I'm at the vet with my dog and it's not good news 😢. I really needed a dose of Becky today to cheer me up. Thank you for always being so positive and uplifting! Update: Thank you to everyone for all of the prayers. It wasn't cancer thank God! It ended up being a benign mammary tumor, but she was diagnosed with diabetes. She's doing much better. I'm just glad that we got this all figured out.
@AcreHomestead Жыл бұрын
Oh no! I'll be praying for your puppy!
@ninadeboo1821 Жыл бұрын
I hope your dog gets better and Yess, becky's video's always cheer me up to ❤
@kathymcintire6182 Жыл бұрын
God bless you Latoya and your precious fur baby I'm so sorry 😔💐,love is the key, always 💞
@ocean3237 Жыл бұрын
Praying for your fur baby.
@mschente86 Жыл бұрын
@Acre Homestead, thank you so much!
@mariechapman7626 Жыл бұрын
I’m From England and never ever grown a thing. But I love love love this channel. It calms me and even when ur in the kitchen I am mesmerised by ur energy.
@Iamhome365 Жыл бұрын
Hi from Ireland. Oh you should try something really easy if it's only chives/scallion and you might seriously catch the bug! Charles dowding and huw richards are brilliant, they're in England/Wales
@Snowpaux Жыл бұрын
I’d like this channel more if I didn’t feel like I’m rushing to keep up with Becky! 😅
@peacockexplosion7191 Жыл бұрын
I'm curious...is it because you don't have any land or because you don't know how? Both can have solutions but only if we know why. 🙂
@BlazinGoddess4Life Жыл бұрын
Becky is like medatation very inspiring, motivational and calming,..
@erikalouwrens3992 Жыл бұрын
I'm from South Africa and am 65 years old, in a teensy home with no garden...but I adore sweet Becky!
@danic7613 Жыл бұрын
Funny story about fodder.... when our youngest was in kindergarten (he's 14 now so it's been a minute) we grew wheat fodder for our chickens in our garage. Apparently this was a fun fact that dear son wanted to share with his class, including info on grow lights and humidity. Unfortunately his pronunciation of wheat was lacking... Bless his teacher's heart for having to have an awkward conversation with me at the end of that day. I assured her it is in fact WHEAT not WEED that we are growing. We definitely worked on enunciation after that. 😅
@freeinghumanitynow6 ай бұрын
OMG!! This is absolutely HILARIOUS. 😂😂😂 Thank you for my morning laugh. 😂
@vjohnson2400 Жыл бұрын
Good job Josh and Becky, the chickens will appreciate all your efforts.
@Jaynes-Path Жыл бұрын
When placing your chickens under trees you should put wire over the top. The trees allow predators to drop down into the run and kill the chickens. Hawks and Falcons will perch and drop, Raccoons and Opossum will climb down branches.
@catalina8677 Жыл бұрын
Yes! I lost an entire flock to raccoons in 3 hrs one night!
@Jaynes-Path Жыл бұрын
@@catalina8677 So sorry to hear that! Unfortunately you are among many people who think their chickens are safe because the walls are strong but everything wants to eat our chickens and they will find a way if not protected on all sides and both top & bottom as well.
@natasjapaulson180 Жыл бұрын
I’ve just had our 9 month grand daughter for the weekend. It’s thanks to you, even though I’m so tired, I have dinner put together in minutes. Lunch and breakfast all done for the week. Even though we are heading into winter (I’m in NZ) you inspire me to meal prep, preserve and grow more veges. My future self is always so grateful 💚
@lindabirkes-lance8915 Жыл бұрын
Those girls did not want to be caged up after so many months of free range. I love hearing them talk to you while you are with them.
@reneecailloux2573 Жыл бұрын
I loved to hear how one of your favorite thing is working on project with your husband. Same for my husband and me. There was a learning curve too but it makes everything better. Our friends are surprised that we even do grocery shopping together. But building, renovating around the house together is our favorite thing too!
