Brooding Chicks - Beginners Guide To Meat Chickens

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Brooding Chicks - Beginners Guide To Meat Chickens
Today we got a new batch of cornish cross chicks in the mail! These are our first broiler chickens or meat chickens for this year. These will be chickens we sell later in the year at our farmer's markets.
We are going to show how to set up your brooder, get your chickens started correctly so they will thrive and do well, talk about feed, water, heat lamps and other brooder operations. If you want to get started in pastured poultry, this is a video you should see!
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@dwighthires3163 2 жыл бұрын

I love Sandra's laughter and fun attitude. We need more of her in your videos.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

We'll get her in some more. She has been neck deep in her off farm job since the first of the year. She'll free up some after tax season is over.

@dwighthires3163 2 жыл бұрын

@@SheratonParkFarms I do not envy a person who gets put into the pressure cooker of each tax season. Hopefully she will get through it just fine

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir. It certainly tries her nerves. She thinks April 15 is a bigger holiday than Christmas because it’s over then (mostly). Appreciate it.

@organizedchaos729 2 жыл бұрын

LMAO @ Chuck being so tight he squeaks when he walks....LOL

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Its funny because its true!

@ronr7612 2 жыл бұрын

The sound is much much better

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks!

@heathjones8106 2 жыл бұрын

Sound quality is spot on. I appreciate the investment.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate the feedback.

@braydencaldwell258 2 жыл бұрын

Sheraton farms is best

@mccrack77 2 жыл бұрын

The new mics are fantastic! A real game changer.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Agree it is much better.

@debireed6128 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Everybody loves Sondra.

@glenncollins294 Жыл бұрын

Your wife is your better half. Really you are a lucky man. Thanks Glenn

@Beps128 2 жыл бұрын

The sound quality is great!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@dayneholt4149 2 жыл бұрын

So glad Sondra is feeling well, nice to hear her chuckle. Be well, best wishes to you and yours.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Yep. She’s back and wide open. 🤣

@Traci_S_Aaron 2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys Not sure how long of extension cords your using just check to make sure that they are hopefully 12 ga with 1500watts being drawn the length and gauge comes into play... Let her have fun She is bringing smiles to your videos

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

I do need a bigger cord for sure. Thanks for watching

@lloydcoleman5469 2 жыл бұрын

Your camera is amazing! Sound is fantastic too! Thanks for sharing

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@tomellington-taterroadfarm668 2 жыл бұрын

What ever you changed for the sound, Stick with it. The sound is perfect

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. New mics.

@andyprivett2699 2 жыл бұрын

Spring is coming. Good video. Great to see Saundra back and keeping you in line.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a chore for sure. 😆😆. Thanks for watching.

@terrytesterman1689 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video from down on the farm. Glad you all are well and kicking. God bless you all in all your endeavors.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

@cynthiarahman9395 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Saundra. Chuck finally let you in the video. You know what would be interesting, videoing Saundra what she does while you’re out doing chores. All in good fun. Bless you for all the hard work.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah she finally made in. Don’t know that her napping all day would be interesting. 🤣🤣 just joking.

@TheSwartzFamilyHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Audio is definitely improved! Money well spent in my opinion. Thank you.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for watching.

@TheSwartzFamilyHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Oh and my first ever batch of 25 meat birds (Cornish cross) ship Tuesday, so great timing on the video, it was a good refresher. Also ordered a Kitchener drum plucker from Amazon. All the better rated entry level pluckers are out of stock everywhere, so be warned any of y’all looking.

@IandiBoats 2 жыл бұрын

I love your wife. She balances your serious nature. Good vid. 👍🏾

@MastinoNapoletano420 2 жыл бұрын

The mic is working great Chuck! Good to see Saundra and that you two are doing well!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I think that is going to help our sound issues. Appreciate ya'll watching.

@tonychaudoin2548 2 жыл бұрын

Love watching your farm growing and getting ready for spring! Prayers for you that you will see Gods presence in your life.and farm! God bless!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much.

@bryanpearce4440 2 жыл бұрын

I really love the videos.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Appreciate ya'll watching.

@HedgehogsHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Love meat chicks

@bautistafamilyfarm 2 жыл бұрын

that is a nice big brooder box and well set up, good to see Sondra smiling, another great video guys

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Appreciate y’all watching!

@thefrenchgardener1865 2 жыл бұрын

Terrific video . . . BTW, the sound is perfect!

@darisanshanger1616 2 жыл бұрын

Just love you guys!!

