The BEST CHICKEN SYSTEM I have ever seen | Polyface Farm

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

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[@sharonhartzog2074]

Thanks. This series of vlogs that you are doing on Polyface Farm are some of the best that I have seen. Thanks so much for your family sharing you experience with us.

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

Thank you so much!! It has been our pleasure to share our experience with you guys!!

[@cherylanderson3340]

@@sharonhartzog2074 I agree.

[@terryspansr.6260]

I agree! 🐔 🍗

[@hibbiteejibbitee]

Love my fellow American, the ones that get it. Praying extra hard these days for the ones that don’t.

[@tommy1620]

I'm a Farmer in Onondaga Michigan. It is great to see such a positive show on KZbin. Thanks for sharing.

[@christymartin9404]

The sunrise as Lacie was watering the chicken tractor was absolutely beautiful!

[@scdobserver835]

I have seen this done on KZbin circa 2014. One of the best ways in sustainable farming.

[@scdobserver835]

Thanks to the Exploring Alternatives channel, I got to know your channel and I'm now a subscriber! 👍🏻

[@judya.shroads8245]

I loved to see you all there, soaking up all the knowledge that was being shared with you and wife. I like when you share what you do, then go to other farms and see what they do. Just amazing. Thank you

[@knitvids]

I am so happy y'all were able to go and participate there at Polyface Farm. You can see on your faces and hear in your words how much you enjoyed and learned while there. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@cheriemartin3767]

Collecting eggs is one of my favorite things to do on our farm.. I would LOVE to collect all of those :)

[@shooudo7359]

man my soul yells at me and say " i want it something like this life " . love from indonesia man 🇮🇩

[@eileenmacdougall8945]

Thank you for this video. I needed a non controversial uplifting video. God bless you.

[@russelpasamontehabla]

I wish to be given a chance to be an apprentice in such a farm. Hard work yet definitely satisfying experience. I'm an engineer but I would really love to be a farmer.😊 Thanks for sharing us your experience.

[@FollowerOfJesus1111]

God sure did know what he was doing when he created everything, and he knew how to make everything on earth and human to connect and sync with each other. I bet he just sets on his throne and him and Jesus just smiles at what they created. God bless ur family. Remember keep Jesus 1st and all things will work out for the good.

[@pamelaroden5513]

Better gains are always achieved when you work smarter not harder. Loved the video!

[@ninfabatchelor4943]

As a Child I grow up in the Ranch. Milking cow's. Growing up all can of veggies You videos bring me alts of memories Living a healthy way to raising the family Congratulations to all farmers

[@brierrose411]

You guys have great humor towards each other. That's real love for you.

[@kathrinekerns8398]

One of the coolest farms I've ever seen.

[@chaizafaza7071]

The tiny house video brings me here. I love this family and his lifestyle. So cool!!

[@heatherkainer575]

What an amazing set up! I’ve really enjoyed your videos from polyface farms.. the scale of their operation is beyond words! Thank you for sharing all your experiences

[@dianneedwards2491]

I got the book and also while I was there I ordered some meat. I have ordered meat from other farms but I'm looking forward to tasting Polyface selections of meat.

[@sharonreising1460]

Enjoy watching your adventures visiting farms and homesteads. Thank you for taking us along.

[@noahgossett6134]

Never get tired of your channel. My favorite youtube homesteader by far 💯. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.

[@rocaelgomez6616]

And don't forget that being outdoors also provides our bodies with our much needed daily dose of vitamin D. I'm glad I found your channel.

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Polyface is an amazing farm. 100% business, & definatly run well.

[@jodychapple5351]

Lacie...You Rock Girl! Polyface is just amazing!

[@janetwithers7427]

So glad you were able to experience the Poly Face Farm systems. Looks like you had a busy and great learning experience. Thanks for sharing.

[@dilipnilakhe5443]

First few lines you said are so true, I hate sitting in a office cobicle, outdoor is so soothing

[@dibutler9151]

You have gotten very good at making these videos, Mike.

