Chicken clucking in the dead of night, take this broken coup and learn to drive, All night long, you were only waiting for this moment to be free. Lyrics by Paul McCluckney.
Surprisingly, it's so entertaining to watch you. Even therapeutic. I grew up on a farm with an abusive dad, so a lot of sad feelings attached, but you and your fun comments are very healing. &; >
I would get a layer of wire or hardware cloth over those doors. You have nice locks, but the mesh-screen thing isn't going to hold a coyote or other predator back at all, they'll just tear through it. A layer of wire will keep out predators but maintain the breathability of the screen.
I always get a laugh and a giggle at your word inventiveness and your film editing.- Someone else with a huge cattle population swears by the Dung Beetle.
Love your updates Morgan. I know for me, I can't help but admire your achievements over the years. Plus, it also means we get to watch the circle of life happening on the farm. Thank you for your dedication to us for keeping your channel going ❤
These automatic doors always crack me up XD the designers used the logo/silhouette which Slovenia uses for its advertising etc and of course cause Slovenia is shaped like a chicken for real, every time i see these doors they trigger my Slovene happy hormones XDD
My grandparents' barn had those wood spinning latches. Brings back memories. They also had sliding barn doors with wooden wheels at the top. Built in the 1920s by sawmillers. They had a huge steam driven sawmill. For those days they were wealthy until the bank failed in 1929. The farm is still owned by the family and producing pine timber.
I was thinking the same thing. Perhaps Her Ladyship sees the cattle as her peers and playmates and chickens and such as her charges. She's a fowl nanny dog! Remember where she started when it came to birds? This is proof she's Abbysolutely capable of doing her job. I know she had you on your toes the day you were rounding up the heifers, trying to film, but Abby really has come a long way in a relatively short time. I do wholeheartedly believe she sees cattle as playmates. At least, the younger ones. She may need a kick in the ass from a cow at some point to realize they're the herd she's meant to protect and not the players in a pasture game of tag. Really impressed with how much you've improved the farm and your methods since last year! P.S. the Scottish Highland coos (c'mon! You gotta say it exactly that way or they don't understand what you're talking about) remind me of the bison here on the farm. The hair coming off in huge clumps. It's kinda my favorite thing to see. (Our big male loves when you give scritches to the shed spots.)
Love the intro man! 😂 Also really feel the busyness, overwhelm, and potential burnout! Sometimes we just gotta hold ourselves back. Can't wait to see you try for the big pumpkin though 😁
7:32 The image on the chicken door is actually the country of Slovenia (yes, it is shaped like a chicken), which is where the company making these doors is from
The beginning is a whole horror movie by itself. Oh, those screams. I, too, would scream like that if someone grabbed me in the middle of sleeping. Really nice ladder, but I thing a whole one would've been more comfortable for them.
I think the new coop looks very good, I could never come up with something like that off the top of my head, you're getting so much better at building!
The new coup looks functional and the chickens have more space, at least it seems that way to me,lol. Good job Morgan, all is well at Gold Shaw Farm. Thanks for taking us along.🐓🦆🥚🐕🔨👍❤️
I see areas of that wire floor where predators might be able to push their way in from underneath. I'd consider adding some edging like what you have to support the nesting boxes, but all the way around to sandwich in the edges of the flooring and make it more secure.
Hi Morgan!! You might not see this so maybe someone else who knows can tell me. But why do ya move the chickens in the middle of the night?? Sorry if you have already explained this in a previous video. Anyway, LOVE you and LOVED this video!!! Can't wait for the next one!!!❤❤❤❤
I bet some followers with chickens would be willing to buy and use the retired coop as it functions great as a coop and would do very well if not having to be maneuvered the way you were.
Best Nest Box or HenGear are the rollout boxes you want. HenGear is a blatant knock-off of Best made from cheaper materials but also a couple improvements. They cost quite a bit more than Amazon-sold junk.
Late comment, but I think the roof of your new mobile coop needs to be more slanted, like the old one. The current one will not survive heavy snow if left outside during the winter. The wire floor is great, but you could add some metal sheets over the support beams (wood) under it so that they get less dirty from all the chicken poop, should keep the whole thing fresher for longer. Other than that, great improvement over last years version - smaller and more compact fits your style of farming much better.
