He's NEW at Raising CHICKENS but one of the BEST I've EVER seen

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

CHECK OUT The Nakid Gardeners HERE: kzbin.info Murray McMurray Hatchery: bit.ly/mchatchery

[@Mindy56743]

I just subscribed to his channel. He seems to be walking in a path that I think Yah is pointing me to.

[@BestyetJourney]

woop woop

[@michelledax4083]

I still like your set up. Less materials; less weight.

[@michelledax4083]

One inch screen on duck house bottom; 👍good.

[@eloisebush4595]

They need better full sun.????

[@Rabbiton]

Even your chickens were poor back then! I love it, your children have a great sense of humour. It is fantastic to see how much abundance you now have after all the hard work your family has put in.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

😂

[@evalinawarne1337]

Vicki, I just heard that statement and LAUGHED and LAUGHED so HARD. Often, I listen more than once to CHRISTIAN FAMILY VLOGS.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

What an amazing video. We definitely enjoyed you and the family coming to share some of your time with us and teaches us a few things.

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

We had such a good time and wish we could have stayed longer!!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

@@MikeTheFitFarmer We understand. Hopefully we can come out to your homestead and learn better techniques on how you do things.

[@HiddenOaksHomestead]

Hooray! Great video! Check out Flomaton Famous. They do mostly turkeys for their meat

[@bonnieandclydeshomestead2477]

Wholesome!

[@Wildevis]

I just love the collaboration between the Homesteaders and you all visiting and learning from each other. I have been following some HOmesteaders for a couple years now and now, more than ever before, the HOmesteading community is getting stronger than ever before and that is what will help us survive any disaster

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Yes the homesteading community has been great to us. It has taught us so much that is helping us to become more self-sustainable.

[@OffGridHomesteadd]

God has pushed me to homestead, so I left my job and the city and Just started a KZbin channel as a full time job ! You guys give me hope

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Oh wow! Bless your soul. I pray your journey be fruitful and be able to multiply your blessings onto others.

[@OffGridHomesteadd]

@@TheNakidGardeners Amen! Thank you so much and to you as well! ❤️

[@Mindy56743]

I loved how she said God did this. He is amazing how he puts us in places where we are needed at times where we can learn and help at the same time. Yah is amazing and we are so blessed to be able to serve him.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

He truly is amazing. We put Him first and thank Him regularly and daily. I am so thankful for everyone He puts in my life and takes out my life.

[@Mindy56743]

@@TheNakidGardeners he ways are not ours and he sees things way before we do. I do my best to always trust him to change the path that I am walking and those that I walk with. He has feed me and protected me and comforted me in bad times. I am doing my best to follow people that are walking the same path he has set for me.

[@Alpha1Farms]

Out of all your farm tour videos, this one is the best I’ve seen. You all seem to have a instant connection with your personalities with lots of laughing a great conversation. Here’s to new life long friends yeah? 🎉

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Oh wow! Thanks. Mike really showcase our homestead well. We are truly honored and blessed.

[@aovoonthefarmsouthernillinois]

Excellent video. I did not subscribe to the Naked Gardener before for obvious reasons. But now because I know they are not naked, I will subscribe.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Haha we get that a lot. Don't worry. Totally play on words. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you like what you see and stay awhile.

[@charleswise5570]

Mike, you're always real! That's why I enjoy watching your videos, and your faith, and who you fellowship with. Thanks!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

We love the family

[@charleswise5570]

@@TheNakidGardeners I just subscribed to your channel as well! I'm enjoying both channels now! I can understand why you love them! Good souls!

[@cindiagarrett9451]

I am loving your channel! I live it when Homesteaders show what they learn from others! Cindia in New Mexico, USA.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

THank you for the kind words

[@cindiagarrett9451]

@@TheNakidGardeners You are welcome. Blessings to you and your Homestead and all of your Animals and Endeavors. 🌻

[@inglis7086]

some other homesteaders this year are doing American Bresse chickens like Living Traditions Homestead but they will not harvest them all - they are also egg layers so they are keeping 6-10 hens and 1-2 roosters and will be hatching eggs for meat birds in 2023

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That is great! Good luck on your hatching. Are you using a broody hen or incubator?

