Your appreciation to research and time are admirable! Hopefully what you will discover as the chicks grow; is that each one has independent ideas about how and when to do what we think they should. Every year my problem is taking chicks hatched in the coop, taken to a brooder, and then re-introducing them back to a main coop... when I think they are big enough to survive the pecking order. They learn when and where to roost pretty quick as they move up the order. Lose two out of a dozen every year, no matter what I think I can fix this time. I appreciate learning with you. Go for it!
I watched a video and they suggested putting press and seal on top of brooder/warmer for easier cleanup. Thank you for your tips. Waiting on our first set of chick's to get here.
This is year 4 of raising chickens and gardening. Just a word of advise go get plastic netting and 4 poles to go around your garden. Chickens love tomatoes, cucumbers squash, zucchini, watermelon, tomato leaves, blueberries. And what they don't eat they will get into and scratch lol! Another alternative is I went to the thrift store and bought tulle and put skinny rods in the dirt and used clothes pins and wrapped the tulle around and secured with clothe pins kept them out. The tulle was net like so it let the sun in but kept the birds out. It keld up year after year as well.
I have been taking my 5-week old chicks out to their coop and run during the day when it is warm enough to get them acclimated. When I leave the door open to the coop, they will go inside and rest where the nesting boxes are. I haven’t had their roasting bars up until today, so I am thinking of closing off the nesting box area and hopefully they will roost. Great suggestion!
My brooder plate is square and came with a removable pyramid shaped cover so the chicks can't sit on top of it. They try to fly up, but slide right off. Another benefit of not being able to get up there is the brooder is located on one of the sides of the playpen. Without the extra height to start from, they can't easily fly out of the playpen. Our chicks can fly up to the feeder, but if I keep it in the center they can't fly to the edge. The feeder used to be closer to the playpen wall, but moved it when I noticed they were using it as a springboard to fly out. Our playpen is indoors so the last thing I wanted were chicks loose in the house!! Maybe try making a brooder cover that doesn't allow them to roost. Cleaning up their pen daily is enough for me, I don't want to clean the brooder plate as well.
When your chickens graduate to their run, they will probably go into their coop on their own each night when evening comes. Then, all you need to do is close their door if they have one. We’ve had chickens for 50 years and, just so you know, there are those that will poop in the nests even if they’re trained not to. When you decide to let them free range, you will probably need to protect your garden from them. I hope you don’t mind me sharing this advice with you. I know you will enjoy the wonderful eggs you will soon get.
Advice is always much appreciated! Anything and everything helps. We are new to this lifestyle, so just taking it day by day and learning along the way.
Trust me,any advice you can give is greatly appreciated.Is it difficult to order pre-sexed chicks or would I have to order pellets for example?Also do most major online hatcheries include vaccinations in their price?Thanks
Excellent advice. Our babies have been in our portable greenhouse in garage with heat lamp while they get true feathers. Our coop is ready as well as coop run. We also plan to transition them in a couple weeks to their new home. For us it’s about these never ending Sierra storms to end.
@@jenkemjones68 most hatcheries will have all that info disclosed on their website. If you go to their FAQ page or about page you will see all of that info.
I appreciate your wisdom so much, this video is awesome! You have 33K views of this and only 644 Subscribers, Wow, Come on folks, this guy is cool and gives up the information!
Of course! I'm always looking for different ways out there. Lots of useful information on other channels out there. These are just a few examples which have worked for me. They are getting better each day on learning their space.
Yours was a very good and informative video. Thank you for the info. My wife bought 3 chicks about 2 months ago. I’m working on converting an old playhouse into a coop. I’m rehabbing almost all of it. But it will be sufficient when I’m done. Then I’ll make the run.
I'm glad my video could help, even if it was a little. Good luck with the build. It's always fun coming up with ways to repurpose old things and save money.
Yes transition the chicks to be in the inside part of the coop for a couple hours a day. Block off nesting boxes or else they will learn to poop in them
What kind of chicks are yours? Thanks for the video. My baby chicks are 3 1/2 weeks old and I have taken them to the run a couple of times and once they've had a taste of the run, they don't want to come back inside. I really appreciate the advice on getting them used to the coop for night time!
Never had any trouble teaching where to roost. One will figure it out and then the others follow usually. If not just go out at sunset and put them inside. Never took more than two days for them to learn. Check for stragglers for the first few days.
My current batch of chicks are about 8 weeks old. I made sure the coop and laying house is fully safe and they are fine. I’m in Georgia. So it’s hot outside
They are almost 9 weeks. I took them out of the brooder and away from any heat source at 6 weeks. You just want to make sure they have all of their feathers and no down.
