Best pets ever. Our rooster Fiona recently passed away and he was my husband’s BFF. He cried more for that bird than his grandma. Fiona didn’t crow - he honked. And he would come to the back patio and “honk” until my husband came out and picked him up and carried him around. He found treats for the girls & did a great job protecting them. RIP buddy.

@Captaithedog

7 ай бұрын

Same my Cockerell died yesterday😭💔

@user-mh8hh7ep3z

7 ай бұрын

Not ready for my hank to die 😢 (hes only 7 months old)

@baileycopley219

6 ай бұрын

My family used to own 14 chickens they have now all unfortunately passed but we got around a dozen a day. Definitely worth the time

@Nexuhss

6 ай бұрын

I’m willing to bet that he was named Fiona because y’all thought he was a female when you got him.

@rebekkahennecke6273

3 ай бұрын

My rooster Thorkild got put down bc we couldn’t keep 2 roosters(it was october 16 2023) It made me so sad I got anxiety…

Been raising poultry my whole life. People have no clue what they are missing out on

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

We are 3.5 years into it and love having them!

@usausa8839

Жыл бұрын

@texas_to_table I raise pheasant and quail as well. With prices of everything going up people really need to become more self reliant. Grow and raise food and you gain more then you will ever know. God bless

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

You’re so right! We taught ourselves how to raise chickens as well as longhorns for beef. It’s a steep learning curve but worth every minute and ounce of effort. Self sustainability is our goal

@richiejohnson

Жыл бұрын

Husbandry is vital to a full life and healthy mind

@loneranger5349

Жыл бұрын

A quality turd

It's not just the moral reason, but homegrown chickens lay much more flavorful eggs than those in supermarkets.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

So true!

@annenyheim5327

Ай бұрын

I can’t even eat storebought eggs anymore! They taste like boring yuch! to me, after two years of my own garden eggs

@notzoenoelle

13 күн бұрын

i didn't understand this until we had to buy eggs from the store for the first time in three years, and then i noticed a clear difference!

Several years ago we had a family crisis where we were barely able to pay the bills. But my chickens were laying 6 eggs per day. Along with a small veggy garden we did just fine. After weeks of this my doctor took blood and he read the results to himself. He said whatever it is you're doing, keep it up. You're doing great.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome!

@Arginne

Жыл бұрын

Is the feed for the chickens and such very expensive though when youre in a tight financial spot?

@a-a-rondavis9438

Жыл бұрын

​@@Arginnethey could be eating from a yard or pasture, so feed costs could be irrelevant.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

@@Arginne not at all. We actually have a few shorts and videos showing how we make our own feed. It is nutritious for them and inexpensive

@Error404PageNotFoundx

Жыл бұрын

How many chickens did you have?

Most people don't realize that chickens lay eggs whether they are mated with a rooster or not. No rooster, no fertilized eggs.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

We love educating friends about this fact. It’s surprising how many people don’t know that

@rachelsill79

Жыл бұрын

It's sad that there are people that literally don't know the birds and the bees

@kanthony65

Жыл бұрын

They are not concerned about the egg itself. They are (oddly) concerned that you are emotionally harming the chicken by taking the egg away. 98% of people who don't have/weren't raised with chickens think the hen will sit on that egg until it's dying breath. They have 0 clue that it hops right out within seconds after laying it, and do not care about it whatsoever. I have had this conversation with people online and in real life over and over. They are not capable of understanding the gravity of the situation.

@ha1hy291

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. We know. But people forcefully bred them for them to be able to produce so much. And it's still bad to take advantage of them. Also, purchasing animals is always wrong.

@kanthony65

Жыл бұрын

@@ha1hy291 HAHAHAHA Please explain to me how you can "forcefully breed" a chicken? Also, apparently you don't realize hens lay eggs everyday WITHOUT being bred. I'm assuming you don't have any pets either.... *Edit Chickens haven't been "bred" to lay more eggs. Have you never heard of a woman having a period, and do you not know what "ovulation" is? A FEMALE chicken will lay an egg every day. That is what they will do, and have since the beginning. My God this is one of the most uneducated comments I've ever seen 🤣🤣🤣

I had chickens for several years. I had eggs, fewer weeds, fewer pest insects, almost no grubs, and some of the best entertainment imaginable.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They are so great to have on the property and those are some of the benefits most people don't even know about. It's definitely not just about the eggs!

@crystalo3550

Жыл бұрын

Yes I love my chickens they are so super smart with big characters my chickens one day came pecking on my sliding door I was surprised because usually they'd been inside perched already well 1 came up to the door and was pecking on it while the others stood together behind her and was stretching their necks out as if looking 2 see if she got any help i said 2 my boyfriend if he could go check out if there door had shut on them and he came back and said yea it was shut I was jaw dropped stunned and laughed like omg they're so freaking smart i get a kick out of it when one finds something delicious out in the yard she goes running because she has the whole flock chasing her to take it I just lovem

@1ntuthukozwane

Жыл бұрын

​@@crystalo3550 I mean, chickens are awesome, trees can also search and find water and minerals under the earth without showing us that it is moving an inch. Plants are also quite communicative. And they also ask for help. Sometimes, I have visions of them and when I go check, there is something happening that needs my help. I also talk to them and say they must tell me how to help them. A farmer in my neighborhood died and on his funeral, the cattle stopped grazing and sat by the roadside while he was being taken away crying and moaping. I can't explain it in English, it was something to behold. My cows also are quite cheeky. When they were hungry in winter, they would come and peek in my rondavel, in my ancestral homestead. Sometimes they talk to me and I don't understand but I ask God and we end up understanding each other. 2 other cows came and stood in front us while we prayed the Hail Mary in Latin, when we were done, it moo-ed so loud we were all quite taken aback. Soon after that, it was calmer and could stay in the kraal we built it.

