What does it mean to “retire” the chicken? They get to stop laying eggs and just hang out and enjoy retirement ? 🤠

@ezekielreed3589

5 жыл бұрын

That's right! But usually they don't hang around, they usually go to the great coop in the sky, where they drink cocktails and party!

@CountrySing

5 жыл бұрын

Many think a hen a few years old should be culling out of flock. I think idea comes from commercial farms because hens there live a very unnatural life ,so their egg production goes down very fast and they cull them out fast and young. A backyard small flock in most cases is living in very low stress natural life. Keep in mind hens can live up to 10 years old. I have many older hens that lay just as good as younger ones. I say a happy hen is a laying hen. Most hens not laying has to do with environment. I raised chickens most my life it was my job as young boy on farm.

@jessegreco6818

5 жыл бұрын

matt 4you a lot of older hens out there thank you 🤠. Yeah, I have old hens too and they are doing fine.

@CountrySing

5 жыл бұрын

@eyelidz Layers are not meat breeds,but guess some may eat them...

@user-io3hy4zb4s

5 жыл бұрын

@@CountrySing they make good pig food after you butcher them. It's amazing how many things a pig can reconfigure into bacon.

When hens got too old to lay, my grandmother just let them have the run of the farm till they died a natural death. She said since they served her well, she will treat them with the respect they've earned. I have always appreciated that about my grandmother.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

4 жыл бұрын

Yep...chickens that run free just get eaten by varmints....grandma just let them go so she didn't have to fool with them lol Chickens that have run of the farm....come up missing

@Blurb777

4 жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer - This is on a Greek island. We don't have the varmints you have in the states. We have goats, birds, scorpions, hedgehogs, multiple cats , but no foxes, wolves, badgers, bear or deer- The hens stay close to home. She turned the older girls into pets and she gave them each names and fed them with the rest of the laying hens. BTW - there are only rock walls - no fences here. Goats and chickens are free to roam - not to mention the endless cats. But they know where their food is located.

@amy3458

4 жыл бұрын

Stoney Ridge Farmer Our 200+ chickens are pasture raised and go wherever they want. Thankfully, and God-willing, we’ve only had two small incidents of attacks on our chickens. Now that we have a Great Pyrenees and two Anatolian Shepherds, we’re hoping no more predators will seek a meal here. And we DO have many older hens and roosters. We count each and every chicken each night on the roosts to make sure everyone made it home safely that day. If any are missing, we search until we find them. Usually we find them under the coop, which is actually the original house built on our land back in the 1950s. It takes about 35 minutes each night to count everyone...but peace of mind that our beloved flock is safe is so worth the time and efforts! We LOVE our chickens! 😁

@amy3458

4 жыл бұрын

Artemis A I LOVE your grandma! What a beautiful lady! God bless you and all of your loved ones!

@Blurb777

4 жыл бұрын

@@amy3458 -Thank you, Amy, for such a lovely, sweet post. Yes, my grandmother was very special. Patient, kind, loved God with all her heart, and it showed. And I also love that you make sure all your hens and roosters are safe. Chickens have feelings, too. They actually form emotional bonds:) May God bless you and all of your loved ones, as well - and prosper you in all you do. I also extend that blessing to the folks at Stoney Ridge Farm.

I live in Wyoming, my Chickens do great. They huddle up in the winter, just like baby chicks. Just added 8-Chickens to the family, now have 12. Never lost one yet. Great eggs, dark orange yokes, you can taste the difference from store bought!!

@joannem3568

2 жыл бұрын

Dark orange yokes!!! Man can you tell the difference, I will not eat store bought eggs, don't have my own chickens yet, got to get the hubby to build me a coop. Right now we have two different egg ladies that we get our eggs from.

@paulao7022

2 жыл бұрын

They lay better when their warm. I thinks it's animal kindness, to have a sun lamp, or a few 100 watt light bulbs hanging, when it gets cold. We had over 200 chickens & they didn't suffer. We put straw, in our chicken coup floor & nests, to stay warm.

@sinetteiversen9978

2 жыл бұрын

Pure logic

@DarhaLB

2 жыл бұрын

Amazes me people have to ask these questions even with cats and dogs they were created to live outside which living inside is fine I’m just still so shocked and amazed that people would even ask this question.

