Thank you! I bought one in like new condition for only 4.oo on Amazon .I won't be getting any chicks until spring but couldn't turn it down for that price.
@@karenclausen6724 Yea, they are in a good-sized fenced run. It's hard to see though in this video since it blends in with the background. We don't have predators come around during the day anyway so it's only meant to keep the chickens in. At night they get locked in the coop.
You can be sure that chickens in the 1600s, 1700s were not in sealed buildings....most had nesting boxes in an barn or outbuildings. Chickens would come and go as they please. Areas with predators had fenced areas. Your birds sure look extremely healthy.
New chicken owner here. Brought my 8 hens into my house and put them in large dog crates on wood flake bedding when it went into the 20's..... so I could sleep without waking up worrying about them. I have an open air coop, too. Put them back outside in it when it went into the 40's/50's. What can I say?!!! Lol!!!!!
By the way , the reason we enjoy your stuff is because it triggers memories , it gives us ideas for enhancing our own lives , it makes us smile as we view , and we realize the world is probably not going entirely to the dogs after all !
Doug, the photo bombing chicken was killing me. Love those birds. They are fun to watch and I think they really enjoy you being out there with them. You have done a great job with them. Take care dude!
When Doug was talking that chicken was sure funny. It was just sitting there watching him, watching his hand go up and down while he was talking. I thought at one time that it was going to peck him. Thanks for sharing. Take care, see ya :)
Your flock is beautiful. I love everything about your coop and chicken yard. Your idea of putting out hay so they'll go out and forage and sit out there on their perch is spot on. Mine dust under the coop, too. They're smart little things for only having a bird brain. ;-)
Chock full of information; appreciated the time and posting this video. My only surprise is that with these free-rangers, and while living in the country, you've been blessed with zero predators. Blessings.
We've lost two to predators, one of which ended up going missing randomly during the day and never saw her again, but we're assuming a predator got her. We have the run fenced that keep most of them in so they technically aren't free-range even though a few hens like to get out to lay their eggs in the barn each day :)
Word of warning about leaving hay for your chickens. One of our hens ate hay and it became impacted in her crop and entire digestive tract. I struggled for weeks treating her for sour crop. I eventually got her to pass a 8"long twisted rope of long blades of hay three weeks later by giving her dulcolax for a few days. I had to syringe feed her a liquid diet. She survived to live another year but was never as lively as she was before the blockage.
My 2 chickens are 10 years old now❤️ We have a Rhode Island Red hen and a little Bantam rooster. They are happy and well here in Massachusetts 🌷 Your set up for your chickens is perfect !
One thing I have always appreciated about your videos and your projects is the thoughtfulness and the research you guys do. I also love the fact that you acknowledge that everything is a learning process and you are constantly learning by doing all of these things. Your family is very inspirational!
So many people worried about chickens freezing yet we have these tiny birds that hang around all winter and survive with no shelter or food/water from humans. I do love the ideas of adding ashes to their dust bath and the hay pathway is something I definitely plan to do.
I do really love your coop! I'm planning building one just like yours! I've been keeping chicken for 20 years and everything you said is absolutely accurate
Thank you for sharing this video. Even though I've successfully raised two flocks over the last five years and have even gone through some really cold (long-lasting) weather where we lived in NY, we're now in TN and expecting a dramatic cold front that will last a few days. For some reason, it had me worried about keeping my girls (and boys) warm. Your video has reminded me it is better to work with nature than try to fiddle with it. My coop faces south and has ventilation via two small closeable windows and a screened ridge vent which is about 6' long and 5" wide. I was worrying whether I should close that up with plastic to prevent breezes but am seeing now that I definitely should not do that. I also fill their run and coop with hay so they have a lot of forage (I can't free range here because of too many ground and air predators), as well as ferment their feed. Thank you for the video, it eased my mind!
You have learned so much. Any Teacher/Professor would be proud of you. You are doing so great at living the life you what. I love watching you & Ashley and your videos. Art in CA
Update on the mats. So far the hens definitely prefer the hay nesting box to the ones with the mats. As you know, chickens are creatures of habit so that may be part of it. I'm curious to see how they do if all three have the mats and they don't have a choice. In the end we just want happy chickens so we'll keep experimenting.
