Chicken Coop HACKS

[@Guildbrookfarm]

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[@allsorts4041]

Guildbrook Farm | Simple Sustainable Living love the chicken coup and all the great ideas:)

[@contactjoy4140]

Guildbrook Farm | Simple Sustainable Living TOTALLY enjoyed your 30 things about you!! Terrific video!! You twerp are terrific!!

[@aleksandarmirchev5792]

This was great, thanks, I been tryin to find out about "chicken coop for chicks" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Machaaldity Coop Blaster - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my neighbour got great success with it.

[@Aussiehomestead1965]

Just a quick note to those watching...the tarp that he has over the chicken coop is silver on one side and dark on the other, if you want to keep the chickens cool...put the silver side facing up to reflect the heat and visa Versa for keeping them warmer.

[@mental_breakdance7227]

Damn, who knew Jack sparrow would be giving me sum tips on keeping chickens, good job mah man

[@zachlloyd9392]

Yep, I sure as hell wish my grandparents were still alive on my mothers side. I remember thinking how run down and old everything was, random junk everywhere, had to grow their own food and had livestock... what an idiotic child I was lol. Amazing people who were totally self sufficient all their life, farmed, raised livestock, traded and bartered, I saw many a block just such as that holding things shut and many wire gates with two wire loops holding the gate shut, the bottom one to set the pole in, and the top one to pull over the top of the post, Tada! KISS method in action.

[@1wolfpup]

Awwwww... don't you just love how soft and sweet they are? We just love our Pekin ducks and how incredible their soft feathers are. 🦆🐤🐥

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Shannon Muccitelli - 🤗❤️

[@susiehomesteader4645]

I really enjoy y'all videos! You give us info and facts without all the "ooh look at me...aren't I amazing" kind of ramblings. I've really grown tired of those kind of videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Susie Homesteader - 😉❤️

[@CogHillFarm]

Oh I can so relate to this one...crappy barrel locks, coop wheels bent, geese getting hugged!

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Cog Hill Farm & Homestead - 😂

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

We have had that same problem with those bolt latches.Good ole fashion wood latches are the best.I do use the self locking latches on some things.THe bird Jamie was holding looked so content.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

That is what I said! Jeremy thinks he doesn't like being held lol

[@Shelzbells]

Your videos are always so interesting and fun to watch. Gotta love Ed....he is a sweetie pie

[@heritagehousewife]

Awe, I like Ed! I've got a wooden closer for my duck pen! Works great!

[@lurmot]

Yeah can't think why our guard goose is so soft. *continues to hug guard goose.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Lol

[@ericjohnmiranda4097]

So much love in this video. Thank you for the share. An inspiration for my 1st coop build.

[@Annie.xx-xx]

Added to favourites. I'm in the process of building a new coop and this video was very helpful. Thank you. I love your Goose, wow how adorable . And ducks are just the cutest. Really helpful hints. Thank you Jaime and Jeremy.

[@anthonysharp9136]

Before today I'd never heard a young goose. What a fun addition to the homestead!

[@marcymaher7691]

Wow!! Ed got BIG!! hahaha....what a big ol softie. And he still has fantastic hair! Love it...

[@lmcc8798]

"someone tried to move it by herself." haha.

[@jennybetten3483]

Gotta love Mr.Rigg, Jerry Rigg that is, lol. My husband teases about having a degree from the Jerry Rigg institute. But it's all part of finding out what works for you and you guys are doing a great job and helping others like ua. We appreciate all your effort

[@dorotheep.693]

I saw a video about raising free-range rabbits once, and the owners allowed tall weeds to grow and then they didn't remove the stalks when the weeds were dead. It looked very unkempt, but the rabbit person said that raptors hesitate to swoop in and attack when they are obstructed by all these vertical 'sticks'. I imagine there are a million ways to install 3' sticks around the chicken yard and make them look attractive. Paint them all, install them in a pattern, top a couple with solar yard lamp thingys, or just use dead branches which would look natural and lovely too. This won't work against snakes or weasels or foxes - they don't enter from above.

[@cjc9088]

Brilliant hacks! Some are your own and some have been tried and true. Love it...and "come love me" cracked me up! ;0

[@MrRain-hk4zi]

Jeremy you have just graduated to being a true farmer by getting those "block" latches installed ;D Keep on engineering on the fly, that is how we roll!

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Mr. Rain - 😂

[@scuzzbecuzz]

Simplest ideas are sometimes the best!!!

[@anthonyescobar2513]

Loved the video!! Would love to see more updates on your chickens, especially your new additions!!

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Anthony Escobar - Next Monday!

