Chicken Coop Rules that will Change Your Life

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Henlo! I am The President of Chickenlandia and I want to welcome you to Chickenlandia, a magical place where my pet chickens (and a few ducks) live an awesome life. Thank you for watching this video all about tips for planning your chicken coop. I hope you love it! #chickenlandia #welcometochickenlandia #backyardchickens
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@S.E.C-R Жыл бұрын

I think it’s important to remind some people that baby chicks are only possible IF there is a rooster in their flock… I know, I know common sense says otherwise, but I know a couple people that actually think that every “farm fresh” egg could have a chick inside and that’s why they only buy eggs at the store. I’m totally not joking! 😳🤦🏼‍♂️

@RTCPhotoWork Жыл бұрын

We just got chickens a week and a half ago, and we had so many people asking us the opposite when we said we were only getting hens. "But, don't you need a rooster to get eggs?" Not fertilized eggs, just eggs in general. 😳

@S.E.C-R Жыл бұрын

@@RTCPhotoWork Congrats on your new babies… it’s also nice to know that there are people out there that get it. I guess in their defense they are born and raised downtown big city people that have never been around anything but dogs and cats. But still, LOL!

@smokymountainangoras Жыл бұрын

You would not BELIEVE how many people I have to explain the difference between fertilized and unfertilized eggs, when I am selling chickens. 🐣 why don’t they teach the life cycle of chickens in elementary school !!!!

@jillian1515 Жыл бұрын

@@smokymountainangoras They can't even teach kids what a woman is. Male and female chicken education would make too much sense.

@barbarapackard873 Жыл бұрын

There are many silly people in society now.

@lookingtotheeastreatha7379 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVE that you are so down to earth and keep it real about keeping chickens! Everyone can't afford taking their chickens to the vet when sick or the top shelf coop and yard ... but YOU allow folks to feel OK about doing the best you can with what you have to work with! Kudos to you, Pres! :) Thanks!

@jpauldennis4040 Жыл бұрын

In some places in Florida they have returned to the trees and are getting somewhat wild, like their 'jungle fowl' ancestors.

@BergenBounty Жыл бұрын

Good to know. I have one chicken who refuses the coop and will only sleep in the tree

@-cMc- Жыл бұрын

Thats so funny no matter how many nesting boxes the chickens fight over one

@-cMc- Жыл бұрын

One day when I get property I need chickens 🙌

@granitemoss1451 Жыл бұрын

We had -45 degrees (when accounting for windchill) here in NH recently. I had a garage full of chickens. No one was happy but everyone was safe from the extreme temps and glad when it was time to go 'home'. It was by no means perfect but we made do and everyone survived. Looking forward to your book coming out next week!

@xkitchick Жыл бұрын

Prrrrrrrfect!!!!! We moved to TN but spent 40 years in NH. Glad y’all survived the freeze this February!

@heatherk8931 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure mine are all hiding from cold rain and wind, in my garage right now.

@maggiewatte7911 Жыл бұрын

My son just sent me a picture of chickens in trees in Hawaii ❤️

@WelcometoChickenlandia Жыл бұрын

Yay!!

@doreengilchrist724 Жыл бұрын

I love to watch the chickens in Hawaii. I’ve seen momma coming out and teaching her baby chicks to forage.

@debisussel1785 Жыл бұрын

My wild chickens live in our lychee trees🤙. I’m very fortunate to live on the North Shore up Pūpūkea in Sunset Hills 🥰

@marciabosteder5682 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Please share with your chicken people.

@kimberlybrown4284 2 ай бұрын

I converted an old garage on my farm to a coop. I built a beautiful reset of roosting bars. They only use the roosting bars as a stair to the rafters. My chickens roost in the garage rafters. 😂😂

@YourSundaySchool Жыл бұрын

I have “feral” chickens that sleep in our cedar trees in NC.

@targetedplantsguy9481 Жыл бұрын

I had built a very nice chicken coop with an extremely large run and my chickens over time chose to sleep in the trees. Doesn't matter what the weather's like, rain sleet snow hail. Here in Oklahoma when we had the Arctic freeze come through all of my chickens survived living in the trees. I would go out and check on them and you really couldn't see them because they were covered in inches of snow, but as soon as that sun came up they were out and about.