As Doug said on Off Grid with Doug and Stacy, become Master of One. You have certainly done that. You have done your research, applied techniques that have made sense to you, and now you have the ability to teach others. Just like when you taught to not dip newborn chicks' beaks into the water bowl, they will find it their self. Down to earth common sense. Thanks for sharing. Love and blessings.
SO happy to see this! I often refer people in my chicken group to your channel when they think they need to heat their coop, or if the are planning to build one, etc. Now it is all in one great video!
Old Marine here that my wife came home with 10 chicks and 2 ducks, I have to learn fast and better be right the first time or im in the doghouse, This is a great video on coops and you are very appreciated, you may have saved my 6. Semper Fi
Thank you! I live in the primary snow belt in NE Ohio. I spent hours today wrapping the run with plastic hoping to decrease the wind and snow accumulation in there. I also covered about 1/2 of the coop with plastic because I’m extremely concerned about the wind. Their chicken door will be open during the day and there are vents at the roofline. The coop is not airtight. This is my first winter with chickens; I guess I’ll learn as I go.
Chickens look great Doug. Looks like you have a couple friends. Doesn't look like they're afraid of you at all. Generally you say if someone gets in trouble they're in the dog house, for Doug however when Ashley gets mad at him we know now he's in the chicken coupe!
I live in Fairbanks Alaska. You are EXACTLY right about open air chicken coops .My chickens do fine at -40.I got onto it by reading a book written by a commercial chicken grower in Minnesota in 1900.PEAPLE DO BETTER IN FRESH AIR TOO! Daniel Boone slept outside when he could.Around the same time they started taking peaple out of asylums and parking them outside all day with blankets on them.They all improved greatly.!!Hospitals and old folks homes are breeding grounds for disease.Wearing a MASK IS A HEALTH RISK!
@@johncspine2787 Better make sure ya get all the vaccines too since you already drank the koolaid.Don' t read the deagle report though thats just a conspiracy theory.
Surgeons/nurses wear face masks for a reason, they work! At the very least, if you are unsure, wear a mask just in case the scientists know what they are talking about
Lovely to have an update on the chickens. I totally agree on the way you've made the coop. It's the way we always had our chickens live, and they seemed to do well. As you pointed out, the small wire is what makes a difference with the weather. I especially loved the close interaction the chickens had with you while you were filming. Such inquisitive behaviour.
I just watched a great homesteading video about growing American Elderberry bushes (not European varieties) and how much chickens love the berries which keep them very healthy. I was so impressed I am going to try to grow them myself. The shrubs actually improve the soil and can easily be propagated. The berries are used to make healthy drinks and chutneys. Sambucol is a flu remedy that is made from American elderberries.
What I enjoy most about your channel? LOVE...the love you and Ashley have for each other, taking each other's needs and wishes into consideration. Then there is the love you have for your children...always thinking of what they need to be safe, happy and healthy. Today you just showed us how you lovingly provide for all the needs, happiness and well being for your chickens. And of course, last but not least...your home and environment are lovingly cared for. All of this is actually contributing to the healing of a very sick planet. Just think if all or most of us did this in our daily lives. Thank you for setting such an amazing example of...LOVE! Karen (I grew up on a big chicken ranch, by the way. Our hens never looked as healthy as yours. They were raised in big long barracks style houses...1500 of them at all times!)
Excellent video! Beautiful chickens! Loved how they are not afraid, even to the point of photo bombing you! Lol. Don’t have chickens, so I’ll enjoy yours vicariously! 😂😂. ❤️❤️🙏❤️❤️ 👍
I really enjoyed your knowledge about how to care for your chickens. I’m sure you helped several of your viewers from making bad mistakes along the way. Just looking at your snow gave me chills to the bone. Brrrrr. Here in Louisiana it will be 79 today so we hardly ever see snow here. Your and your family please stay warm and good luck with your future progress. Looking forward to your next video as always! ❤️ Nana from Louisiana
I'm so happy I came across your videos! My hubby wants to build an outdoor, open air chicken coop. We love the way you explain everything and we plan to follow all your advice when building ours this spring!
aw it was just lovely to hear all the happy noises!! such contented birds- they clearly love you as much as you love them and they not only sound contented they look super healthy, a very informative video too as always. love the mats - I hope the chickens like them too. my mother would go once a year to the nearest battery egg producer and get the chickens who were not laying enough for being worth keeping and they would come home with no feathers and look so sad but after some good food and clean beds they would produce eggs and make those happy noises that is so relaxing and satisfying to listen to.
