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  • @mschente86
    @mschente86 Рік тому +308

    I'm at the vet with my dog and it's not good news 😢. I really needed a dose of Becky today to cheer me up. Thank you for always being so positive and uplifting!
    Update: Thank you to everyone for all of the prayers. It wasn't cancer thank God! It ended up being a benign mammary tumor, but she was diagnosed with diabetes. She's doing much better. I'm just glad that we got this all figured out.

    • @AcreHomestead
      @AcreHomestead  Рік тому +81

      Oh no! I'll be praying for your puppy!

    • @ninadeboo1821
      @ninadeboo1821 Рік тому +28

      I hope your dog gets better and Yess, becky's video's always cheer me up to ❤

    • @kathymcintire6182
      @kathymcintire6182 Рік тому +18

      God bless you Latoya and your precious fur baby I'm so sorry 😔💐,love is the key, always 💞

    • @ocean3237
      @ocean3237 Рік тому +14

      Praying for your fur baby.

    • @mschente86
      @mschente86 Рік тому +15

      ​@Acre Homestead, thank you so much!

  • @mariechapman7626
    @mariechapman7626 Рік тому +218

    I’m From England and never ever grown a thing. But I love love love this channel. It calms me and even when ur in the kitchen I am mesmerised by ur energy.

    • @Iamhome365
      @Iamhome365 Рік тому +14

      Hi from Ireland. Oh you should try something really easy if it's only chives/scallion and you might seriously catch the bug! Charles dowding and huw richards are brilliant, they're in England/Wales

    • @Snowpaux
      @Snowpaux Рік тому

      I’d like this channel more if I didn’t feel like I’m rushing to keep up with Becky! 😅

    • @peacockexplosion7191
      @peacockexplosion7191 Рік тому

      I'm curious...is it because you don't have any land or because you don't know how? Both can have solutions but only if we know why. 🙂

    • @BlazinGoddess4Life
      @BlazinGoddess4Life Рік тому +3

      Becky is like medatation very inspiring, motivational and calming,..

    • @erikalouwrens3992
      @erikalouwrens3992 Рік тому +2

      I'm from South Africa and am 65 years old, in a teensy home with no garden...but I adore sweet Becky!

  • @danic7613
    @danic7613 Рік тому +23

    Funny story about fodder.... when our youngest was in kindergarten (he's 14 now so it's been a minute) we grew wheat fodder for our chickens in our garage. Apparently this was a fun fact that dear son wanted to share with his class, including info on grow lights and humidity. Unfortunately his pronunciation of wheat was lacking...
    Bless his teacher's heart for having to have an awkward conversation with me at the end of that day. I assured her it is in fact WHEAT not WEED that we are growing. We definitely worked on enunciation after that. 😅

    • @freeinghumanitynow
      @freeinghumanitynow 5 місяців тому +1

      OMG!! This is absolutely HILARIOUS. 😂😂😂 Thank you for my morning laugh. 😂

  • @Jaynes-Path
    @Jaynes-Path Рік тому +81

    When placing your chickens under trees you should put wire over the top. The trees allow predators to drop down into the run and kill the chickens. Hawks and Falcons will perch and drop, Raccoons and Opossum will climb down branches.

    • @catalina8677
      @catalina8677 Рік тому +8

      Yes! I lost an entire flock to raccoons in 3 hrs one night!

    • @Jaynes-Path
      @Jaynes-Path Рік тому +12

      @@catalina8677 So sorry to hear that! Unfortunately you are among many people who think their chickens are safe because the walls are strong but everything wants to eat our chickens and they will find a way if not protected on all sides and both top & bottom as well.

  • @natasjapaulson180
    @natasjapaulson180 Рік тому +32

    I’ve just had our 9 month grand daughter for the weekend. It’s thanks to you, even though I’m so tired, I have dinner put together in minutes. Lunch and breakfast all done for the week. Even though we are heading into winter (I’m in NZ) you inspire me to meal prep, preserve and grow more veges. My future self is always so grateful 💚

  • @vjohnson2400
    @vjohnson2400 Рік тому +78

    Good job Josh and Becky, the chickens will appreciate all your efforts.

