How To Get Clean Eggs From Your Laying Hens

How To Get Clean Eggs From Your Laying Hens | Joel Salatin

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Farm Like A Lunatic with Joel Salatin

Ай бұрын

How you manage your laying hens directly effects how much egg washing you have to do. Joel Salatin provides some tips from how Polyface Farms keeps their chicken eggs clean from the start.
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@VeryMiley Ай бұрын

Joel says the key point : “to express chicken-ness.” This has been the key to success for raising any animal I’ve tried. Forcing animals to fit into trendy ideas or routines that don’t fit them is like setting up tripwires and traps before you even started your endeavor.

@Orbic-hp5tt 25 күн бұрын

And changing everything seems to be the tone of society these days. Sad...

@birdieloo6168 Ай бұрын

“Chickenness” lol 😂. That’s so cute! Thank you for the great info.

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Absolutely, thanks for watching!

@pmlm1571 Ай бұрын

Chickenness! I love you regard it as important--not only just from a practical viewpoint--that the hen gets to "express" her instincts, her nature in arranging her straw. If we honor the built-in design of natural things, we are honored. lovely, and great tips, thanks!

@SozoSeasonFreedom Ай бұрын

That was my favorite part of the video!

@BeepersMister Ай бұрын

I really appreciate your understanding of what makes these birds so special: as you said, the goal should be to allow the hens to fully express their chickenness. So many poultry farmers get into the mentality of treating chickens like a machine, when it’s so important to recognize the small desires that make all the difference.

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Chickens are special creatures, for sure! Thanks for watching

@ksprinkle1 Ай бұрын

Freedom to fully express their CHICKEN-NESS❤😂 Funny but spot on sir. Best philosophy i have seen on youtube. Greatly agree...looking forward to building my flock with freedom and authentic systems that benefit both my girls and me. Subscribing! God bless you!

@nogames8982 Ай бұрын

This past winter, I had the most trouble I’ve ever had with dirty eggs. It was an extremely muddy winter. I was cleaning eggs every single day. Thank God things are finally dried out a little bit now, but I am going to be making some changes to par of my chicken run, so I did not have another winter like this one.

@maren807 Ай бұрын

Yes! Muddy chicken feet is a big issue for me living in the Pacific Northwest.

@Patrioticfreedom1776 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. I need to raise my boxes and build the pearch so it closes. No more poopy eggs!😂

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Good luck!

@123WorryFreeGardening Ай бұрын

Yes chickenness! They are their own thing. We love them too.

@ericthompson2920 22 күн бұрын

I learned a lot from you in one short video! Thanks!

@josephcaezza4146 Ай бұрын

! Genius INSIGHT ! SUBLIME OBSERVATIONS ! Profound WISDOM ! Well done.... ! THANKS GRATEFULLY...!

@KimClark-1 Ай бұрын

Phenotypical physiological desires. Awesome! ❤🐓

@jillianbaer2667 10 күн бұрын

Love this video! Short, simple, and super helpful. I’m going to get a good start by learning from the Polyface Master before my girls are even old enough to lay. Thanks Joel!!❤

@bizzybee852 Ай бұрын

Great tips, Thank you! We are just about to start building our first chicken coop and run, and those were things I had never thought about, so I really appreciate you sharing your wisdom. God bless you.

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Best of luck with your hens!

@sodoberman Ай бұрын

Ditto #Chickenness

@TripleBRanch Ай бұрын

That’s SO good to hear about the “junky” hay/nesting material because recently all this hype around these herbal nesting additives has everyone saying how great they are etc, but the stuff is expensive and I’m not interested in the girls sleeping in there or being happy about hanging out in the nesting boxes…

@beebop9808 Ай бұрын

Rain days are tough when the girls are out mud buggin all day and hit the nest box with mud up to their armpits.

@King_TuTT Ай бұрын

wow the guy really knows his chickens.

