"Don't give up the day job" is very good advice. Having an off farm income will give you financial security and allow you to use profits from the farm to invest in and grow your business. Farming is a marathon not a sprint.
great advice for newbies John, my wife and I are now 20 years at this and when we started we both worked 8-5 type jobs, now only i work full time. Focusing on efficiency is key, as you mention, the birds my only need 15 minutes a day of your time until the final day. We have really focused our time to learning from neighbours and an area butcher. These days we get two heritage hogs each year from a local lady and her husband that have two breeding sows, we were part of a a whole group of homesteaders that agreed we would take two hogs each year , every year, and this has lead to having this stock available to us without us having to breed them. I am so much happier and healthier since we started raising our own animals. When anyone asks "why" we do it, I have one simple reply: I like knowing what my food ate.
Thanks for taking time to make these videos. I know dragging cameras and tripods, setting up camera angles etc (we won't even go into the editing) adds significantly to your chore time. I, personally, am grateful.
I, personally, am grateful that you are grateful, haha. It's a never-ending loop. I love what I do and I am happy that I have the skills, the passion, and the tools to share it. I put in the hours to support my family, better the planet in my own little way, and to support the community of people just like me who are trying to make it all work.
1:53 He pronounced "raise" incorrectly because he made a Z sound but it's spelt with an S, so it should be pronounced as "rās", not "rāz". He should pronounce "raise" with an S sound, not a Z sound because it's spelt with an S, not a Z. If the word spells with an S, it should always make an S sound, not a Z sound. If the word really spells with a Z, then that's only when making a Z sound is alright, otherwise the Z sound not alright with the S spelling.
Masashi Ng No, he pronounced it correctly. English language has a lot of exceptions to the rules. The way you thought it should be pronounced would sound like the word"race". As in, if you and I were to run from Justin's pens to the tree groves in the background. Maybe a friendly wager put on said race. " Hey dude, I'll race you to the tree groves. Loser buys the winner a soda pop" . There are times when a word is spelled with a "z" and has the "s" sound too. However at the moment I can't think of one !
Been watching your vids for two years now and two days ago I got a business license. Today I'm putting together garden beds. Thanks for all you do on TH-cam, it's really helped me.
It really is that easy. I was a homeschooling mom who wanted to improve our food chain, so I started gardening a 64x64 space, raising all the major meats, and milking 3 goats and a cow. During summer it's maybe an hour a day. When you have a large enterprise or no land at all, then the chores become a full time job.
This is great content. I’m almost two years into setting up my property which was largely overgrown and unmanaged. I have a lot of grasslands now. Predators will be an issue as we live in the mountains but I’m sure you have those as well. We also have two months of wind that will blow down barns and tear eves off. But I’m excited for the challenge and to start early next spring. Your info is very helpful. Oh and I like how you have morning chores as you called it. I have started writing a book titled Morning Work. It’s mostly a journal of daily morning work from sun up until I get ready for my day job. I tell a lot of stories in it but the main point of the book is self discovery and the age old remedy for mental health which is a getting up out of bed and going to work on the land.
I'm glad you are expressing a sensible, gradual approach. There are so many homesteading channels that sell this bullshit fantasy of "quit yo job and homestead!" to get clicks and views and I think that sort of advice is dangerous. When I started my homestead last year I thought I was being sensible and STILL managed to over extend myself and have had to scale back a lot and reboot (luckily I had the good sense to keep my day job...)
BareFoot BackYard Thank you! It's been a lot of work, and I've stumbled a lot, but I keep moving forward! Yes, I have a channel; documenting my journey. :)
We raise pigs (7) turkeys (30) broilers (75 a year) and a few layers. I work full time off the farm but I cannot get everything done in twenty minutes! It takes longer then that just to check on them all- a big part of successful animal husbandry Is LOOKING at them in addition to feeding and watering them. We like the red rangers too. I don’t know how you can do it that quick.
More about your efficiency watch a TH-cam tutorial on tying a falconers knot. It'll take about 5 minutes to learn and make tying that rope across the tarp on your nesting boxes much faster. It can also be tied one handed.
