How to use fresh chicken manure in your garden and chicken update

[@priscillacole3293]

Last fall I moved a 3 yr old pecan tree to a new location in my yard because it was too close to power lines. I have kept watching it this spring and no signs of life even though my other 2 pecan trees had already budded out. After seeing this video about using fresh chicken manure I thought what could it hurt. Maybe I could shock it out of it's dormant state. Two days after using the fresh chicken manure I saw the first signs of a little green budding out. I think it will survive. Thanks for the post!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Awesome 👍

[@ChicTumshy]

These must be the happiest chickens in the world. I'll bet their eggs taste great. No stress = happy chickens and extremely tasty food. You look after them like they are your kids and that says a lot about you my friend. Animal welfare should be top priority for anyone who keeps them but unfortunately not all people care. Take a bow my friend, you are a top bloke. Thanks for the information. I will use my pigeon manure just like you have used your chicken manure. Greetings from Scotland.

[@greg80331]

So how does a sad chicken egg taste?

[@ChicTumshy]

@@greg80331He! He! He! It'll taste just like those cheap battery hens eggs, you know the wishy washy, peely wally ones where the hens are in a tiny cage and definitely not happy. Have you ever tasted a smallholders freshly culled guaranteed free range chicken that has had access to fresh greens and good quality feed and spent it's life as free as possible without endangering its life? The welfare of our domestic animals or any creature for that matter is of top priority and not just to benefit them as it also benefits us greatly. You are what you eat! Happy munching my friend.

[@greg80331]

@@ChicTumshy they tasted the same to me .

[@fshworkers5255]

Good information! I keep all my old "Lowes" buckets, they are junk and crack after about 4 months. But the cracked buckets are great to keep manure in. I put them in areas of my garden. Fill with water, let them leak out, move them to the next set of plants. No mixing, no time, great plants!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@betsytrudgen9268]

Those cracked buckets also make great worm hotels to plant in the garden for composting

[@jackieo8693]

Love this idea

[@sistersister8679]

I just ordered a metal scooper because of you. I never knew that they made metal ones. I’ve been waisting my money on plastic ones for years. I also use sand in my coop. 👍Great minds think alike ❤️

[@pammoore6159]

Thanks poop input

[@angiegall4557]

What the best way to compost the manure that's mixed with sand?

[@cherylkygirl7181]

Where did you find the metal scooper?

[@simonesmit6708]

@@cherylkygirl7181 he said he found it at walmart. But you should be able to get one at a farm supply store. Or online.

[@lodprice2343]

Pete, I’d call the mixture “manure tea”. The chickens are looking great! You have done an excellent job with the infrastructure on the farm/homestead. I always look forward to your videos.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you, I really appreciate the kind words. 😊

[@GrumpyGenXGramps]

We’ve always called it “Poop Soup”! LOL my youngest daughter started calling it that and it’s just stuck.

[@effyou128]

Its not a tea! it was not brewed!

[@kathryncolton4423]

My 7 chickens free range around my fruit tree orchard almost every day. Keeps the weeds down, prevents pests, and fertilizes the soil.

[@lamp-stand7]

My tangerine tree sat there fruitless and about 3ft tall for several years. After pouring this brew around, it took off and immediately started producing. :)

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Awesome 👍

[@The_Yosh]

Nice

[@jacksimper5725]

Don`t put the mixture so close to the tree,itself,keep it to the outer rim of your chipped bark circle ,this will make the feeder roots spread out more making the tree root system stronger and also feeds the micro elements in the soil

[@gerihanks9930]

nice set-up

[@Samuel-ik5wp]

Oh no!!!

[@dogslobbergardens-hv2wf]

@@Samuel-ik5wp It's not going to hurt anything if you put it close to the tree a few times, especially when the tree is young. But overall I agree that is better to feed out around the tree so the roots spread out.

[@annast9172]

I was just looking what to do with chicken poop, found this video right on time! Thanks.