  • @noramaegomez197
    @noramaegomez197 Рік тому +2

    Becky chickens CAN an Do Fly . I had chickens some years ago and they Flew from my front yard across the street to my neighbors back yard that had a 9 foot fence into their backyard 60 yards away! I agree with you on the trimming bird’s feathers there’s nothing wrong with trimming their feathers. I although I never did my chickens but I did do my cockatiels and parakeetss . The breeder told me you only trim one wing that way he can’t fly
    Maybe only kind of lopsided drunk.😆😆
    Have a great week !🌱🌱🌱🌱

  • @artkeepsave7206
    @artkeepsave7206 Рік тому +39

    Due to work constraints I didn’t get to building my raised bed, or starting my own seeds, BUT I have 4 peppers, 2 chilies, 2 cocktail tomatoes in pots and tomorrow the 6 San Marzano will be potted. Next year I hope to get to my raised beds and start my own seeds, but better this, than nothing 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @reneecailloux2573
    @reneecailloux2573 Рік тому +37

    I loved to hear how one of your favorite thing is working on project with your husband. Same for my husband and me. There was a learning curve too but it makes everything better. Our friends are surprised that we even do grocery shopping together. But building, renovating around the house together is our favorite thing too!

    • @Megan9689
      @Megan9689 Рік тому +1

      Same with my husband and I! We do basically everything together and love spending as much time together as possible most days. Been together 12 years, married for 5 of those tomorrow.

    • @reneecailloux2573
      @reneecailloux2573 Рік тому +3

      @@Megan9689 34 years together and 29 married ;-)

  • @cocopuppyjewell582
    @cocopuppyjewell582 Рік тому +3

    You're very first mother's Day is coming as a mother I hope it is a very special day for you and Father's Day is not too far away😊

  • @andrearylance1210
    @andrearylance1210 Рік тому +2

    Becky, I LOVE your videos for so many reasons ❤❤❤❤
    One objection is the ads every 4-5 minutes. It's a bit annoying to have to skip them so many times in one video. I don't know if they are under your control, but if so.... please consider putting in less.
    Will continue to watch either way. Thank you for sharing so much love ❤

  • @lindabirkes-lance8915
    @lindabirkes-lance8915 Рік тому +30

    Those girls did not want to be caged up after so many months of free range. I love hearing them talk to you while you are with them.

  • @timnash6870
    @timnash6870 22 дні тому

    TIM from Canada suggestions for people who have a chicken run and want to have more protein for your chickens. Suggestion is having a scrap pile of vegetables put inside your chicken run….. having leaves and grass and all the vegetation in a pile in one corner will help you with your chickens having some sort of I can’t post pile that’s the word I’m looking for compost pile in your chicken run, putting in lots of dirt and then leaves and grass and waste from your garden is going to help with your chickens. Having any kind of large compost pile inside of your chicken run, it’s going to help your chickens.

  • @peaches833
    @peaches833 Рік тому +58

    I actually purchased my coop from Carolina Coops. I love it. If I could’ve built it myself I would’ve designed the same way they did. It’s been 5 years and the girls also love it. Also be careful with leaving the feed outside a protected area - it’ll attract rodents for sure. Great job on putting up that semi permanent fence! No more poopie patio is a plus!

  • @maryhaughie5693
    @maryhaughie5693 Рік тому +1

    We had Silkie's and we built our coup, uh let say it was a learning experience. We made the ladder to steep and the box too high, Silkie's don't fly. We had dirt, my girls kept getting sick. (we are in Florida) Figured it out, peat gravel was the best for the floor. Chickens are the best. Nothing like having a glass of wine and sit with them in the early evenings. The eggs were delish, nothing like a fresh egg!!

  • @faithofamustardseed8198
    @faithofamustardseed8198 Рік тому +4

    I am always amazed at how much you get done with a baby. It really seems like you don’t have a baby at all with the way you make your videos. You inspire me as a fellow new mom!

  • @gaylaskates8831
    @gaylaskates8831 Рік тому +24

    When the time comes to move the hens into their new coop and run I want to recommend you keep the current coop. We use our old smaller coop as a ‘maternity ward’…that’s how we add to our flock. We have no rooster so when a hen goes broody we purchase day old pullets and put under her after dark. We let her sit on some eggs for 3 weeks then do the switch with baby chicks after dark. The next morning she wakes and thinks her eggs hatched. We move the broody hen in the last week of her sitting to the maternity ward then once we do the switch of eggs to chicks she raises them there until they are a bit bigger then let her ‘introduce’ them to the others. It’s worked perfectly for us.