@heatherk8931 Жыл бұрын

Well, wish me luck! I fired up the incubator and put 3 Auracana and 3 Silver Laced Wyandotte eggs in. I'm hoping to get those and 2 more Black Australaurp and 2 Buff Orpington chicks so my 2 roosters will stop stressing out the 5 hens I've got. They hide all day from him and I'm concerned they don't get feed and water

@silviadias7791 Жыл бұрын

That's hilarious with the two chickens in the same box!! Hahaha

@WelcometoChickenlandia Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@smokymountainangoras Жыл бұрын

Two hens can raise chicks together for double mom duty, they do a good job !!!

@sailorarwen6101 Жыл бұрын

My chickens will change which box they prefer on an almost daily basis and they ALL decide that’s the one they’ll lay in. If one is using it and another one gets impatient they will sit on top of each other.

@SunshineCountryChickens Жыл бұрын

I love that nice thick net you have over your chicken area! Goals!

@stevenbrogdon3074 Жыл бұрын

How does it fare in the snow.? We get a lot of heavy snow in Reno NV. This year it totally collapsed the chicken run covered with chicken wire.

@SunshineCountryChickens Жыл бұрын

@@stevenbrogdon3074 Oh no! We rarely get snow here, netting comes in various size holes, the bigger options would probably be better for you

@smokymountainangoras Жыл бұрын

@@stevenbrogdon3074 if your chicken run is not that big you can use fishing line to protect the coop from hawks

@elsaborowka8110 11 ай бұрын

Where did you get your netting? Mine is thin and it cuts the chickens?

@SunshineCountryChickens 11 ай бұрын

@@elsaborowka8110 Look for heavy knotted aviary netting or batting cage nets

@janeywelch9983 Жыл бұрын

Of my four breeds, I have to chase my RIRs from a cedar tree every single night. Plenty of room for all but they are so different from my BRs, Leghorns and certainly my Cochins. I don’t know what to think of those Red Devils.

@beverlymichael5830 Жыл бұрын

I can happily say I have all the boxes checked on my coop and run for mine. Great information

@WelcometoChickenlandia Жыл бұрын

Yay!!

@persephonesplayroom420 Жыл бұрын

The one that made me laugh the most was the nesting boxes 😂 we also have so many, at least 3 per hen, but I always go to the same box to collect ALL the eggs!

@amyjohnson9240 Жыл бұрын

The only question I have for you is How many pair of glasses do you have? LOL

@WelcometoChickenlandia Жыл бұрын

Gosh… I actually don’t know… I think like seven??? 😂😂😂 #glassesmath

@amyjohnson9240 Жыл бұрын

@WelcometoChickenlandia I think you have more than that, it seems every video they are different LOL

@WelcometoChickenlandia Жыл бұрын

@@amyjohnson9240 🙈🙉🤓

@OMalMalamutes 3 ай бұрын

I love your glasses...why can't I find frames as cute as yours??!!😊

@pattimatson678 2 ай бұрын

I didn’t realize that chickens could even get into trees. I was in Haiti, staying in a place that had free range chickens. I wondered how they found the eggs.

@mevsm1 Жыл бұрын

I have been to three homesteads in Florida where their chickens roosted in the trees instead of in coops. At one place, Corgi's herd them up there at night.

@whimsicalendeavors Жыл бұрын

QA, Do you have a amazon wish list? I love your nesting boxes.

@joeolejar 7 ай бұрын

Our "coop" was at one time a horse stall that is about 14X16. Our 21 chickens seem to be comfortable in that much space. The run is a bit small but I will be expanding it soon.

@Susie_Floozie Жыл бұрын

Is that precious little Kiki on your shoulder? What a sweet angel to have close by you! Thanks for everything you do on behalf of chickens.

@JoyoftheGardenandHome Жыл бұрын

We made our roof with poly to mimic still being out in the woods, where the coop is. I wish we could free range...

