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  • WHAT WAS I THINKIN?!| 100 NEW ANIMALS ON THE CABIN HOMESTEAD| UPCYCLED Barn Build
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  • @larryparish5984
    @larryparish5984 25 днів тому +21

    Need to get some dirt & rocks around the bottom of the new chick coop before the rats or snakes find them.

  • @smokiedavinci
    @smokiedavinci 25 днів тому +51

    You should put a board on the floor by the door so you can come in and out the door without them being able to get out

    • @AB-ol5uz
      @AB-ol5uz 25 днів тому +10

      just came here to say that - put up a 1x10 or 12" board 2 or 3 feet in across the width of the shed so you can safely enter without stepping on any of them. Also probably need another couple of waterers/feeders so they don't have to compete for resources quite so much.

    • @dorothyallen3614
      @dorothyallen3614 24 дні тому

      Absolutely agree with all these comments and the heat lamp is necessary, if they get to warm they have room to get out from under it. Gary you did the necessary maybe borrow a taller ladder for the rest.

  • @meco72104
    @meco72104 24 дні тому +3

    I always do one side of the roof than attach the ridge cap to that side. And as I do the other side I attach the ridge cap as I add roofing one piece at a time, sliding the metal roofing under the ridge cap. That way the ridge cap is finished with the last piece of metal roofing.

  • @carlapierle8623
    @carlapierle8623 25 днів тому +32

    That seems like a lot of chicks that didn't make it. I would call the company you bought the chicks off of to see if they will replace the ones you lost. I hope the chicks flourish in your new barn!

  • @stevenhenry8326
    @stevenhenry8326 25 днів тому +17

    Those chicks should have heat source at night. They like 95-100 degrees until they grow feathers. It's a shame so many perished in that box. Seems like 1 section was starved of oxygen somewhere along the way.

    • @beverlycrookham5982
      @beverlycrookham5982 24 дні тому

      Yes look how they are standing in the light from the roof . They want the suns heat . They won’t make it if they don’t put a heat lamp there only a few days old

  • @pamt7740
    @pamt7740 25 днів тому +6

    A clear plastic ridgecap would give them the sunlight, you would have light and keep the rain out - win win.

  • @marilynpoindexter8752
    @marilynpoindexter8752 25 днів тому +3

    Gary, the Amish around here say that the screws go in the ridge, not the flat part of the metal roofing. They do lots of roofing and i have never seen the screws in the flat part. They say in the flat part if the rubber washer dries up you get roof rot. In the ridge you will not. Im not sure why but i think theres enough air to dry it out in the ridge. Check with your metal supplier to make sure you dont void any warrenty too by placing screws in the wrong spots.

    • @diyfferent
      @diyfferent 24 дні тому

      These days, most metal roofing company instructions say to install the screws in the flat parts. Both methods are acceptable.

  • @rodneymack8543
    @rodneymack8543 25 днів тому +7

    I hope foxes don't dig there way under the sides of the shed I would of used wire mesh on the floor and sides please Gary you need to seal all the floor and and sides with wire mesh this will stop rodents digging there way in X

    • @dkaysette
      @dkaysette 25 днів тому +2

      We had to do that to our coop after a wolf dug under ours and got all of ours. We replaced them. We weren't sure what got them until he came back again and that time we saw him.

    • @user-nk6tg2iv1i
      @user-nk6tg2iv1i 25 днів тому +4

      Homesteader, Justin Rhodes, lost 100 chicks due to a rat that crawled under

  • @reneeg.8059
    @reneeg.8059 25 днів тому +5

    Loved the bloopers!!! Lol! Gary did a great job.

  • @marydingus4360
    @marydingus4360 25 днів тому +8

    Need another waterer!

  • @conniecoffey8615
    @conniecoffey8615 25 днів тому +12

    Also instead of putting the 2 metal pieces on the roof get the clear plastic panels so you will have sunlight coming through

  • @camykidd3984
    @camykidd3984 25 днів тому +3

    Wire mesh around the shed so the foxes don’t get to the chicken

  • @vidanenadov6485
    @vidanenadov6485 25 днів тому +10

    If the nights are cold you should have a worming light or something to make them comfortable.

  • @lauraquigley6403
    @lauraquigley6403 24 дні тому +2

    OMG Gary is such a Chickadee Dad as he is rushing to put down straw & get the barn ready! Awe. .. he is talking to them🫢 To sweet 🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s

  • @leonmiller7711
    @leonmiller7711 24 дні тому +1

    The chicken experts come out of the wood work. I think you guys are doing great. A threshold in doorway like everyone said does seem like a Great Idea

  • @stephenkennedy7931
    @stephenkennedy7931 25 днів тому +7

    I have never seen a company that would send that many chicks in one box that is just asking for disaster they are to crowded and are bound to trample each other, call and complain you paid good money for them..
    God Bless from your Canadian Friend.

