Desert Pasture at 6 Weeks | Chickens on Pasture

[@spurofthemoment232]

Them birds have been waiting and watching the green grow 🐔🐔🐔

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They really were Paul. Once a year we keep them off the pasture to overseed and you can see just how happy there are once that time is over and they get to much on that green again!

[@hugomartinez1071]

Congrats !!!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thank you Hugo!

[@downbntout]

Thumbnail says it all. Looks like money, baby!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Amen to that!

[@nancypaul2494]

The wild mind of mike @youtube has almost the same thing must watch very interesting

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thanks for the suggestion!!

[@GHumpty1965]

You need to get a guard goose, they will protect the chickens. A Goose fend off Hawk and owl attacks while they are out in the pasture. Mallow will pernitrates our calique soil, if you cut them off, the root will die off and do the same as Daikon radish.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Kelly, that's a great suggestion and we've discussed bringing one in with our next round of layer chicks. We're hoping to have 2 sets of layers, with one kept "free range" behind electric fence and the other will use the coop/run/pasture area you see here.

[@Betterfoodforbettermood]

great idea.

[@cs7717]

Geese are also terrific watch "dogs." They will alert to people, cars, animals, etc. We used to have several loose on the farm.

[@rheaadams1437]

Hi Duane, the pasture is really looking fabulously green.. hehehe Love it!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Rhea! Glad you enjoyed the update on the pasture. It's coming along pretty good.

[@Betterfoodforbettermood]

Everything looks phenomenal to me. great job EONF .lol

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Bin! We'll have to have you over for a tour one of these days when you're out working on your new property.

[@chetnash5991]

No Alfalfa? Call Spanky and Darla! Great pasture, the chickens will even it out in time for the Nugget’s turn

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh my goodness, why didn't I think of that. Of course Spanky and Darla would be able to help out!! Those nuggets are just about sandwich size these days. They'll be in our vlog today, so if you check that out you'll see just how big they're getting!

[@pamelamercado6902]

Your pasture looks really good I know Arizona desert dirt it's hardest cement

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Goodness Pamela, you know it! Even though this was tilled pretty good those Daikon radishes are having a heck of a time with it.

[@liverocks62]

Well done guys, I love how you call the hens girls and they are of course😄

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Lori is the mama hen on the farm and that's her term for her girls. It definitely fits!

[@1voluntaryist]

Recommended for S. Nevada desert: LabLab (clover) and Sesbinia. I ONLY buy pastured meat, dairy, eggs (Vital Farms, Straus Dairy, TJs). Why? I'm 80, retired 13 years and I enjoy watching YT and reading, evaluating what's healthiest, an interest I acquired in 1955, reading"Organic Farming & Gardening" and "Prevention".

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I did some research on lablab for us here and am having a hard time sourcing the seed. You can find it in mixes, but not bulk seed. At least not locally.

[@1voluntaryist]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I recommend Shamus O'Leary on YT. He started a nursery in Phoenix (GreenLight?) doesn't deliver, but has become an expert on growing sub-tropical trees there to create a "food forest". That may be better for your farm business, let Vital Farms produce your eggs, buy at T.J.'s.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@1voluntaryist yes, very familiar with Shamus. We've bought a few trees from him in the past. Off to Google to search Vital Farms...

[@liquidlight4951]

Hi! Love the video. It might be a good thing the clover never came up. I read (and I insist you double check) that clover becomes toxic in hot climates, though it may be rare but still. Something to consider.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hmm, that is something I need to check out. We have yet to get clover to sprout anywhere on the property, but alfalfa seems to do well under the right conditions, so we're leaning that way for our core nitrogen fixer.

[@gardenofthegeeks8277]

Wow that is just thriving for what you started with. I love it. AS always thank you for sharing!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey guys!! It's coming along pretty good, but it should really take off after that first round of broilers has been across it. How are you guys coming along with the new property?

[@gardenofthegeeks8277]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Sadly Gonna have to lawyer up to get access to it! Mainly to get them to send a letter out basically to Cover our arses,When we have to cut chain on gate across only legal access to land! Just one expense after another.Also wanted to ADD even with all the "FUN" we are going though we are still excited to get there one day! We will start posting again IF we ever get there. P.S. Wanted to share that mallow is great for breaking up the ground with the super strong root system they have.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@gardenofthegeeks8277 oh man, Lori and I are just shaking our heads and frustrated for you guys. We had to ditch our first property in Waddell due to legal issues, so we know just how you feel. Keep your head up and charging on, you'll get there one of these days. And you're right about the mallow, once it's established it can get several feet tall from that root system!

[@BikeAndFish1]

Amazing

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you found this one also. We're finding the alfalfa is our best bet when it comes to having green year round (without bermuda grass). It can be challenging to get it started initially, but each year it comes back stronger and stronger.

[@BikeAndFish1]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thank you for that info. Am from a Horn of Africa Somaliland/Somalia from my limited information gathering I believe we have similar climate, that's why your videos connected with me on a different level. You doing an amazing job. 👏 Helping me alot.

[@allanturpin2023]

Looks good. Darn entertaining little dinos.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Allan! Yeah, those chickens are a lot of fun to watch. Especially when you get them out into a more natural element like this.

[@willowmistfarm3576]

I like your farm

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey guys, glad to hear it. Willow Mist Farm sounds interesting, we'll need to check you guys out!

[@AZGoodTimes]

I found in hot arid areas grass grows very well when watered 2 times a day. once at sundown and once at or before sunrise. Never during the daytime to avoid burning and over the night time to keep it from drying out.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great suggestion Jay. That's how we watered this pasture for the first several weeks until it was more established and the weather cooled off substantially.

