How NOT to Raise Ducks in the Winter

[@freidapauline6372]

Do you know that you are helping a 79 year old urban-living woman get through this time period--love your personality and I crack up every time I hear "Release the Quackers!" (As a Quaker I change it to suit my own needs!!!)

[@GoldShawFarm]

That warms my heart to hear!

[@CelticRootsFarm]

That’s one reason we love our homesteading community. We have always been able to count on our fellow homesteaders... and even those that can appreciate this type of sustainability like yourself. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas.

[@plankface]

Aww Freida! ❤️❤️ Agreed, Morgan is awesome. I laugh at his sideways close ups.

[@be6715]

I think it is a riff on 'Release the Kraken!' It is from a movie.

[@CelticRootsFarm]

@@be6715 Clash of the Titans perhaps?

[@ttba_1878]

So different from last year when you were dragging the water around by sledge.

[@ambert.3792]

oh man! what a throwback! the sleds with all the HD buckets was a trip.

[@crystalmania1934]

Lmao I remember that

[@joshyaks]

Toby at 4:35 - "Hooman paw! I've never seen THAT before!"

[@Kingsman4101]

I know he ran up and started smelling the old feet...lol

[@Pavaroso]

So much joy at the happy finding some smelly feet.

[@donnaml8776]

Lol yeah,I got a kick out of that too lol 😝

[@chevalierduval5759]

Even cats are curious on that. Incredible tastes of our animals

[@KaitlynBurtonISaGOD]

Awe u starting ur wifes car was so wholesome

[@donnaml8776]

Happy wife, happy life ♥️

[@be6715]

And sweet!

[@ildlyn8966]

extra polution in the atmosphere so wholesome

[@marcelacecil3036]

I see a long happy marriage in your future!

[@KaitlynBurtonISaGOD]

@@ildlyn8966 well arent you a ball of positivity

[@dekomazuda4068]

I am the wife but I don't work so I start and clean the snow off my husbands car in winter instead.

[@arthas640]

Same here, my dad did it for my stepmom since he was an early riser and i did it for my parents too since the cold doesnt really bother me. It's a really nice thing you can do for someone to help them out or just to be nice since not freezing your butt off first thing in the morning and not having to scrape ice off for a few minutes is a nice way to start your day.

[@murrrriel]

The deep bedding even generates a little bit of heat to warm up the space

[@be6715]

I would think there is probably some composting happening at the bottom, and that would generate heat for sure.

[@GoodPersonTestWebsite]

@@be6715 yes, that's exactly how deep bedding works.

[@kagetupa701]

My ducks love the snow, they look like they are swimming in the snow because you can’t see their feet haha

[@taha2674]

Haha funny fact is that I've been following you for like one year and plus and still each week i can't wait for monday and thursday to come ,you 're really entertaining us god bless you:)

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks for watching and following along!

[@DanielSoomil]

Seeing the snow already has me excited to see how the duck pond looks in the spring.

[@tvm-manducktv8375]

Please see my KZbin😊😊😊

[@vincenttriemert7403]

As soon as you said how much damage can three little ducks do, I started laughing real loud

[@donnaml8776]

Always better to learn from someone else’s mistakes, lol.😛

[@willowgutierrez6415]

I was an RA in college and caught a prank in progress. There was a rivalry between two of the floors and one released a wild duck on the other. In the short time it took them to catch that one duck, the amount of poop was shocking. The perpetrators had to clean it up and that was punishment enough I'll tell you.

[@shammi8133]

I was driving through New Braunfels TX today and I saw written in the dirt on the back of another truck "Release the Quacken"

[@jacqulinejackson4822]

GOOSE AND ITS SELFIE IS CUTE LOL

[@Sammyconray]

3:39 Bouncy bouncy ooh such a good time.

[@missarielle2]

Marriage Pro Tips in addition to pro duck tips!! Nothing makes you feel more loved than having your partner do a little annoying chore for you. Starting the car, making the coffee, filling the gas tank... The old saying actions speak louder than words.

[@Randomgamingplus]

Great video. After seeing your friend raising ducks inside the bathroom, this takes a whole new term of "release the quacken".