@charlenegesquiere7400 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely true! Make sure you can stand inside. I made that mistake and had to bent over and got a lumbago. Also easy to clean, I try to avoid wood, except for the perches

@ItsZandrabyGrace Жыл бұрын

I found this channel yesterday and had to joined. We have chickens and I am learning every day.

@smokymountainangoras Жыл бұрын

Good luck with your chickens !!!! 🐔

@robinragan1702 Жыл бұрын

Great community here. Welcome.

@Celestes_Nest Жыл бұрын

My girls love love LOVE to sleep in trees. I hate to grab them and lock them up at night. Eventually, the fruit orchard will grow thick enough for me to leave them. Thanks for sharing Dahlia. 🤗

@christysmith5211 Жыл бұрын

I live in Hawaii Big Island. There are wild chickens here in my trees as I watch this. We have wild chickens join our flock often. We worm them and feed them and they give us their eggs. Then when my flock goes into the coop they fly way up into trees. Keep in mind we are the rainiest city in America. Hilo Hi . Over 13. Feet a year

@nancyfahey7518 Жыл бұрын

I figured out why all my chickens were sitting on unfertilized eggs. The night light I had on all night was too bright. No night light and 2 days later they are better. Waiting for them to start laying again.😅

@barbarapackard873 Жыл бұрын

Can I compost in a small coop with a drawer?

@CarisaRae 8 ай бұрын

I use 2 x 6s for roosts... so they can keep their feet as warm as possible

@jandcschwartz Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your rain face lol I wish I'd seen this before I got the shed with a loft and high rafters. Those rafters are their safe place from me to easily treat them. I need one of those library ladders. That'd be cool.

@-cMc- Жыл бұрын

In the winter the enemy is moisture

@-cMc- Жыл бұрын

The pecking order oh gosh xD

@tamasitarod3176 Жыл бұрын

I like to question the rules too!😀❤😀

@christian5707 Жыл бұрын

As usual great information! What type of netting do you use? We are going to extend our outdoor run area but we have hawks and eagles… need to protect the girls!

@WelcometoChickenlandia Жыл бұрын

It’s very strong industrial netting. There’s a link in the description to some I found on Amazon, but the one I have is from a company called Pinnon Hatch Farms

@barbarapackard873 Жыл бұрын

Honeymooned on Oahu and loved the "free range" roosters. We'd love to have a rooster, but we'll just have to be happy with hens. 🐓

@ctfreesteader Жыл бұрын

Love your teachings !! from CT

@ShortbusMooner Жыл бұрын

Chicken Lives Matter! 🐔💪🐔 😉

@DE2borknot2b Жыл бұрын

😄😄😄 That's right!!!

@-cMc- Жыл бұрын

I'll grow a bush for my chickens to sleep in. 😴

@nosolar2023 Жыл бұрын

I just wish I could hold my chickens!!

@suuzq02 11 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊 You are so 😎 Chickenlandia-- love it!!!!! Martha Stewart has a coop with big tree branches Thank you 😊

@melodiegasaway3038 Жыл бұрын

I have 3 coops 2 big ones and 1 smaller 1 just cleaned all 3 the other day by myself I keep on top if it so it's never too bad only back of my biggest 1 where my ducks hang out that part can get bad

@esga3207 Жыл бұрын

I truly appreciate your perspective that each of us should do what we must to make this work for us. I have 3 hens and a rooster, appropriately named "Not da Boss," because in my backyard the ladies must rule the roost! I'm trying to delay rehoming Not da Boss until I get fertilized eggs, so I may raise some olive eggers. All 4 chickens hatched in October, and as of 7-10 days ago Not da Boss mounted my Cream Legbar. Still none of my 3 hens have started laying. So I'm "hiding" Not da Boss until we get fertilized eggs. When putting on the crow collar I heard your non-judgmental voice reassuring me in my head. Your voice and knowing the use of the collar is short-term kept me calm. (I stay in touch with all my neighbors, except one. The "except one" is the most likely to complain. So far only one neighbor has heard him crow; it was during the day, and she didn't mind at all.)