@Megan9689 Жыл бұрын
Same with my husband and I! We do basically everything together and love spending as much time together as possible most days. Been together 12 years, married for 5 of those tomorrow.
@reneecailloux2573 Жыл бұрын
@@Megan9689 34 years together and 29 married ;-)
@artkeepsave7206 Жыл бұрын
Due to work constraints I didn’t get to building my raised bed, or starting my own seeds, BUT I have 4 peppers, 2 chilies, 2 cocktail tomatoes in pots and tomorrow the 6 San Marzano will be potted. Next year I hope to get to my raised beds and start my own seeds, but better this, than nothing 🤷🏻♀️
@faithofamustardseed8198 Жыл бұрын
I am always amazed at how much you get done with a baby. It really seems like you don’t have a baby at all with the way you make your videos. You inspire me as a fellow new mom!
@debbiesander4853 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I always wonder where the baby is.
@karenm7433 Жыл бұрын
When we were kids we just cut up potatoes from our root cellar and planted those chunks (each chunk had an eye). It always worked well
@teeandkids937 Жыл бұрын
I honestly thought this was the only way lol
@treasurespastnpresen Жыл бұрын
This is how I've always done it. Choose potatoes that are just beginning to sprout and cut into chunks, 1 to 2 eyes per chunk. Let sit out in an open cardboard box so they can breathe in a darkened room or closet. Stir them around every day so cut edges are exposed as possible. They need to form a dryish skin on the cut edges. Then plant. My grandparents and parents taught me, they grew potatoes like this every year and so have i.
@scenteddragronflywithmichelle Жыл бұрын
@@treasurespastnpresen thank you for sharing how you do it
@kristietaylor719 Жыл бұрын
Agree, this is how my farmer Grandpa always did it. He and Grandma planted around 5 acres of garden every year at least. At least acre and a half of corn, mostly for winter feed for his cattle but also some for the freezer. Grandma snuck in her pumpkin and long growing gourd plants in this field. Then there was the master field that was another two plus acres where the bulk of the plants went. The last field was at least half an acre close to the house where Grandma planted her tomatoes, cantaloupes, onions and potatoes as well as certain random plants that were her favorites. They raised seven kids through the Great Depression, WWII, dust bowl and other such hard times by raising their own livestock and canning their gardens and curing and canning the meat. I am so tickled to see so many rediscovering the homesteading ways I grew up hearing about, learning and doing with my grandparents and parents. Most of their children's families also benefited from the amazing food and canning they did every year. Really miss those times since they passed back in 1999 and 1998.
@delphine88313 Жыл бұрын
Yep the same.I think SOME of these growers make things to complicated. Lol I watch a lot of Asian growers. And they fertilize, plant and water ( occasionally weed) and walk away. They let nature do the rest.And a lot of them have FEILDS of food and no way to water everything.
@sandyoklahomatransient8557 Жыл бұрын
Becky, it's always good to see you, and Josh working together on projects. Nice job on the chicken run!
@noramaegomez197 Жыл бұрын
Becky chickens CAN an Do Fly . I had chickens some years ago and they Flew from my front yard across the street to my neighbors back yard that had a 9 foot fence into their backyard 60 yards away! I agree with you on the trimming bird’s feathers there’s nothing wrong with trimming their feathers. I although I never did my chickens but I did do my cockatiels and parakeetss . The breeder told me you only trim one wing that way he can’t fly Maybe only kind of lopsided drunk.😆😆 Have a great week !🌱🌱🌱🌱
@cocopuppyjewell582 Жыл бұрын
You're very first mother's Day is coming as a mother I hope it is a very special day for you and Father's Day is not too far away😊
@mrsmack213 Жыл бұрын
I am 64, and I have never seen a red marigold in my life. So glad I saw this! I have grown the orange and yellow ones for decades.