  • @obydadfreholy
    @obydadfreholy 25 днів тому +3

    Ditto
    Board on the inside bottom of the door.

  • @godsgreenacreshomestead708
    @godsgreenacreshomestead708 25 днів тому +2

    Sorry about how many didn't make it! I would complain for sure. Gary, you need to get a ladder with adjustable legs! I have one because I'm on a mountain, and it's heavy but it's worth it! Blessings, Texas Deb ❤️

  • @MelissaMalzahn
    @MelissaMalzahn 25 днів тому +18

    You should put a board at the bottom of the inside door step over it so chick's can't escape. ❤❤ I remember doing that every year. 2 waters 2 feeders. Make a trough out of a 5" pvc pipe.

  • @marydingus4360
    @marydingus4360 25 днів тому +6

    Gary, they must think you are their mother?! 😊 They hear your voice.❤

  • @noraternier6768
    @noraternier6768 24 дні тому

    Looks like Mel had fun editing this clucking video. The chicks are so cute. So is Gary.

  • @chandrasutton4669
    @chandrasutton4669 25 днів тому +3

    Good job, Gary!!!😊🎉❤

  • @kl1200r
    @kl1200r 24 дні тому +2

    Y'all are just good people - thank you for sharing your lives with us.

  • @debralawler-nt9si
    @debralawler-nt9si 25 днів тому +18

    You should replace your fabric sheds with the one you just built... That would he amazing

    • @stephaniedeegan853
      @stephaniedeegan853 25 днів тому +2

      Yeah that build is so very cleaver. Yes when the covers wear out you can still use the frames on the others❤😊

  • @JT652
    @JT652 25 днів тому +7

    Check out living traditions and see how they do there watering system to keep the chicks out of the water, and like everyone else was saying you need a board at bottom of door to keep them in!

  • @conniecoffey8615
    @conniecoffey8615 25 днів тому +10

    The metal you cut off for the vents can be put on a wooden fram and put hinges on then put them over the vent area so went it's storming out you can close the openings for protection from the weather.

  • @lisapruitt9285
    @lisapruitt9285 25 днів тому +5

    You probably should have gotten the chick's out of the box ASAP instead of waiting.....

  • @Collectivecrafter
    @Collectivecrafter 25 днів тому +2

    It looks great I wondered how you were fixing the corners. But you did it, yay Gary!

  • @karenchesser6348
    @karenchesser6348 25 днів тому +18

    My grandparents put a board across their door to the chicken coop to keep the baby's in and you able to get in and out without them getting out.

  • @ellymellor9265
    @ellymellor9265 25 днів тому +11

    LOVED the little "outtakes" at the end 😂😂😂😂

  • @suejackson1731
    @suejackson1731 25 днів тому +3

    Gary seeing that ladder wobble reminded me why l don't like them. So glad you didn't fall. The chicks look happy running around you did an awesome job.

  • @letsdothisshelliesway1611
    @letsdothisshelliesway1611 25 днів тому +8

    Put a board across the bottom of the door to keep chi ks in when you open the door (for now, lol)

  • @paulvanhouts3365
    @paulvanhouts3365 25 днів тому +3

    Hi Gary and Mel, feel so bad about losing so many chicks. I agree with others about contacting the supplier for replacement stock, you paid good money so they needed to ensure appropriate container and stock volume to optimize survival. When thinking about the ridge and last roof sheet. I had a similar problem with a build so I used a plank of wood to distribute my weight on each side of the ridge, similar idea for your last sheet. Just move very gingerly, nothing too rough as that structure isn’t built for much weight. Also agree with other comments about using the offcuts of metal as storm flaps, they are a good idea. Any chance of a solar battery powered heat source? Catch you on the next. Watch how your ladder wobbles, you may want to use stabilizers off the sides when you are near the top. As you pushed on the driver the ladder moves out from the shed, stabilizers would stop that. It could be as simple as a piece of 4x2 anchored to the legs of the ladder.