[@PrepperPotpourri]

On my first coop I had that same type of barrel latch on the door. It was terrible in the winter. It kept getting iced in and I couldn't slip it.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Prepper Potpourri Ya they aren't practical

[@American-OutdoorsNet]

We've used the 1"x furring strip/wood block/etc for years. It might look old timey but it is simple for shed doors, coop doors, etc and you don't have to fumble in the dark. Just spin it and voila! Too smart for predators yet simple enough for me.

[@suzisaintjames]

These follow up videos are the best. We find designs every where on the internet, but these follow up videos really should get the gold star. I still haven't heard how the how the pullet door works. Do you recommend it. Will you put one one your next coop?

[@weegie2818]

Love Ed with fabulous hair.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+My_Vizsla - ❤️

[@MsKalamity]

Lately the chicken forums I follow have a lot of posts about how to help your chickens through summer heat. Since you're in a very warm part of the country, it might be a great topic for you. p.s. Ed is adorable!

[@AutumnOaksFarm]

Great video. ;) Ed is wow getting big.

[@MsKalamity]

Ha! At the end where Jaime was asking the ducks for love was all too familiar - I have a tom turkey named Harry, and I walk around telling him "one hug Harry, one little hug, come on" - while he makes sure to keep 2 steps ahead of me at all times. Otherwise he follows me around, but no touching!

[@hollyhock3945]

Ed has grown so quickly. Love that he still likes cuddles. 🤗

[@jeep4ron]

Lot of great ideas. I love seeing them, so when I'm ready I know what to watch for.. Do you have any problems with predictor's ? Thanks for sharing.. Nice Charger in the back ground..

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+living Off Grid McGarvey style - Haven't had any predator issues since stringing up the line above the run, and they are surrounded by electric fencing. The Challenger is also for sale 😉

[@pershop4950]

Thanks for your insight. In fact, I thought the same thing..wouldn't it be cool to close the door with this latch / bolt thing? but in the end, it looks like the rotating piece of wood may win out!

[@theIAMofME]

LOL Loved it! Especially the end. :D

[@theIAMofME]

I also have a question. I "think" I've watched almost all of your videos. Have I missed why you call your channel (your farm) Guildbrook Farm? I have always wondered that. Is it a family name or a street or what? LOL Inquiring minds you know. Not trying to be nosy. Just always loved the old barn picture and wondered where IT is and where you got your name.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+theIAMofME - We just thought it was a cool name 😏. Hints of Tudor era homesteads.

[@theIAMofME]

Okay...but where did that barn pic come from? It's shape, it looks so much like barns of way back where I live. I am in rural W. Tenn. That barn looks so familiar to me. Anyway. You don't have to answer. I understand I'm sounding like a creepier. LOL I'm so NOT. I just love that barn picture. It's pretty awesome. Love y'all's channel. G'nite.

[@KelliepbAclecticChannel]

great job, we used swivel locks for years, we're raised All our lives on the farm! Hubby and I don't know any other way to live!

[@Yeshuaschosen]

I love the additional nesting boxes and roosting bars! Please tell me how hard the 1/2" hwc is to clean ? I need something easy!

[@ronshook8689]

Hi Folks, really liked your video...i love the goose ! i had a lg flock of them, but had to part with them when i moved.... geese r the smartest poultry, and yours has alot of growing to do yet. i am a retired zoo keeper... the best job ever. currently i only have chickens, all kinds, and recently got into SERAMAS, the tiniest bantams in the world....from Maylasia....LOve EM! OK< Much happiness Ron

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Seramas are absolutely adorable :0)

[@chickenrunplans5316]

Yes, we need more videos like this! Very good tips, will apply them for sure. Like the goose :>

[@tstran02]

KZbinrs need to do more video like this! Too many garbage "how-to" videos these days.

[@homerwalden2753]

I scaled down my operation by building smaller pens that move every day by hand, I put 30 birds I and I have an egg drawer that's easy to maintain, I keep an electric wire around the base, nothing ever gets in, our dogs won't go near the pens.

[@mevsm1]

A Camouflage POOL

[@heidicovington9150]

Such a cute goose!!!!

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Heidi Mills - 😊

[@travisgraham774]

where did y'all find a camouflage pool for the Ducks that's really cool

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Travis Graham - I think Tractor Supply.

[@choff83005]

Wow, Ed and the ducks have sure grown!! So sweet. Will you be getting any more silkies?

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Corrinne H Probably not. They aren't part of the long term plan

[@choff83005]

The one you had was so adorable. But I understand how easy the hawks, etc. can fly down and get them.

[@tomm2812]

Consider adding a latch on either end of hatches, racoons can't reach both ends at same time. Best

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+TOM M - Good suggestion. They can't get through the electric fence.

