Category: Chickens

  • My Chicken Is Sick: 3 Practical Steps To Help It

    My Chicken Is Sick: 3 Practical Steps To Help It

    When my chicken is sick the first thing I do is remove it from the coop. When you have a sick chicken the other hens will start to be mean to it so you need to get it out of the coop. You need to have a medium size dog crate or wire cage to…

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  • Do chickens eat meat?

    Do chickens eat meat?

    What I have learned about chickens needing to eat meat from my experience, is yes, chickens need to eat meat. Bugs are meat and given the chance, chickens will eat tons of bugs. In fact chickens will live on bugs if they have a choice. So when I keep them as pets for eggs, I…

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  • How to Make Chicken Nest Boxes For Under $30

    How to Make Chicken Nest Boxes For Under $30

    Making your own nest boxes is really easy. In this video I show you how to make your own chicken nest boxes step-by-step.

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  • How Often Do Chickens Lay Eggs?

    How Often Do Chickens Lay Eggs?

    You want to start a flock for farm fresh eggs but there’s so many different chicken breeds you’re overwhelmed and don’t know which ones to choose. Today I’m going to help you choose some hardy, friendly, good egg layers. How often do chickens lay eggs? A good solid egg layer breed will give you 4-5…

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  • How to Keep Your Baby Chickens Alive

    How to Keep Your Baby Chickens Alive

    You come home with a box of cute baby chickens. Everyone loves them, oh my gosh they’re so adorable, everyone wants to see them and hold them, it’s a big deal. Then one dies and your kids are crying, what went wrong? And you feel so sad and helpless and you’re like, “what did I…

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  • Why Are My Chickens Not Laying Eggs

    Why Are My Chickens Not Laying Eggs

    If my chickens did not lay eggs, first I want to know ow old they are. If you got a bunch of busted old hens from some farm for free, they might be too old.A second thing is maybe they’re too young.After the age of the chickens is determined I start troubleshooting, and there’s 5…

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  • Do Raccoons Eat Chickens

    Do Raccoons Eat Chickens

    Becky answers the question, Do raccoons eat chickens? The answer is yes, raccoons do eat chickens. Raccoons are omnivorous which means they eat everything…including your chickens. Raccoons have little paws that work like your human hand. They can open latches. Raccoons are very intelligent, a raccoon can remember the solution to a task for up…

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  • How Long To Boil Eggs

    How Long To Boil Eggs

    How long do you boil eggs? It’s such a tricky question!? It’s something so simple but is it 5 minutes or 15 minutes, and what’s the difference?? Today I’m going to show you how long I boil my eggs.I boil my eggs for 3 minutes then take them off the heat and let them cool…

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  • Heat Stroke In Chickens

    Heat Stroke In Chickens

    Learn all about heat stroke in chickens, what the symptoms of heat stroke look like, and how to treat your chickens for heat stroke.

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  • How To Stop Predators From Killing Your Chickens

    How To Stop Predators From Killing Your Chickens

    Everything wants to eat your chickens. In this video I show you how to keep your chickens safe from predators.

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