@chad9166

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarhaLB dogs didn't evolve to live outside. they were bred by humans to a very specific lifestyle. They aren't wolves.

I use an old camper. Its insulated and has windows to let in natural light. The overhead part I made a screen door to the new chicks separate fro adults with a heat lamp. I cut holes in the cupboards and the closet and that's were they lay. I used broom sticks for them to perch on. You can even use the 12 volt lighting. You can usually find an old trailer or camper for about $100 or for free. You cant hardly build one that cheap.

@marykennedysherin3330

2 жыл бұрын

What a genius idea! People do give away old campers! Or for small money!

Yes! Of course chickens need heat in the winter! About 375° for 7. - 9 minutes per pound.

@scoop2591

5 жыл бұрын

LOL !!!

@brookeclifford7779

4 жыл бұрын

Shredded Chi I agree my chickens seek out heat always and lay more

@bipolatelly9806

4 жыл бұрын

I'm hungry.

@bipolatelly9806

4 жыл бұрын

@@brookeclifford7779 Stuffed wings!

@thekatt...

4 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂😂😂

I don’t own chickens or even a farm but I watch your videos because it’s relaxing

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad to have ya buddy 😎

@shakibm1558

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t even Comment in YT but I replied to your comment because I’m edgy

@erikdale9145

3 жыл бұрын

We get that a lot

@haydenbellis3047

3 жыл бұрын

Turn to Christianity and United Brethren Church before its to late. Cursing upon your enemies, saying anything hateful, premarital sex, and lust are all sins. Not forgiving people is a sin also.

@haydenbellis3047

3 жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Turn to Christianity and United Brethren Church before its to late. Cursing upon your enemies, saying anything hateful, premarital sex, and lust are all sins. Not forgiving people is a sin also.

The stripped bird is a Plymouth Rock, also called a Barred Rock chicken. Great birds even as “pet chickens” due to their curiosity. Mine like to be petted and demand attention when I’m around.

My husband and I laughed out loud when you said this should probably settle an argument you are having with your spouse or kids. That’s exactly what was happening here. Thank you for the information. Much appreciated.

@cyflym11

2 жыл бұрын

My husband is always going on about giving the girls a heater but I tell him they are made of duvet!

@oliver77rc

2 жыл бұрын

AaA

Idk much about chickens but I built a couple of pigeon lofts and two chicken coops and can tell for sure the lack of ventilation is one of the most common mistakes in the loft or coop construction. have the southern or southeastern side open and reduce the risk of respiratory problem. Weakened birds are later prone to all the rest of deseases. hello from Serbia to all the chicken and pigeon lovers.

@sherirottweilersforever7772

2 жыл бұрын

My Rottweiler is from Serbia.

@hal7ter

Жыл бұрын

@@sherirottweilersforever7772 The EU and US are pressuring Serbia to join with them - I pray they will be able to keep their sovereignty!

I'd rather have chickens to catch mice than cats. Those little 2 legged dinosaurs are ruthless.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

5 жыл бұрын

LOL..true...but they won't hunt at night 😱

@frankenz66

5 жыл бұрын

My friend lives near forested areas and has these problems with his chickens. He kills mice, but so do his birds.

@tstuff

5 жыл бұрын

Plus they love to eat fleas and ticks.

@tstuff

5 жыл бұрын

Will they go after chipmunks?

@melissajohnson2935

5 жыл бұрын

I killed a baby snake in my run the other day. Think it was a baby rat snake. But I just looked at my chickens and was like really? Yall could of taken this thing out on your on... they faught over it after I took care of it....😏😏

We have had Chickens For many years. I've never had heat in the coop. We regularly see -20 and our lows have been -40. I do heat my water but no heat for the chickens. We have never lost chickens in winter.

I enjoy your videos I was raised on an egg ranch with 7500 chickens. I noticed some of your white leghorns have been pecking each other. There is a oil gland on their back just in front of their tail and when a chicken starts pecking at it all of the other chickens will start picking at it until that chicken is dead. You can stop this by putting blinders on all the chickens or you can put some black tar on the back of the chicken to protect that gland. You're doing a great job I'm proud of you

@howardlittell8834

2 жыл бұрын

The reason they start the pecking is because of feather mites (tiny bugs) dust your chickens with seven dust

@T_bone

2 жыл бұрын

I have had this issue and was horrific! I couldn't understand why these former cuddle buddies where pecking to death one of their own!!!