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Thank you, it's taken a lot of years of trial and error to really get this stuff down

@maureenparran8918 Ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate the information.

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, hope it's useful!

@bevfitzsimmonds3382 14 күн бұрын

Excellent! Thankyou, Joel. I've Subscribed... God bless! 🙂👍

@jenniexfuller Ай бұрын

LOVE THESE SHORT CLIPS THAT ARE PACKED WITH GREAT INFO. Joel you never cease to amaze! Come visit us at WeTheFullers Farm in MO! We’re just a small, but growing farm. City folks finding solutions to our farm problems is our specialty. Some solutions take longer than others, but we eventually get there.

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@louisegogel7973 Ай бұрын

Excellent tips!!! (or should I say Eggsellent tips).

@nikkireigns Ай бұрын

Hehe 🥚 😊

@tjsorensen1892 Ай бұрын

What breeds of chickens 🐓 do you use for egg production ?

@vidalott Ай бұрын

Joel freakin Salatin has a KZfaq? And, he has less than 4k subs? The world is topsy-turvy.

@thecurrentmoment Ай бұрын

I think there is a Polyface Farms channel, so this might be a new channel

@mrmatt528 Ай бұрын

No way?! Is that Lauren collecting eggs? She was such a fun, welcoming presence when I got the pleasure of meeting her during a working interview years ago!

@fazeljigry4896 23 күн бұрын

So great ideas a bout eggs .i like farms .thank you .

@LloydieP Ай бұрын

Thank you! Joel doin Joel..

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Just trying to help people out! Thanks for watching

@s-c.. Ай бұрын

Expressing his Joelness 😊

@user-wt1eo9ho7i Ай бұрын

We plan to use curtains on each nesting box, hoping it helps with a few of the problems mentioned. Thank you fo passing on your knowledge and experience, much appreciated.

@fugueine Ай бұрын

Thank you Mr. Salatin. Excellent information delivered efficiently and clearly, perfect content.

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@SarahPerine Ай бұрын

Joel can you do a video on Avian flu? My worry is it’s over-dramaticized to control us like Covid.

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, we’ll consider it!

@Patrioticfreedom1776 Ай бұрын

Yes you are right . Trying to do the same thing with the cows. Killing off our food supply.

@SarahPerine Ай бұрын

@@farmlikealunatic avian flu seems like a convenient way to get rid of pastured poultry 🤔

@rhondaskiles5740 Ай бұрын

You want to prevent avian flu put antibiotics in thier water plain and simple they dont affect the eggs or the meat

@user-cu3qz9rb2w 28 күн бұрын

@@farmlikealunaticplease consider it a few times if the first consideration is no.

@crazymanbigj Ай бұрын

Wonderful insight! Thank You!

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@hollydimig3998 Ай бұрын

What a great video, chocked full of information. Thank you! I learned so much so quickly.

@acornhomestead3575 17 күн бұрын

Chicken Ness! brilliant! Nice coop BTW Joel!

@ayampelungmojokertoapemman720 Ай бұрын

I learn from you dear brother 🙏 nice knowledge i should know it 🙏 thank you so much dear friend

@Gardeningandstuffwithholly 26 күн бұрын

Thanks Joel! You make it easy to explain to my momma. 😊

@augustasimone9323 Ай бұрын

Well thought out !

@carolpiirto5613 Ай бұрын

So helpful! Thx

@allonesame6467 Ай бұрын

Thank you! Blessings

@kurtremislettmyr7108 Ай бұрын

nice, thank you

@dsbelanger 18 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Brian-uy2tj Ай бұрын

Very interesting. Someday I'd like to have a few chickens, so, I'm always open to tidbits if information.

@ChickenFarm98 Ай бұрын

wow ! very good ,

@victoriataylor2594 Ай бұрын

Thank you

@user-qj2fq1rb1i Ай бұрын

GRT info.thnx

@brightpage1020 Ай бұрын

This is so helpful and awesome! Thank you! 🎉❤🎉

@enigmaodell6806 Ай бұрын

That’s surprisingly convenient, that they’re attracted to shadowed places when laying an egg.