[@inglis7086]

@@TheNakidGardeners I don't know what Living Traditions Homestead are doing maybe a bit of both to see what works best - they want to not rely totally on the hatcheries - the last couple of years has shown that is not always the best option - I believe Murray Mc Murray got bird flu in one of their breeding barns this year and had to kill all there birds in their and start again

[@TheNakidGardeners]

@@inglis7086 We didn't know living traditions was doing what we are, but it is for the same reason. The American Breese are self sustainable, we are actually releasing a video tomorrow about it. 😊

[@inglis7086]

@@TheNakidGardeners Kevin bought Sarah Silkies for mothers day this year - so I persume that they are part of the hatching part - it is what Sarah had been wanting for a while

[@benedictamashele2312]

Hi I’m a South African farmer, I’m obsessed with your videos. Thank you because we are learning a lot from you guys

[@brendahogue5487]

Enjoy watching your videos every time they come on.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

💪🏾

[@mariagraham8752]

Your chicken looks big and healthy enjoy them i will be watching the Naked Gardener thank you for sharing.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Thanks for watching. We appreciate the luv

[@wildchook745]

What a lovely couple, great sense of humour, great vibes. . I love his tractor too.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

haha We appreciate your kind words. We enjoyed the tractor as well.

[@cynthiaarmstronghopefulhom9672]

You and your family are doing God's work showing and teaching the Homesteader and farming community so much during your Sabbath. Its truly appreciated.😊💐

[@bradfordcoleman5130]

Bro was glad to see you, Lacie, and your kids with Sidney and his family, he is a pro already, God bless both of y'all family

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Haha I don't know if I'm a pro already but I have been watching Mike and Lacie for awhile and been following some of their advice.

[@StoneKathryn]

This has been fun to see. I really like their farm. Seeing the ducklings hatching was really nice to see. It's great to have a lot of meat in the freezer that you raised yourself. It's a good feeling. They have a great attitude about raising their own birds. Thanks for showing this Dickson family. I loved the duck funnel! Ducks are so funny because they change direction at the last bit before the barn! They are always the last of our fowl to go in at night.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Thank you. We are glad you enjoyed the farm that was shown. These ducks started out cute then trouble and now cute again. lol

[@racebanning6390]

THAT WAS A BLESSING AND FELLOWSHIP.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

We enjoy them some much. It was truly a blessing and honor to have them visit. A wonderful family.

[@jenniferrescott1149]

Our first time processing chickens we plucked by hand. Having our kids to help with that part helped alot

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Our first time plucking chickens the plucker went out and we knew that day we were getting a plucker lol

[@01fxstsi]

I love that you’re keeping your channel too a relatable scale. There’s nothing you’re doing in your land that I can’t do on mine. I really enjoy and look forward to your videos!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Everyone will be surprised what they can do to be self sustainable

[@HavaWM]

Confession time: I found the Nakid Gardeners before I found you, and I legit thought they actually gardened naked! 🤣 I kept waiting for them to streak in front of the camera, with a blurry patch following them as they ran! 🤣🤣 I figured they must just be doing it in the videos I hadn’t watched yet. 🤷🏻‍♀️😝 Anywho, fun to see you two collaborate. 💕🐓

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Haha nope just naked of synthetic fertilizers. That would be a funny video though. 😆

[@TheBullsGarden]

Awesome meet up guys

[@TheNakidGardeners]

💪🏾

[@christopherfisher128]

This was a great one. Really like how everyone is competing WITH each other, for the greater goal of bringing back life to American families, and communities. Godspeed

[@TheNakidGardeners]

We enjoy Mike and his family. Grateful for them coming out to our place and fellowshipping.

[@danielafurlan322]

Mike, the open structure you show on this video, Justin made one large for the turkeys , and all those are amazing. I would love to have more land.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That's who we got the idea from but I'm going to start followingMr. Lawton now though. How much land do you want and what would you do with the land you get?

[@rebeccaplumlee9601]

American Bresse pronounced a couple ways... grow & mature so fast. Not just feed fermented corn. But milk too! Great if u have extra from ur cow!! Seen vid from another site a comparison side by side with Cornish cross- red Ranger = Cornish a min of a 3rd bigger!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

The Mrs always says I'm pronouncing it wrong lol. We tried the milk fermented with corn and didn't see much of the improvement. Ours didn't grow fast. The red Rangers were bigger than them and were two weeks younger. I guess our feed was off.

