Calmer Chickens, Less Stress: Simple Tips for a More Peaceful Flock
Understanding what chickens need to be happy will go a long way to preventing any behavioral or health issues in your backyard flock before they begin! This video goes over the species needs of chickens, so you can have a calm chicken flock with no stress, and healthy happy birds. Some simple adjustments to 'standard' chicken keeping practices can go a long way towards improving your chickens' quality of life. Learn how to set up your chicken run, how to build a relationship with your flock, how to reduce the risk of aggression between flock-mates, and easy ways to keep your hens occupied and fight off boredom.
00:00 - Introduction
01:22 - Relationship With Your Flock
03:20 - Chicken Living Space
06:43 - Natural Behaiviours
12:13 - Using Chicken Habits
14:32 - Composition of Your Flock
17:10 - Feeding Your Flock