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Toni Brock
Toni Brock
10 years ago

What a great life for you, and the birds. That was fun to watch

The New Mike
10 years ago

I usually get up around 6-620 for work (I work at home) and have a similar schedule. Get out there around 7 to feed the chickens which are already bebopping around inside an electro fenced in area.

As long as the goats are on fresh (2-3 days) of pasture they’re on their own, regardless of how much they yell at me to come over and pet them.

Steven Harris
10 years ago

Jack..your flock has grown considerably since I was there for the battery bank class in Feb. are you collecting eggs from all of those chickens… I did not see any laying boxes.

Steve

Shawn
Shawn
10 years ago

Man I want chickens! Does anyone know how to make a wife that is afraid of birds become unafraid?

Rick Allen
Rick Allen
10 years ago
Reply to  Shawn

Get some peeps. Who can be afraid of 2 day old chicks? Or really go small and get some quail chicks.

Shawn
Shawn
10 years ago
Reply to  Rick Allen

Shes fine with little puff ball chicks but it doesnt matter once they are grown. Shes TERRIFIED. Its borderline ridiculous.

cathleeninnh
cathleeninnh
10 years ago
Reply to  Shawn

We don’t have any animals but the next door neighbor has chickens. We chickensit when they need to leave town. At first, opening up in the morning and closing up in the evening was easy but reaching under a broody hen for eggs was a bit intimidating. It didn’t take long to realize that they are used to it and expect you to just go for it. Standing in the rain encouraging a young hen to enter the coop so we all can go to bed was the end of my hesitance. Just pick that thing up and toss her into the coop.

Steven Harris
10 years ago
Reply to  cathleeninnh

LOL…the Saudi Arabia of the Chicken world… don’t want to go home when the curfew starts? You get your head lopped off…. That’s funny Jack…but it makes great sense, you want a low maintenance flock.

Steve

Brooke
Brooke
10 years ago

Thank you for sharing this! I laughed out loud at the 3 geese that wouldn’t come out of their pen and Buddy the Goose living with the ducks. What a great life to go from the rat race to living the permaculture life.

Ben
Ben
10 years ago

Do you feed the ducks on the ground or in the water?

Pam
Pam
10 years ago

Hanging with your peeps!

Robb
Robb
10 years ago

What breed of ducks do you recommend or prefer? They seem OK with just a few small kiddie pools… I’m in Ohio, so heat tolerance to a degree and cold tolerance as well. Wasn’t sure if you had any while in PA that you would think would work well here. Thanks!

Just moved to my slice of homestead, picked up our first few chickens the other night and things are progressing thanks to your podcast.