    • @BlazinGoddess4Life
      @BlazinGoddess4Life Рік тому +1

      That's brilliant we started building an enclosed run last week and suddenly 6 of our hens went into brooding mode and are sitting on dozens of eggs hopefully we get hens this hatch the last 3 have turned out to be roosters, we have roosters but we buy hen chicks in summer so they can be outside

    • @amy4484
      @amy4484 Рік тому

      That's a sweet way to do it. When mine gets broody, I just put her in a pet crate with food and water for 2-3 days, and then she is fine, much easier.

  • @Bonniespckitchen
    @Bonniespckitchen Рік тому

    When baby acer is ready to run around outside. Put lattice up around your deck. It makes a great outdoor playpen in the shade. It will help keep the chickens off the porch.

  • @JustGeralee
    @JustGeralee Рік тому

    I would LOVE a video on the topic of whats best to direct sow vs whats best to buy or grow seedlings 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼 I am teaching myself how to garden so I would love that video ❤️❤️

  • @mrsmack213
    @mrsmack213 Рік тому

    I am 64, and I have never seen a red marigold in my life. So glad I saw this! I have grown the orange and yellow ones for decades.

  • @sandyoklahomatransient8557
    @sandyoklahomatransient8557 Рік тому +17

    Becky, it's always good to see you, and Josh working together on projects. Nice job on the chicken run!

  • @karenm7433
    @karenm7433 Рік тому +83

    When we were kids we just cut up potatoes from our root cellar and planted those chunks (each chunk had an eye). It always worked well

    • @teeandkids937
      @teeandkids937 Рік тому +9

      I honestly thought this was the only way lol

    • @treasurespastnpresen
      @treasurespastnpresen Рік тому +20

      This is how I've always done it. Choose potatoes that are just beginning to sprout and cut into chunks, 1 to 2 eyes per chunk. Let sit out in an open cardboard box so they can breathe in a darkened room or closet. Stir them around every day so cut edges are exposed as possible. They need to form a dryish skin on the cut edges. Then plant. My grandparents and parents taught me, they grew potatoes like this every year and so have i.

    • @scenteddragronflywithmichelle
      @scenteddragronflywithmichelle Рік тому +4

      ​@@treasurespastnpresen thank you for sharing how you do it

    • @kristietaylor719
      @kristietaylor719 Рік тому +13

      Agree, this is how my farmer Grandpa always did it. He and Grandma planted around 5 acres of garden every year at least. At least acre and a half of corn, mostly for winter feed for his cattle but also some for the freezer. Grandma snuck in her pumpkin and long growing gourd plants in this field. Then there was the master field that was another two plus acres where the bulk of the plants went. The last field was at least half an acre close to the house where Grandma planted her tomatoes, cantaloupes, onions and potatoes as well as certain random plants that were her favorites. They raised seven kids through the Great Depression, WWII, dust bowl and other such hard times by raising their own livestock and canning their gardens and curing and canning the meat. I am so tickled to see so many rediscovering the homesteading ways I grew up hearing about, learning and doing with my grandparents and parents. Most of their children's families also benefited from the amazing food and canning they did every year. Really miss those times since they passed back in 1999 and 1998.

    • @delphine88313
      @delphine88313 Рік тому

      Yep the same.I think SOME of these growers make things to complicated. Lol I watch a lot of Asian growers. And they fertilize, plant and water ( occasionally weed) and walk away. They let nature do the rest.And a lot of them have FEILDS of food and no way to water everything.

  • @LoriHakaMyHeartCries
    @LoriHakaMyHeartCries Рік тому +11

    Girl, i planted a few marigolds in my raised bed a few months back (Zone 9A), i now have marigolds growing wild all over my garden. I I didn't know that they spread so prevalent..I'm loving it!!!❤❤❤

  • @cynthiaduerksen5086
    @cynthiaduerksen5086 Рік тому

    Yes, please, do a video on the starts and Seed sown directly in the ground.

  • @christinaburney5935
    @christinaburney5935 Рік тому +1

    If you have ever watched The Hollar Homestead they put a compost pile inside their chicken run. It attracts bugs for them, gives them something, to do, and they will eat out of it, and poop in it. All your wood shavings could be easily broken down and eventually become food for your garden. You can also grow them a row of sunflowers around their coop so it's pretty.

  • @Candace_Duke
    @Candace_Duke Рік тому +1

    Yes, please do a video on direct sowing vs starter. I'm new to gardening and have no idea what i'm doing.

