I have been watching for about 3 or 4 years. I love your videos. John you were a big part of my Awakening of Finding my own homestead. I love this idea and I am going to put it on paper. For Winter in West Virginia. We miss you. But understand fully. Please don't leave us. We love you. BTW I'm 60. I am planning a Self Sufficient Way of life away from the Crazies. I want to just get off grid and enjoy the rest of my Years.
Thank you so much Joyce! I'm not going anywhere, and my busy periods are not always bad. Sometimes I'm needed more because we're "good busy". But my heart will always be with the flock.
hey John! Don't worry about the break between videos, man. Seeing this pop up on my feed this morning made me genuinely happy. You know, I'd absolutely watch a 10 min video that is just your animals doing their thing.
That’s great to hear. That’s kind of what my Linger Grazing videos will be about. It’s my walkabout during my farm chores to see how things are going, and what I would want to improve. Plus you get a good dose of animals being animals, which teaches you a lot. If nothing else, the Linger Grazing videos are fun for me to make.
John, late to this post party, but always a pleasure to get to see you in real time, you blow my mind each time! Jetson, a lot of fun there, thanks for sharing. Subscribed to your channel, get in touch for quick response for local help, here for you when needed!
Oh and I have used your chicken tractors for 2 years now and will be adding nest boxes at one end. I have noticed a difference in my eggs from grass to no grass
I want a farm so bad - I’m trying to figure out how to sustain a farm without working my teaching job. I MUST have a farm. Your rooster and the pig made me giggle out loud.
TL;DR You inspire us, my kids and I are glad to see you back. Thanks for explaining the short break. I bought your book and we’ve all read it and built your chicken tractor. We decided to put “chick lift” wheels on it. Last year we busted our backs on a salatin tractor and decided a change was needed. I also found a small wagon gear and am building an egger coop on top of it. Thank you for making these videos and taking the time to teach.
You know I'm going to want to see pictures! Email at hello@farmmarketingsolutions.com. There is nothing more inspiring than people taking action. My goal with all my videos is to inspire and educate in order to help people take action by shortening the learning curve. You're doing it!
Great to see you, John! I've raised six batches of pigs using Premier 1 Supplies fencing thanks to one of your videos and have other P1S things now for my chickens. Post when you can and my best to you and your family!
I started watching your stuff years ago. If I remember correctly you were a electrician on the Letterman set and a bicycle fanatic. There are several people on TH-cam that do Farm info well. Greg Judy, Joel Salatin, and you. You all are Knowledgeable, personable, and great story tellers. I know when you put out a video I am going to get something from it.
Happy New Year. Ya know, you could shoot much shorter clips about what your life looks like doing a variety of things at the brewery and wearing the many hats. Most of us are interested in YOU and share the many hat syndrome too. Plus it gives us some diversity perspective, cause we worry when there are long periods between takes. Keep us in the loop, we're right there with ya, buddy. GW
Thanks Troy. Part of it is wondering whether the other tasks would be relevant, part of it is taking the time to shoot and share all the stories. I was thinking about doing more reels like you have been on Instagram.
I mean is there anything better then giving full body scratches to a giant sow who then makes grunting noises....come to think about it, kinda sounds like me before coffee.
I'd like to do rotational pasture grazing for my very tiny homestead - only 2 or 3 of each animal. I'm having trouble finding good advice on what order to put them in, or should I do groups together, or all of them together? Sheep, Pigs, Goats, Ducks, and Chickens.
That is exactly the content that I have been working on writing this fall. I have a lot of outlines put together, and I’m starting to finish things into actual content for the New Year. I hate to be cliche and say “coming soon” but your comment is exactly the kind of motivation I need to get my rough draft scripts into finished videos and blog posts. Thank you.
Hey John I’m wondering what your winters are like. I’m up in Ontario Canada and we haven’t tried to winter any livestock except laying hens so far. I would like to get into raising pigs but I’ve only raised wieners so far.
There will still be a decrease. Egg lay is affected by food, temperature, weather, age of the bird, and photoperiod. Not all of those I can control. So while it helps, it's but one factor.
Like the idea of the hawk netting, that's genius! Do you still get aerial predator issues when your hawk netting only covers one area? Also, where could a person get hawk netting? My husband and I have chickens, ducks, and geese. We have ravens, hawks, eagles, and owls and let our birds free range
It's actually blueberry netting. It's thin black nylon net that's lightweight (and gets stuck on everything). We got ours off Amazon, but I'm sure most berry supply places would have options.
