Just pointing out, don't burn old cabinets. They have chemicals and stuff that makes very nasty nasty fumes. Burn them outside, but not as firewood, is like poison.
@@offroadoverlords Well, there's that. Everything have risks and I liked how that guy took the risk so may be, he could feel more in touch with what he is doing. Or may be just wanted to save his boots,😊❤️
I watched your video’s when i had a hernia. And now i saw my own son Rick - the one with shoes 😀- working with you. So nice to see him having a realy good time.
Brownie lived a life most chickens only dream of. Poor Whitey survived a dog attack and still standing. Thank you for sharing your life with us each week.
@@user-sd8ky4zm3l Pretty obvious this young gent is adept at living/working shoeless. There are many indigenous cultures that do the same. It isn't stupid.
. When working barefoot in the dirt, the open toes give extra traction because of a slight grabbing effort that a slick sole cant provide . The man is smart .
Sunday evenings on Australia's Gold Coast ..... kitchen is clean, my hair is washed and blow dried, uniform ready for the morning, my egg sandwich ready to go and now for my cup of tea and Martijn's weekly update . All is well in the world
I could sense, feel the energy as the focus turned to the larger cabin. So much of this is a blank canvas. I didn't want this episode to end. Thank you, Martin. Greetings to all the Community.
Suggestion, an old tire works well in the chicken yard mix sand, wood ash and diatimous earth together and the chickens will have a dust bath. Regards from Texas
Funny you should say that, my daughter has her first chickens and done just that😂, she posted request for an old tyre on village and was inundated with offers. From uk
This episode really moved me. Difficult to put into words, but there's a sense of calmness, teamwork, and nostalgia all rolled into something. Loved it!
Martijn.Sorry to hear your Chicken Die.I know you Loved them and they Love you because they follow you around your Land.And you took good care of them all.Thank you Raquel.
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My 90 year old mom loves you and keeps up with your videos. Thank you for bringing her so much joy. ❤
Hens that are diligently laying eggs exhaust themselves and seldom live longer than 3 years. (They are continuously trying to have chickens 😥) 5 years is otherwise a common lifespan, and in the best of cases a hen can live up to 10 years (it also depends on the kind of breed) .
Hi Katrina, if you get someone disguising themselves as Martijn wanting to take the conversation further off this platform, it is a scam. I get them too. Martijn wouldn't do that.
@@24JJ821 Me too... these scammers are everywhere. They must be desperately lonesome 🙄 But of course we trust Martijn and other decent RU-vidrs enough to understand, that they would never try to establish personal contacts outside their channel. But thanks for the heads up, I am sure that Martijn appreciates it.
I was born and bred in Africa where it was normal to walk bare-foot. When I immigrated to Holland it surprised me how cautious/scared people are about walking around bare-feet. They think it's dangerous. When you're accustomed to it, - as this athletic guy clearly is - you learn not to put your weight down heavily if something is hurting under your foot. Also - even when wearing shoes you're hurt badly if a heavy stone like that one lands on your foot. All the more reason not to let that happen. Thanks Martijn, for another inspiring movie. I also have a farm where there are always projects waiting to be done, and I love the calm and dedicated way you go about everything, from physical hard work, to creative artistry and simply preparing good wholesome food. A way of life I respect.
There are many diseases one can get through being barefoot. In an arid climate it may be much less an issue. Talk with dancers about plantar warts, etc. Depending on one's immune system, plantar warts can cause crippling pain while walking.
@@qiksilvr9791 nice question. I’m sitting outside right now - barefooted. I walk around on my farm barefoot a lot of the time in summer. But I also appreciate good boots when chopping wood and horse riding.
@@TheGarnetObsidian if you’re prone to fungi, wearing shoes can aggravate that. And how many people have corns or ingrown toenails from ill-fitting shoes? So it all depends. But shoes can be very comfortable in certain conditions!
if they kept livestock in the room youre cleaning.. the stool you took out.. is a milking stool... fix it.. polish it.. and use it a tea stool next to the couch... or use it as a foot resting stool.
Not hugely familiar with milking stools but.... I thought they typically had only one leg. And the nifty ones I saw had a seatbelt to attach it to one's backside.
RESEARCH Guess: "Discovering a deceased hen in a nest box typically results from sudden death syndrome, often stemming from heart failure. This syndrome occurs when a hen lays two eggs consecutively, placing significant strain on her to produce sufficient calcium for both eggs. Consequently, the depletion of calcium in her blood leaves insufficient supply to sustain the requirements of her heart, leading to a fatal heart attack for the hen." Plus. it is really hot... Still. I would have had a vet check the corps to know for sure... "When you walk barefoot on grass, it has been shown to reduce stress levels by a significant 62 percent." Lots of work started this week... Awesome Martijn and crew!
