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When I make plans, it's always thought out first, see what works for others and get ideas from them. I see you guys have goals, avoid costly mistakes. Those trenches were bad ideas, glad you are doing another pond, great idea. Have you thought about buying chicken and fish feed from a wholesaler instead of buying it locally? I am all for supporting you guys as I am all for supporting small business owners. Let me know the cost of building that new chicken housing and cost of food for both fishes and chickens for 3 months from a wholesaler.
Hi Bruce! Yes, we've experimented with a few things since we've arrived. Just so we know what works and what doesn't, and where we need to improve ect.. the trenches have to go, we've persevered enough with them so better to get rid and start over. Our pond is doing great, and I think a secondary pond will be perfect. We can keep Catfish and Tilapia in separate ponds. For the chicken hut build, we had a budget of 25-30k baht in mind and will be building it as big as the budget allows. We want to go as big as we can now so later down the line we can add more chickens without having to build another. For the feed, we currently are paying 500 baht for 30kg sack, and we currently feed 2 sacks per week. But we'll have to contact wholesalers and see what kind of prices they can offer. I'm sure it'll be much less, especially buying it in bulk supply.
Please keep in mind, chickens as you already know emits lots of odor. You guys live there and have to deal with the odor as well as near by neighbors etc..I am all for supporting your goals but please think it through. And see what others are doing in the same situation as yours@@NativeFarang
@@brucewayne2773 Ahh yes of course. With the new chicken house, we aim to design it so it's much easier to clean out. It's not going to be too close to the house, so we shouldn't really smell the odors. I think separating the chickens into 4 or 5 different rooms will be beneficial as well. It should make it easier for us to clean as each room starts to smell. So far our current hut doesn't really emit bad odors, we hardly smell it, but we have kept up with maintaining it regularly, cleaning the pen and changing the hay ect... of course doing it on a bigger scale is different. Would be good to visit some commercial chicken farms but around here they're hard to find as not many are doing it on a large scale. Don't worry I'm doing my research haha reading and watching videos on it all the time 😂 I get like that when I have an idea in my head.
Great 👍. Would be nice if you found a vendor that sells both fish and chicken feed at wholesale prices. Most likely somewhere in Bangkok or ask another chicken and fish farmer@@NativeFarang
I used to live across the street from a place called "Egg City". They had over a million chickens. That place smelled for miles. They had semi trucks hauling away the chicken poop everyday. How about growing grasshoppers or other bugs for the chickens and fish. Always enjoy the videos.
Ohh wow a million chickens! 😱 I could imagine the smell for sure! I think 500-1000 will be manageable, we will keep up with regular maintenance so it shouldn't smell too bad 🤞
Big plans - sounds brilliant- I think you could get the pond for free - just tell Mason he can dig a huge hole in your garden - he just needs to hire his own digger. I think you guys have done great with the trenches- but if it doesn’t work OR is too time consuming, then best to go for plan B. Looking forward to seeing the pond being dug and chicken condo built.😊
Haha it's definitely a big hole to dig 🤣 He would love driving a digger around the farm! But yes the trenches have to go. We've persevered with them for a while now it's just not going to get better so better to get rid and start over ☺️
@@NativeFarang good on you guys- I would have thought trench’s would be ok - but as no clay and as hard to get huge plastic sheeting maybe you were on a hiding to nothing. Move on, move up and everything in life is a bit of a lesson - some good n some bad. Right back to work after my motivational talk.
Loved hearing about the future plans, Hope the chicken expansion goes well! Enjoyed the video and I think I can speak for most of us.. we are rooting for you to do well!
Keep an eye on eggs production verses feed consumption. Birds will slow down or even stop at some stage. Margins are slim so prepare yourself to sell off the flock when production hits the minimum profit stage
Very good advice! We definitely will keep a close eye on profits once we're up and running. Definitely can't afford to be making a loss doing this. But we do plan on looking at breeding them in the near future so hopefully once the flock slows down for egg production we can replace with new hens ☺️
Good advice Bruce! Definitely will keep a close eye on the amount of eggs they produce each day. If we notice a big trend then it maybe time to get rid of the old flock and get new ones in 👍
Great idea to expand your chicken industry. You should also feed them some eggshells cause they need the calcium to build the eggs. If thy don't get enough the egshells will be thinner and thinner. So if you fry yourself some eggs let the shells dry and crush them a little bit and give it back to them. You will see that they like it. Was Camilla hiding behind the camera? It is allways lovely to see her.
Thank you so much for the tips! We always try to feed them the egg shells from the eggs we've used but we'll make more of a cautious effort to once they're in the new pen! Ahh Camila hasn't been feeling 100% the past couple of days so wasn't really up for being in the video, hopefully in the next one! 😁
Exciting times on your farm. Love your idea on expanding the chickens and egg business. Looking forward to following along and seeing how it all plays out 👍
Guys good luck with your plans 😊❤😊 Cannot wait to see how is all going to progress. To be honest when I saw thumbnail with so many chickens was hoping Mal will be there too sorting them out 😂😂😂 Thanks for the update 👍👍👍
You are doing a terrific job with your chickens. They look happy and healthy . You have the right idea about reducing costs with rice husks and and leaf left overs from growing vegetables . You both have really done it , a one thousand baht income per day will go quite a way in Thailand . Just make sure they are secure in their pens and free from disease . Chickens are less resilient to disease than ducks more vulnerable . Duck eggs are very popular in Thailand and duck meat more expensive . Did you ever think of keeping a few ducks , they could possibly eat the same feed and greens as the chickens .
