Getting Started with Chickens: from hatch to laying

Name: Getting Started with Chickens: from hatch to laying
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Learn how to choose your first chickens and raise them up to laying age.

Created byKristin Duke

Last updated 9/2016

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What you'll learn

Choose your first chickens and raise them to laying age.
Decide what type of chickens you want to start with (hatching eggs to started pullets).
Understand what supplies and basic care the chicks will need from hatch to laying age.
Identify and Define common terminology used in raising chickens

Course content

8 sections • 17 lectures • 1h 13m total length

Introduction2:10

How to Store Hatching Eggs3:56
Understand how to collect hatching eggs and what conditions they must be stored in leading up to incubation time.
How to Set Hatching Eggs & Incubate Chicks11:26
After completing this lecture, you will be able to set your hatching eggs in an incubator. You will know how to incubate eggs including how long it will take as well as the proper humidity and temperature for incubation.
How to candle eggs.3:42
You will understand:
What egg candling is.
How to candle eggs.
What types of eggs you may find with candling.

Supplies for a Brooder5:44
Learn to assemble a chick brooder with a container, pine shavings, paper towels, a secure heat lamp, starter feed, a small waterer with marbles, a grate, and a thermometer.
Brooder supplies, setup and upkeep3:19
Set up and maintain the chick brooder, introduce chicks to water, keep it clean with daily care, and monitor heat from day one to eight weeks using a weekly guide.

What is Pasty Butt and how to treat it.2:47
What is Shrink Wrapping and how to treat it.4:12
Identify shrink wrap during hatching and learn to assist by chipping away dried membranes with warm water and a damp paper towel, then monitor progress in the incubator.
What is Splay or Spraddle Leg and how to treat it.3:39
Discover splay or spraddle leg in chicks and learn a simple treatment using a cut bandage to brace the legs, plus tips on preventing slick brooder surfaces.
How to Vaccinate Chicks1:46

Chicken Housing: Coops, Runs & Nesting boxes6:19
You will be able to identify how much space you will need, identify different types of coops, design a useful nesting box and predator proof your coop and run.
How to Predator Proof Your Coop & Run3:31
Learn to predator-proof your coop and run by elevating floors, adding hardware cloth, trenching the run, and using deterrents like fake owls and bird seed to attract crows.
Moving Outside: Chickens Daily Supplies & Care3:31
You will learn the daily supplies that your chickens will need as well as what type of food to feed them and what they will need for daily care.

Requirements

Students need to only bring their desire to learn about chickens and their questions.

Description

Raising Chickens can be a fun and rewarding experience. Not only can chickens be fun as pets, they can also give back or contribute to your household (or homestead) by way of eggs or meat.

Learn How to Successfully Raise Chickens:

Become familiar with common chicken terminology.
Make a smart decision on where to purchase your first chickens or hatching eggs from.
Decide what breed or breeds are best suited to your purpose.
Master incubating eggs with simple step-by-step instructions.
Learn how to brood your chicks.
Prepare their outside housing and supplies.
Successfully move your chicks from their brooder to the outside.

Getting started with chickens can seem overwhelming. There is so much information, spread out in so many places. It can be time-consuming and confusing trying to find what the right ways to get started are. This course has compiled all of the essential information you will need to make the RIGHT decisions as you first get started with your new chickens.

The course is broken down into 8 sections with a total of 15 video and PPT lectures to make getting started raising chickens as easy as 1-2-3.

If you are interested in learning about how to raise chickens, this course will help you master the information needed to do so, quickly and easily.

Who this course is for:

This course is for students looking to get started raising chickens.
This course is not for students who already have a deep knowledge of raising chickens.

Getting Started with Chickens: from hatch to laying

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Course content

Introduction to Getting Started with Chickens1 lecture • 2min

Chicken Terminology1 lecture • 8min

Where to Start: Hatching eggs, chicks or started pullets?2 lectures • 9min

How to Incubate Eggs3 lectures • 19min

How to Brood Chicks2 lectures • 9min

Common Chick Issues & How to Treat4 lectures • 12min

Move Chicks Outside3 lectures • 13min

Conclusion: Now you're ready to get started raising chickens!1 lecture • 1min

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