[@vineyardchickshomestead]

First year we had ducks, I accidentally put their food in the heated bowl! They had warm food and an ice rink when I returned! 😞

[@heelerhealer7552]

I agree, and believe your advice about always starting your wife's car IS some of the best that you have ever given! Goes a long way.

[@b19931228]

4:34 I like how you took off your crampon boot and Toby is just *eager* to sniff your freshly liberated foot.

[@NedAndre]

As a Mainer going through my first winter with ducks, this was very informative!

[@sabrakt]

You make all this look and sound so easy, it almost makes me wish I had my own duck farm. But then I remember I'm a lazy city guy so that's probably not a good idea.

[@Nirrrina]

I know right? I keep watching these farming channels so much that Google now thinks I'm a farmer. I keep getting ads for farm animal projects & crop seeds. I live in a one bedroom apartment. Shoot I'd probably forget to feed my current 2 cats. Except I keep getting ambushed by the girl for canned food every single time I go anywhere near the kitchen! They also get dry & of course fresh water always.

[@gothic_oma]

@@Nirrrina Haha, me too!

[@mikekristin7201]

I have 5 ducks and live in Chicagoland. You can do it I believe in you @front_yard_ ducks on IG

[@Nirrrina]

@@gothic_oma Yay I'm not alone! I think my cats might be a little too spoiled. I was just eating a cherry laffy taffy& there was no question that my boy cat was going to get a little piece. Damn cats a foodie. Still he'll taste the weirdest things.

[@gothic_oma]

@@mikekristin7201 Omigosh, I went to instagram and loved your videos!

[@mercy92399]

I’m glad you are smiling.

[@onetuliptree]

Toby grabbed a piece of salad for himself, Lol.

[@barrywest3758]

The camera got Goosed! LOL, thanks, I enjoyed 👍

[@alfilkemper9240]

My husband put a small heater with a timer on the floor of the passenger side of the car. The heater starts up about 30 min. (or longer as temp. decreases) before we have to use it; the inside is warm, the windows are clear (or at least makes it easier to remove the built up snow), the side mirror covers are removed (covered with plastic grocery bags) & away I go! This saves gas, zero pollution & even the steering wheel is warm, his thoughtfulness & innovation is greatly appreciated ❣️

[@colin5924]

Love the channel, quickly becoming a fav here on KZbin! Happy holidays from IL

[@tvm-manducktv8375]

Please see my KZbin😊

[@catedoss1556]

I love that Elmer Fudd hat. Looks cozy. I’m in the burbs outside Denver where we get 10’s below zero a handful of times a year and over 300 days of sunshine. I love watching you and Toby and the Quacken, and it makes me grateful to be aging quietly without ducks in my bathroom. 🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️

[@KARIS1961]

How much damage can they do? Crying!!! 😂 I let mine in the kitchen for five minutes and it’s completely destroyed. 😃😃😃

[@donnaml8776]

😳 oh my!

[@arthas640]

I do construction work and had a... well i wouldnt quite call them a "hipster" but something close to it, i.e someone who saw alot of adorable ducks and chickens in blogs and social media and with no experience with them thought "i should get some!" and figured she could keep a couple in her tiny yard and medium sized house. She was having me do some work on her house and mentioned she was getting some birds. I tried telling her that I had raised chickens and turkeys (no ducks though) and they're fine outside but she was convinced she could bring them into her house if it was cold out or if racoons started coming around. I tried explaining to her the ungodly mess they create and the fact that they peck and bite EVERYTHING and will eat anything they come across that has a fun texture or appearance and I'll never forget the last words she said to me: "how bad could it really be". I dont know how it turned out the first time she brought them inside, but with my prior experience, i can safely guess.

[@donnaml8776]

@@arthas640 🤦🏻‍♀️ why do some people want to treat animals as humans. They are not human, and people who try actually hurt the animals in their attempt to humanize them.