  • @aliceolivares-chawk8307
    @aliceolivares-chawk8307 25 днів тому +39

    Not sure who you bought your chicks from. Robinson Belly Acres called the company they ordered from and the company made good on the chicks that didnt make it through transport. You might call them. The chicks are adorable ❤

    • @karenbrest187
      @karenbrest187 25 днів тому +4

      Good idea 👍

    • @his4evr2c
      @his4evr2c 24 дні тому +2

      I agree if it was only a few no problem but over 20 that's just wrong

    • @deborahtaylor8746
      @deborahtaylor8746 24 дні тому

      ok first off chicks are adorable.you need ventilation in the daytime and a heater at night.or they won't survive.was raised on a dairy farm we had chickens and ducks,pigs,cows.please vent your shed or they will start suffocating

  • @sandykademan3077
    @sandykademan3077 25 днів тому +3

    Love the bloopers at the end. Good work

  • @leann4925
    @leann4925 25 днів тому +4

    Cute little chicks. Doing a great job on that Gary. Enjoyed watching. Love Y'all

  • @camykidd3984
    @camykidd3984 25 днів тому +3

    Wood trim to cover the edges

  • @trickychristopher
    @trickychristopher 25 днів тому +10

    Ok this video answered my previous comment on the video before this video ☺️☺️☺️☺️ ....and besides that, the recycled poles served as great bones.. So great chicken shack Gary, I would be proud of everything you do cause you both have done a hell of a lot. It's my favorite series to watch on UA-cam 💜

  • @ireneromero5326
    @ireneromero5326 25 днів тому +2

    Sorry some of them didn't make it there 😮. I would reach out to the company and let them know. Great job!😊

  • @stephaniebangard5626
    @stephaniebangard5626 10 днів тому

    I could watch your intro over and over. It is amazing and says so much for such little words. Keep up the good work.

  • @rongray4847
    @rongray4847 25 днів тому +3

    Hello Mel and Gary, your shed turned out perfect, love the colours of the tin. Boy that’s a lot of dead chickens, do they replace them for you guys? 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦

  • @adeladahdah4418
    @adeladahdah4418 25 днів тому +8

    You have done a great job on that little barn! Sad that you loss them chicks.

  • @earlinemcgahen3931
    @earlinemcgahen3931 25 днів тому +8

    Should put some grit in for the chicks even if a shallow bowl of gravel

  • @martihetrick609
    @martihetrick609 25 днів тому +7

    Wire out side the little bar. To keep critters to get in

  • @georgetidball3045
    @georgetidball3045 24 дні тому +3

    Do you need to put them under 9:33 some kind of a heat lamp at night. Maybe put a tall board in front of the door on the inside that way they can't come out the door until they get bigger

  • @martihetrick609
    @martihetrick609 25 днів тому +9

    Put cinder blocks for water and food to be off the ground

  • @nalini4400
    @nalini4400 25 днів тому +5

    Word of caution. Secure the base of the coop. Predators can dig in. Rocks around may work

    • @cynthiawilliams3213
      @cynthiawilliams3213 23 дні тому

      Maybe get the kids to collect the rocks and arrange them around the bottom.

  • @kentneeley4783
    @kentneeley4783 25 днів тому +6

    Good morning…I hope you have a great day.. and that’s a lot of chickens… it will be a full house when they get older… be safe

  • @dawnsutherland3461
    @dawnsutherland3461 25 днів тому +7

    Their really loving the sun shining in

  • @karenball9482
    @karenball9482 25 днів тому +9

    I love the ending very real and humorous. "Bad Ladder - behave!"

  • @user-zy1mf6xz9t
    @user-zy1mf6xz9t 25 днів тому +1

    Your “ clean outs “ will be fantastic in food plot , planning …. Great build !

  • @janreynolds2476
    @janreynolds2476 25 днів тому +3

    If you put on the Ridge cap wouldn't that help with keeping in the warmth. Heat rises? Maybe 😊

  • @Judy-Flashphotography
    @Judy-Flashphotography 25 днів тому +7

    Gary, I get a kick out of you talking to the chickens and rabbits and all the animals. Mel as well.....We all do that when we have our animals around. I talk to our indoor cat as she was an human being. ♥♥♥♥♥

    • @barbscarrow7300
      @barbscarrow7300 25 днів тому +3

      Gary great job finishing the chicken hangout and OMG man where is your spotter 🤔❤️🇨🇦

  • @nicolahalliday1529
    @nicolahalliday1529 22 дні тому

    You need to put a couple of boards up at the bottom of the doorway to stop the chickens getting out when you open the door. It looks great for a 'recycled' barn build, love your videos!

  • @mervtoler4937
    @mervtoler4937 23 дні тому +1

    Hope a little more input will help. instead of putting rain gutter on chicken barn, dig a shallow trench in front and along the bottom sides and toward the back to drain runoff so water can’t get inside of structure, maybe even a strip of metal to keep water directed better. Possibly back your horse trailer up close so you can get up there to finish roof.

