A Walkway Feeds Our Chickens!?!

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@nm72488 Жыл бұрын

Highly recommend watching Chicken TV with youtubes closed caption - it keeps thinking that the birdsong is "Music" and the street noise is "Applause"! A delightful accident :)

@frederickheard2022 Жыл бұрын

When grain/seeds break dormancy, enzymes convert starch into sugar (brewers know this as “malting”) so the embryo will have a huge energy boost to jumpstart growth. (This is why wheatgrass is sweet, btw). The sweet shoots, malty endosperm and rapidly growing root might contribute to the sweetness. The rapid uptake of excess nitrogen/ammonium must also help.

@csgowoes6319 Жыл бұрын

Chicken beer, yay!

@tmckmusic8584 Жыл бұрын

Interesting..thank you.

@gardenfairygodmother1893 Жыл бұрын

Hello from the UK. Came for the chicken TV and was not disappointed.

@shannonsexton8921 Жыл бұрын

Root exudates feed bacteria and fungi so nutrients are close by. This is known to promote aerobic decomposition. Good work!

@yLeprechaun Жыл бұрын

I'm careful to not let my chickens see these videos of your chicken yard. Else they would all be on the next greyhound bus to Ithica, NY no doubt! In other words, my attempt to replicate is discouragingly failing. :( But I have a lot of things in nursery beds, trying to get them up to size to insert. Hopefully this fall, at dormancy, they will be ready to plant the edges. I also have goats that share the space, which is a very sharp double edged sword. 😏

@birchmoonfarm101 Жыл бұрын

I love chicken talk

@pikkusieluinen Жыл бұрын

2:03 I love how the ladies just gather around you. Wonderful place for chickens.

@allonesame6467 Жыл бұрын

Sir Rooster de Banty has the funniest curtailed "crow"! So much abundance!

@sixeses Жыл бұрын

Thank you for chicken TV and all you do

@pibbz13 Жыл бұрын

So much rich soil in the making, gorgeous!

@user-bn4yb9yp9e 9 ай бұрын

I love the gentle chicken sounds.

@amnajoudi5393 10 ай бұрын

This is a great model, thanks for being so inspirational!

@trumpetingangel Жыл бұрын

My hens join me whenever I'm planting, and they always peck at the soil (or clay). I have assumed there are tiny critters that they can spot but are invisible to me. My fervent hope is that they are eating ticks and tick nymphs!

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that be delightful!

@simouWassim-mc8ci 9 ай бұрын

I love the gentle chicken sounds

@rosea830 Жыл бұрын

Have you thought about starting some pumpkin seeds under crates for them? Mine love it when a pumpkin vine wanders into the run and I think that's going to be my project this week. That and some amaranth and sunflowers.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Great idea, we should be exploring that!

@TheTrock121 Жыл бұрын

Hens do have a sweet tooth er beak. Ours love watermelon and pineapple.

@woodworks371 Жыл бұрын

So lovely to see (and hear) such happy chickens. Your composting system will be a game-changer for the way we’re doing things on our homestead. Thank you for sharing it. 🙏

@lunabeta3516 Жыл бұрын

I accidentally learned by dropping seed in my compost they'd grow and my chickens would eat it. My compost is in the chicken area. I sure wish I could get some grains like what you have. Those are beautiful grains to throw.

@brusombear3823 Жыл бұрын

Looks great. I'm in central MO less then .5in rain since mothers day getting very brown and crunchy :(

@reneelalala7690 Жыл бұрын

love the chicken TV always!

@jessicaj8148 Жыл бұрын

I wish my rooster was as quiet as yours

@adam9755 Жыл бұрын

Love the chicken TV!

@jlazelle1 Жыл бұрын

My compost takes 2 years and gets a final bulk age. I got the pile together a month ago and there are sunflowers sprouting all along the base. There are a lot of unexpected benefits when you let life happen.

@LoisELewis 4 ай бұрын

Love your helthy, happy c&ickens. They love what you provide for their food, love being around you.😊😊😊😊😊😊

@aaronbaron3155 Жыл бұрын

Having all that seed>>>>>>>>new pasture is a fortuitous thing for you guys. That worked out so well.. 7:49

@jessicaj8148 Жыл бұрын

I have a bunch or barley seed ibises to use to make forage but then that got put on back burner with dog care. I might find an area out back to see if the barley will sprout for the hens.

@MrGigi-dz9cv Жыл бұрын

Those seedlings, are rich in proteins.

@dimitrinoahutz9547 Жыл бұрын

I just loove it❤

@austind2784 Жыл бұрын

I know Brooklyn isn't necessarily in your neighborhood, but there's a mushroom farm Smallhold that I believe sends their mushroom blocks to the waste stream. If convenient getting those blocks in the compost and chicken yard would be very beneficial.

