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I see what you are doing. Bacon seeds and chicken! You are prepping for that first recipe you showed us, right? Is that the big twist? Great to see a ZA version of this. I'd really like to see where you source your hardware stuff from, given that the US seems to be able to get everything, but we are stuck with the dregs of hardware supplies, even in Joburg.

You can make an ice cream with that in😮

Hi. I also build my coops with stuff that's available. I believe re-purposing is part and parcel of homesteading, without going maplotter. Chickens are fairly easy. Just a pointer on the roosting bars: chickens prefer to sleep with their feet flat, rather than clinging to a bar. For standard chickens, that would require a roosting bar of 5cm width, with rounded edges. Wrt nesting coops. The ladies like to have privacy - & time to do their thing in leisure. So: rule of thumb is, one nesting coop per every three hens + one extra. For standard chickens (not bantams), that means a box measuring 40X40X40cm. Hanging a curtain in front, realy tickles their fancy. Here I've even re-purposed old frost covers... Happy homesteading.😉

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If you want to get rid of some of those chickens I will happily take some from you! Looking to start a chicken coop for eggs--starting a homestead also.

How do you wear a jersey in this heat wave 😅😅😱

Hi from Montagu, all the best, may you spend many happy years there 😊

Welcome to plot life......i had hens....1laid eggs on dofa next tp bull terrier and staffie. The other on 😂my 😂our bed😂😂😂

Long drop. Is much better with the method of adding composting materials after every drop. Besides a sceptic tank is way more practical if you have good rain water catchment. Why live in the dark ages.

It's not home steadying in SA it's maploting. 😄 we're not Americans.

I laughed so much with the "fowl mood" pun/neology! OMG you have a beautiful plot! Wow!

New Subbie. Watching from London, UK. 😅😅😅😅 I died with laughter, you're hilarious. Thank you for your wit and dry humour, just what the doctor order after a VERY STRESSFUL afternoon at work- bless you. Sidenote, I'm actually coming to South Africa at the end of February for 3 weeks, I'm exploring the idea of relocating to SA and setting up a small homestead. If you have any ideas or real esatate websites, I should look at- that would be so greatly appreciated. I have been investigating on the web, but its always better when one can converses with folks on tne ground, who are LIVING IT. Keep up the excellent work/ beautiful content. 😊

We had three groups of different breeds of chickens at one stage and five of them decided that my car's roof was the best roosting spot. My car looked like a chicken coop for a long time until we contained that little challenge. I know your frustration with chicken poop everywhere, especially when you walk barefoot and step in a fresh one... For their own safety from predators all our chickens are now behind lock and key.

It's so nice to see other South Africans homesteading! I also have a naughty chicken!

Is it possible to show us more how you build things. Extra ideas can help other people too

The chickens have been eating the insects. Now they are going to miss out on that.

What a blessing all those eggs!! Truly free R..EIGN..GE!!

hahahaha😅......fowl mood

Hi. We are in eastern cape. Living in tents for the past 2 years. We use a 20L bucket system as well. We also work for an organization where we have installed waterless Ecosan toilets. Anyway. Our bucket system Do not smell at all. We do not urinate in our buckets. It dries very very fast without urine. You can urinate in a separate bucket and use the urine on your garden. You can do this by perhaps dosing the urine through biochar and then into your irrigation lines. We are now experimenting with this and working with the university. It was a game changer when we seperate sout fecal matter and urine as much as possible. I put the bucket one side when it full with a lid that allows for air but prevent rain getting inside. We use a mix of fine sand and broken down leaves. This contains microbial life that helps break it down. In two weeks, it’s broken down already and much lighter for us to carry down to the pit we dug. No smell when we empty. Hope this helps!

Hi we waitng for new video. ❤

He is so cute and he enjoys pampering a lot.The day you ignore him he gonna show you turnthrams. Pigs love being loved for just like humans❤❤😅

People, only Likes allowed and very nice comments, because they are my adorable Niece and Nephew 😊

You can feed them your fruit that has gone off, as well as milk that has gone sour....or whey, buttermilk etc

Why not empty the buckets individually, instead of waiting untl you have 11 buckets.... do not understand the rational in that.

Hi please upload everyweek. I love watching farms, homesteads grow. I always come back to you All homesteaders farmers back yard gargening. I'm here to stay😮

I'm so glad I found your channel I liked and subscribed. I hope trying to get off grid and municipal water and grow food as soon as possible. 🎉❤

I stumbled on this video! What a great potential! It is a clean canvas except for the few buildings. I will definately design it according to permaculture standards... Plant the water first! Get a proper permaculture design if possible, include a veggie garden with/and a herb garden close to the kitchen, a foodforest, compost 'factory', chickens to support the compost factory and to clear the veggie garden from pests before plantibg again... Incorporate a chicken tractor into your vegetable garden to save you lots of pests, money and time.. Invest in a green house so you can plant seeds... Seedlings has become extremely expensive to buy! I'll have a space in the garden to relax... Have a small indigenous pocket forest to draw wildlife to the property... Have a bee-hive or two, plant flowers... I'm not sure if the land will support a cow during summer? What a great opportuninity for you and your wife! Enjoy the journey!

I may or may not have binged all your videos. I am done now. Figured out where you guys are based. (The art route gave it away). This video reminded me a lot about an Offgrid wit Doug and Stacy video they did a while back on the same topic. He leaves his buckets for a long time before throwing it on the heap. (They have a lot of buckets) I wonder if that will make a difference to the smell. That being said, it doesn't get very hot there like it does around here. Thanks for the crappy video.

2 little piggies, that's not Fanie... that's serious.

Hi Jonathan. We're up in Heidelberg Gauteng and began our self sustainability adventure 14 years ago. Been living on the farm now for 10 years now and never had municipal power or water from day 1. We used sawdust toilets for many years before we got our septic tank going. Still use them here and there and tend to build up the bucket collection until we just have to empty them. Then we spend a crappy morning doing them all at once And until we empty them we leave them (black buckets, nogal) out in the sun to cook. Not sure if it's better to do it fresh or when they've been left out in the sun for a few months. We just layer a well out of the way open compost heap with grass cuttings and a top scraping from the sheep enclosure to cover it all. Two years and it's beautiful compost. A good book to get all the basics is The Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins. I did find a free download copy on the internet somewhere a while ago, can't remember where though. Happy homesteading.

We are relatively new to the Overberg/ Overstrand region where did you find a place that sells lace curtains?? :O

Really enjoyed this video 😂 great job of turn a crappy situation into a fruitful one...keep it up 🌻

Beatifull.