@timnash6870Ай бұрын
TIM from Canada suggestions for people who have a chicken run and want to have more protein for your chickens. Suggestion is having a scrap pile of vegetables put inside your chicken run….. having leaves and grass and all the vegetation in a pile in one corner will help you with your chickens having some sort of I can’t post pile that’s the word I’m looking for compost pile in your chicken run, putting in lots of dirt and then leaves and grass and waste from your garden is going to help with your chickens. Having any kind of large compost pile inside of your chicken run, it’s going to help your chickens.
@Bonniespckitchen Жыл бұрын
When baby acer is ready to run around outside. Put lattice up around your deck. It makes a great outdoor playpen in the shade. It will help keep the chickens off the porch.
@peaches833 Жыл бұрын
I actually purchased my coop from Carolina Coops. I love it. If I could’ve built it myself I would’ve designed the same way they did. It’s been 5 years and the girls also love it. Also be careful with leaving the feed outside a protected area - it’ll attract rodents for sure. Great job on putting up that semi permanent fence! No more poopie patio is a plus!
@Enchanted_Daisy Жыл бұрын
I wish I could find the video but I saw a guy feed soaked and sprouted barley to his 4 dairy cows. His set up was really cool.
@JustGeralee Жыл бұрын
I would LOVE a video on the topic of whats best to direct sow vs whats best to buy or grow seedlings 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼 I am teaching myself how to garden so I would love that video ❤️❤️
@christinaburney5935 Жыл бұрын
If you have ever watched The Hollar Homestead they put a compost pile inside their chicken run. It attracts bugs for them, gives them something, to do, and they will eat out of it, and poop in it. All your wood shavings could be easily broken down and eventually become food for your garden. You can also grow them a row of sunflowers around their coop so it's pretty.
@cynthiaduerksen5086 Жыл бұрын
Yes, please, do a video on the starts and Seed sown directly in the ground.
@susanjohnston8973 Жыл бұрын
The first year I had chickens they were free ranging while I started work on my garden. I went down a row dropping corn seeds. When I got to the end of the row I discovered my rooster had followed me eating each seed as I dropped it! The chickens immediately got a run where they stayed during gardening season!
@kennieloo6357 Жыл бұрын
The circle coop is genius. I think I’m gonna try that
@gaylaskates8831 Жыл бұрын
When the time comes to move the hens into their new coop and run I want to recommend you keep the current coop. We use our old smaller coop as a ‘maternity ward’…that’s how we add to our flock. We have no rooster so when a hen goes broody we purchase day old pullets and put under her after dark. We let her sit on some eggs for 3 weeks then do the switch with baby chicks after dark. The next morning she wakes and thinks her eggs hatched. We move the broody hen in the last week of her sitting to the maternity ward then once we do the switch of eggs to chicks she raises them there until they are a bit bigger then let her ‘introduce’ them to the others. It’s worked perfectly for us.
@BlazinGoddess4Life Жыл бұрын
That's brilliant we started building an enclosed run last week and suddenly 6 of our hens went into brooding mode and are sitting on dozens of eggs hopefully we get hens this hatch the last 3 have turned out to be roosters, we have roosters but we buy hen chicks in summer so they can be outside
@amy4484 Жыл бұрын
That's a sweet way to do it. When mine gets broody, I just put her in a pet crate with food and water for 2-3 days, and then she is fine, much easier.
@cheylingarber5886 Жыл бұрын
Becky I just love all the videos you post, they are so informative.. then again you could post a 30 minute video of walking through the mud and I would still be watching 😊❤
@carolyngregory9354 Жыл бұрын
So cute watching how excited you get doing things for your girls. I love your enthusiasm about anything that you do. Good job.
@maryhaughie5693 Жыл бұрын
We had Silkie's and we built our coup, uh let say it was a learning experience. We made the ladder to steep and the box too high, Silkie's don't fly. We had dirt, my girls kept getting sick. (we are in Florida) Figured it out, peat gravel was the best for the floor. Chickens are the best. Nothing like having a glass of wine and sit with them in the early evenings. The eggs were delish, nothing like a fresh egg!!