They were about 4 weeks when I started taking them out. Would let them be out a few hours each day. Some days would even let them be out from dawn till dusk if it was warm enough.
this is our first time raising chicks there about 4 weeks i think? they do have some feathers but only on the wings and tail, i wanted to ask, when we get ready to go to the coop do they need any light either heat lamp or normal light when they are ready to go to the coop full time? thanks
They do not need a heating source in the coop. They will get acclimated to the weather changes on their own. As long as they are fully feathered out, they are good to go. As far as a light source in the coop, they should have a couple of windows especially for ventilation.
Just keep those filthy little creatures in the hen house for at least 2 weeks, thats it, im new to keeping chickens in a coop, my father raised chickens the old way, no coop, no feed, he knew where the chickens hid their eggs...I'm not good at looking for eggs so I decided on building a hurricane proof chicken coop, its almost done, I have to move the chicks as soon as it's done.
Thank you. I hope to transition my chicks to an outdoor coop this weekend. Finding this video was very timely.
Your appreciation to research and time are admirable! Hopefully what you will discover as the chicks grow; is that each one has independent ideas about how and when to do what we think they should. Every year my problem is taking chicks hatched in the coop, taken to a brooder, and then re-introducing them back to a main coop... when I think they are big enough to survive the pecking order. They learn when and where to roost pretty quick as they move up the order. Lose two out of a dozen every year, no matter what I think I can fix this time. I appreciate learning with you. Go for it!
I watched a video and they suggested putting press and seal on top of brooder/warmer for easier cleanup. Thank you for your tips. Waiting on our first set of chick's to get here.
I get my chicks this week!
First time chicken mom.
Your 2nd amendment comment got me to subscribe. 🇺🇸 ✝️🙏🏻
Thanks
Much appreciated! Good luck with the chicks. You're going to have a blast!
This is year 4 of raising chickens and gardening. Just a word of advise go get plastic netting and 4 poles to go around your garden. Chickens love tomatoes, cucumbers squash, zucchini, watermelon, tomato leaves, blueberries. And what they don't eat they will get into and scratch lol!
Another alternative is I went to the thrift store and bought tulle and put skinny rods in the dirt and used clothes pins and wrapped the tulle around and secured with clothe pins kept them out. The tulle was net like so it let the sun in but kept the birds out.
It keld up year after year as well.
I have been taking my 5-week old chicks out to their coop and run during the day when it is warm enough to get them acclimated. When I leave the door open to the coop, they will go inside and rest where the nesting boxes are. I haven’t had their roasting bars up until today, so I am thinking of closing off the nesting box area and hopefully they will roost. Great suggestion!
My brooder plate is square and came with a removable pyramid shaped cover so the chicks can't sit on top of it. They try to fly up, but slide right off. Another benefit of not being able to get up there is the brooder is located on one of the sides of the playpen. Without the extra height to start from, they can't easily fly out of the playpen. Our chicks can fly up to the feeder, but if I keep it in the center they can't fly to the edge. The feeder used to be closer to the playpen wall, but moved it when I noticed they were using it as a springboard to fly out. Our playpen is indoors so the last thing I wanted were chicks loose in the house!! Maybe try making a brooder cover that doesn't allow them to roost. Cleaning up their pen daily is enough for me, I don't want to clean the brooder plate as well.
When your chickens graduate to their run, they will probably go into their coop on their own each night when evening comes. Then, all you need to do is close their door if they have one. We’ve had chickens for 50 years and, just so you know, there are those that will poop in the nests even if they’re trained not to. When you decide to let them free range, you will probably need to protect your garden from them. I hope you don’t mind me sharing this advice with you. I know you will enjoy the wonderful eggs you will soon get.
Advice is always much appreciated! Anything and everything helps. We are new to this lifestyle, so just taking it day by day and learning along the way.
Trust me,any advice you can give is greatly appreciated.Is it difficult to order pre-sexed chicks or would I have to order pellets for example?Also do most major online hatcheries include vaccinations in their price?Thanks
Excellent advice. Our babies have been in our portable greenhouse in garage with heat lamp while they get true feathers. Our coop is ready as well as coop run. We also plan to transition them in a couple weeks to their new home. For us it’s about these never ending Sierra storms to end.
Murray McMurray is a good place from which to order your chicks. You can order all hens, vaccinated.
@@jenkemjones68 most hatcheries will have all that info disclosed on their website. If you go to their FAQ page or about page you will see all of that info.
