SURPRISE!!! Another NEW ADDITION to Our Growing Homestead!

[@SimpleLifeReclaimed]

Thanks Again Aivituvin For Helping Us Grow Our Homestead! Check out aivituvin.com/collections/chicken-coop?ref=Simple%20Life%20Reclaimed To Get Yours Today!

[@Hamster_Watching]

I pray the Lord bless you all immensely and if it be in GOD will that you could built your loft ❤

[@mmhomestead1864]

Where's link to other channel

[@SimpleLifeReclaimed]

@@mmhomestead1864 I added it to the description but here it is again for convenience 🙂 youtube.com/@GroovyEggs Jeff is THE CHICKEN MASTER 🥋 Very Knowledgeable!!

[@mmhomestead1864]

Thank you

[@lesw8798]

I hope you tied the coop down really good so no bears can push it over for a midnight snack!

[@tylerbarrett6652]

I'd be worried about a strong wind/storm blowing that coop over. I hope you were able to anchor it into the ground somehow... Seriously, Wild Wonderful Off Grid in WV built a coop using a very heavy flatbed trailer as a base, and it blew over in a freak storm. Yours looks so much less substantial... tho very cool... and I hope you take some time to think out how it will fare in a heavy wind/storm and what you can do to prevent it. Trying to be helpful... love your journey and I'm so glad you upload it and share it with us.

[@katee2231]

I live in AR and have a style coop like that. I have tied on each end strong string around the end poles and run through cinder blocks and we had 60-70 mile hour wind and it remained grounded without any movement.

[@tylerbarrett6652]

@@katee2231 - Now THAT's what I'm talkin' about..... lol. Yeah... it needs anchored down. Glad to see you came up with something that works for you... I hope they do too.

[@texgem]

It might be a good idea to stake it down because a hard rain or strong wind will blow the coop away.

[@AuntieAnn]

OMGOSH Abe saying he was going to get eggs with his mother just melted my heart ❤️❤️❤️... That's an awesome little coup, and the chickens are beautiful 👍👊💥

[@scottburk4083]

What's the matter Colonel Sanders? CHICKEN??? Congratulations on the start of the farm portion of the homestead. I am exited to be able to watch the continuing process of building your new lifestyle. God Bless you all!!!

[@margaretcooke7016]

It us beautiful. You will probably going to need an Electric Fence and Overhead Net. Oh wow they are really there. Congratulation, I am watching and so excited.

[@katee2231]

I have my coop like that and live here in SW AR. Suggestion: Please get a tarp for over it when our winds and storms are crazy. You will get water inside. Also, attach cinder blocks with a strong string to your coop both back and front. That metal pan will rust a hole through from there urine. I put a thin rubber mat on it. Because the ground get soggy pine pellets work good in there ground run. I use pine shavings inside the coop and in winter make a thick covering inside to help keep them warm. I learned a lot the hard way for our windy, wet, cold area. One 40-60 mile an hr wind and without anchoring it will not be good and seriously a tarp is extremely necessary when it rains or snows. Good luck! Raising chickens is the best! Abe, you will love your Blackie. Good you got straw, we in our area couldn’t find it here till last week. Happy for you.

[@joanhebert7456]

Where did our little Abe go. He is getting so big your little helper is growing up fast

[@sandradee8880]

I had one of these only lasted few years before started falling apart. But was good for my little pair of silky. But sadly raccoons got in they got through the wire. I recommend putting motion light on it to help scar them off.

[@shirlymullis1699]

You might need to put another fenced in yard around the little coop so they won't accidentally get out when the door is opened or not closed good by one of the little ones.

[@ritafirestone761]

I absolutely love how the kids climbed into the coop and they were holding the chickens. Abe's face with the black one when he held it and smiled big and announced this one is mine. That is a really nice coop. I wondered how many chickens they reccomend for that coop.

[@SimpleLifeReclaimed]

They recommend 8-10 But we're stuffing 12 in there easily ☺️

[@MultiSerge1980]

Get some "Hog Wire" to lay around the outside of the coop. This will help protect the chickens from predators that dig under the sides of the coop. (Ref: Life Elevated, they just lost most of their flock.)

