Have Faith Farms is having faith that things will get done. Maybe not today, but they will get done. I mostly made this channel for my family that lives in other states but happy to share. I'm in that part of my life where retirement is just around the corner, and I need to make things as simple as possible for myself. I love watching other diy and homestead channels the most and learn a lot from them, even at my age. But no matter your age, have faith and just keep moving forward. Have Faith, and simplify your life and be happy. Have Faith, and be thankful for what you have. Welcome to Have Faith Farms.
I’m just about ready to add plastic to our chicken run. It got down to 34 at night but not during the day. I’ve removed all shade cloth and put up the one tarp I use for northern protection. The plastic goes all the way around the run near the coop but not the larger extension. I am like you and want the light coming through for warmth. They seem at least smart enough to get to the plastic area when the wind comes. That’s funny your chicken wanted over the fence considering how big their area is. Crazy chickens 😂
Yeah, air flow or ventilation is also important. I leave spaces open away from the wind in the winter. I can always pull it down when I have to. And I've not had a flock before that kept wanting to jump the fence. I loaded out my solar charger for the premier fencing and never got it back. I think I have to invest in another one and get the fencing charged back up. What we do for our chickens. Only chicken mamas understand :)
That new chick looks pretty shabby as a young one, doesn't she. But the picture of what she will look like is very pretty! Good to see the rabbits are still doing well. It's always a matter of changing this or that to make things perfect. I'm always changing my mind to adjust to new elements or whatever season we happen to be in. Love the flock blocks!
It's fun watching them through a camera because they often act differently when no people are around. Mine still argue when I'm out of site but they often sit patiently and are less anxious when I'm out of the picture. Not sure what that says about me. LOL Fun video!
I don't know what chicken was going off while you were petting Mable but it sounded a lot like Trinity or Sweepy when they go crazy!! LOL I didn't realize you were actually making a building around the rabbits... wow! What kind of plants are you thinking to get to climb around it? I keep wanting to get some but it keeps not happening. So are you building all of that by yourself?
Yes, all the kennels (Chicksville Shed kennels, Chicken run Kennel and rabbitry) all by myself. That's why it takes me so long and I won't let anyone put a level to it :) lol. I'm still researching the climbing vines. I want something that will take a lot of sun/heat for 1/2 the day so I'll let you know. All my projects are ongoing :)
@@havefaithfarms96 I think it’s amazing that you have built those all yourself! I’ve helped with a lot around my chickens, but I certainly have not built it on my own. 😳😎
How are your barred rocks when it comes to eggs and poopy butts? I hear so many good things about the breed however, my two both have various issues. They both get horrendous poop on their butt, and I need to wash them off quite often. One of them is on borrowed time because her eggs, if and when she lays them, come out without a shell and have been known to get stuck inside her. Eventually, she will need to be culled so I’m just giving her a good life until that happens. The vet believes she’s just an oddball and does not process the calcium correctly. The other hen is better but even she has weak shelled eggs from time to time. Luckily her eggs are small so they end up coming out just fine. I’m wondering if I got a bad from the hatchery 2 1/2 years ago. It is what it is, but I’m curious if this is something that happens with this breed all the time or if it was just luck of the draw. Your black chickens are very pretty. Do their feathers shine iridescent green in the sun? That’s what my two black chickens do. I love it!
All my chickens are sold eventually. I raise and sell different age groups. But the older barred rocks I had before I didn't have a problem with. A few of my clients will only buy from me as I raise them. They always tell me how good they're doing. My black ones are the Black Copper Marans. As soon as they are laying for awhile I'll be hatching and selling those as chicks.
We get strong wind gusts here as well. Not all the time but occasionally up to 35 miles an hour. Luckily that’s not all the time and it’s just the gust. We’ve had a bit of rain here as well, which is expected since it’s spring, but in another week or two, I’ll be wishing it would rain.
What’s funny about this is that I was thinking to myself that it appeared you were slowing making walls and sure enough 😂 Looks like it will still be open air tho
I hear you talking about freezing weather and realize we do some things the same... pre-pre-preparing! I'm always thinking about what the changes I make today will mean months from now. Protect from the heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, hail. Always so much to consider. Your chickens are getting way too nosey! I'm thinking taking care of rabbits may sound easy but there's a lot to it!
yeah, winter is my hardest months. GA doesn't get snow like up north but it still gets cold and below freezing at times. So with me having to go out at 5:30am in freezing temps, that's my most mindful thought on everything. Make it easy on myself. :)
Oh! That table-like perch system is what I had in mind when I turned my chair upside down for my hens. I like what you have there and so many of them are hanging out on it. What you have is too big for my pen but I bet I can modify a bit and have something similar. I would love to have a chicken run that's covered and as large as yours but we've spent so much time and money on what we have, that I simply can't make it bigger (yet)... but I like it anyway. Soon my video on the chicken tunnel we made will be out... that gave them more room.
My husband use to remodel repair and portions on homes. So some of mine came from left over materials. And then we got the chain link kennel off fbmp cheap and stretched it out long way. We saved a lot of money but I spent a lot too. If I had it to redo I'd have it a bit different. But yours is really cute and quit sufficient. I really like your ideas.
@@havefaithfarms96 That's the way to do it... use what you have or what others no longer need. That's what I'm doing for the little things like perches. Thanks... I like what we've come up with... it's been an adventure, for sure!