[@arthas640]

@@donnaml8776 true that. Some animals like cats and dogs do fine indoors because of 5000+ years of careful breeding while some small animals like turtles and gerbils do fine because they like tiny spaces to scurry around and hide in, but ducks need wide open areas to poop indiscriminately in

[@flatcapfiddle]

My friend used to save the shells from his eggs after cooking and would crush them up and feed them back to the chickens as a way of improving calcium intake and digestion.

[@dogeyanimates2130]

My little farm is weird, we give all the eggs to our neighbors, we don’t eat eggs much.

[@anariel8216]

This was very good information! I live in Minnesota and in a few years time I'm going to get a small farm and raise ducks, geese, chickens, and dairy goats. Thank you for talking about winter care for waterfowl in Northern climates! Keep up the great content

[@vincentvm3]

If u ever plan to get more chickens, get swedish flower chickens, they are very pretty with a mille fleur pattern and lay 180 eggs average a year. They are also very durable against the cold. Highly recommend them to everyone if you are looking for more and beautiful chickens! They also have sweet characters.

[@gothic_oma]

Thanks for the recommendation! I'm going to look into them. ☺💛

[@KlutzyNinjaKitty]

There's also Wyandotte chickens! They're supposedly reliable egg and meat producers while also being very cold-hardy. Though I've heard that they can be noisier than most other breeds and have big personalities.

[@vincentvm3]

Klutzy Ninja Kitty Being from the netherlands our wyandotte chickens are mostly bantams, they get broody very often so they aren't reliable egg producers for me that wouldn't be a good choice but if they are like that in usa then it could be a good idea!

[@SB_whatevers]

I've owned swedish flower hens. They are beautiful and cold hardy, but because they are a landrace, they are "flighty" (as in, not docile). There's also a small genetic pool and few breeders. Other more common breeds that are cold hardy, cheaper, and more docile are probably a better idea.

[@vincentvm3]

@@SB_whatevers the small gene pool indeed is true, i am from the netherlands and the swedish flower hens i currently own are the sweetest and friendliest chickens i ever had and so far are my go to breed after having chickens for 8 years. But that is my personal experience and i did spend a lot of time with them(hatched them in my brooder during lockdown). But for a farmer like morgan a rhode island red is probably a better idea since they seem to be very friendly even if you dont have the most time for them.

[@oakyafterbirth2801]

My fiancé and I LOVE your channel! Another great video and such sage advice!!!! ☺️

[@Sushi_Dinner]

💯 On the pro tip! Since I go to bed super late, and my wife went to work early, I would clean off her car before going to sleep. 10/10 would recommend.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Morgan, thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. You have helped so many people with their farm. You have a great channel and I never miss a video.

[@bellasteppedonmahtoez932]

So I was watching your videos and after you talking about the bigger plastic tubs and I just got one and they work really well so thanks for recommending my ducks play with the water so much

[@horace6851]

Me: never intending to raise animals, GSF: winter duck raising instruction, me: uuu, lets watch right away!

[@jessicaoppegard6578]

Same 🤣🖤

[@AlexRYT]

I have 18 ducks and 3 chickens, they all sleep together in an unused shed , this will be their first winter :)

[@interestedobserver9352]

Your personality is helping you and your audience get through these rough times - your presentation is informative but also humorous. BTW it's nice of you to start your wife's car, but if she's working and getting the benefits, she's earned that little perk!

[@Camel9991]

I'm from Poland and it's really nice to watch videos like this one, cause I can relate to my country's climate and it remembers me the times when as a teenager I had to take care of my parents' geese, ducks and horses and as you said the water management was crucial.

[@Camel9991]

but I must say temperatures as low as -30C are very rare in Poland nowadays.

[@ozarks_onna]

"Dude! Not cool." I laughed so hard.