[@rebeccaplumlee9601]

The milk & corn makes best meat... so I'm told.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

@@rebeccaplumlee9601 we were told that too

[@brendah4773]

What a wonderful episode! Thank you Friends! Y’all are people, I’d truly hang out with. What a blessing! Love to y’all from Loveland, Colorado ❤️

[@TheNakidGardeners]

This was a great video and love how they highlighted us. Greetings, how is the weather there?

[@HewettHomestead]

I love seeing all these different styles. We are a few months out from getting chickens but we are figuring out now exactly how we want to do it. Thanks you guys and God bless.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That is great! I'm glad you are taking a step towards self sustainability. What type of birds are you getting? Meat or egg layers?

[@HewettHomestead]

@@TheNakidGardeners We will start with egg layers. we have 11 acres but most of it is still woods. we have to clear more areas. Just finished clearing the garden area. We will be working on clearing the rest soon.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

@@HewettHomestead great! Good luck

[@Lake-girl2024]

I’m checking there channel out to . It’s always great to learn something new from a fellow homesteader .

[@TheNakidGardeners]

We are appreciative of that kind gesture

[@bearrootshomestead7210]

Hey bro I soak my feed and spread it on the ground where I’m moving the tractor before I move it. The birds go straight for the feed and leave me to change waters and everything else. Hope you enjoy the new tractors. I love mine. Blessings.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That is a great concept. Unfortunately we have a lot of field mice and mud bugs, aka crayfish, so that isn't an option for us. Thanks for the feedback.

[@ISusanna]

Thank you for sharing this video.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

💪🏾

[@jennsadventures84]

Mike you have to do what works for your farming situation. Your shop will happen when it's supposed to. And I think it's great how you're willing to learn from others. Keep at it!

[@reneebrown2968]

Love the idea of naked gardening. I'm hatching Easter eggers now. I want to raise them natural. Less inputs but still get eggs. Let the girls help with pest control in my garden

[@TheNakidGardeners]

There you go. It helps a lot when you do go naturally.

[@Jaynes-Path]

If you do build that style of chicken tractor, get the "Chick-Lift" wheel device that Sow the Land (and many others) to move them. They really do make moving so much easier!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

We were thinking about getting one of those but since we have four (and possibly more to build) it was best to purchase one set of wheels. At the time, and share them with the tractors. Great suggestion though.

[@mauriceryton]

That gentleman has some very good ideas. Great video.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

I appreciate the kind words. We try and let nature take it course most of the time. Rebuilding our soil is something I thrive on.

[@jeboutdoors377]

Mr mike i now how the ramp would fold up. Add a platform out the height of the ramp and add 2 " to the platform. Hing the edge of the platform and ramp to fold it up. And stick straps around it.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That sounds interesting. I might have to give that some thought. Thanks for the feedback

[@jeboutdoors377]

@@TheNakidGardeners your welcome. On the v part you can keep it together to jut put a bolt in the center of it and let it move loosely. When you do that platform make sure you bolt it to the frame so it would hold the weight.

[@carmellayates2503]

I have to say I love the t 👕 so funny . I loved watching this video , homesteaders rock .

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Haha appreciate it. I wear some silly shirts in our video from time to time.

[@emariaenterprises]

PUT SOME ROOSTING BARS ACROSS THE CORNERS OF THOSE BOXES.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

We definitely will

[@redmapleleaf4617]

Are there better people than homesteaders and farmers? No. I've now subscribed to The Nakid Gardeners. Those are the kind of people I want to support and watch.

[@HeavenlyAcresFarm]

Loved this video! We also built and use the Suscovich style chicken tractors and absolutely love them! Previously we’d built a more Salatin style and it worked well but it was very heavy, and like you said, difficult to care for the chickens when needed. We posted a video on our channel sharing the build if you’re interested! ☺️ It’s not detailed but just an overview of the process. We bought his book for the plans. Happy building Mike!!! You’re going to love it!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Yes after seeing Mike and other content creators use the Saltin tractor I knew it would be hard for me to enter and grab some of the birds. Reason why I went with the stress free tractor

[@HeavenlyAcresFarm]

@@TheNakidGardeners 🙌🏼 Love what y’all are doing! I didn’t realize that you guys have a KZbin channel until Mike mentioned it! Thanks for the great info about turkeys. We get our first batch in a month or so.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

@@HeavenlyAcresFarm I love raising turkeys. Bucket train them early and you can have them following you anywhere. What kind of breeds are you getting?

