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Hi guys

Yes it is. So far only one hen is laying and she still chooses the ground.

Thanks Kevin. It's just a cheap wifi camera but it works well. It let's us watch them from our couch 😊

@@richardkansas5593Oh, that's awful. I'm glad you knew to test them before having to open a bunch of bad eggs. Thanks for commenting. 😊

Thank you. Many blessings to you as well.

I am with you there Jon. Now it just represents more work to do. As soon as Christmas is over it can go. Have a blessed Christmas Jon.

@simpleacrehomestead I hate driving in it. You guys have a Merry Christmas as well.

@@PollySmith-y2m it is very soothing

Thanks for watching! We don't currently have any goats in milk, but when we do, I appreciate having this small and simple milker.

@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors Thank you so much! Merry Christmas! 🎄

Very timely, it seems like everyone I'm around is sick with something. Hope you guys get to feeling better for Christmas.

@@jonbussey5353 Thank you Jon and I hope you can keep from catching anything! Merry Christmas! 🎄

@simpleacrehomestead I already did, but I'm pretty much over it.

Glad you're recovering in time for the holidays! 😊

Hi Jon. This is our first year with them. They are a smaller chicken and lay smaller eggs, but thy are supposed to be very good for hatching other eggs. For us they are more of a novelty. Cindy seen some of those and the wild hair polish at another farm and fell in love.

@simpleacrehomestead I fought with my wife about getting chickens when we first moved here. We had them growing up, but she had never raised them. She fell in love with a golden Polish she saw, and we've had chickens ever since.

@jonbussey5353 it's pretty hard not to enjoy them.

@@simpleacrehomestead Amen. I think everyone should have a few.

Thanks so much. Pickles doesn't seem to notice the change lol, but I feel better knowing he has more protection. Thank you for taking time to watch and comment on our video 😊

So true Jon. I did get this fixed up. I worked on enclosing the Aviary on the weekend.

I think I worded that wrong. I think it's weird that chickens in general don't mind walking in snow. It doesn't seem to bother mine.

Ours don't mind either once they get past that initial snowfall lol

@@jonbussey5353 I hear that is a problem with Guinea's. Makes them easy Prey.

@simpleacrehomestead They got ate pretty quick.

Oh sorry to hear that.

@simpleacrehomestead it's alright. It was their fault for not going in the coop at night.

@@jonbussey5353 True, very true

It really makes it tough doesn't it. I find I am doing what I can during the week and making up as much as possible on the weekend.

Lol oh they were. I have such a hard time with gloves. Especially when I am missing some digits. Thanks for watching Jon, always nice to see you stop by.

I do the same. I'll give her another try in a while and hopefully she will catch on. The little Billy is a clown. Thanks for watching and commenting Jon.

Thanks for watching

Lol 😂

Let me get back to you this evening.

Hello again. I used a 2 inch hole saw but I believe smaller would still work fine. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment 😊

Thank you so much for your kind words and taking the time to watch. I like Quail eggs, I don't find them that different from chicken eggs aside from maybe getting more yoke then white when fried. You start getting more of a different flavour when you start eating waterfowl eggs like duck.

I absolutely love pickled eggs. You got a great snack there.

@jonbussey5353 such a quick snack. Thanks For watching and commenting Jon.

@@Rebbecca1983 yes they do but in our experience they grew back. I am told that it's because I didn't get the band close enough to the skull.

Lol. What was summer break? I know what you mean Jon 😊. Thanks for watching 😁

Some days I wish we had more space, but I know I would just fill it with more work 😉

We were very impressed

Thank you so much for putting so much effort/info into your comment. I love the idea of using it with stews and soups especially going into the winter months. We will definitely give that a try. Thank you for watching.

Raw or cooked. Our understanding is that you risk more stomach gas when eaten raw. We just clean them with a brush or peel them.

Thank you so much for the kind words. We hope you will enjoy our other videos.

Thank you for watching and giving us the thumbs up. We really appreciate it.

@@simpleacrehomestead I thought about growing this, its wild in the forests near us...but i worried it might not taste great...i just need to find some at the farmers market n try it, lol. thanks again!

You are very welcome 😁

I haven't been brave enough yet to try them raw but I think I will eventually try it. Tonight will be the 3rd night in a row that we have ate them fried in olive oil and haven't had any digestive issues. Thank you so much for watching and sharing your experience.

We sliced some up again tonight and friend them in olive oil for a snack. This will be our 3rd night in a row we have snacked on them and so far so good 😊. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment.

I think all you would need to do is the same size only have the chickens enter from a hole in the back and close of the front. With our winters it isn't an option for us to collect on the outside because the eggs will freeze. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

This is great information, we haven't tried feeding any of it to the animals. We will definitely look at this as a supplement to offset some feed costs.. Thank-you

@@simpleacrehomestead Yah there are some great studies showing it as a top notch feed . I've seen studies for rabbit feed and pig feed. and as you see it grows like a crazy weed and does well even in very poor soils. If it grows where you don't want it a lawnmower or cutting it down to the ground a few times will work, just do not use a tiller.

😁 Thank you so much, we will try this.

So very true! I actually just broke the handle on ours last week. 😥

Hi, there does not seem to be a name on them but they were originally bought through this web site. Www.berryhill.ca. Thank you for watching and commenting.

That is very cool 😊. Can I ask what language ? We have finally started eating a little bit the past 2 days. They are tasty.

It's totally new to us. I am hoping to try some sauteed tonight, part of me wants to wait until the weekend in case I react poorly 😉 Google describes it as a nutty flavour.

@@simpleacrehomestead, I was wondering if you could get them clean enough ( getting the dirt out) that you could shred them on a greater & fry them like home fries? Fried Sun Cakes, sounds tasty.

I just cleaned them with a brush and left the peels on when I fried some up like potato chips last night. So I believe it would work for home fries etc.

Thank you, it was such a pleasant surprise. ❤️ 🙏

We couldn't believe all the worms... had to quickly get a video :)

@@CyndiConnard Thank you for the tip. I think you're right! 😊

You are very welcome. She was thrilled to be able to help. Sending prayers to your home as well.

A dehydrator would totally work the same. Especially if you use a lot. A Freeze dryer would only extend its lifespan. Thank you for watching Jon

@simpleacrehomestead Thanks for the video. This gives me a use for the green part. I don't eat them.

@@jonbussey5353 yes sir they are beets. Definitely not a great flavour on their own.

It's called a manual crusher/grinder or destemmer.