[@tvm-manducktv8375]

Please see my KZbin^_^

[@savedbeliever]

Thanks for making me laugh 😂 I needed that,,,and that song,,,oh, no,,, oh no,,,,oh no no no no no 🤭🤣😅 so funny 😀🦆🦆

[@rogerhuber3133]

My experience in NW Arkansas with my ducks is they are messy! I originally kept them in a pen in my garage but it got so messy they had to move outside. After building them a nice secure home they discovered the pond around 6-7 months old and never came back. I love these guys and they provide a huge amount of entertainment for the money. Mine live outside and we have extreme temps from 5* up to 100*+. In the winter when everything is frozen including my pond they still live on the pond. They keep an area about 12-15" round cleared of ice with their body temp. Ducks must have water so they can flush out their nostrils. It's vital to their health. Swimming and splashing is needed to keep their feathers healthy too. They don't roost but do squat down and rest wherever they are including in the snow. Ducks are very durable and easier to tend than chickens. My chickens have a nice coop but the ducks prefer the outdoors all the time.

[@TheLittleGrayBarn]

I love the winter tips and tricks. Thank you for putting out this video. We recently moved from Arizona to Michigan to start our farm adventure and this whole winter thing has been a bit of a learning curve!

[@donnaml8776]

I just wanted to say that I’ve enjoyed this video very much. It’s very informative. I truly enjoy seeing all the fowl that you have. I think it’s amazing that you can honestly call yourself a “fowl farmer” - you had a dream, put your heart and soul into it, asked all sorts of questions and sought out answers. Amazing! With each video I can see growth in your knowledge and confidence and your desire to share and help others is commendable. The commercial - 🎶“you’ve come a long way baby, yeah” 🎶 keeps going through my head, lol. I’ve lived in North Dakota and Alaska and they both have the -40° winters (with a tremendous amount of wind 🌬) it’s tough going. But, You’re both making it work. 👍🏻 Good job, thanks for sharing!

[@chickenmomma9239]

You are such a model for humanity. Thank you.

[@thisiscouragecamp]

We raise ducks here, but I haven't wanted geese (because they scare me a little),. That being said, every time a goose goes for the camera, I can't help but appreciate their little noggins. I'm warming up to them! Thanks for sharing! :)

[@WomboShlongo]

So glad I got recommended these vids. Had some whacky tobaccy and some munchies and was completely enthralled by all your videos! So wholesome and light-hearted =) Give Bruce some scritches for me!

[@pacificcastaway9972]

lol, he's takes off his boot and the dog immediately starts checking out the smells.

[@GardenJensJourney]

Great tips!! Thank you. I've been raising birds for 5 years now and still learned some great tips. Thank you!!

[@Frisbeegrl11]

I raised chickens, ducks, and turkeys when I lived in MA. Ventilation is key! I used the same deep bedding method you used and my birds were MUCH happier.

[@builtontherockhomestead9390]

A few years ago I brought a sick drake inside and even a sick duck can destroy a bathtub.

[@diceportz7107]

I use an old dog kennel. and yes, there is still poop everywhere.

[@arthas640]

@@diceportz7107 having raise chickens i can say that birds are one of the only animals capable of spraying/launching their poop quite a distance. I once found poop inside of a hanging feeder, meaning that bird had to leap at least 4ft up and 4 foot over _while pooping_ and had to get that poop into an opening less then a foot wide while doing so, all for the sake of pooping in her own food. And yet, she did just that. My mom once had a chicken get inside her house and it managed to get poop several feet up her wall, jump on toher kitchen counter, and spray poop all over the counter while in a blind panic. Many bird species will poop to lighten the load before they fly or flee a threat so if they get stressed out (like if they arent used to being inside a house) they will start pooping alot more.

[@blaze3884]

Ahhh yes....the old fall down go boom on hidden ice lol I've starred in that movie more times than I can remember! Great video!

[@moniquem783]

I find all the winter stuff you have to do fascinating. It never snows where I live, so I don’t have to do anything different in winter. Until a few years ago it had never occurred to me that your pipes would freeze etc. It blew my mind a little. Very sweet that you started your wife’s car.

[@brianlavoie1234]

10:27... good use of "detritus" 👍

[@louimarco341]

I was thinkig to have a farm and i lourn so much from you tnx brother big hi from north africa

[@ervinhull5751]

I have watched for awhile. I decided to get ducks also and ended up in the ER sick as ever. Where I am at it's pretty hard to sell duck eggs so not sure what to do other than just enjoying our flock. Thanks for the great shows bud!

