Guys, you should always move chickens at night. It stresses them and you out a lot less. lol Also, I'm not too sure I would have moved them from the warm confines they were in to the frigid cold---even though they are fully feathered, it could be too much of a shock. I always acclimate new birds with the rest of the flock by putting them in a dog crate so the other birds can see and get to know the new ones yet they are separated so there is no fighting among them. Hopefully all went well but these are ideas for your next time. Happy New Year!
The camera was probably making it look lighter than it actually was I'm sure. There aren't many hours of daylight where they live this time of year... the chickens were roosting when they opened the door. Also, they weren't in a place warmer than where the others were unless they were still using the heat lamps. It's just a covered carport.
They were fine. They weren't in warm confines. They went from an uninsulated building to another uninsulated building. The heat lamps in the video weren't on
Pretty amateur way of doing things. Most of these youtubers with #clickbait "homestead" channels don't make an effort to properly learn how to raise, or even just handle, their animals. Fishing nets?? Not very homesteady of these two.
@Mar Barnes, Clearly they are too oblivious to recognize how they NEEDLESSLY stress-out their birds or simply don't care enough to heed your sage advice -- that it's BEST to move chickens AFTER it gets dark... once the birds have slipped into a torpor (half-asleep). I'm not the sort to coddle livestock, but it just makes good sense to practice good animal husbandry. It seems these two would rather attempt to "justify" their ineptitude than make the effort to actually learn something beneficial to their flock and themselves! Shame.
When adding new chickens to the flock you should use the playpen method. Place them in a dog crate inside with the flock after a while try adding them if it doesn't work out place them back in the crate again. Also when moving chickens out of one place to another wait until it's dark to catch them.
I love how you folks keep it real with genuine footage of catching the pullets and the challenges in transfer. Micro-farming can be a messy business, and You have shown us the real side, that the rest of us must deal with, if we wish to homestead! Thank You! My purchase #1, after feed, is a stout trout net like the one in your video!
You should always introduce them with fencing between them for a few days them integrate completely after dark. This way they are less stressed and less fighting
Wow! As much as incubators are great at hatchin' chicks, seems like the time-proven and traditional way of Momma Hen hatchin' her chicks always proves effective, even in winter, although those other 2 that didn't make it, well not everything on the homestead is hunky dory, Copper Maran Pullets, they're a great breed, like seeing them with their black feet, and shiny black feathers and when the sun shines at a certain angle, the copper tinge they have shows forth. Thumbs up guys, thanks for sharing this 10 minute hassle of gettin' them in with the other chickens! :)
Putting all of them in a box and carrying them out to the coop would have been faster and easier than walking back and forth; also less stressful for the babies, keeping them all together with mama.
awesome job! I have had people fuss at me for using a net to catch birds in my videos, we find that it works and the faster you secure the birds the less stress you put on them. Congrats on the additions to the flock, we have the same thing going on right now with one of our marans and some chicks she hatched. Yay Christmas Chicks!
I grow lots of different kinds of winter squash and store them in the mudroom where it's cool and dark. I'll put one cut up one in their running area each cold day. It gives them something extra to munch and sometimes saves a little on their regular feed.
@The Grass-fed Homestead, Where LIVE animals are concerned you MAKE the time. And if you can't find the time, you just shouldn't have animals. Sheesh! You guys really don't "get it". Maybe you should just move back to the city instead of PLAYING (badly) at "homesteading".
@@rfoehn5215 wow I couldn't have said it better myself. Watching these people mistreat chickens because they didn't bother to put in enough time to research is cringey and unfair to the lives that are in their care. Seriously, who regurgitates a chicken with an illness and lets the entire flock eat the infected substance... *facepalm*
Dan, To make introduction easier you need to have them in a protected cage for a day or two in the same area. If you don't want to do that then introduce them at night...when they wake up together then they don't act quite as aggressive toward each other. On another note...Did you get the two feet of snow forcasted for you?
To integrate chickens into a flock they must be in a crate of some kind so they can see the other chickens but are protected. Then after a few days you let them out during the night and they are safely integrated. You can't just throw chickens together. That's not a very safe situation for those chicks and their poor mother who will be left to defend them and be trying to also defend herself as an outsider that could be attacked by the flock.
