Yeah, imagine comparing that space to the average suburban plot. There are so many ppl who are so far from even considering their space as "production space" of any kind. A huge success compared to basically anything...
Made a winter chicken run this year... 4 cattle panels 200" long and 93 inches wide leaving about 6'2 center height. Wrapped the outside in 4' chicken wire long enough to wrap upward on the interior wall. I will have to look for a used carport and I really like the pallet idea for protection. Maybe upgrade next year and move what I have now out for a greenhouse. Thanks again Sean for another great idea.
I think this may be the 4th or 5th winter we're coming into with this project... $10 bucks in total over a number of years, yep, worth it! Time lapse could be funm I'll see if I can make it happen
Corrugated cardboard is a great solution to separate compost from the plastic/poly sheeting. Yes, it will have to be periodically replaced, but it adds aeration and insulation in the meantime 😊 Great as a weed barrier under any type of mulch as well 🤓
I follow you and your way of raising chickens, which I like very much, so I also want to make a chicken coop of that type with many compost piles. My question to you is: Which breed of chickens gives you the most eggs with such a breeding method?
Mainly the poly on the inside is to keep the pallets from filling with compost and rotting very early on. Perhaps another layer on the outside may make sense too!
I do a similar design in my greenhouse for my chickens. The best way I've found to attach any wood to the metal frame is the metal strips with holes that you use to hang plumbing pipes. I don't think I can't post a picture here, but it made it very easy for when I was building my greenhouse out of a carport frame and when attaching pallets to the inside to protect the plastic from the chickens while they used it in winter as a snow free run
bit of an aside, but where do you find those plastic totes that fold on the top (the ones you put compost and stratify seeds in)? I keep asking different businesses in town if they would give/sell me them at a discount and they consistently return them back to the person who ships them to them Would love to know where to jump in at the right point in the waste stream to start grabbing some of these!
Hi Sean It seems like just a very little while since you first built this carport greenhouse. Did you use the Ultraviolet resistant plastic? I thought that was the only plastic you use, but I'm confused by your references to polymer? Just wondering about the durability factor. Thanks.
Yes... What we use is 'greenhouse plastic' which is UV stabilized 6mil poly. This is repurposed from an old tunnel someone was reskinning but yeah, it's not polymer it's high tunnel plastic...
@@edibleacres OK, thanks for the clarification. Your carport greenhouse almost seems like people could survive in it! I've spent years daydreaming about the perfect ice age survival shelter, and without even trying you have practically created it. My respects, Brother.
I have some hazel and hickory in air-prune boxes. Should I pot them up now, or after they go dormant? I wasn't sure about the air underneath as we head towards late fall so the air-prune box is now on the ground instead of up on bricks.
I would plant them out in their final home soon or sell them as bare root plants soon or heel them into the earth collectively for the winter and not leave them in the air prune boxes over winter ideally.
How do you stop your chickens from scratching your plants to bits? I have only 2 chickens, and I am free ranging them, but they are scratching up almost all new plants/seedlings I plant. Any tips?
You generally want to keep chickens away from plants until they are larger and more mature, then a bit of scratching won't hurt them. But smaller and less established plants are incredibly vulnerable to chicken damage.
Do you have actual experience with chemically treated wood for compost walls? Does it have an impact on the process? I follow the idea but am curious to any experience you might have had?
MB pallets are treated with Methyl Bromide. The pallets are restricted from touching anything in commercial food processes; I would err away from it personally.
I haven't used them. I would absolutely avoid it like I would never build a compost or garden bed out of pressure treated. HT pallets are abundant so I haven't tested otherwise.
Love that you have adopted the cut first, measure later system! So much more efficient than measuring twice! LOL
I don’t think the first iteration was a failure. It simply came to the end of its life.
Yeah, imagine comparing that space to the average suburban plot. There are so many ppl who are so far from even considering their space as "production space" of any kind. A huge success compared to basically anything...
Professional carpenter 100 😁 thanks for the video Shawn
For sure!
Made a winter chicken run this year... 4 cattle panels 200" long and 93 inches wide leaving about 6'2 center height. Wrapped the outside in 4' chicken wire long enough to wrap upward on the interior wall. I will have to look for a used carport and I really like the pallet idea for protection. Maybe upgrade next year and move what I have now out for a greenhouse. Thanks again Sean for another great idea.
The hens look plump and all feathered in !
These worms are the best food for them. You ventilation solution is smart
Thanks!
Thank you so much for taking the time to put out these videos.❤ You are my hero Sean!
Nice work Sean, seeing your ideas come together is definitely cool. Im sure this year's winter run is going to flourish.
Thanks kindly!
