CORRECTION: In this video I make the suggestion that grit aides digestion within a baby chick's crop. Grit actually goes to the gizzard, which is one of the two levels of digestion after food leaves the crop.
My Our baby chick is very sick how to protect it .is it ok to eat paracitamol My dad is given her paracitamol It is ok to give paracitamol for baby Chick he eat that and he dy lm very sad I cry holo night leave 2 left what is good For baby chick
Excellent advice! I thought I would add... When I feed (from day one) I always give off a gentle "chick, chick, chick song" to tell them "come and get it!" As adults I can call my entire flock in from just a simple "chick, chick, chick". Its very important to have that kind of gathering power. 👩🌾🐔💨
@@WelcometoChickenlandia I'm so thankful for ALL you've taught me! I've become the chicken go-to lady at my church and I always tell them about YOU because I could never explain all you've taught! Thank you!!
I will never forget the call of chicks in distress in our brooder the first night we brought them home. The plate was too high and they were screaming huddled together near the wall of the brooder. That sound raised the hairs on my body! I flew downstairs to the basement, lowered the plate, and they cuddled up under it happily. My husband never heard it.
This is the absolute best introduction to baby chicks videos I’ve ever watched!!! I’ve been interested in getting chicks once I get their coop/run built so I’ve been taking my time and doing lots of research. I love this!!! Definitely saving this video!
You know we had an episode where our chicks started pecking on each other. They had outgrown their space so we divided them and sprayed them with blu-kote. The blu-kote medicated them and turned them purple and the chicks stopped pecking on each other. I keep this stuff around now for all wounds! My last clutch we raised in a tent in the house with coffee bedding. It was perfect. No smell and no dust and we could go I side their brooder and sit with them! That’s how we will forever do it!
You can use plain old Elmer’s glue and lots of cardboard to make a fantastic brooder..use gallon jugs as weights, you can make a floor, sides, even windows from hardware cloth by gluing picture frame cutouts of cardboard over the wire, plenty of glue. Took a few days, but I made a giant brooder. Use stick on upside down Command hooks and secure garden netting over the top..easy! Rent a coop makes great flat panel brooder heaters. All the lights are terrible, and fire hazards.
Oh it's adorable watching mumma hens hey! We've used a red light (these had a tendency to blow up more than the ceramic - no light) and a ceramic light too! but that broader looks amazing ($100 is cheap considering how many bulbs I go through at $20 each!)
Dalia you are the sweetest and cutest chick mentor out there in CZcams land! Chicklandia Students, pay attention to the GRIT addition to the chick feed. We just started them with a little bit of the grit this morning, this is day 4 at our place (so I guess 5 or 6 days old chicks?). WHAT A HUGE DIFFERENCE THAT MADE IN THEIR GROWTH AND CONDITION!!! Seems like they added about 25% additional mass to their little bodies, the feathers had fluffed out like they were wearing fur coats, and the poo just slips out like pudding....they are now robust and very busy growing. It's the missing link in developing great digestion...and no more poopy butts to check. So do the GRIT as soon as you can! It makes miracles happen! 🤓
I've been talking about getting chick's for awhile now, well my 3 kiddos went in and got me a coop and 5 baby chicks! I wasn't really ready or prepared to be a chicken mama yet, but here we go! They have grown so much in the week I've had them! You are the 2nd one I've seen put acv in their water, so guess I will start that! Wish me luck!
Excellent video. Wish ALL people thinking of getting chickens would watch this first. You'd be surprised the people that don't know that chickens need grit. They don't have teeth. The grit goes to their gizzards and helps grind up their food. Like our teeth do.
I used pine shavings with no problem, but it actually gives off gasses which can injure the respiratory lining. Aspen shavings are less irritating, but not free of irritants. Also my chickens try to eat wood shavings. I find that cut straw is an option I can feel better about in the enclosed spaces of brooder or coop.
Thank you so much you are such a great educator for all of us, I am in Marysville and raising 9 new little ladies, now out of their brooder an are excited to take their first dirt bath at 4 and 5 weeks, my guard goose "Lucky" (now 15 months old ) takes care/watches over them, and they will be moving to a permanent coop next week , what a crazy 180 after raising a water goose to raising these earth chickens. Thanks again Chickenlandia President Lady.
@@ourselfreliantlife Next time you talk about water on your channel, I'm gonna ask, "Like, from the toilet?" I'm kidding, no one will get it and I'll probably get some backlash LOL!!!
This was the BEST chick raising info I have seen, it was easy to understand and didn't make the whole experience seem daunting and overwhelming at all. All other info I have read or watched made me worry so much about the chicks, that I wouldn't be able to take care of them well enough because they seem so extremely vulnerable, but your video made it all seem possible and less stressful :) I think those heat brooders are excellent, the lights always seem a bit scary to me. Did you raise any ducklings? do the same rules apply to them, apart from I'm guessing different food and more water for them to dunk their little ducky faces and eventually swim in? I'm aware I'm asking the president of 'CHICKEN' landia about ducks lol but just in case I thought I'd ask :)
Haha yes I have raised ducklings. They are different in that they are super messy. They can eat the same food as long as it isn’t medicated feed. Good thing they are so cute though because they are so hard to keep up with in terms of mess haha. I had a duckling and chicks together but eventually you have to separate them at least as babies because the duckling gets water everywhere. Thank you so much for your kind words!