[@HeavenlyAcresFarm]

@@TheNakidGardeners Good to know, thanks for the tip! 🙏🏼 We’re ordering from Hoovers Hatchery and looking at the assorted commercial, which are a hatchery choice of White and Bronze Turkeys. Could include Broad Breasted White and Bronze and may include Artisan or Orlopp Bronze. We’re not really sure what to order. Any suggestions? We’re planning to order tomorrow so this is perfect timing! 😁

[@TheNakidGardeners]

@@HeavenlyAcresFarm Great selection. The bronze breasted turkey is the ones we raised. I enjoyed them. The Mrs...not so much. We decided to send them to freezer camp after we found out they had a hard time breeding. So now we are looking for a more sustainable turkey. But they were delicious and grew weigh fast.

[@shellyholmes6652]

You guys don't have coyotes, raccoons, weasels and other wild life? They can chew right through chicken wire. However, I really like the idea of ripping the 2x4's and how to prepare the feed. Thankyou for the great info.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

We do have coyotes, hogs, raccoons and owls. For our breeder tractors we have them enclosed with a Gallagher electric fence with a solarizer. The fence is used as a first line of defense. Tractor is second. The bottom layer is hardware cloth so it will be harder to chew right thru. I do see your concerns though.

[@shellyholmes6652]

@@TheNakidGardeners thankyou for your response. I figured you guys already had something in place but wanted to bring it to your attention to be on the safe side. I love your videos but haven't had a chance to watch them all yet!

[@gwydryn2]

Those tractors ARE PERFECT, Mike! I just know you would have fewer losses In something like thAt. I didn't know Murray McMurray was selling american bresse, exciting!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

I feel that the tractors are perfect for us. Some probably will like the Joel Salatin tractors. To each their own. You have to do what is best for you. Yes, MM has American Bresse.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Mike Dickson and Lacie nice to see you, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐣🐥🐕🐐🐝🌱🌺🌹🌿🌻🌼🌸🌷🍀🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Cheers!

[@curtculbertson6288]

Everything looks great, including that barbecue turkey and corn.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

haha Thanks I am known for being on a smoker. We smoke meats once every so often and then eat on it with sides throughout the week

[@ASimpleLifewithChrisTara]

Two of our favorite channels...thanks for sharing guys. We enjoyed.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Hey Chris and Tara! How are yall?

[@ASimpleLifewithChrisTara]

@@TheNakidGardeners doing good...being all jealous of your set up lol

[@TheNakidGardeners]

@@ASimpleLifewithChrisTara yall have a nice set up as well too

[@liltinktinky2605]

I found them back when they were trying to get there ducks off the pond in the winter!! Lol Can’t wait to see y’all’s new chicken tractor!!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Haha that was a fun season (not! 😆). There are many versions of this chicken tractor. I love how Mike did his.

[@keithshumaker6402]

God Bless all homesteaders and farmers that farm right I am starting with my 7.78 acres and you guys have a lot of good information to learn by I grow up on a farm but it is was not the way to farm for the future

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That is great! So glad you are on your journey with growing your own food.

[@kedeshfarmhomestead]

Um Mike, you tore that turkey leg up 😄I love watching both you and the naked Gardner. Lacie was throwing down to. They got my wheels turning on us upgrading to that style of tractors. We must build those. Great video Mike, as usual. Much love to you all 💜Sis.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Haha the whole family did. I almost build that tractor but couldn't see myself getting in one of those tractors to get a chicken.

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

One thing that we like to do is eat! LOL We need to pay back The Nakid Gardeners for all the food they let us eat. It was delicious!

[@kedeshfarmhomestead]

@The Naked Gardeners 😄Naw see I'm a visual and seeing you trying to do the holky polky and turn yourself😄Umm that would be hilarious as the same for my husband, he wouldn't fit AT ALL😂. But we gotta have fun on our farms and somebody to laugh at. On one of our YT video's, our Ewe sure did push my husband off of her because she didn't wanna feed her lamb. Yep we all laughed 😄You all have also really inspired our homesteading journey. Thank-you and Much love to you and your family💜Sis

[@kedeshfarmhomestead]

@@MikeTheFitFarmer Amen Mike, but Imma need heads up next time to join the fellowship😄 I'm glad y'all enjoyed yourselves. I'm surely interested in getting some of those meat birds.

[@inannashu689]

They seem like such wonderful people,just like your family. Thanks for sharing the vid with us.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

I feel that we are. Thanks for the kind words

[@lynn4truth592]

Hi everyone ❤️🙏. Great video.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

They did a great job

[@fenkellmoney8034]

Man great to see my fellow black people gardening 😎👌🏾💯💯

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Appreciate it!