The chickens in this video are "BLACK Copper Marans". French Marans are a rare heritage breed with several color varieties, none of which include "Copper"
You can help chicks that are trying to come out chip most of the egg away but don't rip any veins it would be but the veins dry up naturally and your chick should be okay
the net is to help catch them. Unless you are Inspector Gadget or Stretch Armstrong, you can't reach in the brooder and grab them. They run to the corners out of reach.
Guys, you should always move chickens at night. It stresses them and you out a lot less. lol Also, I'm not too sure I would have moved them from the warm confines they were in to the frigid cold---even though they are fully feathered, it could be too much of a shock. I always acclimate new birds with the rest of the flock by putting them in a dog crate so the other birds can see and get to know the new ones yet they are separated so there is no fighting among them. Hopefully all went well but these are ideas for your next time. Happy New Year!
The camera was probably making it look lighter than it actually was I'm sure. There aren't many hours of daylight where they live this time of year... the chickens were roosting when they opened the door. Also, they weren't in a place warmer than where the others were unless they were still using the heat lamps. It's just a covered carport.
They were fine. They weren't in warm confines. They went from an uninsulated building to another uninsulated building. The heat lamps in the video weren't on
I also use a dog kennel to move chickens. less fighting
Pretty amateur way of doing things. Most of these youtubers with #clickbait "homestead" channels don't make an effort to properly learn how to raise, or even just handle, their animals. Fishing nets?? Not very homesteady of these two.
@Mar Barnes,
Clearly they are too oblivious to recognize how they NEEDLESSLY stress-out their birds or simply don't care enough to heed your sage advice -- that it's BEST to move chickens AFTER it gets dark... once the birds have slipped into a torpor (half-asleep). I'm not the sort to coddle livestock, but it just makes good sense to practice good animal husbandry. It seems these two would rather attempt to "justify" their ineptitude than make the effort to actually learn something beneficial to their flock and themselves! Shame.
When adding new chickens to the flock you should use the playpen method. Place them in a dog crate inside with the flock after a while try adding them if it doesn't work out place them back in the crate again. Also when moving chickens out of one place to another wait until it's dark to catch them.
I love how you folks keep it real with genuine footage of catching the pullets and the challenges in transfer. Micro-farming can be a messy business, and You have shown us the real side, that the rest of us must deal with, if we wish to homestead! Thank You! My purchase #1, after feed, is a stout trout net like the one in your video!
Oh yes! I still use that net! It works well.
I love my black copper marans. That's so neat that you let Mama hatch them the "old school" way!!
You should always introduce them with fencing between them for a few days them integrate completely after dark. This way they are less stressed and less fighting
Glad you moved them durring the day best way to do it.
Wow! As much as incubators are great at hatchin' chicks, seems like the time-proven and traditional way of Momma Hen hatchin' her chicks always proves effective, even in winter, although those other 2 that didn't make it, well not everything on the homestead is hunky dory, Copper Maran Pullets, they're a great breed, like seeing them with their black feet, and shiny black feathers and when the sun shines at a certain angle, the copper tinge they have shows forth. Thumbs up guys, thanks for sharing this 10 minute hassle of gettin' them in with the other chickens! :)
Putting all of them in a box and carrying them out to the coop would have been faster and easier than walking back and forth; also less stressful for the babies, keeping them all together with mama.
awesome job! I have had people fuss at me for using a net to catch birds in my videos, we find that it works and the faster you secure the birds the less stress you put on them. Congrats on the additions to the flock, we have the same thing going on right now with one of our marans and some chicks she hatched. Yay Christmas Chicks!
Dino_queen and her subjects RULE!!.. MY vote is to keep them in the same space in crate until they are more adjusted. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Thank you for an update on mama hen and the peeps. :)
Movin on up! Madam Clucksalot... what other names do you have for your chickens?
You have to ask Ashley that ;)
I grow lots of different kinds of winter squash and store them in the mudroom where it's cool and dark. I'll put one cut up one in their running area each cold day. It gives them something extra to munch and sometimes saves a little on their regular feed.
