I LOVE raising CHICKENS like this

[@shannongnazzio6844]

Mike you and Laci have not only raised a beautiful family, but you have educated so many people! Inspiring the way you have grown, learned and shared your life and experiences🙏🏻God bless ❤️

[@johnnyfeathers2567]

Yes they have😀 I really enjoy watching their videos so much. I have learned so much not only about off grid living but also how to be a better human being.

[@sowingbird8845]

I agree our Father knows what is good for us. You all have done such a wonderful job with your homestead. It looks beautiful. Many blessings!❤

[@terryjohnson6392]

Mike everytime I mow my yard I put the grass clipping in to my chickens I've seen a big difference in the soil quilty in my chicken pen it's a black soil now and a lot easier for them to take dirt baths and hunting worms .

[@thomasdesmond2248]

Josiah is finding his groove. He is a great young man. God bless

[@angelaburrell-lewis2955]

Hi Mike, I really like watching you. I see that your heart is whatever you are doing. I observed your growth in caring for your family your farm and your animals. Thanks for being humble and hard working 💪 .

[@loriy7532]

Hey there, Great that the fences got squared away. Nothing says I love you like a protective fence around the animals.LOL..Good show,thank you Mike...

[@vanessagodiin770]

Born to be homesteaders. You both have grown so much as farmers over the years. It is hard to believe you knew nothing about homesteading back then and just a city boy and girl in love. Congratulations on all your accomplishments. Lacy to is an inspiration to many women who choose this lifestyle regarding bringing up a healthy family and keeping everyone well with her natural herb remedies. It is so wonderful when you grow your own food and produce your own meat and eggs that you really know what you are eating. Your animals are o well taken care of and your children are very wise regarding self sufficiency thanks to Mom and Dad. Lacy really impresses me when she uses heavy machinery like the fork lift and other large equipment. You two are the real deal and we are so grateful you share your lifestyle with us viewers. By the way I just tried a new vegetable this week. It is called potato squash. It tastes like mash potatoes ... It really does. All you do is remove the seeds and brush olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper on the flesh and then put it flesh down on parchment paper on a metal tray and bake for 1 hour approx. at 350 degrees. When baked you can eat as is or add a little Ranch cream salad dressing on it and stir it up and then you have instant mash potatoes with less carbs. They are white and acorn shaped with some brown spots on skin. You may already grow them but I thought I would share in case you did not grow them. Lots of recipes on the Internet. God Bless Always!

[@kiprussell6102]

Mike you will never go wrong following the Bible. God set those things up for our good and I think they still apply today. I enjoy your videos and I especially love when you all work together. You and Laci have done such a wonderful job with your kids. They are well mannered and Selah always answers with a smile I think Josiiah is getting a little more comfortable with the camera. I love seeing them help. I have been a bus driver for 20 years and I can tell the ones that help at home and the ones that don't quickly. Keep up the good work and God bless you all.

[@susehendricks6217]

I’ve put mine on pasture. The ground dries out quickly, so I am using a drill to pre-drill holes for the fence. Works great! I love premier1 and the ChickShaw! Love you guys and I am so grateful you are an outspoken, godly family. Thank you! Much love and God bless!

[@sandramadden6966]

Great idea. We love premiere one fencing, but our ground is super dry and hard right now. Getting fencing OUT is difficult enough, there's no way it's going IN without some substantial watering and/or drilling first!

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

Such a great idea!! Thanks for sharing!

[@tanyaparker-callsign.kk7ic238]

The duck in the chicken coop...surpise surprise and classic✊🏾❤️❤️❤️✊🏾

[@candacemiller01]

Yes. Keep the sabbath year. God will bless you greatly I believe. ❤️

[@denisebillings4273]

Your homestead is looking so lush and green. God Bless you all❤️

[@armidaperez5360]

Your chickens are seeing the grass greener over the chicken wire..lol.. Your place is really looking nice👍

[@glorianorton6951]

Mike your sense of humor is wonderful. Like your love comic characters and the imitations♥ Lacey is so helpful and loving ❤ Your children are learning so much from you ♥ They are growing up fast. Love you all so much 💗 Blessings

[@susehendricks6217]

I love that! Staying close to God in everything you do. Amen to that!

[@karenbearden6198]

I really appreciate your videos! Your family is awesome, and a great inspiration!