Hello. I do enjoy your videos. I've been raising chickens 5 years now. Today I posted a video on my channel.of a peep hatching. Thank you for all you do.
Aww my little chicks we hatched just moved out to their coop and run outside on green grass that looks like a jungle compared to them. 😂 They’re timid and won’t explore much unless I’m out there with them. It only took 1 day for them to figure out their ramp. At night, Ive been using one of my solar garden lights for a little visibility in their coop. So adorable these little ones and such a fun experience.
I love using the heat plates! All these adorable chicks make me want to turn my incubator on. lol Thanks for teaching me everything I need to know to raise healthy, happy chicks in this great video. :)
You're so welcome! And yeah, that's the reason I don't have an incubator and I don't hatch eggs. Because if I did.......... #chickenmath Thank YOU for watching!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Right?! LOL I know it's time to turn the incubator off when I start needing a calculator to count how many chickens are out there.
Hello! Wonderful video!! We have chicks that are seven weeks old. We have been feeding chick starter and are wondering if we are supposed to change to grower feed now. Are the bags marked “grower” or is it a percentage that you look for? And then layer feed at about sixteen weeks? Also, when changing feed do you mix the two together for a bit before going full strength new feed? If so, for how long?
Haha, your videos make me so happy! You do such a good job teaching on chickens. I so agree on the red lamp. We use the Brinsea too but when we were using a lamp, I just could not wrap my mind around the white light. Great video as always!!
I would caution folks who want to give a little grass or dirt from their yard to chickens of any age to be certain that it hasn't been treated with any pesticides or 'weed-n-feed' products. Very nice video, Thank you for taking the time to make it. :)
Great information. I'm going to look into one of those galvanized tanks they have at TSC. We have flown by the seat of our pants the last few years and really need a more permanent station for new chicks.
Yes ma'am! I know. I priced them to use as possible garden beds and decided not to. They also sell thinner metal feed buckets that are more affordable. I may go with one or two of those.
A lovely informative video. Thanks. I have a girl who was mega broody the past two years. If she gets broody this year I think I’ll get some fertilised eggs and let her raise a clutch. Very exciting
Thank you so much for all your videos! Our flock of feathered dinosaurs arrive later this month, and we’ll be using your suggestions to raise them. 🐣❤️
i love watching your videos! ive been binge watching them and getting ideas before we get our first flock of chickens. we live in Australia so we have a set limit on how many we can have. all up we can have 12 but we are going to start off with 6 and build up from there.
Thanks for all your videos. One thing I WISH I was warned: straw and sawdust in the nesting box won’t do when time for broody hens’ to turn eggs or chicks to hatch. No matter how much straw / shavings, the eggs touch the plastic bottom as the straw / shavings get pushed aside. Traction like a woven straw nest rug or towel underneath would have solved this. Now one was born limping with a splay on Wednesday, gratefully we corrected it. Then another silkie hatched this morning & was walking perfectly fine, spent lots of time under mama BUT despite all shavings we added, we checked on her later and she now hardly walks.💔 The bedding shoved to the side and the baby was right against plastic under mama. If there could be just one tip!😩 Please make a video or highlight this in hatching chick videos warning that traction below straw needs to be added when hatching chicks for newbies like us! It does seem obvious and I’m frustrated with myself over how easily this could have been prevented!
Perfect timing on this!! Gonna be getting baby chicks pretty soon! I had originally planned on brooding our chicks in a tote, but I don't want to crowd them! Are those "troughs" 😂 super expensive?
They really are. You can sometimes find a used one that is cheaper. But I really like guinea pig cages and they are cheaper by comparison and a lot easier to find used!
@@TheHaskinsFamilyVlog three chicks per tote? It depends on the size of the tote but they will likely be okay depending on the breed. They might be a little crowded toward the end but you will be able to leave them outside in a secure area during the last week to two if it's warm out. You may even be able to get them outside full time at six weeks.
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Yes we are. We will only be getting about a doz. We had a friend hatch 5 runner ducks we will pick up this weekend, and another friend will give us 12 quail as soon as we build a pen.
Great video! I started my baby chicks with a broody momma hen. Now she is sort of ignoring them and trying to incubate the duck eggs in the coop. Is it a good idea to move the chicks into a brooder until they are feathered out and can be put back in the coop? How should I reintroduce them if I do take them out? Thanks for such great content. I have learned so much and appreciate your wonderful approach to raising chickens. Chickenlandia is blessed to have you as their President!
If she is not caring for them then I would move them into a brooder. You can start integrating them into the flock once they are almost the same size as the existing flock. This video may help: czcams.com/video/BjX1SztLUTk/video.html
@WelcometoChicklandia, I so appreciate your videos and I'm looking forward to binging on all of them. I'm preparing to begin my chick trip! My coop is being built, and I've been considering which breeds that will suite us. There is a local chicken breeder around my area, and she has some breeds I'm interested in. There is also an online order site that has a couple of different breeds that she doesn't offer. Have you ever bought from two different sources and brooded the chicks together? What are your thoughts about this? And what if I could not get them all at the same time, but maybe a couple of days or a week apart? How would you handle that situation? I would really appreciate any pearls of wisdom and your wisdom! Thank you so much!
