Chickens

37 videos with this tag.

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
Livestock Course
Nutrition Basics For Chickens
Join Bill Sadler, Nutrition Specialist at Manna Pro, for an engaging discussion focused on selecting the correct feed for your…
Bill Sadler
Bill Sadler Manna Pro
Livestock Course
Rotational Grazing Basics
Get the basics of rotational grazing from the folks at Premier 1 Supplies. Cover the fundamentals of grazing 250 ewes…
Joe Putnam
Joe Putnam
Livestock Course
The Natural Home Dairy
With the help of cow, goat, or sheep partners, and by sharing milk with their babies, you can produce all…
Deborah Niemann
Deborah Niemann Thrifty Homesteader
Livestock Course
Adding a Cow to Your Homestead
Jeannette Beranger lays out the considerations around adding a cow to your homestead. Here is a list of what you…
Jeanette Beranger
Jeanette Beranger
Livestock Course
Rabbits: The Secret Homestead Resource
In this video, learn about rabbits, among the easiest species to raise and, unlike most of their farmyard counterparts, require…
Jeanette Beranger
Jeanette Beranger
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
Livestock Course
Consider the Goat ... Please
Learn how to care for and groom your goats from Gianaclis Caldwell. Here is a list of what you will…
Gianaclis Caldwell
Gianaclis Caldwell Pholia Farm Creamery
Self-Sufficiency Series
Seed Starting: Vessels & Methods
In this video, join Sharon Ashworth as she shares seed starting education at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Lawrence, Kansas.…
Fair Speakers
Fair Speakers
Real Organic Methods
Why Choose Soy- & Corn-Free Feed?
What's in your eggs? Chloe Nevarez shares why (and how) her family farm made the change from conventional to soy-…
Chloe Nevarez
Chloe Nevarez Happy Hens, Real Organic Project
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
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
Learning the Egg Story ☆ Sponsored by Brinsea
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
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
Raising Poultry 101 Course
Meat Bird Tips for Success
Twain Lockhart gives husbandry advice to people on raising their own meat birds to avoid making the same mistakes he…
Twain Lockhart
Twain Lockhart Nutrena, Cargill
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
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 Senior Producer of Video & Events • Mother Earth News, Queren King
Raising Poultry 101 Course
Common 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 Senior Producer of Video & Events • Mother Earth News, Queren King
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 Senior Producer of Video & Events • Mother Earth News, Queren King
Raising Poultry 101 Course
Chicken Coop Basics
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 Senior Producer of Video & Events • Mother Earth News, Queren King
Raising Poultry 101 Course
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