[@lessycurls]

Awesome. We are processing chickens at the end of the month too and we have 6 turkeys that will be processed in a few months!! Exciting!!!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That is great! what a blessing

[@jannafolsom1069]

Excellent! I am thankful for all of the mobile chicken coops in one place! I'm leaning towards Justin Rhodes Chickshaw, because I'm a smaller person and lifting 80# bags of cement nearly killed me yesterday. Lol. And I love hearing people's experiences with harvesting meat birds the first time. I've never known life without it. It may sound weird and kinda morbid. But as kids, it was our favorite time of year. When grampa would ring their necks, we chased them til we caught them or they dropped. It was The Best Time as a farm kid. But quickly it turned to work because I had to help pluck the feathers. (By hand and hanging from the clothesline, if they made pluckers in the 80s we were too poor to know). Anyway. Thanks for a great video. Im Now a New subscriber and so blessed to have you pop up in my feed!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That's is great! Pops and his brothers hated doing farm chores. It was their lifestyle being a family of 12. My grandparents made it a chores instead of interest. Thanks for the feedback and coming along for the journey.

[@orlanduhden5842]

I really enjoyed this video. The coops were nice, I like the walk-in versions better. The food looked amazing.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Thank you. We had to accommodate for when it is time to process our chickens. It is so much easier to grab them in this than the small chicken tractor.

[@amberkuehn9115]

I really like his shirt!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Haha thanks. I sometimes I wear crazy shirts during our videos

[@judiumstead5484]

will be learning to dispatch chicken on thursday ....my egg guy just happened to be ready to harvest when i asked

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Awesome! Good luck

[@lifewithmikeandjenn5814]

Great video! Food for thought on our next chicken tractor build, thank you. Be blessed ❤️🌿

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That's great! Do you currently have a chicken tractor?

[@lifewithmikeandjenn5814]

@@TheNakidGardeners no sir. I don’t currently have chickens…we gifted our flock to couple who is just getting started, packed and gave away a couple truckloads of pots, composter, fencing, ect. Open house is on Saturday and we are heading back that way. Woohoo!

[@wazkeating3496]

I’m totally impressed, but worried about high wind areas I have

[@TheNakidGardeners]

We have high winds here in northeast Texas and even with the tractors half the original weight it has not blown away. Mike did mention a better way to secure the tarp that we are looking into.

[@jenniferadels2735]

Happy Mother's day Lacey💖💐

[@blackmonday738]

Never knock yr self for make shift, work do home made yeah i did this! No one got hurt and there the best projects that work no matter who u are or where u live. Look at cha now, up hill in 2nd gear.💖🤘

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Thank you. We try

[@rsllife9004]

Very good video thank you for taking time to make content and share+

[@TheNakidGardeners]

💪🏾

[@tondastreasures1517]

This made me think of watching my dad . He used to just walk out and grab a chicken and ring it’s neck and it would run around with its head off. As a kid it was funny to watch. I’m not sure if I could do it at age 60. I would very much like to start homesteading, but being a widow with a few disabilities, I’m not sure.

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

Just start growing something. As far as the meat, maybe you could find some people locally that you could help raise out some birds.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Today. Maybe you can use the bartering system. Raise some meat birds and find someone to process them for you then hive them some of the birds as payment. Search for someone first before getting the birds

[@emariaenterprises]

I raise the chicks to half grown in a 7x7 half sloped coop and then they get turned loose in the neighborhood. They won't stay in the quarter acre 4 ft tall fenced yard .... they and the Roosters go where they want but come back to the roost at night. So they are organic Pasture raised in about 10 acres. They pretty much run over the back half of the trailer park.

[@Mindy56743]

I wish I could raise mine like that. The fox and raccoon would eat mine.

[@inthegarden1917]

Loved the video. Thanks for sharing

[@TheNakidGardeners]

It was a great video

[@danielvelez4001]

Awesome set up

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Thank you.

[@ruthwible2309]

Great video as always! ❤️🙏🏻

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Right?

[@KimberlyHamric]

Oh wow you were in my neck of the woods. They are about 45 mins to 1 hr from us lol.

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

That was back in the beginning of April. We were moving fast through there on our way home from Utah. We wish we could have done some meet ups along the way.

