Tweet tweet! Josh, your mobile field cage is a fantastic design. Keeping the babies going to that point requires continuous oversight....just like a Nurse does for a patient. You research, then impliment...just like what you do on your job. Your video of how first generation farms fail was spot on. The Homestead Act gave 160 acres...that was the acerage necessary to make a living. Pretty obvious things have changed. Gentlemen farmer is about the only way to reap the benefits of fresh, natural food and a country, family oriented lifestyle. As infrastructure/equipment is paid for, a transfer to a mostly farm life May be possible. Sometimes, it must remain a self sustaining, non income producing, "hobby". But, the lifestyle it offers is worth it by supplying clean, natural food sources.
We swapped to Brooder plates. eliminates the fire hazard, just have to keep raising the height of the legs till they're at the top and by then, they're usually fully feathered and don't hang out under anymore.
That's what I need to see baby birds so close...so sweet.....so cute....my Grand Dad lived like you when we were young, missed the time so much. Did not know much, but seeing your video, its a refreshment course.....thanks Josh....Praying hard to be able to live like you. Such a blessing from God. Don't care about your neighbor, we had the same, 5 neighbors, we closed to two family only, the rest, stuffed them....
I think that was the best, most orderly, concise yet complete brooder set-up tutorial I've seen. All the whats and whys with just enough iteration. Good job!
i think the red lamp some people use is because it can be used 24hr a day as they get natural daylight when the sun is up but the red gives them a night cycle with heat whereas the white light should be turned off at night to give them a night cycle so you would need a different heat source in that case hope my ramblings make sense, keep the content coming
Red heat lamps are so if a chick has a wound or sore the others can't recognize blood and peck at it. Also I've read that since chickens see daylight a hour before humans the red aren't as abrasive on their sleep cycle. However i don't know how true that is. Great video brother. We got our Cornish crosses 2 weeks ago, tasty little fellas. Woooooo!
Moving Keets to the tractor today. 9 days old. They will grow like weeds now. Our tempatures are mild compared to some areas in the spring. We use a light only 3 days this year.
I placed my last chick order with Meyer, they were excellent chicks. Didn't lose a single one from ordinary stuff like communicable diseases. LOL, they are so darned cute, aren't they? Good "how to" video, thank you!
Cool stuff man keep doing it like that , I,ve learned a lot with your videos. This is one of my favorite channels for the different farm involved comment. Like tractors , shop stuff, trucks, chickens and everything
Great video mate as usual. The only thing I do different is the gravel/stones that goes in the water container I pour boiling water over them 1st to sterilise them as they may have the coccidiosis bacteria on, I learnt that the hard way once.
Birds don’t perceive red light as daylight. I use the red lights so I can regulate a day/night schedule otherwise the chicks are in constant “daylight”. Also if you put 4” of shavings in and turn them it helps keep from getting wet spots and you don’t end up throwing out layers of clean and dirty shavings. Really like your videos, the 3 part pig processing video helped me a ton. Thanks from Ontario Canada Darren
Good morning Josh! That was a great video. Loved it. Hope you will keep doing update videos as they grow. Cheers and all the best to you and Mrs. Stoney!
Mostly good info. I would argue that the heat lamp should be at the end of the brooder from the start. That way the birds can get away from the heat if they want. Put the water and food at the other end. The heat from lamps is not adjustable other than height, though the 1 time I used a lamp I also got a remote reading reptile thermostat so the light wasn't on full all the time. Even then the bathroom we brooded the birds in was intolerably hot. Heat lamps can fall, cause fires. People have lost coops and birds using them. For people brooding a smaller number of chicks I would suggest they look into the Mama Heating Pad brooder on Backyardchickens. No heat lamp, no 24 hour light, no constant oppressive ambient temperature. Natural day/night cycles, quiet chicks all night long. I had one batch of chicks brooded by a hen out in the barn, night time temps in the 40s, daytime sometimes hit the 60s. Funny, but the hen didn't control the ambient temperature to 95°F for a week, then 90°F, etc ;) and the chicks were running around quite happily. They'd go back to the hen when they needed to warm up. The MHP works the same way, but it can't follow the chicks as they explore. BTW, the last 3 of my shipments were from Meyer. Always happy with them.
You use a RED lamp so they don't peck each other. It makes everything RED so they can't see a sore or wound that is RED and concentrate and peck at it.