Slow and steady really is the way to go. We just got our homestead and I started with 9 ducks. A month later I added 15 layers and 14 guinea hens. I did hatch 3 chicks (out of 14 eggs, such a terrible ratio) between the ducks and layer hens. Two of those chicks died due to predation. One of the runner ducks died for no reason I could think of and one guinea keet didn't survive the first night. All in all building the bird house to hold what I have, with a division to hold the guineas at least two months in there, took quite a while but it is totally worth it. I'm down to about 10 min refreshing water and feeding the flock. The layer chicks take longer as they are in a smaller pen inside the electric fencing learning to be outside and I have to catch them and release them where they are supposed to spend the day or night. But all of it has been super rewarding even though I've never been a morning person and have difficulty doing anything before my morning coffee. I also have two horizontal bee hives both full of local wild bees we caught. I can't wait to taste some of that trully raw and natural honey. We are planning on building trucks to raise meat birds. Soon.
Im impressed, it takes me 45 min every morning to feed/water my dual purpose chickens, 3 ducks,2 geese and 4 turkeys... wish i could make it that easy and fast
This is great, thanks man! We just moved in to our farm at the end of last year and just got our first hens yesterday. Thinking about broilers and a couple pigs for us and friends/family. I work full time still. We've been planning that I'll need to keep my job a minimum of 3-5 years while my wife can be full time farmer. With luck I'll be able to join her then. Saving a ton in the mean time. Cheers!
You’re doing it right Bill, I appreciate that. Great approach. Always keep reminding yourselves why you are doing what you’re doing and remember to put each other and your family first.
Easy peasy lemon squeezy. I don't understand why more people don't do this. It takes just a few minutes a day and it doesn't take much room. When I was working at the mill we worked 14 hour days starting at 5am plus I had a 45 minute ride there. I had to be up at 3:30 before the farm after I had 25 layers 12 rabbits and 2 pigs plus 20 or so meat birds and another 20 grow out rabbits during summer I only got up 15 minutes earlier. And as far as space we only have three acres at the most. My grandmother owns an old 90 acre farm she says she wants me to start working next season.
Mahky Maaahk doing great I’ve added khaki ducks and pekin ducks and just got started with some quail. I’ve also got three pigs coming the first of May to raise for the freezer. Still got the chickens rabbits and goats too.
Hey John. Thanks for another informative video. I am wondering if your birds ever try to roost on their waterer because it is an issue for me. I noticed that yours have open tops while mine are closed. Could that be the reason? Thanks in advance.
Moving the chicken tractors are not time consuming until it comes to moving the electric fence I have set up around them. Especially when we haven't had rain and the posts either won't come out or won't go in... Anyone have any tips on making this part of the job quicker/easier?
I would’ve liked a closer look at the chickens water set up? I don’t have the trailers we just have a few chickens in our coop but I’ve gotta hang their drinkers up or else they get filthy
Good morning John. You've learned so much about your farm and have made the flow of creating your videos a learning experience for us as well. Good to see you as always and have a beautiful rest of your day. ~Smile!
Love the Red Rangers instead. How much granite do you have to feed them to prevent sour crop with the long grass ? Have you ever had that problem? I usually get one or two with it.
What would one do if they don't have the space to move the trailer around the yard? We are considering raising some meat chickens just for personal use, but live on a 1/4 acre lot.
You my sir have some very nice fescue. Thank you for the videos very informative. I like how you mentioned marketing which people often time forget. Again thank you for the videos. 👍👍
Great video as always John. I recently started raising guinea fowl in a tractor-style coop setup. Due to the nature of these birds, they often run away from "threats" (me) and tend to huddle in the back when I'm pulling my tractor. Thusly, I've bumped/upset at least one of them while in motion. I have a few ideas to remedy this, but I am wondering if you have any problems with hitting or injuring your birds when moving your tractors? Thanks!
How much feed do these chickens normally eat compared too grass and bugs and stuff and also how much feed do they eat in pounds per day or week or however is best to measure it? Also how much water do the chickens normally consume per day or per week?