Thank you! We will keep plucking away at this 😉 Definitely if we are increasing the amount of chickens we need to reduce the costs, will be looking at all methods for sure. We did consider ducks as we love duck eggs! But I think we would have to dig a small pond and build a hut to enclose them so not sure if it's viable for our little farm. Maybe if we aquire more land in future!
Go for it Nat. I truly believe that you'll be successful. Yes it's hard work, but if your willing to put in the determination you have your will be successful. You destiny is in your hands. Good luck.
Ahh thanks so much for the kind words and support, we're definitely willing to put the work in and make it a success! After all this is the life we want to live 😁🙏
The most important thing with the chickens is security. The building should built cheap as long as it’s secure . Also consider chicken tractors to move the chickens around the property it puts nitrogen in the soil and is good for the birds. What about meat birds ? Also a breeding program to add to the flock and also sell. Good luck
For sure! We have lizards and snakes that will come and kill the hens. But we are going to put abit of cash into this project and make sure it's secure. It'll be a big loss if that many chickens die so gotta protect them. Also yes we will be looking into breeding them in the near future, we will have a dedicated space to do so 😊
I have 100% faith in you both, if you work at it, it will happen. Breeding your own chickens is the way to go, we do it here in Ta Phraya, but on smaller scale, while we're developing our egg sales, and to help you out, we have a 6 month old, pure bred Rhode Island Red Rooster, we will let you have if you'll come and collect him. Grading your eggs will help you get a better price for them as well.
Thank you! Yes definitely will be looking at breeding chickens as we will need to replace the flock of hens every few years after egg production slows down so definitely. Ta Phraya is 2 hours away from us so we can come collect no problem! that's a very kind offer from you, it would help us for sure! Thank you 😊🙏
Plant some avocado trees. Keep those positive thoughts going 👍🏽 BTW-Just record 3-4 minutes of the sounds of nature in the early morning with no dialogue. Your viewers from the city life would like it.
We're looking to plant all sorts so we'll definitely get some avocado's in! Thank you 🙏 Ooh that's a good idea, we'll try and include it in a future video! 😁
Build big now and fill it up with Chickens later, don't keep adding to a small building, cost a fortune doing it that way. Be interesting to see how you get the fish out of the trenches, maybe dig the big pond then dig trenches across to it and let the fish swim straight in.
That's the plan, build a big hut and pen now and then slowly add more chickens 😁 I'm sure the fish catching video will be a future vlog so we'll definitely keep you posted! We'll see how it goes 🙏
Hi guys Mobile pens that you move around the grass and vegetation that’s already there is a good way to get the chickens to clear it up and feeds them for free , Regards Davy 🏴🇹🇭
Fascinating story Nat. You will of course make mistakes along the way, but keep going. Go with what works the best for you. Things take time to establish themselves. You are a fish expert, use what you have learned through your work experience. People want to buy fish but not just for food. Wealthy Thai's are obsessed with decorative fish for house and garden. I wish you all the success in the world. I'm in Thailand now developing my own story in our village.
Thank you so much for the support, really appreciate it! We have lots of plans and lots of options, so if one thing doesn't work out we'll try another, live and learn like you say 😊 And that's true about decorative fish, perhaps something for us to look in to! Ahh that sounds great, we wish you all the best! 😁🙏
Flipping fantastic attitude 👌 your hard work will pay dividends,,, there are no failures just learning curves. Keep going live, learn and love that piece of land 👍👍👍
Great idea with the chickens! I have no idea about raising chickens but perhaps you could convert a large outdoor area for them and selling the eggs as 'free range' would increase the price? I'm not sure how things work in Thailand :D and you could kill 2 birds with 1 stone and have the chickens eat the weeds that you have to cut down so regularly? Love your channel guys! So inspiring xx
That's the plan, hopefully have a big hut and an equally as big pen, plus use other parts of the farm to grow herbs and veggies etc! Thanks so much for the advice and for the support! 🙏😊
chopped banana trunk is a good chicken feed supplement. Ours like it anyway - particularly mixed with some rice bran (rhum) and sugar cane molasses (gaak naam tan). We also grow a lot of the msg plant (malakor khin bai) which is super easy and the chickens like it.
I was at a chicken farm that bulit over a fish pond. The chicken poop also fed the fish saving food cost. Also less work to clean the poop. AND safe a lot of space for your 500 or more chicken in the future. Please find some fruit trees that are high on values.
Ahh yes, we've seen a few of these but I think that's too complicated for us haha. Our pond isn't that big so not sure how big the hut will be to keep 500 chickens haha, but it's a great idea though! If we had more land in future that would be a very viable option for us!
Journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step, you both have learnt a lot in a few months, now you are talking realistic the honeymoon appears to be is over, great to see you have worked out a viable achievable plan, keep moving forward guys
Another good video. When you build the new structure for the chicken you can get a 100W solar panel and a 12Vdc car radiator fan to use for cooling the structure. BTW, so do you won that land now since you got your Thai ID?
