How to get started raising chickens on pasture!

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Raising Chicks! Easy solution for small yards! Come along as we show you how we raise our back yard flock right in our front yard! You'll learn a bit and get to see our wonderful first generation farm.
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@domading2759 Жыл бұрын

The number one worst ports coop design... Joel salatin started this basic idea and there are way more negatives then positives. John suscivich has a far superior design. Its too hard to harvest them with low roof, its too hard to get in them to get dead ones, you can't see them when your moving it so you will at some point run some over

@Melike1hit Жыл бұрын

Looks like a solid design that anyone can make, that will not break the bank. Can easily take the lid off to reach them, and both designs can cause running over. We made ours liked this with wood and bird netting instead of pvc and metal

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

This isn't Joel's design...and if you wanna move around a 800lb mobile coop twice per day...be my guest. Sorry...but I've got a neighbor who keeps building these giant monstrosities and he can't move them without an ATV/UTV or tractor. It's too darn heavy my freind...and it's a gaint sail if you build it out of lighter material. I think they are really cool looking....but I don't think they're the best option. I'll do a comparison vid soon. Now....Joel's tractors are heavier than mine also....about 2 times the weight. Mine is so light that you can lift it with one hand and pick out a dead chick if needed. I also don't deserve to be put down my friend.....this is how I've raised my meat birds for nearly 5 years and it's worked great. Don't knock it until you try it...this isn't joel's design...this is my take on joel's design and it works great.....when a 120 lb woman can move it with one hand...that speaks volumes

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

exactly....doesn't take a rocket scientist to build a little sliding coop....this fella has clearly never moved a Suscivich coop by him/herself....they are way way too heavy!

@marynellessen8790 Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 This is an EXTREMELY cost effective and easy way to move around on pasture! ❤❤❤❤@@StoneyRidgeFarmer

@AL_III Жыл бұрын

Just imagine what the world would be like if everyone did the exact same concept of another person. Kudos Josh, can’t wait to see the new chicken coop

@juliedickinson7078 Жыл бұрын

Those are Praying Mantis Egg Cases. Thank you for always giving us the best Chicken education videos!

@StaceyHerewegrowagain Жыл бұрын

It's so fun raising your own chicks. I'm getting ready to introduce the newbies to the big girls soon. Great chicken tractor. Love your homestead and way about life. You give me a little hope that there is still good people in this world ❤ Btw, I always enjoy the intro to your videos😊

@dishpointer Жыл бұрын

Love the chicken tractor design Josh. Those look to be preying mantis egg cases.

@ExploreAmerica Жыл бұрын

I actually designed an award-winning chicken tractor easy to build in my play lists

@foreverpick170 Жыл бұрын

Wow. That is Beautiful. I’m building one of those.

@jsb941 Жыл бұрын

I KNOW!! praying Mantis nest( pods?) its a bundle of awesomeness

@tokencivilian8507 Жыл бұрын

Love that design with the PVC pipe. Besides weight, one potential advantage vs wood is that PVC is rot proof.

@Art-ot2jn 9 ай бұрын

It's a piece of crap plastic breaks

@taurota1554 Жыл бұрын

Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

@terresiagregg9326 Жыл бұрын

Morning Josh chicks looking good have fun growing them up

@toddpacheco4748 Жыл бұрын

Grass is going to be really green with all that chicken 🐓 fertilizer ❤😊😮great work Josh 👍

@KcCabo87 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos Josh. I’m currently in the process of getting farm assessed in NJ for tree and agricultural. Your videos have helped me along the way. I have my first batch of meat birds coming the end of this month. As a brother Veteran though, I have to say Go Navy! 😂😂 That also looks like a Praying Mantis egg sack.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

shew...my brother beware of the "free programs" that are pawned off to ya....go to the Ag office and they'll have you sign up for every "free" program under the sun to get their numbers up....only to be denied over and over again...year after year...ask me how I know!

@williamhanna5224 Жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@Barosunflower Жыл бұрын

I just put mine out today❤

@randyblanchard4200 Жыл бұрын

Preying mantis eggs. Love your videos. Keep it real Brother

@ricks2907 Жыл бұрын

Rock a doodle doo lol cheers buddy thanks Ricky 🎸🙏👩🏻‍🦼🇺🇸💥🐓🤠

@ClickinChicken Жыл бұрын

yeah, DNR officer guy told me people do the fill, or chop, or build *regs, get caught and pay the fine. I was hot to trot about your pvc meat tractor, once. Really excited with my Dad. I planned on using old well drill pipes (too thick). But then I started egg layers, and found out I'm not the sort. City boy. It's really cool Josh.

@DaveCollierCamping Жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@allenbuck5589 Жыл бұрын

Cool ideal thanks Josh from. Sc

@jasongarrett7943 Жыл бұрын

Praying mantis egg sac. Love the chicken tractor.

@darrenh5665 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh, looking forward to the mobile chicken house.

@scottsmith6846 Жыл бұрын

Hey Josh thank you for the video woo 👍

@BrentTully-ct8hn 7 ай бұрын

Hi 👋

@allenclayton4162 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for saving those preying mantis eggs!