[@BostonRocks76_Carmen]

That was SO FUNNY whenever you faked us out about getting shocked by the electric netting. HAHAHAHA Your kids are so helpful and polite. You and Lacie are doing such a great job raising them up in the Lord. I am so looking forward to seeing you all this weekend in Hannibal. I am leaving for there tomorrow (Friday). I am going to Sally's class on Saturday. Have a safe and fun trip!! God Bless! Carmen

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

We are looking forward to giving you a big hug!!~ Lacie

[@SpottyCreekFarm]

Is one thing that works relatively well for retaining walls is using your feedbags as earthbags. It's cheap and it's simple and it works really well.

[@patpersons7031]

Your daughter looks so pretty today! She’s growing up so fast!

[@brendah4773]

No no. You’re correct. Follow the Word. Obey the Word. Love to y’all from Loveland, Colorado ❤️

[@thomasdesmond2248]

Mike creating is own mucro ecosystem. God bless

[@racebanning6390]

HALLELUJAH!!! BE BLESSED YE ALL! ALWAYS ENJOY THE PROGRESS..THUMBS UP!

[@janegrey4374]

Abundance Plus recommended this channel as I was specifically looking for Black farmers/homesteaders on YT. Glad they did. After watching this first video, I'm going back to watch your videos from the beginning.

[@isadelahunt2284]

Premier 1 is the best! They are really helpful if you have a question, too. You can just call them up, and everyone is super patient, and really knows their stuff. I tend to use a bunch of shorter fence sections rather than long ones, but my place is more brushy than yours. 50' is a good length, and it's easy to move and not get all hung up on every little thing. I've used net for pigs, poultry, goats, and even cattle, in a pinch. And that energizer is a huge improvement from the previous model, with the ability to plug it in to charge. Really nice for you to show folks the setting up from the very beginning. Watching your videos is like hanging out with a neighbor.

[@jimmiemeeks9795]

Awsome job everyone !! Appreciate y'all

[@blackpackhomesteadchrisand7337]

Nothing better than some trained chickens. Smarter than folks give credit for.

[@megmills7399]

Good to see the family and see the kids I mean it's just really nice to see them working with you Mike

[@aliensandghostslive4008]

Your videos are great love the family and farm very cool. I was wondering are you going to do A live video event sometime coming up we LOVE north Carolina we travel to hiddenite to go gem hunting have you ever found any gems on your homestead?

[@janetwithers7427]

Your new fences look so nice and neat. Your chickens are beautiful and you are carrying for them perfectly. 💖

[@ingenoordam7422]

thank you for taking G'D word into your creating your homestead!! G'D BLESS and greetings from Inge Noordam (the Netherlands/Europe)

[@JamesSmith-pt8dy]

Hey .. everyone Moniee-Mon, is listening thanks for the info and vedios. Keep doing what'cha do best God bless you 🙏🙌❤💖

[@lovenotes5299]

I liked how you explained everything you talked about with the chickens. I'm getting ready for my chickens to get here this month, to become more sustainable and make that eco cycle work. I have a worm farm, Bee's and plan to add a stock tank for raising fish,since i don'[t have a pond on my little plot of land. My Gardens - medicinal and some for my pollinators

[@mellyg8872]

The mirrored tree scene with your pond is beautiful 😍 and flawless!

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Love my Premeire 1 fencing, and gates. We have Perma Net Plus 12/48/3 Netting setup all around our garden beds to keep deer, raccoon, dogs,cats, cows, rabbit, possum, and any other small animals out and it does keep them out. This fencing works well, and I won't use any other!!!

[@tinafortin8958]

HELLO from 🇨🇦 You and your family are doing so well and blessing others as you are blessed... Love your videos 👍 God's Continual Blessings to you all 🙏😇💝

[@zadokmotorfreight2423]

We've had really good luck with Premier1 net and solar fencers! I've thought before about resting land and I think it's great that you're doing that! We aren't supposed to understand every little detail.... just trust and obey.

[@tracyboyd4867]

Greetings Friends...The homestead is looking lush after all your hard work doing all those trees and putting in new gardens it is looking so pretty and green its amazing the difference in just 12 months...

[@jaminboomershine9643]

I noticed you did the same thing I did the first time I used the Intellishock energizer. There are actually two holes in the bolts that hold the hot and ground wires in place while you tighten the red and black nuts back into place. This holds the wires much more securely. Keep up the good work!

[@4mandysake]

THANKS, MIKE🐓🐥🦆

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Mike Dickson nice to see you love watching your videos, thank you for showing your video homestead chicken Duck Goose farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐕🐈🐐🐝🌱🌺🌹🌷🍀🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@megmills7399]

I absolutely loved that music when you were doing the food scrap part of the video that music was awesome

[@teresamessick2297]

I rested my garden spot rest this year.