Doug, you inspire me with every video----showing how to live frugally, healthily, creatively, and wisely. I thank you and always look for your next video with eagerness. Bless you and family.
You must of had a talk with my father about chickens. He did the same thing as you are doing with your chickens. He was raised in Oklahoma and moved to Arizona when I was 2. With all his farm 🚜 experiences and his knowledge in raising animals our animals were well taken care of and our gardens grew very well. We had white chickens like yours also Rhode Island reds. Also banties. You are doing a great job with your chickens. Steal love that rooster. My dad raised almost every kind of fowl. From peacocks to pigeons. Thank you for discussing your chickens. 🐓🐔🐔🐔❤❤
Great advice and your small gauge screens will keep out many preditors like snakes from getting in. I am in the south so my coop faced east. Doug your always so happy when your with the chickens., turn a bucket over and sit and see if they jump up on you to sit with you. You should show what you feed you chickens and do you give them veggie scraps? : ) peace
We actually don't produce a lot of scraps and what we do produce goes into the compost pile. It's mostly banana peels though, haha. We mainly feed them on an organic chick/grower feed with oyster shell on the side.
My nephew in high school as a project, in a shed behind his house, grew larva and dehydrated it for chicken food. Well that was about 6 yrs ago. He has quite college, has won awards one from Forbes business as a new young entrepreneur..his food is amazing for chickens called " Grubbly" Farms. Good stuff for the chickens.
Good morning from Iowa! Your DIY projects are great. Love how your son's room is turning out. Can't wait to see what the kitchen will look like. Good luck with all your DIY projects.
My grandma would have loved your low maintenance nesting box. When I was little, I went into her coop one time (I wasn't trusted to collect eggs). It was about as large as your hay storage place. It was not an open air coop. I like your design much better. Chicken coops and pig stys, for me are the nastiest parts of the farm. I am thinking that this open concept it really smart.
Very informative , where I live in Virginia my family always had Chickens and ducks , My grandmother used to make cakes with duck eggs and they were very good. I can remember the smells of her kitchen and the wood cook stove and everything always tasted good. Seeing this just took me back home to Grandmas house.
Excellent! I love the breed you chose. Your chickens seem so content. 😊 You are correct about the coop - heat lamps are so dangerous and can be devastating. Might suggest removing the hay from all nest boxes so the hens get used to the mats sooner. Also, hens like privacy, so nest box curtains (hemmed strips of cloth 3-4 inches wide strung across the entrance to the nest boxes) might help in getting that one hen to lay her eggs in the nest box. Have you thought of using several inches of construction grade washed sand (or washed river sand, not manufactured or play sand) for your coop floor? It can be easily and quickly cleaned daily with a kitty litter scoop to remove droppings without replacing the sand. And chickens love dust bathing in it in the winter when the ground is frozen or snow covered.
Your birds are so cute and they look very happy and content. You can tell they are well kept. I certainly can see the importance of all that you shared. Even if I don’t have chickens I can share this video with people who do. Take care Doug And Ashley
GREAT advice! I'm sending a link to this video to the NorthernSeclusion channel, as he has chickens kept in a closed up coop with no ventilation, no natural light, and no heat!
I'm sure on extremely gusty nights when trees would be knocked down, you could put up a sheet of plywood - or during a hardcore blizzard. but those nights might only be a handful of times a winter. I live in Vermont and we can have a lot of chaotic weather moments at random
That was a ton of great information. Thank you! I may never have chickens again, but in the past I inherited 4 chickens that I kept in a backyard shed - wish I had your info then. They each had their own personality, a definite pecking order, they actually looked out for each other, and my yard was cleaned out of a plague of slugs.