Yeah we're definitely going to look into getting some solar fans and lights for the hut! Thanks for the tip 🙏 And the land was already in family's name anyway but now I have my Thai ID I can be added to that 😊
Stay positive guys I know you’ll both do a great job I’m doing the same thing in a couple of years small farm in issan with my partner so I watch every video you guys put out there with great enthusiasm wishing you guys positive energy I know you’ll make work 👍👍👍👍👍🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐥😅
Ahhh perfect! Yes we will keep on posting all the ups and downs of keeping hens. I'm sure it'll work out fine, but it's all a learning curve for everyone ☺️
Thailand is a land of farmers and gardeners. It has some very big agricultural colleges and is more sustainable than most other countries. Your living the good life which is so many peoples dream. You have what it takes to be successful so keep up the hard work.
@@NativeFarang its clear as day to me that you and your family will succeed and grow. Having a half thai son myself, I'm hoping to do the same as you but have to find myself a business partner or wife that has land. I'm well jel of you both
Where did you buy those chickens in Thailand ? I have never seen proper laying hens in Thailand only the skinny fighting birds. Happy to hear about the expansion. Keep it up! We are all pulling for you. ❤
We bought the chickens from a local farm around 40 minutes away from us! I'll be honest it was difficult to find someone selling laying hens as like you say, most are chickens for meat/fighting etc. But if you look hard enough there will be someone selling 😁 Thank you so much 🙏
hi nat your chickens will peck scratch and eat almost anything, try putting some of your grass strimmings into their pen and watch them to see what types they like the most they will eat almost all greens, its free and will supplement their diet, or if your local market stalls have any greens or vegetable waste from their stalls you could have Thanks for sharing
Great tips, thank you so much! 🙏 We try and feed them as much as we can from the land and they seem to enjoy it, but we do need to start growing some more crops specifically for them to supplement their diet and reduce costs 🙏
Chickens look so vibrant red, happily and producing lots of eggs. You have done well in the farm and most important thing is, learn as you go along!!! I’m so excited with the new project with more chickens and you might need the helping hand from the locals which is giving them a job! Good luck…
Ahh I'm glad it shows in the videos! Thank you so much for the kind words and support, it means a lot! 🙏 And yes most definitely, we would welcome the help from locals 😅
We limit ours to fifty but sell for meat a few each month to neighbours and they give Mango or fish - 500 becomes hard work but I encourage you being Thai to follow your instincts your chances of success business wise from farming is very high
50 chickens is still a very good amount! A good supply of eggs! It's nice that the neighbours do a swap with you. Fair trade haha Thank you, we will carry on developing the farm, I'm sure it'll all work out in the end! 🙏
Hi Nate maybe take a look at hydroponic for the chicken vegetable food, anyway we are planning a visit to you if we not impose at the end of the month. Tell you more about it then. I know for you Leo but what Camila like to drink?
Funny enough, I was looking at a hydroponic farm on my drive home today. Looks great, but I'd have to do more research on it. Would have to be set up correctly to be successful I think. Haha Camila loves a passion fruit shake 😋 we don't drink too much alcohol nowadays but definitely would neck a Leo hahaha
Maybe you should also look into rabbits...not only do they grow faster, easier and cheaper (eating gras) its also different and more expensive meat, but also urin can be sold as a fertiliser that is also used as a natural pesticide. Usually the sale of the urin alone will break you even and the meat is all profit.
@narumon_bb2376 offer the meat cheap and you will have buyers, even among Thais....I heard the same response in Africa (Nigeria) like 5 years back. I didn't go through with it but a friend did. Gave out some free meat and now he's got a good customer base and expanding the farm which makes very good business! (As said much of the money even comes from the excrements as fertiliser and organic pesticide, not just the meat)
Very interesting! That could be a future project for us in the future! We would need a buyer if we were to breed them. Not sure where I would find a rabbit buyer haha but I'll keep an eye out for sure! Natural pesticides are expensive to buy so that's very interesting, even if we collected it for our own plants.
Ahh yes, we see lots of shops selling fingerlings not sure if we can out compete with the locals. Would need a much bigger pond to make it profitable I think
Nice plan , Lazarda do a hand powered pellet machine cheap as, What is the width and length of you’re land ? I am looking to do something similar on a 30mx150m plot over 3 rai
Ahh yes, there's plenty of options on lazada for pellet machines. I think we'd have to get a motorized one though as we'd need to produce a lot of pellets when we expand. I would say our land is similar in size, it's long, probably 120-150 metres all the way to the back. Also 30-40 metres wide I would say too.
Buisness with the chicken in Thailand will be very successful. I believe this will happen. Love your go Big or go Home .my Buisness is in the same thinking. We want to go global and we will .Right now we are in Canada new york,Florida, texas,Michigan....ill be heading into the carribean soon. When we get to Thailand and will. You will be our chicken supply Buisness. Keep that Big Dreams going. I like to say we all have to think. So why not think BIG and it will happen. Built that Big chicken Buisness And I will make sure when my company his Thailand you will supply us .ALL THE BEST, NICK NEW YORK GHOSTKITCHEN/ONE KITCHEN!
Ahhh perfect! That sounds like a fantastic deal, hopefully we continue to grow and our paths will align 🙏 We would definitely supply your business with our hens for sure!