[@skeetermalcolm1655]

So you are the you tubers that Jeff wouldn't tell about, congrats guys on your flock

[@steffaniepickering596]

Thats so awesome wld think about tacking the coop down cause u do get strong winds.

[@mariezafonte6473]

You were my first choice for getting Jeff's chickens. Congratulations!!

[@2012nowornever]

Cool!! Happy for you. I was wondering if you should get an electric fence or bury some chicken wire under ground around the new coop to keep preditors from digging under. I would hate to see them eaten when you are just starting out with this new flock.

[@2012nowornever]

I notice a few good suggestions here such as set up a motion sensor light. solar powered would be good. Also someone mentioned that you should anchor the coop to the ground. That is a good idea also.

[@dustoff1472]

Recommend putting bricks/or something solid along the edge to deter critters from trying to dig under the bottom of the pen. Enjoying the channel. Tks for sharing.

[@jlcouture1990]

After watching Jeffs channel yesterday I knew you were getting chickens... he spilled the beans .. lol

[@pattiwhite9575]

looks like you have a nice shady spot for them so they dont over heat. But, I would tarp them if another freeze comes. they are so beautiful and cant wait for what kind of eggs will come. Thanks Jeff, you have the best chickens.

[@karenanderson844]

Please make sure you anchor that coop down, as well as burying some fencing around to help prevent predators from digging in.

[@timothytate3968]

When y'all get y'all's chickens. Y'all can use the chicken manure in your gardens. Remember to let the chicken let the chicken manure dry first then you can mix it into your soil chicken manure is a great source of organic fertilizing. Chicken manure hats nitrogen it has potassium it has calcium which is the nutrients that your plants needs. Now the reason why I say let your chicken manure dry is because the white spot that's in the center of the chicken manure is ammonia and ammonia will burn up your plants if you put the manure around your plants when it's wet. Like right now you don't have plants in your garden you can put the wet Chicken in your in there right now but however after you get done planning your seeds and your plants then you want to let them in your dry first. Also I know that y'all was talking about getting rabbits you can also use the rabbit manure in your garden and again like the chicken manure you want to let your rabbit manure dry. And another thing that you can do with both of them and yours the chicken and the rabbit manure is you could put it into a compost bin and turning into some great compost to put in your garden.

[@lindamaskus5142]

Only chicken manure needs to set so it doesn't burn your plants. Rabbit manure can be used immediately! It isn't like chicken manure. Two totally different manures.

[@TrueBeliever6491]

Great flock; #2's legacy girls !!!

[@iamwhoiamd7056]

2023 is going to be our best year yet. I can feel it.

[@chandrasutton4669]

Got some beautiful lady chickens, and a handsome man chicken 🐔!!! Looking forward to the new chickens growing out.

[@charlenegrady8781]

I knew you had to be the family Jeff was taking the chickens to. Good luck❤️🇺🇸✌️

[@luella2u152]

That's a nice little starter coop. I like that the run is tall enough for you and the kids to go inside. I was given a little coop at one time. It was fine while the flock was young. So I used it as a grow out coop. I think that you will find that having a taller and larger coop and run when the flock is mature will be an asset. Be sure to use something around the bottom to protect from predators digging under. Having all your dogs and cats will also deter predators. You may also want to put a rain fly over the run during the rainy season. Mud isn't nice for them to stand in. I always had mixed flocks. Love the variety of egg colors. I had an Easter egger that laid a pinkish egg, but most lay pale blue or green eggs.

[@Jennyheenan]

Congrats on getting the chickens the kids will have some fun with those and not long until the first eggs what an exciting time that will be Because it’s a smaller coop I’d have a tarp ready for when you have big rains and cover the run just so they aren’t stuck in the mud to much or cover top and side from the direction your main rains come from tell the kids great building job it looks amazing 🐓

[@bpatton3671]

Just wanted to drop you a line for a couple of reasons! First David from Cmon Mountain is sick and may need checked on! He really looked miserable! Also! Did you look at his cabin floors he painted? They look amazing! That ValSpar stain he used is amazing! Thanks for your time!

[@rhondahuller4468]

Congratulations on y’all’s chicken flock!! Farm fresh eggs are awesome.