@crystalo3550

Жыл бұрын

@@1ntuthukozwane its so amazing ain't it that like plant and animals in a sense we are alike all alive and we all find a way to communicate with each other its neat we are so much like plants we truly are i am new to all of it so im still in awe of the wonderful creations of God he made it perfect and man does not appreciate it should be i understand u just fine and such amazing story about the cows of your neighbor so sad 😞 and still so amazing the unconditional love our animals have for us they truly deserve better its sad the cruelty that alot of animals experience in the slaughter houses

@Grayson4life

Жыл бұрын

@@crystalo3550 yes. At least most back yard chickens are happy doing exactly what they were intended. They also would not survive in the wild anymore. That’s why mine are in mobile pens I move daily. Plus side: they get greens, entertainment, and I have no ticks in my yard as my dogs don’t get them anymore !!

Chickens are just the best pets to have!

@TheUltimateChicken

6 ай бұрын

YESS

@rebekkahennecke6273

3 ай бұрын

YESSS I have 7❤❤(1 rooster included😊)

@TheUltimateChicken

3 ай бұрын

@@rebekkahennecke6273 mine died.. but they will always be with me!

@Highlyfe

3 ай бұрын

I have 2 hens and 6 chicks 😊

@levyoliver5363

2 күн бұрын

Yess

We need 2 get back 2 having gardens and hobby farms. Its the perfect balance in life...

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

🙌🏽

@darrenleaguecity

3 ай бұрын

The gubment doesnt' make it easy these days!

Modern science has figured out a way of turning insects into an edible source of protein. It's called a chicken

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

HAHA YUP! Farm Magic

@Grayson4life

Жыл бұрын

Right!!! We actually aren’t supposed to eat bugs ourselves. But now they are sneaking bugs in our food. Ewww

@waynekauffman9779

Жыл бұрын

Are you kidding ? Modern science had nothing to do with figuring out how to turn insects into edible protein . God created it this way !

@CausticTitan

Жыл бұрын

​@@Grayson4lifewe can definitely eat bugs. They are identical nutritionally to other arthropods like shrimp and crabs, they just live on land. You could argue that eating the shells could cause constipatiom, but they can be shelled just like crabs/shrimp. Humans have been eating bugs longer than they have been eating meat from vertebrates. That said, I do think most bugs are gross to eat. I would stick to large bugs that are much more like shellfish and are cooked properly. Worms/grubs and small crunchy bugs are gross to me.

@Grayson4life

Жыл бұрын

@@CausticTitan like John the Baptist ate locust. Probably over a fire as I understand they can have parasites raw. I’d totally rather NOT eat bugs. I grew up on the south. I’ve seen my share of some scary looking bugs. Cools ones too

This is why I have chickens. I get more eggs than I could possibly use so I give them away to my neighbors who have families. I have two dozen chickens and that means I get over 100 eggs a week but I only eat about a dozen a week. In exchange I get the extra fruit from their fruit trees.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

What a blessing! Trading harvests is so fulfilling

@eileenwineinger3173

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome I don't have space for chickens right now living in the city but I used to buy for my neighbor. But we do get shared fruit from a lot of people. Keep up the sharing, and the healthy eating.

@sabrinawanderer7560

Жыл бұрын

Awesome... The best.. No need to worry too much about inflation if most people become food independent..

@crystalo3550

Жыл бұрын

Thats the way to do it a win win 4 all

@SamStone1964

Жыл бұрын

You can feed some eggs back to your chickens. They'd love the protein and fat.

Having Chickens 🐔 is very rewarding .They are alot of company

I love chickens! Never had them but have family members and friends that do. It's funny when you're in urban areas where I live, you can hear these gals cackle all loud. Just funny to be walking down the street near Broadway and 1st and hear what sounds like a farm 😂 And I looove eggs! I used to eat eggs everyday in the morning, but got out if the habit. I should get back into it. Some veggies scrambled with some farm fresh eggs with a little cracked black pepper...tasty filling and delish 😍🐔🥚

I used to be a dairy manager in a large grocery store. By the time a shipment of eggs hits the shelf, they can be a month old.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Most people have no idea!

@sabrinawanderer7560

Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness..

@Grayson4life

Жыл бұрын

Yep. I heard that they would also change the eggs out and give them another further out expiration date. Pretty good source too. Have you heard that?

@MtnBadger

Жыл бұрын

@@Grayson4life I'm not quite sure what you mean but, even the "freshest" eggs are several weeks old by the time they make it to the store cases. I have the best results in cook and taste with England's Best. But, that's my preference. If I'm baking or putting them into something complex, etc. then it's not as big a deal but EB brown eggs are pretty good.