@DarnellLynch Жыл бұрын

hmm

@strictlyconservative8777 11 ай бұрын

I absolutely love your system. I will use this and I thank you for your wonderfully relaxing and educational videos!

@edibleacres 11 ай бұрын

For sure!

@reneelalala7690 Жыл бұрын

hi! Every fall I walk around with a mix seeds from the garden and throw them over walkways and woodchip areas. Its always neat to see what grows in the spring and how the landscape evolves year after year.

@imanesm1180 10 ай бұрын

Yes good continuation 👌

@BadniMohamad-xp4ku 9 ай бұрын

I love how the ladies just gather around you. Wonderful place for chickens.

@DjasmineBen-vt3xj 9 ай бұрын

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@shimilangagardens1804 Жыл бұрын

wheat grass shots gets you high! Better than espresso.

@samirdadi3569 9 ай бұрын

Very good 👍

@MistressOP Жыл бұрын

Been having the worms eat the microgreens mats after we cut the greens. They like it a lot.VERY COOL!

@gardenboots7464 7 ай бұрын

WONDERFUL 🌱

@edibleacres 7 ай бұрын

So nice of you

@mystique6444 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see a video on how you deal with all rodents/ pests like voles, rats, mice, birds, slugs and snails that are inevitable when you grow food or raise animals. Is it just sheer volume of planting that allows anything to grow despite the nature? I calculated i have lost a minimum of 50-70%of what I have planted to one or another of these this year, and it's a GOOD year. Those grains wouldn't have lasted a week or to have time to even sprout in my yard.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

There are huge numbers of those kinds of creatures around to be sure, but I think the scale of what we offer up may be enough to have it work out?

@VickyYoung-qg7fd 11 ай бұрын

Its a great idea i will try it so they have some fresh green in there run

@petrosros Жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried seeding mats of purslane, it is not native to the UK but prefers Southern Europe ;however, the seeds grow vigorously here in the summer. Why I mention it, is because the eggs produced from birds that eat it are considered the best free rang eggs in Europe, and the chickens love it. One seed will give you a near metre wide, low growing succulent type mat. Humans can eat it as well, although personally I am not fond of it, in Greece where it is annual and abundant, people cook it as a veg.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Great reminder to appreciate purslane! We have it growing in our garden and enjoy eating it, it would be interesting to actually save seed and be deliberate about setting it out in new places!

@Randeb86 Жыл бұрын

I’m a new subscriber and loved this video, I have five hens, only two laying, three are younger, you have a beautiful diverse bunch of hens, they are beautiful and healthy looking, well done !❤

@DustyDingoPhotos Жыл бұрын

For those contemplating similar, another worthy consideration is the breed of the chooks (chickens). If you can possibly get hold of some Hamburg hens, you'll immediately lessen the amount of feed they need: Hamburgs are first-order foragers and reportedly eat as much as 2/3 less of actual chook food. And . . . ummm . . . they like flying too, so clipping a wing every now and again is small price to pay for these magnificent chooks 🙂

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Good reminder to explore diversity in the chickens you work with

@hugshoney3409 11 ай бұрын

So satisfying to see the lovely ladies singing while they work. Always enjoy the chicken tv. ❤️

@edibleacres 11 ай бұрын

@ChipShotWoodworking Жыл бұрын

Love watching you, especially your zero waste chicken strategies. I’m aiming to feed my chickens like you do: food forest, food scraps and grains from locally sourced grocery stores, (plus the occasional handful of commercial feed) and I’m wondering if you do any separation whatsoever. I’m finding myself separating the known foods that aren’t good for them like avocado and raw beans from the totes I get, worried that my chickens (3 months old) are too young to know the difference. What do you think? Should I continue separating, or is a little toxicity here and there worth the education the birds will receive? Thanks!

@creekwoodfarmandhomesteadc6440 Жыл бұрын

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@evam.3351 Жыл бұрын

Great update. I am just about to start a composting system with our hens. We have 24 older and 20 younger ones on about 2000m2 in Spain. Here it is impossible or unaffordable to get organic compost. I was wondering if you could do another update on the composting system for "summer😅". 1doubt I have in doing these compost paths is if the compost gets hot enough for the seeds inside. How is the experience with your compost in terms of weeds in the beds where you use it?

@CookBrookCountryLife Жыл бұрын

Always learning from your channel, and getting new ideas. Thank you!

@dawnteskey3259 11 ай бұрын

Amazing! I love being able to be an observer to your journey. Love the chickens too!