  • @timnash6870
    @timnash6870 22 дні тому

    TIM from Canada putting a compost pile inside of your chicken coop. Run is going to help with your chickens and help them just with their diet and eating having leftovers from your garden is going to help your chickens.

  • @susanjohnston8973
    @susanjohnston8973 Рік тому +1

    The first year I had chickens they were free ranging while I started work on my garden. I went down a row dropping corn seeds. When I got to the end of the row I discovered my rooster had followed me eating each seed as I dropped it! The chickens immediately got a run where they stayed during gardening season!

  • @Enchanted_Daisy
    @Enchanted_Daisy Рік тому +1

    I wish I could find the video but I saw a guy feed soaked and sprouted barley to his 4 dairy cows. His set up was really cool.

  • @caratmama4769
    @caratmama4769 Рік тому

    I took advantage of your special pricing with Greenstalks and purchased one. I wish now that I had gotten two. Mine is the Terracotta color and I used a variety of seeds (Bush Green Beans - 3 per pocket), some herb and pepper starts that I didn't want to spread everywhere, and a few flowers from the Clearance section at my local box store. I got 2 white Alyssum and 1 of a mini white petunia, and a tray of yellow Marigolds that I planted one each on either side in an angle so they kind of wrap around. Everything has filled in so nicely! The contrast of the greens, yellows and white on the Terracotta is stunning! Thank you for all you do!

  • @marygrott8095
    @marygrott8095 Рік тому

    You're right in saying that it'll take time to grow everything from seed, but upu WILL get there. I've been doing that for the past 3 years, (except for my flowers) and it is so satisfying. I really enjoy all the varieties that are available. available.

  • @tammiemonahan9644
    @tammiemonahan9644 Рік тому +1

    It's incredible how many videos you still put out with a little one at home. You are rocking this. Request: I know videos are harder to do than reels, but I would love individual videos on planting. I'm really wanting to do strawberries, and I think I have all the stuff, but I have to search so many videos to find your knowledge, and I'm afraid I'm overwhelmed and won't get them planted. We just moved states and I finally have a patio that I can plant things. (Eventually - hopefully I'll have strawberries, green beans, maybe a small fruit bush, an herb bundle, and maybe some pest repellant) But a shorter video on just one or two particular items - from soil, feeding, transplanting, tips - especially for container/patio/small space garden ... Something that we can go back and watch multiple times (with ads on of course!), just in case we missed something. Especailly if you were to do it as mostly a voice over, to make it easier for you - and I'm sure there's many of us that just listen (on repeat) while we work. Thanks for all you do.

  • @callonthenameofjesus1459
    @callonthenameofjesus1459 Рік тому +1

    I hope you video the clipping of their wings because I need to learn that from you. Those red marigolds are beautiful and I didn’t know about them. Thanks for sharing your time and for teaching while doing so. ❤ I’ve learned lots from you.

  • @ladonnapham4749
    @ladonnapham4749 Рік тому +24

    I like seeing your mom in your videos from time to time. Maybe she’ll let you do a small video of her in her garden

  • @kennieloo6357
    @kennieloo6357 Рік тому

    The circle coop is genius. I think I’m gonna try that

  • @jeannamaynard5037
    @jeannamaynard5037 Рік тому +1

    With so many raised garden beds going in, you should take inspiration from Justin Rhodes and build chicken coops that fit over the top. Then, the chickens help clean them up every season and you get the free fertilizer.

  • @tammyr2966
    @tammyr2966 Рік тому +12

    Yes Becky, that would be so helpful to have a video dedicated to what to direct sow and what is better to plant directly! I struggle with this

    • @domestic_goddess5139
      @domestic_goddess5139 Рік тому +1

      @tammyr @ acrehomestead
      👍Yes, I agree - that would be helpful 😃

    • @poodlegirl55
      @poodlegirl55 Рік тому +1

      It is a regional thing, so a one size fits all rec is not worth anything. You just need to look up the length of your growing season where you live and every seed packet tells you the grow time. My daughter in Florida can plant anything by seed. My daughter in Northern Wisconsin can plant fewer things from seed than I can in Southern Illinois.

  • @carolyngregory9354
    @carolyngregory9354 Рік тому +7

    So cute watching how excited you get doing things for your girls. I love your enthusiasm about anything that you do. Good job.