Please scatter some Herb seeds, they do wonders for your chickens... Like Fennel Herb is an egg stimulant, probably help with the Geese in laying more eggs than how they've performed so far... Anyway great content as usual
Your vids always make me feel so warm ❤and cozy. Like when Gramma brings in the fresh out of the❤ oven cookies and tea. Luvya Morgan and the whole big gang now.
next year don't by boat trailers buy car/truck axles from the scrap yard, and ask if they have any metal for sale make your own mobile platform to build off.
Look at how the ducks build nests then lay eggs in nests. Birds need safe cosy secluded nests and dont make nests dirty. You need to use cross bracing, you coop can be made half its weight if you use cross bracing.
😂 the run chicken sticker is Slovenia 🇸🇮 (it’s a running joke, the country is shaped like a chicken 🤷♂️) and of course, went looking, it’s a company from Ljubljana, my home town 😅❤
Hello Mr Shaw, replace the roosts with a 4" x1" withthe flat side up to help the chicken to warm their feet in winter. At least, round off the edges of the present roosts. Looks a bit sore...
In a lot of your videos you mention the names of ducks/geese like Jerk Duck and Generic Duck, you should do a "meet the flock" type video where you introduce all of the named ones (I assume not all of them are named) and maybe how they got that name and a bit about them/their backstory
From 10 years experience raising chickens I have a few little suggestions that may make a big difference. One is a wider roosts. Those seem kinda narrow. That will lead them to sleeping in nest boxes ( pooping in nest boxes and egg eating) and sleeping in other spots like the wire bottom. Your bottom wire is going to hold chicken manure. It's a shame you couldn't roll the coop off the trailer and it be bottom less. I have also had preditors RIP open the wire on the bottom. But make the most of it, since the wire is gonna collect poop... Make it easier to clean up maybe use some dry hay or straw in the bottom. Then you could take a garden claw and rake out the straw/poop. Lastly is the doors. They need some hardware cloth as extra protection.
Muscovies eat flies if you dont overfeed them. Theyre great moms and would solve your hatching problems i suspect. Nature's incubators. And they are geese and eat a lot of grass. And can hybridize with certain geese and duck species. Also guinea fowl would protect against mustelids and ticks.
Man good job on those Charolais. They always seemed mean when I was a kid working with them. We had one that would chase you out of the pen if you didn't have a zapper with you but she was aean a$$ cow to begin with.
Great visuals Morgan. The chooks were screaming he’s going to kill us and the seeing them step into the new coop and the surprise you could see in their stance was fabulous. There was definitely a what the heck! I’m sure you will sort it all out. Thank you. May you please take care and stay safe. Louisa. 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩
Colab with Carolina Coops, MORGAN! You need good solid coops!! 1 per pasture ... with auto doors and auto water... tgat way you can have breed specific coops for project birds to be separate. Also you can have them make you a duck coop large enough for an aquascape pond inside! He can make them to match the barns.. Also when are you gonna have someone come and repair the old barn and have it painted ... free spirit Equestrian installed some good stalls recently idk if that company does cow products but just the doors and windows would be great upgrades!
It will be a good idea to scrape the new compost and let it finish composting. Fresh poultry compost can be a bit too salty for vegetables before it finishes its composting process. The old compost is less salty because the snow and rain help dissolve high salt levels. The soil beneath the coop should be rich with leached nutrients and you should add the old compost from last year, so the cycle continues.
Why such narrow roosting bars and why are they so helper skelter? Our neighbor has a very fancy set up this year to grow a huge pumpkin. Last year was his first try and it made it to the fair, but cracked. It weighed close to 400lbs, not bad for a first go round.
Definitely woke those chickens from a sound sleep. Keep that recording for one of your scenes! 😮. That is a really cool coop, sure you wil get your $ out of it! 👍 Seeing the flies on camera, wow
Loved the intro. I have a couple questions about the coop. - How is the cloth door secure? Pretty much any critter could rip through them. -how do you access the entire interior of the coop? With only the 2 doors, it looks like a huge part of the coop is inaccessible. Otherwise, I like it. The boat trailer is a great idea.