[@lauraquigley6403]

Hi guys happy you are getting chickens and a coop set up. They can fertilize your beds to grow food! The coop is beautiful! Love that you are getting great sponsors for yourselves! Groovy got you some great winged friends!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Blessings

[@heidipustelniak652]

So EGGCITING ! So happy for you! I have had chickens here in the city of Tucson since 2008! Love having my own eggs!

[@stacynissley7336]

Fancy little coop. How long before you will need something bigger? I loved how all the kids were able to help. You have the sweetest kiddos!

[@markmathiasen4172]

You should maybe build a roof over the chicken coop and also pick up a electric fence surrounding the coop. Otherwise you can count on racoons and other predators will definitely get into the coop and believe me they will ALL die. I grew up on a farm and these things happen when you don't plan ahead

[@chipmarley]

Yeah it looks very flimsy for a wilderness coop. I hope I'm wrong but a good electric fence as mentioned would be a great idea and make sure you Bury it quite deep.

[@frugaldeb]

Awesome so exciting for your children - love it ❤

[@carolynlulinski8593]

Hi friends, love the new chicken house. Hi Jeff hope you are well.🎉 Those are some fancy hens ,handsome rooster (lucky dude).😊🎉 Love Jeff’s videos.❤I cannot wait to watch these babies grow along with y’all.❤❤❤

[@earlinemcgahen3931]

At the end of garden harvest you can have portable coops to fit over your raised beds they will eat the greens and till the manure into the beds all set for spring then as your in the south you can plant a cover crop for winter

[@leeslone3640]

You better make sure that things anchor good Glad to see the kids working and helping you

[@Brittanysjoy]

My thought too. The winds and maybe bears.

[@cindylou8454]

I knew it!!! LOL! I knew you guys were "the family" Jeff was talking about on his video. I love it! So happy for you and your new flock. I'm so happy for you, Gary and the kiddos! 😊Enjoy!

[@cinb3448]

I saw Jeff's video earlier. I had a feeling he was talking about you guys when he said he was taking chickens to some friends. ☺️ Thats pretty cool! 🐔🐣🐤🐥

[@suejackson1731]

That was exciting to watch, all the kids helping is so cute. Congrats on your new chickens l like the names you all chose.

[@karenspeer7378]

Congratulations on your Flock!! God Bless and have a Wonderful Week!! 🌹😊❤

[@karenrush9532]

Love the way your kids like to help you both add things to your home stead good luck on your new pets

[@patriciarussell7487]

Haha I did guess it right chickens from bobblehead! 😂🤣

[@brucealfman1108]

It's awesome how much Jeff knows about chickens.

[@SimpleLifeReclaimed]

CHICKEN MASTER!!!

[@janicewatkins6815]

Why is he not on you tube anymore

[@SimpleLifeReclaimed]

@@janicewatkins6815 whatchya mean? he is still on KZbin. He had a channel name change recently. He is Groovy Eggs Farm. 🤗

[@monalingan9523]

Yay! You put up your chicken coop, and got your chickens! 😊

[@sandys4821]

Exciting to start building your flock! Nice coop!

[@jeanielipskey1272]

Oh, I am so jealous! LOL would love to have chickens. Course city I'm living in not so much. I should have known who Jeff was talking about when I watched him talking about your flock. So excited for ya!

[@8cylinderstolife737]

Love Chickens, best livestock animal period. A little warning, that even though that coop is sponsored, it will not protect those chickens from predators as the wire around it isn’t near strong enough. You should look at immediately adding hardware cloth around the inside of the run and lower areas of the wire as well as adding some around the outside at the bottom to prevent digging underneath. Trust me on this before it becomes a disaster especially where you live now (as there are plenty of predators around)

[@margaretcooke7016]

I thought so. I saw on Groovy Eggs that a friend was going to be getting a special group of Chickens. I knew right away it had to be you guys. Those Chickens he has picked out are absolutely beautiful. I truly hope I am right in guessing it us you. I saw them yesterday. I was watching I morning talk and had to stop and check out Video to see if you were building a Coup. So so happy for you. Now I will finish athe Talk and the Video. Blessing

[@elvacartwightneesites]