You sound like an expert to me Doug! That was so interesting! The little girl followed you back to the coop so cute! The other chicken following all of your hand movements lol! It’s obvious to me that you know exactly what you’re doing and your chickens are healthy and pretty. They’re hilarious too 😂 God Bless y’all 👍🏻🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
The chickens look very healthy and are making happy noises! Very interesting video. When I was a kid it seemed that most everyone had really dark coops. It was funny when you were talking about the heated water bowl somewhere around 8:01 as you talked you moved your and the chicken's head went up and down and back and forth with you hand. It was neat to watch!
Wonderful information Doug. I will say that you and Ashley have always been such good care givers to your animals. I liked the chicken coup you had in Indiana,then the second home in Indiana was really awesome also. You guys research before you dive in to anything and I have seen people just get chickens to raise for eggs and haven’t a clue what they are doing.its actually sad because the animals suffer.Your chickens are beautiful and very fortunate to have such awesome care givers. Great video. God Bless
All the information on chickens in one video. Well done! You made it easy for me when I get my own chickens. Keep safe, keep warm. My best to you and your family. Now for some hot cocoa after seeing you in the cold and snowy whether. From: SEA
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Thank you for this!
Thank you! I bought one in like new condition for only 4.oo on Amazon .I won't be getting any chicks until spring but couldn't turn it down for that price.
Is there fencing to keep out predators as we have opossum, raccoons fox,coyotes in our valley.
@@karenclausen6724 Yea, they are in a good-sized fenced run. It's hard to see though in this video since it blends in with the background. We don't have predators come around during the day anyway so it's only meant to keep the chickens in. At night they get locked in the coop.
We have son from the south and most of our wind comes from the south. So maybe we should face it east
You can be sure that chickens in the 1600s, 1700s were not in sealed buildings....most had nesting boxes in an barn or outbuildings. Chickens would come and go as they please. Areas with predators had fenced areas. Your birds sure look extremely healthy.
Old time farmers did lock their chickens in at sundown so predators wouldn't get them.
I was talking to Momma about this a few weeks ago. She said they had gas lanterns along each wall.
The chickens have to have a covered run during the winter. So can be out without being in the wind snow and freezing rain.
New chicken owner here. Brought my 8 hens into my house and put them in large dog crates on wood flake bedding when it went into the 20's..... so I could sleep without waking up worrying about them. I have an open air coop, too. Put them back outside in it when it went into the 40's/50's. What can I say?!!! Lol!!!!!
We never had heat in our chicken houses
By the way , the reason we enjoy your stuff is because it triggers memories , it gives us ideas for enhancing our own lives , it makes us smile as we view , and we realize the world is probably not going entirely to the dogs after all !
Doug, the photo bombing chicken was killing me. Love those birds. They are fun to watch and I think they really enjoy you being out there with them. You have done a great job with them. Take care dude!
Hahaha! I was watching that chicken too! Very funny! 😂
I love your chickens, they have never known abuse and only been free. Its lovely. Be proud xx
Little Girl: "I'll lay my egg where I want!" Your chickens are beautiful and so healthy and happy.
When Doug was talking that chicken was sure funny. It was just sitting there watching him, watching his hand go up and down while he was talking. I thought at one time that it was going to peck him.
Thanks for sharing. Take care, see ya :)
That chicken was hilarious following your hands every move. 😂
Yes, so cute! 🐥😄
That chicken following your hand was cracking me up! So sweet. 😂
Your flock is beautiful. I love everything about your coop and chicken yard. Your idea of putting out hay so they'll go out and forage and sit out there on their perch is spot on. Mine dust under the coop, too. They're smart little things for only having a bird brain. ;-)
Chock full of information; appreciated the time and posting this video. My only surprise is that with these free-rangers, and while living in the country, you've been blessed with zero predators. Blessings.