Those ducks sure can move fast when food is involved! What keeps the ducks and geese from flying away? (I'm new here. You might have explained this in an earlier video.) Thanks for this video, Morgan!
These domestic type of ducks are not built to fly, but for meat and egg production. They are too bottom heavy. Ralph the call duck can fly, as he is a different breed.
@@gracedawn Thanks! I walk my border collies along a waterway with lots of wild ducks and Canadian geese. They always take off when we pass. Not flying was the first thing I noticed in these videos.
The boat trailer is a great idea! Very maneuverable ! Is there a way to secure those doors open? I’m picturing them ripping off in a sudden burst of wind! Hate to see the new coop get tipped or busted up.
Morgan- On the broken axle- Why not just lift the frame & All up the tractor forks and place the coop on blocks. Unbolt the axle and replace it with one from Harbor Frt, Tools or Tractor supply. Try to match the axel bolt pattern with the rim pattern from the broken axle. Or take the axle and have it welded up and reinforced. I am betting Alfred can do the wwelding.
Opening to this vid is like a trailer to a scary movie.
Had the same thought. Love it!
"Chickens screaming in the night..."😂
Abduction of the chickenfolk😂
I thought it was a trailer for the zombie game 😅
I like how you coopted the word trailer
So true 😂
THESE are the voyages of the Starship "Chickencoop," her mission: to seek out new cow patties in new pastures...
Wow! Your new mobile chicken coop is awesome!!!
Thank you!
For generations the chickens will tell story's of what's the night of the abduction
Henaping! Right!
Chicken clucking in the dead of night, take this broken coup and learn to drive,
All night long, you were only waiting for this moment to be free. Lyrics by Paul McCluckney.
Surprisingly, it's so entertaining to watch you. Even therapeutic. I grew up on a farm with an abusive dad, so a lot of sad feelings attached, but you and your fun comments are very healing. &; >
I would get a layer of wire or hardware cloth over those doors. You have nice locks, but the mesh-screen thing isn't going to hold a coyote or other predator back at all, they'll just tear through it. A layer of wire will keep out predators but maintain the breathability of the screen.
Yes. I agree. Those doors are a recipe for disaster!!!
@@cindym7234 the coyotes think it is a recipe for chicken dinner, of course.
I think the electrical fense makes a difference.
I always get a laugh and a giggle at your word inventiveness and your film editing.-
Someone else with a huge cattle population swears by the Dung Beetle.
Morgan your carpentry skills have improved
From 20% tot 50%.
Thank you!!
Pam here…that tall coop was a disasterous tip over waiting to happen. Completely unbalanced. Glad for the more squat design.
@@GoldShawFarm Keep getting better 💪🏻!!!
Why were the chickens traveling in the coop upside down? 😊
That first hen screamed like she was a star in a horror movie! 😂
Seriously! Wake the neighbors!!
@@GoldShawFarm I thought you were gonna eat them because of the red light 💀
Hes a regular Hitch-cock 😃
Meanwhile the one that barely made a fuss 😂
@@StonedtotheBones13 😂
The calf butts the cow to get her to let her milk down.
Cats will butt your hand like that when you are putting food down for them if you aren't moving fast enough and they are hungry. Mammal behavior.
Your woodworking skills are incredible! Each piece you create is a work of art. Keep up the amazing work 👏
Love your updates Morgan. I know for me, I can't help but admire your achievements over the years. Plus, it also means we get to watch the circle of life happening on the farm. Thank you for your dedication to us for keeping your channel going ❤
These automatic doors always crack me up XD the designers used the logo/silhouette which Slovenia uses for its advertising etc and of course cause Slovenia is shaped like a chicken for real, every time i see these doors they trigger my Slovene happy hormones XDD
I went back and looked. Yep! It looks more like a map than a chicken now to me. A chicken-shaped map.
The first minute looked like a scary movie scene to a killer movie and the first chicken was scared out of its life
Nice chicken coop Morgan
My grandparents' barn had those wood spinning latches. Brings back memories. They also had sliding barn doors with wooden wheels at the top. Built in the 1920s by sawmillers. They had a huge steam driven sawmill. For those days they were wealthy until the bank failed in 1929. The farm is still owned by the family and producing pine timber.
