I clicked because I thought the guy on the thumbnail holding the chicken was Nacho Libre......but I watched the whole thing....TWICE because this guy's enthusiasm is contagious. Great video!

i made a chicken house following your guidelines and now have seven chickens only a few metres from my house - lots of eggs, no smell. happy chickens. thanks!

THE BEST VIDEO HAVE SEEN SO FAR ABOUT COMPOST CHICKEN ! CONGRATULATION BUD!

By far the best chicken management and setup I've seen in almost ten years watching homesteading videos!!! Awesome!!

Love the crazy hair but more important...I have watched easily 100 chicken videos online. This was one of the best I've seen. The details and thoroughness is often lacking in amateur videos. Way to go. I almost never subscribe, but I'm going to for your videos. Great Job!!

I have to say that this was a bumping video. I love the pace and the level of detail. Keep it up!

that intro about composting a raccoon and your crazy look made me think this a video on how to compost chickens, nit use them to compost lol. glad i kept watching

Intense eyes... looked like has was tripping at the beginning .. the guys got passion

if you have Predator problems this is the perfect way to raise chickens if you want to stop spending money on chicken food this is the perfect way to raise chickens if you want to protect your chickens 100% this is the perfect way to raise chickens from trial and error it has led me to raise chickens in this way thanks for the info bud

One of the best video I've seen yet. It caught my attention because I had this same idea for wintering chickens indoors. I had planned to build the chicken house on the back of the greenhouse then at the end of the main growing season dispose of the plant waste and waste fruits and vegetables where the chickens will be wintered. Chicken waste is kind of the rocket fuel so it gets mixed in with the compost. Since I hadn't done it yet I wasn't a 100% sure on the number of chickens and the percentage of carbon to add. The video answered all those questions. I had lately seen others raising chickens on compost and it proved out my theory that they'd be happy and healthy. Another source found it significantly increased his egg production. This video has some of the happiest and healthiest chickens I've ever seen. Since I was looking at a seasonable chicken house I had planned to make the back wall removable to make removing the compost easier in the spring but otherwise his approach is very close to what I had in mind. I'm a big free range fan but you do have to use a rotational plan to avoid the issues he describes. Some breeds do poorly in extreme cold weather and all breeds will keep a better condition if they are wintered in a chicken house. The compost also keeps it warm and remember cold chickens need more food to stay warm just like humans and cold chickens produce fewer eggs. A good deep compost bed will keep the house comfortable for your chickens. I know of one other that tried to heat a chicken house with compost but he did everything wrong. His compost was a few inches thick and it was dry so there wasn't enough mass to create heat and dry compost won't decay so once again no heat. A great piece of information for people to know the way he added water to keep the compost slightly moist. The moisture will migrate down so the lower you go the damper it will be which is ideal. Other than that wall issue he's nailed it, a truly great system design and a brilliant explanation of how it works. One other suggestion I'd make is when you start off the compost bed add in some extra food scraps and earthworm then give it a chance for the earthworms to start laying eggs. The chickens will find the earthworms while they are digging giving them extra protein and a little excitement in their lives. Chickens go nuts over worms and insects.

We liveaboard a sailboat but just bought a 1/4 acre lot and plan on having chickens and a garden - this was perfect timing! Now to sell the boat!

Brilliant analogy with the raccoon 👍🏽 You have an awesome working coop 💕👍🏽🇦🇺

This dude didn't blink for 10 minutes and 6 seconds

14 months ago I first watched this video and it totally changed my perception of what was important when it came to keeping chooks, and I also thought about the ongoing waste that I was loosing and was not cycled back into the system. So I quickly built this version of a coop adjacent to my more traditional model. Over a year now I have continued feeding that active decay cycle beneath my chickens and being guided by my nose as to when to add more carbon etc, I have treated my veggie gardens with the most amazing compost I have ever made and in surprisingly huge amounts. Thank you Atitlan Organics from Western Australia.

I just watched your compost and chickens design and manage a composting house.... Seriously... one of the best and most informative and practical videos I've seen! I'll subscribe! Thank you! - Ken in Hawaii

total knowledge overload.... Gotta watch about 40 x. good on you

the best video I have seen on the subject.

Thanks for the exciting content !!!

Holy cow, dude. Excellent presentation. Subscribed!

You should have played Pablo Escobar in Narcos.

Awesome video. He reminds me of a young Roberto “Hands Of Stone” Duran, the lightweight boxing champ. 🥊

wonderful presentation. Thank you so much for excellent information on compost for happy healthy hens..

Wow! Kudo’s for this great video and even more for your awesome presentation. Loved it and we will definitely keep following you! 🙌🏽

You dudes are rockin! Great vid.

LOVE. YOUR. ENERGY. Happy New Year.

great upload! thanks for sharing. very informative!

Shad, you can solve your "parking lot" ledge by putting some plywood at a sharp angle from the rock wall upwards and tied into the wood part of the walls, cutting out to go around the round posts....then you can trash that funky broom, lol

awesome! thanks for sharing!