@hotrodray6802

2 жыл бұрын

diatomaceous earth is non toxic

@hal7ter

Жыл бұрын

@@hotrodray6802 A special box with sand and DE to have regular dust baths.

You need your own TV show my friend. This is the kind of channel KZread needs, Entertaining, informational, No cursing, Great topics. Excellent.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man....very flattering

@andreanash9673

3 жыл бұрын

When u said retired chickens , you mean you got benefits for them like dental , old age , social security ??. If this is the case i want to be one of these chickens .

@pricedownmall

3 жыл бұрын

@@andreanash9673 Maybe Free roaming in chicken heaven. :)

@hydrolito

2 жыл бұрын

I use my TV to watch videos on the computer.

@hydrolito

2 жыл бұрын

@@andreanash9673 Chickens get to eat grass growing and sleep in chicken coop.

My wife and I were just having a conversation about whether chickens needed a heater or not. Lol! Thanks for settling the debate!

Striped is a Barred Rock,we have that and Wyandotte Silver Laced both are brown,light brown egg layers.

@bobweatherford9876

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if the striped are Barred Rock or not but we have them that look like that and have always called them Dominickers. Also called Pilgrim Fowl.

Great video. Great advice about adding bedding to insulate. Been a huge chicken fan since I was 12 and I'm 40 now and still keeping them.

Instead of using plastic wrap that never seems to cooperate you could just install plywood shutters on hinges that store up against the underside of the roof when not in use.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

5 жыл бұрын

Good thinking David!

@youresoakinginit2113

5 жыл бұрын

When i heard plastic wrap, I could only think of trapped moisture. Nothing worse than a damp chicken in middle of winter. I wonder how a non-woven row cover would work instead. Just like over an early crop of something (strawberries?), it will allow warmth to be trapped in, and allow air to ventilate, letting moisture escape. I think. Probably best to use a heavier one, so it holds up to windy conditions and being moved around where something could snag it. They last several years when using on the garden, but might look a little dusty after a while.

@dalriada842

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking much the same. Though I'd want a frame with some polycarbonate to let the light in. This is a random video for me. I don't keep chickens. Wouldn't the amount of light they are exposed to affect their laying?

@youresoakinginit2113

5 жыл бұрын

dalriada842, Yep, they are affected by the light cycle; however he has so many chooks he probably gets plenty of eggs and all is well. But something that jumped out at me watching a second time is the gigantic size wire "mesh" used on the coop top and chicken run. That would not work around here-- snakes, raccoons, skunks, possum, rats, mice, etc. are common night visitors in backyards where i live, which is very small town near a very big city. Wild land surrounds the town but not my yard. I cant remember where the Stoney Ridge Farmer lives (Minnesota? --somewhere cold!) But the critters listed above would not be considered "exotic" in any US locale. Coops around here require minimum 1/2" hardware cloth (NOT traditional "chicken wire"), and it has to be dug in a couple feet below the perimeter of the chicken run, to prevent tunneling under to access the area.

@libraryladydi

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. We have hinged shutters on the chicken coop. Also a window with screen, that we can open for vent in summer, but lets in plenty of sunlight when it is cold. Being in the cold north, we have had a few frost burned combs though.

The black and white hens are barred rocks. Love the video and your wife has a great sense of humor after being Pantsed!

Right on, From Stoney Fork North Carolina, just started with 6 hen's, from a wonderful neighbor.. never missed a lick on 6 egg's a day! Good information, thank you!

Enjoy your videos. We have a out 140 chickens for eggs and meat production. Have learned a lot of the last three years since we began building our homestead by watching videos on channels such as yours.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

I was always told no heat. If you lose power then you lose chickens. Also go extra deep for winter, just mix it up like you said for heat.

Keeping the water from freezing is a must. love that coop build. Egg boxes is cool for sure.

@hydrolito

2 жыл бұрын

Change water two or three times a day if freezing.

@Hankman23

2 жыл бұрын

@@hydrolito or 15-20 times a day in Canada, yeah no.