Lovely coop, colorful birds 🐦 and eggs...congratulations enjoy

[@stevenhenry8326]

That is a cute little coop. All birds should fit on the roosting bar.🐔🐓🐓

[@helenmorgan1023]

Also love the kids excitement 😍

[@jamesmccarthy1922]

Our landlady's husband has a chicken coop and in there experience they built another larger area for them to roam around. The outside fence they dug down two to three feet and turned the fence outward at bottom like an l shape. This keeps foxes and coyotes out from digging under the fence. And above the fence we put both wired fence and netting to keep the chicken hawks and predator birds and raccoons out from getting over the top so far amazing success. Every once in awhile he throws raked up leaves in their. The birds sift through them eating all the insects getting their much needed proteins for good healthy eggs. Don't forget heat lamps and windshield plastic to keep them warm during cold nights. Also wrap that heated coil wire around the water bowls to keep it from freezing.

[@lilahnewton7940]

Beautiful coop guys!! Thanks for the starters Jeff. They all look awesome 💜🙋‍♀️

[@lloydwilliams8715]

Chicken afternoon, Mel , Gary and the entire family. Wow that's awesome. Let's get the children active. 🇯🇲🙏😆😆

[@helenmorgan1023]

I love the name😍🥰 Dancing Queen was awesome too roller skate too 🤩

[@IveysFamilyFactotum]

Great looking flock ya'll and we will DEF be working with Jeff when it's time to ACTUALLY get our flock of birds.

[@elaineskeltonmaye5533]

So happy about your new chickens. Such excitement. Hooray. 👏👏👏

[@karenbrest187]

HELLO 🤗 so exciting to have your own chickens 🐓 nice to see the kids helping 🥰, take care 🙏🇺🇲

[@hopefulhope9123]

Congratulations I'm so happy and excited for your family remember remember chickens need wormed people don't realize it but they do carry a worm load

[@scottspencer9697]

Coop is so cool! Best of luck with the new venture! I feel like y'all have the Best chicken man in Arkansas! God bless!

[@NovaBill6264]

Awesome cage for your chickens great job God Bless you and your family

[@iamwhoiamd7056]

Awesome addition. I am so happy for you all

[@JB-pd4ni]

Yay for teamwork!

[@KatahadinKookingMamaHomestead]

congratulations chicken mama i love my chickens your kids are so cute

[@MelissaMalzahn]

Awesome the layers will help your family alot. That coop is really cute. I see you building another bigger one similar.

[@danadalton3222]

Great, so excited to see all your progress.

[@Swtspirit]

Enjoyed Watching as always Nice Coup and Chickens can’t wait see the eggs they lay

[@teresa3156]

Love the coop! So excited for you! I use to have chickens and roosters Had a pet Rooster he would let me rock him to sleep lol. I live in town now so I can’t have chickens:(

[@brendalongenecker8169]

i am so happy for your guys getting your chickens i thought rox and ant but was close the coop looks amazing thanks for sharing

[@annamaybeekman5152]

CONGRATS ON YOUR CHICKENS

[@grandmabelieves5581]

So different from the one I saw you work on in arizona, congrats. GOD BLESS you all

[@charmainkilloran86]

Great to have your own fresh eggs

[@vickiesizemore6486]

Love watching your channel good luck with your chickens

[@rgeaster5696]

The one thing I do recommend, is doing deep litter method. I used it with my birds and it made great fertilizer for the garden. I put 3 truck loads of saw mill chips under the birds in the coop and yard and changed it every 6 months. It kept the coop smelling good and the flies down too. It gave the birds a lot of scratching to do, and the saw dust attracted a lot of worms that the birds loved. I put a kiddy pool in yard for the duck and all the birds drank from it and it helped break down the saw dust so it saw better for the garden afterwards. Looking forwards to your adventure with your birds. Hope you try ducks, they are funny to watch.

[@lyndamcclain8795]

I just knew you were getting chickens from Jeff ! How exciting. The kids are old hands at chicken raising.

[@ARBlessedLife]

I knew it! So happy for y'all 💖👏😎

[@amandabottoms1]

give the chickens some shade in the hottest part of summer and lots of water. in the summer, stay away from cracked corn as it will raise their internal temp. on the flip side, supplement with it in the winter to help with keeping them warm. If we get another artic freeze wouldn't hurt to throw a tarp over the coop at night and uncover them during the day. this is our 4th year with chickens in arkansas, reach out if you have any questions.