Thank you . My chicks are 12 days old and have grown a lot! Wasn't sure how long before they could go outside. I guess is time. LOL. I got the 10 buffs for eggs. Looking to get meat chicks but not sure where to get them processed. I love ALL your videos. Awesome information.
Chickens can't see red, so for them a red light is just a heat source. A clear light will keep them awake all night but a red light will allow them to get some sleep.
Some of my Cornish Cross chicks seem to not have any energy, also don’t seem to be growing very fast. I lost one of my bigger ones last night it was the one in the worst shape. The rest don’t really seem sick they’re eating and drinking. Just not growing very fast.
it's hot my friend....also try restricting food 12 hours on 12 hours off....as they get older they get more lethargic unless you restrict intake and drop protein to 18%
Thanks for the video, I will have to try raising my own (meat) chicken one day. Do you think you can move the $100 truck to behind ya shed so it doesn’t ruin the view of your lovely grass and fields?
We just raised some Cornish X and lost about 9 the first week because they were trampling each other. What is the best way to prevent that from happening? I was thinking about giving them more space, but I watched another video and they had plenty of space and the chicks still got trampled. Any ideas would be great so we can try it our next time around. Thanks.
More heat? If they were pilling all over top of each other they were probably too cold...that's just my guess....50 birds is alot in this small livestock tank...but I've never lost one to smothering or trampling....maybe a warmth issue...I'd have to see your setup...and it depends on the number of birds
Yessir....just layer it up...by the time the chicks are ready to come out of the broooder...2 weeks or so...once bigger or fully feathered depending on time of year. So chickens poop and pee out of the same hole...called the vent...and the egg comes out that same hole too
Had a family that burned their shed down because brooder light feel into brooder this week. Thanks for the video! I wonder if those clamps are loosening up as they heat up kinda like spring in a thermostat.
Darren Thomas from Nova Scotia, Canada. Can you add a thermometer to check the temp n the brooder ? Love the content ! Lots of information. Thanks for sharing Josh !
1st. Has anyone ever eaten turkey eggs. Long story I have 2 birds who survived a fox attack I was fattening for Christmas let them heal before I was going to kill them. I had 2 eggs this morning half tempted to try them
Love your videos! I have my first flock now without you, not sure if my chicks would make it :) One of my chicks appears to not be growing. She eats and drinks but seems to always be laying off to the side most of the time. Is this normal?
quick question do u get Male and female baby chicks or dose it not even show or matter when u harvest at 7or 8months if u have male or female. talkin about the birds don't develop Enough to even Kno if u got a rooster or hen by 7or 8months
let's think about this from a common sense standpoint my brotha.....do chicks need to stay warm all the time or just some of the time? Answer: All of the time...after about 1-3 weeks depending on temps in your brooder, you can start backing off the heat and exchange the bulb for one that doesn't provide much heat...this is called "hardening off" and you are getting the chicks ready to allow their bodies regulate their own temps...much like a baby human...chicks are not born with the ability to regulate their body temps for a few weeks
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer that does make sense. I questioned it because I have parrots that the light has to be off or they can't sleep. So I wasn't sure if there was a night time heat source that might be required for chicks. Thanks for the reply
Josh great video , I have raised sex link egg layers in the past , question for you where do you keep the birds for now , inside or outside and do you cover the top of the tank with anything
Hey, don't mean to get to personal BUT you just mentioned your starting a 1st generation farm. Kinda implies a 2nd generation. Not going to have a couple children mailed to you from Meyers are ya?
thanks for sharing by chance you gona get any ducks i love peeking ducks ( white with orange beeks) a dog cage straw food and from time to time a scoop of dog food and let them out run around there easy to take care of we gave ours away he wasn't happy because his mate died so we sent him to a farm he found him a cutey and they just and scream all round the farm as happy as they can be
Thanks 4 being a teacher ,As a good Human, or Man . Keep up the good job Josh ! When u ,going a b e a ,Dad ?
Thanks Patrick....thanks for being such a loyal subscriber buddy
every thing you said here is what I also have been thinking
Bro I'm not even a farmer nor do I plan on getting chickens but I love your vids
Thanks Erik
Tweet tweet! Josh, your mobile field cage is a fantastic design. Keeping the babies going to that point requires continuous oversight....just like a Nurse does for a patient. You research, then impliment...just like what you do on your job.
