Raising Backyard Chickens for Beginners: Part 1 - The Coop
This is Part 1 of our new Backyard Chicken series. Don't let the Egg Crisis keep you from eating delicious farm fresh eggs! This video covers a broad overview of considerations related to housing your birds. We used a PawHut 75" Wooden Chicken Coop as the starting point, but added on extra space for our three birds. I'll talk about everything you need to consider before buying and/or building a coop for your new chickens. Future videos will cover more specific topics including what breed to get, raising chicks, feed, pest control and more.
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Part 2: How much work is it to raise chickens?
• Backyard chickens: How much work is it?
00:00 Intro
01:02 The Coop - Pre-Fab Versus Custom Built
01:54 How big should my chicken house be?
03:04 How many nesting boxes do I need?
03:37 How big should my roosting bars be?
04:00 For ease of cleaning, get a coop with lots of doors
06:28 How big should my chicken run be?
08:43 Thoughts on where to locate your coop
09:36 Protecting the wood by building a stone foundation
11:24 Water and Food containers
12:07 Straw and diatomaceous earth (food grade)
12:36 Chicken bathing
13:04 Stopping predators (tricky latches and locks)
15:33 Hardware Cloth versus Chicken Wire
16:46 What about rain?
17:24 Putting away my birds
18:04 Closing
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