[@KimberlyHamric]

@@MikeTheFitFarmer that would have been fun :D

[@rebeccamunoz4596]

"Gold Shaw Farm " uses a very similar ramp for his ducks. It's hard for them to climb up steep ramps.👍😉

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Yes we know him as well and seen he had similar issues.

[@o.smallwood4268]

Awesome, thanks for sharing their story.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Thank you for watching. We truly appreciate it.

[@gonzalezpandura]

They have some pretty chickens.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

They are very beautiful. And calm. Great forgers.

[@celestejohnson9227]

Thanks for the tour, looks like a channel I’d love to check out.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That is great! Hope you like what you see on our channel.

[@dorascott8286]

Great clip....

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Yes it was

[@edic2619]

I lived on the country farm eating farm chicken, I moved to city for 30 yrs, at the age of 4, my boy helped me cut up whole chickens and organs from the city market.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That's awesome. Congrats

[@jillyd2807]

Enjoyed that 👏👏👏🇬🇧

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Glad you did we did too

[@bonniestawski219]

I absolutely love this video and I love this couple where that you're at and I will be following them too thank you so much love y'all

[@TheNakidGardeners]

We appreciate the kind words. Thank you

[@ejcastlerooterllc]

Damn we can’t have that here in Boone co due to extreme wind 💨,

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Maybe you can do close the ends with plywood, and secure the tarp better. If you follow Justin Rhodes, remember don't say "can't " but "how".

[@RedRoadgifts]

Very Nice video Mike, I really enjoyed it.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

A great showcase it was.

[@treetramp7249]

DAMN....I wanna come visit lol....good people are magnetic

[@Lisa-wp1ff]

What type of feed are you fermenting? Corn, pellets, scratch?

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Great question. We get layer and feeder feed from a local feed mill. We ferment all of our feed. From starter feed, pellet, crumbles, cracked corn, scratch. Whatever you feed your chickens you can ferment their feed

[@Lisa-wp1ff]

@@TheNakidGardeners thanks for the info. I have the most finicky chickens ever so maybe this will encourage them to eat as I am wasting lots of food and $$

[@edic2619]

Tip... Light weight is usually best. It is OK to experiment and LEARN to build from your 1st chicken tractor to your 4th.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Yes. We are constantly improving these lovely tractors. Think we built our best one yet lately.

[@herneathabelton1245]

Let Josiah build it

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Haha that would be great!

[@WizzBang75]

Loved the video...but.why the pipe bender?

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That is a special electrical conduit bender or the arches for the meat tracctor

[@thomasreto2997]

We are just starting this journey with 5 Orpington hendual purpose birds

[@TheNakidGardeners]

That is great! We are so happy for yall. Is this your first homestead animal?

[@thomasreto2997]

@@TheNakidGardeners yes. With intentions of becoming more self sustaining overtime.

[@taneesescu]

what do they do for blight

[@TheNakidGardeners]

On our tomatoes? We never get much diseases on our plant leaves. We prune them from the ground above 12". We make sure to have healthy soil. And spray aerated worm/compost tea on our plants.

[@taneesescu]

@@TheNakidGardeners Yeah i have done that as well. unfortunately i live in a small city and the hedges outside my fence line are infested with it. Spread to my nightshades, and various flowers. Had to pull up 30 potato plants and several flowers and succulents already. Thanks for responding to me.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

@@taneesescu sorry to hear. Do you do any vermicomposting? Or composting?

[@taneesescu]

@@TheNakidGardeners ya. i do bio char and castings. use neem oil and bio soap along with fish protein for foliar spray. I use probloom mix and other organic fertilizers along with a compost tea that I aerate for 24 hours to activate the good stuff. I found something to help make the blight go dormant, which is peroxide (12 tbsp in 1gal of water for treatment and followed by next day with 20 drops tea tree oil, 20 drops rosemary, 20 drop peppermint, 3 tablespoons neem and bio soap, with 3 teaspoons of baking soda) As you can see it's quite a process and terribly frustrating when I try so hard to have living soil and grow organic and someone's shrubs blow death into my soil and food from over the fence. sorry for long winded response, but why i was asking. was hoping you or someone might know of an easier method for early blight. This method only treats and controls early blight and if not super bad, but if it spreads to rapidly before you treat it, things have to come up.