@@farmmarketing thank you for responding! Will look into getting one. My husband recently got don't building the chicken coop and we've had issues with aerial predators. Lost 4 chickens so far. So I'm hoping with this netting, might help reduce that problem. Thanks
While you're not wrong Sophia, you're also very incorrect. There are several factors that affect lay, feed and light being two of the biggest. Light pierces the chickens skull through the eyes and skin to trigger hormone production which kicks the ovaries into gear. A result of an evolutionary trait causing a chicken to have babies when there is food and warmth, and not have babies when resources may be more scarce. There are plenty of articles that argue the effects of both feed and light. Some articles for light and photoperiod are: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8502612/ www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012800879900007X
*some pigs* My kunekunes and ipps leave my chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, Guineas, peafowl cats and weenie dogs alone 🤷🏽♀️ it really depends on the pigs. But ya it *can* happen.
They actually get along quite nicely. The chickens are fast enough to evade the pigs, and the pigs are well-fed enough not to care that the chickens are there.
We miss you too John.
Best to you and your family in the coming year ! ! -KJ
2022 has got to be better for all of us.
I have been watching for about 3 or 4 years. I love your videos. John you were a big part of my Awakening of Finding my own homestead.
I love this idea and I am going to put it on paper. For Winter in West Virginia.
We miss you. But understand fully. Please don't leave us. We love you.
BTW I'm 60. I am planning a Self Sufficient Way of life away from the Crazies. I want to just get off grid and enjoy the rest of my Years.
Thank you so much Joyce! I'm not going anywhere, and my busy periods are not always bad. Sometimes I'm needed more because we're "good busy". But my heart will always be with the flock.
hey John! Don't worry about the break between videos, man. Seeing this pop up on my feed this morning made me genuinely happy. You know, I'd absolutely watch a 10 min video that is just your animals doing their thing.
That’s great to hear. That’s kind of what my Linger Grazing videos will be about. It’s my walkabout during my farm chores to see how things are going, and what I would want to improve. Plus you get a good dose of animals being animals, which teaches you a lot. If nothing else, the Linger Grazing videos are fun for me to make.
John, late to this post party, but always a pleasure to get to see you in real time, you blow my mind each time! Jetson, a lot of fun there, thanks for sharing. Subscribed to your channel, get in touch for quick response for local help, here for you when needed!
Awesome video John as usual!
Oh and I have used your chicken tractors for 2 years now and will be adding nest boxes at one end. I have noticed a difference in my eggs from grass to no grass
That's great to hear Michael. Besides nest boxes have you made any other changes? I'd love to see photos, hello@farmmarketingsolutions.com
Great peaceful video of your animals.
Glad you enjoyed it. Linger Grazing is always a peaceful activity.
Great to see you, Happy New Year
Happy new year!
Happy New Year! Many Blessings!
And Happy New Year to you!
Good to see you John. Hope you and your family had a great holiday. Be safe and keep in touch.
Thank you Rick.
I want a farm so bad - I’m trying to figure out how to sustain a farm without working my teaching job. I MUST have a farm. Your rooster and the pig made me giggle out loud.
Glad you liked the video. Keep pursuing your dream, and focus on the budgeting and lifestyle aspect of the journey.
Love your videos, bought your book and built a couple of your chicken tractors. Looking forward to updates.
TL;DR You inspire us, my kids and I are glad to see you back.
Thanks for explaining the short break. I bought your book and we’ve all read it and built your chicken tractor. We decided to put “chick lift” wheels on it. Last year we busted our backs on a salatin tractor and decided a change was needed. I also found a small wagon gear and am building an egger coop on top of it. Thank you for making these videos and taking the time to teach.
You know I'm going to want to see pictures! Email at hello@farmmarketingsolutions.com. There is nothing more inspiring than people taking action. My goal with all my videos is to inspire and educate in order to help people take action by shortening the learning curve. You're doing it!
Hi mr john thanks for sharing
Cows are good to combine too.
they're like giant fermentation tanks, pigs are always happy they're always wearing a shit eating grin
Hey Buddy!!! Nice to see you didn't fall off the face of the earth. Glad to see ya back
It’s nice to still be on this beautiful planet!
Happy New Year!
Right back at you Phil.
Damn your first video inspired me seeing this is awesome you just started with almost nothing and made a paradise!
Great to see you, John! I've raised six batches of pigs using Premier 1 Supplies fencing thanks to one of your videos and have other P1S things now for my chickens. Post when you can and my best to you and your family!