We live in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and have a variety of chickens. We do not provide heat, even though it stays below zero. No problems. Mild frostbite, but that is a matter of humidity and too much heat and a lack of air circulation. I know. Complex issue.

First winter for us here in NH! We just wrapped the first two runs in clear thick plastic. It’s awesome. I loved this video!! Thanks for the info ☺️

I live in northern Ontario Canada. We'll regularly hit -40° in January. I took an insulated 5 gal water cooler drilled the bottom for drinking nipples and added a 150W bucket warmer heater. The heater is plugged into a Thermocube plug that only comes on at 0°F and turns off at 10°F. The room temperature water I fill the cooler with plus the insulation keep the water liquid without the heater most of the time. I have 30 birds in the coop and fill the cooler every day.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

5 жыл бұрын

Cool sounds like a good system

@shawnbourque6746

2 жыл бұрын

Have you had any issues with frostbite? Or how do you prevent it? At what temperatures should we be concerned? Most info I've seen is from people in places not cold enough to really be a concern. This is our first winter with chickens. We're in a mountain community in Southern BC. We get -10 to -15 sometimes into the -20s, but with the dampness it still feels like the -40s we used to get in SK. Our roo especially has a very large comb and wattles, Some of the girls do too.

I agree with the cold temps. No heat needed. Just move to a smaller coop (if there in a big open one). I put mine in a hoop style that has a tarp from one side to the other. I then blocked off the door side and left the other side open. Put a bunch of straw on ground and put a roost a couple feet from the roof. Feed high quality feed twice a day. Second one right before dark.

This lighting in the morning also helps out the person who needs to check the chickens in the morning b4 work.

Some of the chicken coops up north would have the wood-burning stove either buried in the ground. Or at a lower level in a separate room. In the chicken Coop . Then the exhaust pipe which is made of clay pipes. Would run 2 ft underground. And this area of the chicken coop would be filled in with gravel and sand. That way the heat from the pipe would heat up the surrounding material. Even if the fire burned out. The ground will still radiate heat. For a few hours.

We had negative 50 last winter. Heat lamps are essential. I just make sure that the bulb is secured with chicken wire in case the bulb base breaks off because if it does it can drop to the floor and catch your straw on fire. Good video but we need a little heat lamp up here.

Raised chickens in central Alberta in a coop made of stacked railway ties + 2x4 and 1x planed lumbar roof. No heat and temps to colder than -40. Deep bedding and 30 hens kept it warm enough to avoid frost bite. They kept laying (a few less) eggs too.

@sacredlysimple

Жыл бұрын

Our Colorado weather can get pretty cold too and we've never used heat. We did have a molting chicken that lost nearly all her feathers at the coldest week of the year once and we moved her to a heated garage for a while, but that's it.

I love my chickens a lot so I give them warm blankets and wash the blankets all the time to keep warm; I think they are wonderful animals and pets mine sit on my shoulders and head think I’m mommy since I raise since babies. Like you video very helpful.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Yep....sounds like you have some spoiled birds lol...I love it!

Our coop is insulated, but no heat has ever been needed except for the heated waterer. It has gotten to -37 F.

Nice coop design. I learned a couple things from You today. Where I'm from, chickens can handle northern sub-zero temps. Just never, ever let their water freeze. Neighbors would hang a light bulb over the water for the winter. Michael Lamone, a few posts down, uses an aquarium heater in the water. Sounds like the easiest set-up, low cost, insurance plan around.

I will take the feed bags , made of Tyvek, slit them down the sides/end and zip tie to the screen, very tough, weather proof, and your repurposing ( never thought I'd say that). Love the vids keep it up.

@TraciMoon

Жыл бұрын

❤great idea.. Too bad I just used the bag as a trash bag and threw it away, I’ll keep the next ones

We live in the High Desert of So Cali. I've found that if I put a 1/4 cup of white vinegar in the water trough for every 5 gals it keeps the algae & bacteria to a minimum. Diatomaceous earth keeps the buggies away (as well as the scaly feet parasites). They don't need to keep warm because our winters usually don't get below 20*f. But the summers can get up to 122*f. So we give them an extra trough with only a few inches of water to trudge in & keep their feet cool.