We've lost two to predators, one of which ended up going missing randomly during the day and never saw her again, but we're assuming a predator got her. We have the run fenced that keep most of them in so they technically aren't free-range even though a few hens like to get out to lay their eggs in the barn each day :)
Doug you are an excellent teacher. Still praying for you and your family for safety, strength and progress. Take care
Word of warning about leaving hay for your chickens. One of our hens ate hay and it became impacted in her crop and entire digestive tract. I struggled for weeks treating her for sour crop. I eventually got her to pass a 8"long twisted rope of long blades of hay three weeks later by giving her dulcolax for a few days. I had to syringe feed her a liquid diet. She survived to live another year but was never as lively as she was before the blockage.
Good to know. Sorry about your girl
Everytime I see the perch you built, I flash back on you perched on it. Still makes me laugh.
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It's like your chickens are family! You've made a very nice environment for them.
My 2 chickens are 10 years old now❤️ We have a Rhode Island Red hen and a little Bantam rooster. They are happy and well here in Massachusetts 🌷 Your set up for your chickens is perfect !
Wow those are old chickens! Awesome!
Absolutely love this one . Such a charming bunch of ladies getting on with things , murmuring cosy noises as they go . Living life .
One thing I have always appreciated about your videos and your projects is the thoughtfulness and the research you guys do. I also love the fact that you acknowledge that everything is a learning process and you are constantly learning by doing all of these things. Your family is very inspirational!
I think you are a very intelligent young man. Thanks for the info..also, yea you for wearing a mask when cleaning the coop. Smart, smart, smart.
So many people worried about chickens freezing yet we have these tiny birds that hang around all winter and survive with no shelter or food/water from humans. I do love the ideas of adding ashes to their dust bath and the hay pathway is something I definitely plan to do.
I do really love your coop! I'm planning building one just like yours! I've been keeping chicken for 20 years and everything you said is absolutely accurate
Thank you for sharing this video. Even though I've successfully raised two flocks over the last five years and have even gone through some really cold (long-lasting) weather where we lived in NY, we're now in TN and expecting a dramatic cold front that will last a few days. For some reason, it had me worried about keeping my girls (and boys) warm. Your video has reminded me it is better to work with nature than try to fiddle with it. My coop faces south and has ventilation via two small closeable windows and a screened ridge vent which is about 6' long and 5" wide. I was worrying whether I should close that up with plastic to prevent breezes but am seeing now that I definitely should not do that. I also fill their run and coop with hay so they have a lot of forage (I can't free range here because of too many ground and air predators), as well as ferment their feed. Thank you for the video, it eased my mind!
Great video. They seem so happy out there with you. They know you take care of them.
They are such happy chickens 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓
You have learned so much. Any Teacher/Professor would be proud of you. You are doing so great at living the life you what. I love watching you & Ashley and your videos. Art in CA
Thank you for your kind gift. We really appreciate it.
Great video Doug, I thought that chicken was going to have a wee peck at your hand lol, love and blessings from Scotland :) :)
You are absolutely correct. As long as the birds are dry and away from the wind, they will be fine. This is how the birds in the wild survive.
Your place looks like a Winter Wonderland ❄️❄️❄️❄️Happy and healthy flock. 🥚🐓🥚🐓🥚🐓🥚🐓🥚🐓🦚🔨Shalom
I should try those mats. When it gets muddy I usually have to change out the hay. Great tips, thanks!
Update on the mats. So far the hens definitely prefer the hay nesting box to the ones with the mats. As you know, chickens are creatures of habit so that may be part of it. I'm curious to see how they do if all three have the mats and they don't have a choice. In the end we just want happy chickens so we'll keep experimenting.
Your chickens look so healthy and clean.
As Doug said on Off Grid with Doug and Stacy, become Master of One. You have certainly done that. You have done your research, applied techniques that have made sense to you, and now you have the ability to teach others. Just like when you taught to not dip newborn chicks' beaks into the water bowl, they will find it their self. Down to earth common sense. Thanks for sharing. Love and blessings.
SO happy to see this! I often refer people in my chicken group to your channel when they think they need to heat their coop, or if the are planning to build one, etc. Now it is all in one great video!