@davidsorrell5344 Жыл бұрын

Good morning josh hope you and yours are doing good 👍

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

Good Morning David! Buddy....I'm tired lol....been going going going for the last few weeks!

@TheFishyPlumber Жыл бұрын

The thing's on the sticks are praying mantis eggs pods!

@birdsvideo10.0M Жыл бұрын

Great 👌

@johnr1350 Жыл бұрын

Mantis egg sacks. Good stuff

@toadlenior Жыл бұрын

Mantis Eggs? If so super cool

@MrSteveKape Жыл бұрын

Praying Mantis cocoons! Cool bug!

@tomwyant9297 Жыл бұрын

Those are Praying Mantis egg cases! My favorite insect.

@forced4motorsports Жыл бұрын

Yep, I'm doing this. Not only raising meat birds and egg layers, but growing half their food. All on an 80x125. Cow peas, cover drops including daikon radish, vetch, clover, oats, barley, sunflower and more. I live in the subs and we have a 4 chicken limit. I have 30 including 10 meat birds. These 'laws' or 'city ordinances' are unlawful because they are unconstitutional. Most of the time it's not a neighbor behind them, it's a lobby for grocery stores. Listen for dogs in your neighborhood at all hours and ask yourself why they aren't banned, but roosters are.

@marynellessen8790 Жыл бұрын

AGREED!!! 🎯🎯🎯🎯

@anti-rioter-15 Жыл бұрын

I just told my pittbull they were her babies. Nothing messed with them. Lol

@ClickinChicken Жыл бұрын

Feed them give them ice water! Those are ground cherry tomatoes! haha Minnesota boy!

@greenwoodsbushhogging6704 Жыл бұрын

Mantis eggs, or just the shell from it. I want a STRF hat. 😂

@kyley9308 Жыл бұрын

Prying Mantis egg sacks is what you’re putting in your garden.. I also purchase bags of lady bugs to help with garden pests

@williamgilmour4432 Жыл бұрын

Preying Mantis egg cases.

@dragonslayer19695 Жыл бұрын

Pray mantis egg cocoons, My brother brought one in the house when we were kids, my mother put it in the buffet draw and forgot about it. One day when she opened the draw, there were a mess of babies in there. LOL. she just scooped them up with her hand and put them outside. Not much bothered mom, she did raise 8 of us. LOL

@genecarr4568 Жыл бұрын

Tomitios!

@WildManDanWMD Жыл бұрын

I made one with pallets, buggy wheels, and tarp. Only cost was fence wire. The chicken chariot. I like your pvc idea better. But cost is a problem. I could use sections maybe.

@erockhefleyjr6852 Жыл бұрын

WooooooooHeeeeeeeeeeHeeeeeeeeeeee!!!Alright!!!!!🤗 8:54

@maddmaxx6730 Жыл бұрын

Those are praying mantis pods. I put one in my uncles underwear drawer once, my aunt about had a heart attack when she saw hundreds of mantis babies. 😂😮😅

@chipprice1174 Жыл бұрын

Praying Mantis Nest, or cocoon, anyway it's where they lay their eggs. Is that Schedule 40 PVC pipe or drainage pipe? Wondering what pulling it on the gravel does to the bottom side? If it's wearing any, I guess a pan could take another pipe, split it, and make runners out of it.

@hollywood2015 Жыл бұрын

Praying mantis eggs. Keep up the great work.

@JonsDailyHustle Жыл бұрын

I've been wanting to get some chick's myself for pur small yard like this. I might need ti try this

@cindywanvig5558 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see how you remove these poultry when they are older and ready to change tractor and processing day. I have not found an easy way. Please share!!!

@TheDrPopEye Жыл бұрын

Preying Mantis cluster.

@russellrains4877 Жыл бұрын

Those are Praying Mantis eggs!!! Russell

@tribunis_gaming6760 Жыл бұрын

Prey mantis eggs

@prayconstantly Жыл бұрын

Preying mantis nest

@AdakPaPa Жыл бұрын

Was just talking with the wife about doing meat birds! 🎉

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

getr done buddy!

@codylambert88 Жыл бұрын

Where did you get the large feeder. Didn’t see it on the Amazon list.

@hollywood2015 Жыл бұрын

What is your typical feed conversion when you put them on pasture? I've heard Joel Salan say it reduces feed consumption by up to 80%.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

no way.....maybe on layers but not meat birds

@hollywood2015 Жыл бұрын

@StoneyRidgeFarmer have you determined your feed consumption per pound for meat birds on pasture? Thank you. I appreciate the info

@tylerc4625 Жыл бұрын

Them be some praying mantis egg case called an ootheca. The plural is oothecae.

@jameslodge4258 Жыл бұрын

Praying mantic eggs great bug eaters. Good morning.

@tinahurley1316 Жыл бұрын

Praying Mantis eggs. When they hatch they will be everywhere. 😂

@dwighthires3163 Жыл бұрын

You asked us to guess what you had. We do not have anything like that here in the NW but I imagine that may be what a praying mantis egg. Am I right?