I got a ceramic bulb that is for reptiles just gives off heat no light and I’m using my old reptile tank light as a day time light as I’m trying to get them on a good day/night schedule ☺️
I was literally just talking to someone about this! I think that's so much better than a regular heat lamp, especially for their little circadian rhythms.
Welcome to Chickenlandia it’s so funny when I turn the light off at night they get realllly loud and then immediately very quiet! I’ve converted my back deck off of my room into a chicken coop/run so I’d really love for them to go to sleep when I turn my bedroom lights off at night ☺️ hopefully it works but they’re only two weeks old now so time will tell!
So I have a hen that’s sitting on eggs,when they hatch I hope to be there soon and I’m thinking bring,chicks and moma inside (spare bedroom),how’s that sound?
What is your opinion on raising fall chicks instead of Spring chicks ?I live in Washington state…I have always done Spring but my feed store is getting my favorite breeds next week!
I’m also in the PNW. Has that coop and run you showed towards the end of this videos held up well, or would you recommend something else? Thank you for all this content. I’m learning a ton.
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Yes. I think that was your coop and run. The one with the green and large cage-like run. I was wondering because the coop looked like it might not be made of wood, so it might be vulnerable to warping in the heat of summer. I’m a wannabe chicken owner, so I’m trying to pick supplies wisely. Lol
Oooooh yes I used to have an Eglu. It was awesome! I loved it. They are super durable. :) The only reason I sold it was I just got too many chickens for it lol. :)
I’m launching a course within the next couple of months for beginner chicken keepers. I’ll be rolling out more info here and through the mailing list on my website: www.welcometochickenlandia.com :)
Great videos! Any advice on how to get chicks to use a nipple feeder? Should i start with a normal one and dip there beaks or can i start with a nipple feeder from the beginning? Thank you
Awww now we want baby chicks and since the guinea pigs are moving into a larger coop we have their cage for babies Quick question. Well a few questions. How many chicks would fit into a guinea cage like the one you showed and if we get some now it will be winter in 6 to 8 weeks. How cold can they handle? It gets to about 8 degrees Celsius where we are in Australia. Is that too cold for 6 week old chooks? Should we wait until end of July to buy babies so they go out mid sept when its warming up.
Hi, there! You want about one square foot per chick in their brooder and make sure they have lots of enrichment and get some outside time. This video may help: czcams.com/video/oaceFGLVSfQ/video.html
Sorry for another sad story but my old chicken died a couple off days ago he was 10 he had a bit of blood round his mouth is that natural. On a nicer note I'm probably going to get chicks and hatch them under broody hens then put them in a brooder. The chicken that passed was living at my uncles house because we moved house and left them their because they were happy with the other chickens but I have a bantam that lives at my uncles house he is about ten years old. Sorry for going on about my chickens that died
There is absolutely no need to be sorry. I’m happy to listen and be an outlet for you. I’m so sorry your old chicken died. But isn’t it amazing what a long and good life he had! He was very lucky. I’m not sure what the blood was about but it could be that he died and the other chickens took a peck on his face. That is natural, unfortunately. Good luck with your new babies! I’m here with any questions you may have. 🐥
@@WelcometoChickenlandia there was a lot of need to know information here , especially the red light. wish I knew how to get it out to more people ,I stopped getting biddies the other year now I just set these game hens
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Thank you. I really tried to make it super simple and easy. I actually don't brood many babies anymore since I rescue so many older birds. They are so fun when they are babies, though!
Question: My husband has the chicken .he just took a setting then in another area with her eggs shes content but I worry when he goes to put her back with her baby chicks there is gonna be problems readjusting..any advice for that. Or should he put her back in the coop before she hatches them?? I'm trying to learn about all this chicken care to share with him.. thank you for you awesome videos of advice and fun!!
We are getting our first set of chicks this week and some more 10 days later. How to I introduce the chicks to the other chicks that are 10 days apart in age to be brood them together?
I just got some chicks! Eeek! Is it true the food and water should stay in shaded area? Also if they are huddled on opposite side of the light but doing their little chirps are they okay? I have a red bulb!
Herman Reed Yay! You will want to keep the food and water far enough from the lamp so that it doesn’t not get hot. Also they need the space near the lamp to sleep under and get warm. If you want, you can message me a pic of them budding through my Facebook page! Are they able to get away from the heat of the lamp? You want them to be able to get under it if they are cold but also move away from it if they are hot. ❤️🐔❤️
I will do the apple cider vinegar in the water, but how much for a small chick waterer, also do you do, or do you know of putting oregano oil in the water or crushed garlic? I want to start them out right.
You can but it will get pretty messy and they will rip it to shreds. You could switch to old towels that you can just wash and that would work better. Just make sure they don't have any strings attached to them that the chickens could get caught in, and that you haven't washed it in any heavily perfumed detergent or fabric softener.