@mdspider 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great things to know.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@eulerizeit 2 жыл бұрын

Sound is much much better. Thank you

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Appreciate y’all watching

@AmyJayOnTheWay 2 жыл бұрын

Good timing! Mine are supposed to arrive tomorrow morning!

@VeryVocalViking 2 жыл бұрын

Love Sondra!

@nanasplace8303 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel great stuff your putting out oh and just a quick note I love your wife she cracks me up ty an God bless

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate y’all watching. Saundra likes to give me a hard time. She’s a hard worker.

@coveychasefarm 2 жыл бұрын

Great info as usual.

@CliffsideStables 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chuck...I just ordered the brooder plans! Tim in northern TN

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim! Hope they are helpful. Appreciate your support.

@stropefarmsllc7630 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video you guys keep it up

@budhames5254 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chuck and Saundra, hope all is well!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bud!

@yeagerxp 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent work and very Informative 👍👍👍 . Thanks for sharing

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Appreciate y’all watching

@henryb.8005 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff 😎

@novascotiana-ourroadtoburn2408 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you. If we try out turkeys this year for the first time: your video has been the inspiration ;-) ! Best regards from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

You should definitely do turkeys. Great animals!

@msb8013 2 жыл бұрын

That Cornish cross is boss. It was my first meat chicken. 2 over ate young and died. Ones legs stopped working before it was a year old but I grew to incredible size. The other two lived longer didn't have leg problems and again produced massive amounts. These chickens free ranged with my leghorn and though they preferred grains, they were excellent grazers. Overall very healthy and sweet temperament.

@toddcaskey9984 2 жыл бұрын

Great job , saw the hangers . Todd

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

They work great on those lights!! Thanks again.

@toddcaskey9984 2 жыл бұрын

@@SheratonParkFarms u will really like them in the chicken tractors , at least I do . Thanks for finally letting u r better half in the videos. 🤪

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah. Easy to adjust. I just can’t keep her in check. Always trying to run the show. 😆😆

@south_coast_tackle 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome! Just ordered your brooder plans and plan on building us one out. We are currently using 2 black totes from Tractor Supply and they work ok but I think ya'lls brooder would better suit us. Thanks for everything you do and all the knowledge you are sharing!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I think you’ll like these better than the totes. Bigger and easier to work in.

@robinwhitlatch4497 2 жыл бұрын

The new mic’s improved your audio 1000%! 👍 The roof on the giant brooder looks pretty heavy and appeared that it wants to twist when you opened it. Would attaching a 2x2 strip vertically every 3 or 4 feet help stiffen up the plywood and stabilize it when opening? The new chicks look great zooming all over the brooder. Turkeys are growing fast! They always crack me up running in a single line, flapping their wings but no flight. Glad to see Sondra getting back to her sassy self and making a appearance. 🤠

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, we are going to work on the roof of that to improve it some.

@mileydisfunes4120 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 😂♥️🐥🐓

@buggyman9024 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, one suggestion with your big brooder. The hinged roof looks heavy because of the shingled roof. A metal roof might be lighter .

@wesashcraft7799 2 жыл бұрын

Great video guys. Love to see the grass starting to green up and hearing the peeps of the new chicks. We’re starting our second year of having just chicken and eggs at the market and doing all our own processing packaging. We’re going to try to do a run or two of turkeys this year and I wondered, when you mention having ground turkey and turkey sausage, are those products you process and package yourself? If so I’d love a video on that process. As well as some insight on how you part up a whole turkey. We have processed a couple for neighbors but never broken them down. Thanks for what you do and any info you can lend!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck on the turkeys. Yes, we do all the processing ourselves. We’ll try to do a video in that at processing time. Appreciate y’all watching

@esperago 2 жыл бұрын

Where the heck do you live that you are allowed to process and package yourself without thousands of dollars of equipment, machinery and sanitation devices? Where I live in Canada, the provincial government basically requires all of the above plus a dedicated indoor area and a license. In other words, the only poultry producers that can afford to process the birds themselves are factory farms. It's brutal.

@wesashcraft7799 2 жыл бұрын

@@esperago Most of the US has a small poultry producer exemption. That allows farms like mine and Chuck and Saundra’s to process and package poultry so long as it’s under a certain number of birds (usually 20k). It still is thousands of dollars of equipment if you want to do it at any scale, just a little lighter on the regulation size. Also in almost all cases can’t be sold over state lines.