I would be a little careful with feeding them that much rice husks and vegetables. They are both ok in moderation but I don't think ok with 30% or so of diet
@@NativeFarang reducing your feed costs is obviously a good move and what we do also on our farm. Just need to be careful. Your current chickens are free to range outside their coup which is awesome as they will eat some vegetables you throw them and eat some grubs etc and that surely supplements their diet and helps reduce your feed costs. In your video you say you go through about 2 sacks of commercial feed a week which if the case means each chicken is eating about 85g of commercial feed per day which is what I would expect for free range chickens (hens will usually eat 110-120g of commercial feed per day if that's all they are fed. For your new chicken farm buildings if you're planning to keep them all inside the coups and not free to range outside then bear in mind that they won't have grubs and bugs to eat outside. You can breed some grubs to feed them directly (such as Black Soldier Fly Larvae) or grow some Azolla in shallow ponds with manure substrate and that will help reduce commercial feed and still give them the essential proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins they need. You could also buy ground corn (very small pieces rather than cornmeal powder) and give them some of that each day. I'm on the Discord channel (Sky Farm - Duncan) although rarely look at it as haven't got so much time to trawl through it all and happy to discuss more with you if needed.
@@skyfarmorganics Ahh sorry if there was any confusion, but we're planning on building the hut and an equally as big pen, so that they can be somewhat free range 😊 that's the plan anyway! But we'll definitely look into all the ways in which we can supplement their food! And awesome about the discord, I'll keep you in mind, thanks! 🙏
Sustainable farming way to go. Though not for everyone (people living in a city /or no land). Price check 20 aldi eggs LARGE here in Ireland 4.65 euro (4gbp). That is quite low price??? . People would be too busy to bother keeping hens unless on huge scale for such a low price. Can imagine in Germany/ Holland even cheaper. Also here the farmers not getting a fair price really from big supermarkets. Farming in eu regulated out of existence now .....they even talking nitrate levels must be reduced on farms meaning reduction in herds.
That's true, it's such a shame! But for those who can, with a small garden etc, it's so much more rewarding to grow a little fruit/veg of your own, or house a couple of chickens 😊 Thanks for watching 🙏
Markets are a good sauce of vegetable waste buy cheap or most time given it free put through a shredder the chicken love racking & pecking there way through that lot
Thank you so much! Once the hens are out of their prime laying years and egg production is reducing then we'll definitely be looking to sell them as meat! We'd also like to try and breed chickens specifically for meat as another source of income to the eggs. We'll see how it goes 😅🙏
@@NativeFarang do 5 or 10 to start with.. will be so interesting for the channel I promise ya. Keep them closed, no need to be free range, your land seems big enough IMO
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When I make plans, it's always thought out first, see what works for others and get ideas from them. I see you guys have goals, avoid costly mistakes. Those trenches were bad ideas, glad you are doing another pond, great idea. Have you thought about buying chicken and fish feed from a wholesaler instead of buying it locally? I am all for supporting you guys as I am all for supporting small business owners. Let me know the cost of building that new chicken housing and cost of food for both fishes and chickens for 3 months from a wholesaler.
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Hi Bruce! Yes, we've experimented with a few things since we've arrived. Just so we know what works and what doesn't, and where we need to improve ect.. the trenches have to go, we've persevered enough with them so better to get rid and start over. Our pond is doing great, and I think a secondary pond will be perfect. We can keep Catfish and Tilapia in separate ponds.
For the chicken hut build, we had a budget of 25-30k baht in mind and will be building it as big as the budget allows. We want to go as big as we can now so later down the line we can add more chickens without having to build another.
For the feed, we currently are paying 500 baht for 30kg sack, and we currently feed 2 sacks per week. But we'll have to contact wholesalers and see what kind of prices they can offer. I'm sure it'll be much less, especially buying it in bulk supply.
Please keep in mind, chickens as you already know emits lots of odor. You guys live there and have to deal with the odor as well as near by neighbors etc..I am all for supporting your goals but please think it through. And see what others are doing in the same situation as yours@@NativeFarang
@@brucewayne2773 Ahh yes of course. With the new chicken house, we aim to design it so it's much easier to clean out. It's not going to be too close to the house, so we shouldn't really smell the odors. I think separating the chickens into 4 or 5 different rooms will be beneficial as well. It should make it easier for us to clean as each room starts to smell. So far our current hut doesn't really emit bad odors, we hardly smell it, but we have kept up with maintaining it regularly, cleaning the pen and changing the hay ect... of course doing it on a bigger scale is different.
Would be good to visit some commercial chicken farms but around here they're hard to find as not many are doing it on a large scale. Don't worry I'm doing my research haha reading and watching videos on it all the time 😂 I get like that when I have an idea in my head.
Great 👍. Would be nice if you found a vendor that sells both fish and chicken feed at wholesale prices. Most likely somewhere in Bangkok or ask another chicken and fish farmer@@NativeFarang
Thanks!
Ahhh that's so very kind of you!! Thank you so much, we really appreciate it 🙏😁
I used to live across the street from a place called "Egg City". They had over a million chickens. That place smelled for miles. They had semi trucks hauling away the chicken poop everyday. How about growing grasshoppers or other bugs for the chickens and fish. Always enjoy the videos.
That would be a battery cage farm I assume? If do deep litter method properly and no cages there should be almost no smell outside.
Ohh wow a million chickens! 😱 I could imagine the smell for sure! I think 500-1000 will be manageable, we will keep up with regular maintenance so it shouldn't smell too bad 🤞
Big plans - sounds brilliant- I think you could get the pond for free - just tell Mason he can dig a huge hole in your garden - he just needs to hire his own digger. I think you guys have done great with the trenches- but if it doesn’t work OR is too time consuming, then best to go for plan B. Looking forward to seeing the pond being dug and chicken condo built.😊
Mace would happily be out there digging xx
@@jacquelinetaylor9418 he’s a good lad- so he probably would be digging! Great to see they have such good mates x
Haha it's definitely a big hole to dig 🤣 He would love driving a digger around the farm! But yes the trenches have to go. We've persevered with them for a while now it's just not going to get better so better to get rid and start over ☺️
@@NativeFarang good on you guys- I would have thought trench’s would be ok - but as no clay and as hard to get huge plastic sheeting maybe you were on a hiding to nothing. Move on, move up and everything in life is a bit of a lesson - some good n some bad. Right back to work after my motivational talk.