[@wingedwarror3657]

We always used a golf ball to keep in the nest which stimulated the hens to use the nest box vs a random corner or spot on the ground to lay eggs. Also, it you want to get a hen broody just put a few golfballs in a nest box and leave them. Eventually one of the hen’s maternal instincts will kick in and she’ll claim the nest and try to hatch whatever she’s settin on. It’s an instinctual trait. If you have a rooster in the pen he’ll breed with the hens and their eggs will be fertilized. Then if you want to propagate your flock you can let a bunch of eggs accumulate and one of the motherly hens will go broody and hatch the eggs. You can add more fertilized eggs and she’ll keep setting until all the eggs hatch out. Sometimes hens go broody and if the eggs aren’t fertilized they won’t hatch so eventually the hen gives up and goes off brood. By then the eggs are rotten inside so be careful you don’t break one - they stink something terrible! (They’re the ones to throw at people you don’t like - ha ha😂

[@elizabethhandlon5479]

Omg!! The smell is HORRID!! I think it’s probably the worst smell I’ve ever encountered!! 😂

[@Limogi]

Exactly what I do. We have no rooster, but once a hen has been sitting a while, i buy day-old broiler chicks and put them underneath her.

[@gardengirl2420]

I can think of some targets immediately!! Haha. Love the golf ball tip. My grandma used porcelain eggs. I don’t have any readily available. But Golf balls??? A ton!!!

[@priestesslucy]

​@@Limogithat works? They don't need to hatch under her?

[@JBurns-kg4ek]

We've followed several of your videos! You're by far the most helpful when it comes to chicken farming!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you, I appreciate that 👍

[@HeritageFarmsTexas]

Love that chicken coop. By far one of the best I’ve seen.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you 🙂👍

[@mactine2k7]

I agree

[@Limogi]

Love how the rooster tells the ladies that they can eat the dellicious corn.

[@cluckieschickens]

That's when you know you have a good rooster.

[@pinkywilliams8063]

Love your videos. I was told from an old farmer that oyster shell is good for the shell of the egg too. Love your fur babies, my favorite breed for sure. My Gretchen was my pride and joy, she been gone over 28 yrs. best dog ever...

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you 👍

[@yellowstar68]

Did you do an update of how well your trees were doing?

[@shereenlawford3220]

Hi Pete any time you feel like popping over to England I'm in need of a new coop your chickens look great and if people think your crule they should take a look at more things on utube, keep it up from one mad chicken lover to another

[@miltonwelch8619]

Shereen Lawford; some folks just like to troll and play the smart alec. When you check closely, they're the ones who got noth'n going on.. Pete B. is doing great! Cheers.

[@malrec]

That coop and chicken run is a beaut no doubt

[@eaglewolfff]

I've been using chicken manure on my potatoes, carrots etc for the past twenty years and it hasn't poisoned anyone yet.

[@taha-selman]

So i can used it in rooting vegs safely i would like to read you full insught on that sir ?

[@awuziefortunate2899]

Like seriously So I can use it on potatoes

[@savagepoet6269]

What makes you think someone would get poisoned? Lol in that case... Potatoes themselves, the plant, is slightly toxic. But chicken poop? The madness!

[@savagepoet6269]

@Jo Pearson @Jo Pearson you planning on eating the chicken manure or rolling around naked in it? Probably not huh... So the chances of getting salmonella from a natural organic fertilizer is close to none. You're most likely to get that from cross contamination or eating raw chicken. As the person above previously stated... Been using chicken manure for 20 years! If people worry about bacteria in compost or manure or gardening itself and getting dirty... Then maybe gardening isn't for ya!

[@savagepoet6269]

@Jo Pearson usually online you get this type of attitude from people... Like some how they naturally know more than you or have read more books than you. If you have sickly birds. No pun intended but throw that shit out. I never use hot manure in my beds or in the ground. Its always broken down months, usually a whole season, before it's worked into the garden. I've owned reptiles all my life so yes im well aware that you can get it from petting an animal that's carrying it. Theirs a difference between being informed, informing others with out coming across as condescending, and being a dick. You might want to look into that 😆

[@jensmueller4647]