[@rebeccaplumlee9601]

The love a mixed flock of poultry. Layers & dual purpose come in so many colors! Ducks probably the most fun tho. Khaki Campbells lay as good as a chicken. I also enjoyed my geese! Mine so well trained, if I said "momma momma" they would surround me for loving, if I didnt, I could garden left alone. Poultry acted better behaved than pigs & goats. Your family is blessed & a blessing to me. I stay in tune with the critters

[@blackpackhomesteadchrisand7337]

Polyface is like Disney land for homesteaders. Where are you going when you win the Homesteader Super Bowl? I'm going to Polyface farms!

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

It is such a great place!!

[@cathleencaratan3373]

Very well put!

[@Rhodietoo]

The second dream place is the Africa Centre for Holistic management at Victoria falls, Zimbabwe, where Holistic courses are given through the Savory Institute.

[@jarrodsteve9810]

OMG I love it . It reminds me of what my family had when i was back in Trinidad.

[@johnfuller6870]

Nature can and will provide so many things to us. The benevolent lover.

[@jenniferward5216]

OMG I love it . It reminds me of what my family had when i was back in Trinidad.

[@mycelticstardust]

Wow, just wow, an amazing farm! And beautiful too!!!!

[@jennifferhurlburt642]

Lacie you are a great sport! I love your positive attitude!

[@razonjoanify]

I was anticipating you’re upcoming vlog for this week, oh my goodness it doesn’t disappoint so many cute chickadees 🐤. Seeing all this amazing pastures and farming reminds me of my grandparents being close to the land was their happy place, they were farmers. My grandfather was always awake before the sunrise at 4/5am tending to something... p.s. Lacie your skin is always glowing!

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

Thank you!! ~ Lacie

[@jgivens1227]

Good evening to you all. Always look forward to your videos. You all please take care and be safe

[@lindanelson5004]

i just want to tell you"ll that i like your channel. you have a precious family. It's wonderful to see how you love the Lord and respect his creation.

[@ellisfamilyfarms8961]

I like Lacy's attitude!

[@NanaTrece9444]

Hello Friends :) Lacey you are one amazingly strong lady - 2 buckets at once. You teach those men how it is done.

[@MountainRoots]

Another great video y'all! You really got some excellent footage @ Polyface (their new book looks like a must have!) and you're making quality content around it. Watching the two of y'all is really encouraging for all of us agrarian types! Couldn't agree more with you that keeping structures simple is just fine, and we've found it's even preferable over "catalog models". Keep the videos coming!!

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

Thank you!! We are so glad that you are enjoying them!

[@katiesoutback2887]

Back in my younger days we were chicken growers for 🍖 meat. We about 30,000 twice a year. We later switched over to turkeys (ranged) 40,000 year....oh boy did we have a great gardens!, and crops..I sure miss those days. I love watching your videos ..

[@AgainstTheGrainDiet]

Great video guys! Polyface is such a wonderful place! Love what you guys are doing! Much respect to you both!

[@mariechamberlain5933]

The chickens are so loud! What a beautiful place. 🥰

[@homesteadrewind3948]

I love his "How To Pick Up Chicks " Shirt lol! Great video guys!

[@ladbol521]

Watching this in my 10th floor apartment in the Bronx, I envy you! The chicken noise is music in my ear. Where I am, you cannot hear a rooster crow The noises you hear are ambulance wailings, police or firemen sirens. lol.

[@charlesbryson7295]

I have loved this series. What a wonderful opportunity for your family. Debra.

[@erinwoods4151]

So crazy to see that many chickens in one place, same with the ducks! Holy turkey grit, I had no idea!

[@claireisacamel]

The Millennium Feathernet sounds verrryy Star Wars-y 😆 I LOVE it! Haha

[@JojoCrazyCat]

Working on a farm is a good workout.

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

Yes it is!!

[@kathleenr.3508]

The "How to Pick Up Chicks" shirt Eli was wearing was hilarious!

[@lisafeck1537]

I might buy one for my son.