I will miss watching the brown chicken in the white chicken walking around together. I’m so sad to say that the chicken is dead but at least you have others. I watch your show every Sunday I love it.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Lovely video. My wife and I own an 800 sq. ft. cabin made of cedar built back in 1956, high above a beautiful lake in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. The foundation is dry fitted flat granite stones. We've done a lot of work to rebuild the old roof and the shoreline boathouse. Every time we watch one of these episodes, we're filled with inspiration and ideas for how we can do more. Thanks for all the positive messages you put out.
@@qiksilvr9791 You got it, Pontiac! Give us a place to stand And a place to grow And call this land Ontario A place to stand A place to grow Ontari-ari-ari-o
Same here. We own a 110 year old miner's cabin in the Silver Valley, N. Idaho. She sits on railroad ties! All the floor joists were rotten so we had to replace them all. There went my inheritance ;) It's spring fed with a stream and waterfall just behind it. Will be moving in next year, God willing.
@@THXx1138 Sounds lovely...inheritance served you well...Will you harness water in some way for power and use stream water domestically also? Something I'd love to do...Enjoy 🙂💕
I enjoy seeing young men learn and apply a trade, whether it is digging or learning from you as you tell of your experiences. There will be time why they will expand a craft.
I've been following you since your first videos. You are a constant source of inspiration and the fact that you chose Italy makes me happy. If I understood correctly, the second cabin could have guests passing through... it would make all your Italian fans very proud to see the toilet equipped with a bidet. Jokes aside: you are very good, creative, constant and, as we say in Italy, you have "golden hands". Thanks for sharing all your work with us.
Hello! I am Leslie Ann Farrar. I have been watching your videos since the beginning. Thank you for sharing your life with me/us. I am amazed and in awe of everything that you do; you seem to have a pioneering spirit that won't quit! I have watched one of your videos from the Two Years On A Bike series (I plan to watch the other three) and I also purchased your book. It sits on my desk and I peruse it daily!! I especially love your time spent crossing the Salar de Unui in Bolivia. I have been to the salt flats in the United States but nothing compares to the Salar de Unui! I can understand your trepidation at the start of your journey across the lake. Now, I will love watching the rebuilding of the second cabin with you. At 75, I now live my life through your experiences! God-Speed!
As you keep inspiring all those young people who come help you out, curious to see how many of them will pick up the same challenge and come live in the mountains.
Those sudden fierce storms that sweep up from the deep valleys interrupt the peacefulness of the mountainside but dissipate just as quickly. The young men resume their heavy work. Ah! to be young again with unending energy. Friends are forever!
Dear Martin, your videos represent a great life lesson for me. Now in my 70s I realize how much I wasted my time. Now I would like to live and have experiences very similar to yours. Although I can no longer have the same energy and capabilities, I have learned to see life differently. Even living in the city there are beautiful things that are discovered to admire and care for. Thanks for every video, see you next time, QDTB= QUE DIOS TE BENDIGA. - GOD BLESS YOU. 🦮❤☺🙏🏻
Hi Martin. My husband and I watch your videos in Idaho, USA. I used to raise chickens, and we sprinkled lime on the hen house floor after cleaning out the manure. We also scattered wood shavings or straw on the floor to cover the lime. I noticed your tomatoes are getting very tall. My mother always pinched the tops off the plants to make them stay shorter and put tomatoes on faster. Take care. I'm amazed at your patience and endurance with your building. You have done beautiful work.
I had no problem watching the dead hen, but when I saw the barefoot guy working with this heavy machine, I had to turn my face away...😂 Greetings from Germany
Thanks Martijn. I'm very sorry about the brown chicken. Rest In Chicken Heaven, Brownie. I really hope you found and solved the problem. Hoping one of your many viewers will be able to give some input and solutions.
Great work on the second cabin. So sorry about "Brownie." She had a good life - although rather short - with plenty of company, great food and a wonderful place to live.
@@kattihatt Excuse me!? You are saying [unpleasantly!] that someone has written a reply in their own language and that they should write in English because YOU say so??? There is a translate button for you to see what they have written, you should learn some manners!
I held my breath each time the young fella picked up a heavy rock in his bare feet! Thank goodness he was not injured while working in the cabin. I am glad to see the start of the second cabin, but so sorry about the brown chicken. You really give all of them a good life your mountain haven.
I had a friend who never ever wore shoes and did a fair amount of labouring work. It's terrifying to us shoe-normies but he still has all his toes. They're another breed, the shoe-refuseniks.
Your commitment to transforming your space by starting to dig out the basement is truly inspiring. The hard work and vision you’re putting into this project show your dedication to creating something special from the ground up. It’s incredible to witness how you’re turning dreams into reality, one shovel at a time. And I am Floating Village Life.