Your video of how first generation farms fail was spot on. The Homestead Act gave 160 acres...that was the acerage necessary to make a living.
Pretty obvious things have changed. Gentlemen farmer is about the only way to reap the benefits of fresh, natural food and a country, family oriented lifestyle. As infrastructure/equipment is paid for, a transfer to a mostly farm life May be possible. Sometimes, it must remain a self sustaining, non income producing, "hobby". But, the lifestyle it offers is worth it by supplying clean, natural food sources.
We swapped to Brooder plates. eliminates the fire hazard, just have to keep raising the height of the legs till they're at the top and by then, they're usually fully feathered and don't hang out under anymore.
You can also use an infered thermometer to ajust the temp under the lamp to help dial in the ideal range
Yep...or just watch the chicks for a few mins....they'll tell ya
They brought their own camera ;) Meyer Hatchery is great! We ordered Golden Laced Wyandottes and Cornish Cross and so far, so good.
This is just some good ole relaxation video. Nice to be destressing with some chick ASMR lol
That's what I need to see baby birds so close...so sweet.....so cute....my Grand Dad lived like you when we were young, missed the time so much. Did not know much, but seeing your video, its a refreshment course.....thanks Josh....Praying hard to be able to live like you. Such a blessing from God. Don't care about your neighbor, we had the same, 5 neighbors, we closed to two family only, the rest, stuffed them....
Chick time always exciting. Thanks for sharing 👍👍
For additional security I like to secure my heat lamp with a zip tie. Just for the piece of mind. Great video. Keep em comin
Supposedly the red lamp reduces cannibalism and picking but I haven't personally ever had a problem with that happening.
I think that was the best, most orderly, concise yet complete brooder set-up tutorial I've seen. All the whats and whys with just enough iteration. Good job!
Great tutorial on running a chick nursery....Admeyer your care of the chicks
i think the red lamp some people use is because it can be used 24hr a day as they get natural daylight when the sun is up but the red gives them a night cycle with heat whereas the white light should be turned off at night to give them a night cycle so you would need a different heat source in that case hope my ramblings make sense, keep the content coming
Red heat lamps are so if a chick has a wound or sore the others can't recognize blood and peck at it. Also I've read that since chickens see daylight a hour before humans the red aren't as abrasive on their sleep cycle. However i don't know how true that is. Great video brother. We got our Cornish crosses 2 weeks ago, tasty little fellas. Woooooo!
Love watching your videos.lots of helpful information.
My parents in MO used to raise chickens but there's wayyy too many predators where they live. It was just too much work just to keep them away.
Moving Keets to the tractor today. 9 days old. They will grow like weeds now.
Our tempatures are mild compared to some areas in the spring. We use a light only 3 days this year.
I placed my last chick order with Meyer, they were excellent chicks. Didn't lose a single one from ordinary stuff like communicable diseases. LOL, they are so darned cute, aren't they? Good "how to" video, thank you!
Love watching your videos Josh. Educational ,fun. and brings back great memories. Keep em coming mate. Wooo.
Oh my goodness,cuteness overload with the chicks
Pretty cool ! Josh .
Cool stuff man keep doing it like that , I,ve learned a lot with your videos.
This is one of my favorite channels for the different farm involved comment.
Like tractors , shop stuff, trucks, chickens and everything
Like always good teaching ..beutifull and healthy bird👍puertorican hillbilly 🙏
Hi..... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍
That one guy he was all in! Lol
Great video mate as usual. The only thing I do different is the gravel/stones that goes in the water container I pour boiling water over them 1st to sterilise them as they may have the coccidiosis bacteria on, I learnt that the hard way once.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Nice chickens thank you for this video.
THX so much!!!
Watching this video makes me think of dinner, fried chicken, in the air fryer of course!
Birds don’t perceive red light as daylight. I use the red lights so I can regulate a day/night schedule otherwise the chicks are in constant “daylight”. Also if you put 4” of shavings in and turn them it helps keep from getting wet spots and you don’t end up throwing out layers of clean and dirty shavings. Really like your videos, the 3 part pig processing video helped me a ton. Thanks from Ontario Canada
Darren
Good morning Josh! That was a great video. Loved it. Hope you will keep doing update videos as they grow. Cheers and all the best to you and Mrs. Stoney!
I’m actually hatching out chicks I had good luck!
Awesome!
Thinking about raising some meat birds this year. Really enjoyed yours last year and it seems worth doing...
