I have 6 chickens, 2 months old, getting ready to put them in the coop soon. Finishing up the building of our coop. First time raising chickens. ❤️

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

Congratulations! First year is SO exciting! Good luck, you’ve got this!

@hollywood_5848

11 ай бұрын

Awesome stuff Deb...same here. I am going on month 1 with my 5 pullets and sooooooo ready to get them outside full time! Definitely looking forward to the 6 month mark in egg laying and all that *fingers crossed*. This channel is amazing to help anyone raising or thinking about getting chickens and offers great advice and tips and tricks.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

@hollywood_5848 that’s very kind of you, thank you!

Hey Brandon, just wanted to drop a note and say that you've got some really great content goin on. Super high quality and well presented compared to most other homestead channels. Keep goin and I can definitely see your channel goin big! Stickin to the YT grind can be rough, and I know some encouragement can make all the difference. So be encouraged and keep it up! 👊

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

Oh man, I needed this today. I’m currently sitting in front of my computer frantically editing to have this next video done before I leave for a camping trip with my family. It’s definitely a grind, it’s honestly a full time job on top of my full time job, but I ABSOLUTELY love it. I love the entire process of it and I really just want to be as helpful as I can for people that are wanting to do some of the same things that I love doing. Thank you for the comment, it’s very appreciated!

@morethanfarmers

11 ай бұрын

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead I know the feeling 😏 Hope you have a great time with the fam!

Since we ended up getting 10 chicks this year to add to our flock, we converted an old popup camper into a large chicken coop for our birds. It's big enough that I even have a storage room in it for their feed and bags of bedding!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

That’s amazing! I love a good DIY coop!

For anyone buying chicks or chickens...add the mother apple cider vinegar/ pre chopped up cloves of garlic( that have been sat on counter just enough to have air hit it) and add some lime to there water. This is going to keep your chickens staying healthy and not sick. I add this to all of my chickens water, even my brand new chicks after they have hatched. If they get sick this will also make them better. I hope this helps anyone. Also dont hate till you try it. It works wonders.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

Hey thanks! Someone somewhere will read this and it’s going to help them!

From Malaysia..✌️😊✌️🇲🇾

i have 4 chickens and they just laid their first egg a couple days ago! 🎉 i am thinking about getting a shed set up like yours because i will be getting 2 more and the space they have now won’t be enough. they are 20 weeks old (4 months)

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

10 ай бұрын

Wooo!! It’s addicting! We love our shed, just make sure you add some additional ventilation in there and you’ll be set!

good video! For our UK owners though we're not allowed to feed kitchen scraps nor meal worms to the birds. Just an FYI. Thanks for the video!

Very good info, i appreciate it. I'm thinking of getting laying hens next year. Subscribed

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

10 ай бұрын

Chickens are great on so many different levels! You definitely should! Hey thanks, I appreciate it!

Your chicken videos are awesome, thank you!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

10 ай бұрын

I just saw this, that is very kind! Thank you!

Safety - watch for cougars...hahaha....Love It!!!!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Some people have literal cougars to worry about, luckily mine is domesticated!

We'd love to send you one of our FarmLite Automatic Chicken doors!

Love your videos they are so informative and my husband thinks you look like a mad scientist lol everytime im warching your videos he says "are you watching the scientist again?" Lol

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

This made my day 😂, I’m not upset about coming off as a mad scientist. Although my wife is the science one, she has a science degree and I… I just make KZread videos 😂

We added 10 Buff Orpingtons & 2 Rhode Island Reds to our existing flock this year. These girls are great fun and are really curious, they come running when they see me in the yard. I am in the process of expanding thier coup & run to keep them happy & comfortable. We started keeping chickens 2 years ago bcs eggs were in short supply & expensive but now I don't know what we would do without them since they are great little recycling machines that help our garden grow more food for us. I like to keep dual purpose birds so that we have meat & eggs, it's not just cougars that like chicken, LOL.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

I love it!

@OO-iw1vx

11 ай бұрын

Dual purpose is good too because they are usually to heavy to fly out of pen

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

O O absolutely!

Ive always wanted some as i have lots of garden stuff for them...lots of bugs..

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

You should definitely look into it, they are amazing!