Oh Martijn, how well we all remember you starting your house, clearing out and the endless digging you had to do. I hope this goes easier for you. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I had an egg bound hen three years after she arrived. It can happen anytime. They need extra calcium for proper production. You can crush their shells and add to their food. Also, supplement with calcium. ❤❤❤
Beautiful video, green everywhere~! There are always a lot of 'potential' paintings in your videos, but in this video there were a couple that stood out to me. Thank You for sharing, always a pleasure and sure does bring PEACE to my mind💚
I was feeling for the blond barefoot guy’s back, lifting the heavy stones. Glad you have help, this is literally back breaking work. Sorry about the brown hen dying. Hope the other chickens will be ok. Thanks for another wonderful video Martijn.
Hi Nia!, Nice to meet you, as well! I knew and worked with some wonderful, & hard working people from Indonesia. Welcome & Please Ignore any unwelcoming comments, let your sun shine!😀😇
I’m so sorry you lost one of your girls😥 She can’t be replaced but, you can always add to your flock of lovely giving ladies. I’m so happy you had some great help this past week and made tremendous progress on your second masterpiece🙌 Thank you for sharing your spectacular Nirvana ❤️
I am ever so sorry about the little chicken! She was, in a way, family and I have so enjoyed watching them over the year. You did get a great deal done in the basement area. Thank you for sharing your week.
could have also been another impacted egg (one she couldn't pass) he lost one to that issue the first year - it doesn't take long if that happens - also a rooster can kill a hen if they fight, which can happen for a number of reasons (such as her refusing to mate with him, etc) food grade diatomaceous earth is good for killing lice and mites, Just a little bit mixed with other dirt is all it takes, or wait until they pick a dusting spot, and sprinkle some there, it can also been used in their bedding, keep in mind it won't work at all if it's wet. The problem with DE in heavy doses is the silica wreaks havoc on lungs. That same silica is the drying agent that pulls moisture from larvae killing them, hence it's use in small quantities in coop bedding. DE is not a cure rather a preventative measure, using it won't guaranty your chickens never getting pests and when they do does not cure it merely stops next generation larvae from growing where the DE is used. good farm supply stores carry DE especially formulated for chickens - it's worth it as a preventative measure
We had older chickens that had their eggs get stuck, so it is possible. It is important to make sure their food has enough calcium so the egg shells are thicker. Makes it easier for them to pass.
Someone else commented that a lack of calcium in the chicken's diet can lead to heart failure too. I have friends who grind their egg shells and mix them with the chickens' food instead of putting them in the compost bins - they are truly "recycling" those minerals.
well... my thoughts exactly. Work safety comes first. But i guess everyone is free to make his own choices and live with the consequences. Hope this guy stays intact, he shows a great willpower for his size. Kudos ;-)
Holy cow, that guy is barefoot! Very, very dangerous! I can't even go on the beach walking unless I wear water shoes as my feet are very sensitive. Great work Martijn!
Best thing for Red Mites in the coop is household fly spray, I think it more likely she was egg bound though, when mites are bad the birds usually refuse to go in the coop, you'd know if you had mites as they'd be all over you too, you'd feel them crawling about in your beard, you can usually see then crawling around the scales on the birds feet when they're roosting.
@@SimonFishley they're usually very noisy about it, but not every time, ~36hrs bound is enough to meet their maker, mites on the other hand take at least a week, usually more, to kill birds
@@Staroyyes it can. Thousands of mites can debilitate a hen, but usually the death takes a few days and the hen slowly loses condition. This one was fine one day, deceased the next. Could have been anything. He took action to exterminate any insects, which should be routine at every coop clear out anyhow.
Plant Peppermint and chamomile around the chicken coop,deters bugs and then dry it hanging upside down and sprinkle in the coop nestling area. Also,Marigolds in their turn out area and let them eat the flowers for digestion and gut health. Dry the plants when they are close to done growing and again,sprinkle in shavings. There are mixes you can buy specifically for bugs in nests,you can sprinkle the mix in their bath dirt,and there are seed mixes for specific grasses chickens like.. These all will help freshen the air in the coop ,with more chickens comes more air quality issues inside. They all look happy so happy,sorry brownie is gone
My heart was in my throat as I watched you lever out that stone threshold. Spinal discs, muscles, and nerves are a fragile and finicky lot. I am quite a bit older than you and am now paying for my earlier incautious life of action and adventure. I'm among a legion of fans who want you to stay healthy.