@debbyrabold6069 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad that so far your neighbors have not complained about your rooster. In my very small town we have a couple of chicken flocks. I am thrilled when I hear a rooster crow. It brings back good memories of when I used to have chickens.

@chris2790 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, makes total sense to have hens "rule the roost", as it really should be. Good job.🙄

@marciabosteder5682 Жыл бұрын

Iv been a chicken mommy for 6 weeks, I'm ready to get them into their own coop soon as weather gets warmer. Love your channel ❤️

@trinityriverhomestead Жыл бұрын

Henlo! I've watched your channel so much lately that my 8 and 7 year olds said "oh, the chickenlandia president!" Lol How big would you say your enclosed run is?

@WelcometoChickenlandia Жыл бұрын

Awww so cute! I think my run is 60’x30’

@trinityriverhomestead Жыл бұрын

@@WelcometoChickenlandia that's awesome! I hope to get something near that here soon! We just put a temporary cage in our run to introduce a splash ameraucana to our flock of 8. They are the same age. But our meany butt Easter egger managed to nip the new ones comb. It isn't actively bleeding but does look red. Wish I could attach a picture. How long have you noticed it taking to heal up something like that so she can eventually immerse with a flock? I wasn't going to let her in there for a week but this injury (the first I've ever had with any chicken) has me perplexed on a timeline lol

@ameliatribeofissachar7311 Жыл бұрын

Sis, could you put a link where I can buy your book? Thank you so much 👊🏽😘🇲🇽

@heatherk8931 Жыл бұрын

AMAZON I think

@ameliatribeofissachar7311 Жыл бұрын

@Heather K thank you. So much scamming going on. I appreciate you. I'll wait on her lol.

@esga3207 Жыл бұрын

Madame President, how many standard size chickens would you put in an Omlet Eglu Coop? The largest has room under it for chickens to get out of the rain. I've had as many as 5. Initially I thought it might be inadequate, as in too small, but they don't seem crowded at night when I peek into the coop. The run I feel should house no more than 3 full size chickens. Your thoughts?

@cherriethomas9538 Жыл бұрын

I saved the bag you sent my shirt in..I love it it's pined up on my feed room. I just realized you did chickinlanda for Portlanda! I didn't get it at first! I don't know! Blessings so proud of ypu an The Book!! Blessings

@lindaaphillippi7015 11 ай бұрын

Big wind storm here recently. I put a couple of downed limbs in the chicken run and they seem to love it! They really didn’t use about half of their run - too sunny ( it’s summer here) and nothing to do. Now they are enjoying it!

@sailorarwen6101 Жыл бұрын

I have a hanging roost branch, but I also have flat roosts because I have a rooster we adopted with messed up feet and he can’t curl his toes around anything so the flat roosts are for him

@heatherk8931 Жыл бұрын

Mar 1st, 23... there's signs my last of 5 hens is acting like she may lay an egg. Annie will be 1yo in 4/23, never layed an egg(unless she just never got credit, lol). She's a Wheatan Auracana

@jamesjessee4064 Жыл бұрын

Nice info keep up the good fight 👍

@AlmostHomestead Жыл бұрын

I need to build a bigger coop.😳

@molly2534 Жыл бұрын

I think you need a baby goat or two in there with the goats. 💗🤗💗

@evelynrogers7145 Жыл бұрын

I’m definitely an over thinker

@carolinevanwinkle3755 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your input.

@naycherdeb Жыл бұрын

Love the video, LOVE the tattoo! 👍🏻

@OMalMalamutes 3 ай бұрын

Id like to know how you keep grass in your chicken yard....mine have defoliated every bit of green...even the leaves on tree branches i bring in for them to roost on. What is your secret???

@wirelesscaller7518 Жыл бұрын

#1!!!!! No dig in no dig out, trench of chain link fence or utilities wire & sharp pointed rocks outside ! Racoons possoums snakes smart

@wirelesscaller7518 Жыл бұрын

Tropics. No grass!! Soaking alfalfa pellets with results of better eggs. Can't get alfalfa hay, it would be $35 a bale but they wouldn't order it unless we took a truck full.