ABBY IS DOING SO MUCH BETTER AROUND THE CHICKENS; SHE IS JUST SO RELAXED AND CHILLED LAYING BESIDE THE COOP. GOOD GIRL ABBY!!!
I was thinking the same thing. Perhaps Her Ladyship sees the cattle as her peers and playmates and chickens and such as her charges. She's a fowl nanny dog!
Remember where she started when it came to birds? This is proof she's Abbysolutely capable of doing her job.
I know she had you on your toes the day you were rounding up the heifers, trying to film, but Abby really has come a long way in a relatively short time.
I do wholeheartedly believe she sees cattle as playmates. At least, the younger ones. She may need a kick in the ass from a cow at some point to realize they're the herd she's meant to protect and not the players in a pasture game of tag.
Really impressed with how much you've improved the farm and your methods since last year!
P.S. the Scottish Highland coos (c'mon! You gotta say it exactly that way or they don't understand what you're talking about) remind me of the bison here on the farm. The hair coming off in huge clumps. It's kinda my favorite thing to see. (Our big male loves when you give scritches to the shed spots.)
I would strengthen the doors with wire mesh. I might be wrong but from the looks of that material mesh it looks easily tearable for coyotes
Love the intro man! 😂 Also really feel the busyness, overwhelm, and potential burnout! Sometimes we just gotta hold ourselves back. Can't wait to see you try for the big pumpkin though 😁
Very well said, bud!
Use of an old boat trailer is perfect. It light, stable, large and because you don’t need to haul a boat does not need to be in perfect shape.
Very funny how some girls were hanging upside down during the move!!
7:32 The image on the chicken door is actually the country of Slovenia (yes, it is shaped like a chicken), which is where the company making these doors is from
The beginning is a whole horror movie by itself. Oh, those screams. I, too, would scream like that if someone grabbed me in the middle of sleeping. Really nice ladder, but I thing a whole one would've been more comfortable for them.
AWSOME JOB ON THE CHICKENS NEW TRAILER LOOKS GREAT
I almost wet my pants laughing when you spooked that chicken at the beginning 😂
The ducks are fun to watch and the chicken coop moves well and looks like a good design
I think the new coop looks very good, I could never come up with something like that off the top of my head, you're getting so much better at building!
❤ Morgan, you have become quite a coop designer and builder. Keep up the great work. ❤
The mobile chicken coop seriously reminded me of the opening of Jurassic Park and the T-Rex enclosure. Must be all the grey 😂
7:35 Run chicken is a great investment!
I can tell you're clucking proud of yourself after successfully completing a "World's Most..." project with your own two hands.
In my opinion you should definitely take the mama and the babies to a safe place. Especially since all that rain took out all the ducklings last year
Always enjoy your videos!! Thank you!
Betty Rubble is one gorgeous girl!!!! Can't wait to watch her as she grows up. Thank you Morgan.
Okayest?!?! LOL You crack me up Morgan!!
Another very interesting video and how to to build . Very nice .
I’ve seen people use paint trays with silicone nesting pads to make their own roll away nest boxes.
That is a brilliant idea!
Farmers come up with ways to do the job, because THEY are farmers, lol.
The new coup looks functional and the chickens have more space, at least it seems that way to me,lol. Good job Morgan, all is well at Gold Shaw Farm. Thanks for taking us along.🐓🦆🥚🐕🔨👍❤️
I see areas of that wire floor where predators might be able to push their way in from underneath. I'd consider adding some edging like what you have to support the nesting boxes, but all the way around to sandwich in the edges of the flooring and make it more secure.
Hi Morgan!! You might not see this so maybe someone else who knows can tell me. But why do ya move the chickens in the middle of the night?? Sorry if you have already explained this in a previous video. Anyway, LOVE you and LOVED this video!!! Can't wait for the next one!!!❤❤❤❤
Your chickens don't seem all to pleased with the midnight raid. Lol!
Great job. Love watching your videos
The drill sounds in your montages remind me of the American Horror Story intro.
If chickens were to describe what an alien abduction would be like, you captured it.
I bet some followers with chickens would be willing to buy and use the retired coop as it functions great as a coop and would do very well if not having to be maneuvered the way you were.