@NativeFarang use the land to feed your chickens ..just research Abita about their diet .. they will almost anything..
Great update guys! So pleased the chickens are thriving.
Thank you so much! 😁🙏
Loved hearing about the future plans, Hope the chicken expansion goes well! Enjoyed the video and I think I can speak for most of us.. we are rooting for you to do well!
Most Australians would baulk at rooting a bloke…
@@AnuchaFarm Had to get ricky to translate for me😂
@@AnuchaFarmthese Brits are bloody filthy Somchai
Nice one Drew! Yes definitely big plans but go big or go home haha. I'm sure we'll make it work!
You are doing well Natt. Let me know if I could help you about anything at all in Thailand.
Thank you so much! I definitely will let you know 😁🙏
Every day is a chance to make changes to create the life we want.
Most definitely! 😁
Keep the vision guys believe in yourself and you both will make success of the farm and you both deserve it for taking the chance 🌻🍁
Ahhh thank you so much, that's a lovely comment! 😁🙏
Keep an eye on eggs production verses feed consumption. Birds will slow down or even stop at some stage. Margins are slim so prepare yourself to sell off the flock when production hits the minimum profit stage
Chickens are only good for 2 years and off to the slaughter. You are spot on regarding production over their lifespan.
Very good advice! We definitely will keep a close eye on profits once we're up and running. Definitely can't afford to be making a loss doing this. But we do plan on looking at breeding them in the near future so hopefully once the flock slows down for egg production we can replace with new hens ☺️
Good advice Bruce! Definitely will keep a close eye on the amount of eggs they produce each day. If we notice a big trend then it maybe time to get rid of the old flock and get new ones in 👍
Great idea to expand your chicken industry. You should also feed them some eggshells cause they need the calcium to build the eggs. If thy don't get enough the egshells will be thinner and thinner. So if you fry yourself some eggs let the shells dry and crush them a little bit and give it back to them. You will see that they like it. Was Camilla hiding behind the camera? It is allways lovely to see her.
Thank you so much for the tips! We always try to feed them the egg shells from the eggs we've used but we'll make more of a cautious effort to once they're in the new pen! Ahh Camila hasn't been feeling 100% the past couple of days so wasn't really up for being in the video, hopefully in the next one! 😁
@@NativeFarang I wish Camilla a fast recovery from her unwell feeling.
@@yadong8037 Thank you 🙏🙏
Exciting times on your farm. Love your idea on expanding the chickens and egg business. Looking forward to following along and seeing how it all plays out 👍
Eggciting times??
@@walking_in_the_shadeGreat pun 😝
Cheers Ricky! You'll be hearing all about it I'm sure 🤣
Guys good luck with your plans 😊❤😊
Cannot wait to see how is all going to progress.
To be honest when I saw thumbnail with so many chickens was hoping Mal will be there too sorting them out 😂😂😂
Thanks for the update 👍👍👍
Ahhh thanks guys! Maybe you could come and visit when it's all up and running! Then you can see Mallory in action 😝
@@NativeFarang yeah will do for sure 😉😅😊
You are doing a terrific job with your chickens.
They look happy and healthy .
You have the right idea about reducing costs with rice husks and and leaf left overs from growing vegetables .
You both have really done it , a one thousand baht income per day will go quite a way in Thailand .
Just make sure they are secure in their pens and free from disease .
Chickens are less resilient to disease than ducks more vulnerable .
Duck eggs are very popular in Thailand and duck meat more expensive .
Did you ever think of keeping a few ducks , they could possibly eat the same feed and greens as the chickens .
Thank you! We will keep plucking away at this 😉
Definitely if we are increasing the amount of chickens we need to reduce the costs, will be looking at all methods for sure.
We did consider ducks as we love duck eggs! But I think we would have to dig a small pond and build a hut to enclose them so not sure if it's viable for our little farm. Maybe if we aquire more land in future!
@@NativeFarang You both have done great so far , what a beautiful young family .
I wish you all the best .
@@farangutan6773 Thank you so much! 😊🙏
Have you seen the chicken cooed by mirrors….could be an addition to your projects
We haven't no! We'll have a look!
Go for it Nat. I truly believe that you'll be successful. Yes it's hard work, but if your willing to put in the determination you have your will be successful. You destiny is in your hands. Good luck.
Ahh thanks so much for the kind words and support, we're definitely willing to put the work in and make it a success! After all this is the life we want to live 😁🙏
The most important thing with the chickens is security. The building should built cheap as long as it’s secure . Also consider chicken tractors to move the chickens around the property it puts nitrogen in the soil and is good for the birds. What about meat birds ? Also a breeding program to add to the flock and also sell. Good luck
For sure! We have lizards and snakes that will come and kill the hens. But we are going to put abit of cash into this project and make sure it's secure. It'll be a big loss if that many chickens die so gotta protect them. Also yes we will be looking into breeding them in the near future, we will have a dedicated space to do so 😊
I have 100% faith in you both, if you work at it, it will happen. Breeding your own chickens is the way to go, we do it here in Ta Phraya, but on smaller scale, while we're developing our egg sales, and to help you out, we have a 6 month old, pure bred Rhode Island Red Rooster, we will let you have if you'll come and collect him. Grading your eggs will help you get a better price for them as well.