@wingking077 Ай бұрын

That’s a nice hat!

@goodgrieflouiser5807 Ай бұрын

Great tip and I don’t even have chickens but I passed it on to three of my friends who do. My reason is because they do have poopy eggs 😂

@CapitanFantasma1776 Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

No problem!

@johnrosier1686 Ай бұрын

This is a very helpful video. Small steps that save big amounts of time and aggravation.

@rahneclark1902 Ай бұрын

Did you purchase this one or build it? If purchase can you please link for us. Thank you for the video

@savageairsoft9259 Ай бұрын

New subscriber

@meljordan220 Ай бұрын

I think one of my chickens has visual problems. In the evening when everyone goes into the coop (I have a coop and a run situation and the nesting boxes are attached to the coop for reference), she can't seem to see to get on to the roosting bar like everybody else so she goes to a nesting box. When we go out to close the door, we bring a flashlight and shine it up at the roosting bar. Then she leaves the nesting box and jumps up to the roosting bar. We found her calling card That's how we found out lol

@Flowing23 Ай бұрын

Regarding some of the automatic systems, which close the nesting boxes off during the evening time. Raising the roost bar as a barrier to entry to the nesting box. Any experience in whether these systems actually can trap a chicken in the box overnight.

@user-qj2fq1rb1i Ай бұрын

Key 🗝️

@csprings71 24 күн бұрын

Justin rhodes should watch this

@baddogcustoms7496 Ай бұрын

5gallon buckets work fine & they love them to lay in only 1 dirty egg in a year of over a dozen hens laying daily lol. Not to mention I had 14 lay boxes 5 different styles & they chose the 5gallon buckets why would you say it’s not efficient if that’s what they choose & love?

@towzone Ай бұрын

Because of the increased probability for people not in your exact circumstances to regularly have filthy eggs. There are factors you are not considering and you are the outlier.

@baddogcustoms7496 Ай бұрын

@@towzone I may not be right, but I’m not wrong. It’s pretty simple. Put a 5 gallon bucket in there and they will lay in the bucket not in their poop.. 🤯

@Cody_Ramer Ай бұрын

Great informative video! What are the dimensions of your nesting boxes?

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

The standard size for these types of nesting boxes are around 7” x 11.5”. Somewhere around 12x12 is standard - but keep mind your hens will share nests - typically around 10 per next box is good.

@Cody_Ramer Ай бұрын

@@farmlikealunatic Thank You for the reply!

@SundryTalesOfConstance79WESTY 16 күн бұрын

Nooice! 😎 STOC

@helenjones568 Ай бұрын

LOL Mine for fine and I have only three and than all of a sudden, dirty with one! LOL I didn't know this!

@beerootedfarmsam6782 Ай бұрын

What do you open netting boxes? The morning? What time span?

@bronneberg315 16 күн бұрын

Where do i get those hinges? Are those homemade?

@quirkychelle Ай бұрын

I have so many nests in my coop, yet they fight over 3 specific ones. Not always the same 3. But they end up breaking the eggs! I have boxes like yours and collect the eggs around noon, then a few stragglers before supper. They're all bedded the same, same amount of darkness. I kind of wonder if I have an egg eater in there, too. Any suggestions?

@nikkip3567 Ай бұрын

I had this nailed down until I converted a shed into a new coop, and they keep laying eggs in the corners under their roost in the pile of poop from the night before. 😅 I bought a nice nest box with the rollaway feature, but they nope'd out of it. The best solution is letting them free range the back yard in the morning and they b-line for the back steps to my house. The eggs they lay under there are almost always clean there but a pain to get to despite being right by the back door. Ah well, we'll get it sorted...eventually.

@jjd903 Ай бұрын

Definitely! If I can get eggs laid in the box, can I get it them scrambled, too?