Hello John my wife and I are getting our first batch of Cornish cross ever and I've got a Question about your pasture and your birds... Do you ever mow or brushhog your field? Obviously the taller the grass the harder it'll be to drag the tractor around by hand but is there a grass height and bird age combo to avoid? For example are young birds just put on pasture ok with taller grass? I usually mow my field twice a year or it'll get over 5ft tall. Thank you we really enjoy your videos.
I live about 20 minutes from you. Are the boots to prevent the tics around here? Also is it ok that I have Amtec spray for ticks per our contract since they don’t spray out in the open areas?
Very helpful video once again! We have plans to raise layers and still tossing around what method we will use to breed. Got a question with your layers, is there a time you have hens hatching at all or you do incubator or both? If you let brooding as part of your process, how do you segregate them especially with a large flock like that. I haven't noticed a second coop so far in your videos. Thanks!
Hi. Dont u have predatory birds which attack your layers or don't they fly over the fenced area. How many acres of land have u allotted to your love stocks. Thank you for sharing all the info
I have chickens now, but I want to transtition to the chicken tractors. What are the first few steps that I should do? And should I get customers interested before I start? Or when I have the chickens rady to sell?
Great video John...makes it seem very doable & I like how you are keeping good records to make sure you're profitable. I thought my hens were noisy, but after hearing those girls scold you...well I feel lucky I only have one that follows me and scolds me for treats. o.- Thanks for sharing all you do, it really inspires.
Check out the "Little Giant" water system. See Bakers Green Acres. 1/4 inch dark poly from a 1/2 inch manifold. They manufacture in Wi. Best system for water. Saves time and cleanup. Have a great season.
Great video...thank you. :) I notice you use portable electric fencing for your layers. My husband read that it's not really good to use for chickens because their feathers give them so much insulation that it isn't effective...also, they can just fly to the top wire and fly off. Obviously you're not having those problems, so here's my question: Our layers are just over a year old ....is it too late to use the electric poultry fencing? We keep going back and forth on this and he thinks their too old to learn to stay away from the fencing. I'm just not sure. Currently we're just letting them completely free range during the day, and securing them in the coop at night, but I'm concerned about predators and I also think more than a couple may be going broody on me and may try to lay on a clutch of eggs outside the coop at night. Any advice from anyone with experience is appreciated. Thank you. :)
Loving your videos, great to watch. I'm surprised how noisy the hens are when it comes to being around them. Have you not thought about a bungeee cord rather than rope, Just means you can unclip it then rather than untie
I’ve enjoyed your vids for quite a while. Hoping to have a small homestead at some point, but I have a “city boy” question; do the broilers also lay and do you need to collect before you move the tractors?
i know im late to the party. i was wondering why you don't put a post at the end and attach a rope, a pulley and a crank to make moving them easier. maybe even an electric motor.
How do you chose what animal to kill and eat each time? does it feel good? I'm not sure I could do that, eat eggs yes but grow animals to kill them and eat them? weird stuff.....
I thought the thumbnail said "Boiling Pig Eggs" and i started questioning everything i ever knew
Broilers*
Dude me too, i getting pigs this year and thought I was in for a surprise... Haha
That's why I'm here lol
😂😂😂😆
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"Don't give up the day job" is very good advice. Having an off farm income will give you financial security and allow you to use profits from the farm to invest in and grow your business. Farming is a marathon not a sprint.
John White quite. I bet all the youtube farmers make much more from youtube adverts than from farming
Indeed. It's hard enough making a living as a full time farmer.
Right, only it shouldn't take all your time...
I milk 120 cows and rear 40000 chickens per year, believe me it takes all my time.
No farming is a walk for me!
great advice for newbies John, my wife and I are now 20 years at this and when we started we both worked 8-5 type jobs, now only i work full time. Focusing on efficiency is key, as you mention, the birds my only need 15 minutes a day of your time until the final day.