Amazing to watch the progress and learnings over the years
Best Nest Box or HenGear are the rollout boxes you want. HenGear is a blatant knock-off of Best made from cheaper materials but also a couple improvements. They cost quite a bit more than Amazon-sold junk.
SuperGoodEnough !
Took me a sec to understand the view there thought it was vampire chickens upside down LOL
You should show us the new residents you have in your hoop-coop.
The bats are adorable and great to reduce inspect population.
Can’t wait for the next video. Summertime is a lot more interesting than wintertime.
Before you plant pumpkins, are you going to make sure you have inside fencing to prevent the birds from coming in like last time?
Late comment, but I think the roof of your new mobile coop needs to be more slanted, like the old one. The current one will not survive heavy snow if left outside during the winter.
The wire floor is great, but you could add some metal sheets over the support beams (wood) under it so that they get less dirty from all the chicken poop, should keep the whole thing fresher for longer.
Other than that, great improvement over last years version - smaller and more compact fits your style of farming much better.
Betty Rubble is so pretty. We can’t help preferring the more attractive animal, its nature. You take care of them equally well though.
Please scatter some Herb seeds, they do wonders for your chickens... Like Fennel Herb is an egg stimulant, probably help with the Geese in laying more eggs than how they've performed so far... Anyway great content as usual
Outstanding opening😅 The horror of those first nappings! Hahaha!
Your vids always make me feel so warm ❤and cozy. Like when Gramma brings in the fresh out of the❤ oven cookies and tea. Luvya Morgan and the whole big gang now.
next year don't by boat trailers buy car/truck axles from the scrap yard, and ask if they have any metal for sale make your own mobile platform to build off.
Dear Farmer, Maybe I missed it but What's going on with the crows and their egg eating habits?
Love ALL your videos Mr. M as it brings back that cozy feeling of when I was very young when we all watched The Walton's..😊 You are a gem ♡
Have you seen Cog Hill Farm videos? They have a good setup and don’t mind sharing information from their experience.
crazy how the cayugas went from an iridescent black to speckled white.
Look at how the ducks build nests then lay eggs in nests. Birds need safe cosy secluded nests and dont make nests dirty. You need to use cross bracing, you coop can be made half its weight if you use cross bracing.
Some of those chickens cosplaying Bats during transport.
😂 the run chicken sticker is Slovenia 🇸🇮
(it’s a running joke, the country is shaped like a chicken 🤷♂️)
and of course, went looking, it’s a company from Ljubljana, my home town 😅❤
Hello Mr Shaw, replace the roosts with a 4" x1" withthe flat side up to help the chicken to warm their feet in winter. At least, round off the edges of the present roosts. Looks a bit sore...
In a lot of your videos you mention the names of ducks/geese like Jerk Duck and Generic Duck, you should do a "meet the flock" type video where you introduce all of the named ones (I assume not all of them are named) and maybe how they got that name and a bit about them/their backstory
From 10 years experience raising chickens I have a few little suggestions that may make a big difference. One is a wider roosts. Those seem kinda narrow. That will lead them to sleeping in nest boxes ( pooping in nest boxes and egg eating) and sleeping in other spots like the wire bottom. Your bottom wire is going to hold chicken manure. It's a shame you couldn't roll the coop off the trailer and it be bottom less. I have also had preditors RIP open the wire on the bottom. But make the most of it, since the wire is gonna collect poop... Make it easier to clean up maybe use some dry hay or straw in the bottom. Then you could take a garden claw and rake out the straw/poop. Lastly is the doors. They need some hardware cloth as extra protection.
Wow - the dogs get dirt deeply working into their coats. It starts to look like a black undercoat.
Duck Swarm...sounds like a punk band.
Maybe there should be some sort of metal mesh over the doors... it seems its is only made of cloth that can be easily destroyed by a predator.
Could you use PVC pipe instead of wood to make it even lighter? CogHill has a roll nesting box they like
I worry about the pvc holding up over the rigors of a farming season.
The walls of the new coop are too bare. TIME FOR MORE STICKERS!!!!
Muscovies eat flies if you dont overfeed them. Theyre great moms and would solve your hatching problems i suspect. Nature's incubators. And they are geese and eat a lot of grass. And can hybridize with certain geese and duck species. Also guinea fowl would protect against mustelids and ticks.