@LoriHakaMyHeartCries Жыл бұрын
Girl, i planted a few marigolds in my raised bed a few months back (Zone 9A), i now have marigolds growing wild all over my garden. I I didn't know that they spread so prevalent..I'm loving it!!!❤❤❤
@tammyr2966 Жыл бұрын
Yes Becky, that would be so helpful to have a video dedicated to what to direct sow and what is better to plant directly! I struggle with this
@domestic_goddess5139 Жыл бұрын
@tammyr @ acrehomestead 👍Yes, I agree - that would be helpful 😃
@poodlegirl55 Жыл бұрын
It is a regional thing, so a one size fits all rec is not worth anything. You just need to look up the length of your growing season where you live and every seed packet tells you the grow time. My daughter in Florida can plant anything by seed. My daughter in Northern Wisconsin can plant fewer things from seed than I can in Southern Illinois.
@SunshineCountryChickens Жыл бұрын
So exciting great times ahead! Congratulations Becky this is a big step forward!!!!!
@debracoulter1250 Жыл бұрын
I had to super glue a chicken from a dog attack. They are so resilient! She lived as long as her sisters.
@teresaunwin4869 Жыл бұрын
Love that you keep ur sense of humour regarding those cheeky chickens
@tammiemonahan9644 Жыл бұрын
It's incredible how many videos you still put out with a little one at home. You are rocking this. Request: I know videos are harder to do than reels, but I would love individual videos on planting. I'm really wanting to do strawberries, and I think I have all the stuff, but I have to search so many videos to find your knowledge, and I'm afraid I'm overwhelmed and won't get them planted. We just moved states and I finally have a patio that I can plant things. (Eventually - hopefully I'll have strawberries, green beans, maybe a small fruit bush, an herb bundle, and maybe some pest repellant) But a shorter video on just one or two particular items - from soil, feeding, transplanting, tips - especially for container/patio/small space garden ... Something that we can go back and watch multiple times (with ads on of course!), just in case we missed something. Especailly if you were to do it as mostly a voice over, to make it easier for you - and I'm sure there's many of us that just listen (on repeat) while we work. Thanks for all you do.
@timnash6870Ай бұрын
TIM from Canada putting a compost pile inside of your chicken coop. Run is going to help with your chickens and help them just with their diet and eating having leftovers from your garden is going to help your chickens.
@bdianes6339 Жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏 JOSH THANKS FOR HELPING BECKY AROUND THE HOMESTEAD AND THE CHICKENS 🐓 APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL 👍
@Candace_Duke Жыл бұрын
Yes, please do a video on direct sowing vs starter. I'm new to gardening and have no idea what i'm doing.
@andrearylance1210 Жыл бұрын
Becky, I LOVE your videos for so many reasons ❤❤❤❤ One objection is the ads every 4-5 minutes. It's a bit annoying to have to skip them so many times in one video. I don't know if they are under your control, but if so.... please consider putting in less. Will continue to watch either way. Thank you for sharing so much love ❤
@caratmama4769 Жыл бұрын
I took advantage of your special pricing with Greenstalks and purchased one. I wish now that I had gotten two. Mine is the Terracotta color and I used a variety of seeds (Bush Green Beans - 3 per pocket), some herb and pepper starts that I didn't want to spread everywhere, and a few flowers from the Clearance section at my local box store. I got 2 white Alyssum and 1 of a mini white petunia, and a tray of yellow Marigolds that I planted one each on either side in an angle so they kind of wrap around. Everything has filled in so nicely! The contrast of the greens, yellows and white on the Terracotta is stunning! Thank you for all you do!
@marygrott8095 Жыл бұрын
You're right in saying that it'll take time to grow everything from seed, but upu WILL get there. I've been doing that for the past 3 years, (except for my flowers) and it is so satisfying. I really enjoy all the varieties that are available. available.
