Chickens are also incredibly entertaining at times. They have personalities all their own.

Just when I thought I couldn’t love you more, I find out you are a budding homesteader!❤

Didn't know about this aspect of your life, always full of surprise, doctor!

Chickens are lots of fun to hang out with. Before you know it, you'll be getting a lot more sunlight!

I love chickens and really miss them on my parent's farm. Watching and istenint to contented chickens is soothing and calming.

Great video!! You have your own little homestead - awesome! 🌻

it is no wonder you are able to communicate with plain folks even from such a brilliant mind! You are sooo real. There are not very many medical professionals that can be trusted!

@gate-gate6863

Жыл бұрын

Thanks to the organic eggs from chickens he has raised himself. Now I am going to have at least one egg a day in order to keep my mind Sharp.

I'm an Internist in VA. I appreciate your videos and I cannot wait to share this one! I have been thinking about getting chickens!! More inspired!! 😁👩🏽‍⚕️

@Peter_S_

Жыл бұрын

I had a dozen and I would encourage it but know the differing breeds have differing personalities. Unsolicited observations on three very common laying breeds: White Leghorn: white eggs, not the most personable or brightest of chickens but very docile. Plymouth Rock: brown eggs, smarter, stronger dominant personality with some a hair feisty. Rhode Island Red: brown eggs, personable, sweet, sociable, they're really the golden retrievers of chickens and great pets who will hang out in the garden with you; hands down my favorite of the three.

No heat lamp please, doc. It's a major fire hazard. Plus, chickens can tolerate cold temps when a draft free shelter is provided.

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that information.

I keep wanting to comment, but I don’t know what to say, so I’ll say thank you for all you do and your lectures are super helpful. I’m 10 months away from being and Advanced Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Keep posting videos! Glory to God!

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

Great job!

Joy of joys seeing one of my favorite doctors doing one of my favorite hobbies.

Good video

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Did not expect my favorite medical science KZread channel to post about chickens! “A surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one.” Perhaps a second channel is in store.

Not an expert but those birds sound very content. I do know that hens need their sunlight. 👍

Thanks for sharing doc. Can you give us a indepth tour of your veggie garden in the summer?

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

You never cease to amaze Dr S

Actually, no… I didn’t know that you have chickens. Thanks for sharing. They’re beautiful!

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks

Wow! This is like my dad and brother's house. I love the personal video.

If you have any flying predator concerns a simple wire mesh over the top of the yard keeps them away.

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

It looks like he has them completely covered very well… Thanks for the video it was nicely done… But for other people, 15 pound or larger fishing line crisscrossed over runs, also deters predators from the air, not to mention having chickens that look like hawks!

@eliseville

Жыл бұрын

@@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594 I’m about to let my pullets forage in a larger pasture (they’ve annihilated almost every green bit in their WeedGarden!) I was pondering doing just that with fishing line or wire, though I also have a lot of bird-netting my dad left when he died. Luckily, other than hawks, we don’t have daytime predators. I also need to plant some protective shade trees & hide-away shrubs!

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

@@eliseville mine lounge under a hayrack/home on wheels And in the future, I hope you have a couple, big satellite dishes, upside down, helping, protect them for shade and predators

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

@@eliseville my friend a few miles away did it because he was having several losses living in the woods, and the fishing line did the trick for him

@eliseville

Жыл бұрын

@@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594 In NorCal, we’ve had nasty-hot heat spikes to 115 F! My dad’s metal coop & internal run roofing gets insanely hot even with the extra ventilation holes I cut & fans & cooling pools, so I want to try less heat-conductive shelters! Nature has better/safer options for us. I just have to do some planting & protecting of the root zones! Getting some bare root trees in this week. Just ordered some willow branches, too, & have a few Salvia & lavender to also plant, many seed varieties for sun & predator cover…

Really love seeing chickens videos rising! And I have to admit I am surprised you had some too, it’s great!

So this is the guy who egged the hospital

I thought you were vegan!!! Great eggs! Good on you.

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

Mostly vegan. Occasional egg here or there. I’m becoming more and more vegan however. Animal products in general are becoming more tainted. Better to grow your own.

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

I hard boil 30 eggs in Instant Pot…better dog nutrients cooked..then freeze dry… egg powder also is helpful waiting for a sick hen or rooster to feel like eating. Dogs 2-3 eggs per week Hens 1 each (per day? Not sure or for treat?) I never cared for eggs.

Happy looking hens. Edible Acres has videos on his chicken composting system using vege garden and kitchen scraps. Paul Gautschi does something similar as an integral part of his Back to Eden gardening method. All good.

Wow great set-up

Wow, doing it RIGHT, doc! 👍

Love it doc! Can we get a follow up on Quercetin? and ways to improve its bioavailabilty

@Chickencram

Eggs here at Aldi's is almost 5.00 a dozen. If I had a spot for chicken's I would have them. So I buy fresh from farm at 3.00 a dozen. Amazon car hop trays.

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

My local chicken sellers will not divulge what they feed them. It would be a good question.

@Crymeariver227

Жыл бұрын

Lucky you! We’re paying $9.00 a doz in SoFlo

I will save this for one day when I can have chickens ❤

The ONLY thing a heat lamp in a coop is good for is starting a fire 🔥

Nice!