@Jim_ Жыл бұрын

Mantis sacks

@nicolevargas4729 21 сағат бұрын

Do your meat chickens sleep in the pvc coop ?

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 5 сағат бұрын

yes absolutely

@bryanbatton01 Жыл бұрын

How old were your birds that you put in the tractor

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

here's the guage....when they start jumping out of the brooder...it's time to go outside..if the weather is above 50 degrees at night

@ShortbusMooner Жыл бұрын

Do broilers lay eggs? Probably stupid question, but curious.. 🤔

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

takes about 4-7 months for hens to start laying. Broilers are processed at 8-12 weeks of age and have a tough time surviving much past 14 weeks because they grow so large

@ivansharp6054 Жыл бұрын

Some kind of larvae 🐛 can’t remember dang it!!

@MikeBius Жыл бұрын

Isn't the cost of the PVC more than cost of wood? I realize that there are two different types of PVC but at my local rural King it was pretty expensive

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

go to lowes...the PVC wont rot, rust or fall apart...you are buying a lightweight mobile coop that's easy to move...v/s a wooden heavy structure that will fall apart in 3 seasons my friend

@edsantana2868 Жыл бұрын

Mantis egg sacks

@e0068325 Жыл бұрын

Those are preying mantis egg sacs.

@oklahomachris6298 Жыл бұрын

How many birds do you lose if any?

@nonyabusiness9747 Жыл бұрын

Stoney.. you ment, "legal." -"what is legal is not lawful, and what is lawful is not legal." & "legal, is permission to do what is already lawful."

@harryfink3430 Жыл бұрын

Those are Praying Mantis egg cases.

@radolfkalis4041 Жыл бұрын

What do you use to attach the chicken wire to the pvc pipe?

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

screws with large washers

@radolfkalis4041 Жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer thanks!

@dannygoin6552 Жыл бұрын

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍👀👀👀☕️☕️☕️🍻🍻🍻🥃🥃🥃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@kevinsiedschlag9096 Жыл бұрын

My grandma use to wear a really big straw hat to keep the sun off her face and neck

@ivansharp6054 Жыл бұрын

Praying mantis!! I believe

@blueridgehomestead566 Жыл бұрын

Praying Mantis eggs! Save them all

@ivansharp6054 Жыл бұрын

If it not an praying mantis It could be a spider egg sack , then a wasp comes along and lay an egg and it eats all the spiders eggs!!

@Art-ot2jn 9 ай бұрын

Chicken shit all over the yard haha

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 9 ай бұрын

yep...and no fertilizer for the lawn also

@rchuso Жыл бұрын

Yea, but I want to raise turkeys.

@pamelaroden5513 Жыл бұрын

Mantis eggs

@karlsening7726 Жыл бұрын

Praying Mantis egg cases

@Bruh-_-345 Жыл бұрын

There mantis eggs

@fallenangelwi25 Жыл бұрын

My 7yo says it's a silk moth cacoon?

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

nope...not a cacoon...keep at it...Hint....it's an egg sack for a particular beneficial insect

@fallenangelwi25 Жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer is it the orb weaver spider?

@fallenangelwi25 Жыл бұрын

@StoneyRidgeFarmer I found something similar today and I believe it's a praying mantis egg sack!!!!

@roytreace7058 Жыл бұрын

They are preying mantis eggs

@politics3202 Жыл бұрын

Those are Praying Mantis Eggs

@kevincawley2458 Жыл бұрын

Those are Praying Mantis eggs

@vondykstra Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video, praying mantis .

@bobmartin9518 Жыл бұрын

You have preying mantis cocoons thousands in each

@randthor9344 Жыл бұрын

definitely praying mantis eggs. I just throw them in the coop with my chickens for a snack

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

oh man...that's a good 300 aphid eaters you're tossing in there!

@elainemarie1473 Жыл бұрын

Those looked like praying mantis egg cases

@robertmycroft8268 Жыл бұрын

Those are a praying mantis egg case.

@JerrsAerialPhotographyVlogs Жыл бұрын

You obviously stole the ideas from Pete on Just a few acres farm channel.

@ad1011000 Жыл бұрын

Wow really

@jamessteffens8337 Жыл бұрын

Praying Mantis eggs.

@alexfloto5544 Жыл бұрын

Praying mantis eggs?

@Art-ot2jn 9 ай бұрын

The chickens cook under that steel roof close to the birds it's I humane

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 9 ай бұрын

yep....most folks who've never raised a chicken will say this.. I assure you this coop is open on all sides, gets a nice breeze and comparing the height of a chicken to the height of a human....this would be a barn with a 20 ft roof...it's for shade, and it doesn't produce heat. Galvanized metal reflects heat and the temps remain about 80-85 degrees in the hot summer depending on outside temps. Chickens are tropical birds fyi my friend

@Art-ot2jn 9 ай бұрын

I raise 10000 boiler breeder chickens I know how sensitive they can be