I am soo exited, because my silkie chichen's eggs going to hatch in few days. But I live in Australia and I live in a suburb. I am trying find out about the vaccines to give the new born chicks. They are not sold anywere, they only come in bulk for the chichen farms. I am trying find a farm near me but No body responded to my questions. I want to healty chicks, is threre any home made solutions to this. Thanks a lot. I hope you can help me.
I think your best course of action would be to just make sure your chickens have everything they need: enough space, a clean coop, and good nutrition. Since you are keeping a small amount of chickens and taking great care of them, their risk of serious disease is much lower than that of a factory poultry farm. That doesn’t mean they won’t ever get sick or die before they should, but it’s your best bet with what you have. ❤️🐔❤️
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Thanks soo much. My chichens are silkie chichens. They are our pets and soo cute. I had to give my rooster away, because we can't have them in the suburbs, but I was going to cry. He was very cute too. Thanks a lot again. Goodluck with your Chichen landia.❤❤
So, I’m planning on purchasing my first baby chicks! I will be getting 6. Can I raise all six of them in a Guinea Pig cage for 4-6 weeks before I transition them to an outdoor chick coop?
CORRECTION: In this video I make the suggestion that grit aides digestion within a baby chick's crop. Grit actually goes to the gizzard, which is one of the two levels of digestion after food leaves the crop.
How old can they have grit?
It's best to offer grit as soon as possible. :-)
@@WelcometoChickenlandia I don't know how much to add to their food. It doesn't say on the bag. What do you suggest?
My Our baby chick is very sick how to protect it .is it ok to eat paracitamol
My dad is given her paracitamol
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I hope you guys enjoy the video! Please don’t hesitate to ask me any questions. 🐔❤️🐔🐥
Excellent advice!
I thought I would add... When I feed (from day one) I always give off a gentle "chick, chick, chick song" to tell them "come and get it!" As adults I can call my entire flock in from just a simple "chick, chick, chick". Its very important to have that kind of gathering power. 👩🌾🐔💨
Yessss! I started doing that too! ❤️🐥❤️
@@WelcometoChickenlandia I'm so thankful for ALL you've taught me! I've become the chicken go-to lady at my church and I always tell them about YOU because I could never explain all you've taught!
Thank you!!
I will never forget the call of chicks in distress in our brooder the first night we brought them home. The plate was too high and they were screaming huddled together near the wall of the brooder. That sound raised the hairs on my body! I flew downstairs to the basement, lowered the plate, and they cuddled up under it happily. My husband never heard it.
That’s a mother’s instinct right there. 😅
This is the absolute best introduction to baby chicks videos I’ve ever watched!!! I’ve been interested in getting chicks once I get their coop/run built so I’ve been taking my time and doing lots of research. I love this!!! Definitely saving this video!
Wow. Thank you! That is so kind. I’m glad it helps and I’m excited for you to get babies! It’s so fun. 🐥🐥🐥
There is ceramic heating "bulb" that emits heat but not light that works well. Replace light bulb with ceramic heating "bulb."
Yes!! I forgot to mention that. I know a few people who use those and like them a lot! Definitely a good alternative. Thanks for watching! ❤️🐥❤️
You know we had an episode where our chicks started pecking on each other. They had outgrown their space so we divided them and sprayed them with blu-kote. The blu-kote medicated them and turned them purple and the chicks stopped pecking on each other. I keep this stuff around now for all wounds!
My last clutch we raised in a tent in the house with coffee bedding. It was perfect. No smell and no dust and we could go I side their brooder and sit with them! That’s how we will forever do it!
You can use plain old Elmer’s glue and lots of cardboard to make a fantastic brooder..use gallon jugs as weights, you can make a floor, sides, even windows from hardware cloth by gluing picture frame cutouts of cardboard over the wire, plenty of glue. Took a few days, but I made a giant brooder. Use stick on upside down Command hooks and secure garden netting over the top..easy! Rent a coop makes great flat panel brooder heaters. All the lights are terrible, and fire hazards.
Scratching for food also satisfies the strong natural behaviour of foraging for food 👍🏻it can prevent feather pecking x
Yes!!
Chicks grow faster than you might think! im new to hobby farm chickens and after 3 weeks they need a new home already!
Yep I have some that age right now and they also need an upgrade!
We love your channel, you should be in the millions subs!! Let’s spread and share Chickenlandia and show love 💕🐓 🐣!
Oh it's adorable watching mumma hens hey! We've used a red light (these had a tendency to blow up more than the ceramic - no light) and a ceramic light too! but that broader looks amazing ($100 is cheap considering how many bulbs I go through at $20 each!)
Yes, the bulbs can get pricey as well! And yes, I love watching mama with babies. I had a mama hen raise a little duckling and it was awesome.
One tablespoon cider vinegar or two per gallon if the water is hard. The acidity helps their gut have the right environment for good probiotic bugs.
Dalia you are the sweetest and cutest chick mentor out there in CZcams land! Chicklandia Students, pay attention to the GRIT addition to the chick feed. We just started them with a little bit of the grit this morning, this is day 4 at our place (so I guess 5 or 6 days old chicks?). WHAT A HUGE DIFFERENCE THAT MADE IN THEIR GROWTH AND CONDITION!!! Seems like they added about 25% additional mass to their little bodies, the feathers had fluffed out like they were wearing fur coats, and the poo just slips out like pudding....they are now robust and very busy growing. It's the missing link in developing great digestion...and no more poopy butts to check. So do the GRIT as soon as you can! It makes miracles happen! 🤓
I've been talking about getting chick's for awhile now, well my 3 kiddos went in and got me a coop and 5 baby chicks! I wasn't really ready or prepared to be a chicken mama yet, but here we go! They have grown so much in the week I've had them! You are the 2nd one I've seen put acv in their water, so guess I will start that! Wish me luck!