I love your carpentry / ventilation explaination! I find myself doing the same with my projects and mumbling that to myself.
They’re gonna be some happy chickens!
Its nice to see the Decay and repair cycle. Good reuse of materials aswell.
How long has it been going now? could do a time-lapse video one day.
I think this may be the 4th or 5th winter we're coming into with this project... $10 bucks in total over a number of years, yep, worth it!
Time lapse could be funm I'll see if I can make it happen
Love it! Can't wait to have chickens again and plagiarize some of your ideas. :)
They are out there for the world to share, just as the ideas that made this possible flowed in from around me!
@@edibleacres Agree and muchly appreciated! :)
Y’all always share inspiring ideas!
Thank you.
Corrugated cardboard is a great solution to separate compost from the plastic/poly sheeting.
Yes, it will have to be periodically replaced, but it adds aeration and insulation in the meantime 😊
Great as a weed barrier under any type of mulch as well 🤓
Yep, it's something I'm considering on the one side...
Thank you for sharing this, always enjoy your thoughts and perspective
Best for the earth in a thoughtful way to utilize so much waste to build soil health & help some chickens retire in peace.
Thanks
Great video Shawn.
I follow you and your way of raising chickens, which I like very much, so I also want to make a chicken coop of that type with many compost piles. My question to you is: Which breed of chickens gives you the most eggs with such a breeding method?
Lovely. Just curious though why is the poly not on the outside of the pallets? Sheltered from chickens, pitchforks and contact with the compost.
Mainly the poly on the inside is to keep the pallets from filling with compost and rotting very early on. Perhaps another layer on the outside may make sense too!
I enjoy all of your videos but I relish seeing the compost system and the chickens most of all!
I do a similar design in my greenhouse for my chickens. The best way I've found to attach any wood to the metal frame is the metal strips with holes that you use to hang plumbing pipes. I don't think I can't post a picture here, but it made it very easy for when I was building my greenhouse out of a carport frame and when attaching pallets to the inside to protect the plastic from the chickens while they used it in winter as a snow free run
Ventilation is under-rated 😂
Let's talk about how BEAUTIFUL that oak branch is that is in the beginning of the video!!!!
bit of an aside, but where do you find those plastic totes that fold on the top (the ones you put compost and stratify seeds in)? I keep asking different businesses in town if they would give/sell me them at a discount and they consistently return them back to the person who ships them to them
Would love to know where to jump in at the right point in the waste stream to start grabbing some of these!
You'll have to keep on asking I think. I forget where it was but someone had a bunch for sale way back when, been a long time!
Do chickens like haskcaps? Would haskcaps be a good plant to try around a chicken yard?
Hi Sean
It seems like just a very little while since you first built this carport greenhouse. Did you use the Ultraviolet resistant plastic? I thought that was the only plastic you use, but I'm confused by your references to polymer? Just wondering about the durability factor. Thanks.
Yes... What we use is 'greenhouse plastic' which is UV stabilized 6mil poly. This is repurposed from an old tunnel someone was reskinning but yeah, it's not polymer it's high tunnel plastic...
@@edibleacres OK, thanks for the clarification. Your carport greenhouse almost seems like people could survive in it! I've spent years daydreaming about the perfect ice age survival shelter, and without even trying you have practically created it. My respects, Brother.
I have some hazel and hickory in air-prune boxes. Should I pot them up now, or after they go dormant? I wasn't sure about the air underneath as we head towards late fall so the air-prune box is now on the ground instead of up on bricks.
I would plant them out in their final home soon or sell them as bare root plants soon or heel them into the earth collectively for the winter and not leave them in the air prune boxes over winter ideally.
@@edibleacres thank you!
Stapling layers of cardboard over the poly would be protective, and could be renewed yearly.
How do you stop your chickens from scratching your plants to bits? I have only 2 chickens, and I am free ranging them, but they are scratching up almost all new plants/seedlings I plant. Any tips?
You generally want to keep chickens away from plants until they are larger and more mature, then a bit of scratching won't hurt them. But smaller and less established plants are incredibly vulnerable to chicken damage.
He puts rocks and cages around plants until they reach a certain age/forever.
You can put chicken wire rings around htem and mulch with stones to help get things up and over the hens
Do you have actual experience with chemically treated wood for compost walls? Does it have an impact on the process? I follow the idea but am curious to any experience you might have had?
MB pallets are treated with Methyl Bromide. The pallets are restricted from touching anything in commercial food processes; I would err away from it personally.
I haven't used them. I would absolutely avoid it like I would never build a compost or garden bed out of pressure treated. HT pallets are abundant so I haven't tested otherwise.