[@donnahicks2503]

I love seeing the kids helping out, now when they look at it with pride because they had part in it. Waiting to see blacky that Abe has already named.

[@TheSassy777]

GO JEFF🐣🐓

[@chandrasutton4669]

So happy for you guys!!!

[@jamesmccarthy1922]

For the feed get big 4" pcv pipes and a cap for top. Think of a big "J" shape. The top of the J you put a removal threaded cap this is where you pour the feed into the bottom of the J hooks inside the chicken coop wall. It works great last a long while and no other critters can get to the feed except the chickens. Gravity allows the feed to fall down and settle to the bottom of the J hook. The birds feed out of it like a dish.

[@judyeverett4553]

I love love love chickens. congrats you guys.

[@mildredlackey1938]

Very good to have your own chickens, cause I bought a dozens eggs today for over $ 4.00 Good start with the 11 hens and one burnt out rooster 😂👍🤗 stay happy folks ,

[@janieadames8453]

EXCITING!!! 🤗

[@charlotteforrester3118]

Woohoo! Chickens! I went to the store today and eggs here in Georgia are crazy priced. A flat of 18 brown eggs were $7.95. My guys eat 9 or 10 eggs a day. So quite expensive. May have to get me some chickens too. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@wenknight8586]

Abe, I had a pet chicken when I was a child ... named Blackie. She used to sit on my shoulder and go to sleep! You are going to be a fantastic chicken carer.

[@mizzkathryn7]

Guys, I would put that in between two trees and tie it down for sure. also, the coons can dig under and get the chickens, lay boards all around the bottom about two feet and put rocks on them. I love the pin so cute.

[@MyAlaska12]

I can't wait to get some chickens of my own. Coming this summer. Thanks for the video.

[@BrittCHelmsSr]

Nice coup and run! Can't wait to see the rainbow that your flock produces.

[@Itsallgrady]

Wow guys! So happy for yall.

[@shpowder]

Congrats. I’ve seen pics of chicken runs around gardens to help with bugs. They look like tunnels made out of chicken wire that surrounds the garden. I’ve seen them on Pinterest. Best of luck.

[@ryancraig3231]

Make sure you have a plan for predators cuz you will have them with chickens.

[@billsrq1788]

Hello from Siesta Key Florida

[@sandynorlock4056]

You need to anchor your coop down, so you don’t get some big wind. It will blow it over. Or a coyote or raccoon.

[@kathleenmcginley4827]

It's the next day, but I was thinking about this video over my 1st coffee of the day and realized just how much I enjoyed seeing Abe helping to build the chickens home. I really miss him helping with the build. I hope from time to time on the weekends, when you have some small projects that he can help, that you film it. It is such a joy to see him so focused on helping and doing a teenagers level with the job. Great family chicken project!

[@bpatton3671]

I found a post on Facebook recommending all sorts of books on homesteading listed on Amazon. I have a better idea, join the local library. Mine in Dayton must include 15 different branches. Any thing I find if it available will be shipped free of charge to any branch I choose! Some Audio books are downloadable, or you can check out the discs! Now the reason I mention all of this, is what better state to have a library full of books on Homesteading, than Arkansas! Amazon had 50 pages of books on Homesteading! Covering everything from canning, gardening, recipes, becoming self-sufficient! You guys were talking about one day building a greenhouse. I even saw books on hydroponics! Lots of topics to work on on the weekend after building your cabin Monday through Friday. Teaching the kids and maybe get them a starter plot going! Fruit trees for Apples, Peaches, Cherries, and Plums. Then canning and making jellies on the weekend. How proud do you think they would to give gifts at Christmas of their can goods to family? Get back to work! lol

[@fredahill1511]

The look on her face when you talked about the fro's in the Disco. I laughed so hard, will you please tell Miss Julia Thank you because I needed that and Thank you for all the great video's

[@janetkoball44]

So exciting to see your chickens. I also like the white one. The children are really going to be happy to take care of them too. See you all ....