  • @cheylingarber5886
    @cheylingarber5886 Рік тому +13

    Becky I just love all the videos you post, they are so informative.. then again you could post a 30 minute video of walking through the mud and I would still be watching 😊❤

  • @susanvogelfanger4390
    @susanvogelfanger4390 Рік тому +1

    Do you ever let your hair down? I would like to see it. I used it have my hair down to my waist and it was beautiful but it was a lot of effort because of how much hair it was. I cut it super short and kept it short for a long time. Now I’m letting it grow out a it’s almost shoulder length. It’s very curly and easy to manage, which is definitely different from the last time.
    I love your enthusiasm, energy, love for your family, chickens and dogs. I’m trying to use my Freeze Dry more. I get confused on the black knob which way is closed or open. My second batch of onions I messed up but just cooked them in a pot roast and chicken, low and slow.
    Thanks for sharing your love for gardening. I’m a transplant from LA to Utah. Back in LA I had dwarf fruit trees, grapes, herb garden and a small vegetable garden. Everything grew. Now it’s much harder but not impossible. I discovered a supplement for my soil that contains worms. I love it.
    ❤ you’re fan Susy

  • @lindacooper4542
    @lindacooper4542 Рік тому +2

    We have always cut our potatoes in several pieces every eye will grow a plant, and it does not cost near as much to plant Potatoes.

  • @aliciadupuy9228
    @aliciadupuy9228 Рік тому +2

    Always greatfull for my man! Is so sweet when you share that too ❤ gGod bless y'all!

  • @jjc2323
    @jjc2323 Рік тому +1

    Becky! Oh my gosh. I feel the same way and my goal is to start all my own veggies as well. And I have for many, however I couldn't get my cauliflower to take either! you are correct - from seed you get many amazing varieties. Hope you and I can master that someday! Ive been doing this for 8 years and only started my own indoor sowing during covid. just go grow lights and a dedicated growing shelf this year. all my tomatoes are wanted to be planted bu I am zone 6a so they must wait a few more weeks

  • @emilyharrington2219
    @emilyharrington2219 Рік тому

    I would love you doing a video about what you should get starts for vs direct sowing. It would also be helpful to add when you would suggest starting seeds and transplanting. Would be an amazing starting point for us ❤

  • @geminifox475
    @geminifox475 Рік тому +14

    Becky we moved from Idaho to South Carolina, the climate is so much more mild. But the Pacific Northwest has a lot of character/ charm , hang in there, the summers are worth it ❤️

  • @melindahayes3728
    @melindahayes3728 Рік тому

    I would love a video of details of what to plant when. When to buy seeds etc. I just bought my first electric canner and am slowly buying items needed for canning season. I am watching and learning from your videos

  • @ruthmartinchoctaw
    @ruthmartinchoctaw Рік тому +5

    Won't predators get to your chickens easier if you put the run partially in the woods? I wish I could have chickens. It is fun to watch your homestead come together ❤

  • @jacquiion5677
    @jacquiion5677 Рік тому +1

    Becky only cut one wing not both. They cant fly with it done. Also they look to the gate as a way out due to it being lower than the fence.
    Cut some off the off cut of wire fence and secure on the gate to add height. On top of the coop.put a small fence all around the roof .

  • @Mrsintherainbow
    @Mrsintherainbow Рік тому +1

    If your chickens are anything like mine they are going to jump up on the coop and use it to escape the run. Might want to go all the way around the coop with the fence and move the coop away from the fence. And fyi, chickens can easily hop a 6’ fence. Mine have jumped my 8’ privacy fence.

  • @fuzzles93
    @fuzzles93 Рік тому

    Thank you for explaining what determinate and indeterminate meant and how to remember what they mean. This makes so much sense to me now

  • @lynnemalone284
    @lynnemalone284 Рік тому

    Becky you can build grazing boxes for your chickens for fresh greens

  • @BlacksTropicalHomestead
    @BlacksTropicalHomestead Рік тому +2

    A video about different grow zones would be great. A lot of people know absolutely nothing about grow zones and don't really understand why plants don't survive. We are zone 8b just like you however we are in Savannah Georgia and it's subtropical here. We hàve about 9-10 months old f warm weather if not longer sometimes. We have rons of tropical fruit plants worh fruit on them and had to pull our kohlrabi, cabbage, greens because of the heat. So that would definitely help other SoilSista ❤

  • @kikilove1029
    @kikilove1029 Рік тому +2

    Create a section in the future chicken run for composting. It will naturally fill with all kinds of bugs and goodies in their diet, help keep them warm longer (and laying) into winter, is their favorite playground ever, is useful on the homestead, and is the natural way to vary their diet. Any other way is synthetic tbh. Then their waste as compost goes back into the garden. The perfect cycle!

