In this video, I explain and debunk 6 reasons why keeping chickens is a “bad” idea. Also, I give you my chicken retirement or succession plan for when our hens have stopped laying.
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G'day Everyone, I deliberately didn't address the "cost" of hens and equipment because it's like adding the cost of your fridge or oven onto the food bill – it's a silly technical argument – plus keeping chickens has more benefits than just $$. Thanks for your continued support! Cheers 🙂
Btw you can always attach a go-pro to a chicken's head and use her as a free gimbal. that's my free professional tip 😉
Came for the info, staying for the puns.
All things considered …
Ducks may be a better choice.
So many puns. Holy moly.
Super informative video, but one completely unrelated question: how the hell do you have such muscular forearms, jesus
My chickens are the reason I get out of bed every morning……
Thank you Mark! This is a great video
When you thought it'd just be one pun
What an inspiring video. Thank you 🙂
they lie about eggs ,they lie about V in your arm
You should consider thigh high stockings and garters when wearing those sexy knickers around the yard mate.
First time watcher, and New subscriber. I love all the chicken puns! Many thanks for this video from Canada!
Mmm, eggs are so good
So cooking granny IS an option 🤔
Take my angry upvote for the puns!
In Indonesia, the chicken farms are above water pond with catfish eating all the poops. Then they can harvest both chicken (or eggs) and fat catfish. Easy water spray clean too.
Me eating 3 hard-boiled eggs for breakfast while watching this and working at the same time. Eggs here are around $0.15 – $0.18 each so that's around $1.75 – $2.18 a dozen. However, here onon is much more expensive. Like double the price of an egg due to shortage that is suspected to be artificial.
I love your kind attitude towards your chickens when you say that you still keep them after they stop laying.They deserve to live out their lives just like the rest of us
Government and media doesn’t want you self reliant. Whatever they tell you, do the opposite. Also, there doesn’t seem to be any egg shortage in Indonesia and everyone keeps their own chooks.
I speak chicken. I have taught a few chickens to ride on a box while I was driving. It was easier than you think😉
i appreciate it very much that you talk slowly to make it easy for us to understand .
I saw the thumbnail and legit thought that this was Alex Jones.
Nope, just an Aussie. Strewth.
Absolutely love this guy!!!!!
I just stopped by to comment .. there is NO EGG shortage – crisis – or high pricing in Ontario, Canada .. I just bought a dozen large for $3.75, from a well stocked egg cooler at, a busy grocery store downtown here.
There were mediums on sale for $2.99 ..l but they were sold out.
I don't know what the hell you are all doing in the rest of the world but it's not effecting us.
AND?? Just do not buy eggs if it's so nasty, they are not a required food item.
I for example stopped buying milk 12 years ago.
10/10 Video! I really love your jokes and your modesty!
My neighbor has chickens. she has like 20 -30 of them. I bet this egg crisis isn't bothering her much.
From the way he did that “thumbs up” I know I want to do the opposite of fight this guy.
9:00
you eat them
simple as
If anyone believes corporate news at this point(or ever), they won't listen to reason or easily provable facts. These people are a detriment to you likely at this point, and telling them anything you're doing that's not "green" aka self destructive highly toxic alternatives, they're likely to 🐀 on you, be careful who you share your business with. (You/They used in the royal sense)
Good on this guy.
soooo up to date topic xD my god! 200k likes!!! thx for the video
i plan on going with ducks
The amount of puns in the opening is incredible!
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in my particular neck of the woods near Tacoma, WA, USA, the cost per egg to raise your own chickens is only barely less than the cost to buy them at the store (not counting feeding them table scraps, as that's hard to measure consistently). thats the only reason we havent done it, is because if you count our labor, its a net neutral in cost. home laid eggs are tastier, but more work for the same price isnt in the time table for me personally at this moment
I wish I could keep a few hens. I have the perfect size yard with an unused shed that could easily be turned into a chicken coop… unfortunately I'm allergic to their feathers. But my parents keep chickens, so we get eggs from them sometimes.
i feel the "egg shortage" is completely artificial
Pretty sure you are Russell Crowe.
We have a 12 year old chicken… she is almost blind, but still clucking. Of course, she does not lay eggs anymore…
This was eggcellent.
love this man