@ladonnapham4749 Жыл бұрын
I like seeing your mom in your videos from time to time. Maybe she’ll let you do a small video of her in her garden
@jeannamaynard5037 Жыл бұрын
With so many raised garden beds going in, you should take inspiration from Justin Rhodes and build chicken coops that fit over the top. Then, the chickens help clean them up every season and you get the free fertilizer.
@lynnemalone284 Жыл бұрын
Becky you can build grazing boxes for your chickens for fresh greens
@oregontrisha365 Жыл бұрын
We just moved our chickens to a fresh spot. The run is made of chicken wire and the little stinkers figured out how to poke their heads under a gap between the wire and the ground. Neck followed head, body followed neck and, presto, they were out. Smarter than I gave them credit for.
@1RodeoMom Жыл бұрын
I am late watching this as I have been pushing hard to get our garden planted. Looks like the same fence we just put up around our chicken coop and garden. Today worked from 9 to 9:30 to plant over 100 tomato plants. I want to can these have them to eat and to make salsa, ketchup etc. We will see how many we actually get. This week is now forecasted with rain chances everyday. We pushed against a storm that blew up to the west of us but thankfully after a quick real prayer was sent up the storm went west. The couple of days before I was planting our 5 raised beds I still have to buy another raised bed to finish planting. My son in law was wonderful and had his helper come and help me dig holes to plant in. We can't free range either. We have two hawks that live in our trees as well as many other predators that pass through our property.
@fuzzles93 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for explaining what determinate and indeterminate meant and how to remember what they mean. This makes so much sense to me now
@skyangel7637 Жыл бұрын
Been watching you for a long time. Finally just subscribed. Your such a hard working wonderful wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend to so many. Thank you for your uplifting inspiring channel.
@ozfrankie Жыл бұрын
im convinced Becky & Josh's chickens are paid actors lol!! such a cutie chicken vid, thank you for sharing ☺!!!
@callonthenameofjesus1459 Жыл бұрын
I hope you video the clipping of their wings because I need to learn that from you. Those red marigolds are beautiful and I didn’t know about them. Thanks for sharing your time and for teaching while doing so. ❤ I’ve learned lots from you.
@kikilove1029 Жыл бұрын
Create a section in the future chicken run for composting. It will naturally fill with all kinds of bugs and goodies in their diet, help keep them warm longer (and laying) into winter, is their favorite playground ever, is useful on the homestead, and is the natural way to vary their diet. Any other way is synthetic tbh. Then their waste as compost goes back into the garden. The perfect cycle!
@cindymoore9096 Жыл бұрын
30:08 I don’t know anything about growing fodder, but I do know you can also feed them sprouts. Might be a good short term solution that doesn’t take too much work. 🤷🏻♀️
@KellieRudd1 Жыл бұрын
Yay! A upload from my favorite homestead! Have a great weekend!
@aliciadupuy9228 Жыл бұрын
Always greatfull for my man! Is so sweet when you share that too ❤ gGod bless y'all!
@ursa32 Жыл бұрын
time 24:31 and I'm anticipating the "what I would have done differently... chicken hopping realization... ☺☺ I enjoy your work and videos 😄
@wvnanaskitchenandgarden Жыл бұрын
We filled 2 garden beds (10x4x1). Hubby & I spent the majority of the day putting them together and filling them.