Old Marine here that my wife came home with 10 chicks and 2 ducks, I have to learn fast and better be right the first time or im in the doghouse, This is a great video on coops and you are very appreciated, you may have saved my 6. Semper Fi
They look healthy and happy. Win win!
I love seeing the chickens. They look so healthy and pretty.
I enjoyed the Photo Bombing that was going on behind you starting at the 9:28 and lasting for several seconds. Later
good to see your chickens doing well and happy! I never knew that they liked to dust bathe. :)
Thank you! I live in the primary snow belt in NE Ohio. I spent hours today wrapping the run with plastic hoping to decrease the wind and snow accumulation in there. I also covered about 1/2 of the coop with plastic because I’m extremely concerned about the wind. Their chicken door will be open during the day and there are vents at the roofline. The coop is not airtight. This is my first winter with chickens; I guess I’ll learn as I go.
it's amazing how little things can brighten your day. like a chicken video with a great little tune. awesome video! thank you
Your video just saved me the cost of an insulated coup. So happy you shared your experience.
9:30 chicken photo bomb 😹😹. ☮️💜😺
Haha Doug your chickens are just photo bombing your video haha!! Beautiful birds they are :-)
As always thank you for your very informative video, love seeing the chickens they are looking very healthy and happy.😊
They sound contented. I love hearing them.
Chickens look great Doug. Looks like you have a couple friends. Doesn't look like they're afraid of you at all. Generally you say if someone gets in trouble they're in the dog house, for Doug however when Ashley gets mad at him we know now he's in the chicken coupe!
I live in Fairbanks Alaska. You are EXACTLY right about open air chicken coops .My chickens do fine at -40.I got onto it by reading a book written by a commercial chicken grower in Minnesota in 1900.PEAPLE DO BETTER IN FRESH AIR TOO! Daniel Boone slept outside when he could.Around the same time they started taking peaple out of asylums and parking them outside all day with blankets on them.They all improved greatly.!!Hospitals and old folks homes are breeding grounds for disease.Wearing a MASK IS A HEALTH RISK!
Wrong. Masks prevent airborne droplet reinfection and infection. Welcome to the post Dark Ages.
@@johncspine2787 Better make sure ya get all the vaccines too since you already drank the koolaid.Don' t read the deagle report though thats just a conspiracy theory.
Surgeons/nurses wear face masks for a reason, they work! At the very least, if you are unsure, wear a mask just in case the scientists know what they are talking about
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Lovely to have an update on the chickens.
I totally agree on the way you've made the coop. It's the way we always had our chickens live, and they seemed to do well. As you pointed out, the small wire is what makes a difference with the weather.
I especially loved the close interaction the chickens had with you while you were filming. Such inquisitive behaviour.
The chickens look very healthy and happy.
Your birds look beautiful. It pays to do your homework.
I just watched a great homesteading video about growing American Elderberry bushes (not European varieties) and how much chickens love the berries which keep them very healthy. I was so impressed I am going to try to grow them myself. The shrubs actually improve the soil and can easily be propagated. The berries are used to make healthy drinks and chutneys. Sambucol is a flu remedy that is made from American elderberries.
Thanks for the info :)
What I enjoy most about your channel? LOVE...the love you and Ashley have for each other, taking each other's needs and wishes into consideration. Then there is the love you have for your children...always thinking of what they need to be safe, happy and healthy. Today you just showed us how you lovingly provide for all the needs, happiness and well being for your chickens. And of course, last but not least...your home and environment are lovingly cared for. All of this is actually contributing to the healing of a very sick planet. Just think if all or most of us did this in our daily lives. Thank you for setting such an amazing example of...LOVE! Karen (I grew up on a big chicken ranch, by the way. Our hens never looked as healthy as yours. They were raised in big long barracks style houses...1500 of them at all times!)
YAY CHICKENS!!! They look so nice, and seem less noisy since you thinned out the flock. :) Good job!
So much less noisy and the birds are so much calmer now! It's been great, thanks!
You are a 'Jack of all Trades' Doug. Thanks for sharing. 🐓🐓
You are a great teacher!