@esperago 2 жыл бұрын

@@wesashcraft7799 God Bless the USA. I'm Canadian but should have been born an American. So many regulations up here. I need a poultry license just to raise anything over 200 meat birds a year. Im jealous of your freedom.

@marvinpiatt2942 2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys enjoy watching your videos. Just was wondering how do you do the processing on your chickens? Do you donut yourself? Thanks!

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. We do it ourselves here in the farm.

@blackmantis001 2 жыл бұрын

Good video thx, do you have plans for the large brooder?

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

We just are finishing them up. We’ll do another video in that brooder and have the plans available.

@gmar4454 2 жыл бұрын

Do you or did you ever ferment the feed before feeding it? Supposedly much better feed conversion. Please reply. Thanks

@ColoradoAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Simple questions: who did you order your chicks from and what wireless mics did you add?

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Chicks came from Hoover Hatchery. We usually order from Freedom Ranger. Mic: amzn.to/35cd8Om

@susiebrown7553 2 жыл бұрын

I just ordered the Cornish cross this morning. I couldn't get get many as they have been selling fast. What is the problem you had with them? I had to order some ginger broilers too. Any reviews on those? I am a meat bird newbie. Always eggers for this country girl up til this year.

@AA-mr5mu 2 жыл бұрын

Before I buy the plans, can I ask what the footprint dimensions of the small brooder is. Want to get an idea on space needed.

@t.c.fraley5154 2 жыл бұрын

I got 30 buff Orpingtons to raise for meat chickens so I could incubate and hatch my own eggs are the buffs a decent meat bird

@Matt-1926 2 жыл бұрын

Just curious where do you order your birds from? I usually raise and butcher 150 Cornish a year. Been thinking about doing some turkeys again but the price up here in the northeast are ridiculously high for turkey peeps. Thanks

@Flashpoint1122 2 жыл бұрын

Who do y’all order your birds through?

@dawnlouiseofficial 2 жыл бұрын

what breed of hen did you mention you were getting? Not the cornish but the other one. I am looking for a breed that does well on pasture. Need good meat bird that is good at foraging. Love your brooders :)

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

They are Freedom Ranger Color Yield. Good luck with them. They do great for us. Appreciate y’all watching

@davidabbott4204 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you order your Cornish Cross from? I haven’t had much luck with active CC chicks and lost several in the first week.

@dwaynelejeune3508 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you purchase all your chics

@sheshejosey3596 2 ай бұрын

you mention that the more chicks you have the less time you can have them in there...what is your time frame say if you had 30 chicks? How long should they stay in there? 3 weeks or less?

@daltonsever3709 Жыл бұрын

Is it true, its good to put peas and Oregano in their water? To help them.

@GeauxBig007 2 жыл бұрын

What about feed requirements for chicks and do you do any additives like Ferrell?

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

We buy a good quality chuck started that already has the minerals in it.

@susewambold8175 2 жыл бұрын

How long do you keep the chicks in the brooder? You may have mentioned it, but I wasn’t sure I’d it’s based on size and space.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

We leave them in there till they are mostly feathered out.

@fallingrockhobbyfarm1210 2 жыл бұрын

What style bulbs do u use with hogslat heat lamps, thinking about buying some and notice they have round face or hardened dimple face for bulbs

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

We use the regular red heat lamp bulbs. 250w I think they are.

@fallingrockhobbyfarm1210 2 жыл бұрын

@@SheratonParkFarms thanks I greatly appreciate it

@chan4754 2 жыл бұрын

Would you spell the name of the pasture chickens (the ones other than your new meat chicks)- I would like to know more about them please.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

They are Freedom Ranger Color Yield. Good luck with them. They do great for us. Appreciate y’all watching

@marcopirovano1044 10 ай бұрын

If i have cornish crosses i use em for pets

@debbiejagow8798 2 жыл бұрын

Do you process your own chickens?

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. We do them here in the farm.

@robertlucas2600 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you order your chicks from?

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

These came from Hoover Hatchery. We usually order from Freedom Ranger. Hoover has good chicks.

@bndwoodlands775 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. One friendly suggestion…think about what you are going to say before you say it.

@Bullweenkle 2 жыл бұрын

We get a kick out of your videos. It comes across as if you're the first people to discover agriculture and animal husbandry. It was said back in the day, "These young kids think they invented sex." Good luck. What you're doing is fine, but completely unsustainable.

@SheratonParkFarms 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣. Thanks for watching.

@mileydisfunes4120 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 😂♥️🐥🐓