@StackingAbundance Жыл бұрын

I love it, your chicken yard is so full of life. Off topic, but will you be selling any sea berries this year? The elders and currants i got from you are doing great!

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

We hope to be propagating enough to offer them in a real way for next spring. We'll have to see how it unfolds!

@cherylbertolini3140 Жыл бұрын

how close are the chicken to your house?

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Very close

@dotsouthard2980 Жыл бұрын

Love this method, Sean. This would be harder in a desert environment but still doable. I’m wondering, though, do you ever have a problem with rats? If so, how do you deal with them? Thanks

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

We have seen rats but they haven't been an issue with this situation

@beefandpork Жыл бұрын

Do you have deep litter in the coop and where do you insert the coop bedding into this system when it comes time to clean out the coop? I would not be surprised to learn you’ve mentioned this in several videos, but I can’t think of a time when I’ve come across the explanation and I’ve watched a lot of your chicken videos.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

We do do deep bedding... When we clean it out we try to find a place in the garden that needs a gnarly mulch and put it down directly. Sometimes it just comes out and gets mixed into the pathways. Turns to compost pretty fast that way

@cherifichihebeddine7026 9 ай бұрын

Good

@yassinetorchi2505 9 ай бұрын

Great

@ilinelona2180 10 ай бұрын

Nice

@rahmazarouk4649 9 ай бұрын

Waw nice

@lpmoron6258 Жыл бұрын

When you only partially cover the seeds, it makes your hens work for their meals. This as to their feeling of contentment. Less opportunity to squabble.

@paulasmith4933 10 ай бұрын

Sean i have been watching for a while! Thank you! I am starting with just two chickens, gifted to me. I am sprouting lentils they love them. Spreading the sprouts around where i want them to work more. Also growing wheat, oats and barley grasses in trays. That is also working good. When i heard in this video you had 60 chickens! I was wondering the amount of outside space they had. Plus more about their coop. Please.

@edibleacres 10 ай бұрын

They have about .1 acre in the winter and .2 in the summer. We can talk about their coop in a video at some point

@wintersfamilyfarm4366 Жыл бұрын

I’m moving and I am taking all My “chicken compost” with me. Lol 5.5 hrs away. Hahahaha.

@riverwhitman4317 Жыл бұрын

I love watching your chickens! How big of an area do you have for your chickens. I just got 15 and would love to not buy too much grain from bags. Thanks!!!

@sweaterdoll Жыл бұрын

A friend gave us a few pounds of field corn but I thought I would have to grind it (well, put it in a cloth and use a hammer on it because I don't have a grain mill), but I hadn't thought to soak it. How long does it need to soak before it's edible whole?

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Corn sprouts in the summer after about 2 days or so

@lunarminx 11 ай бұрын

I just love their area and how you put down the seeds to be eaten or grow. I do the same in my bearded dragon tank for the clean up crew, two kinds of isopods, springtails and the mealworms and the beetles. This past time i didn't soak the mung beans and lentiles, just broke up the substrate and sowed on top and sprayed down twice a day. After a week I turned them over and did a mixed of small microgreen seeds. Half the tank is arid and the plant side is the rest. I will have a field of powdered orange isopods just covering the plant side out in the open, eating away. Have you ever seeded black soldier fly larvae into the compost? The chickens will love them too.

@edibleacres 11 ай бұрын

Our climate is just not warm enough to host BSFL in a reliable way so I've tried a few years but given up. Maybe its work exploring again...

@JumpingSpider37 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great stuff! In general, what’s the solar access for your chicken yard? I’d love to try this but the run area is pretty deeply shaded.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Pretty darn shaded in this chicken yard. The sprouting process doesn't need huge light, you are mainly getting them just to sprout and grow a little, not fully mature...

@TaylorinShirewood Жыл бұрын

Could you maybe quickly list the plants you have growing within the enclosure, think I saw what might be a sea buckthorn, would love to know!

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Red and Black Currants Sea Buckthorn Goji Thornless Black Berry a few Honeyberry types grapes some other stuff I'm forgetting :)

@TaylorinShirewood Жыл бұрын

@@edibleacres That's okay! Thanks so much :D

@BadniMohamad-xp4ku 9 ай бұрын

Fini good

@gangofgreenhorns2672 Жыл бұрын

How has your duckweed projects panned out? Might try to grow a bunch of my own.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

We haven't kept up with those experiments as much as I would have liked...

@gangofgreenhorns2672 Жыл бұрын

@@edibleacres I'm doing some now. Recently dug a duck pond with a bog, and am using their kiddie pools for duck weed. Will see how it works, Have fence around them for now. Day 2.

