Sean and Sasha!!! I just got 2 lbs of Red Wigglers from my good friend who has been raising them for decade behind his shed. He fertilizes his garden with only their castings and mulches leaves, we trade eggs for collard greens and cabbage all year 😄
Your composting system , gave me the idea, to run a compost bay, in my girls chook run. Today we removed 6 wheel barrows worth and filled 2 garden beds we started today. It's the second time I have almost emptied the bay, since I started it 18 months ago. This winter I am planning on placing a tarp over the bay, so I can continue to use it in the cold wet winter months. The girls and Thor, love the compost bay, as they know it's their food hall. Blessings from Australia ❤️
The carport is stacked with so much gold! I have to laugh at the old cattle panel doorway still standing. I got some horse compost last season and it’s been absolutely packed with red wigglers. I used your idea to influence the population by keeping a central safe haven and then spreading them out to other protected areas of my runs and gardens. I am piling compost around metal rings full of the horse compost. Hopefully the populations will grow and spread in a self sustaining manner with the hens. Year two of your system has been off to a fast spring. Thanks for demonstrating the compost driven soaked seed system. It’s a permaculture revelation and all it takes is about 120sq ft and as little as 3-4 hens to have a highly productive system. More people will continue to see the benefits and importance of backyard chickens thanks to you. Rock on brother.
this is going to be the first year on our Texas farm that we have something like you have. we are getting amazing compost this year maybe 100 wheel barrows all from well what you do. our hens and roosters love it well done.
We are moving soon to a larger property where we'll be able to keep chickens! I want to create a system like this, less chickens ( at least to start). Curious, do you only keep hens or do you have roosters too? I've only watched a small sampling of your chicken videos, but not noticed a rooster. I'm not sure I want a rooster, but my daughter wants one. Was curious on your thoughts.
We would adore having roosters in our system but our neighbors were very clear they didn't like the sound early in the morning and we wanted to be neighborly...
Is there any worry about dumping manicure from another farm and possibly introducing parasites/disease to your flock? Reason I ask I just came across a source for manure and was originally going to blend with woodchips in a pile to break down but now you have me thinking to add to my chicken yard to get the worm population up.
I enjoy your videos alot and really like the compost system that you have. I am hoping to emulate something similar. Thank you for the inspiration and sharing. Do you have any issue with rodents? If so, do the chickens handle them for you? 😁 Thanks again for sharing your helpful videos.
If your compost is ready to use, shouldn’t you not have your chickens in there crapping on your compost? As I understand it at least the chicken poo needs to compost itself quite a bit before it’s put in the garden with plants growing in it. Is there something I’m missing or don’t know that you do? Or are you not going to use that compost for a while even though it’s ready to use ?
That can be a concern I suppose, but it hasn't proven to be a problem for us so I haven't been concerned... To each their own for sure, but so far so good.
Sean or Sasha, I've got a question; I know you mulch plants but I'm confused about adding the compost to said plants after being mulched. Do you pull aside the mulch to add the compost? Or do you just put it on top? I've heard from other channels that you have to pull the mulch away and I just want to hear it from you guys for clarification.
I think either way works, but I would pull mulch aside a little, put the nice compost and then return the mulch... If I had a bunch of mulch nearby I might just put the compost on the mulch and add more mulch on top! Mulch/compost sandwhich!
We have around 70 hens, most of them are very very old (4-5 years or older) so a very low production flock at this point, and right now in early summer we get 2-3 dozen eggs a day. Not amazing production but we're happy to host these retirement age ladies.
My chickens aren't interested in worms? I have a wood chip/compost pile in the coop that has millions of worms in it. I shovel some of the chips over and it exposes hundreds of worms. The hens pay no attention. Cockroaches they go crazy for, but they just don't care for the worms.
That's why they are only allowed to sample an area. He doesn't flip too much in one area. Check out his video about turning rocks and logs into free chicken feed.
Sean and Sasha!!! I just got 2 lbs of Red Wigglers from my good friend who has been raising them for decade behind his shed. He fertilizes his garden with only their castings and mulches leaves, we trade eggs for collard greens and cabbage all year 😄
What the bell is to Pavlov's dog, the pitchfork is to your hens...lol I love it!
They look so very healthy. Chicken tv is a perfect Sunday morning wake up call. Thanks
Its Saturday. Not quite awake yet...😴
Chicken TV makes me feel peaceful. Thank you Sean, Sasha, & the ladies.
Yes chicken t.v. give the people what they want lol
Your composting system , gave me the idea, to run a compost bay, in my girls chook run. Today we removed 6 wheel barrows worth and filled 2 garden beds we started today. It's the second time I have almost emptied the bay, since I started it 18 months ago. This winter I am planning on placing a tarp over the bay, so I can continue to use it in the cold wet winter months. The girls and Thor, love the compost bay, as they know it's their food hall. Blessings from Australia ❤️
The carport is stacked with so much gold! I have to laugh at the old cattle panel doorway still standing.
