How to Raise Chickens: Some Questions and Answers

Susan lives in Charlottesville, Virginia and raises chickens in her backyard. Here she answers some common questions about raising chickens, including which breeds are good layers and what predators to watch out for.

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Pets & Animals

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[FreshEggsAreBest]

Cages can be big. Or there can be a chicken run attached to the enclosed roost area. Grass and bugs are best!

[zombeeefetish]

Thank you for this video. I have always wanted chickens, and now that we are fencing our yard in, I'll be able to build a coop and let them roam free. Great point about the egg yolks. If you have never had a non-factory egg, that neon orange will knock you off your feet!

[FreshEggsAreBest]

So true!! They are delicious.

[imathestorm]

I am about to receive my order of fertilized chicken eggs. I hope to be able to hatch them and raise them. I enjoyed your video. You have a great camera presence, and are very well spoken. I am wondering if in fact I should have just purchased live hatched chicks instead of the incubating process. Thanks for your video. I have to add that you look great in front of a camera too.

[FreshEggsAreBest]

Hello. Have you received your fertilized chicken eggs yet? I would say just go with that and learn all you can. Then down the road you can try purchasing live chicks and learn from that as well! Have fun with it. Thanks for the compliments! And let us know how you do!

[JacobReesor]

@ElizabethIsabelle They will lay eggs without a Rooster but if you want to get chicks you need a rooster.

[jase123111]

At first she says the chickens roam around and eat grass and bugs and are free and eat natural food. Then she says you need to keep them in a cage and buy food for them?

[mrXAVIERisAWESOME]

What breed if chickens is at 1:54? Someone please answer! I found a chicken and her chicks walking home one day and I believe that is her breed.

[mrXAVIERisAWESOME]

What breed if chicken is at 1:54? Please someone answer! I have those types, but I do not know what they are. I found them as I was walking home one day.

[debater96]

How long do the eggs last after the chickens lay them?

[trainedchickens]

Chickens are really good pets proud owner of 11 birds

[xINVISIGOTHx]

I got a baby chick and I thought it was going to be a hen but now he's a rooster. I wanted a hen :( But I love my rooster, even though he crows and doesn't lay eggs and bites my feet. (I have a few videos of him on my channel)

[TECpeds94]

I would love to have chickens but what happens when they get old and don't lay eggs anymore, i definitively don't want to kill it and eat it that's for sure??

[shamanohar]

A very good video. Every one with space should rise their own chickens for healthy eggs. I know it has a wonderful taste

[Shareallicu3]

@Angloartist Ya thats true they do! lol