Thank you! Yes definitely will be looking at breeding chickens as we will need to replace the flock of hens every few years after egg production slows down so definitely. Ta Phraya is 2 hours away from us so we can come collect no problem! that's a very kind offer from you, it would help us for sure! Thank you 😊🙏
Plant some avocado trees.
Keep those positive thoughts going 👍🏽
BTW-Just record 3-4 minutes of the sounds of nature in the early morning with no dialogue. Your viewers from the city life would like it.
We're looking to plant all sorts so we'll definitely get some avocado's in! Thank you 🙏 Ooh that's a good idea, we'll try and include it in a future video! 😁
Build big now and fill it up with Chickens later, don't keep adding to a small building, cost a fortune doing it that way. Be interesting to see how you get the fish out of the trenches, maybe dig the big pond then dig trenches across to it and let the fish swim straight in.
That's the plan, build a big hut and pen now and then slowly add more chickens 😁 I'm sure the fish catching video will be a future vlog so we'll definitely keep you posted! We'll see how it goes 🙏
Good experiments lead to solid plans and actions 👌
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Mobile pens that you move around the grass and vegetation that’s already there is a good way to get the chickens to clear it up and feeds them for free ,
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Great tip! Once we've got the hut and pen up and running we'll look into that for sure! 😁🙏
Fascinating story Nat. You will of course make mistakes along the way, but keep going. Go with what works the best for you. Things take time to establish themselves. You are a fish expert, use what you have learned through your work experience. People want to buy fish but not just for food. Wealthy Thai's are obsessed with decorative fish for house and garden. I wish you all the success in the world. I'm in Thailand now developing my own story in our village.
Thank you so much for the support, really appreciate it! We have lots of plans and lots of options, so if one thing doesn't work out we'll try another, live and learn like you say 😊 And that's true about decorative fish, perhaps something for us to look in to! Ahh that sounds great, we wish you all the best! 😁🙏
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Flipping fantastic attitude 👌 your hard work will pay dividends,,, there are no failures just learning curves. Keep going live, learn and love that piece of land 👍👍👍
Ahh thanks so much for the kind words and support! 🙏 That's the plan 💪😁
Great idea with the chickens! I have no idea about raising chickens but perhaps you could convert a large outdoor area for them and selling the eggs as 'free range' would increase the price? I'm not sure how things work in Thailand :D and you could kill 2 birds with 1 stone and have the chickens eat the weeds that you have to cut down so regularly? Love your channel guys! So inspiring xx
That's the plan, hopefully have a big hut and an equally as big pen, plus use other parts of the farm to grow herbs and veggies etc! Thanks so much for the advice and for the support! 🙏😊
chopped banana trunk is a good chicken feed supplement. Ours like it anyway - particularly mixed with some rice bran (rhum) and sugar cane molasses (gaak naam tan). We also grow a lot of the msg plant (malakor khin bai) which is super easy and the chickens like it.
Great tips, thank you! 🙏
You guys will be able to do whatever you want to do ❤❤
Thank you so much for the support! 🙏🙏
Looking good, keep up the good work. Can't wait to see the farm full of plants.
Thank you so much! Neither can we, so exciting! 😁😁
I was at a chicken farm that bulit over a fish pond. The chicken poop also fed the fish saving food cost. Also less work to clean the poop. AND safe a lot of space for your 500 or more chicken in the future. Please find some fruit trees that are high on values.
Ahh yes, we've seen a few of these but I think that's too complicated for us haha. Our pond isn't that big so not sure how big the hut will be to keep 500 chickens haha, but it's a great idea though! If we had more land in future that would be a very viable option for us!
Great dreams are made with great hearts keep firing away you guys love this channel 👍
Ahhh thank you so much! We appreciate it and glad you're enjoying the content 😁🙏
Glad to see you moving forward,its all about trial and error,you cant su eed if you dont try,waiting for more vlogs 👍👍
That's so true! Thank you so much for watching and for your support 😁🙏
Journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step, you both have learnt a lot in a few months, now you are talking realistic the honeymoon appears to be is over, great to see you have worked out a viable achievable plan, keep moving forward guys
So true! Thank you so much, we're determined to make it work 😁🙏
Another good video. When you build the new structure for the chicken you can get a 100W solar panel and a 12Vdc car radiator fan to use for cooling the structure.
BTW, so do you won that land now since you got your Thai ID?
Yeah we're definitely going to look into getting some solar fans and lights for the hut! Thanks for the tip 🙏 And the land was already in family's name anyway but now I have my Thai ID I can be added to that 😊
Well done! no music whilst talking Lol, I'll subscribe now 555
Hahaha apologies for the previous 😝 and thank you so much for the coffee!! 🙏🙏
Stay positive guys I know you’ll both do a great job I’m doing the same thing in a couple of years small farm in issan with my partner so I watch every video you guys put out there with great enthusiasm wishing you guys positive energy I know you’ll make work 👍👍👍👍👍🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐥😅
Ahhh perfect! Yes we will keep on posting all the ups and downs of keeping hens. I'm sure it'll work out fine, but it's all a learning curve for everyone ☺️
look into chicken grit, it cuts the food cost down too.
