Grit is very important for your chickens to have. It’s a must have. Chickens need grit to digest their food. If chickens don’t digest their food properly they’ll stop laying eggs. That’s how important grit is, if they’re missing grit it will stop your egg production. How grit works is the chicken eats it and …
Becky’s Full Size Chicken Coop Design I designed this coop to be great for you and your chickens. It’s easy to build, keeps your chickens safe, and most importantly it keeps them happy so they lay you lots of eggs.
If you want to raise chickens the organic way one of the most important things is to not over crowd your chicken coop. My coop is 10’ x 40’ and I only have 9 chickens in there. Since they have plenty of room they don’t get stressed from fighting with each other and they never …
Becky shows you how to winterize a chicken coop. She starts by demolishing her old chicken coop and rebuilding it using corral boards. Corral boards are great because they’re pressure treated for the outdoors and they’re pretty affordable. The whole idea to winterizing your chicken coop is to protect your chicken from the wind, rain, …
Becky shows you what baby chickens eat. She starts with ground corn, which is also called chick starter. Then she shows you crimped oats which are for when the baby chickens get a little bigger. And last she shows you alfalfa hay which is good for chickens at any age. If you want to get …
Becky shows you everything so you’ll know how to raise chickens for eggs. She starts by talking about how important it is to remove all stress from your chickens. Then she tells you what she feeds her chickens so they lay eggs all year long. Finally Becky shows you the nesting boxes and talks about …
Becky answers a question from Reva about what’s the best bedding for baby chicks. Becky talks about hay, newspaper, and wood shavings or wood chips. She talks about the good and bad about each one and tells you what she chooses to use for chicken bedding.
Becky shows you what she feeds her chickens so they lay eggs all year long.
Becky shows you how to clip chicken wings safely and effectively.
Becky shows you 3 chicken breeds that she recommends.
Why are my chickens not laying eggs? It can be a very frustrating question. In this video Becky shows you how she dealt with some issues in her chicken coop that were hurting egg production. She also shows you some other things you can look out for that might stop your hens from laying.
Becky talks about how she ordered chickens online from Meyer Hatchery.
Becky gives you a tour of the chicken coops on her homestead. She gives you some ideas for the different chicken coop designs you can have.
Learn how to find out if keeping chickens is legal where you live. Becky tells you who to call and what to say.
When summer is about halfway through my friends start asking me if my hens are still laying eggs. My answer is always yes. My hens lay eggs all year very steady. Then I ask them, why do you ask? They say theirs quit and it must be because it’s too hot, but the temperature is …
Learn how to take care of chicky babies.
Pullet? Cockerels? Straight Run???? Becky explains what it all means.
Buff Orpington hens are one of my favorite chicken breeds, here’s why…
There are a lot of different chicken nesting box plans out there. Here’s why I think mine’s the best…
I just love the Barred Rock breed. They are so sweet and gentle, and quiet. If you live close to other people and need a quiet, easy going chicken for some fresh eggs, you should consider Barred Rocks. They lay light brown eggs. They are on the small side, so they are easy to handle. …