Man good job on those Charolais. They always seemed mean when I was a kid working with them. We had one that would chase you out of the pen if you didn't have a zapper with you but she was aean a$$ cow to begin with.
Idea for next chicken coop....get a small motor home /camper, clear out all furniture, use the window openings for the hatcheries and...tadaaaaaa😅
Market price is 1,900 eggs for $500. 10 chickens would lay 1,800 by Winter Solstice.
I was sleeping and then someone grabbed me!!
Great visuals Morgan. The chooks were screaming he’s going to kill us and the seeing them step into the new coop and the surprise you could see in their stance was fabulous. There was definitely a what the heck! I’m sure you will sort it all out. Thank you. May you please take care and stay safe. Louisa. 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩
diagonal bracing for better rigidity
What are the big doors made of?
Boy, that was a BIG Abby sigh.... @3:13...
Colab with Carolina Coops, MORGAN! You need good solid coops!!
1 per pasture ... with auto doors and auto water... tgat way you can have breed specific coops for project birds to be separate.
Also you can have them make you a duck coop large enough for an aquascape pond inside!
He can make them to match the barns..
Also when are you gonna have someone come and repair the old barn and have it painted ... free spirit Equestrian installed some good stalls recently idk if that company does cow products but just the doors and windows would be great upgrades!
It will be a good idea to scrape the new compost and let it finish composting. Fresh poultry compost can be a bit too salty for vegetables before it finishes its composting process.
The old compost is less salty because the snow and rain help dissolve high salt levels.
The soil beneath the coop should be rich with leached nutrients and you should add the old compost from last year, so the cycle continues.
Great stuff morgan gold.
If ever you get the chance to show BRUCE THE GOOSE News because he is my favorite, then go for it!
I hear to grow massive pumpkins you have to bury your vines after they form
Why such narrow roosting bars and why are they so helper skelter? Our neighbor has a very fancy set up this year to grow a huge pumpkin. Last year was his first try and it made it to the fair, but cracked. It weighed close to 400lbs, not bad for a first go round.
Can you imagine being a chicken on Morgan’s farm?! Sound asleep then kidnapped! Wake up to a strange house in a field 😂😂
Definitely woke those chickens from a sound sleep. Keep that recording for one of your scenes! 😮. That is a really cool coop, sure you wil get your $ out of it! 👍 Seeing the flies on camera, wow
Loved the intro.
I have a couple questions about the coop.
- How is the cloth door secure? Pretty much any critter could rip through them.
-how do you access the entire interior of the coop? With only the 2 doors, it looks like a huge part of the coop is inaccessible.
Otherwise, I like it. The boat trailer is a great idea.
Those ducks sure can move fast when food is involved! What keeps the ducks and geese from flying away? (I'm new here. You might have explained this in an earlier video.) Thanks for this video, Morgan!
These domestic type of ducks are not built to fly, but for meat and egg production. They are too bottom heavy. Ralph the call duck can fly, as he is a different breed.
@@gracedawn Thanks! I walk my border collies along a waterway with lots of wild ducks and Canadian geese. They always take off when we pass. Not flying was the first thing I noticed in these videos.
The boat trailer is a great idea! Very maneuverable ! Is there a way to secure those doors open? I’m picturing them ripping off in a sudden burst of wind! Hate to see the new coop get tipped or busted up.
What is this darkness at night, I haven't seen that in at least a month... Feels weird. (greetings from Finland)
Morgan- On the broken axle- Why not just lift the frame & All up the tractor forks and place the coop on blocks. Unbolt the axle and replace it with one from Harbor Frt, Tools or Tractor supply. Try to match the axel bolt pattern with the rim pattern from the broken axle. Or take the axle and have it welded up and reinforced. I am betting Alfred can do the wwelding.
Strictly speaking...is THIS why the chickens crossed the (private trail up to the pasture, I know...)
road?
Is there a string and hay wrapped around the inside of your 4 wheeler wheel? 0:41
When the chickens are being transported
I always wonder what they are thinking 😅
🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓
If you grow the biggest pumpkin in the world, you'll have to enlarge your door so you can get it out.
Morgan put some wire mesh on the doors too same as the floor, predators will rip through that cloth (ive seen em rip through thin chicken wire even)