@jjc2323 Жыл бұрын
Becky! Oh my gosh. I feel the same way and my goal is to start all my own veggies as well. And I have for many, however I couldn't get my cauliflower to take either! you are correct - from seed you get many amazing varieties. Hope you and I can master that someday! Ive been doing this for 8 years and only started my own indoor sowing during covid. just go grow lights and a dedicated growing shelf this year. all my tomatoes are wanted to be planted bu I am zone 6a so they must wait a few more weeks
@smallspaceswithGloria Жыл бұрын
Thats a pretty slick tool that josh is using to wrap wire around fencing
@geminifox475 Жыл бұрын
Becky we moved from Idaho to South Carolina, the climate is so much more mild. But the Pacific Northwest has a lot of character/ charm , hang in there, the summers are worth it ❤️
@manub6556 Жыл бұрын
Es ist sooo schön zu sehen wie liebevoll und sorgsam Ihr ,Euch um die Hühner und auch Hunde kümmert❤❤ Eine suuuuper Zwischenlösung😊😅👏👏💪👍 Die Flügel etwas zu kürzen ist das beste👍👍👍👍so sind sie sicher und Ihr könnt auch beruhigt sein....das kein Huhn abhanden kommt 😊👍🥰 Ich liebe Deine Live Videos ...mit all den hoppalas oder kleineren Pannen ...halt das richtige Leben....❤❤❤❤.. und Du (Ihr) lässt uns daran teilhaben ❤❤❤❤❤❤Danke Becky und Josh😊😊🙏🙏 Lg.Manu🙋♀️🇦🇹
@savannahroseblack Жыл бұрын
Josh is so helpful! What a blessing 😊
@christian5707 Жыл бұрын
My husband and I just put a fence just like that around our coop. We put bird netting on top to stop the aerial predators but also to keep everyone in as their wings are no clipped. The girls were eating and pooping everything and everywhere! I have been growing non-invasive comfrey as fodder for the girls, I plan I moving that around the fence for them to nibble on whenever they like. I also tried fermenting my feed but my girls were not happy with it at all… we may try to give it another go here in the next few weeks. ❤
@susanvogelfanger4390 Жыл бұрын
Do you ever let your hair down? I would like to see it. I used it have my hair down to my waist and it was beautiful but it was a lot of effort because of how much hair it was. I cut it super short and kept it short for a long time. Now I’m letting it grow out a it’s almost shoulder length. It’s very curly and easy to manage, which is definitely different from the last time. I love your enthusiasm, energy, love for your family, chickens and dogs. I’m trying to use my Freeze Dry more. I get confused on the black knob which way is closed or open. My second batch of onions I messed up but just cooked them in a pot roast and chicken, low and slow. Thanks for sharing your love for gardening. I’m a transplant from LA to Utah. Back in LA I had dwarf fruit trees, grapes, herb garden and a small vegetable garden. Everything grew. Now it’s much harder but not impossible. I discovered a supplement for my soil that contains worms. I love it. ❤ you’re fan Susy
@ruthmartinchoctaw Жыл бұрын
Won't predators get to your chickens easier if you put the run partially in the woods? I wish I could have chickens. It is fun to watch your homestead come together ❤
@TheEmbrio Жыл бұрын
I just got back form my garden center yet i’m still glad to go with Becky ;)
@karenm7433 Жыл бұрын
Go dad! Dads are awesome! Mine included. 😊
@BlacksTropicalHomestead Жыл бұрын
A video about different grow zones would be great. A lot of people know absolutely nothing about grow zones and don't really understand why plants don't survive. We are zone 8b just like you however we are in Savannah Georgia and it's subtropical here. We hàve about 9-10 months old f warm weather if not longer sometimes. We have rons of tropical fruit plants worh fruit on them and had to pull our kohlrabi, cabbage, greens because of the heat. So that would definitely help other SoilSista ❤
@aclaus596 Жыл бұрын
I get it. We did mobile coop. Didn’t really work for us. So they are in a run. But I do let them out in spring and fall when garden isn’t set up yet. Sometimes in winter depending on weather. So i figure they have a good life.
@dwandarogers6252 Жыл бұрын
thanks for the response
@sarahschlosser1203 Жыл бұрын
Becky thank you for explaining the potatoes. I would love to see more garden education videos. You explain thing so well. Great to see you and Josh working together.
@othernamerose Жыл бұрын
I had no idea potatoes could be determinate! I wonder how many failures were due to hilling when I shouldn't be.
@melindahayes3728 Жыл бұрын
I would love a video of details of what to plant when. When to buy seeds etc. I just bought my first electric canner and am slowly buying items needed for canning season. I am watching and learning from your videos
@mandyberson4868 Жыл бұрын
Becky, I bought the large freeze dryer from your link. I added the mats. Can’t wait to get started!