[@flicksfarm9327]

Awesome I’ll be trying this on the ranch

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We just had our last batch of broilers arrive yesterday and they'll be on this pasture in about 2 weeks. It's amazing the impact they have on the land!

[@CraftEccentricity]

Looking nice and green!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It's coming along. Hopefully those broilers can help us fill in the gaps!

[@gardencenterwarrior8880]

Looks really good!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It's coming along. Need those chickens to work their magic on it!

[@sdraper2011]

Your hens are so sweet.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They really are. This batch of layers are the most friendly we've had so far. I'm not sure if it's the breed or the time Lori spent with them as they grew up. I'm thinking it was a bit of both.

[@JesusFreakJene]

Bard Rocks are great chickens 🐓

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Jen! They really are friendly birds. One of them is the top hen and she makes sure everyone knows it, but isn't a bully. Pretty cool to watch actually.

[@gm2407]

Was thinking you might want to leave some dichon radish uncut as plants can network roots and tap water through pre established root systems by connecting to adjacent plants.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great suggestion GM. I'm not sure we'll be able to keep these alive with those chickens out there, but what does survive the winter is free to live as long as the dry heat will let it!

[@Aaanandaaii]

Try clover, and alfalfa - great job ! Looks awesome!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Andy, those are great suggestions. We actually planted both along with the rye and daikon, but they never came up. We're seeding alfalfa and rye behind the tractors now as we move the chicken tractors, so hopefully we can get them to come up. It's strange, but we've tried clover in several areas many times and have never had success with it. We had a viewer suggest it might be due to our extremely alkaline soil conditions.

[@GrowingwithAnastasia]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm that’s interesting. I never had clover grow well either. Only inside my raised beds with soil we brought in.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@GrowingwithAnastasia that definitely lends credence to the thinking it may be the alkalinity that's the problem!

[@mark1981]

Looks good. Will you guys be trying out any wood chips in their pasture area to have a good carbon base for them to mix up with their manure and scratch at? I know they would love the bugs that comes with it. We always would get those crazy large June Bug aka Fig Eater larva in our wood chips among plenty of other insect life.

[@gm2407]

Straw was used as the cover when planted. That gave a carbom base amd resulted in commercial seeds sprouting.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey guys! We do have a small patch of woodchips right up against the run area that they just go to town in. If we could figure out how to keep them from completely tearing all of the woodchips out and destroying the soil life we would love to run them around the fruit trees to get rid of those June Bug larvae! We tried it at the old property and they just did way too much damage to the area around the feeder roots on the trees. But they do get a chance to get that scratching out of their systems in the wood chips here on the pasture.

[@RobotDad]

Very Nice! Do you water by hand?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Eric! We do still water this by hand. Still have not decided how we want to put a system in since we run broiler chickens across it.

[@SterlingScreencasts]

thanks as always for the content.. can i ask what in your opinion is the prettiest fruit tree for a central visible location in the garden (tucson)

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Ooh, that's a really good question. So many choices, but assuming you're not going with a citrus variety (hard to beat honestly, given they're easy to grow and evergreen) you might try a loquat (again, assuming you want an evergreen). If you're ok with a deciduous tree the contorted mulberries are really cool looking trees in both summer and winter. The tangled branching during the winter is very unique.

[@jamessquibb7433]

Are you flood type irrigating or Sprinklers. I have a 2 acre pasture to start in Logandale NV. Thank you in advance for your answer.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great question James. We're using overhead watering for now. It's hard to have standard irrigation when you're using mobile chicken tractors, because you can only have certain areas being irrigated as the tractor moves over the pasture. Now this is only about 6,000 square feet, so your 2 acre parcel is much bigger than this. You may need to irrigate differently.

[@jamessquibb7433]

Your pasture looks much bigger. Great job on it. Water here is like 45k a share for 22 minutes of water. It would take 4 shares to flood my pasture so your answer was what I was hoping you'd say. I have well water I can use but the calcium is really high but PH is perfect at 7.2. Thank you for your reply and videos..

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@jamessquibb7433 sure thing. Good luck with that pasture!

[@darcybrowne5421]

Would you grow duckweed for your chickens it grows super fast and can supplement there diet by 20-25%

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

You know, that is a great suggestion and I hadn't considered that for the chickens, so we need to check that out!

[@darcybrowne5421]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm hopefully it works out well it's high in protein bsf farms would be good for house waste and dead animals turns it into good protein (black soilder fly)

[@CorporalChaos]

How many gallons of water do you think you are using a week to irrigate your pasture during the hot months?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That would be a wild guess as we use a sprinkler tractor. Probably a few hundred gallons as we only have alfalfa growing in a smaller patch during the Summer so the chickens have pasture to feed on.

[@robertharcourt7650]

Perhaps the PHis too high for clover to grow. What is the PH of you soil?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Robert, that's a great question/point. It's very high (8.4), so that may be the problem. Didn't know that!

[@robertharcourt7650]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I believe clover needs a pH of 6.5 to 7 to germinate ;)

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@robertharcourt7650 that definitely would explain a few things!

[@manuelvizcarra4110]

Need help i want a evergreen frut tree for my front yard i got" hoa " i dont whant ctrus trees

[@manuelvizcarra4110]

Is there any kind of almond that doesnt loos there leavs

[@manuelvizcarra4110]

I live in surprise az i think zone 9b

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Sent a note on your other request, but either a bay leaf or loquat tree would be good options for you. Both produce something edible/useful for food. Almond trees are similar to peaches and lose their leaves in the winter.

[@manuelvizcarra4110]

Thanks alot great videos

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@manuelvizcarra4110 sure thing, glad you're finding them useful!