Excellent video. Wish ALL people thinking of getting chickens would watch this first. You'd be surprised the people that don't know that chickens need grit. They don't have teeth. The grit goes to their gizzards and helps grind up their food. Like our teeth do.
I used pine shavings with no problem, but it actually gives off gasses which can injure the respiratory lining. Aspen shavings are less irritating, but not free of irritants. Also my chickens try to eat wood shavings. I find that cut straw is an option I can feel better about in the enclosed spaces of brooder or coop.
Thank you so much you are such a great educator for all of us, I am in Marysville and raising 9 new little ladies, now out of their brooder an are excited to take their first dirt bath at 4 and 5 weeks, my guard goose "Lucky" (now 15 months old ) takes care/watches over them, and they will be moving to a permanent coop next week , what a crazy 180 after raising a water goose to raising these earth chickens. Thanks again Chickenlandia President Lady.
Short simple and helpful thank you so much thank you so much now I can raise my own chickens which I am
I said thank you twice
Thank YOU! 😃
these chicks are so cute!!! I raised 3 flocks of babies,lost a few to predators, but it was defintily fun and challenging at the same time.
I know what you mean. 🐔❤️
Great video, Dalia! So many great tips and so much great chicken footage. I'm glad to know we did some things right.😆
The paper towel one was new.
I forgot to put that you can also give them electrolytes, because they crave it lol! Thank you so much for the kind words. 🐥
@@WelcometoChickenlandia if you had said that in the video, I would have lost it.🤣👍
@@ourselfreliantlife Next time you talk about water on your channel, I'm gonna ask, "Like, from the toilet?" I'm kidding, no one will get it and I'll probably get some backlash LOL!!!
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Adorable!! :D
Thank you!
This was the BEST chick raising info I have seen, it was easy to understand and didn't make the whole experience seem daunting and overwhelming at all. All other info I have read or watched made me worry so much about the chicks, that I wouldn't be able to take care of them well enough because they seem so extremely vulnerable, but your video made it all seem possible and less stressful :) I think those heat brooders are excellent, the lights always seem a bit scary to me. Did you raise any ducklings? do the same rules apply to them, apart from I'm guessing different food and more water for them to dunk their little ducky faces and eventually swim in? I'm aware I'm asking the president of 'CHICKEN' landia about ducks lol but just in case I thought I'd ask :)
Haha yes I have raised ducklings. They are different in that they are super messy. They can eat the same food as long as it isn’t medicated feed. Good thing they are so cute though because they are so hard to keep up with in terms of mess haha. I had a duckling and chicks together but eventually you have to separate them at least as babies because the duckling gets water everywhere. Thank you so much for your kind words!
Thank you so much for the tips I cannot wait to get some chicks this spring
Yay! I’m super excited for you! Feel free to ask me questions. :)
This video is great! I’m getting my first chicks soon and you have helped me so much
Hello. I do enjoy your videos. I've been raising chickens 5 years now. Today I posted a video on my channel.of a peep hatching.
Thank you for all you do.
You have such a good sense of humor.
Thank you!
You are delightful and wonderful. Thank you for your helpful videos. This is my first, Mama chicken hood experience. Baby fever has hit my home too.
You are so welcome!
Aww my little chicks we hatched just moved out to their coop and run outside on green grass that looks like a jungle compared to them. 😂 They’re timid and won’t explore much unless I’m out there with them. It only took 1 day for them to figure out their ramp. At night, Ive been using one of my solar garden lights for a little visibility in their coop. So adorable these little ones and such a fun experience.
I love your videos. What a great name for your operation! Thank you for all of the great information given in such a pleasant delivery.
You are so welcome!
Baby chicks are so adorable!
They ARE! 🐥🐥🐥
Tanks for keeping it simple.Tressa
GREAT video!!! Thank you. I'm so nervous about getting baby chicks, nervous I'll do something wrong.
You are gonna do great!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia thank you
You're amazing! Thank you so much for all the help!!!
You’re so welcome!
I love using the heat plates! All these adorable chicks make me want to turn my incubator on. lol Thanks for teaching me everything I need to know to raise healthy, happy chicks in this great video. :)
You're so welcome! And yeah, that's the reason I don't have an incubator and I don't hatch eggs. Because if I did.......... #chickenmath
Thank YOU for watching!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Right?! LOL I know it's time to turn the incubator off when I start needing a calculator to count how many chickens are out there.
Chicken Hues hahahah ohhhh that’s bad. 🤣🤣🤣🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥
@@WelcometoChickenlandia I agree and I have an incubator - serious self control😂
Hello! Wonderful video!! We have chicks that are seven weeks old. We have been feeding chick starter and are wondering if we are supposed to change to grower feed now. Are the bags marked “grower” or is it a percentage that you look for? And then layer feed at about sixteen weeks? Also, when changing feed do you mix the two together for a bit before going full strength new feed? If so, for how long?