That's funny... Henry reminds me of my chicken Starla who always digs through the chicken feed to find the perfect pellet somewhere at the very bottom. Luckily, they will eat it off the ground. He sure got lively suddenly! Is it ever advisable to put them in a large pen area or will they escape and run off? Oh man... chickens under the rabbits... seems like they'll learn before too long. That's why I've removed so many of my chicken perches... everyone was getting pooped on! LOL The comment is getting longer and longer... lol... I watch and type as I go. I put my used straw in a compost pile but often there's too much so I'll spread it around areas needing mulch. I'm not always sure what to do with all the chicken poop that I scoop out of their coop (I let it fall on the wooden floor and scoop it out every day). Oh! Essential oil drops... that's a good idea. I have some lavender planted but it's never quite enough. There is a lavender farm near by that I pick from but that can get costly.
I forgot about Charlotte! Is she growing at a normal speed now? I’m curious how they react out there compared to inside. My set up is way different so they end up inside a brooder box when they’re chicks and then eventually go out to the small coop. The first couple nights they were pretty frantic because they didn’t know where they should sleep. I love that set up where the other chickens can see them and get used to them.
She's doing good. Took her like 8 wks to fully feather out. She's still small, but we'll see how much she grows. Chicks did good in their new space. I think Charlotte helped them a lot too. They started getting higher on the perches today so should all be perching at night soon.
That's neat that they pick a particular corner to do their business. And I was going to ask how they are interacting with you and it sounds like they are playful. Is that a normal thing or because the person who bred them played with them? Wow... already that hot where you're at? Ugh. I'm not looking forward to when the heat hits my area. I always worry but we are working on another shade system to help with the front of the coop (it's in the direct sun but hopefully next year the trees will be tall enough). Thank goodness for fans!!!
@@havefaithfarms96 I looked at the weather here and it appears to be threatening 80° this weekend but then drop down to 60° again. I would like it to stay 80° or lower all summer, but it will not.
They will get territorial when you start to breed them. Once they are of age to breed and you do breed yes you have to separate them. That's what I've learned so far in my research. My sister had over 50 of them at one time and has kept one now free range pretty much for 8 hrs now. And I have other mentor rabbit mommies to guide me as well thru my first year. Cross your fingers. Lol
Those curtains are very cute! I don’t remember if any of your other videos if you mentioned that you have raised rabbits before? Based on everything you’ve done here it’s pretty obvious you’re committed to it! 😊
My neighbor kind of talked me into it. My sister head over 50 rabbits at 1 time.And then my neighbor has been raising them for years. He donates to his church every year and he didn't have enough rabbits this past year so he talked me into helping him out.So a lot of them will be donations and some will be sold to help pay for staff. I have plenty of mentors lol
That’s so funny that they were all on the perch at noon. Crazy chickens!! If we leave the garage door open that leads to the backyard, one hen will wander in 😂 Are you keeping all of those chickens or are they ones you’re selling? That’s so funny… There’s our home! And then they visit the old hatchery area 😂
Is there a chance they gave you a bantam? She sure is cute and seems in good spirits. But I would guess her to be about 2-3 weeks old based on her size.
If you would have seen how sick she was for weeks. She just started eating regularly the past week. Now that's it's nice out leaving her outside in the day is helping even more. I don't know, we'll just have to wait and see.
@@havefaithfarms96 Gotcha. It’s amazing she’s still around! She’s a real trooper. I wonder if she’ll ever get to regular size. She’s very cute and I hope everything goes great!
Sounds interesting. I've thought about rabbits and dismissed the idea quickly because I wouldn't have anything to do with them other than treat them like pets (like my chickens but they give me eggs). I have a friend who processed them and canned the meat but I'm really not interested in doing that. My son heard of someone who raises them and uses their fir to make yarn of some sort. That sounds fun but not fun enough for me to do it LOL!! Sounds like you're plan is to raise and sell. Have you had a lot of interest in people wanting to buy them?
My neighbor talked me into it :) Some are for donations once/yr to people at his church and some to sell yes. I'm out a bit so there are people looking for rabbits out here. I'll give it a try for a year and see what happens and go from there. I use to keep my chickens as pets years ago but but due to some changes I sold them all and quit for a bit all together. Now I make others happy when they come to pick out "their" pets :) And make a little pocket money to keep doing what I enjoy.
The Marans are going to be my new permanent flock and I will be hatching their eggs when old enough and sell chicks. I also order chicks different breeds and all those get sold. I order because I can order pullets only, no one wants roos. And then once a year I help my neighbor with donations for his church at Easter. I'm always rotating. Trying to figure out a more permanent path and what I'm capable of doing. I love raising chicks but I don't really keep any for pets. Some do like me more than others, but it's a business I can't get too attached or I'd end up with more chickens than eggs in a month :) It also helps me make some extra cash to help pay for things, fix things, whatever. I'll be retiring soon so it'll help make up for some of the income I won't then be getting :) All in a nutshell. lol
@@havefaithfarms96Well it sure seems like you have a good system in place! Always nice to have income coming in especially from something you love to do!
I had to smile at your process because I am always looking around my yard to see what I can or should change and during that, I am always doing the “what if”. What if I do this and how will it work in the winter or the summer etc. We must always think about how a change will work all year long!
So I don't know if you've ever seen any of my videos when I see my own shadow but... when I saw yours all I wanted to do was sing SHAAAADOWWWWW. 🥸It made me laugh. I just cleaned out my coop today because it smelled so bad of ammonia! I apparently am not geared to do the deep litter method no matter what I try. No big deal I guess... just frustrating when I can't get things to work. You sure are a busy lady!!
Yeah, I wish I had a majic edit button for those shadows :) And I can't wait til spring and pressure wash everything. Some of the dust is hidden from view. lol