If you let your chickens free range for at least part of the day, they can get the weeds on their own. Also they eat bugs and grubs which also makes the eggs highly nutritious. They will return to the coop on their own in the evening. Or you can train them to come running by giving them a treat in the run. I give my chickens raw organic sunflower seeds for a treat and they go crazy - that is also good for adding Omega 3 to your egg yolks. They come flying from all over the place for those seeds. Thats a good way to get them back in the run. We have trained our dogs to hang with the chickens and keep guard over them in a pretty large back yard. The chickens jump the fence and leave the back yard for further exploration throughout the day. I have 19 chickens and have not lost any to a coyote or hawk because they know dogs are around, Your area has lots of trees which is also good. I love how you arranged your roosting post over a platform for poop collecting. Great video ! I am a fellow Texan in Mckinney TX (DFW area)

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

I can't free range my chickens, I have too many hawks here and they would not last very long.

[@ajrockinshockin2893]

I was looking for videos that used chicken poop for fertilizer and chose yours. I'm really impressed with your chicken coop and layout. I'm subscribing to your channel. Thanks for the information 👍.

[@tanyaparker-callsign.kk7ic238]

Great chicken coop we just purchased a shed and plan on modifying it to make our roosting. Scooper reminds me of cleaning up kitty 🐱 poop...great ideas and above ground composting great ideas ✊🏾❤️❤️❤️✊🏾.

[@sylwiaprzezw7581]

Beautiful coop and fantastic wood work! Really inspirational. Just a quickie, I have heard that it is better to ferment the manure mixture and sit it for about to weeks after the foam gathers on top and then pour it into the ground. What do you think about it?

[@kimmitchem6434]

Thank you for sharing the info. I am in the planning stage of building a coop and your coop and run are fantastic!

[@ginagelpi1803]

I am inspired to do a little coop reno ! Love how easy it is to gather the manure!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@davidschmidt270]

I was looking up how to use chickens for gardening and this came up.....man what a great tip....thank you Sir👏👏👏👏👏

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@stevebradley678]

New subscriber from Newnan Georgia. Love the chicken coop and chickens. Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you 🙂

[@jimclaire7996]

Great information, thank you for sharing. I have composted chicken manure and then wondered if if was still too hot. I have ruined radishes and carrots. Now I know why. God bless America.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MYPERMACULTUREGARDEN]

Excellent information for my fruit trees !!! I like your content . New friend here , let’s stay connected !

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you 👍

[@barbarajames9470]

Athens here. Great idea. I have a movable coop and I rake it off the ground under the rooster. Good idea about soaking it in water.

[@wendystewart5665]

Thanks I love your chicken coop, and fencing in general. Great advice ❤️

[@edwardkeenan6138]

Cool to know about the sand kitty litter style chicken coop thank you very much so cool brother

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍☺

[@selenanieto8152]

Thanks, great video. I am just about to get my first chicken! I am very excited!

[@heidi7751]

Thank you for the simple video. You are very calm and easy to understand. I will subscribe to your channel. God Bless!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you 👍

[@mariesheppard3750]

Such a great video and right to the point not wasting people time Thank you I have chickens and ducks and use every thing, Love your Deer fence,

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you 🙂

[@nativejuicevapors]

Marie Sheppard if you have a spare 8 mins it’s not a waste of time

[@TomiaMacQueen]

Love love love your fencing!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you🙂

[@camrillem]

Straight to the point huh?

[@RJSoftware2000]

oh man, the ceramic eggs is pure genius. I had to watch this vid twice because that one flew by me. Now you got me wanting to raise chickens

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍

[@teresadrigotas113]

My momma was just telling me about this! 💞 I don't have sand in my coop it's all wood chips. But we are still gonna try! I'm gonna save her some for her gardens and I have root crops in almost every veggy bed so I'm just gonna try on my fruit trees and bushes this year! 💞

[@gemdelica3408]

Very nice and helpful! I've learned a lot from your video. I didn't know that fresh chicken manure can right away be used to nourish fruit bearing trees. We will do the same to our young fruit bearing trees. Thank you so much! 😊Gem from Phils

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dandantv4098]

Thank you for your video about chicken manure / from Philippines new watching

[@paulawaldrep5286]

That outer ring sure looks inviting for some swisschard or spinach plants.