I got some horse compost last season and it’s been absolutely packed with red wigglers. I used your idea to influence the population by keeping a central safe haven and then spreading them out to other protected areas of my runs and gardens. I am piling compost around metal rings full of the horse compost. Hopefully the populations will grow and spread in a self sustaining manner with the hens. Year two of your system has been off to a fast spring. Thanks for demonstrating the compost driven soaked seed system. It’s a permaculture revelation and all it takes is about 120sq ft and as little as 3-4 hens to have a highly productive system. More people will continue to see the benefits and importance of backyard chickens thanks to you. Rock on brother.
this brings me so much joy. :)
Always love compost and chicken TV!
Thanks Shawn!
I like your system thats pretty cool
love how the hen immediately investigates when you dig a little
Your chickens love you ❤️
Happy chicken sounds
How about giving us a short video about the hens egg production.
The chickennoises stir my soul 🥰
The Happiest and Healthiest Chickens on Earth :)
this is going to be the first year on our Texas farm that we have something like you have. we are getting amazing compost this year maybe 100 wheel barrows all from well what you do. our hens and roosters love it well done.
Such happy sounds!
It is theraputic to watch your hens work.
Love the chickens, I found your channel on a search for “raising back yard chickens.”
Thanks for coming
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
You're most welcome
You've got such a wonderful setup not only for the chickens but for composting very well thought out I love watching your videos!
So glad!
I love your chicken paradise!
I have no idea what you were talking about, was too infatuated with staring at those chickens. 🤣
This is so lovely to see. My poor ladies have been cooped up since the end of March due to avian influenza restrictions in the UK.
Really sorry to hear that.
Your chikens are working hard💪 !😂
How do you collect eggs from the hens in this system
Chickens are so will to help when you stick a shovel in the ground. How many chickens to you have?
We have around 80 right now.
do you clip the chickens wings? how common is the practice?
We are moving soon to a larger property where we'll be able to keep chickens! I want to create a system like this, less chickens ( at least to start). Curious, do you only keep hens or do you have roosters too? I've only watched a small sampling of your chicken videos, but not noticed a rooster. I'm not sure I want a rooster, but my daughter wants one. Was curious on your thoughts.
We would adore having roosters in our system but our neighbors were very clear they didn't like the sound early in the morning and we wanted to be neighborly...
Is there any worry about dumping manicure from another farm and possibly introducing parasites/disease to your flock?
Reason I ask I just came across a source for manure and was originally going to blend with woodchips in a pile to break down but now you have me thinking to add to my chicken yard to get the worm population up.
Another thing to worry about with this is to check if the hay the livestock has been fed had pesticides sprayed or not as well.
We haven't worried about that in the past, hopefully it isn't an issue but it hasn't been so far...
@@edibleacres awesome! Thanks for all the ideas. Seems every-time I exhaust a resource for material one of your videos pops up with a new idea lol
I enjoy your videos alot and really like the compost system that you have. I am hoping to emulate something similar. Thank you for the inspiration and sharing. Do you have any issue with rodents? If so, do the chickens handle them for you? 😁 Thanks again for sharing your helpful videos.
Chickens eat mice!
Do you give the chickens grass clipings?
We certainly do
Sean, I was wondering.. how many seasons can you typically save your perennial vegetable seeds before they become useless.
I guess you won't know until you plant those seeds. Too many variables are present to have a proper answer to your question.
Every plant is different, but 2-3 years is a decent time to start really making plans to get the seeds sown!
@@edibleacres thanks!
If your compost is ready to use, shouldn’t you not have your chickens in there crapping on your compost? As I understand it at least the chicken poo needs to compost itself quite a bit before it’s put in the garden with plants growing in it. Is there something I’m missing or don’t know that you do? Or are you not going to use that compost for a while even though it’s ready to use ?
Curious on this as well.
That can be a concern I suppose, but it hasn't proven to be a problem for us so I haven't been concerned... To each their own for sure, but so far so good.
Doesn’t take long for your “partners” to figure out what a pitch fork in the ground means.
Do you clip you chickens wings? Mine fly over the 4ft fence.
We do not clip them, so far have had no issues but the fence is 6' tall...
Please do live chicken TV
Fun idea... We'll have to see how that could come together.
Sean or Sasha, I've got a question; I know you mulch plants but I'm confused about adding the compost to said plants after being mulched. Do you pull aside the mulch to add the compost? Or do you just put it on top? I've heard from other channels that you have to pull the mulch away and I just want to hear it from you guys for clarification.
I think either way works, but I would pull mulch aside a little, put the nice compost and then return the mulch... If I had a bunch of mulch nearby I might just put the compost on the mulch and add more mulch on top! Mulch/compost sandwhich!
@@edibleacres sounds like good eating. Thanks very much!
How many eggs do you get?
We have around 70 hens, most of them are very very old (4-5 years or older) so a very low production flock at this point, and right now in early summer we get 2-3 dozen eggs a day. Not amazing production but we're happy to host these retirement age ladies.
My chickens aren't interested in worms? I have a wood chip/compost pile in the coop that has millions of worms in it. I shovel some of the chips over and it exposes hundreds of worms. The hens pay no attention. Cockroaches they go crazy for, but they just don't care for the worms.
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That’s a big bish!
Buff Orpington??
But don’t the chickens want to eat those worms?
That's why they are only allowed to sample an area. He doesn't flip too much in one area. Check out his video about turning rocks and logs into free chicken feed.