When moving chickens and introducing them to a new flock, it is less stressful to move them at night.
yes but we have to do it when we have time for it
@The Grass-fed Homestead,
Where LIVE animals are concerned you MAKE the time. And if you can't find the time, you just shouldn't have animals. Sheesh! You guys really don't "get it". Maybe you should just move back to the city instead of PLAYING (badly) at "homesteading".
@@rfoehn5215 wow I couldn't have said it better myself. Watching these people mistreat chickens because they didn't bother to put in enough time to research is cringey and unfair to the lives that are in their care.
Seriously, who regurgitates a chicken with an illness and lets the entire flock eat the infected substance... *facepalm*
Excuse me but you don't have the good technique for catch the baby chick's, is not fish for catch like this.
Looking forward to seeing all that’s new from your Homestead in 2018! Happy New Year🎉🎊
Happy new year!
Move chickens when main coop is asleep or set the new chickens near the main coop. It makes the transition less stressful and less fights.
Dan, To make introduction easier you need to have them in a protected cage for a day or two in the same area. If you don't want to do that then introduce them at night...when they wake up together then they don't act quite as aggressive toward each other. On another note...Did you get the two feet of snow forcasted for you?
we did get the snow! Lots of it!
Happy new years as well
New subbie here been watching alot of your videos todays... beautiful birds..
welcome! Thanks for watching
That's some serious snow.
Wow that’s great. Tricky things to catch lol
They are but the net helps for sure
To integrate chickens into a flock they must be in a crate of some kind so they can see the other chickens but are protected. Then after a few days you let them out during the night and they are safely integrated. You can't just throw chickens together. That's not a very safe situation for those chicks and their poor mother who will be left to defend them and be trying to also defend herself as an outsider that could be attacked by the flock.
no, they are fine. There has been no conflict
Good job finding the stray nester and her brood, and getting them brought back to safety!
The chickens in this video are "BLACK Copper Marans". French Marans are a rare heritage breed with several color varieties, none of which include "Copper"
Great video guys with some hoilday off time here got lots of videos down
I have a copper Maran with a black cone. She looks like a demon chicken.
Good job guys those look like some healthy and happy chickens.
thank you for sharing....
OMG, this is so dangerous.. you don't put pullets with older fully grown chickens? Did they survive?
yes, they were fine.
Another great video! You were lucky to get three females and one male, seems like every time we hatch we end up with loads of boys and very few girls.
This isn’t good. Need to keep those 5 in a crate until the other chickens get used to them. Good way to lose them from extreme picking.
I GOT A FARM ADD WHEN I STARTED
Have you seen Justin Rhodes contraption where the pullets can get in it but the big birds can't? I think it would really help in these situations.
yes, the chicken crib. That is what I used to shelter the mom when she was broody
I hear you should move them at night
It doesn't stress them out as much
They were fine. There were no conflicts
Are those lavender orpingtons I see?
yes!
Thank you. I move chickens with a dog kennel but I also do not have help.
Greetings where I can buy black copper marans chicks I am from Puerto Rico thanks
www.thesheppardranch.com tell them I sent you!
Ok thanks
OM GOODNESS! Please let them stay warm til they are a little bigger.
they have all their feathers therefore they are as warm as they can be
What type of chickens where the light grey ones in ur coop
lavender orpingtons
That dog, why is it the other side of the fence in the cold and snow?
You can help chicks that are trying to come out chip most of the egg away but don't rip any veins it would be but the veins dry up naturally and your chick should be okay
We found them after they were already dead
Why use a net how about a tote ? All at same time ?
Oh my gosh!!!! Why is there no dog crate in the coop for them to transition in?!!??!!!!
I would not copy any of this. God bless
No......bad way to treat new chicks......and put them from under a light and warm to a cold temp. So many wrong way with this video 😒
They are not chicks. They are fully-feathered pullets. Also the heat lights were not on. They were quite acclimated to cold.
If you are afraid to hold a chick or chicken, you shouldn't have chickens....fish net 😕😕😕???
the net is to help catch them. Unless you are Inspector Gadget or Stretch Armstrong, you can't reach in the brooder and grab them. They run to the corners out of reach.
Fish net is about the easiest way to catch a chicken, not everybody turns their chicken into a pet that comes when you cluck including me.
A fish net!!???? Really!!!!!???
it works
Yes really that's the easiest way to catch one, what do you do lasso them?
Not great