Love it.
Love your stuff buddy, always have
Hope it helps. What a ride it’s been, and it still feels like I am just getting started.
I started watching your stuff years ago. If I remember correctly you were a electrician on the Letterman set and a bicycle fanatic. There are several people on TH-cam that do Farm info well. Greg Judy, Joel Salatin, and you. You all are Knowledgeable, personable, and great story tellers. I know when you put out a video I am going to get something from it.
Happy New Year. Ya know, you could shoot much shorter clips about what your life looks like doing a variety of things at the brewery and wearing the many hats. Most of us are interested in YOU and share the many hat syndrome too. Plus it gives us some diversity perspective, cause we worry when there are long periods between takes. Keep us in the loop, we're right there with ya, buddy. GW
Thanks Troy. Part of it is wondering whether the other tasks would be relevant, part of it is taking the time to shoot and share all the stories. I was thinking about doing more reels like you have been on Instagram.
Your videos are my favorite. I’m always learning something from them. Big Mama is the cutest. What breed is she?
She's a hereford mix. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereford_pig
Just discovered the channel love the information detailed enough but not so much that I feel like Im in a college lecture.
I mean is there anything better then giving full body scratches to a giant sow who then makes grunting noises....come to think about it, kinda sounds like me before coffee.
Amazing video👍
I'd like to do rotational pasture grazing for my very tiny homestead - only 2 or 3 of each animal. I'm having trouble finding good advice on what order to put them in, or should I do groups together, or all of them together? Sheep, Pigs, Goats, Ducks, and Chickens.
That is exactly the content that I have been working on writing this fall. I have a lot of outlines put together, and I’m starting to finish things into actual content for the New Year. I hate to be cliche and say “coming soon” but your comment is exactly the kind of motivation I need to get my rough draft scripts into finished videos and blog posts. Thank you.
Hey John I’m wondering what your winters are like. I’m up in Ontario Canada and we haven’t tried to winter any livestock except laying hens so far. I would like to get into raising pigs but I’ve only raised wieners so far.
Do you still see a decrease in egg production in the winter? Or does the increased photo period level it out completely
There will still be a decrease. Egg lay is affected by food, temperature, weather, age of the bird, and photoperiod. Not all of those I can control. So while it helps, it's but one factor.
Can you tell me more about the bird bath heater you have on the pigs drinking water? I’m trying to find a solution for frozen water. Thank you!
I think you meant Large Black for the breed of the boar.
Like the idea of the hawk netting, that's genius! Do you still get aerial predator issues when your hawk netting only covers one area? Also, where could a person get hawk netting? My husband and I have chickens, ducks, and geese. We have ravens, hawks, eagles, and owls and let our birds free range
It's actually blueberry netting. It's thin black nylon net that's lightweight (and gets stuck on everything). We got ours off Amazon, but I'm sure most berry supply places would have options.
There's a risk of hawk problems on the uncovered area, but hopefully the girls can duck under cover if they need to.
@@farmmarketing thank you for responding! Will look into getting one. My husband recently got don't building the chicken coop and we've had issues with aerial predators. Lost 4 chickens so far. So I'm hoping with this netting, might help reduce that problem. Thanks
I'm interested to know have you considered rain water? Why or why not?
Do you have any experience with American Bresse chickens?
Where do you obtain the free wood chips from?
Feed increases laying not light. Just saying. Lots of studies out on it in the last couple years.
While you're not wrong Sophia, you're also very incorrect. There are several factors that affect lay, feed and light being two of the biggest.
Light pierces the chickens skull through the eyes and skin to trigger hormone production which kicks the ovaries into gear. A result of an evolutionary trait causing a chicken to have babies when there is food and warmth, and not have babies when resources may be more scarce.
There are plenty of articles that argue the effects of both feed and light. Some articles for light and photoperiod are:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8502612/
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012800879900007X
You don’t have problems with pigs eating chickens? My sow literally hunts and devours them. Ducks are her favourite 😓
⚠️Warning ⚠️ Paradigm shift imminent!!! ⚠️Warning ⚠️
The pigs will eat your chickens
*some pigs*
My kunekunes and ipps leave my chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, Guineas, peafowl cats and weenie dogs alone 🤷🏽♀️ it really depends on the pigs. But ya it *can* happen.
They actually get along quite nicely. The chickens are fast enough to evade the pigs, and the pigs are well-fed enough not to care that the chickens are there.