  • @deborahratcliff8179
    @deborahratcliff8179 25 днів тому +2

    For an " upcycle building" you did a great job. Looks good and will give you many years of service.

  • @simplygardening1936
    @simplygardening1936 24 дні тому +1

    Gary something I've done for the 'follow the leader' chick thing. I just temporarily screw a board I have to step over going in and out of coop doorway at the bottom. It stops them from getting caught when you go in or out. After couple weeks they will be ok without it but i just stood a 1x8 up the width of the door, slapped 2 screw in each side and it helps. ALOT! Just dont trip on way in or out, you may end up with 30% loss 😂

  • @user-li1kb8jf9t
    @user-li1kb8jf9t 25 днів тому +6

    WONDERFUL JOB Gary

  • @anibor99
    @anibor99 24 дні тому +1

    Great job on this build Mel & Gary

  • @AngelBluff
    @AngelBluff 25 днів тому +6

    That many dead is not good. Any time we have had a high death rate on delivery we have had many more die. You had an extremely high death rate. The most we've ever had was right at 15%. I would suggest you go to your local tractor supply and try to replace as many as you can with chicks about the same size. Have a feeling you are going to lose a lot more. Honestly y'alls goal of 100 is pretty high. The most we only do 50 but we do that twice a year. THAT BARN IS FREAKING AWESOME!! Good job guys! You may want to consider using the pieces you cut out for ventilation and make some horizonal shutters you can prop open during the day. Close them when it rains cold ect. Also if you have a old carbide blade for your circular saw you can turn it around backwards to use to cut tin. I would use a new one it can ruin your blade. First week old chickens need 95* you can subtract 5* per week as the age Wk1 95*, wk2 90* , wk3 85* ect

  • @bobvandeusen4982
    @bobvandeusen4982 24 дні тому +1

    until they are fully feathered. The temperature at the bottom of the brooding area should be 95-100 degrees for the first two weeks and then reduced 5 degrees each week until chicks are a month old. Use a brooder lamp (we recommend a red bulb) clipped over one side of the brooding area so the chicks can choose whether to be under the light or not. If chicks are crowded together directly under the heat source, then they are cold. If they are around the edges of the brooding area, then they are too hot. Adjust the height of the lamp accordingly and give them enough room to move in and out of the light to regulate their body temperatures.

  • @charlene107
    @charlene107 25 днів тому +2

    Sunlight is free. Perhaps it would have been a good idea to have clear panels at the top rear where no metal roofing was.
    Because as you noted, the chicks were going for the sunshine. 😏

  • @sheilatubbs1241
    @sheilatubbs1241 25 днів тому +5

    If you had a break you could bend the metal. You should of had the lumber yard bend it for you.

  • @jackmiles4443
    @jackmiles4443 25 днів тому +6

    Corners, the rake, THEN ridge cap.. so everything is waterproof

  • @petera.laceysr.28
    @petera.laceysr.28 25 днів тому +7

    Congrats on ur new flock of new baby chickens

  • @anibor99
    @anibor99 25 днів тому +1

    5:15 they are adorable

  • @SugarcreekHomestead
    @SugarcreekHomestead 24 дні тому

    I’m only raising 14 right now and they are a handful. Love your new barn and set up for your little peeps!❤

  • @melodymiller5836
    @melodymiller5836 24 дні тому

    Love the Bloopers at the end! Need more of them!

  • @user-dd1es2zm7e
    @user-dd1es2zm7e 25 днів тому +3

    I'm so proud of y'all!!! Now y'all have a hundred chicks and it's fixing to get pretty warm. Get y'all about 6 milk jugs fill em with water, put them in the freezer. When it gets warmer put two of them in the coop and rotate them out as needed. This will save y'all some chickens

  • @Hunt-N-HollarRanch
    @Hunt-N-HollarRanch 24 дні тому

    Cool coupe! Even if it stays a chicken shed, that came out great! Handy dandy, HAVE A GREAT DAY!