@astriddevries3008

4 жыл бұрын

Use (organic) apple cider vinegar instead, does the same job but much better for the hens (white vinegar should only be used as a cleaning product). Happy hens=good eggs

@lisasaunders4835

2 жыл бұрын

@@astriddevries3008 I agree and apple cider vinegar kills worms and parasites. Give them about a tablespoon in a couple of gallons of water for two or three days in a row, every few months, and they will be pest free. I use the DE also in their feed. You can also dust your birds with it and sprinkle it in their coop to kill bugs/fleas. I read that when you see poop on the eggs, it is time to worm your flock!

Josh my friend that black and white chicken that you have my grandmother used to raise a lot of is called a Dominique bloodline. Sometimes referred to as a “Dominecker” they are a pretty old breed but during the 1950s they were thought to have been extinct fortunately they work. Here is a place you can find a lot more information about this breed and many others; (

When it comes to our chickens my wife decides it all. We live in the upstate area of South Carolina. January we see many nights in the mid to low 20's. Wifey says chickens will have heat in the coop. I built our coop with a roof vent and two sides with windows and no openings on north and west side of coop to keep cold winds out. The coop is under covered carport like area in our barn for summer shade and shelter in harsh weather conditions. Personally I agree with you about heat for chickens, but for peace in the valley I have a radiant wall heater plus a lamp for broody hen when eggs hatch in winter. Our hens lay year round.

This is out first winter with birds. We converted a large shed into a coop. I was so worried about our four hens getting cold in the winter. Our temperates are usually around -22-25C, but can get as cold as -28-32C. We have the walls insulated half way up. They have two large bags (horse stall bags) of shavings on the ground. And have access to a storage bin nesting box with shavings and straw. We keep the lid secured on top and cut a enternece on the side. Hopefully this keeps them warm enough. ☺️

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

2 жыл бұрын

Yep that's cold!

@TraciMoon

Жыл бұрын

Did that work for you?

I’ve been trying to find if anyone answered your question… the black and white stripped chickens are called Plymouth Barred Rock-some can be mixed/hybrids, but that’s a very unique look to them. My hen died, but left behind a hybrid son that is still Barred Rock dominant features.

@munknown6702

Жыл бұрын

Thought they were Barnvelders?

Agree 100%. We've raised chickens on our property for years in the cold climate of Western NY (over by Lake Erie) and they do just fine during the Winter cold months. Have never heated the coop with anything...it provides good shelter from the wind as there is OSB sheathing around the exterior along with cedar shake shingles. The coop has an asphalt roof over the main coop as well as the nesting boxes. The chickens are out in the run pecking around even after a snow storm. We use sand inside the run and inside the lower portion of the coop for ground cover. Inside the coop we use wood shavings (as well as in the nest boxes). Works just fine.

Thanks for the video

Plymouth Barred Rock is that pretty little checkered bird

@jddirtfarmer3128

5 жыл бұрын

Yep that's them

@woutermyburgh5361

5 жыл бұрын

Also know in South Africa as a Potch koekoe @@jddirtfarmer3128

@bagel5085

5 жыл бұрын

could be a Dominique? but i doubt he would have a rarer bird and not known it. So probably you're right and its a barred rock.

@nrgyzr2012

5 жыл бұрын

It looks like our Brahma chickens when they were little.

@cariad81

5 жыл бұрын

I have two barred rock hens, used to have three but she died.

Love my Buff Chickens. They are my feathered Dogs.

Thanks for the video! I keep my chickens in a corner of my barn where they have their roosts, with hanging food and metal pans for water. They have hay in their boxes and on the floor. They also have outdoor runs and they free range during the day. I usually get 10 or more years from my birds....good life up here in Virginia!

@lisaball2760

2 жыл бұрын

How do you free range without losing birds?

@sharonhoang

2 жыл бұрын

@@lisaball2760 hi Lisa, I have lost a couple of chickens to a fox in the spring. I imagine she was feeding her kits. Other than that, they come back to their coop when the sun starts to set. I check them and lock the doors. They enjoy roaming and foraging on my property.

I've seen other coops that have an underfloor access, same idea. Let the rotting/fermenting/decaying shicken chit provide heat in the winter. Think pier & beam house with the wraparound corrugated metal border. Summer: no border, free flow air underneath, access to dooky for your garden. Winter: Wrap that base, block the wind, hold in the doody & the heat under the floor. Great predator repelling methods too!