[@GrumpyGenXGramps]

I’ve raised chickens for about 20 years. I have only bought oyster shells once. When I first started out. One thing I’ve learned, it you use a good quality layer feed, you don’t need anything else. We have never had a single issue with egg shells being soft or anything else. Just my 2 cents, take it or leave it.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yep! I don't give them oyster shells anymore, they don't even eat it anymore.

[@GrumpyGenXGramps]

We used to do the eggshell thing too, because hey, it’s free. But again, we just haven’t had any issues. I guess if times got tough and I had to buy cheap feed, then we would do eggshells again.

[@TheEmmaalvarez]

What brand would be a good quality layer feed? Or what must it include? Thank you.

[@markkristynichols845]

That set up is BRILLIANT! Love it! Gotta try, thanks, Kristy in Missouri zone 6b :) (the chicken roost and collector of poop idea)

[@dodge7679]

I make the tea for my garden plants, ornamental trees,scrubs,grasses and my beech hedge...I do it on dry days which is a lottery here in Ireland

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

🙂👍

[@valhallabound4912]

I did this but I put hinges on my roosting bars where they meet the wall. I put 2 clips in the bottom of the roosting bars so I can clip the roosting bars to the ceiling where I put 2 eyelet screws. Makes life way easier to have the roosting bars out of the way when cleaning

[@robertpayne2717]

My Grandparents and later my parents had a chicken house and kept about fifty layers at anyone Time the roost area was about 8 x 16 feet the area under the roost had a sloped floor And was raised about the height of a wheel barrel at lowest point against back wall of the house. Where the doors were. You raised the door and took a rake and pulled the manure down from the inside sloped floor under the roost right into the wheelbarrow and then to the garden compost pile. A wheelbarrow full of manure will will shrink to about 10 percent volume after composting.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@gabrielledennis4103]

That is a lovely chicken coop. Will you make a video on how you built it? What about the ammonia from the chicken waste, is it okay for the manure?

[@johntexan4165]

If you plant a tree, you should be planting a 3 inch PVC pipe with holes drilled in it as well. Leave a few inches above ground and cap it. When you water your trees, uncap the PVC and pour in your slurry, water, liquid fertilizer, medicines, whatever. It should not be right at the root ball. Putting one on each side of the tree would work too. This method will conserve a lot more water, and will allow the tree to get more water to the roots. Yes, eventually the trees will crush the pvc pipe, but by that time, you won't be watering it often or at all.

[@rustic35]

Haha

[@swbuckmaster]

You dont want to water the trunk. You want to water the drip line of the tree canape

[@johntexan4165]

@@swbuckmaster that’s exactly what this is for but applies it directly to the roots. I move outward as the tree grows if i want more root growth. The point is to not water the surface. Where I’m from, I’ve it’s established, the tree can get all the water it wants. My other property in the mountains, i would have to water it for a longer period of time since the soil and annual rainfall is totally different.

[@rubixmania100]

Love your videos and your coop. We live west of Ft. Worth so your videos really give us good advice. 👍🏻

[@janetthornton7909]

You should wear a mask when cleaning up manure. It’s contains pathogens (histoplasma capsulatum) that cause histoplasmosis, a lung disease that will be dormant in your lung until you get old and the it will become active, especially if you get stressed. It can be fatal if left untreated.

[@moerfani]

You are very good instructor. God bless.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you 🙂

[@teacherraceevlogs5333]

Wow.. This is also. My hobby after work.. Watching here.... I like you practice organic fertiliser...

[@yorkshirecoastadventures1657]

I just mulch my fruit trees with chicken manure and let the rain do the rest. I think its a nice slow release for the roots.

[@adreannacampbell2862]

Your coop is great glad you shared. I am going to modify the roost, incorporate the sand and kitty letter scoop and most of all I love that feeder, I think you said you built it. Again thanks for sharing.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you

[@rawrevelations2002]

Do they try to do dirt baths in the sand? Also, I got a telescoping scoop like that from Chewy ...saves my back!

[@mmezias]

Your trees were probably very root bound. I found that taking the time to unravel the bound roots helps a lot but the best thing to do is buy bare root fruit trees instead. Also it's good not to fertilize them at first. This will make them send roots out to find nutrients in the soil which will promote healthier trees.