Chickens, like most birds, are very good at disguising injury or sickness. I don't think there was anything proactive you could have done in this case. Doing a 100% clean out of the coop and replacing all of the pine shavings was the right thing to do as well. Diatomaceous Earth is great and is safe when the food-grade version is used and it's a 100% natural product. DE consists of the fossilized remains of marine diatoms. It's a very effective insect control in a chicken coop. I always had a layer of it on the floor of our coop and I'd also sprinkle it on top of the pine shavings. DE is also very useful insect control on plants. I'll dust my citrus trees with it before I bring them back into the house for the winter.🙂
Yes, food grade version is also great to clean intestine both for humans and chickens (animals), but it must be diluted as it's mainly made from silica, and it's powder of tiny granules when you get it. For this reason it's safer to wear a facemask to avoid inhaling it for instance while spreading it around the floor
That stone is not a foundation stone. It was merely holding back the external earth and making a ridge upon which the door sealed. The building has no foundation...it's stone directly onto the earth.
@jimmyjohnstone5878 but it's still the base of the wall and the gap left will cause the stones above to fall. I appreciate that the building doesn't have a foundation but that stone was essential for the stability of the wall.
Hey Martijn, I'm thinking that perhaps you might want to build a temporary wood stair structure for the door in the upper floor that faces the greenhouse. That way, you can make use of that door without having to wait for the final stone structure you have intended. It will also give you an idea of how it will look.
A carpenter at heart!! Always so many scraps of wood, so hard to throw away until the time finally comes! I get nervous watching the bare feet around the heavy stones but what great work they both did. Cheers Martijn, it moves along well as always....
Thank you Martijn, your work and ideas are still as beautiful as ever. Watching you is a calming and relaxing experience, you have a that kind of mind and soul. Something else I appreciate. Blessed Be Martijn 🥰💜💜💜🌹
@kattihatt - what, exactly, is your problem? You are leaving accusatory remarks on anyone offering sympathy for Martijn's loss of his little brown hen. For all you know these people could be strict vegans who dedicate their lives to rescuing animals and restoring the environment - yet you choose to make these wild accusations to total strangers whom you have never met - as someone else commented: what's wrong with you?
@@kattihatt you are reading your own (ridiculous) thoughts into my comment. 🤦🏻♀️you haven’t a clue!! Best to be very careful what you comment regarding others feelings.
You have the process down now Martijn, I still enjoy seeing how the builders put these beautiful buildings together. Your barefoot helper made me cringe working with stone removal, youth! Thank you for another lovely video.
Very good restoration work, I am a stone craftsman from Barcelona, I enjoy the work with passion, I subscribe to your channel, I wish you much success.
Diatomaceous earth is perfect against red mite, mix it with water (like 1:3) and spray everthing, literally everything, espacially lying nests and perches. I'll do that twice a year (first time end of May) and never seen any mites since then. Cheers from the Swiss Alps
So sorry you lost the brown hen. She went through a lot to just suddenly die that way. Glad to see the help you had digging out the second cabin. That's hard work to do all by yourself. I love watching your land and buildings slowly take shape, Martijn. It is truly mesmerizing.
We sincerely enjoy your adventures in off-grid Italy. Just a thought about the bathroom. You might consider a small laundry situation in there, I don't know what your water situation is but having a way to wash clothing is really handy.
Aw!!!😢How sad!!! I like her the most. I love her personality and the beautiful color of her feathers! My eyes always eagerly searched for her and was glad each time I saw her..... Mr. Rooster takes me back in time to my first years of life. Love it! That was a lot of work!!! You have all my respect Mr. Doolaard. I think that I like this cabin you are now working on better than the other one. It seems that you have a lot OSHA workers watching this vid. Best!
Stay strong and well Martjin! You have accomplished sooo very much!! Always delightful to see you creating another amazing space! Hugs and prayers for wisdom in the care of your flock.
Martijn, that was a cool visual where we got to be in the car with you as you drove on the property. Nice change of pace since we are always watching you drive the car from another perspective!
I'm thinkin' that was just him busy and not feelin' like getting out, setting the camera up and then driving and having to stop and get the camera again. LOL. Was different and nice change though yeah...
Maartijn, wishing you a good week; thank you for the excellent video. Special thanks to all who helped you. ❤We will all miss Brownie, she had a good life with you and was bonded to her papa.
I'm so sorry about the sweet brown chicken that died. They are so cute and fun and have characters of their own. I love to see them follow you around. Great work on the digging out of the other cabin. Love your videos! So beautifully done and relaxing to watch. Makes my Sunday every week. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us.
Awwwwww poor brown chicken, that's so sad😭 but omg! Get something on that guys feet. Please..😂heart in mouth, watching and waiting on a large stone falling on his toes😱 🤣🤣🤣
Sorry for your loss. Would be a good idea to connect the two cabins via a vestibule. You could build it of stone and use it to connect your bedroom to the other cabin. Great way to access the bathroom and studio without going outside.
Beautiful scenery surrounding your cabin & the property!❤ The work it takes to bring the cabin up to living standard is phenomenal! The chickens in their coop next to the greenhouse is stunning! The book the Alchemist is perfect parody to work on your property! Vision!