Haha, your videos make me so happy! You do such a good job teaching on chickens. I so agree on the red lamp. We use the Brinsea too but when we were using a lamp, I just could not wrap my mind around the white light. Great video as always!!
Thank you so much! I’m super excited for you and your new babies. ❤️🐥❤️
They are so fun! :)
@@RainbowValleyRanch They are!!
I would caution folks who want to give a little grass or dirt from their yard to chickens of any age to be certain that it hasn't been treated with any pesticides or 'weed-n-feed' products.
Very nice video, Thank you for taking the time to make it. :)
Oh my goodness that’s such a good point. Thank you for mentioning that!
Only just got round to watching this one. Thanks Dalia, you absolutely rock. 😊👏👍🥁❤
Thank YOU for watching! I really appreciate it. 🐥🐥🐥
thanks for the information...
You’re welcome!
Those r not Cherrio earrings are they!?oh my goodness u r so fun. I love it!
Radian broader that's nice
Great informative video! Really enjoyed it. And a great intro too!
Richard and Paul Thank you so much for watching! I hope to see chicks in your future. 🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥
I love your channel! Thank you for the education!
Great information. I'm going to look into one of those galvanized tanks they have at TSC. We have flown by the seat of our pants the last few years and really need a more permanent station for new chicks.
Warning: they are really expensive. I forgot to mention that. But a good investment because they last forever!
Yes ma'am! I know. I priced them to use as possible garden beds and decided not to. They also sell thinner metal feed buckets that are more affordable. I may go with one or two of those.
Don’t forget to do a video about it!!
Great video , I like how you present information 👍
Thank you!! Just checked out your latest and it was very funny and informative!
A lovely informative video. Thanks. I have a girl who was mega broody the past two years. If she gets broody this year I think I’ll get some fertilised eggs and let her raise a clutch. Very exciting
Oh that will be adorable! You’ll have to make some videos about that. Thank you so much for watching! 🐥🐥🐥
Thank you so much for all your videos! Our flock of feathered dinosaurs arrive later this month, and we’ll be using your suggestions to raise them. 🐣❤️
Great video! I love it!
i love watching your videos! ive been binge watching them and getting ideas before we get our first flock of chickens. we live in Australia so we have a set limit on how many we can have. all up we can have 12 but we are going to start off with 6 and build up from there.
Great idea!
Australia here too and my limit is 6 so we are going to 6 chooks and 2 ducks. Sshhh don't tell my neighbours lol
@@lovecreatesfreedom hahaha love your work!
What a fun video! Thank you! I love it
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey thanks for the following I love your chicks I have 4
Nice!
What happened to the turken babies. They aren’t in your later videos.
Sadly, I only had them temporarily because I needed to keep the duck company. 😭 They went to go live with a nice lady!
Such a cute video! Lachlan (4) Loved it!! Thank you for posting! TURKENS! I almost got some today. ALMOST
Turkens are the cutest baby chicks in the universe, proven fact!!! LOL. Thank you so much for watching.
Thanks for all your videos. One thing I WISH I was warned: straw and sawdust in the nesting box won’t do when time for broody hens’ to turn eggs or chicks to hatch. No matter how much straw / shavings, the eggs touch the plastic bottom as the straw / shavings get pushed aside. Traction like a woven straw nest rug or towel underneath would have solved this. Now one was born limping with a splay on Wednesday, gratefully we corrected it. Then another silkie hatched this morning & was walking perfectly fine, spent lots of time under mama BUT despite all shavings we added, we checked on her later and she now hardly walks.💔 The bedding shoved to the side and the baby was right against plastic under mama. If there could be just one tip!😩 Please make a video or highlight this in hatching chick videos warning that traction below straw needs to be added when hatching chicks for newbies like us! It does seem obvious and I’m frustrated with myself over how easily this could have been prevented!
Perfect timing on this!! Gonna be getting baby chicks pretty soon! I had originally planned on brooding our chicks in a tote, but I don't want to crowd them! Are those "troughs" 😂 super expensive?
They really are. You can sometimes find a used one that is cheaper. But I really like guinea pig cages and they are cheaper by comparison and a lot easier to find used!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia do you think 3 per tote would be ok? Thats all I have.
@@TheHaskinsFamilyVlog three chicks per tote? It depends on the size of the tote but they will likely be okay depending on the breed. They might be a little crowded toward the end but you will be able to leave them outside in a secure area during the last week to two if it's warm out. You may even be able to get them outside full time at six weeks.
@@TheHaskinsFamilyVlog How many are you going to get?
@@WelcometoChickenlandia at least 6! I'm not exactly sure what size the totes are, but we have SEVERAL!
Thank you I got my chicken fix, you're the best!
Haha i actually thought of you when I was putting the baby chick footage in. Gotta supply cuteness for those who can’t experience it personally!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Babies are the best, thank you so much!
You’re so welcome. ❤️🐥❤️
There so sweet..Tfs
Rruk Of All you’re so welcome! Thank you for watching. And yes, they are super sweet!