[@josep3776]

I have heard twice recently that trees send roots in search of nutrient rich medium. I'm not sure this is the case. I believe trees send roots toward water/moisture. I don't think a tree can afford to send roots out for nutrients because it would take a longer time for the tree to discover that an area was nutrient-rich than if it was just moist. It needs water on a more immediate basis. I do think you may find stronger roots in the presence of nutrient rich soil and weaker roots in less nutrient rich soil. But I don't think the roots seek out areas based on the nutrients. Rather they seek water and grow stronger where nutrients are rich. That's my hypothesis anyway.

[@bidkid2020]

I am here in Missouri I was planning on using fresh chicken poop to put in the garden and then till it under before planting I've been worrying about the chicken poop being too hot I have a 30 by 30 Garden I'm trying to cover thanks for the video

[@maxbouchard2241]

I wish I still had 14 hens I’m down to 10 it’s been around 2 years since I’ve had them I’ve lost 2 to predators and 2 to illness I’m pretty sure. I was also getting around 11-14 eggs in there peak of production. Great video btw.

[@crystalkeefe9103]

Beautiful setup 😊 thanks

[@reneebrown5598]

Also is awesome for breaking down hay bales for planting. But I would mix it stronger for that. Maybe 4 to 1 to start the breaking down of the hay. Should be an awesome way to get compost piles heating up and breaking down.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@hebnermm]

Very nice video. I came across this because I have chickens and want to use poop soup for my dragonfruit plants. I like to use artificial grass in my nesting boxes as it's super easy to clean.

[@mikeobrien5702]

This is the best ever chicken coop and run w roost, I'm envious of u, thank you for this video😍😍

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you, I have 5 videos on building the coop. Here's part five: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqS0f6iKmcioqNU

[@miltonwelch8619]

Your birds look healthy and happy. Nice video!

[@patriciarobinson4267]

Pears are looking great !! 🍐🍐🍐

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

They are Kieffer canning pears and they produce every year for us.

[@nikkibonbon1600]

Lol manly poop scooper. I need one of those!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

🙂

[@mtaj9235]

Beautiful setup and beautiful hens👌👌

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thanks 👍

[@kathyreese4052]

Really like your chicken set up.

[@Chickenmom777]

Thank you for the information, I didn’t know not to put it on root vegetables

[@solfeinberg437]

You could have some sort of thick mulch and replace it less often. Straw or woodchips. What about a tray that could slide out and dump instead of sifting? I mean, do what works - you've got a system. Just seemed to take awhile. Nice coop, you've built and nice fully enclosed area. Nice if you can tractor them too - if you want them to weed a garden, say, or work on some lawn or something.

[@BrainWavesVillain]

that's a nice setup you have there

[@brianlowe9255]

Nice coop my friend......those are some happy girls.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you, The next coop I make or buy will be bigger though.

[@kiralees909]

@@petebeasttexashomesteading haha, we are about to build one just like yours. We've got 6 hens,hopefully, for now. Thank you for sharing great info:)

[@ctglockguy743]

Another video full of great information. Thanks.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you 👍

[@AvrilA-l7z]

👍👍👍What a great idea thank you lots

[@inubaye2030]

Thanks so much for the detailed information. I can apply this to my papaya, plantain and orange trees I presume.

[@slowpoke4557]

This sounds like a great idea! I'm gonna go spay some on my collards and potatoes now 😂

[@tdvanwinkle]

I have never seen trees planted like that. Do you have a video of planting the trees? Also, nice job with the chicken coup and run.

[@bryansteen2219]

You could staple the hardware clothing the back side of rooster bars, and have the poop run down in a catch basin at the base,for easier collecting

[@DalisayCelestino]

I got a good idea from you. I thought, manure can only be used when dry and fermented to plants.

[@SouthWestIron]

Great looking coop and thanks for the information. I think the main problem with a coop fixed in one location is the build up of harmful bacteria. Now if that whole thing was on wheels it would be at a whole new level.