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

2 жыл бұрын

funny....I hear ya buddy...this coop has been here for 6 years...no rot..because it's not wet inside...no predator issues and no heat lamps. Ya don't have to overthink and over spend on a coop my friend.....this works just fine and has for years

Our birds are in our hoop house with no heat & we've had temps down into the negative teens. I put a seed germination mat under my water can during the day to keep it thawed. No frost bite. They hate being cooped up, but wont come out when there's snow on the ground LOL. Thanks for the cayenne pepper trick!

Great video and love everything about it. I built a coop just like yours and I feel like it's maintanance free as it can be. You answered all questions I had about my chickens in NJ winter.

In the open plains of Saskatchewan, winter goes to -20 to -40 C Dec to March. Our chickens were in a closed chicken coup with heat lamps providing radient heat in the nasty temperatures.

Just wanted to say.. thank you you helped be with my first chicks and now the have grown and I have fresh eggs. Love your vids!!!

Your little zebra is a Barred Rock.

@glennelliott7009

4 жыл бұрын

Thats what i thought. Good multipurpose bird and does great in cold climates

We are doing some late meat chickens. We are playing it safe. They are 14 days right now and are already outgrowing the feathers. They give me a chill just looking at them.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you're in the southern part of the US...cold weather is on the way! Woooo!!

Hello new subscriber! Thank you for taking the time to share this very helpful video of chicken care and coop information. For the last few months been trying to figure out the best inexpensive way to have a place for chickens before getting any. I live in Salem Missouri and worry about keeping them warm during winter and now I know. Thanks again Missouri Wrightchk

Thank you for sharing this knowledge! I'm going to keep the cayenne pepper and light trick in mind for my girls this winter.

Here in Central Ohio: We add a heat lamp focused on the water tank to prevent it from freezing. The birds do fine.

@joannem3568

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea,,,, they do have heated water pails, I had one for the dog years ago. But she won't drink out of it, ? Don't know why. 😕 But I like your idea, I'm going to try that for the wild birds. I feel bad for them. The dogs water bowl freezes this time of year, the birds use her outside water bowl as their own, but we do have ponds and creeks very close around here, lots of water, it's Michigan, many creeks and small ponds.

Great Video. I just got my first, (15) I'm enjoying myself throughly !!! Your post answers a lot of my questions. Thanks. Ogden Utah.

This will be my first winter with my chickens. I live in NY. Thanks for the tips.

Love the positive energy yall have!! Stay warm man!!

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks dan! Always a great comment coming from you buddy...i really appreciate you 🤠

That would be a barred rock chicken. Got 8 off then myself great birds.

@campingintheforest_

4 жыл бұрын

Yeop we have 4 of them also...nice birds.

@drrussdc

4 жыл бұрын

We got 3, yep good birds.

@Abbie_Loves_John

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite breed.

Had our first chickens for a couple of months now and it is getting COLD! Thank's for the info 👊

I got an entire lesson on chickens! feeders, watering, heating, you name it - thanks for the video.

I knew the composting manure added heat. I love this coop design as well. We use dookashi in the coop as well, stops the smell and kills all sorts of pathogens!

@hal7ter

Жыл бұрын

Never heard of dookashi!

Thats a coop d'ville josh. that bird is a barred rock, I believe. Myself I would put some hinged doors to close off the the top of the coop and easily adjust for ventilation. Drafts are what kill hens.

Daughter started raising chickens, just ordered received fronts for 5gal buckets, little straw chickens should be happy!

The black and white stripped chickens are Barred Rocks. I used to raise them and Road Island Reds.

Enjoyed this... those chickens are blessed with nice warm feathers ;)

I use flour as a bedding and a deep frier to keep my chicken warm. Works great!

@scoop2591

5 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA !!!

Other than your little kitchen episode which you kept short and I appreciate that The rest of your video Was direct and to-the-point about everything You wanted to talk about That was Very helpful And non aggravating Thanks

Good information! We got tired of refilling frozen water dishes for our chickens ducks and opted to buy some heated waterers and heated buckets. I have seen some pretty easy ways to keep the buckets or water dishes from freezing so fast though. Have a very Merry Christmas!