Good video Josh.
Little Babies need lots of care.
Just got our new chicks a few days ago. 👍
Red light seems to be preferred as the school of thought is that a white light will prevent the chicks from sleeping as well.
Good info as always, thumbs up !!
Awesome video! Josh thank you for content like this very helpful. My favorite video so far of yours is the video of you and your dad working up a hog.
Great video! Thank you
Great job enjoyed that
Great information! Thanks for sharing.
Meyer Hatchery, Woooooo!!!!
The red light bulb help to keep the bird calm.
Lots of good information. Great video!
Good video Josh thanks for showing us how to raise chickens very cool
Hey Josh thanks for the video
How often do you replinish their food? Also, how much does 50 chicks cost?
Cute chicks .....
You didn't put rocks in the water tray!!! LoL
Lol...good catch!
Awesome video! My chicks just hatched last night. Thanks for the tips!
Enjoyed the video. Good information.
thank u for this great vid one of my baby chicks her wings start faling and she close her eyes alot i'm so worried
not sure what faling is buddy
Mostly good info. I would argue that the heat lamp should be at the end of the brooder from the start. That way the birds can get away from the heat if they want. Put the water and food at the other end. The heat from lamps is not adjustable other than height, though the 1 time I used a lamp I also got a remote reading reptile thermostat so the light wasn't on full all the time. Even then the bathroom we brooded the birds in was intolerably hot. Heat lamps can fall, cause fires. People have lost coops and birds using them. For people brooding a smaller number of chicks I would suggest they look into the Mama Heating Pad brooder on Backyardchickens. No heat lamp, no 24 hour light, no constant oppressive ambient temperature. Natural day/night cycles, quiet chicks all night long. I had one batch of chicks brooded by a hen out in the barn, night time temps in the 40s, daytime sometimes hit the 60s. Funny, but the hen didn't control the ambient temperature to 95°F for a week, then 90°F, etc ;) and the chicks were running around quite happily. They'd go back to the hen when they needed to warm up. The MHP works the same way, but it can't follow the chicks as they explore. BTW, the last 3 of my shipments were from Meyer. Always happy with them.
You use a RED lamp so they don't peck each other. It makes everything RED so they can't see a sore or wound that is RED and concentrate and peck at it.
That's cool, you should do live chick cam...
Thank you . My chicks are 12 days old and have grown a lot! Wasn't sure how long before they could go outside. I guess is time. LOL. I got the 10 buffs for eggs. Looking to get meat chicks but not sure where to get them processed. I love ALL your videos. Awesome information.
Thank you for the info
Good info!!
great vid Josh
Chickens can't see red, so for them a red light is just a heat source. A clear light will keep them awake all night but a red light will allow them to get some sleep.
WooooooooooHeeeeeeeeeeeHeeeeeeeee!!!!Alright!!!!!🤗🤗
I'm going to start buying our birds from Meyer
Great people...you won't regret it
Some of my Cornish Cross chicks seem to not have any energy, also don’t seem to be growing very fast. I lost one of my bigger ones last night it was the one in the worst shape. The rest don’t really seem sick they’re eating and drinking. Just not growing very fast.
it's hot my friend....also try restricting food 12 hours on 12 hours off....as they get older they get more lethargic unless you restrict intake and drop protein to 18%
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Do you think it would be better to put an electrolyte packet in the gallon of water or the chick drench?
Thanks for the video, I will have to try raising my own (meat) chicken one day.
Do you think you can move the $100 truck to behind ya shed so it doesn’t ruin the view of your lovely grass and fields?
Mine are a little over 2 weeks old 😊
I don't use a light i use a special heater just for chickens
Sounds fancy.....
Yeah but it doesn't cost much cause its for small amounts of chickens
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer .
Would like to see more videos on raising chickens. Hoping to start raising some myself next summer
I love the old intro!
awesome
I love chickens. They look like little marshmallows running around
I have named all your chicks so you wont be able to process them. JK! we raise chickens for the eggs!!! I enjoy your channel. Keep it up
plan to buy from meyer hatchery!
The red light keeps them from pecking at one's that might have a scratch. If they have a red spot, the chicks peck at it.
The only reason for thered light is it soposedly reduces picking or canibilizm in the birds but ya.........ive had good luck eitherway with no isues
Hey Josh when you going to do ducks.