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@FryingPanFarm Жыл бұрын

how do you prevent all the grain and seed you have stored from getting moldy? I'm sure you keep the bins under a roof/out of direct weather but I imagine its quite humid in the summers.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

If the bins are completely dry and keep out every drop of rain it seems to store the seeds with no issues

@DawnBarb Жыл бұрын

Heelllloooooo lay-dees!

@kerem7546 Жыл бұрын

do you have any suggestions for keeping weevil populations down in your storage bins? some suggestions i've been giver are storing grain in an air tight container then adding a couple ounces of dry ice (CO2) and the other is bringing the grain down to 0 degrees F for a few days to break their life cycle.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Yikes, yeah, I'm not sure I have good suggestions there, I don't know how to be helpful. I wonder if dietary ready diatomaceous earth could be put to use as a dessicant for the weevils?

@hjs9197 Жыл бұрын

New subscriber! I’m wondering do you leave some stuff out like tomatoes plants or you just trow everything in there and they’ll leave the stuff thats toxic? I would love this system but im scared i trow something in there they shouldn’t eat because I’m not aware of it.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

If we know it isn't great for chickens we try to avoid putting it in, AND we aren't very intense about it... That said, we aren't putting tomato plants or raw potatoes or coffee grinds in there when we can avoid it. If some sneaks through the chickens are smart about it, but it's nice to avoid.

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@essentialcomforts2166 Жыл бұрын

How do you keep flies down? Also, do you clip their wings so they don't get out of the fence? How tall is your fence? Maybe not related but I notice that when plants start to root in a vase, the water no longer turns nasty.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Fence is 6' tall, we don't clip wings and they don't escape, flies lay eggs and the chickens love fly larvae so it works well!

@essentialcomforts2166 Жыл бұрын

@@edibleacres oh ok thank you! I had read flies could cause trouble with their vents so I was concerned.

@leimckethan8083 Жыл бұрын

Do you ever have an issue with mosquitoes or mosquito larvae in your tanks and water troughs?

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Sometimes, but we can always dump them out

@mickalaloeffelbein4935 Жыл бұрын

Do you ever have problems with rats?

@SimonHaestoe Жыл бұрын

They have benefits from rats.

@lolitabonita08 Жыл бұрын

one thing. i noticed that there is not worms when u disturbe the soil...is that normal?

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

There are worms, could just be a lull in one spot or another

@mouradtadji2496 9 ай бұрын

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@aphillips5376 10 ай бұрын

How do you prevent rats from moving in with all the food scraps and soaked grains on the ground?

@edibleacres 10 ай бұрын

Wow, winecaps growing around marble, that would be a neat look to be sure!

@Youdontknowmeson1324 Жыл бұрын

Sorry that this doesn’t have to do with this video but What is the best permaculture or rare plant nurseries in Massachusetts also will you sell Perenial kales.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Maybe tripplebrookfarm.com is very worth checking out? We may offer Perennial Kale, we'll have to see how our propagation work unfolds there

@Youdontknowmeson1324 Жыл бұрын

@@edibleacres I went to his place he had rare plants I couldn’t understand him so I left he was nice just didn’t talk to us at all I found other rare nurseries that were better russels gardens, Mahoney’s, Logee’s greenhouse, morning star nursery Vermont. Morning star nursery guy was much better and had rarer things cactus, Korean mulberries, himlayan mayapples, fruit bushes he talks very well. Do you have any other places in mass or northeast near mass thank you for the response. Logee’s was also very good they had rare fruits worth trying to grow tomarillo, hardy pineapple guava, schisandra vine, rare figs. Russels garden had cold hardy bananas I bought 12 sea kale plants from them I would have never even thought they would sell them.

@Youdontknowmeson1324 Жыл бұрын

The guy was nice in all but and he had a beautiful plants and stuff but he couldn’t talk to us I feel sorry for him but sometimes places need good and bad reviews. The guy at morning star nursery was like the guy in south Hampton he had a lot of knowledge I think you would like there very similar.

@mounirait4939 9 ай бұрын

Salut tout le monde

@jknijff Жыл бұрын

Did you ever had problems with rats? I’ve setup a similar system but it just attracts rats. It’s smaller, I only have 4 chickens. It worked for some time though.

@edibleacres Жыл бұрын

Rats show up once in a while but they have been helpful mainly

@jknijff Жыл бұрын

Helpful? How? By the way, great channel! Big fan!

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@bearnaff9387 Жыл бұрын

It astounds me how you're able to turn these waste streams and low-cost ingredients into, for lack of a better phrase, living capital that you then turn into products for sale. I have a feeling that if one were able to properly estimate the value of your permaculture as capital (in terms of its ability to foster production), you would be paying into a much higher tax bracket.