@Grayson4life

Жыл бұрын

@@MtnBadger a friend told me they literally changed the expiration date on egg cartons to leave them on the shelf!! I know!! The brown eggs are not nutritionally different from the white eggs, except Egglands do seem to have the best grocery store eggs to me. But I haven’t had any on probably close to a decade now. Once when my hens winter rest and I ran out of eggs. Was making a pound cake and finally got some eggs from my hens. Broke with egg lands and the difference in the yolks was obvious!! My hens eggs were more orange than the yellow yolk. But mine get fresh grass daily good food and good treats and of course was very fresh. I’m afraid Leghorns will not be available and that’s too bad because none lay the quantity of eggs they do. They lay a white egg and they are slim hens so they don’t eat much. Excellent bug carchers too

If people are unsure about having them, I recommend getting bantam chickens. They are small, cute, and make great pets. That how I started my kids into chores and responsibilities.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Great points!

@Ms.Jlovinglife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Fujoshi1412

Жыл бұрын

Also small eggs

@Haleys_Henhouse_Mini_Farm

3 ай бұрын

Chickens are a great first pet

@colonelturmeric558

Ай бұрын

Or if your city doesn’t allow noisy chickens, get quails!

Chickens are fun , mine follw me around like little puppies and fresh eggs can't be beat. Store bought eggs dont even come close. 🐔🐔

I got tired of paying the egg prices at the supermarket so I felt me a chicken coop went out and bought me 12 chickens and man I am happy camper❤

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Having chickens is so great

@joonasmakinen4807

Жыл бұрын

How much did they cost to you and what’s monthly upkeep cost?

@donarthiazi2443

9 ай бұрын

@@joonasmakinen4807 More expensive than any money saved from the _free_ eggs. But the eggs really do taste better. Also, you gotta watch out for chicken shit that they squirt EVERYWHERE 😮

Hens and most roosters are very tame, provide good fertilizer and are damn funny, people don't realize how personable chicken can be.

@dwagongirl-9327

Жыл бұрын

And curious too.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They're so great to have around the farm!

@Grayson4life

Жыл бұрын

I loved to give mine grapes as chicks in their pen under their light (seedless of course at that age) and watch them chase each other for grapes. 😂

@relentlessmadman

Жыл бұрын

I have friends with chickens, I trade wood working projects for eggs! but they have a roster that likes to sneak attack. It doesn't hurt to bad!!

@tqmnini

Жыл бұрын

They're hilarious and they all have their own individual personality

Chickens, hardworking brave animals that feed themselves and many around them!!! I just offer some shelter and protection....good trade for eggs

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

One of the best symbiotic relationships on the farm

Super important conversation. We are ethical "pegans" meaning we do not consume meat and are high plant based but we use eggs from our chickens as additional protein. Our health is even better now compared to when we were vegan. We love our chickens and treat them as members of our family who will live out their lives protected and respected. 🙏💜🙏

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

We love our chickens and it’s so fun sharing our property with them. The eggs are incredible and incomparable to store bought. Thanks for sharing y’all’s story!

@PlayshotKalo

Жыл бұрын

I love meat as it’s a big part of my culture. But I can respect vegans and vegetarians and just other cultures for trying to minimize their contributions to harm in the world. Yes eggs are a wonderful way to accomplish both minimizing harm _and_ meeting your nutritional needs. Chickens are like a cheat code for turning bugs and grass into edible, protein and nutrient dense food for humans in a small package like an egg. Other forms of non meat protein like commercial soy farming are much more harmful to the environment than just doing some egg farming for yourself. Plus all the free fertilizer you get from those chickens is great for growing your own little crops. We all should be farming and growing some of our own foods.

@mochicaca123

11 ай бұрын

I was pescatarian for a while and it didn’t feel half bad to be that way! I personally think that you could follow any diet you want, so long as you don’t force it on others!

@NiaNook

Ай бұрын

I've been wanting to present the question to vegans if they would have any qualms eating happy backyard chicken eggs, and it's cool seeing somebody is already on that wavelength :D

Chickens are cool! I grew up around them, as my grandparents had them at their country home. Their chickens roamed and ate bugs all day, every day. At night, they would walk into the hen house and jump-up on some poles hung from the roof that were horizontal. They would snuggle down there together for the night. Then, the henhouse door would be shut for the night. I recall Grandpa having to get up during the night to shoot some wild animals trying to get into the henhouse to eat them. Bam! Grandpa's shotgun would go off. Then, he would go back to bed.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They are so fun to have on the farm. Watching them in their coop, their run, and free ranging around in the yard is so entertaining. You're right about the predators, we've had to do that a few times as well to keep our flock safe.

And when you see how dark and Rich the yolk on these eggs are you're going to be wondering what in the hell you have been eating this whole time

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

The difference is incredible!

@elizabethfindlay5752

Жыл бұрын

Well that's debatable as I've heard the colour varies based on what they eat. I agree store bought are so pale b/c of low quality food.

@jessea7117

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@sullendragon8900

Жыл бұрын

​@@elizabethfindlay5752 yes! Marigolds in particular make them darker, I think.

@subtleusername5475

Жыл бұрын

​@@elizabethfindlay5752 whatever makes you feel better lol

They produce very healthy eggs and they will make compost for you that will make your garden grow beautifully. and they do all the work for that compost, which is even better. They get all your kitchen scraps and weeds and garden waste. And turn it into black gold.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They’re so great to have on the farm! We are actually moving compost dirt from their run to our garden boxes today to start planting. This year’s garden should be amazing

GREAT JOE ROGAN VID. I have 9 hens and their eggs are real food as well as the fun we have watching and taking care (easy) of them.They add to your life and teach so much about the world around you!