-20 Quebec Canada,, no heat no drafts,, deep litter method ,heated dog bowl, plexiglass ...yes pampered chickens ;) more worried about the ducks feet freezing than the hens! ...ventilation,ventilation,ventilation can’t say it enough no frost bite,,vaseline on the comb works great!

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

5 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Now that's chilly!

@terrygaedchens5928

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, and on the milk cows udders too.

@secondamendment7880

5 жыл бұрын

I give my hens room temperature water for egg laying Vaseline on there combs and waddles for frost and Sunburn protection

@paulinemoon5822

4 жыл бұрын

From Ontario Canada, gets mighty cold here in winter, so for my chickens I wrap the coop in plastic to keep the wind off them and the deep straw method to keep them warm at night, I also do vaseline on there comb and wattle for frost bite, and lastly I purchased a water heater just plug it in and place there water bucket on it the water never freeze, I also have lights for them in the morning and at night. Hay wait a minute that sounds good I may live out there myself, man our they spoiled

Looks like the pretty one is a Plymouth Barred Rock. I recently started getting into chickens and bought myself some Plymouth Barred Rocks and some New Hampshire Reds.

@tammyweatherly3595

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I have 8 of them.

To the Stoney Ridge I am fixing to build a chicken coop I am waiting till spring to get my chickens thanks for the tips that you gave me

This coop is so creative, I love it

I absolutely LOVE your videos! They have been so helpful in my process of raising chickens!

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@Itsava_lol

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@hydrolito

2 жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer How much heat do ducks need?

Thank you for helping me prove to my wife that wire around the top park of the coop is ok. We are starting with 10 birds and I'm putting the coop together now. I left the top portion open and my wife has been on my case about it. So I'm going to make her watch your video and you'll be "the expert" haha. Thanks again. And god bless

@chrisunderwood2524

2 жыл бұрын

Not a good idea to not enclose the top...hawks, owls, for and big crows can easily fly in..the bigger predator can yank the chickens out, the smaller ones will eat them right there....then take what they want and fly away...and most bigger preditors will bite through plain old chicken wire..we have always used the hard ware cloth. ...it is heavery fencing, and a stronger gage of wire...we also buried this in the run so animals can not dig it up..and come underneath to get at the birds...also on a coop like that living up in the north we would put bales of straw around the whole bottom to insulate the air under that coop..our normal mid winter temps would drop down to - 25 below zero....during the night and much colder if there is any wind....

@elijahclark6093

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisunderwood2524 no no it's not wide open. None of it is actually "open" it's all chicken wire and I've actually made removable covers for the 2 ends and the face so when it's nice it can be open and in the winter its fully protected.

I have family that up up my wolf laurel ski resort...was just there 2 months ago...we absolutely love that area...

Thanks! I was just asking my friend about this...she had 12 or so chickens..same kinda setup. New Hampshire! -30F yeah...heat lamps!!

We were just having this conversation lol! You settled it for us! We live in indiana so it does get very cold here. We just built a similar coop this past summer. I didn’t know about cayenne pepper in their water tho

@muddyriverdogz

2 жыл бұрын

You made a open top coop in Indiana ?

All of my chicken houses has heaters in the winter time and fans in the summer I also have water warmers to keep the water from freezing out in the run

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

5 жыл бұрын

Cool....sounds like you have some pampered chickens.....we don't have power at the coop....therefore our chickens are cold hearty.....weather is pretty mild here in NC

@dirtdweller9058

4 жыл бұрын

@ Lee As someone who gives refuge to abused and neglected farm animals Thank You for caring about your chickens enough to provide heat and cool.

@samanthairish8467

2 жыл бұрын

@@dirtdweller9058 until there's a power failure and they die because they aren't acclimated

Thanks for sharing this video with us.

Our neighbors rescued a chicken that was excessively abused by the other chickens and rooster. They spoiled her rotten, she hung out with the wild turkeys and she was so happy that she laid two eggs a day.

I live in Australia and just as you have excessive snow and cold, we have excessive heat. So insulating the coop is the best option. Newspaper also is a good insulator. But for me if in snow I would insulate all the walls and have a couple of heat lamps in there through the winter.

Your taking good care of your chickens!! Heat in coop only if you don’t have poop!!