[@jamescohn4268]

That was awesome!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Thank you. We are glad that you enjoyed it

[@techdivaful]

Great video guys! I have been struggling to find a local mentor. Hopefully I will run across soon.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

It great to have a mentor. When I was working in GA we had one there that got us interested in homestead. It just continues to grow our interest. Where are you located? Maybe we can help you find one.

[@techdivaful]

@@TheNakidGardeners I am in Stoneville NC! Just shared your page in a FB Chicken group as people were asking about fermenting chicken feed. You all inspired me to get started! Only thing lacking at the moment is the "starting" part. 🤣 I am dying to get some Bresse, can't wait to see your results with them.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

@@techdivaful yes. We did a few videos about fermenting feed. There are quite a few content creators that are in NC along with I belive some nice co-op groups. We just processed those Bresse in the video. The ferment corn did not marble the meat like it said it would but the flavor....AMAZING! We will definitely continue to grow these breeds.

[@techdivaful]

@@TheNakidGardeners There are a lot of great Homesteaders/Farmers in NC. There's one here local but he's just to busy to mentor me right now. I understand I can watch Joel's and Sow the lands videos and probably make my way through processing. My problem is, I feel like I owe my chickens a clean death and I am not sure I can do that without being exposed to the process first hand. I may just have to get over it.. As I add to my Flock the rooster numbers grow 😂 Someone is going to need to go I to the pot sooner or later. Thanks so much for replying, it's encouraging. Wanting to homestead, especially single can get lonely. I have a day job but there's nothing like having people around you can geek out about regenerative farming methods.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

@@techdivaful haha that's how chicken math starts. Trying to get enough hens to meet the needs of the rooster and his flock lol. Well, I not sure if we can be much of a mentor but we can teach you the lessons and experience we encountered along the way. Definitely get some hands on about sending the animals off to freezer camp.

[@wrightfamilyhomestead]

Great video!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

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[@Judithkolin]

Love the tshirt😆😆😆😅😅😅

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Haha I wear silly shirts when we do our videos

[@nicolelove2501]

New subscriber here! And Like👍🏽 your videos so much! Thank you for sharing your Farming experiences! You and your Family are such pleasant people! Praying Peace and Blessing for you and yours! 💛

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Thank you for stopping by and watching. We truly appreciate the kind words

[@GmamaGrowz]

This was my Twix for today 🤩 Thanks for sharing!

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Hey Gmama Growz

[@GmamaGrowz]

@@TheNakidGardeners You guys Rock!💚 This was a joy to see! I'm excited learning from y'all 😎!

[@Mayhemcountryliving]

Looks really good

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Thanks! We appreciate the kind words

[@SusanRogersMakingItWork4Me]

I'm subscribed to you and The Nakid Gardeners, L💕ve both channels! Even an old hand like myself can learn new tricks! I grew up growing and butchering our own, I don't enjoy the killing, it's just part of it, I believe in a fast kill, so there is no pain or suffering. I have no problem harvesting to feed us, I know what I raise is for that purpose. I Do Not Condone Trophy Hunting, I hunt to feed us, that's how I was raised.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Yes, I have a hard time as well with processing any animal. We say a little prayer to give thanks to God and to the animal. Thanks for subscribing and watching. We truly appreciate you.

[@cathykillion6544]

Enjoyed the video

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Thank you. Glad you found enjoyment in the video. Thanks for stopping by and watching.

[@reneebrown2968]

I'm putting eggs in to hatch today. Hopefully i will be a chicken mom soon. Now to build their home

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Good luck! What type of birds are you hoping to hatch?

[@reneebrown2968]

@@TheNakidGardeners Easter Eggers

[@carolcrawford213]

How do you ferment the feed.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Take the feed that you are giving your birds or pigs. Soak it in some water. make sure the water is covering the feed or it will increase the chance of it getting mold. let it sit in the water for three days and then you can either strain the liquid or give it with the feed. We did a few videos about it on our channel

[@emariaenterprises]

We have four male ducks. Trouble. But we do gave a creek in back. ...

[@thedadof2880]

So now you are rich...good i am so happy for you

[@billsalmon9562]

Awesome yall

[@TheNakidGardeners]

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[@ccsgarden5756]

Nice Video.. I'm subbed to them as well.. Yall rocking it... Keep up the hard rewarding work..

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Thanks for stopping by and watching. We truly appreciate the feedbacks.

[@megmills1697]

I am going to check there channel out,,,,I will say I will subscribe

[@TheNakidGardeners]

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