My first year with chickens and I’m never lookin back!

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Love to read that! Welcome to the club. Check out some of our other videos & shorts for tips we’ve learned along the way

@Grayson4life

Жыл бұрын

That’s eggactly what I did 16-17 years ago. Ruined me for store bought eggs. Ugh!! For starters

my friends German Shepherd and rat terrier/Dachshund mix just roam around in the backyard with the chickens! I was so nervous but all 6 just went about their business and got along great!!

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

We've found that the more all of our animals spend time around each other, with us around, the more comfortable they are co-existing without issue

These hens I got are the most sweetest babies !!! I love em love em!! They are helping my mental health and motivating me to go outside . Before I’d just sit inside with tv and phone game

Gosh, it's always been my dream to have chickens! Watching videos like these makes me more excited!

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They're so great to have, and hopefully you can get a flock of your own. Check out some of our other videos to see more of our chickens on our farm. thanks for watching!

Agreed. All chicken eggs should be from free range.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They’re the best eggs from the happiest & healthiest chickens!

@michaeltewes7833

Жыл бұрын

try raising enough chickens to lay enough eggs for your local bakery, will never happen

@theferalfemalesociety

Жыл бұрын

​@@michaeltewes7833 well.. you might not be able to achieve this, but out here in the country.. it's not that hard.

@charlieweckston8260

Жыл бұрын

@@michaeltewes7833 um that is easily achievable with 100 hens

@charlieweckston8260

Жыл бұрын

@@michaeltewes7833 depends on the size of the bakery, industrial size no you’d still need to have the massive terrible hen houses

I was so used to store-bought eggs that when we were forced to buy local eggs from a nearby farm due to an outbreak of avian flu, I initially thought that the fresh eggs were spoiled because the yolks were cloudy. It was only after doing some research that I learned that cloudy yolks are actually a sign of freshness and nutrition in eggs.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

The difference is incredible! So glad you found a local source for farm eggs

@jeannetemplin9706

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info about cloudy yolks being a good thing. We don't have chickens yet, but your info will help many new chicken owners if they read it.

I just got my first 10 this year. I'm so in love 😍😍😍

When I was a kid we hit a rough patch where we had not a lot of money coming into the household. The thing that saved us was us having chickens. We had German pancakes, omelettes, eggs and rice, egg bagels, for days on end. Some of those things I can't eat now because I ate them so much then. But I am forever thankful for having those birds around. God is great.

I've had a free range flock wandering my yards for the last twenty five years. There is no egg more delicious and nutritious than home flock eggs. Bonus is we do not have any problem with ticks.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They’re the best, store bought don’t compare. And not having to worry about ticks or fleas is amazing!

@donaldwillie3126

Жыл бұрын

What about rats?

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

@@donaldwillie3126 no issues with rats here

@relentlessmadman

Жыл бұрын

eating ticks good!! yes!!

@anne-marieruzycky3607

Жыл бұрын

What about eagles. Eagles here pick up wild turkeys

Free-range for now... apparently a bill has passed or is in the works to ban free range chickens.... because of bird flu. Yeah. Our lovely government is just looking out for us.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Oh lord, what we we do without their endless “help” & “protection”

@slowpoke4557

Жыл бұрын

​@@texastotableI'm guessing a happier and more fulfilling life with less stress

@georgegravette1132

8 ай бұрын

I'm sure Pfizer or Moderna will come up with a vaccine for that.

As long as they're 1) live in good conditions 2) are unfertilized, and 3) loved and cared for as living beings vs something to get eggs out of.... there's not much of a moral dilemma. I've been completely vegan for 11 years and I'm getting chickens this week 🌸

@Anxietity

Жыл бұрын

Also) you can't much listen to the "free range" lable. Most "free range" chickens still live in awful conditions and the requirements to get that lable aren't quite what you imagine when ya hear the word free range. So it's better to still visit the farms vs blindly buying from the store if you must.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Our birds live a wonderful life on the farm. You’re sure to love having your own, they’re so fun and have quirky personalities

@user-iy3kz4ur6h

10 ай бұрын

true - but about the fertilized part - do as you feel fit, but we had 20 birds and many of them went broody once a year - things experience taught me 1. of a flock of 20 only perhaps 6 of mine Ever went broody - once... so the average chicken/duck is never going to sit on those eggs. You would have to pick them up and incubate them if you want a real chance of them becoming birds 2. Even when a hen did go broody, they only hatched 1-2 chicks in the 12 or more they sat on - even though 100% were fertilized. 3. the hens that did go broody Only went broody once a year, regardless of weather. So fertilized or not (you can't tell when you crack them) they aren't chicks till they're hatched. Only a brooder has a decent hatch rate. The roosters do offer some protection from Aerial predators, in particular - not because they can actually fight, but because when they see one they crow like mad men, the hens run, and the predators head for them - as such they do save a few hens. Personally, I don't see any ethical dilemma in eating a fertilized egg since it still has to incubate to become anything. To each their own though - I have no issue when someone says they won't. When you buy pullets though the guarantee is something like 90% - they can't sex them perfectly at birth - you can't know with 100% certainty till one crows and another lays an egg. If my roosters got aggressive they got culled, but I didn't process them just because they happened to be male.