@wirelesscaller7518 Жыл бұрын

Ours sleep inside a 5star hotel fortress, then inside a 5x4 box of compartment s that was supposed to be for eggs, they don't let there just decided it's for crammed together to sleep. They free range dawn to dusk watched by a police dog, have option to go thru doggy door into roofed wired,chainlink play yard.

@marciabosteder5682 Жыл бұрын

Hello Frien❤❤❤❤

@WelcometoChickenlandia Жыл бұрын

Henlo 👋🐔

@sweaterdoll 5 ай бұрын

I wish my husband would watch this.

@melodylyons4631 Жыл бұрын

Who doesn't need a less stress? Thank you honey

@saminairfan45 10 ай бұрын

Please do a video on chicken waterer

@MACTEPHOUSE Жыл бұрын

Отличное хозяйство 👍

@MJYouAreNotAlone1 22 күн бұрын

❤️🙏

@azmike1 Жыл бұрын

No. When my chickens sleep in their coop, they tend to huddle together. They are actually touching.

@CarisaRae 8 ай бұрын

The roost bar can't be too skinny, gotcha

@jennsinkona Жыл бұрын

What is that lower black metal run like thing I keep seeing in your videos?

@pauljohnston9446 Ай бұрын

Only 2 doors for a coup , because 4 doors would be a sedan ? 😂

@emmarywebb9483 Жыл бұрын

Hi I new to having chickens. I have a few questions. I was wondering if you point me to a video that can help. 1. Do I need to have bedding in the chicken run? 2. Should I start feeding my chickens adult chicken food after 8 weeks?

@Thecrazyraven. Жыл бұрын

Dahlia I want your opinion on the temperament of the Ayam Cemani chickens. While doing research looking for breeders I noticed a few people trying to pass off other black chickens as the Ayam cemani

@-cMc- Жыл бұрын

Always question. There is no absolutes

@sonjamiller8607 Жыл бұрын

Hello sweetheart I love you videos I have a question I can't spell the Earth stuff. I was wondering does it hurt to put it on their food? Do you spread it around your chicken coop in the hens laying baskets? I just ordered me black oil sunflower seeds. They love all that the grubs. They hear me at the back door and they just start singing to me and I praise him and love them and when I love them the rooster attacks me and he's just a little full grown silkie. How do I get the rooster 2 quit attacking me I want my chicken to love me and when I pick up the chicken and love the chickens. I enjoy going out there it's really help me mentally to get me out of this depression. Even my psychiatrist that I go to for depression and anxiety he told me the chickens make me happy. When the rooster gets done attacking me and I'll lay the hen down for him to stop he goes over and start picking her. I wish my daughter would turn loose a bad rooster and go give it a nice home I've got scars all over me. I got big hens so there's he not mating with him cuz he's too little I should say short. Any help that you could give me will be most appreciate it. My daughter won't turn loose the rooster she loves him. He does not spur my daughter she's got to Phoenix hens. He doesn't even spur her when she would be hold. All they get is organic and mixed greens everyday and he needs to stop I'm the one that feeds some taken care of and keep everything clean an the egg collector. He should like me I bring all the feed keep everything clean fresh water everyday fresh food they eat vegetables with no salt in it. I just don't know why he does this to me

@BestyetJourney Жыл бұрын

xoxo

@sixfigurebookkeeper7588 Жыл бұрын

4 square feet of space - is that 4 cubic feet or 4 square feet of floor space?

@heatherk8931 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure cubed?, lol at least I think so

@SK-nd7db 11 ай бұрын

We have 2 hens that always kick the pine shavings out of their nest box and we've tried nesting pads, they scratch that out, too. Do you have any tips on solving this?

@christianewolters1112 Жыл бұрын

what are those black things called you are using for the roosts? and does that make the roost removeable?

@jeenajeena4043 9 ай бұрын

Hello

@lms3847 Жыл бұрын

My 12 week old chicks are pooping on each other on their roost in the coop. The perches or space 18" apart. I don't know what I have wrong or what could be changed.