[@CallyPott]

Your hen coop and the fencing around your orchard are really enviable. It looks great and all thriving so nicely. I will use my chicken poop like you said. Thank you.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@nikkibonbon1600]

I love your set up

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you 🙂

[@Kim-n-Brian]

Our set up and run are similar to yours we even have ours under trees ....great minds think alike LOL. Great idea with the use of the manure.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@AnneluvsKatz]

Some good ideas thanks!

[@agmefaquino3260]

You alone doing many things in your Garden you hire some Body of your relatives To help you very patient man God bless you ,your property is so big

[@markkristynichols845]

Your chicken pen is beautiful too! ❤️ Kristy in Missouri 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@azizurrahmanhanif5533]

Your working very nice thaks

[@chiruboy23]

You solved my big problem.I ordered 2 kgs of chicken manure and was afraid to use it in my local garden because it may cause root burn.

[@sandieguitoadult]

You explained things well. Thanks.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you

[@edwardkeenan6138]

Last year I burnt like 15 apricot trees wasn't sure on the racial but now I am thank you my trees thank you

[@redwood1957]

My uncle did this years ago. If you would like to extend this to root vegetables and others make some bio char soak it dry it apply it. Also from another video use more knees when lifting. Good job thank you

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@eileenmeltzer7615]

Thanks for the very helpful tutorial.

[@cairozulu6700]

Very helpful and informative thank you.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you

[@deirdre444]

Thanks for the video. Question: How often are you pouring this mixture on your orchard trees?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Best times would be in early spring, summer and then in the fall.

[@deirdre444]

@@petebeasttexashomesteading Thank you. :)

[@conflectiz]

That’s an awesome looking coop man.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you

[@isatoro77]

Awesome video! Learned lots! Thank you!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you

[@IndependentArmz]

I been getting 6 to 12 eggs, and for about 2 months 12 to 24 eggs a day from 4 hens. this is my first go round with chickens. I give them alot of scraps. lotsa vegies and I use filler food too. I think I just been fortunate with the hens I have. They have a pen I built similar to yours, but i let them free range. I started with 18 chickens. I've lost them all to predators but mostly my dogs. With the exception of one huge hen that just went belly up one night. Not sure what happened to her. She was so big she sat down and ate, lol.

[@desgoulding7154]

Top video thanks for sharing mate.When I was young 10 I had chickens 🐓 very good with eggs 🥚 did like when dad killed them for meat now I am an old man 68 I would love to get some chickens again. Like your yard mate

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you my friend, never too old for chickens and a steady source of eggs.

[@desgoulding7154]

Pete B. You are right on there mate. Stay safe mate also your family

[@otrbookscratcher1792]

Do you sell plans for your chicken coop I love your set up

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Sorry I don't have any plans on the coop, but you can watch my five part videos on building the coop. Here's part five: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqS0f6iKmcioqNU

[@heartsandmindsathome]

"the manly poop scooper" 😂 I'm going to have to check to see if that's on your amazon list.. we just got started with chickens a couple weeks ago :)

[@sylviaharris7404]

Great information, we plan on adding a compost barrel this year. You have a nice setup there. We look to solve two problems with one solution so yea, two birds one stone. Yes, we use ceramic eggs and collect eggs 4-5 pm. Duck eggs are great for cakes as well as eating. Do you use sand in the chicken run or is that wood shavings?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thanks, I use wood chips in the chicken run. I used leaf much the first time, but it didn't last that long and wood chips only last a little longer.

[@friendlyoldbum9182]

Should make a screen and frame to go over the whole base. Shimmy it into the sand and shimmy as you bring it up to get it all at once. Thanks for the screening idea though it will be the next thing I do

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Great idea 👍

[@anniegaddis5240]

New Sub. LOVE the idea, am going to add a "sand shelf" under my chicken's roost now!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@jewelciappio]

I use sweet pdz instead of sand in the same way. The pdz absorbs ammonia and lowers the nitrogen release rate during composting. Basically, I take and mix with the wood shavings from the nesting boxes and it goes into my garden after sitting for a month or so.

[@caz4523]

Just found this video..how often can you apply this to your fruit trees? TY

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Early spring and during the summer

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