Let's bring the egg industry to their knees, they not gonna go out of their way for us🙌

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

We're doing our part, and hope that more friends and others follow suit with their own backyard flock.

@AnnaYAH5315

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@outdoorscholar6016

Жыл бұрын

As much as I would love to do that, I don’t think the apartment manager would appreciate any chickens roaming around my room. Someday I’ll stick it to the egg industry, but not today

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

@Tigran Hakobyan Like the video suggests, find a local farmers market and buy from there

@MrStaybrown

Жыл бұрын

My former coworker had chickens, and he was always giving away eggs, he couldn't give away enough.

Consider Coturnix quail also. Quiet enough for neighborhoods, no salmonella, high egg production.

@richardgreen5637

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, I tried chickens but they crapped on my doorstep and I don't have enough space for them to roam. Quail are much better and quieter if one is limited with space and Karen neighbours.

🐔 Chickens are lovely. They eat most household scraps as well. 🐓 Don't get a rooster unless want fertile eggs though. A hen lays 240 eggs per year on average. Hens go off laying when the daylight hours get shorter.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Great points! They’re so great to have on the farm

@mcalling7858

Жыл бұрын

Mine lay rear round...keep them warm n add some steamrolled oats from feed store, oyster shells for calcium, alfalfa hay, oat hay instead of straw w standard layer n scratch my chickens lay year round...

@sixthsenseamelia4695

Жыл бұрын

@@mcalling7858 A light bulb or solar light extending the morning & evening day light hours can also help productivity. My chickens free range, no predators here. Very little feed required. I don't cull my chickens either, they die of old age. Mixed age flock, more than enough eggs to feed myself and share. For minimal effort at next to no cost. Chickens are fabulous little creatures!

@mcalling7858

Жыл бұрын

No lights just a solar sensor light for predator deterrent...clean Warm bedding in layer box oat or forage hay DEEP n fluffy or shavings pine or cedar (cheapest), no wind...this year I'm trying something new, dog kennels with camo tarp wrapped snug n over the top (no wind) n took out metal water dispenser ( soured the water) n use an open plastic bucket (tall as the chicken to keep out scratch dust)for water...I noticed if I dumped water bucket every other day the fresh water made them drink more n lay year round...🐔🐔🐔💕💕.

@mcalling7858

Жыл бұрын

Here's a tip for all, CHICKEN STARTER is medicated ($h if this get to the wrong ears they will regulate it) feed your chicken etc. When they get wounded ( rooster over breeding or fighting) n the antibiotics will heal them real fast...this is a golden tip ...

My wife's in laws Had chickens for 30 years I took some of the dirt out of that pin And grew tomathe plants were 15 to 16' high best soil you can get

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

It’s amazing, isn’t it!?!? Chicken composted soil is extremely high in nitrogen. We actually have them composting a few yards of soil per week in preparation for our spring garden planting

@Tenshilovesakuma

Жыл бұрын

Just make sure to dilute the chicken poo down so your plants don't burn! It's a very great fertilizer 😊

@DrummerXero626

Жыл бұрын

Why didn't you just say your parents..unless she has a brother or sister and your talking about those in-laws

I think that having chickens is so much more rewarding than having eggs. I would have them even if they didn’t lay eggs because their fertilizer is great in the garden and in these times when gardening can be so expensive I am able to have rich soils with just chicken manure, compost, and fish guts and heads and crab shells. They also are entertaining to watch and my fruit trees and flowering plants are absolutely thriving with the added manure

I eat eggs like these. I'm thankful that my friend raises chickens for just this purpose. The chickens just run around the yard. They look just like these eggs here...various shades of brown and light blue. Yummer eggs!

The more grass chickens eat in their diet the deeper orange the yolks are as well as being more nutritious. So, don't use chemicals on your lawn and feed the clippings to your chickens. Also, if you buy eggs and the carton says "fed vegetarian diet" don't buy them. Chickens are omnivores and are scratching for bugs and worms, etc, If they are fed vegetarian food that means they have been raised in a cage and have never been able to scratch and peck as they naturally do.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Great points!

@SamStone1964

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for mentioning that chickens are omnivores and need greens and grubs. It's cruel to feed them on just grain pellets.

Chickens are the most chill animals in the world. If you want cheap and free entertainment just get some chickens and watch them interact with the world around them

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

You’re so right! We have quite a few animals on our farm and chickens are by far the funniest

@gregorystell6858

Жыл бұрын

@@texastotable won't argue that. I have a pitbull that loves watching them with me and has even let them crawl on him.

@loneranger5349

Жыл бұрын

nothing free

@gregorystell6858

Жыл бұрын

@@loneranger5349 don't be a sourpuss

@eliseville

Жыл бұрын

@@SusanKay- The bigger their range, the less competition and massively lower intra-flock VIOLENCE!!! Hen pecking “nearly” disappears. So, if limited space, choose your breeds very carefully and keep very few (3-4?) And ALWAYS offer plenty of entertainment/dust baths/swings& perches, fresh greens & dried mealy bug larvae!

I love Joe because he is reasonable. People don’t realize, eggs are not chickens. They are simply immunity, fat, calories and water. BTW, I have five hens, five pullets, two chicks my hens hatched and a cockerel. Most people around me STOPPED eating eggs and in some cases - chicken too. I swear they think they’re eating my birds. LOL it kinda sucks tho. I was hoping the eggs would be accepted happily. Nope.