Thanks for the tip, we shall look into it for sure! 🙏
First year is the hardest financially. Good luck love the accent.
Most definitely, hopefully we start to see it pay off eventually 😊 Thank you 🙏
Hello from uk it all takes time no set time just keep going you’ll get there take care much love from MoMo in uk xx🫶xx
Ahh thank you so much! We appreciate it 😊🙏
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Ahhh thank you! 😁🙏
Thailand is a land of farmers and gardeners. It has some very big agricultural colleges and is more sustainable than most other countries. Your living the good life which is so many peoples dream. You have what it takes to be successful so keep up the hard work.
Ahh thank you so much for the kind words and support! This is the life we want to live so we're determined to make it work 😁🙏
@@NativeFarang its clear as day to me that you and your family will succeed and grow. Having a half thai son myself, I'm hoping to do the same as you but have to find myself a business partner or wife that has land. I'm well jel of you both
@@Mashtaggreeny That's very kind of you to say, thank you! 🙏 Hopefully you'll be doing the same thing soon enough 😁
Look forward to the new projects guys
Thank you for watching! 😁🙏
Looking forward to seeing your progress 👏🏻👍🏻🙏🏻😃
Thank you so much! 🙏
Hope it all goes well for you and your family keep the vibes coming
Thank you so much! 🙏
Where did you buy those chickens in Thailand ? I have never seen proper laying hens in Thailand only the skinny fighting birds. Happy to hear about the expansion. Keep it up! We are all pulling for you. ❤
We bought the chickens from a local farm around 40 minutes away from us! I'll be honest it was difficult to find someone selling laying hens as like you say, most are chickens for meat/fighting etc. But if you look hard enough there will be someone selling 😁 Thank you so much 🙏
Have you thought about what you will do with the manure that the chooks will produce?
Yes when we have it fully built up and running, we will be bagging the manure and selling it to local farmers to use on their land.
hi nat your chickens will peck scratch and eat almost anything, try putting some of your grass strimmings into their pen and watch them to see what types they like the most they will eat almost all greens, its free and will supplement their diet, or if your local market stalls have any greens or vegetable waste from their stalls you could have Thanks for sharing
Great tips, thank you so much! 🙏 We try and feed them as much as we can from the land and they seem to enjoy it, but we do need to start growing some more crops specifically for them to supplement their diet and reduce costs 🙏
Sounds like a plan, good for you all 😊
Ahh we hope so! Thank you 🙏😊
Chickens look so vibrant red, happily and producing lots of eggs. You have done well in the farm and most important thing is, learn as you go along!!! I’m so excited with the new project with more chickens and you might need the helping hand from the locals which is giving them a job! Good luck…
Ahh I'm glad it shows in the videos! Thank you so much for the kind words and support, it means a lot! 🙏 And yes most definitely, we would welcome the help from locals 😅
Take the hyacinth out of the pond and chop them up and feed the chickens.
We have been feeding them that, it's just growing like crazy 😅🤣
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We limit ours to fifty but sell for meat a few each month to neighbours and they give Mango or fish - 500 becomes hard work but I encourage you being Thai to follow your instincts your chances of success business wise from farming is very high
50 chickens is still a very good amount! A good supply of eggs! It's nice that the neighbours do a swap with you. Fair trade haha Thank you, we will carry on developing the farm, I'm sure it'll all work out in the end! 🙏
Hi Nate maybe take a look at hydroponic for the chicken vegetable food, anyway we are planning a visit to you if we not impose at the end of the month. Tell you more about it then. I know for you Leo but what Camila like to drink?
Funny enough, I was looking at a hydroponic farm on my drive home today. Looks great, but I'd have to do more research on it. Would have to be set up correctly to be successful I think. Haha Camila loves a passion fruit shake 😋 we don't drink too much alcohol nowadays but definitely would neck a Leo hahaha
@@NativeFarang doing this on small scale to test it before my ground floor condo here the salad come out of my ear now 5555
How big does new chicken coop have to be to house 250 chickens ?
Pretty big I'd say! We're starting to plan it now so we may have a vlog on it soon 😊
@@NativeFarang I'd like to know you inspired me to do the same but with Rhode Island red chickens
@@Whitehousehotelnongkhai Ahh I'm glad you've taken inspiration from us! We'll be starting the build this coming week, so we'll keep you posted 😁
Maybe you should also look into rabbits...not only do they grow faster, easier and cheaper (eating gras) its also different and more expensive meat, but also urin can be sold as a fertiliser that is also used as a natural pesticide. Usually the sale of the urin alone will break you even and the meat is all profit.
Also, a friend of mine was selling fingerlings which made him even more money than grown fish
Thais don't eat rabbits. They are for pets. But if he can find a Weatern restaurant and supply rabbit meat it could be profitable.
@narumon_bb2376 offer the meat cheap and you will have buyers, even among Thais....I heard the same response in Africa (Nigeria) like 5 years back. I didn't go through with it but a friend did. Gave out some free meat and now he's got a good customer base and expanding the farm which makes very good business! (As said much of the money even comes from the excrements as fertiliser and organic pesticide, not just the meat)
Very interesting! That could be a future project for us in the future! We would need a buyer if we were to breed them. Not sure where I would find a rabbit buyer haha but I'll keep an eye out for sure! Natural pesticides are expensive to buy so that's very interesting, even if we collected it for our own plants.
