting an ordinance now! 🎉). So happy for you! Thanks for sharing your chicken journey :) So excited to watch your ownership journey!

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  4 роки тому +1

      Ah thank you! I hope that it goes through soon!

    • @jaroffireflies
      @jaroffireflies 4 роки тому

      @@LibbyFlanagan Me too! its been long awaited for sure!

  • @frankzanin99
    @frankzanin99 4 роки тому +1

    Very cool! Can’t wait for organic eggs. :0)

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  4 роки тому

      Me neither! Learning patience on the farm :)

  • @frontflipgaming8817
    @frontflipgaming8817 4 роки тому +2

    Great video! Such cute chickees! lol my wife's name is Roxanne.

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  4 роки тому +2

      Well Roxanne is my favorite :) she is the only one who lets my hold her!

  • @typisoha
    @typisoha 3 роки тому +2

    Looks LinkedIn your coop needs more ventilation, and I always try to keep minimum food in the coop

  • @BerryMountainHomestead
    @BerryMountainHomestead 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Libby, just found your channel and subscribed! Excited to follow along!

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  4 роки тому

      Ah awesome! I love your channel! So happy to have connected!

  • @EntrepreneurMommie
    @EntrepreneurMommie 4 роки тому +1

    This is so neat! They are different! I mean hehe they look different than the ones I’ve seen, we used to have one chicken, which we raised since it was a chick one ended up bad and the other we took her to a farm because she was poking my dogs nose 😓

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  4 роки тому

      I am a little worried about that because our dog keeps sticking her nose in there but I think she will learn quickly

  • @HannahTunnell
    @HannahTunnell 4 роки тому +1

    Awee love this! I want to raise chickens! New sub!

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you!! I have been looking forward to this for a long time :)

  • @LibbyFlanagan
    @LibbyFlanagan  4 роки тому +1

    If you have any tips for raising chickens, let us know! Which is your favorite chick?!

    • @jaroffireflies
      @jaroffireflies 4 роки тому +1

      I like Roxanne best but that feels like having a favorite kid lol like you’re not really allowed to have a favorite 😂😂😂 They are much bigger than I expected! Is that normal?

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  4 роки тому +2

      The guy said they are 8 weeks but I think they might be a little closer to 9. They grow really fast at first so even one week makes a bug difference. I love Roxanne's look but Luanne is the sweetest :)

    • @jaroffireflies
      @jaroffireflies 4 роки тому

      @@LibbyFlanagan OK that makes sense. I am learning so much about chicken care through youtube but haven't started learning so much about chicks :) Can't wait to see more of them in future videos!

  • @littlehaslam
    @littlehaslam 4 роки тому +1

    I like Roxanne! When will they start laying eggs?

  • @tanroj3252
    @tanroj3252 3 роки тому

    Those 3 are beautiful
    How did the chicken's do after those two days of being out there with that feeder?
    How much did you pay for feathered out chick's in your area?

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  3 роки тому +1

      25 each, they did great!

    • @tanroj3252
      @tanroj3252 3 роки тому

      @@LibbyFlanagan that's amazing. How long did it take them to get a handle on sticking the head into the feeder?

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  3 роки тому

      A couple of weeks

    • @LibbyFlanagan
      @LibbyFlanagan  3 роки тому

      Just had to get big enough to reach