We have really focused our time to learning from neighbours and an area butcher. These days we get two heritage hogs each year from a local lady and her husband that have two breeding sows, we were part of a a whole group of homesteaders that agreed we would take two hogs each year , every year, and this has lead to having this stock available to us without us having to breed them. I am so much happier and healthier since we started raising our own animals. When anyone asks "why" we do it, I have one simple reply: I like knowing what my food ate.
Thanks for taking time to make these videos. I know dragging cameras and tripods, setting up camera angles etc (we won't even go into the editing) adds significantly to your chore time. I, personally, am grateful.
I, personally, am grateful that you are grateful, haha. It's a never-ending loop. I love what I do and I am happy that I have the skills, the passion, and the tools to share it. I put in the hours to support my family, better the planet in my own little way, and to support the community of people just like me who are trying to make it all work.
Amen brother! Keep up the noble work
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1:53 He pronounced "raise" incorrectly because he made a Z sound but it's spelt with an S, so it should be pronounced as "rās", not "rāz". He should pronounce "raise" with an S sound, not a Z sound because it's spelt with an S, not a Z. If the word spells with an S, it should always make an S sound, not a Z sound. If the word really spells with a Z, then that's only when making a Z sound is alright, otherwise the Z sound not alright with the S spelling.
Masashi Ng
No, he pronounced it correctly. English language has a lot of exceptions to the rules. The way you thought it should be pronounced would sound like the word"race". As in, if you and I were to run from Justin's pens to the tree groves in the background. Maybe a friendly wager put on said race. " Hey dude, I'll race you to the tree groves. Loser buys the winner a soda pop" . There are times when a word is spelled with a "z" and has the "s" sound too. However at the moment I can't think of one !
Been watching your vids for two years now and two days ago I got a business license. Today I'm putting together garden beds. Thanks for all you do on TH-cam, it's really helped me.
It really is that easy. I was a homeschooling mom who wanted to improve our food chain, so I started gardening a 64x64 space, raising all the major meats, and milking 3 goats and a cow. During summer it's maybe an hour a day. When you have a large enterprise or no land at all, then the chores become a full time job.
hearing the hens go "Wwwwwwwwoooooah!" when he opened the curtain was adorable.
Absolutely love the rubber boots and shorts. I spend the entire summer in that exact outfit. 😂
That is how we do it, too. Farm Fashion!
This is great content. I’m almost two years into setting up my property which was largely overgrown and unmanaged. I have a lot of grasslands now. Predators will be an issue as we live in the mountains but I’m sure you have those as well. We also have two months of wind that will blow down barns and tear eves off. But I’m excited for the challenge and to start early next spring. Your info is very helpful.
Oh and I like how you have morning chores as you called it. I have started writing a book titled Morning Work. It’s mostly a journal of daily morning work from sun up until I get ready for my day job. I tell a lot of stories in it but the main point of the book is self discovery and the age old remedy for mental health which is a getting up out of bed and going to work on the land.
love how organized your farm is
I'm glad you are expressing a sensible, gradual approach. There are so many homesteading channels that sell this bullshit fantasy of "quit yo job and homestead!" to get clicks and views and I think that sort of advice is dangerous. When I started my homestead last year I thought I was being sensible and STILL managed to over extend myself and have had to scale back a lot and reboot (luckily I had the good sense to keep my day job...)
Congratulations on your homestead! Do you happen to have a channel?
BareFoot BackYard Thank you! It's been a lot of work, and I've stumbled a lot, but I keep moving forward! Yes, I have a channel; documenting my journey. :)
Hi John...I'm from Brazil and I'm studying English and American culture.
I love countryside landscapes and rural life.
Your channel is amazing!
10:55 captions on, when the chickens start making noise it says [Music]
Beautiful chicken music!
We raise pigs (7) turkeys (30) broilers (75 a year) and a few layers. I work full time off the farm but I cannot get everything done in twenty minutes! It takes longer then that just to check on them all- a big part of successful animal husbandry Is LOOKING at them in addition to feeding and watering them. We like the red rangers too. I don’t know how you can do it that quick.
when you swapped out the set of wheels on your chicken tractor you got a sub.