Soon.....might have to get them at the local farm store on sale! We shall see
Interested
Thanks for the chick lesson! One question for you...what type of feed for the new chick?
Love it then eat it wooooooooooo!
Hey Josh what are the benefits of buying chicks versus hatching your own eggs?
We just raised some Cornish X and lost about 9 the first week because they were trampling each other. What is the best way to prevent that from happening? I was thinking about giving them more space, but I watched another video and they had plenty of space and the chicks still got trampled. Any ideas would be great so we can try it our next time around. Thanks.
More heat? If they were pilling all over top of each other they were probably too cold...that's just my guess....50 birds is alot in this small livestock tank...but I've never lost one to smothering or trampling....maybe a warmth issue...I'd have to see your setup...and it depends on the number of birds
Do you add more shavings over the old layer once they poop or pee
Yessir....just layer it up...by the time the chicks are ready to come out of the broooder...2 weeks or so...once bigger or fully feathered depending on time of year. So chickens poop and pee out of the same hole...called the vent...and the egg comes out that same hole too
Had a family that burned their shed down because brooder light feel into brooder this week. Thanks for the video! I wonder if those clamps are loosening up as they heat up kinda like spring in a thermostat.
how are those hams coming along its been over a year now since u pulled them out of the salt box and put them in the smokeshed
Darren Thomas from Nova Scotia, Canada. Can you add a thermometer to check the temp n the brooder ? Love the content ! Lots of information. Thanks for sharing Josh !
They look cute now but will look delicious later
1st. Has anyone ever eaten turkey eggs. Long story I have 2 birds who survived a fox attack I was fattening for Christmas let them heal before I was going to kill them. I had 2 eggs this morning half tempted to try them
My grandfather was a turkey farmer and we ate a lot of eggs when we were growing up. I loved the big double yokers
Turkey eggs are great eating also very good for baking cakes etc.
@@steveh575 Thanks scrambled them this morning beautiful eggs. Going to get a stag and hatch the eggs under a broody bantham.
@@pauliverson6621 Thanks Paul tried one this morning it was lovely
So if I get 50 Cornish cross birds can all 50 stay in a brooder that size of say 2-3 weeks?
they peck at clear lamps but not the red ones
I just got 32 red rangers had them for 4 days been feeding 20 % starter feed at what week do I need to go to finisher feed? thanks for ur video s
Love your videos! I have my first flock now without you, not sure if my chicks would make it :) One of my chicks appears to not be growing. She eats and drinks but seems to always be laying off to the side most of the time. Is this normal?
i was always told red light does not change sleep habits? i dont know but i use the red
Donde puedo conseguir de eso pollitos 🐣 quiero comprar para criarlos porque me gusta mucho la crianza de pollos
Awesome Josh! Keep up the good farm videos!
Are you going to make a video on how to tell if a chicken is a rooster or a hen? Please?
quick question do u get Male and female baby chicks or dose it not even show or matter when u harvest at 7or 8months if u have male or female. talkin about the birds don't develop Enough to even Kno if u got a rooster or hen by 7or 8months
Question: Is the heat lamp kept on 24 hours a day?
let's think about this from a common sense standpoint my brotha.....do chicks need to stay warm all the time or just some of the time? Answer: All of the time...after about 1-3 weeks depending on temps in your brooder, you can start backing off the heat and exchange the bulb for one that doesn't provide much heat...this is called "hardening off" and you are getting the chicks ready to allow their bodies regulate their own temps...much like a baby human...chicks are not born with the ability to regulate their body temps for a few weeks
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer that does make sense. I questioned it because I have parrots that the light has to be off or they can't sleep. So I wasn't sure if there was a night time heat source that might be required for chicks. Thanks for the reply
Josh great video , I have raised sex link egg layers in the past , question for you where do you keep the birds for now , inside or outside and do you cover the top of the tank with anything
Hey, don't mean to get to personal BUT you just mentioned your starting a 1st generation farm. Kinda implies a 2nd generation. Not going to have a couple children mailed to you from Meyers are ya?
We're practicing like crazy lol
What age are they ready to move out of the brooder
thanks for sharing by chance you gona get any ducks i love peeking ducks ( white with orange beeks) a dog cage straw food and from time to time a scoop of dog food and let them out run around there easy to take care of we gave ours away he wasn't happy because his mate died so we sent him to a farm he found him a cutey and they just and scream all round the farm as happy as they can be
Good video 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🙏🏼