  • @SunshineCountryChickens
    @SunshineCountryChickens Рік тому +30

    So exciting great times ahead! Congratulations Becky this is a big step forward!!!!!

  • @aclaus596
    @aclaus596 Рік тому +1

    I get it. We did mobile coop. Didn’t really work for us. So they are in a run. But I do let them out in spring and fall when garden isn’t set up yet. Sometimes in winter depending on weather. So i figure they have a good life.

  • @savannahroseblack
    @savannahroseblack Рік тому

    Josh is so helpful! What a blessing 😊

  • @elizabethbetsyschneider1647
    @elizabethbetsyschneider1647 Рік тому +3

    I have the same issues with purple potatoes. I like the traditional color….😊😊😊

  • @christian5707
    @christian5707 Рік тому +2

    My husband and I just put a fence just like that around our coop. We put bird netting on top to stop the aerial predators but also to keep everyone in as their wings are no clipped. The girls were eating and pooping everything and everywhere! I have been growing non-invasive comfrey as fodder for the girls, I plan I moving that around the fence for them to nibble on whenever they like. I also tried fermenting my feed but my girls were not happy with it at all… we may try to give it another go here in the next few weeks. ❤

  • @bdianes6339
    @bdianes6339 Рік тому +8

    👏👏👏👏 JOSH THANKS FOR HELPING BECKY AROUND THE HOMESTEAD AND THE CHICKENS 🐓 APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL 👍

  • @lynnelovett8999
    @lynnelovett8999 Рік тому

    So sorry 😒 to hear that. We lost our little dog a couple of weeks ago. So understand what you are going through. Prayers for your puppy and you/family.

  • @wvnanaskitchenandgarden
    @wvnanaskitchenandgarden Рік тому +2

    We filled 2 garden beds (10x4x1). Hubby & I spent the majority of the day putting them together and filling them.

  • @dwandarogers6252
    @dwandarogers6252 Рік тому

    thanks for the response

  • @famous9222
    @famous9222 Рік тому +7

    I agree with you regarding blue mashed potatoes but I always plant a few blue potatoes (on the inside) and some pink (on the inside). They make a delightful blue and pink potato salad for special occasions.

  • @TheEmbrio
    @TheEmbrio Рік тому

    I just got back form my garden center yet i’m still glad to go with Becky ;)

  • @shakinariley6272
    @shakinariley6272 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing, I love these types of videos, can't wait to see you in the garden harvesting 👍❤I really think you should, move the coop, where you were showing us, than to put the run there, I honestly don't like where the coop is, but it's not my decision, that's just what I think 👐

  • @nellywall8131
    @nellywall8131 Рік тому

    When sowing petunias don't cover them with soil they need light to germinate, i learned that this year and had great success😊

  • @CrazyCrafter-le9ge
    @CrazyCrafter-le9ge Рік тому

    Marigolds are great for repelling rabbits, along with nasturtium. The added benefit of nasturtium is with the right variety, the are great additions to fresh salads.

  • @susanquenneville2462
    @susanquenneville2462 Рік тому

    Becky .. you have so much self control with your spending … love the way you rethink your plans before making unnecessary purchases

  • @jodijarvis1018
    @jodijarvis1018 Рік тому +2

    The plates on the t post is supposed to be below the surface of the ground.

  • @empress2500
    @empress2500 Рік тому

    yes please make a whole video about what to direct sow and what to do as starts

  • @smallspaceswithGloria
    @smallspaceswithGloria Рік тому +1

    Thats a pretty slick tool that josh is using to wrap wire around fencing

  • @oregontrisha365
    @oregontrisha365 Рік тому +2

    We just moved our chickens to a fresh spot. The run is made of chicken wire and the little stinkers figured out how to poke their heads under a gap between the wire and the ground. Neck followed head, body followed neck and, presto, they were out. Smarter than I gave them credit for.

  • @aleahjohnson4798
    @aleahjohnson4798 Рік тому

    I was going to watch you be productive this morning, then I decided to save your video until my greenhouse was planted! So happy about my decision! Thank you for sharing about all that you do. 😁😁

  • @katherinegood7509
    @katherinegood7509 Рік тому

    It took me forever to figure out the potato conundrum. This is my first year being brave enough to make a dedicated potato container made from palettes so we can deconstruct at the end of the season for easy harvest. I found that we prefer the butter potatoes. It's important to grow what you know you'll eat!