[@TaterGrabbinBass]

Small solar powered water heater to “heat” the water from freezing and keeping the water tanks insulated during the cold winter months is what one friend does. He made some sort of blanket/heating pad type thing and put it around the water tank and it never freezes even in the coldest of days. It’s a semi “homemade” Mcguyver setup.

[@alkalk8938]

12:30 my dog likes cauliflower stems and leaves also! I'm watching this to decide if I should try a couple ducks with my handful of chickens.

[@robpersons]

I found your farm last night and have been binging the videos. I am living vicariously through you. I am really interested in how you scale this thing and still make it fun. I will be watching.

[@Oldjohn52]

I very much enjoy your videos. The insights and tips you share, while not germain to my life, must be a real boon to people in the spot you were in a couple years ago. You, sir, are a mensch.

[@GoldShawFarm]

So nice of you

[@donaldwatson7698]

05:56 - morning rush hour, Vermont style.

[@dbales8288]

For a few years now, I have considered getting waterfowl over poultry. I now have just over a doz ducks and my girls recently started laying eggs. Altho I live in the desert southwest, I really enjoy your channel! With Toby, you have allowed so many people the opportunity to see the Maremma Sheepdog at work. The Maremma was in my top 2 LGD breeds of choice for our farm. I have found a Maremma breeder who's pups are raised around ducks and chickens among other livestock. Because of your guidance, I will be choosing that breeder over another breeder. I hope to add a Maremma pup to our farm sometime next year. Thank you so much for your videos and channel!! I am enjoying your adventures! STAY WARM!!!

[@mcknightsnow]

Takes shoe off Toby dog “ wait let me smell this,HOLD ON! Let me smell!”

[@ripplehillhomestead2979]

I am so glad to have connected with you guys on CH. Your Videos inspire me to pump more content thank you.

[@diannt9583]

Massachusetts Hilltowns here. I love crampons, very useful. Especially since there is a small slope from the house to the chickens. No ducks or geese... yet...I backpack water down when there is snow cover.

[@trevorseidel4536]

Mr. Morgan, I love your content. could you direct me to information about your water hydrant? At about 1:40, the video shows you open the water valve with pressurized water shortly following. I'm in MN and would love to replicate it. Hauling 5 gal buckets of water is good exercise, but not time efficient. Thank you for your time!

[@ritamulloy3522]

They all look so happy and healthy! Keep up the good work 👍⭐️💕

[@bettinah.7429]

You have come a long way in your well thought out infrastructure over the last few years. Good work!

[@Dhemize]

Loved the pic of your friends bathroom! Wish we could’ve seen your first reaction to it hahaha Great vid Morgan!❤️

[@Paige0557]

Just had to watch your intro again. I feel bad about the cleanup you're friend has ahead of him but on the other hand..... it is hilarious 😲🤫😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@MrsLiz]

Oh my gosh.... you started her car! Good man!👍👍☃️

[@ThaumaturgistGuard]

We use very similar crampons to get to work in winter, which is a culture monument located at the peak of a nearby mountain. They are so worth investing into!

[@Jaynes-Path]

I do believe that you have the living in Vt vs DC or Ct thing down pat. You have adjusted and just accepted that to live there you have to live like, wear and do the things that are just taken for granted there, not fight them. Some never do and leave or die trying to change the world to their way & failing. I left not because of those reasons, but for family. I do miss living in Vt, except for winter and Mud Season! With 5 miles of switchback dirt (hopefully it's there) roads to get up to the ridgeline our home was on, mud season was harder than winter, except for sheer ice. I miss the people. I miss my mountain top views. I miss not having neighbors so close you can hear them belch while we are each in our own yards. I miss not seeing wildlife or even my own when I look out the windows. I do not miss being cold, having to feed the woodstove at 3am, being without electricity for days at a time and having to use the mudroom as a refrigerator and porch as a freezer every time it went out. Most of all I do Not miss sliding off the road with my kids in the car, down the drop to a raging ice water gully or lower ridge praying for a tree to stop your fall. Those things I do not miss at all. I need to become a snowbird, lol

[@dt8ustotten285]

You make me appreciate a fowl farmer even more then I did. You do a great job. You make me wish I could raise chickens LOL

[@jessiewatson9515]

I’ve always started my ducklings off indoors but yeah the little poop producers need constant clean up ! And sending tidal waves out of the bath tub when they are swooping about ...floods !!!