Great video! How many acres are needed for the pigs, layers, and broilers?
You could easily run a farm that would support your family in a 3 acre property. You could even grow crops with that
More about your efficiency watch a TH-cam tutorial on tying a falconers knot. It'll take about 5 minutes to learn and make tying that rope across the tarp on your nesting boxes much faster. It can also be tied one handed.
Chickens: clucking
CC: Applause 👏, laughter 😂, music 🎶
I don't remember, John, how much I like the opening drone footage! Also, those pigs are crazy about you✔️
Slow and steady really is the way to go. We just got our homestead and I started with 9 ducks. A month later I added 15 layers and 14 guinea hens. I did hatch 3 chicks (out of 14 eggs, such a terrible ratio) between the ducks and layer hens. Two of those chicks died due to predation. One of the runner ducks died for no reason I could think of and one guinea keet didn't survive the first night.
All in all building the bird house to hold what I have, with a division to hold the guineas at least two months in there, took quite a while but it is totally worth it. I'm down to about 10 min refreshing water and feeding the flock. The layer chicks take longer as they are in a smaller pen inside the electric fencing learning to be outside and I have to catch them and release them where they are supposed to spend the day or night.
But all of it has been super rewarding even though I've never been a morning person and have difficulty doing anything before my morning coffee.
I also have two horizontal bee hives both full of local wild bees we caught. I can't wait to taste some of that trully raw and natural honey.
We are planning on building trucks to raise meat birds. Soon.
Those animals look very nice. Your doing your job as a farmer should. Greetings from the Netherlands (Holland)
Im impressed, it takes me 45 min every morning to feed/water my dual purpose chickens, 3 ducks,2 geese and 4 turkeys... wish i could make it that easy and fast
This is great, thanks man! We just moved in to our farm at the end of last year and just got our first hens yesterday. Thinking about broilers and a couple pigs for us and friends/family. I work full time still. We've been planning that I'll need to keep my job a minimum of 3-5 years while my wife can be full time farmer. With luck I'll be able to join her then. Saving a ton in the mean time. Cheers!
You’re doing it right Bill, I appreciate that. Great approach. Always keep reminding yourselves why you are doing what you’re doing and remember to put each other and your family first.
John you are so generous with your process and also enthusiasm! Thank you! I'm inspired!
Mate you make it look so easy the way you explain and your endeavour is contagious.gr8 work.
I love the sound when your layers shift gears :-D
Easy peasy lemon squeezy. I don't understand why more people don't do this. It takes just a few minutes a day and it doesn't take much room. When I was working at the mill we worked 14 hour days starting at 5am plus I had a 45 minute ride there. I had to be up at 3:30 before the farm after I had 25 layers 12 rabbits and 2 pigs plus 20 or so meat birds and another 20 grow out rabbits during summer I only got up 15 minutes earlier. And as far as space we only have three acres at the most.
My grandmother owns an old 90 acre farm she says she wants me to start working next season.
Brian Philbrook well, it’s been two years. How’s that farm working out?!
Mahky Maaahk doing great I’ve added khaki ducks and pekin ducks and just got started with some quail. I’ve also got three pigs coming the first of May to raise for the freezer. Still got the chickens rabbits and goats too.
Brian Philbrook that’s awesome man! You doing anything on TH-cam or Instagram?
Mahky Maaahk thanks it’s still just a homestead level. Make a few sales here and there. I’m on Facebook and MeWe
Finally ! An honest feedback on homesteading ...😉👍
I asked this in the "move" video but I'll ask here too, how many rolls of electric netting are you using? How often do you move the pigs?
Oh and the beats for drone footage.... that's so cool!!
My laying hens talk to me at feeding time too:) As always, great job!
Thank you for enabling cc. Subscribed, any video on building your chicken tractor?