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

5 жыл бұрын

Yep...they're doing great that's for sure

Here in Central Wisconsin where we get to -20, we don't use heat in the coop. I have mostly short comb chickens except for the leghorns which don't seem to get frostbite.

Thanks fir the winter survival information, I had a heated pad in there coop. I went ahead and took it out.

Pretty little stripped chicken is a Barred Rock 😉 Great video! Thanks for sharing ♡

Barred Rock, I always like keeping them around for hatching eggs, they get broody and make good moms, a good docile multi use bird. They are very similar to the Dominique or Dominecker how we say in the south.Dominecker is rose comb and Barred Rock is a straight comb

@barbarasteed3966

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I thought Domanecker

A 5 gallon bucket cut down to water height will freeze overnight, but will break out clean each morning. Ice in Rubber water pans tend to cling.

Great to know. Just in the process of purchasing property that we will be able to have chickens. Can't wait

He pantsed Mrs Stoney Ridge! ☺️

@pmessinger

5 жыл бұрын

She must have insisted on an edit. Our loss. That mischief can be dangerous.

@richardp.4250

5 жыл бұрын

Yes Miss Moore Shtuff 😘

@eughattobanxks7683

5 жыл бұрын

Cute couple that means their a team good man it's funny how he was saying it they looked fun. Nice vids keep em coming

@denisewilson8367

4 жыл бұрын

@@pmessinger Mrs, Stoney Ridge still had Josh's skivvies on her head in the first 3 seconds of this video. Watch it again. She was ducking down at the sink laughing. Hilarious!

My first job was taking care of 100 chicks that my Dad brought home when I was five years old. I fed them and collected eggs twice a day until I was in the fourth grade and we moved into town. I was told that you can’t freeze a live chicken. I suppose you can if you try, but it isn’t really that hard to keep them alive in the cold.

@hal7ter

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

New Hampshire guy here!! 6 in the morning just watching chicken videos before I go take care of my chickens haha. Great video! ( its already snowed here with several heavy frosts)

We call our black and white striped chickens rocks. Or The Rock. Since we only have one right now. LOL they are really called Barred Plymouth Rock chickens. This is a primarily dominant chicken. Mine lays very well

My wife used to think we needed a heat lamp, then the birds almost started a fire.... No more heat lamp and they are still going strong 2 years later. I've found that even with less daylight they will lay just as many eggs as long as they get their "roaming" time.

-40 in Saskatchewan for many days, sometimes weeks, never used heat other than a lamp for the water. And our coop is 250 sq feet with 10 foot ceilings.

@classicrocklover5615

3 жыл бұрын

What breed chickens did you raise?

@andrewdudenhoffer9512

3 жыл бұрын

@@classicrocklover5615 ISA Brown.

Am very grateful for farmers. Thanks😊

To water our chickens, we used drawers from thrown out refrigerators. They were metal back then.

I use a hen hydrator from tractor supply. basically a 5 gal covered bucket with 4 poultry nipples on the bottom. I use a 50 watt aquarium heater in the bucket in the winter. works perfect.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@user-io3hy4zb4s

5 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@bobbiefaler782

5 жыл бұрын

Aquarium heater! Good idea I will try that. We live in Wyoming and God knows we have tried everything else.

@nrgyzr2012

5 жыл бұрын

We tried that exact same setup. Epic fail. Still froze. Even used a birdbath heater. Epic fail again 😪. Same 4 nipple bucket from TS too.

@michaellamorte6822

5 жыл бұрын

@@nrgyzr2012 Depending on temps, may need to go with a 100 watt or even 200 watt. I just know it works great for me with a 50 watt one unless temps get below zero which is very seldom here in the peidmont of NC. It keeps my girls drinking and laying all winter.

Just found the channel and immediately subbed. Here in Florida i add a few whole oyster shells around our coop for calcium and it dulls the tip of their beaks a little

@sandrahilton9122

4 жыл бұрын

You can also use limestone, it's easier to crush!

@jeffjohnson5908

4 жыл бұрын

Why do u need to dull their beak tips?

Pretty good hen house, he's right about the chikens about not needing any extra heat, they are their own furnace, all nature is! Birds, turkey etc..

Thanks so much for your advice I definitely apply