Excellent video! Beautiful chickens! Loved how they are not afraid, even to the point of photo bombing you! Lol. Don’t have chickens, so I’ll enjoy yours vicariously! 😂😂. ❤️❤️🙏❤️❤️ 👍
Your chickens are gorgeous and very happy and healthy
I really enjoyed your knowledge about how to care for your chickens. I’m sure you helped several of your viewers from making bad mistakes along the way. Just looking at your snow gave me chills to the bone. Brrrrr. Here in Louisiana it will be 79 today so we hardly ever see snow here. Your and your family please stay warm and good luck with your future progress. Looking forward to your next video as always!
❤️ Nana from Louisiana
Chickens are pretty hardy and there is more than one way to keep them, but we do hope our thoughts help. Thank you :)
Great advice and you have healthy, happy, busy, spoiled chickens.
I been raise in the country all my life and I never seen beautiful white chickens
I'm so happy I came across your videos! My hubby wants to build an outdoor, open air chicken coop. We love the way you explain everything and we plan to follow all your advice when building ours this spring!
I am now invested In Your chickens! I look forward to seeing them again and learning how they like the door mat In their nesting boxes. 👍🏼❤️
aw it was just lovely to hear all the happy noises!! such contented birds- they clearly love you as much as you love them and they not only sound contented they look super healthy, a very informative video too as always. love the mats - I hope the chickens like them too. my mother would go once a year to the nearest battery egg producer and get the chickens who were not laying enough for being worth keeping and they would come home with no feathers and look so sad but after some good food and clean beds they would produce eggs and make those happy noises that is so relaxing and satisfying to listen to.
Your chickens look beautiful, healthy and very happy.
Doug, you inspire me with every video----showing how to live frugally, healthily, creatively, and wisely. I thank you and always look for your next video with eagerness. Bless you and family.
Chickens also are really fun to watch..I could watch them for hours!! This was a really informative video..thank you!! Keep the videos coming!!
You must of had a talk with my father about chickens. He did the same thing as you are doing with your chickens. He was raised in Oklahoma and moved to Arizona when I was 2. With all his farm 🚜 experiences and his knowledge in raising animals our animals were well taken care of and our gardens grew very well. We had white chickens like yours also Rhode Island reds. Also banties. You are doing a great job with your chickens. Steal love that rooster. My dad raised almost every kind of fowl. From peacocks to pigeons. Thank you for discussing your chickens. 🐓🐔🐔🐔❤❤
I'm so happy to watch your videos more to come love you guys 😘😘😘
Great advice and your small gauge screens will keep out many preditors like snakes from getting in. I am in the south so my coop faced east. Doug your always so happy when your with the chickens., turn a bucket over and sit and see if they jump up on you to sit with you. You should show what you feed you chickens and do you give them veggie scraps? : ) peace
We actually don't produce a lot of scraps and what we do produce goes into the compost pile. It's mostly banana peels though, haha. We mainly feed them on an organic chick/grower feed with oyster shell on the side.
I love the sounds your chickens make. They sound "happy" to me. : ) They really look healthy also.
My nephew in high school as a project, in a shed behind his house, grew larva and dehydrated it for chicken food. Well that was about 6 yrs ago. He has quite college, has won awards one from Forbes business as a new young entrepreneur..his food is amazing for chickens called " Grubbly" Farms. Good stuff for the chickens.
Good morning from Iowa! Your DIY projects are great. Love how your son's room is turning out. Can't wait to see what the kitchen will look like. Good luck with all your DIY projects.
My grandma would have loved your low maintenance nesting box. When I was little, I went into her coop one time (I wasn't trusted to collect eggs). It was about as large as your hay storage place. It was not an open air coop. I like your design much better.
Chicken coops and pig stys, for me are the nastiest parts of the farm. I am thinking that this open concept it really smart.
Those roosters are majestic looking!
Very informative , where I live in Virginia my family always had Chickens and ducks , My grandmother used to make cakes with duck eggs and they were very good. I can remember the smells of her kitchen and the wood cook stove and everything always tasted good. Seeing this just took me back home to Grandmas house.