  • @bernadettestykel7504
    @bernadettestykel7504 Рік тому

    When you build your permanent coop. Ours is 10’ X 20’ with a concrete floor. Stops all coyotes, raccoons, bears etc from entering. The coop takes up fall and the rest is storage and backside of laying boxes. It has a little opening with a drop down door which is wired to a handle so we can ope😮n/close from within the coop. Their food has a drop down door also to stop feeding the rats. Good luck. We have a couple of pens to turn them out in. I hate the mud for them. By rotating we are able to cut down on the mud. Good luck!

  • @RSjoyful
    @RSjoyful Рік тому

    We clip the ends off one side of the chickens wings not the boney part of the wing but their feathers and it makes them imbalanced and they can't fly over the fence. It's a old timers trick to keep your chickens in their fenced area. We also dig a trench around our coops and lay fencing down so dogs or other animals can't dig a hole to get into the coop.

  • @ecocentrichomestead6783
    @ecocentrichomestead6783 Рік тому

    I don't know what exactly you mean when you say "Purple" potatoes. I find:
    Yellow - best for mashed potato
    White - best for baked potato and soup
    Red - best for fries and chips
    Blue - best for blending in creamy soups or potato powder.

  • @annbann6
    @annbann6 Рік тому

    Hey Becky, in case you ever wanna put a camera on something to monitor it (like how they chickens got out).. amazon sells these "Wyze" Brand cameras and they are like $30 - 40. They are iffy outdoors but I have one inside the house looking out in front. Not as good as Nest cameras but for the price they are impressive.

  • @marilyntorsch3970
    @marilyntorsch3970 Рік тому

    The chickens are so amazing. Thank you for sharing 🤗

  • @rachelholdt6840
    @rachelholdt6840 Рік тому +2

    One thing I'm going to try is dumping a bucket of weed seeds (from cleaning organic soybeans) on the ground in my chicken run, watering it, then covering it over with a pallet for a few days. I can do one bucket worth every couple days, and then once it's sprouted, uncover the area so they can eat it. With it being inside my chicken fence, I'd never have to worry about weeds growing anywhere else. You may look into the Chicken Tractor on Steroids system where you use your chickens to make compost. It can definitely be done in a static run area, and help provide habitat for bugs to get a start so your chickens can eat them.

  • @katel9378
    @katel9378 Рік тому +3

    In case you didn't see it, MI gardener just had a UA-cam video on why algae grows in your seedlings. It was interesting.

    • @gingerdean1521
      @gingerdean1521 Рік тому

      Put vermiculite on the soil to prevent algae

  • @lindakrieger6667
    @lindakrieger6667 Рік тому

    I found a new favorite annual. Vinca, Pacifica. Not the periwinkle ground cover kind. These are taller, flower all summer until frost. Come In beautiful colors. Drought Hardy.

  • @manub6556
    @manub6556 Рік тому

    Es ist sooo schön zu sehen wie liebevoll und sorgsam Ihr ,Euch um die Hühner und auch Hunde kümmert❤❤
    Eine suuuuper Zwischenlösung😊😅👏👏💪👍
    Die Flügel etwas zu kürzen ist das beste👍👍👍👍so sind sie sicher und Ihr könnt auch beruhigt sein....das kein Huhn abhanden kommt 😊👍🥰
    Ich liebe Deine Live Videos ...mit all den hoppalas oder kleineren Pannen ...halt das richtige Leben....❤❤❤❤.. und Du (Ihr) lässt uns daran teilhaben ❤❤❤❤❤❤Danke Becky und Josh😊😊🙏🙏
    Lg.Manu🙋‍♀️🇦🇹

  • @mandyberson4868
    @mandyberson4868 Рік тому +12

    Becky, I bought the large freeze dryer from your link. I added the mats. Can’t wait to get started!

  • @janelou458
    @janelou458 Рік тому

    Chickens love swiss chard. I used to have a greenhouse with a raised bed and after sowing swiss chard the first time for a fall garden, I never had to plant again since it would self-sow. I would harvest the young, tender shoots for us and pull the large, overgrown plants for the chickens.