@aleahjohnson4798 Жыл бұрын
I was going to watch you be productive this morning, then I decided to save your video until my greenhouse was planted! So happy about my decision! Thank you for sharing about all that you do. 😁😁
@elizabethlink3993 Жыл бұрын
💚 Fun to work on a project with Josh on a beautiful day. I was/am also going to mention Ben Hollar of Hollar Homestead, who makes a circular wire compost set up inside his stationary coop. Keeps those chickens busy working on and eating scraps while getting compost started. 💚
@emilyharrington2219 Жыл бұрын
I would love you doing a video about what you should get starts for vs direct sowing. It would also be helpful to add when you would suggest starting seeds and transplanting. Would be an amazing starting point for us ❤
@famous9222 Жыл бұрын
I agree with you regarding blue mashed potatoes but I always plant a few blue potatoes (on the inside) and some pink (on the inside). They make a delightful blue and pink potato salad for special occasions.
@elizabethbetsyschneider1647 Жыл бұрын
I have the same issues with purple potatoes. I like the traditional color….😊😊😊
@empress2500 Жыл бұрын
yes please make a whole video about what to direct sow and what to do as starts
@marilyntorsch3970 Жыл бұрын
The chickens are so amazing. Thank you for sharing 🤗
@BrightestBlessings7899 Жыл бұрын
I love watching you pick your potatoes. I ordered my set of 1kg of Red Chieftain from West Coast seeds. I planted them after all the onions were planted and the peas and beans. I buy pansies each year too. I grow my own from seed but we need some flowers early on for the Solitary Bees to snack on. Broccoli and 2 Brussel sprouts are already planted out. Strawberries and asparagus are sharing a garden this year too. Yes, I bought a Dianthus and Ranuculas , some Dusty Millers, Lamb's Ear, and Bee Balm, that now get to live on the dogs crate next to my growing shelves until about June 04th. You could easily just give your chickens your kitchen scrapes , like peelings for them too. Bless you for taking such careful care of your Ladies. Ariel at Fy Nyth, ferments her chickens food. It helps the chickens digest more nutrients. Our neighbours had chickens and they flew up into the trees. So ya, clipping their wings stops them from flying.
@katherinegood7509 Жыл бұрын
It took me forever to figure out the potato conundrum. This is my first year being brave enough to make a dedicated potato container made from palettes so we can deconstruct at the end of the season for easy harvest. I found that we prefer the butter potatoes. It's important to grow what you know you'll eat!
@reglindiseckhardt9777 Жыл бұрын
It is so wonderful to move forward.
@lynnelovett8999 Жыл бұрын
So sorry 😒 to hear that. We lost our little dog a couple of weeks ago. So understand what you are going through. Prayers for your puppy and you/family.
@jacquelinek5036 Жыл бұрын
I think a couple of Green Stalks on the patio with herbs and greens sounds ideal. Would it make sense to have one bed planted in the herbs you freeze dry on a large scale (like cilantro and parsley)? It seems like it would be easier to me, but I really don't know.
@jacquiion5677 Жыл бұрын
Becky only cut one wing not both. They cant fly with it done. Also they look to the gate as a way out due to it being lower than the fence. Cut some off the off cut of wire fence and secure on the gate to add height. On top of the coop.put a small fence all around the roof .
@bethany3797 Жыл бұрын
What you can do for the chickens for some greens, is use 2x4s and make a box with chicken wire on top, then plant grass seed under it. That way they can eat the top of the grass, but they can't reach the bottom to scratch all of it away :) you can also buy netting to drape over the top of the run. That way they can't fly out, but also hawks can't fly in
@vbo9872 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely should have a protective barrier over top.