[@JSWRabbitry]

I would love to hear more about keeping the land sabbath.

[@BigDmike24]

Penelope Is beautiful. We have one just like her. Muscovy ducks are our favorite. I like the new fence. We have Delaware meat chickens this year. Very healthy chicken. Just hope they work out to be good food. You farm is looking great!

[@terridiamond7862]

Thank you for all you teach me. 🥰

[@charmainemrtnz]

Really impressive Josiah ask if you needed help! Nice to see all the kids helping.

[@deloreslomonaco570]

That Chickasaw is so neat and handy

[@danielafurlan322]

Wow, that fence look much better and You all are able to move better and also get in with the woodchips, and /or leafs. Great addition to your Homestead. You all are amazing.

[@danielvelez4001]

So cool the kids make me happy too c them there that’s awesome

[@grannyframmy]

Are you guys okay? Just asking cuz we dont see a video....Praying for yall! hugs

[@joshcody4047]

Great video! Especially liked the part sharing about the why and observing the land sabbath.

[@kathywebb6536]

Love the sound of your rosters

[@mojingled]

I just found you and subscribed. You are really down to earth and remember where you started. You share what you learned along the way. You really resonated with me. I’m so glad I found you!

[@ArcsandSparks315]

Hey mike that ground spike slides on the bottom of that controller box if you want. Looking good over there.

[@tedbastwock3810]

Nice video. Was glad to see you on Greg Judy. Hope to see that drone footage of his cows! 😀

Grass clippings are a good green layer for your compost heap, or even as mulch. It's helpful if you have a bagging attachment for the mower.

[@jenniferfowler5263]

The new fencing for the goat's and the hay box you make for the goat's love it you got it looking nice and I love watching yall

[@anapaulacrawford5837]

You guy's have such a beautiful place & farme! May God continues to bless your family!

[@arlenemiller7598]

Great variety of knowledge u guys spread!

[@DebbieC624]

Great video, the chickens always look so happy to be on fresh grass or have new mulch to scratch in while looking for bugs. Not able to make it to the conference or to the HOA this year, but it will be sometime I want to do next year. Would be great to meet yall. Blessings to you and the family 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🐓🐓🐓🌱🌱🍅🍅🥒🥕🥕🫑🌶🍆👩🏻‍🌾

[@robmenendez365]

Palettes work great for a compost pile and allow you to get enough depth for it to properly heat up

[@frenchysandi]

Good information on fencing. Thanks! The land is something we are supposed to care for as well as the animals.

[@johnnyfeathers2567]

I just love that fencing, it so convenient.

[@jimmyponds5504]

Looks like you have Delaware, too. They are pretty birds!

[@leeslone3640]

Thank you for an educated video on moving your chickens around enjoy watching you and your family hello from Ohio

[@fonteynpopata4847]

Hey Mike, Laci and family. So educational these vlogs. Love them so much. I have learnt so so much from your guys experience and amazing tips 💯💚so inspiring guys 🧡 love you guys🧡 Sending nothing but love and blessings your guys way💯💚👌

[@jadaveator4387]

I also recycle and put in my compost I try to shift the soil compost around in the chicken coop when I have the energy but I have to do it by hand so it's more difficult

[@megmills7399]

That is a smart idea I like the land sabbath that's a very good

[@mrsladyhummingbird3229]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!! It has all the information that I have been looking for to fence in my chickens. I appreciate y'all so much! Keeping you and your sweet family in my prayers! God bless you❤

[@cindylong8056]

I enjoy all your videos from you guys. I appreciate you sharing. I get a lot from you. You guys stay well.

[@jbid9999]

Thanks

[@montoyanancy]

Been 5 days since this video hoping all is well with you all.

[@TroyArmstrong]

whenever you get a chance try to hunt for garage sales in your area for bed frames or in the Fleamarket sometimes "here in Canada " people throw them out /trash them you know the metal bed frames you put the box on it then the mattress that's what I am talking about they make very strong " lasting " posts all the best for you

[@gwydryn2]

and if you hook 2 of them you make a wonderful arbor. My neighbor made one for climbing roses, white on one side, pink on the other. The way he made it he has 2 chairs underneat so now he's got a shady sitting area in his garden

[@idahohoosier8989]

Good stuff. Blessings, julie

[@jeantaylor9119]

Totally enjoyed watching you do things on Your farm Your way. Keep up the great videos. 😁

[@francislambert5189]

Very cool video, Man. I like how it all works out well. I hope you are doing well, by the way. You are, and your family-Are-Good people. Farming is what I'll do when I get to Vermont. Watching all these videos is for a reason. {Joel, Rhodes, Gold Shaw, and Lumina, just to mention a very few. I Love It. You Guys Give ME HOPE..Peace : )

[@minawhitford3135]

happy chickens.!!!