  • @carmen4479
    @carmen4479 Рік тому +1

    Ive just seen something and i think it's something you might want to make. It's called mushroom ketchup and it's on a channel called Townsends.

  • @BrightestBlessings7899
    @BrightestBlessings7899 Рік тому

    I love watching you pick your potatoes. I ordered my set of 1kg of Red Chieftain from West Coast seeds. I planted them after all the onions were planted and the peas and beans. I buy pansies each year too. I grow my own from seed but we need some flowers early on for the Solitary Bees to snack on. Broccoli and 2 Brussel sprouts are already planted out. Strawberries and asparagus are sharing a garden this year too. Yes, I bought a Dianthus and Ranuculas , some Dusty Millers, Lamb's Ear, and Bee Balm, that now get to live on the dogs crate next to my growing shelves until about June 04th.
    You could easily just give your chickens your kitchen scrapes , like peelings for them too. Bless you for taking such careful care of your Ladies.
    Ariel at Fy Nyth, ferments her chickens food. It helps the chickens digest more nutrients.
    Our neighbours had chickens and they flew up into the trees. So ya, clipping their wings stops them from flying.

  • @jacquelinek5036
    @jacquelinek5036 Рік тому

    I think a couple of Green Stalks on the patio with herbs and greens sounds ideal. Would it make sense to have one bed planted in the herbs you freeze dry on a large scale (like cilantro and parsley)? It seems like it would be easier to me, but I really don't know.

  • @elizabethlink3993
    @elizabethlink3993 Рік тому

    💚 Fun to work on a project with Josh on a beautiful day. I was/am also going to mention Ben Hollar of Hollar Homestead, who makes a circular wire compost set up inside his stationary coop. Keeps those chickens busy working on and eating scraps while getting compost started. 💚

  • @reglindiseckhardt9777
    @reglindiseckhardt9777 Рік тому +1

    It is so wonderful to move forward.

  • @user-tn8sz6lk5z
    @user-tn8sz6lk5z Рік тому +1

    There are wheels that you can use that slide under the edge of the frame of the coop and you push down on a peddle and it lifts the coop so you can move it around. Watch Sow the Land as he uses them all the time.

  • @debracoulter1250
    @debracoulter1250 Рік тому +1

    I had to super glue a chicken from a dog attack. They are so resilient! She lived as long as her sisters.

  • @marlove1867
    @marlove1867 Рік тому

    What I did for my chickens was have a really old red wagon. I put the fodder in the wagon. I just pulled it in and out to load the full flats of fodder, just slid right into the wagon also had an area used 2x4 s made big square for laying on ground planted seed but put wire over to where they can't scratch up and eat seeds it will start growing and the chickens love it and just move the square around there inside pen to grow grass or greens they love ❤️

  • @karenturner7983
    @karenturner7983 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing.
    Laura from Garden Answer just video how to make fodder for her chickens.

  • @terrimccullough724
    @terrimccullough724 Рік тому +11

    I actually bought red marigolds today. They are beautiful. They are great for pest control too!

  • @jensissons5709
    @jensissons5709 Рік тому +3

    cardboard makes a great addition to compost. , Let it get wet and the tape falls off and its easy to tear into smaller pieces.

    • @AcreHomestead
      @AcreHomestead  Рік тому +1

      I need to learn so much more about compost. It is on my list :) I would love to make my own

    • @jensissons5709
      @jensissons5709 Рік тому +3

      Check out Charles Dowding composting set up. Its very smart and easy. Also you could deep woodchip the chicken run and over time you can harvest the broken down mulch under the top layer. If you are lucky you can get truckloads of woodchip delivered for for free from tree surgeons local to you. Enjoying your progress so far.

  • @akacareuh
    @akacareuh Рік тому +5

    We recently moved to Hawaii and now I’m learning all the new things I need to have a successful garden. I love that you discuss the good and the bad experiences to help us learn.
    We have to plant everything in containers or raised beds where we are because of contamination of the soil.

  • @teresaunwin4869
    @teresaunwin4869 Рік тому +1

    Love that you keep ur sense of humour regarding those cheeky chickens

  • @lovenotes5299
    @lovenotes5299 Рік тому +1

    Wheat grass seed to grow fodder for the chickens grows fast in seed trays

  • @sasquatchkit5223
    @sasquatchkit5223 Рік тому

    I have been doing sprouts for mine. I am also looking at a cover crop under a raised wire area that they can eat the green but it can continue to grow because they can’t get to the roots.