I love watching other people's chickens on youtube and would love to have a small flock of my own.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We have so many videos planned for our flock so we're happy you're following along. Having your own small flock is definitely something you should do!

soon as I get my own place, I'll definitely get some chickens

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

That’s exciting! Hopefully you have both very soon. We plan to share a lot more videos about our farm animals, particularly chickens, so keep an eye on the channel

@joshhouse6857

Жыл бұрын

You can fit one in a suitcase, just in case! Breakfast on the go fo sho

@Grayson4life

Жыл бұрын

Make sure you can by laws where you buy

My family has raised chickens since forever. Living with and raising them is an experience in itself. Currently I am planning on making a lil hat for my favorite chicken, fluffers

My friend is vegan (for moral reasons) and she ran into some health problems from not having enough protein. I asked her why not just eat eggs if it is a moral thing, no chicken are harmed. She was mad at me at first, but I asked her to hear me out and she did. She came over to my house (for the first time, she didn't know I have chickens) and I showed her how loved and cared for they are. I explained how hens lay eggs with or without a rooster (no rooster, no fertilization, no baby chicks) and how chickens are one of the most symbiotic relationships I can think of. I provide them food, water, shelter, protection from predators, snacks and garden scraps. In turn they provide me with unfertilized eggs for me to feed my family and myself with. Her only point was "well it is a large and nice cage, it is still a cage." So I told her to open it and let them out, they will willingly go back in by themselves at dark. So she let them out and they did their chicken thing while we looked at my garden and hung out for a bit. At dark the chickens all went back into their coop, and I explained it is a good life for a chicken, they want to be here. After a few weeks of her debating with herself over why she was vegan and what it really meant to her (and her health problems continuing to get worse) we made an agreement, she would eat enough eggs to get her protein and fix her health problems, as long as the eggs came from my chickens that were well cared for. I feel a little bad that I got her to bend or break her vegan rules, but it worked out for her health in the end. If she can live with it, so can I.

@texastotable

Ай бұрын

What a great story. You’re a good friend. 🙏🏻

As a vegan this the only animal product I can consume. I bought baby chickens weeks ago just for fun for the kids. Never knew this egg crisis was going to happen. Now I find myself building a coop and buying chicken feed

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They’re so fun and the eggs are an amazing bonus, especially now. Make sure to give them your kitchen scraps. We are about to make a video about sprouting your own seed fodder so subscribe and look for that one.

@alinapung5155

Жыл бұрын

Can I ask if you feel its the chicken breeding industry is ethical? I've always wanted chickens and last year I finally I got my 3 chickens from a friend who wanted to rehome them to a bigger space. I'd like more chickens though I feel uncomfortable buying them from a breeder as males would likely be killed as they do not lay eggs, and many councils do not allow people to keep them. Interested to hear your thoughts on this

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

@@alinapung5155 You could join some local chicken groups on fb and buy mature hens from people looking to downsize their flock. That would be one way to add hens. But ultimately, as with most livestock, the females are more desirable for their reproductive longevity and temperament compared to males, so males are generally used for meat. The hens you do add to your flock are going to have a great life

@alinapung5155

Жыл бұрын

@@texastotable Definitely a good option, thanks for the reply!

@SamStone1964

Жыл бұрын

If you eat eggs you're not a vegan :)

I had chickens few years ago!! now I’m getting a new coop and chickens in two weeks can’t wait. So excited.🎉🎉🎉

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! We have some great videos in the works to share what we do with our flock so subscribe and follow along.

Our chickens eat all our kitchen waste, veg trimmings, love tomatoes, cabbage leaves, lettuce. They even eat their old egg shells for the calcium. A chicken gives an egg every two days. My only problem is, I fall in love with them. I can't kill them or give them away to be eaten. I've got four now that hardly ever lay, on their own life-long pension plans. Keep your own. You know exactly what they've eaten and the yolks, my God! Dark, golden yellow. Incredible. Nothing tastes like a proper free-range chicken egg.

Chickens are entertainment, bug control, and eggs. I love my hens.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They’re so great

And chickens are getting real exspensive. Even adult chickens are farm markets

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

You’re not kidding!

You should get chickens because the government tells you not to

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

X1000!

@crystalo3550

Жыл бұрын

Yes this is good because u really should do what they say not to do

I completely agree with you. The problem is can’t have in the building ☹️

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

The next best thing to having your own flock is finding a local farmers market to support. That’s the best source for eggs and other organic groceries

I love chicken eggs. People in my neighborhood have chickens. We also have owls 🦉.. they have no ethical dilemma killing my neighbors chickens. The sound is the worst part.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Hawks were our nemesis for a while until we got our flock a secure run. It's a constant battle with predators if you have chickens

You can also feed them your food waste, literally free eggs.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They're so perfect to have around!

They're fun, once you figure out how to keep the hawks, bobcats and foxes away......

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

The predators keep you on your toes with chickens. Our dogs keep bobcats, foxes, and coyotes out. We have a fully enclosed outdoor run due to issues with hawks, and we allow the chickens to free-range in the evenings when we are out in the yard

@P_double_H

Жыл бұрын

Nothing that a 5.56 can't do.