[@janetleegreen8891]

Yet so fun to watch 😆😆😆

[@1enediyne]

We keep fowl up here in Northwestern Canada, down into the -40s in the winter. We use black rubber feed bowls. They are indestructible. Usually one kettle boiled water in a 5 g pail too on the very cold days. Our fowl are in tractors outside protected from the wind, but with new dry bedding every couple of days. We tried keeping them in with the chickens our first winter. Lead to poop ice mountains in the coop and frostbite for the chickens.

[@kathiesanders1533]

I love your videos. You are so knowledgeable. Thanks for sharing your farm life

[@isaacgavin7]

Always good to see Samson in the videos. With him being a Pekin duck and being so big, he stands out from the rest of the Quacken. Have you thought about getting any more Pekin ducks in the future so you always have one even after Samson and Jemima are gone? Also RIP Delilah Puddleduck.

[@cekfraun]

Always start your wife's car AND clean off the snow. Good man! I love seeing all of your animals. Glad you are smart and you don't heat their water or their houses.

[@CelticRootsFarm]

In case anyone is interested...A few tips to stop water from freezing so fast. OLD RUBBER TIRE METHOD... cover the bottom with foam and then fill up the inside of the tire with spray foam. Once dry, you cut out a spot in the foam for you rubber water bucket. It definitely takes the water a lot longer to freeze using this method since the water is insulated. Another good one is the SALT METHOD (Another great one if you don't have electricity). Measure 1/4 to 1/2 cup of salt. Pour it into a 20oz container and fill to the top with water. Place it in the water bucket so it floats there. This method works because salt water has a much lower freezing point and will slow the freezing process around the bottle. Plus the ducks and or chickens will move the floating bottle around the surface of the water causing the water not to freeze as fast. We have about 40 ducks and 30 chickens on our homestead and just purchased a HEATED HOSE that cost about $150 and it saves us so much time and works GREAT! We also use heated buckets and waterers. Keep up the great work guys!!! We love your channel!

[@pumpjackpiddlewick]

Brilliant info! So many people try to humanise ducks and geese. Ultimately they are outdoor animals. They fatten up for the winter (like dogs and cats get thicker coats) to prepare. We have pet ducks that live outside (though some were raised and are comfortable inside). They have a winter barn home that gives them more shelter, and particularly protection from predators come spring, which we shift them into as the temps start to freeze. But ultimately they would prefer to be outdoors 24/7 (as we are a milder climate here in France than you). And if they weren't pets, we would probably let them stay in their duck enclosure all year round. Ducks are wonderfully adaptable :-)

[@vgil1278]

ooo-I LOVE the sound of all the dragon wings together!

[@dyannejohnson6184]

My goodness is that a swimming noodle around the water pipe...I love it

[@stevedurr2149]

you need to build Allison a cover parking area! ASAP!

[@iw3508]

This video was very helpful especially since I was going to get some ducks and had no clue for the cold environment

[@roxythecat4720]

This helps a lot! We only have a few ducks but we havent had them through the winter before. Thanks for the tips!

[@emilioalberto6967]

Remember... Walking in the sand... You, fine sir, have good taste in music - speeding it up made that pic of the three ducks destroying that bathroom THAT much funnier!

[@mcintyrefarm634]

Maybe you should put some of that straw underneath the duck house for Toby, with a big dog bed on top, you could try plexi glass on three of the walls then Toby could keep watch. What a beautiful dog!

[@GaSoliNa2o]

Hey Gold Shaw Farm For an even better indoor climate in the stables I would recommend once in a while the fine spraying of EMA (Effective Microorganisms). It positively supports the vitality of the animals and at the same time suppresses harmful molds / spores and thus minimizes the risk of diseases. Keep up the good work and happy holidays!

[@happynowfarms]

Thank you for the videos. I am new to Farming and am just starting out and the videos have been extremely helpful for my growing Farm!