I have five of those golden comets, they are the best egg layers and friendly natured, they follow me around like pets haha
love your channel!! and your website is so chalk full of info, love it. great work!!
as a homebrewer you should do some brewing videos.. i think some growing hops videos would be cool too... ive done that as well
Hey John. Thanks for another informative video. I am wondering if your birds ever try to roost on their waterer because it is an issue for me. I noticed that yours have open tops while mine are closed. Could that be the reason? Thanks in advance.
Moving the chicken tractors are not time consuming until it comes to moving the electric fence I have set up around them. Especially when we haven't had rain and the posts either won't come out or won't go in... Anyone have any tips on making this part of the job quicker/easier?
Great setup, I have taken quite a few of your ideas. I'm still using the chicken tractor.
Have you tried growing sunflowers also? You can give the seeds to your chickens.
I would’ve liked a closer look at the chickens water set up? I don’t have the trailers we just have a few chickens in our coop but I’ve gotta hang their drinkers up or else they get filthy
I love how the pigs want some attention when they see you.
WOW! What an awesome egg collection system. Looks like I found my next project. Thanks!!
Subscribed for sure.
Thank you for sharing. Got to make myself some tractors.
Good morning John. You've learned so much about your farm and have made the flow of creating your videos a learning experience for us as well. Good to see you as always and have a beautiful rest of your day. ~Smile!
thank you for sharing how you do farming , I've learned a lot from this video , cheers from Romania!
7:40 Pez Pigspenser
12:27 Crouching Tiger, Leg swept chicken
Hey John upload a video on pig ..
What to feed them ,how to care pigs..for marketing
I loved to having pets in our backyard, keep vlogging!
How was the water bucket setup for the chickens
I’m 18 and I hope some day in the future I start my own business of a small dairy farm and go from there
do you do your own harvesting of your pigs and broilers or do you send them out?
Love the Red Rangers instead. How much granite do you have to feed them to prevent sour crop with the long grass ? Have you ever had that problem? I usually get one or two with it.
What would one do if they don't have the space to move the trailer around the yard? We are considering raising some meat chickens just for personal use, but live on a 1/4 acre lot.
11:00
*Opens coop*
Hens: SHEEEEEEEEEESH
Love your channel, greetings from Norway
MN
can you detail your water system in the chicken tractors. ..
very simple system. i like, probably how will do one day. I like the structures. what about roosters? Do you have? do they stay w the chickens?
I have four Border Collies, they love watching the videos with the chickens :)
You're an awesome teacher John, so glad I had suscribed! 👍😎🍺🍻🍺
John .
few words here: awesome job !
What fence are you using for your layers and pigs? And what fence chargers? Thanks
So I could do any of this off property if need be? Like lease/rent/borrow some space at a farm outside of town, no?
Yes!
Really loved this. We're newbies and just trying to do it all....
Yep! Learning curve is perty steep. Thanks for good guidance, as always.
You my sir have some very nice fescue. Thank you for the videos very informative. I like how you mentioned marketing which people often time forget. Again thank you for the videos. 👍👍
Great video as always John. I recently started raising guinea fowl in a tractor-style coop setup. Due to the nature of these birds, they often run away from "threats" (me) and tend to huddle in the back when I'm pulling my tractor. Thusly, I've bumped/upset at least one of them while in motion. I have a few ideas to remedy this, but I am wondering if you have any problems with hitting or injuring your birds when moving your tractors? Thanks!
How do you keep there legs from getting trapped? I've always had problems with this when I move cage
How much feed do these chickens normally eat compared too grass and bugs and stuff and also how much feed do they eat in pounds per day or week or however is best to measure it? Also how much water do the chickens normally consume per day or per week?
Very informative thank you so much, this coming from a beginning homsteader
Hello John my wife and I are getting our first batch of Cornish cross ever and I've got a Question about your pasture and your birds... Do you ever mow or brushhog your field? Obviously the taller the grass the harder it'll be to drag the tractor around by hand but is there a grass height and bird age combo to avoid? For example are young birds just put on pasture ok with taller grass? I usually mow my field twice a year or it'll get over 5ft tall. Thank you we really enjoy your videos.
quick question if you don't mind....I love the idea of moving the chickens regularly, but how do foxes etc not get into your chicken runs?!
