Introduce the Backyard Flock & Context

[Music] so you're thinking about raising a backyard flock just like this right here but somebody in the house is a pretty tough sell if you guys know anybody that's a tough sell share this video this is going to be a pretty cool educational video about having and keeping backyard chickens so come along on the stoney ridge farm i'm josh and we're going to teach you everything you need to know about raising backyard chicken welcome to the stoney ridge farm it's a beautiful day every day here on the stoney ridge this is my backyard flock okay so this is my flock of chickens there are eight laying hens in here there are various varieties what i did was order from murray mcmurray hatchery and i ordered the brown egg layer mix because i like brown eggs there's really no difference in the flavor of brown eggs there's your first educational moment a brown eggs the same as a white egg it doesn't matter we're going to talk about chicken breeds we're going to talk about whether you live in town whether you live in the country the thought processes that you need to have when you're keeping backyard chickens now our chickens are right next to our garden there's a reason because the manure from the chickens goes into the compost pile right here and i've got a pretty significantly sized garden back here and that's enough really to feed a family of four for sure now right beside the garden we've got the honeybees there'll be more of that so jump in subscribe to the channel we'll teach you a little bit more about honeybees we're on 150 acre first generation farm here in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains of north carolina and we've got some cows down there too it's a good time so let's talk a little bit about this backyard flock and what you guys need to look forward to if you're deciding you're going to raise your own chickens in your backyard now you may live in a municipality where this might be illegal check into your local municipalities have i had chickens when i lived in the city yes was it legal no it wasn't legal i wasn't supposed to have chickens but i had them anyway and the neighborhood loved it i sold eggs and it supported my chicken habit so without further ado we're going to walk you around the coop and talk about these chickens all right