@sciglassblower 20 күн бұрын

What it you want brooding Chickens? We want some of our hens to raise more chickens naturally. Therefore they need access to the nesting boxes at all times.

@ryanhie2829 Ай бұрын

I'm absolutely shocked that Joel would call straw "hay".

@ThoneJones Ай бұрын

How many hens will that size of coop service?

@carolynmoody9460 Ай бұрын

❤❤❤🕊️

@kirkboivin4357 29 күн бұрын

How do you not lose chickens to predators in a setup like that ?

@musicteacher5757 Ай бұрын

Oookay! I wondered why people put nests up so high! I can vouch, chickens will scratch ALL of the straw out if they're bored and can see in the nest, and if it tastes good. Oops! Same for eggs you're trying to hatch. I just lost an entire clutch of eggs, probably because they were so dirty. Which is why I'm here.

@mikecicchini8718 Ай бұрын

Is there an automatic door for nesting boxes if your not able to go out and open it early in the morning ???

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

Yes, there are! There are several great automatic chicken doors out there, in fact Polyface has some solar powered doors on their eggmobile.

@abdourahamanekeita1691 3 күн бұрын

Hi sir, My name is keita, I really wanna touch in contact with you, You’re a legend, I’m planning to start my small livestock farming here at upstate New York. I’ll go by your book. Thanks again

@soumarku 8 күн бұрын

🔝🔝🔝

@markellis6101 Ай бұрын

Wash them?

@susantaylor8507 Ай бұрын

Oh my eggs get dirty because my chickens feet get dirty but I'm in the middle of a new pen so they won't be dirty but I was mine with a small brush and use a dottera oil cleaner to sanitize them and rinse let dry but we have to build our boxes yet I have 17 chickens I'm thinking 4 boxes they always share space to lay

@loridyson569 Ай бұрын

I would suggest closer to 10 boxes if you don't want broken eggs. Would also help for cleaner eggs.

@baddogcustoms7496 Ай бұрын

Easiest way to solve dirty eggs don’t have the nests in the coop solved

@Nautilus1972 5 күн бұрын

Don’t you need to wash the eggs anyway?

@VineV-Dutch Ай бұрын

My chicken lays eggs in the windshield of the car... No hay, no straw, no box, no jump, no manure, just an egg every other morning on my car. Explain that!

@Orbic-hp5tt 25 күн бұрын

Your chicken has issues.

@Damselfly54315 Ай бұрын

Mine kick the straw or wood chips outta the boxes...

@farmlikealunatic Ай бұрын

This is pretty common. Using older straw with less grains (food) does help limit that, but they are chickens so it's going to happen!

@Damselfly54315 Ай бұрын

@farmlikealunatic_joelsalatin I have used coconut coir, straw, and pine shavings they toss it out or dig thru it to wood bottom of nests, lol

@FindNewIndieMusic Ай бұрын

chickeness

@lindabirmingham603 Ай бұрын

Chickens shouldn't be exposed to anything moldy. That is so bad for their lungs! Use clean straw as there aren't many seed heads in straw.

@Linda-we6en Ай бұрын

It may be that chickens that don't get to express thier "chicken-ness” through foraging but are cooped up 24-7 have problems with thier lungs when moldy straw is in thier nests but all my life my hens have roamed and foraged through moldy hay, moldy leaves, decomposing food scraps and moldy straw for bugs, and good things to eat... they have always been healthy, beautiful, full feathered, long living, happy healthy bird's. I also use the oldest dry straw for thier nests and they have never had any issues.

@westernessence7644 Ай бұрын

Are chickens supposed to live in jungles?

@iowameatgoats Ай бұрын

Wash them and move on with your life!

@milesloveall198 Ай бұрын

Try that with thousand of eggs 😂

@experimenthealthyketo83 Ай бұрын

No, the egg shells has important anti-bacterial coating that gets removed with washing. Best is to know how to have clean eggs to start with. By using the data here.