I'm in the same predicament, except here in the mountains of New Mexico it's more like mountain lion, wolf or bear.
How do you keep your eggers feom flying over such a low fence? and how do you keep hawks away?
I live about 20 minutes from you. Are the boots to prevent the tics around here? Also is it ok that I have Amtec spray for ticks per our contract since they don’t spray out in the open areas?
very impressive, you are so organized. and it looks fun. Thanks for the video.
Very helpful video once again! We have plans to raise layers and still tossing around what method we will use to breed. Got a question with your layers, is there a time you have hens hatching at all or you do incubator or both? If you let brooding as part of your process, how do you segregate them especially with a large flock like that. I haven't noticed a second coop so far in your videos. Thanks!
Hi. Dont u have predatory birds which attack your layers or don't they fly over the fenced area. How many acres of land have u allotted to your love stocks. Thank you for sharing all the info
It sounds like your land is in a bottom, or close to a river or wet lands; if so, is that in some way significant in your productivity?
What Farm Animals do you have alen of pigs and chickens ???
9:27 thats so cute. the pigs love you melts my heart
I have chickens now, but I want to transtition to the chicken tractors. What are the first few steps that I should do? And should I get customers interested before I start? Or when I have the chickens rady to sell?
Great video John...makes it seem very doable & I like how you are keeping good records to make sure you're profitable. I thought my hens were noisy, but after hearing those girls scold you...well I feel lucky I only have one that follows me and scolds me for treats. o.- Thanks for sharing all you do, it really inspires.
Winter is rough for taking care of animals. Always trying to cut down the time.
Howany acres you got? We just bought 6 and are thinking bout things
Check out the "Little Giant" water system. See Bakers Green Acres. 1/4 inch dark poly from a 1/2 inch manifold. They manufacture in Wi. Best system for water. Saves time and cleanup. Have a great season.
I guess I only have one question and that is how do I sell all these chickens or pigs or cows for profit once their grown?
How do you keep the chupacabra off your pigs?
Great video...thank you. :) I notice you use portable electric fencing for your layers. My husband read that it's not really good to use for chickens because their feathers give them so much insulation that it isn't effective...also, they can just fly to the top wire and fly off. Obviously you're not having those problems, so here's my question: Our layers are just over a year old ....is it too late to use the electric poultry fencing? We keep going back and forth on this and he thinks their too old to learn to stay away from the fencing. I'm just not sure. Currently we're just letting them completely free range during the day, and securing them in the coop at night, but I'm concerned about predators and I also think more than a couple may be going broody on me and may try to lay on a clutch of eggs outside the coop at night. Any advice from anyone with experience is appreciated. Thank you. :)
do you have a newsletter?
Any advice for those doing it on a larger scale (like 6-10 60X600 long houses with 30,000 chickens per house?)
How do u get chickens to Kay their egged in nests l. Or do they just do it.
Electric net question. My Chickens can fly out of a short fence how do you keep this from accruing? Do you clip their wings?
This looks great, thanks for sharing!🙏
how come you shake the pigs feet ? like kinda clean them off ? dont they just get dirty again ?
Loving your videos, great to watch. I'm surprised how noisy the hens are when it comes to being around them. Have you not thought about a bungeee cord rather than rope, Just means you can unclip it then rather than untie
I’ve enjoyed your vids for quite a while. Hoping to have a small homestead at some point, but I have a “city boy” question; do the broilers also lay and do you need to collect before you move the tractors?
i know im late to the party. i was wondering why you don't put a post at the end and attach a rope, a pulley and a crank to make moving them easier. maybe even an electric motor.
How do you chose what animal to kill and eat each time? does it feel good? I'm not sure I could do that, eat eggs yes but grow animals to kill them and eat them? weird stuff.....
I find farming FASCINATING, and even scary.
This from a former tower erector, and deep sea diver!
Grow for your household first. Farmers are awesome
Do u keep track of weather to keep tithe diffrents in costs