[@CarolinaGirlCreationZ]

Awwwww!!! Where those chickens @7:00 Rhode Island Reds? I only ask because this is my first year raising chickens. I have 8 RIR hens and one rooster and they are prolific layers! I have consistently gotten 6-8 eggs all summer long here in eastern NC, and the last three days, even while they are molting...they gave me 8 eggs all three days! Wicked cool! Pretty sure you saw my other posts because you guys are so good at interacting with your followers but of course, I had to comment again because oh my gosh, this series is absolutely incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE it sooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing what you and your family learned while visiting Polyface Farms! Had no idea you were going to do this and I even see a duck processing video from the same farm next. I reckon I'll be up late tonight! HAHA!

[@joanxox4191]

I love Joel's ideas they only work for us in the summer. Here in Alberta Canada our winters can get to minus 40 C . So most of us provide an insulated building with enough space for them to move around. Also we have a coyote and cougar problem so they get locked in at night.

[@lindamartinez8569]

Thanks for the tour of PolyFace. It’s amazing!

[@terryspansr.6260]

Although educational this piece felt very sweet. Lacie the can-do SheRo certainly got it done. I would have sized up that big Tractor and off the premises I would go. That Tractor was hugely hugest, lol. My goodness the noise level is incredible with the fine feathered ones. Ear plugs.... The property is vast and beautiful. You guys looked so refreshed. Thank you Fit Framer for the great questions we certainly needed answers to and for getting right in there and showing us how to get it done. Great piece!

[@kagkats]

Beautiful farm and system. I would like this back here

[@KevinandRarin]

How do you prevent predators from digging the sides of the movable houses to get to the pullets?

[@premierleague1026]

It would be good to know about vaccination medication vitamins that they use in the farm.

[@sheilafade2016]

Yes, to be outside is awesome!

[@marywysocki9742]

I used to buy my meats from Ellwood Thompson's in Carytown VA and they carried Polyface Farms!

[@friendlyfoodforest8033]

Their place is amazing, great tour.

[@MKCarol-ms7lg]

The more I listen to young people like the interns at Polyface the more I see how society has failed your youth. In my elementary school at least half ( probably more) of the students had opportunity to stay on a farm. Someone in their family had a farm where they either just visited or worked. Too many kids now think all food comes from the grocery store with no concept of it's origins. so nice to see homesteads changing that in a very good way.

[@curtisep5885]

Exactly! When I hear the interns they fill me up with hope for the nxt generation. Not enough of this good stuff going around.

[@ebrimasowe142]

The best farmers ever❤️💯

[@cassandrayoung4392]

Great video that highlights what healthy/happy looks like. It was cool seeing you enjoying it that much! Thanks for sharing.

[@JojoCrazyCat]

The country girl's black hair is so beautiful.

[@maryjemisonMaryjay1936]

Jojo Crazy Cat real shiny

[@billtev9846]

Yeah! she not allowed to say too much on the show..lol

[@chantaln6843]

Michah is starting to be fearless with picking up animals

[@stephaniejoyce6896]

Wow. What a great video! He truly has something amazing going on there.

[@theredponytavern6499]

Love y’all’s attitude

[@chipsmydog]

Wow....thanks for the trip to the big time farm. You and your family are amazing, Eli. How do y’all manage protection from predators?

[@claireisacamel]

Must be nice to come back home and see your own operation that ISN’T 1200 birds strong 😆 not that it isn’t amazing how much production they accomplish, but when it’s just your family of four, it sure is nice that it’s a little more manageable!

[@ecobluefarms223]

GIRL POWER definitely my goal can’t wait to his book

[@xxlalbatross3287]

It's looking like an animal Haven on earth 😇

[@sofdhelix57]

Super fun video! I want to start keeping chickens myself and I'm doing as much research as possible first. And videos like this help a lot with that. Thought to also use plants that attract insects that the chickens can eat again. And also dead wood on the pasture where bugs like to live. Greetings from the Netherlands and a happy new year!

[@MeetTheSmythes]

I hit the subscribe button as soon as I found out that this is another channel that is all about raising chickens ! I like eating fried chicken _ flame grilled chicken. I can eat chicken breakfast time and lunch time and supper time because when chicken is fried right or flame grilled right with Zebby's Kitchen Great Pepper Sauce the flame grilled chicken is guaranteed to be finger licking good.

[@sharoncochran8508]

Noticed Lacie's sweater. Its still like a sauna in Alabama but as long as I have air conditioning, I will survive!