Your chickens 🐓 🐓🐓 🥚 🥚 are enjoying that fresh hay! Stay warm ⛄️❄️☃️💕
Love your video about the chicken’s. Doug your so brilliant with building & the chickens. It just amazes me. You and Ashley are an amazing Team!!!
Christa Bianchi I agree!👍🏻
Awesome duo! 👍🏽❤️
love how white they are they looked well looked after
thank you
thank you
Excellent! I love the breed you chose. Your chickens seem so content. 😊 You are correct about the coop - heat lamps are so dangerous and can be devastating.
Might suggest removing the hay from all nest boxes so the hens get used to the mats sooner. Also, hens like privacy, so nest box curtains (hemmed strips of cloth 3-4 inches wide strung across the entrance to the nest boxes) might help in getting that one hen to lay her eggs in the nest box.
Have you thought of using several inches of construction grade washed sand (or washed river sand, not manufactured or play sand) for your coop floor? It can be easily and quickly cleaned daily with a kitty litter scoop to remove droppings without replacing the sand. And chickens love dust bathing in it in the winter when the ground is frozen or snow covered.
Your birds are so cute and they look very happy and content. You can tell they are well kept. I certainly can see the importance of all that you shared. Even if I don’t have chickens I can share this video with people who do.
Take care Doug And Ashley
You must be doing it right .. those chickens are HUGE :) well done .. how is Edward making out ? you are all stars here :)
He was one of the 9 that we gave away to someone. Thanks!
Those are some happy chickens. You gave a lot of great info 😊👍
GREAT advice! I'm sending a link to this video to the NorthernSeclusion channel, as he has chickens kept in a closed up coop with no ventilation, no natural light, and no heat!
Justin Rhodes is a great channel he feeds his whole family from his farm. He has a different way of farming.
He buys some of his food too :)
I'm sure on extremely gusty nights when trees would be knocked down, you could put up a sheet of plywood - or during a hardcore blizzard. but those nights might only be a handful of times a winter. I live in Vermont and we can have a lot of chaotic weather moments at random
As always...thanks for all your knowledge, your coop is top notch and your property looks beautiful. 💪💪💪
Thank you for sharing that information on the chickens.I have wondered how the chickens were being maintained for the winter.
That was a ton of great information. Thank you! I may never have chickens again, but in the past I inherited 4 chickens that I kept in a backyard shed - wish I had your info then. They each had their own personality, a definite pecking order, they actually looked out for each other, and my yard was cleaned out of a plague of slugs.
You sound like an expert to me Doug! That was so interesting! The little girl followed you back to the coop so cute! The other chicken following all of your hand movements lol! It’s obvious to me that you know exactly what you’re doing and your chickens are healthy and pretty. They’re hilarious too 😂
God Bless y’all 👍🏻🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
What a wonderful coop , thank you for sharing all of the tips .
Loved this video very interesting, your chicken's look very healthy and happy keep the videos coming 😃
they're looking good and healthy great job with everything you are doing. Nothing like farm fresh eggs.
The chickens look very healthy and are making happy noises! Very interesting video. When I was a kid it seemed that most everyone had really dark coops. It was funny when you were talking about the heated water bowl somewhere around 8:01 as you talked you moved your and the chicken's head went up and down and back and forth with you hand. It was neat to watch!
Chicken is so adorable 😍😍😍
Wonderful information Doug. I will say that you and Ashley have always been such good care givers to your animals. I liked the chicken coup you had in Indiana,then the second home in Indiana was really awesome also. You guys research before you dive in to anything and I have seen people just get chickens to raise for eggs and haven’t a clue what they are doing.its actually sad because the animals suffer.Your chickens are beautiful and very fortunate to have such awesome care givers. Great video. God Bless
I love chickens...yours are VERY well cared for. 🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓
Always good to see a new video from you guys :) love from France
Aw you certainly look after your chickens and they look very happy and healthy and a good size xx
it was funny to watch the chicken following you hand motion....
All the information on chickens in one video. Well done! You made it easy for me when I get my own chickens. Keep safe, keep warm. My best to you and your family. Now for some hot cocoa after seeing you in the cold and snowy whether. From: SEA
That coop looks better than some houses I been in.