Great video. Been years since I had tiny ones, so this was a good refresher.
Are you getting them this year? I highly recommend it! 🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Yes we are. We will only be getting about a doz. We had a friend hatch 5 runner ducks we will pick up this weekend, and another friend will give us 12 quail as soon as we build a pen.
@@grannybee6805 Oh that's gonna be fun. What kind of quail? We used to have button quail when we had a farm store and they were so adorable!!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Not gonna get this right: quarternicks. lol.
@@grannybee6805 Coturnix! So cute! Friendly and really good layers. Love them.
Great video! I started my baby chicks with a broody momma hen. Now she is sort of ignoring them and trying to incubate the duck eggs in the coop. Is it a good idea to move the chicks into a brooder until they are feathered out and can be put back in the coop? How should I reintroduce them if I do take them out? Thanks for such great content. I have learned so much and appreciate your wonderful approach to raising chickens. Chickenlandia is blessed to have you as their President!
If she is not caring for them then I would move them into a brooder. You can start integrating them into the flock once they are almost the same size as the existing flock. This video may help: czcams.com/video/BjX1SztLUTk/video.html
@WelcometoChicklandia, I so appreciate your videos and I'm looking forward to binging on all of them. I'm preparing to begin my chick trip! My coop is being built, and I've been considering which breeds that will suite us. There is a local chicken breeder around my area, and she has some breeds I'm interested in. There is also an online order site that has a couple of different breeds that she doesn't offer. Have you ever bought from two different sources and brooded the chicks together?
What are your thoughts about this? And what if I could not get them all at the same time, but maybe a couple of days or a week apart? How would you handle that situation?
I would really appreciate any pearls of wisdom and your wisdom! Thank you so much!
love these videos
I got a ceramic bulb that is for reptiles just gives off heat no light and I’m using my old reptile tank light as a day time light as I’m trying to get them on a good day/night schedule ☺️
I was literally just talking to someone about this! I think that's so much better than a regular heat lamp, especially for their little circadian rhythms.
Welcome to Chickenlandia it’s so funny when I turn the light off at night they get realllly loud and then immediately very quiet! I’ve converted my back deck off of my room into a chicken coop/run so I’d really love for them to go to sleep when I turn my bedroom lights off at night ☺️ hopefully it works but they’re only two weeks old now so time will tell!
@@Cozycandice Sounds like you are doing great!
So I have a hen that’s sitting on eggs,when they hatch I hope to be there soon and I’m thinking bring,chicks and moma inside (spare bedroom),how’s that sound?
Do you ever switch the brooder over from a paper towel floor? If so, what do you recommend?
What about plugged vents
I talk about that in this video: czcams.com/video/YC9IWmRyRlI/video.html
Well done!
Thank you!
0:20 LOL
LOL ;-)
My home has subfloor heating. Wondering if I'll even need a heat source to keep them warm enough 🤔
I have 2 silkie chicks
Great video.
Thank you!
What is your opinion on raising fall chicks instead of Spring chicks ?I live in Washington state…I have always done Spring but my feed store is getting my favorite breeds next week!
I need to buy a chickenlandia shirt
You do!
I’m also in the PNW. Has that coop and run you showed towards the end of this videos held up well, or would you recommend something else? Thank you for all this content. I’m learning a ton.
If you’re referring to my coop and run then yes! They have both held up well. :)
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Yes. I think that was your coop and run. The one with the green and large cage-like run. I was wondering because the coop looked like it might not be made of wood, so it might be vulnerable to warping in the heat of summer. I’m a wannabe chicken owner, so I’m trying to pick supplies wisely. Lol
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Is it the eglet cube by omlet?
Oooooh yes I used to have an Eglu. It was awesome! I loved it. They are super durable. :) The only reason I sold it was I just got too many chickens for it lol. :)
I’m launching a course within the next couple of months for beginner chicken keepers. I’ll be rolling out more info here and through the mailing list on my website: www.welcometochickenlandia.com :)
Do you have course on incubations and hatching?
Great videos! Any advice on how to get chicks to use a nipple feeder? Should i start with a normal one and dip there beaks or can i start with a nipple feeder from the beginning? Thank you
What are you using in your brooder instead of wood shavings?
Paper towels or old cloth towels. :)
Awww now we want baby chicks and since the guinea pigs are moving into a larger coop we have their cage for babies
Quick question. Well a few questions.
How many chicks would fit into a guinea cage like the one you showed and if we get some now it will be winter in 6 to 8 weeks. How cold can they handle? It gets to about 8 degrees Celsius where we are in Australia. Is that too cold for 6 week old chooks? Should we wait until end of July to buy babies so they go out mid sept when its warming up.
Hi, there! You want about one square foot per chick in their brooder and make sure they have lots of enrichment and get some outside time. This video may help: czcams.com/video/oaceFGLVSfQ/video.html
Hi, just bought my brooder. I also bought a red light for my chicks. Is paper towels still ok to put In the brooder?
Yes, just make sure the light is secured really well! :)
What if I don’t have a brooder or heat lamp what do I do
Wow👍
Pure Hearts Homestead Thank you for watching! 🐥
What do you do if you have no access to paper towls
You could use a thin towel and lay it flat. :) I’ve done that before.