@lavernfoy4591 Жыл бұрын
Love y’all! Great job guys ❤️🙏
@TheEmbrio Жыл бұрын
Edible acres channels shows all kinds of sprouts and even perennials with some protection to offer greenery freechoice to his hens
@lisawallace3124 Жыл бұрын
What a great idea! Note to self for the day when *I* can have chickens!
@bethsands7665 Жыл бұрын
Awesome and fun, real and informative video. It is fun to see you plant shopping with a vengeance . Wow, are cold weather crops are bolting now in Manteca Ca. Our seed-started Zucchini and Tomato plants are growing strong though we are fighting a Gopher, snail and slug war. I only use organic methods of control though I had to drown some Gophers ( sadly) so my garden will grow as they easily took out a fruitful Zucchini plant by severing the main stem !!! It is now war. You are one of my well-rounded and favorite homesteaders.... Awesome job !, you have so many admirable and useful skills.
@beccasmama63 Жыл бұрын
Another channel I watch, they take the lawn clippings and put them in with the chickens so they get the grass still.
@susanquenneville2462 Жыл бұрын
Becky .. you have so much self control with your spending … love the way you rethink your plans before making unnecessary purchases
@katel9378 Жыл бұрын
In case you didn't see it, MI gardener just had a KZbin video on why algae grows in your seedlings. It was interesting.
@gingerdean1521 Жыл бұрын
Put vermiculite on the soil to prevent algae
@Bettintx Жыл бұрын
We will be waiting for the continuing saga of the chickens.😊😊😊
@karenturner7983 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Laura from Garden Answer just video how to make fodder for her chickens.
@sasquatchkit5223 Жыл бұрын
I have been doing sprouts for mine. I am also looking at a cover crop under a raised wire area that they can eat the green but it can continue to grow because they can’t get to the roots.
@janelou458 Жыл бұрын
Chickens love swiss chard. I used to have a greenhouse with a raised bed and after sowing swiss chard the first time for a fall garden, I never had to plant again since it would self-sow. I would harvest the young, tender shoots for us and pull the large, overgrown plants for the chickens.
@ginnybrunori5778 Жыл бұрын
Love the super glued chicken story🐔🐔
@akacareuh Жыл бұрын
We recently moved to Hawaii and now I’m learning all the new things I need to have a successful garden. I love that you discuss the good and the bad experiences to help us learn. We have to plant everything in containers or raised beds where we are because of contamination of the soil.
@annbann6 Жыл бұрын
Hey Becky, in case you ever wanna put a camera on something to monitor it (like how they chickens got out).. amazon sells these "Wyze" Brand cameras and they are like $30 - 40. They are iffy outdoors but I have one inside the house looking out in front. Not as good as Nest cameras but for the price they are impressive.
@suelewis9133 Жыл бұрын
I like the tool you are using for the hooks, I need to find me one of those I use plyers. That’s great.
@nellywall8131 Жыл бұрын
When sowing petunias don't cover them with soil they need light to germinate, i learned that this year and had great success😊
@rachelholdt6840 Жыл бұрын
One thing I'm going to try is dumping a bucket of weed seeds (from cleaning organic soybeans) on the ground in my chicken run, watering it, then covering it over with a pallet for a few days. I can do one bucket worth every couple days, and then once it's sprouted, uncover the area so they can eat it. With it being inside my chicken fence, I'd never have to worry about weeds growing anywhere else. You may look into the Chicken Tractor on Steroids system where you use your chickens to make compost. It can definitely be done in a static run area, and help provide habitat for bugs to get a start so your chickens can eat them.
@ss-wy3be Жыл бұрын
Hi Becky, glad to see you guys in the yard together. Just want to let you know about my Lavender starting from seeds. I got a pack for $1.50 coated seeds and started them on wet paper towel inside a ziploc and left it on a window sill. I was keeping them moist. They took about 6 to 8 wks to sprout. Germination rate was good. Transferred the sprouts into tray filled with compost and they are looking good so far.
@firequeen2194 Жыл бұрын
Good to know. I struggle with lavender but I’m determined, lol.