Ahh yes, we see lots of shops selling fingerlings not sure if we can out compete with the locals. Would need a much bigger pond to make it profitable I think
Wow! One day I will come to visit your farm 😊❤
You're welcome any time! 😁🙏
Cheers for the nice video as always. How many kg of feed per bag?
Thank you! 🙏 The bag of chicken feed we buy is 30kg
Take a look at other asian commercial chicken farms.
See how they operate, and avoid expensive mistake.
Thanks 🙏
are you feeding the chockens a percentage of grit? (stones)
Not yet but we're looking into it!
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Are you using the water from the fish trenches to feed to your plants ?
From the trenches and the pond yes 😊
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Good idea!
Nice plan , Lazarda do a hand powered pellet machine cheap as,
What is the width and length of you’re land ?
I am looking to do something similar on a 30mx150m plot over 3 rai
Ahh yes, there's plenty of options on lazada for pellet machines. I think we'd have to get a motorized one though as we'd need to produce a lot of pellets when we expand. I would say our land is similar in size, it's long, probably 120-150 metres all the way to the back. Also 30-40 metres wide I would say too.
Buisness with the chicken in Thailand will be very successful. I believe this will happen. Love your go Big or go Home .my Buisness is in the same thinking. We want to go global and we will .Right now we are in Canada new york,Florida, texas,Michigan....ill be heading into the carribean soon. When we get to Thailand and will. You will be our chicken supply Buisness.
Keep that Big Dreams going. I like to say we all have to think. So why not think BIG and it will happen.
Built that Big chicken Buisness
And I will make sure when my company his Thailand you will supply us .ALL THE BEST, NICK NEW YORK GHOSTKITCHEN/ONE KITCHEN!
Ahhh perfect! That sounds like a fantastic deal, hopefully we continue to grow and our paths will align 🙏 We would definitely supply your business with our hens for sure!
Thought I'd clicked on The Lion King when I heard that intro music playing.
Hahaha it's a great song! We love it, plus it's copyright free 😉
Glad you had the solution now to lower the cost of about 50% by mixing your own chicken feed.♥️🇵🇭
Most definitely!! 😊🙏
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Great idea! 🙏
Great work on the farm so far.🎉😊
Thank you so much! 🙏
Chickens love eating grass.if ya make a big run it will save ya striming.
That's the plan! 😅🤞
I would be a little careful with feeding them that much rice husks and vegetables. They are both ok in moderation but I don't think ok with 30% or so of diet
We'll definitely do our research before we get the hens in and start implementing the supplements, thanks for the tip! 🙏
@@NativeFarang reducing your feed costs is obviously a good move and what we do also on our farm. Just need to be careful. Your current chickens are free to range outside their coup which is awesome as they will eat some vegetables you throw them and eat some grubs etc and that surely supplements their diet and helps reduce your feed costs. In your video you say you go through about 2 sacks of commercial feed a week which if the case means each chicken is eating about 85g of commercial feed per day which is what I would expect for free range chickens (hens will usually eat 110-120g of commercial feed per day if that's all they are fed. For your new chicken farm buildings if you're planning to keep them all inside the coups and not free to range outside then bear in mind that they won't have grubs and bugs to eat outside. You can breed some grubs to feed them directly (such as Black Soldier Fly Larvae) or grow some Azolla in shallow ponds with manure substrate and that will help reduce commercial feed and still give them the essential proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins they need. You could also buy ground corn (very small pieces rather than cornmeal powder) and give them some of that each day. I'm on the Discord channel (Sky Farm - Duncan) although rarely look at it as haven't got so much time to trawl through it all and happy to discuss more with you if needed.
@@skyfarmorganics Ahh sorry if there was any confusion, but we're planning on building the hut and an equally as big pen, so that they can be somewhat free range 😊 that's the plan anyway! But we'll definitely look into all the ways in which we can supplement their food! And awesome about the discord, I'll keep you in mind, thanks! 🙏
Sustainable farming way to go. Though not for everyone (people living in a city /or no land). Price check 20 aldi eggs LARGE here in Ireland 4.65 euro (4gbp). That is quite low price??? . People would be too busy to bother keeping hens unless on huge scale for such a low price. Can imagine in Germany/ Holland even cheaper. Also here the farmers not getting a fair price really from big supermarkets. Farming in eu regulated out of existence now .....they even talking nitrate levels must be reduced on farms meaning reduction in herds.
That's true, it's such a shame! But for those who can, with a small garden etc, it's so much more rewarding to grow a little fruit/veg of your own, or house a couple of chickens 😊 Thanks for watching 🙏
Get people to Sponsor a chicken and name them.
That's a great idea, thank you! We think the first one will be named Sajee 😊🙏
Markets are a good sauce of vegetable waste buy cheap or most time given it free put through a shredder the chicken love racking & pecking there way through that lot
Great idea, thanks! 🙏
Good luck guys its all coming together for you ,have you ever thought of selling the meat of chickens ?? Good look with it all guys
Thank you so much! Once the hens are out of their prime laying years and egg production is reducing then we'll definitely be looking to sell them as meat! We'd also like to try and breed chickens specifically for meat as another source of income to the eggs. We'll see how it goes 😅🙏
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Would be imtersting if you started doing pigs
Maybe if we ever acquired more land, one thing at a time 😅
@@NativeFarang do 5 or 10 to start with.. will be so interesting for the channel I promise ya. Keep them closed, no need to be free range, your land seems big enough IMO
@@no_clot_shot1128 We'll see what the future holds!