[@CHILLZkryptex]

Hey Morgan hope you are having a wonderful day happy 2 weeks to Christmas 🎄🎄🎉🎉😃😃

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thank you!

[@CHILLZkryptex]

@@GoldShawFarm your welcome

[@amandajarboe1131]

I am so glad that you walked us through the cold weather steps you take for the birds! I was worrying about their cold feet! In my head though, I can't stop designing a long passive heat (from that manure dump out of the Quake house) tank that wouldn't freeze and that could be flushed all the way to the pond to cut down on water hauling and ice build up. I'll let you know if I get a working prototype!! :D

[@amandajarboe1131]

@@TUGG75 Months ago I saw a post on a passive heat pump using glassed copper tubing going into a crushed glass heat sink. The poster said it had been keeping a greenhouse frost free in an abandoned house for over 10 years. I am utterly intrigued by this set-up and think it could work with a sunken tiled trough with a thin concrete base. I just don't have the technical knowledge for what proportions of copper to glass volume to heat transference through the trough to keep how much water ice free . . .

[@amandajarboe1131]

@@TUGG75 Wow, all I know is about drilling (around here at least) is it costs about $80 a foot minus any other equipment. That is a huge cash outlay for sortof heating or cooling a barn. I am looking more for the fresh water angle for ducks and geese, how to provide a non-icing water source without all the dumping and hauling of water which is SO labor intensive (my 81 year old mom still hauls GALLONS of hot water from the house to de-ice and fill for her pygmy goats which take much less water than ducks and geese). I think this video shows how well the system he has set up for cold protection with the bales of straw and his different buildings, which I really appreciate!

[@adyingbreedofman9112]

I have my custom of saying "Good Morning Cluck Clucks and Quack Quacks". Love your personality and videos. I see many parallels in us, must be a New Englander thing, located here in Central MA. I've been training my Australian Shepherds to help heard the birds and leave them alone when I request "you better leave my birds alone". Will be breeding the Shepherds soon. If you're still considering a farm dog I'd love to come visit and drop off a puppy. Happy New Year. Keep up the good work. Thanks for the videos.

[@DecemberSfy]

Do I have any intention of running a farm with birds in Northern America? No. Do I enjoy, eat up, and consume the content regardless? Absolutely! :)

[@mjgbabydragonlet]

Thanks Morgan! I was lovely to see this today!

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi...... Morgan nice to see you, thank you for sharing your video homestead beautiful Duck and Goose and your dog, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐩🐈🌱🎥👍👍👍

[@Irrespons]

Did find your YT channal 2 weeks ago, I was wondering about why you did drag water around happy you got a solution for this . Been looking at some older videos and it is so cool to watch your farm evolce. (I am from Norway, so I know about the cold you can get)

[@rekafarkas9155]

Wow, you are such a nice man! Love the little things that you do for your wife!

[@jenford7078]

Toby gets gis share of the greens... Love that dog!

[@jenaeave]

(Around 11:00) Almost around 3-4 yrs ago we were always losing our ducks to foxes, I always made sure there was way they couldnt get in the pin. My mother thought of getting a 2 gooses. After they grew up we put them in the duck pin, we never loss a duck again.. one geese did die by a fox but he always protected all the other ducks.

[@kerryl4031]

A gradual process of learning as you go. Here we have bird lockdown because of the migrating birds bringing in a particularly bad strain of avian flu. So the 4 remaining bantams are housed in the barn while the ducks have the large chicken run. It is only partially covered with paving slabs with tarp over half the top while the rest is covered with netting. Pools inside and how fast that mud appears! Luckily the under cover is mostly dry apart from the wiping of muddy feet! I'm beginning to get a straw mountain! The two old girls still laying are using a chicken house - but only when the straw is changed daily - they don't like muddy feet in the nest box - but will protest by laying on the muddy straw on the ground! On the other hand the boys destined for freezer camp have an extension to the chicken run also covered with netting, but have their house and we made a shelter should they need it. The mud is only around the gate and doors - they have less straw than the inside birds! So it's all a matter of adjusting as I go!