I appreciate your wisdom so much, this video is awesome! You have 33K views of this and only 644 Subscribers, Wow, Come on folks, this guy is cool and gives up the information!
What I love more than making these videos is the amazing support I get. Comments like this mean so much to me. Thank you for the support!
Thanks for the info. I needed a refresher course on chicks.
Of course! I'm always looking for different ways out there. Lots of useful information on other channels out there. These are just a few examples which have worked for me. They are getting better each day on learning their space.
Yours was a very good and informative video. Thank you for the info. My wife bought 3 chicks about 2 months ago. I’m working on converting an old playhouse into a coop. I’m rehabbing almost all of it. But it will be sufficient when I’m done. Then I’ll make the run.
I'm glad my video could help, even if it was a little. Good luck with the build. It's always fun coming up with ways to repurpose old things and save money.
I loved this video so much good information I am excited to start.
It is definitely a fun journey. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching!
Great video, full of info
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by.
Our homestead is the same size. We currently have 4 hens but have 10 that we are brooding, 3 for ourselves (for a total for 7) and 7 for our friends.
this guy is awesome
Yes transition the chicks to be in the inside part of the coop for a couple hours a day. Block off nesting boxes or else they will learn to poop in them
What kind of chicks are yours? Thanks for the video. My baby chicks are 3 1/2 weeks old and I have taken them to the run a couple of times and once they've had a taste of the run, they don't want to come back inside. I really appreciate the advice on getting them used to the coop for night time!
They are ISA browns. I'm happy my video could help. Thanks for watching.
Never had any trouble teaching where to roost. One will figure it out and then the others follow usually. If not just go out at sunset and put them inside. Never took more than two days for them to learn. Check for stragglers for the first few days.
Thank you for the tips. I’m curious as to what breed your chicks are. Would really like to know.
They are ISA browns. Glad my video could help!
That swing set could be converted into a chicken coop once the kiddos stop using it
My exact idea 💡! Lol, I tried to get permission already but they weren't having it. But do think I will just be building a bigger better one soon!
@@thevaldezfamilyhomestead sweet. Maybe too high bc HOA doesn’t like structures per say above the 6 ft standard fence.
Great video btw. New to all this and doing research
What if it's hot outside? It's 80 degrees at the very low right now. Can I love them out to the coop if they're 5 weeks?
My current batch of chicks are about 8 weeks old. I made sure the coop and laying house is fully safe and they are fine. I’m in Georgia. So it’s hot outside
Those are some fine looking birds! What breed are they?
Thank you! They are ISA Browns.
I’ve added the breed to my wish list. Thanks.
How old are your chicks? When did you take the heat lamp off them? I still get snow so still working on the coop
They are almost 9 weeks. I took them out of the brooder and away from any heat source at 6 weeks. You just want to make sure they have all of their feathers and no down.
How old were they when you first started putting them in the coop? I live in FL and it's like 80's/90's right now.
They were about 4 weeks when I started taking them out. Would let them be out a few hours each day. Some days would even let them be out from dawn till dusk if it was warm enough.
Shouldn’t they have a perch area inside the coop?
Yes, most definitely. They do have two but not raised very high. New coop is in the works though.
I just found this channel,,,those look like chickens i have but less white color. What are these chick
Isa Browns
Thanks
Could you put the brooder inside the coop and keep them out there?
You could but would suggest doing it. Even though it is safer than a heat lamp, it can still cause fires.
this is our first time raising chicks there about 4 weeks i think? they do have some feathers but only on the wings and tail, i wanted to ask, when we get ready to go to the coop do they need any light either heat lamp or normal light when they are ready to go to the coop full time? thanks
They do not need a heating source in the coop. They will get acclimated to the weather changes on their own. As long as they are fully feathered out, they are good to go. As far as a light source in the coop, they should have a couple of windows especially for ventilation.
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Thank you!
Are you puertorrican? You look and sound boricua!!🇵🇷
I’m Chileno 🇨🇱 but I do get that a lot. LOL
@@thevaldezfamilyhomestead ah nice👍!!! My apologies familia!!! 😆
What breed of chics are they
Isa Browns
Corrugated* not cardboard you are using.
Just keep those filthy little creatures in the hen house for at least 2 weeks, thats it, im new to keeping chickens in a coop, my father raised chickens the old way, no coop, no feed, he knew where the chickens hid their eggs...I'm not good at looking for eggs so I decided on building a hurricane proof chicken coop, its almost done, I have to move the chicks as soon as it's done.