  • @paulshuppert4975
    @paulshuppert4975 25 днів тому +1

    The clear plastic roofing panels might help, but it might be to hot. Thinking maybe two

  • @waderue
    @waderue 24 дні тому +1

    even tho it is warm during the day you are still going to need a heat lamp

  • @jhappygirl3072
    @jhappygirl3072 25 днів тому +1

    Love the barn and chickens

  • @ginnyharahuc6649
    @ginnyharahuc6649 25 днів тому +2

    I love the new intro

  • @jakethompson7902
    @jakethompson7902 24 дні тому +1

    I have bent metal using clamps and a couple of 2x 4s . Clamp metal in between the 2x4s at the bend line and use a rubber mallet or a hammer to bend the metal that is not in clamped section . Hope my description is clear enough

  • @brendamoody1309
    @brendamoody1309 24 дні тому

    Love this video you did. Fantastic job building the barn. Love the little chicks. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😊❤❤❤

  • @margaretcooke7016
    @margaretcooke7016 25 днів тому +1

    Hi, that is a very nice Barn. Sorry you lost so many. The Homestead is growing . Love and Blessings

  • @dawnsutherland3461
    @dawnsutherland3461 25 днів тому +4

    So sad that you lost baby chick's. Have a good day.

  • @danielcole1513
    @danielcole1513 25 днів тому +2

    Awesome job y’all 👍🏻🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸

  • @magdavandermerwe8338
    @magdavandermerwe8338 24 дні тому

    Maybe you can put a piece of mesh in front of the door to keep the chickens in when you go in and out 😊

  • @brendahaire8824
    @brendahaire8824 25 днів тому +2

    Way to go Gary

  • @jafleetwood9714
    @jafleetwood9714 24 дні тому

    Very nice little barn..WOAH.....100 chick's😮

  • @kimberlytorrence8587
    @kimberlytorrence8587 23 дні тому

    Hello Guys I think your channel is great and Gary you are a hard worker I wish my Husband had your hands I’m thinking about doing a raised bed garden soon I love the shed so put me in to the comment drawing God Bless you both and the kids

  • @lilystilo710
    @lilystilo710 25 днів тому +3

    Baby chicks are so cute

  • @JansFAMBAM
    @JansFAMBAM 25 днів тому +2

    Those chicks are so cute

  • @mzbubbeline
    @mzbubbeline 22 дні тому

    a bit of plexi-glas and a hairblower, and you can make your own ridgecap that lets the sunshine in :) plexiglas as shutters for the "windows" will do the same there :)

  • @user-cd6rz2on2v
    @user-cd6rz2on2v 25 днів тому +2

    Love your intro!!

  • @gailkoprowski3177
    @gailkoprowski3177 25 днів тому +4

    Sorry Gary, but all others have removed their new chicks from the box IMMEDIATELY when they got home. Contact the company, good chance they will send replacements. Water container is too big at the start. Use a smaller size for a while. Add apple cider vinegar to water. Google it. Also, add a heat source for short time to play it safe. Don't want to see you loose any more chicks. Good job on the build. Are you sure they can't squeeze out the bottom?

  • @glendabendel421
    @glendabendel421 23 дні тому

    Loved the bloopers. Poor Gary😊

  • @BornFreeStayFree
    @BornFreeStayFree 24 дні тому

    Good job on the chicken shed! They're so cute! Sorry, some didn't make it. The chicken company will probably make it right for you. 😊😊😊

  • @carolyncarlson3825
    @carolyncarlson3825 23 дні тому

    So many babies....they are so cute......hugs

  • @vivienhill7934
    @vivienhill7934 25 днів тому +2

    brilliant recycling....lucky chicks

  • @roberto.peterson9917
    @roberto.peterson9917 25 днів тому +1

    going to need some heat especially at night its spring not reliable heat just yet
    maybe reduce free area till bit bigger keep close together for body heat to begin to groy feathers

  • @itsthelittlethings4702
    @itsthelittlethings4702 24 дні тому

    Maybe use a clear/plastic roofing for one half of the roof, then put the ridge cap on. Just a thought 😊

  • @francesskinner384
    @francesskinner384 25 днів тому +4

    You have no idea how following your family impacts others! I love y’all and country road cure, and Common with David!!!and Drifting with Dreamers!!!

  • @jennifercook7450
    @jennifercook7450 25 днів тому +5

    Well done gary ,were you in a circus by any chance,you and your ladder would draw in a big crowd,those chicks are cute but very loud they have lots of space to grow its a shame you lost so many

  • @karenbrest187
    @karenbrest187 25 днів тому +1

    Gary, the barn for the chickens is very nice 👍

  • @murielAE
    @murielAE 24 дні тому

    Oh that was fun! Love the end too! Do they stand behind the deceased? Send more?

  • @mollymorris623
    @mollymorris623 25 днів тому +1

    Very good work as always Gary!

  • @gailkoprowski3177
    @gailkoprowski3177 25 днів тому +1

    If you have the scraps from the window cutouts I saw someone create awnings on their coop windows for rain protection.