Raising Backyard Chickens
Visit cookingupastory.com for more sustainable food and agriculture videos. Naomi Montacre, co-founder of Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply, a Portland organic feed and products store, shares some of her expert knowledge on raising backyard chickens.
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Chickens can be as cuddley as cats or dogs if you handle them daily and feed treats from your hand. Get them used to coming in the house with you to watch TV or the internet on your lap. I sat out in the yard often and my chickens would just hop up on my lap to nap or enjoy petting. The roos would fly onto my shoulders. They just liked being around me. Earning trust is big.
pouletqueen17
November 12, 2011 at 10:09 am
She’s got bombs
tpsoxfan04
November 12, 2011 at 10:20 am
Very helpful video my little flock of 12 are a little over 3 weeks old now and growing like weeds.
dalecalder2003
November 12, 2011 at 11:09 am
chcikens are awesome its nice to go out in the yard and get eggs
2randomjerry
November 12, 2011 at 11:42 am
@Nomoreidsleft Looks like @nicolemtracy pretty much covered it. Some folks can’t bear to eat their egg-layer and will give it away.
cookingupastory
November 12, 2011 at 11:47 am
@LanierPublishing thanks – me too! =D
cookingupastory
November 12, 2011 at 11:48 am
Great video, she’s easy on the eyes too.
MrLarryHorse
November 12, 2011 at 12:34 pm
Great video! Love the sustainable food movement 🙂
LanierPublishing
November 12, 2011 at 12:53 pm
@Nomoreidsleft They turn into soup. Generally they’re too tough for much else at that point. Either that or just keep them as pets, but soup’s the way to go.
nicolemtracy
November 12, 2011 at 1:47 pm
@Nomoreidsleft It retires to a chicken nursing home.
mirabilo
November 12, 2011 at 2:11 pm
So, what do you do with the chickens that get old, and stop laying eggs?
Nomoreidsleft
November 12, 2011 at 2:42 pm
What a wonderful introduction to urban farming. The world needs more farmers like this pretty, as well as intelligent, woman.
carefulcarpenter
November 12, 2011 at 2:43 pm
thxs
amyntazoe
November 12, 2011 at 3:21 pm