[@tkomla]

Have seen changes in my birds as they mature. My best roo, who devotedly watches over his flock of 17 lady birds, was a stinker in his youth.

[@joansmith3492]

Nice Goose. I think you made it easy for raccoons to open your coop doors now. Hope you keep your fence on at night. I've heard if one gets in, it will kill all your chickens in one night. Those little latches are a pain. I took them off my coop as well. I opted for sliding bolt gate latches (a bit pricey at $7-8a piece) and use a carabiner to stop raccoons (I don't have an electric fence).

[@HeartinessApproach]

We have discovered some of those things also. We started out with nice hardward\e but slowing changing to homestead solutions. Eds cool. Did you get him as a baby? Did you raise when with the chicks when they were babies or were the chicks full ground? Since we are new to your channel we do not know theseimportant answers. We want to get a goose but our chicks are all grown.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

We have a video on Ed and the ducks. Links are in the cards and description 😉 and welcome!

[@HeartinessApproach]

OK, thank you. We will check them out.

[@txmpoix]

Nice car in the background 😁

[@shousden84]

how big is your electric pen? I love the large size

[@aliciadavidson5005]

Sweet Ed, he needs some fish in his pool! LOL

[@Guildbrookfarm]

The ducks would like the fish but I think Ed would be more interested in a giant salad lol He LOOOVES cabbage

[@aliciadavidson5005]

funny!!!

[@spyglassfibercraft3503]

"Come love me!" *animals run off ..... I feel you, Jamie. This is my everyday reality. ;-)

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Spyglass Fibercraft - 😂👍🏻

[@sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519]

Thanks for sharing

[@WeepingWillow422]

Does the hardware cloth on your coop keep rodents out?

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Yes

[@waltlars3687]

spoked rims like that dont take side stress very well BMX bike rims do very well the 5 spoked cast design like on the chickshaw work better

[@loganv0410]

The twist-block latch works fine until raccoons come around. Beware them.

[@jerrycoon4504]

Wow! Ed is VERY friendly. I always heard geese can be mean..... guess you got lucky. Were you hugging him or milking him, like the chickens? LOL

[@Guildbrookfarm]

LOLOL!

[@geomundi8333]

Going to take my stupid barrel bolts off my coop tomorrow after watching this. Great trick

[@shousden84]

Can raccoons learn to turn the little block of wood?

[@1300buckvtx]

Why the wire over top of the run?

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Hawk protection

[@1300buckvtx]

Guildbrook Farm | Simple Sustainable Living thanks

[@babyschla]

@@Guildbrookfarm Do you have a video on this? How you did it and how far apart and how well it works? Or can you say what you think? THanks!!

[@someonesprincess1326]

Too cool 👍

[@leslieleslie5849]

Will the string stop owls too

[@Guildbrookfarm]

We have our coop locked up at night for owls. We have seen a couple during the day but none have bothered our birds. I can’t say if that has to do with the string or not.

[@PartTimePermies]

How old is Ed here? My Goslings are about 3.5-4 weeks old, have outgrown the silkie mommas (but not the full sized hens yet) and are just starting to get a few adult feathers...

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Part-Time Permies - 7.5 weeks today.

[@PartTimePermies]

They grow soooo FAST!!!

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Part-Time Permies - Yeah it's insane. You can actually see the difference every day. 😊

[@steveharris2589]

Good hacking Jeremy !!!!!))) Boy I Did not know Ed!!!!))) He might need a girl friend!!!!)))🐐🐐🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓👍🏼😊

[@kreaper]

8:08 "come love me" haha... I'm the same way :)

[@Guildbrookfarm]

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[@morganbradley4331]

So what are the lines for?

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Hawks

[@morganbradley4331]

Oh okay Thanks.

[@MobyDave1583]

liked

[@seadhamzic730]

Ovo izgleda dobro

[@Ashra.Astara]

Love Ed... so handsome :)

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Ray Ra 😊

[@cemakbal3605]

Bis t Shirt looks like it is from the Supreme Fall Winter Collection

[@cowboypatriot1200]

Use some old aluminum motorcycle wheels next they will hold up 👍

[@condeerogers5858]

Love your vides and a new subscriber. I've watched 3 so far. I think I will do a marathon. By the way, what state do you live in? AS if you haven't been asked that a 1000 times. I live in the Ozarks on 2 1/2 acres and trying to do it right. Like you.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

+Condee Rogers NC and welcome!

[@ikramullah6192]

you've got awesome hair, if you don't actually cover it, I'm big fan of long hair like yours

[@Salazarsbizzar]

My guy. Cut some circles out of plywood. New wheels

[@locksbog4270]

First!