@truthbetold1855

Жыл бұрын

​@@P_double_H just dont say it out loud since its a federal crime lol. Also.. CROWS really help with Hawks.

@dicklongstroke5414

11 ай бұрын

Get a goose and he will ferociously protect your flock from predators.

I got 12 of them and love them. Done had them over a year now… one of the best investments ever!

I’ve had chickens for over 12 years. The eggs are not free, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I have to clean the coop, buy feed and treats for them, plus bedding for the nesting boxes. I also have a livestock guardian dog so they don’t get eaten by coyotes or hawks. But I love my girls… it’s just that saying the eggs are free isn’t accurate.😊

chickens are awesome. pest control, fertilizer, eggs, weed control, plus they can be little badasses and provide audible security service.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! 🙌🏽

@crystalo3550

Жыл бұрын

Yes audible security lol i tell my boyfriend my rooster is like my watch dog let's me know if there's someone or something prowling around in our backyard he says im crazy but I'd be willing to bet that why he goes off at odd hrs sometimes I think

They’re not financially free. They are chickens. Not ethically free. They take time, effort, care, food and shelter.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Well, no animal on the farm is financially free. But they are more than worth the money and time we put into them

@papajeff5486

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Nik-ws9td

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@mrr-ee6ui

Жыл бұрын

free roaming hens don’t need much in way of purchasing food. there coops only need cleaning once a year

@SamStone1964

Жыл бұрын

​@@mrr-ee6ui Or you could clean their coop every other day if you care about hygiene. If you have foxes you can't free-range.

I really wanna own chickens again it’s just that I live in area where it’s not possible

Joe’s got such a nice hen house.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

🙏🏽 Thank you, that is actually our coop in the video. We just used Joe’s audio to deliver the message.

I have a white pigeon that deeply bonded with me. In the last 3 years she has laid about 40+ eggs

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Awe!

If everyone had chickens eggs would not be a business.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

You’re right! We are doing our part and trying to introduce more people to keeping chickens

@loneranger5349

Жыл бұрын

if everyone had cows and don't forget soybeans cotton corn and all the other stuff you neglected to think of that everyone could have simply if they wanted.

Chickens if treated well become really friendly

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They sure do! Their personalities really come out

Eating eggs from your pet chickens is far less violent than eating vegetables.

I'm so heartbroken, I can't have chickens where I live 😭

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Next best thing is to find a farmers market and buy from a vendor there. Maybe your city/neighborhood will grant an exception?

@Grayson4life

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps no rooster and mobile pens? You won’t need a rooster that way. They don’t need a rooster to lay eggs.

My husband and I are talking about getting a couple chickens. In our county, we are allowed up to 10 chickens in city limits, which I feel like is a lot for us but I do know multiple people that have a few chickens. Hell, my sons best friends mom has like 4 chickens. She has a huge gated off area for them in her backyard so her dogs dont bother them. They just roam around and keep her bugs to a minimum.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Definitely get yourselves a flock, it is so fun to have them on your property. We have a few other videos/shorts posted about ours, and we have plenty more videos planned to help subscribers start their own backyard coop so follow along, we'd love to help any way we can!

Chickens need layer pellets. They need clam shell pellets and sunflower seeds. They are not free meals. They also need pine straw for their roosts.

My family got chickens when i was 15, and i seriously can't even stand store bought eggs anymore. My girls have more than enough room and give me a dozen eggs every two days... AND I'm adding some more birds. Even with the new birds, they have more space than they ever need. I'm hoping to get goats soon, but chickens are one of the best first steps you can take

Chicken is the most survival animal to feed a family ,I know my mother always has Chicken and she raised 11 kids on eggs rice and beans

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They’re so great to have around and it’s so great to have a renewable food source daily

also, vegans need to start consuming honey. It is also morally fine and beekeepers help bees not exploit them. If the bees are not happy they are free to leave :) And bee keepers are helping keep our honey bees alive

@inversedopposite6913

Жыл бұрын

Somehow this isn’t the most stupid comment here…

@user-lp7xv7sn2u

9 ай бұрын

i agree that honey is morally okay, but a vegan wouldnt be vegan anymore if they ate honey 😂 or eggs. i could never be vegan, too many restrictions. theres nothing wrong with using animal products as long as the animals are treated well. if it wasnt us they'd be killed by wild predators

@dallasoch

9 ай бұрын

Vegan is just a title, you can choose to eat however you want morally & ethically

@Tw1nkerbelle

8 ай бұрын

Honey bees are not native to America, and they compete with wild bees for food (wich is then taken and replaced with low nutrient sugar water). So beekeepers are not helping the wild bee population, but rather harming them.

@user-ps1ft1hy4j

2 ай бұрын

Welcome to diabetes.

I was a hard core vegan for a little over 3 years. Now I have 6 back yard chickens and eat eggs daily. They have really become a part of our family and I truly believe they are happy here.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They are so great to share your property with and their personalities are the best

My parents have 10 chickens and since they’ve had them for the past 4 years, I have not had to go to the store and buy eggs, it’s so great 😊

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

🙌🏽

Yep, free food, no bugs on the property

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! 🙌🏽

Not to mention they taste sooo good.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They’re amazing!

I have ducks, and I do want chickens, but both are the best entertainment I've ever had. They've got such great personalities! People don't understand just how sweet and friendly they can be, and they're extremely intelligent, too.