I love this post! Thank you!!

Good doctors always keeps chicken in their backyard.

There are folks who pooh-pooh keeping chickens due to "disease". Would love a response from my favorite ID communicator.

Your nestbox needs more straw. You also need to set up the feeders in such a way that it discourages waste as well as discourage mice and rodents...

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice.

@eliseville

Жыл бұрын

@@Medcram If your girls like to kick it out, a fake grass pad can be cut to fit & line the nests tightly, just in case. Broken eggs make a big mess! (Higher tech systems are somehow designed for the still clean eggs to roll gently out?)

Egg is the best

"Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, insult, torment, torture, or kill any creature or living being." - Mahavira

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

Ours are pretty happy. And they die of natural causes.

@HomesteadForALiving

Жыл бұрын

Mahavira’s moral code is not mine. Man has dominion over animals. The very existence of a human whether omnivore or vegan kills millions of small animals.

@DeepValueOptions

Жыл бұрын

@@Medcram there are plant based eggs

@doctorlove-robinsontheseco818

Жыл бұрын

I don't know who this Mahavira person is, but they're extreme and a little ridiculous. You have to draw the line somewhere. Following their school of thought, we can't wash our hands or pick up any object or put our foot down anywhere because we will kill bacteria. You can't drive a vehicle because you will kill bugs on your windshield. If a person or animal attacks you, you have to stand there and die. You can't defend yourself.

What about diseases you can get from chickens ? My cousin has a life threatening disease from being around chickens once.

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

I was told about one fatal disease, and it’s breathing in dust from all the dusty chicken coops that’s what the seminar person told me

What do you do with them when they stop laying eggs? I've heard that they can live to 20. My Mom had chickens but she is no longer with us.

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

We don’t eat them but let them retire.

KEEP THE FEDS AWAY FROM YOUR BIRDS!

A heat lamp is not needed. Note that I am a Canadian on the prairies and it is currently -33 Celsius and the chickens are doing fine.

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

Agree that it’s not obligatory.

@marlenegold280

Жыл бұрын

Do you get lots of coyotes trying to get them?

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

Also ceramic reptile bulbs from Amazon are deemed safer.

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

@@marlenegold280 due to fencing and cameras that say they are recording in light up at night. This helps deter coyotes and raccoons.

Chickens are people, too.

Where do you live med cram? If you live in a cold In the winner, do the deep layer method inside of the coop. One it will keep your chickens, good and healthy. Two it will keep that winter coop nice and warm!

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

I live a mile up in so cal. It gets down to about 28 usually this time of year. Explain more.

This is different from the usual videos

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

If you want to plant based diet, you gotta be able to grow your own. The best manure in the world is chicken manure

@happyhealthylife4ever

Жыл бұрын

@@Medcram Sorry..but chicken manure is not necessary!

@UnCoolDad

Жыл бұрын

@@Medcram eggs aren't vegan 😅

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

rabbit manure is available asap for garden…. I have seen it sold on eBay.

Those doors have reportedly killed chickens by coming down at the wrong time for the chicken. It’s a good idea to check on the chickens twice a day anyway for health issues .

@eliseville

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the manufacture & design. Some are automatic chicken doors are quite safe. Of course, those tend to be the more expensive ones.

I love medcram…but wearing your scrubs in the chicken pen..😂😂😂

@eliseville

Жыл бұрын

Avian flu! Gotta protect your🐓flock💔(Some producers even have their workers disinfectant-dip their shoes & wear protective lab gear!) Plenty of other diseases they can catch, too! But I did have a very close family friend/serious bird keeper die of a likely bird infection. So, kissing even the cuddliest of chooks or parrots is not so good an idea! Washing hands & clothing likely far easier with scrubs.

Nice

Now if you ever need help, I can tell you how the cure a chicken of Wry Neck. Just to return a favor of all the information you shared with us, lol

@therach7841

Жыл бұрын

Any cure for chickens with excessively sincere necks?

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

Can you message that here because I am on the fourth week of feeding, vitamin E, Brazil, nuts, and supplement, electrolytes for a dear young rooster…. He was a shrink wrap chick, so I wonder if that hurt his neck or if he has an infection in his ear. Vet’s around here our stupendously expensive. Ask me how I know times two

If the coop is insulated, the decomposing poop might be enough to keep it warm at night

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

Deep litter method Vent high above their heads Keep moisture down.

Don't be chicken$hit! Try raising chickens,people!

I wanna know about the effect of sunlight on chickens. Same like on humans? I am intersted in the Meat and the Eggs like a semi vegan.

@Peter_S_

Жыл бұрын

The eggs are so much better than what you can buy in stores that you'll likely not want store eggs after having fresh ones.

@Medcram

Жыл бұрын

Here here!

✨👍

No heat lamp for chickens ! Bad information

I thought you were vegan.

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

Except for bugs and rodents, you can control what they eat

@UnCoolDad

Жыл бұрын

@@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594 I was referring to the doctor - he is a vegan. Don't think he will be eating the eggs. But who knows, maybe he has the odd egg here and there.

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594

Жыл бұрын

@@UnCoolDad I believe that in one post, he said that once in a while he has one

@UnCoolDad

Жыл бұрын

@@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594 good to hear.