Gary commenting. We can't free range/open pen here due to coyotes day and night. A similar set up should work well for us. Thanks for posting.

one of the best chicken composting videos I have seen on yoube

Outstanding video. Perfect amount of info at a great pace and delivered well.

Really good and clear info!! Thank you!

Excellent editing, message, and energy! Thanks for sharing your thoughts in a way that was fun and compelling to watch. Got my sub! 🙏👋

This guy is 100% correct. If I got this right, at eight chickens per 2 meters squared, he’s suggesting that they could stay in the hutch all day and night, 24 hours straight. It only is that a little compost factory, but you could go out of town for a day or maybe two, and just leave them food and water. I can think of a whole lot of so called “homesteaders that are dying to take a day off!

Very helpful. Thank you

I like his hair & eyes, not so sure about the mustache, or the T-shirt, but he is right on about the compost chicken house! Great video!!!

Great video! Thanks for explaining it so simply 💕

super awesome video. Very informative

Dude! You're awesome! So much fun to watch..

Oh man, I am loving this. I'm getting so excited to come down there and check all this out.

You clearly enjoy what you do and the birds look very happy. Thanks for some great pointers!

very good and thanks for all you do.

Great video! The way you explain everything is SO easy to understand!

Very educational video.

Dudes a chicken himself. Hairdo s done by a chicken too. And the mustache stolen from a roaster!

Bro, that hair is awesome.haha. Great video too!

Don't hide it, divide it homie. My man is high as a kite. Awesome video. Great detail on how to get started.

Such a great video !!! Informative and fun !

Fabulous. Thank you

what an awesome vid!! congrats dude. in a simple but effective manner you said everything that 99% of youtubers failed to communicate.

BEST VIDEO EVERRRRRRR. Salams from Saudi Arabia

One of the best video for this topic ! It was awesome

I have been watching a LOT of videos on raising chickens and this one is definitely one of the best! Muy informativo! Gracias! I subscribed!

Keep them coming! Love it!

wonderful..... we will tray . Thanks

The best and most informative and practical videos I have seen!

You have such a wonderful soul. Love the way you teach us. Have a blessed day 🙏🏽

love the hair! Love the enthusiasm! Love the straight forward info the most. thumbs up, subscribed!

Great video!!!

Great energy Brother! Compliments for putting yourself out there. Love from one chicken farmer to another...

wow that raised feeding and watering table is a really good idea. I never thought of that

This works! Great job and thank you for sharing. I have lots of predators and now you've given me ways to strengthen the integrity of my coop.

my first reaction was wow are you coked out of your mind brah, but some folks are just on a diff level then others man. I am native american and i can embrace your energy and thoughts man! great video!

Just excellent

BRAVO

Awesome vid man. Thanks for sharing :D

very good video. nice information.

thanks so much for this video..im a new hen owner and this gave me gret ideas...keep them coming!

I like your bamboo perches!

I've watched this several times and I really enjoy these videos.

So glad I found this video! I'm gonna be moving to Honduras soon and this looks like a great plan for raising chickens. Thanks for posting this and explaining everything so well.

LOVE THIS! Let the chickens do the work for you AND get eggs. :)

Love it! Had to subscribe. Keep these educational videos coming, and keep the flair Shad! Say WHAAAT?!

This is the best chicken video on KZfaq. Liked, subscribed peace out x

Thanks for an awesome and very memorable video. I modeled my chicken house after this and its going really well!

Amazing!

my fav video of you guys :) best of wishes from Turkey...

Great work, inspiring stuff.

Thank you

Thank u , I'll try it in my field .

Such great information! Thanks guys!

You're entertaining and knowledgeable, great combo!

Wonderful style! I am looking forward to visiting your space!

Awesome! Inspired me to do this with my chickens instead of free-range. Thank you so much!

superb video, very informative....Thank you....

I replicated your model here in Canada. Only 4 birds in an 11x4 hoophouse. Dug down 1.5 meters. The heap is heating the coop. IT WORKS.

Very informative video, thank you for this !

Yes, the hair is impressive. And it was a great video. Well done. Very "down to earth" --- literally !

Thank you for the awesome information you shared with us. I love the idea of the roofing, it will take care of the sun aspect, these chickens need certain amount of day light for them to continue laying eggs. Here in New York with the change of whether , this type of roofing will be an asset. Also the composting system you have is awesome. Thanks again, Blessings Laura M

I enjoy watching your videos!! I learn a lot of things. Thanks man..

Good video but, above all that hair dude👍👍👍👍👍👍👍. I could not take my eyes away for the first 4 minutes 😂 I subscribed. Best video on KZfaq!

I can tell you this does work. I have done this, not as well as he has but well enough to know that you do get really good compost. One thing you do need is moisture. I live where it is quite dry at times so I have installed a sprinkler system to wet everything down once in a while. It works great.

Very interesting perspective on free range issues. Thanks for the video!

Best video on the topic. I appreciate the discussion about the theory of composting and using the nitrogen sniff test.

Epic! Going up on our site tomorrow~

great info

this guy is amazing !!

Very nice...i m going to do this

HAHAHAHA this was hilarious and informative. Two thumbs up.

Interesting video mate ... I like the content and sound effects are awesome