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

It has been cool the last two mornings, in the upper 50's. It has been glorious but I think we are going to have a few days of warmer weather before it cools back down again. ~ Lacie

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Oh wow that is amazing. Do they not worry about hawks or any other predators in that area? We have a lot of hawks here in Texas. Mrs. NG bought that same shirt for me earlier this year. Thanks for sharing

[@GivenChancesFarm]

We would love and go there to visit The farm. It looks like an amazing place!

[@bettyteh7294]

suggestion watch Justin ??? He had the moving the chicken coup on wheels which make it easier to move from place to place. Good work keep it up!!!

[@thefakerscritic1397]

This guy has a heck of an operation Mike! But his Ideas are not new and are basically old school smarts. I like that a lot since I am old school. Problem solving is a must on a farm! He is not a homesteader at all, by any stretch of the imagination, no matter how self sustaining! But, I got to say the smartest thing he does is with his labor. He's got them lining up! lol

[@ninfabatchelor4943]

What a beautiful birds Very clean and healthy Great job. Congratulations

[@TheRedsox857]

Your videos are always awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@bingbangbongmukbang3015]

The for the video. The coolest video I've seen in a long time

[@sherrywatkins308]

Omghosh I hope you will do some more on kali campbells, never raised them so am wondering about the eggs what do you use them for cause my little babies are just getting there real fathers in and I cant wait to see how pretty they will be wow getting out side to help animals go to new fras seeing them being protected with the chicken tractors is awesome.

[@gwackamoley]

My son has and wears the same shirt Eli is wearing!

[@jeffcuster4328]

That is a fun shirt, isn't it? This is Eli's mom (typing in dad's account) and I found it at Tractor Supply a few years ago and it just made me smile!

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

Hello Eli's Mom!! He is such a nice young man and a wonderful teacher. I know you are very proud! ~ Lacie

[@gwackamoley]

Jeff Custer , Eli’s Mom, my son got that shirt i think at the at Tractor Supply out here. Its totally his personality. That would be a good shirt to pick up a farm girl though too! 😉 but how perfect for the job Eli is doing right now though, 😆

[@jeffcuster4328]

@@MikeTheFitFarmer Yes! We thank God for Eli -- he is so enjoyable to be around. Thank you to you and your hubby for sharing your time at Polyface with all of us!

[@watchmkr100]

Thank you for posting your experience

[@chantaln6843]

I noticed that all the birds are in grassy locations. No mud!

[@patstinson5167]

I love seeing all the chickens. I love your videos.

[@oneantasgreathouse9926]

Greetings family have a blessed week love your life thanks for sharing it all

[@yeelingchan1837]

Lovely shirt “how to pick up chick” 😂🤣😂👍🏻

[@stephaniebohn1580]

Pray for our Nature in California. There are fires and the smoke and wind is affecting our neighborhoods where we can not be outside. Miss the clean air and sky.

[@anthonyoloughlin3532]

Good luck to you and your family. What a wonderful life.

[@bongdudugenio9947]

Nice interview but I’m interested to know how they gonna run the farm when it’s winter time? Thanks sharing your video.

[@CahyoGitaraChannel]

Wow, just wow an amazing farm😍👍

[@flamingeyeballfarm6871]

Mike can you do a review of that fence behind you? Or direct me to a video you may have already done? (The white electric fence.)

[@MisJaxon]

Yes!

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

That is Premiere 1 fencing that we have had for a long time. We are testing out some new netting right now.

[@Naturespalette333]

Yall seem like awesome people!! Just subbed. Starting our goat and chicken farm this winter here in OKLAHOMA

[@tessjones5987]

Fascintating. Really amazing . Thanks for sharing.

[@gonzalezpandura]

Polyface farm looks like fun.

[@SotheaFarmkh]

So many the chicks.

[@vivienrhodes4248]

Hi Enjoy Working hard and smart go together.Have a really good plan and change things upgrade as you learn more.Irs not static but moving forward for good

[@Oo7Hola]

Living the dream

[@annenangi3078]

Hi great farmers. I've learnt a lot watching your video.. from PNG

[@rabbitboy1828]

Great video thanks for your time