@joeyl.rowland4153

11 ай бұрын

Chickens are fun. If you start with chicks be aware it is going to be some time before they lay. Depends on breed I have Barnvelders they can take 8 months. I feed them weeds out of my yard. Fresh veggies cukes cantoloupes. Watermelon if I find one cheap. Black soldier flies are good, but pricey. Chickens do however like live minnows. They go ape when those. little fish flop around. I find worms and they take them straight from my hands. I spoil my birds. I also add a tablespoon of molasses and apple cider vinegar to their their water. I got fat happy birds. But I can handle all of them with no fuss.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

Joey L. Rowland thank you for this, great info!

Need that video on deep litter method... I think I'm doing it right but ive only been doing it for about a month.... no smell so far but would love some verification..

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

I think that one will be filmed over the 4th of July timeframe. It’s the next time I’ve got time off work and won’t be out of town! But it’s definitely coming!

Your household cougar. 😂 I can't build anything nor do I have anyone who can so I bought a new doghouse and poured a whole bunch of money into making it into a coop but what I didn't figure into the equation was the breed I had chosen meant they were going to be pretty large hens. They're 8 Black Australorps so I realized that they were too big for the dog house I had so I got my daughter's large dog crate and I covered it with a tarp and put two tomato stakes in the bars and that's where they roost. It sits on a pallet elevated off the ground. The front is of course uncovered. I'll buy a thermal crate cover for the winter. But it works. Their food and water is outside as is the nesting boxes for when they start laying coming up soon. They are comfortable and that's all that matters. They have a covered chicken run and except for the gentle neighborhood dog that seems to get into everyone's yards somehow they are living there best lives.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

Sounds like you’re able to work through it! And yes, my household cougar 😂

New chicken owner since April. Any tips on how to handle my Rhode island red boy who used to love me and decided to go after me this morning?

We have a fairly large fenced in backyard, we are building the coop and run. Do you just let your chickens free range when yoy are with them? I am new to chickens, i am worried about them staying in the yard and being safe during the day if im not outside.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

If we are outside with them we let them free range! We like to get them as much time as possible out there. If we aren’t with them they stay in the run! We have hawks and such to worry about that we want to be able to keep an eye on 😂

@beaugibson2951

11 ай бұрын

During the day you should be fine just watch for dogs and make sure they have cover from hawks, a rooster will sound off if predators come near. Night is way more of a concern, just this morning I shot an opossum that I trapped last night, that bastard killed around 35 chicks the night before. Also a week earlier my dogs woke me up(3am) to another opossom they had in a tree but I shot that one before he got any chickens.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

Beau Gibson Absolutely!

Do free range chickens need feed? Morning,they free range and at night In their coop I supply them with corn and some left over cooked rice. Also some fruits too! ❤

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

If they have a good supply of things to eat a lot of people don’t need to supplement a whole lot! Keep an eye on the quality of the eggs and supplement if needed!

Where are y’all located? I feel like you’ve maybe mentioned what state but I don’t remember for sure

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

5 ай бұрын

We are in Northern Utah!

What are the best kind of laying hens ? Im about to buy my first laying hens but i keep seen different breed😂

Thank you for your helpful videos! We have 1 hen and she’s about to lay. We just finished building her coop. We live in Phoenix, Arizona and wanted to ask what do you think is the best container for water? Arizona is scorching hot and don’t don’t know what other container is best besides plastic? IAlso, is it normal for hens to keep their mouths open to cool off, even if there’s cool water available to her?

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

Even if there is cold water it wouldn’t be uncommon to see them with their beaks open! That’s a tough one, here when it’s over 100 we throw ice in there for them but it honestly only helps so much. The best you can do is ice or refill it often!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

And thank you!!

@TofuDriver11

11 ай бұрын

Ok great! I was a little worried she might get over heated but I make sure her water is cold throughout the day, thank you for your response!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

Yeah make sure you’ve got good ventilation in your coop, keep them up on cool water, and you could even go one step further and put a shade cloth over the coop/run to help!

@vfabila21

10 ай бұрын

I also have 1 hen that lays and will be adding 3 more. I found a great tip elsewhere about adding about 2 bricks to a large tin baking pan and add cold water. It actually keeps the water cool even in our hot triple digit Texas heat, I have been amazed ever since lol. Give it a try!

Frolick and skip and prance ! Hahaha

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

It’s what happy chickens do 😂

@aliciaspears7847

11 ай бұрын

But of course !

Oregon has passed "cage free" laws and our eggs are now running at around $5 for 12. Worth it now?

Or your spouse is forcing you 😂

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead

11 ай бұрын

Happened to my best friend, my wife and I talked his wife into getting chickens.. so he was forced 😂

@jansan9125

11 ай бұрын

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 🤣🤣🤣