Backyard Chickens

30 videos with this tag.

Hatching Goose, Guinea, and Duck Eggs
In Episode 241 of the Mother Earth News and Friends, John Metzer of Metzer Farms and Stephen Horst of Fifth…
Fair Speakers
Fair Speakers
Poultry Q&A Webinar
From Feed to Breeds and Eggs to Chicken Legs: Poultry Q&A
Welcome! The Poultry 101 Q&A webinar was recorded live on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Approx. 1 h 30 m. [video…
Fair Speakers
Fair Speakers
Poultry Q&A Webinar
How Cold is Too Cold for Your Chickens
As it gets colder — and in some places really cold — are you concerned about how you're going to…
Dalia Monterroso
Dalia Monterroso President of Chickenlandia • Welcome to Chickenlandia
Modern Homesteading Course
Preventing Poultry Predators
You might not see them every day, but it only takes one opportunistic predator to endanger your flock. Learn how…
Tomia MacQueen
Tomia MacQueen Wildflower Farm, Gardening for LIFE, Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, NOFA-NJ (Northeast Organic Farming Assoc.-NJ)
Brooding Chicks Master Course
Welcome to the Brooding Chicks Master Course!
Backyard Poultry has been educating small flock owners at every experience level about all things poultry for more than 15…
Lacy Armentor
Lacy Armentor Uphill Farm
Brooding Chicks Master Course
DIY Chicken Brooders & Other Brooder Basics
For chicks that aren’t raised by hens, their first weeks of life are spent in a brooder. What is a…
Lacy Armentor
Lacy Armentor Uphill Farm
Brooding Chicks Master Course
Feeding and Watering Chicks
Watering Chicks Chicks should always have access to clean drinking water from the moment they arrive in your care. We’ll…
Lacy Armentor
Lacy Armentor Uphill Farm
Brooding Chicks Master Course
Chick Growth and Development
Growing Up and Feathering Out You’ll be able to notice changes in your chicks nearly on a daily basis if…
Lacy Armentor
Lacy Armentor Uphill Farm
Brooding Chicks Master Course
Chick Behavior
Common Chick Behavior Chicks exhibit instinctual behaviors from a very young age that will follow them into adulthood. Knowing what…
Lacy Armentor
Lacy Armentor Uphill Farm
Brooding Chicks Master Course
Chick Health
Health Indicators There are several health indicators that will help guide you in evaluating your chicks on a day to…
Lacy Armentor
Lacy Armentor Uphill Farm
Brooding Chicks Master Course
Graduating from the Brooder to the Coop
They grow up so fast! Before you know it, those tiny sweet balls of fluff are ready to move out…
Lacy Armentor
Lacy Armentor Uphill Farm
Raising Chickens Webinars
Raising Chickens for Homegrown Meat and Eggs
Learn why, on the road to self-sufficiency, chickens are often one of the easiest stops along the way.
Jeanette Beranger
Jeanette Beranger
Chicken Processing Webinar
How to Process Chickens in Your Backyard
Learn how to turn your dreams of chicken farming and processing your own food in your own backyard into a…
Matt Wilkinson
Matt Wilkinson Hard Cider Homestead
Learning the Egg Story
Learning the Egg Story
Hear how teachers can help students learn through incubation! Pascale Pearce walks you through some of the lesson plan from…
Fair Speakers
Fair Speakers
Livestock Course
Caring for Chicks from the Hatchery to Home
Learn what to do in the first 48 hours of receiving your chicks, and what's needed in a chicken coop.
Rich Marion Patterson
Rich Marion Patterson
Raising Poultry 101 Course
How to Raise Baby Chicks
From the time you have chicks to when they're transferred to the coop, there's a lot to consider. In this…
Queren King-Orozco
Queren King-Orozco Living Aromatically
Raising Poultry 101 Course
Determining Flock Size and Selecting Breeds for Your Flock
Getting started with chickens is exciting, but how do you determine how many chickens you’ll need? Do you want enough…
Tom Watkins
Tom Watkins Murray McMurray Hatchery
Raising Poultry 101 Course
No-Fear Backyard Chicken Processing
Learn how to turn your dreams of chicken farming in your own backyard and processing your own food into a…
Matt Wilkinson
Matt Wilkinson Hard Cider Homestead
Raising Poultry 101 Course
Chicken Health and Behavioral Issues
Take care of your birds and learn what to do when they stop laying, begin moulting, pecking, or get injuries.…
Queren King-Orozco
Queren King-Orozco Living Aromatically
Raising Poultry 101 Course
Chicken Enclosure and Fencing Choices
Join Queren as she discusses the advantages of building a coop and a run versus turning a shed into a…
Queren King-Orozco
Queren King-Orozco Living Aromatically
Raising Poultry 101 Course
How to DIY a Chicken Coop with What You Already Have
Learn how to use what you have to DIY a chicken coop. Watch an overview of all the parts you…
Tracy Lynn
Tracy Lynn Simple Living Country Gal
Raising Poultry 101 Course
High Quality Chicken Egg Production
If your reason for getting chickens is the supply of delicious, fresh eggs, learn here what nutrition is necessary for…
Queren King-Orozco
Queren King-Orozco Living Aromatically
Raising Poultry 101 Course
Dust Bathing
Learn more about why chickens dust bathe and the benefits. At what age do chickens begin dust bathing? What is…
Lisa Sweet
Lisa Sweet Absorbent Products
Poultry: Transitioning to a Market Flock Course
Chick Brooder Setup
Learn what you need covered as David Hale of Windy Meadows Family Farm in Campbell, Texas, goes over a checklist…
David Hale
David Hale American Pastured Poultry Producers Association, Windy Meadows Family Farm