Thank you
Sorry for another sad story but my old chicken died a couple off days ago he was 10 he had a bit of blood round his mouth is that natural. On a nicer note I'm probably going to get chicks and hatch them under broody hens then put them in a brooder. The chicken that passed was living at my uncles house because we moved house and left them their because they were happy with the other chickens but I have a bantam that lives at my uncles house he is about ten years old. Sorry for going on about my chickens that died
There is absolutely no need to be sorry. I’m happy to listen and be an outlet for you. I’m so sorry your old chicken died. But isn’t it amazing what a long and good life he had! He was very lucky. I’m not sure what the blood was about but it could be that he died and the other chickens took a peck on his face. That is natural, unfortunately. Good luck with your new babies! I’m here with any questions you may have. 🐥
@@WelcometoChickenlandia thanks
I have yellow chicks so are these remidies ok for them
Yes this works for any color chicks.
Hey. I'm new to chickenkeeping. Why do we use these shavings?? Are those for warmth or what??
Good information ! I think Queen would be a better title president implies a democracy
Hey, it’s not my fault no one ran against me! 🤣❤️🐔 Thanks for watching!
@@WelcometoChickenlandia there was a lot of need to know information here , especially the red light. wish I knew how to get it out to more people ,I stopped getting biddies the other year now I just set these game hens
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Thank you. I really tried to make it super simple and easy. I actually don't brood many babies anymore since I rescue so many older birds. They are so fun when they are babies, though!
Question: My husband has the chicken .he just took a setting then in another area with her eggs shes content but I worry when he goes to put her back with her baby chicks there is gonna be problems readjusting..any advice for that. Or should he put her back in the coop before she hatches them?? I'm trying to learn about all this chicken care to share with him.. thank you for you awesome videos of advice and fun!!
We are getting our first set of chicks this week and some more 10 days later. How to I introduce the chicks to the other chicks that are 10 days apart in age to be brood them together?
I just got some chicks! Eeek! Is it true the food and water should stay in shaded area? Also if they are huddled on opposite side of the light but doing their little chirps are they okay? I have a red bulb!
Herman Reed Yay! You will want to keep the food and water far enough from the lamp so that it doesn’t not get hot. Also they need the space near the lamp to sleep under and get warm. If you want, you can message me a pic of them budding through my Facebook page! Are they able to get away from the heat of the lamp? You want them to be able to get under it if they are cold but also move away from it if they are hot. ❤️🐔❤️
Chances are if they are just peeping and not chirping really loud they are fine.
Welcome to Chickenlandia how do I message you on here? 😬😂
Herman Reed you can’t, unfortunately!
I found you on Facebook and message sent!
Ohhh, I am ready for baby fever - Kate
Haha right? So cute. 🐥 Thanks for watching!!
I will do the apple cider vinegar in the water, but how much for a small chick waterer, also do you do, or do you know of putting oregano oil in the water or crushed garlic? I want to start them out right.
Where is located you use buy chick different breeds? Thank you
can you still use the paper towels until the chicks are fully feathered?
You can but it will get pretty messy and they will rip it to shreds. You could switch to old towels that you can just wash and that would work better. Just make sure they don't have any strings attached to them that the chickens could get caught in, and that you haven't washed it in any heavily perfumed detergent or fabric softener.
yep, thanks
I want your opinion on these babies. Today I felt a hard lump and I think it’s their crop. Can baby chicks get impacted crops?
They can but it could also be that they are just really full! If it empties out eventually and they seem okay I wouldn’t worry too much about it.
I am soo exited, because my silkie chichen's eggs going to hatch in few days. But I live in Australia and I live in a suburb. I am trying find out about the vaccines to give the new born chicks. They are not sold anywere, they only come in bulk for the chichen farms. I am trying find a farm near me but No body responded to my questions. I want to healty chicks, is threre any home made solutions to this. Thanks a lot. I hope you can help me.
I think your best course of action would be to just make sure your chickens have everything they need: enough space, a clean coop, and good nutrition. Since you are keeping a small amount of chickens and taking great care of them, their risk of serious disease is much lower than that of a factory poultry farm. That doesn’t mean they won’t ever get sick or die before they should, but it’s your best bet with what you have. ❤️🐔❤️
@@WelcometoChickenlandia Thanks soo much. My chichens are silkie chichens. They are our pets and soo cute. I had to give my rooster away, because we can't have them in the suburbs, but I was going to cry. He was very cute too. Thanks a lot again. Goodluck with your Chichen landia.❤❤
So, I’m planning on purchasing my first baby chicks! I will be getting 6. Can I raise all six of them in a Guinea Pig cage for 4-6 weeks before I transition them to an outdoor chick coop?
As long as the cage is large enough then yes, it should be fine! Congrats on your new babies. 🐔🐥❤️
We are using a dog crate for 8 chicks. It’s working great so far
what happens when some of the chicks are getting too hot and some are too cold?
They won’t do well if they are too hot or too cold. You want to make sure they are comfortable so that they thrive. :)
how much feed should i give them?
i know they stop eating when they are full but i don't want food lying around and attracting rodents
It's best to let them have access to feed at all times if possible. Is there any way you can rodent proof their brooder?
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