That's why I want to live a village/farm life rather than being in cities like robots

I had Banties for years. Enjoyed the eggs a lot. Going back to store-bought eggs was difficult. They didn’t seem to have much flavor.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

The difference is incredible

That speckled rooster is gorgeous!

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That’s Chester, he was an “accident” because the pullets were supposed to be females but he is such a good rooster to our flock and isn’t aggressive with us. I’m our most recent video you can see more of him and the girls in the coop. Thanks for watching!!

I wish I could let my chickens free range but there are just too many hocks I’ve tried before but know they just have to stay in the chicken run

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

The hawks were our nemesis for a couple years but now we only let our flock free range the last couple hours of the evening and we haven’t had an issue since changing to this routine

There’s 2 problems to raising chickens that I think of right off the bat. First, having chickens attracts preditors such as coyotes, feral dogs, raccoons and foxes that come around to eat the chickens. Second, having chickens brings bad bugs such as ticks, lice and fleas. My dog caught ticks from my neighbors chickens. Chickens are better kept in the rural places. In cities, everyone lives too close to have chickens and the bugs associated with having farm animals too close by.

And chickens are hilarious little characters too🥰🥰

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They really are! The entertainment they provide around the farm is amazing

I love eggs, especially when the chickens are treated with kindness. I will pay more for that.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

🙏🏽

@crystalo3550

Жыл бұрын

I believe it that the egg tasted way better when the chicken is tooken care of

@a-a-rondavis9438

Жыл бұрын

​@@crystalo3550"tooken" English 100

@crystalo3550

Жыл бұрын

@@a-a-rondavis9438 aha lmfao yea I know taken just am always in a hurry and its the least of my worries I seem to get my point across well at least I feel like it to the individual im speaking to that is but yes I just don't feel im at school taking a test and im always hurrying i even shorten my words in my own way but usually I get a response that I see fitting and being in a hurry i tend to press the word that my phones predictive text or whatever it's called first pops up and because I hurry through i tend to press wrong 1 and because I do that it will continue to pop that one up and it becomes like a vicious cycle

@crystalo3550

Жыл бұрын

@@a-a-rondavis9438 and 100 or do you mean english 101 lmao

Ive had chicken in the family my whole life. They are very simple to take care off and generally not a problem. Food/water done. Honestly a cared for chicken will have two or three times the size egg of the rushed industrial egg. Far better for one to. If the egg looks like a pong ball its did not develop correctly rushed through the hen. The only downside to chicken is the many land mines they leave around the yard. Or that every predator out there wants them. Honestly, chickens are great. Though for someone starting out give Quail a try. They need even less space and are easy to care for to.

They are funny sometimes too. Entertaining funny lil creatures.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

They are so entertaining! We love sharing our farm with chickens

I have 3 but wish I had closer management since my parents keep them for me and are to busy to take care of them.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they’re pretty self sufficient but giving them more attention goes a long way

@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311

Жыл бұрын

I feel concerned for them.... why reach out to the internet if you aren't, at least a bit, too? Go take care of them to the standards they deserve - or find someone that will?

I don't understand how anyone can claim all eggs are not vegan, If its not fertalized its literally wasting away if we don't use it. If you raise your own chickens as a vegan with no rooster then your eggs are technically vegan

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@SamStone1964

Жыл бұрын

Eggs are an animal product and therefore not vegan.

Chickens really are amazing creatures.

Rogan, our stupid city/ government wont let me have chickens in my yard😡

thank you for this video!

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I'm an avid fisherman. My grandkid and I get out the rods and clip on a hookless lure. Cara can cast 200 feet off the deck. Those yardbirds just love chasing it and we just love CHICKEN JIGGING.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

That’s funny! They are curious little creatures and I’m sure their run/fly thing they do is hilarious with a jig on the line to entice them

Do it while you can before the government doesn’t allow chickens anymore for homeowners They will probably have to be fathered in or something

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

lets hope the overreach doesn't come for small family farms

@Grayson4life

Жыл бұрын

I know. I’m wondering. I hear the eggs stop the covid virus. Dunno. But if it does in some way, they will ban them. Something to something for sure with so many chicken facilities burning down just this year. Makes no sense. Too many

If you've had fresh eggs you'd never want to go back to store bought

Ive had chickens my entire life, and it blows my mind how much better eggs taste when theyre fresh vs store bought. I used to think that eggs in restaurants were fake eggs, because they taste nasty by comparison. Chickens make such fun pets, and mine are so sweet

They also will eat your food waste.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Huge benefit!

Our chickens are 100 % free range and only eat what's outside with some sweet corn.

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

Happy Birds!

Chickens are awesome pets enough said

I had 70 chickens at one point, they would give me over 200 eggs a week, so many eggs I couldn't even use them all, I began giving them away, and selling them at a STEEP discount to some of the poorer areas in my neighborhood, apparently some big wig caught wind of this and they forced me to stop giving the chicken eggs away and stop selling them, I told them it was a free country and I could do whatever I wanted as long as I'm not hurting anybody, and you know what they said to me? "Giving away free food IS hurting people because they won't learn to go out and get a job" How cruel humanity has become...

@texastotable

Жыл бұрын

That is so crazy, helping others with excess harvest is something we love to do and our friends/family so appreciate it