[@aaronneal9675]

I'm convinced the "circle of life" was invented by some egghead professor. God made a WEB of life, where everything interacts with everything else. The web is very complex (much more so than a simple circle), but the better we understand & work within that web, and within God's plan, the more productive our efforts will be.

[@zadokmotorfreight2423]

💯

[@roxannesykes415]

Thumbs up premeire one. I have that fencing

[@cekfraun]

I enjoyed everything about this video. So many good things going on. Love that Premiere One fencing. The only thing I don't understand is why you want to keep the chickens away from the food scraps? Most people throw their food scraps to their chickens (or pigs, if they have them) and they eat it and turn it into manure and compost.

[@newsteps3876]

I appreciate your videos.

[@DIYHOUSEANDFARM]

Great job 👍 God bless 👏

[@lindalagarce8996]

Great information, thank your!

[@tammywright8290]

Don't know if you know but I grew up in a little town called Charlotte...dickson county...Tennessee...lol

[@ravenlemarque1401]

Mike, great job brother...YHWH bless you and your family!

[@loulou_9999]

Great video.

[@jameshinkle7109]

lol love watching your Idea to keep your goats in , but liked I saind before if it does not hold back air it will not hold a goat in they will escape, the best thing you can do Mike is train them to go eat lacey herbs and flowers lol, no no traind them to go to you for a treat but then again it was sure fun watching you chase after them

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

Well our system seems to be working well currently. Maybe one day we will do permanent fencing.

[@jameshinkle7109]

@@MikeTheFitFarmer ha ha ha permanent fencing with goats ha ha ha stop it Mike my sides are hurting no go for it Mike still I train my goats to go to the barn for treats my fencing would work for a little while then out they came tricky little bastard

[@jillyd2807]

Enjoyed that 👏👏👏

[@choirmom78]

LIKE YOUR OUTLOOK

[@muddymeadowsfarm]

Love your videos

[@cissynalwanga9038]

Hi farmer, am from Uganda, what kind of herbs do you feed the chickens? Down here we look for them (herbs) to treat minor infection or disease.

[@davidsawyer1599]

Way off topic yet current. Saw you at the Judy Farm. Your voice carries. Or you know to speak up understanding the limitations of a cell phone. Still it was less then easy to hear you. Not all of us can hear like an Owl. Thanks for all you do.

[@aliciaestrada4082]

Good job

[@deborahtofflemire7727]

That will keep the good in and the bad out.

[@catherinemilliganrn]

Mike, does the fence have to connect back to itself or can it be used in just a straight line?

[@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead]

It doesn’t need to be connected back to each other.

[@catherinemilliganrn]

Growing Little Country homestead thank you

[@inthegarden1917]

Hi Mike and Lacey, can you tell me the exact chicken fence and goat fence that you used. Premier have several type of fences. Are they still working well for you?

[@paracop35]

Where you guys at? You ok?

[@karrelbuck]

I love that you are obeying the Lord, not because you have to but because you know He only says what is good for us! 💕🦩💕

[@hickoryhillinthebigwoods-r759]

How is it obeying if it is something you don't have to do? Where did God say, "You decide what to do"? If what God says in Scripture give us an idea as to what He likes and He doesn't like, why would that change? He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He is God and He changes not. His ways do not change either. What He says is sin, is sin and always will be sin. What He has said is unclean, is unclean and never will be fit for food. What He says is His, will always be His. Obedience is adhering to a command. If obedience is not needed, it is not obedience but a choice. Jesus himself said that not one stroke of a pen would be removed from the Scriptures until heaven and earth have passed away. Heaven and earth have not passed away. And scripture when Jesus said that - was the First Testament. Just something to think about. Be blessed as you seek to follow the Lord in spirit and in truth.

[@teresaoftheandes6279]

Thanks for doing the fence tutorial Mike. I've wanted to get one but have been a little intimidated by it. Yes, I agree seeking first the kingdom of God always bares fruit.

[@shawnwedworth9440]

Love it!