Back with new projects, after a much needed break - The restoration was wearing us out.

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We were getting so tired and run down, a little break was just the right tonic. We're cracking on now with a renewed vigor and more new projects!
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@Mark-F-Hopper Месяц назад

Great progress as always! Andy you will forever be pinning and pointing…..luckily you are definitely the man for the job! The chicken coup roof (formerly the dog kennel) seems a big space. Potential for more solar panels and a security system to keep the foxes at bay. Safe travels Sharon👍

@donaldmackinnon5779 Месяц назад

Looking forward to seeing the chickens arriving and settling in. Hopefully they will give you some eggs.😊😊

@CatherineH.-gf7mm Месяц назад

We have a solar powered automatic opener on our chicken door...you set the time for it to open and close, suggest Wire mesh cover and sides or the hawks, snakes or rats will get the hens, hang the waterer and feeder from a post to keep out rats and to keep the water tidy and saves splashing, too! Love your channel

@jayneward6649 Месяц назад

Yayyy, I wanted you to finally have some chickens , you will love looking after them, I loved mine ❤❤❤❤❤

@user-jh8jr5id2c Месяц назад

We absolutely love your programme😍 Maybe it’s time to start work on a big green house with extra cover in summer for the scorching sun. Just think about all the lovely veggies 😜 and Andy you should really look into creating some SWALES to keep the soil moist🙏🙏

@kindle7191 Месяц назад

We had chain link fence over the chicken coop to keep the racoons and eagles out! Collecting eggs is satisfying.

@CatherineH.-gf7mm Месяц назад

Suggestion. Build nest boxes on outside of the structure with little doors...easier access to gather eggs and no having to essentially crawl inside the hen house...use sticks or round pieces of wood nor square pieces of lumber for roots. To prevent bumble foot :)

@andyjota8906 Месяц назад

I agree I would rebuild that back wall Sharon left to save the pretty flowers "altogether.... AHHHHHHHHHHH..." lol actually some of the boards look a bit dodgy anyway mate and its easy access from the back gate too.... ere you go Andy I even did the research for you bruv ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pxkcrJMe0ok.html

@FincaLife Месяц назад

It's all coming up :)

@sahlaamorris3180 Месяц назад

The chickens will need a lot of space to wander around and eat natural food. The quality of your eggs will be related to the quality of what they eat so any plants, flowers, etc you have growing that they will eat, will help the quality of the eggs.

@DB.scale.models Месяц назад

Its all looking good😊

@brendajohnson6910 Месяц назад

You may have to consider how to "alfie-proof" the hen house. Glad you had a break and recharged your batteries to carry on!

@jhindle7883 Месяц назад

What a relief - your short absence coincided with the changes that RU-vid have recently made and I thought we had lost you. You deliver like clockwork each week and when that stopped I though that RU-vid had done it. All's well that ends well, as they say, and you've saved me from having a nervous breakdown. I look forward to my twice weekly fix of Finca Life and now I can relax. Love your channel and your personalities.

@jackienugent2019 Месяц назад

You are such hard workers. Take care of yourselves. It's good to take breaks. The place is looking fabulous.

@roberta1678 Месяц назад

Thank you for the close up of the top of the wall. It gave a really good view of what you are actually up against.

@conniearancivia7599 Месяц назад

The walls are looking fantastic, and I love the look of the new chicken coop. Great job all.

@LorraineinAustralia Месяц назад

Cheers to you both.. safe trip Sharon❤️

@maureensayersaberdeenquinnie Месяц назад

Excellent idea you ll love having chickens they are so funny

@tibetfruit2324 Месяц назад

Very good to see your videos back again. All of your projects working with Stones are so 'labor intensive;. Your massive completed projects are always done to perfection. Good to see you will have fresh Eggs every day just a few steps away.

@holymoly6829 Месяц назад

All work and no play etc! etc! … It’s all looking good 👍

@adamosman7284 Месяц назад

Thanks, your naming hens and not only chickens💯

@talesfromthecaveside Месяц назад

Lillian will have to feed her chicken addiction through you, we have no chance having some here as you know.

@FincaLife Месяц назад

We're relying on your expertise lol, in exchange for eggs, of course!

@kindle7191 Месяц назад

Yay! Chickens are fun to raise! Fond childhood memories. You can do it.

@user-it2jo8bx4n Месяц назад

Good luck with the chickens

@liznutting7558 Месяц назад

Andy, you have so much patience , placing every little stone! Sharron , you are super woman.

@laurencejohnson4106 Месяц назад

Everything is progressing well!👍👍

@carolleenkelmann3829 Месяц назад

Safe travels. Look after yourselves. 🐔🐓🍻

@TheSmudgley Месяц назад

I'm surprised you haven't got chicken's already.the bird whisperer😂

@annievlachos7880 Месяц назад

Good idea with the chickens ,!!! ...you will have fresh eggs for breakfast...Happy life ...

@pamela5568 Месяц назад

I've seen people with mixed flocks, even bought eggs from one, but the eggs turn out all different sizes and the shells are different thicknesses making cracking them a bit dodgy. I've thought about chickens, but I have a lot of predators where I live, but if I get chickens they'll all be the same kind that lay large eggs.

@leapingkitties Месяц назад

What a good idea, I hope it all works out well for you and the chickens.

@mariadange06 Месяц назад

Super idea regarding reusing the kennels for a chicken coup 🥚🥚 One day all the walls will be fortified... stone by stone... as much as it is arduous the results look fabulous.

@katefinnegan8129 Месяц назад

Great job you two. Lots of important work getting done.

@user-dr5lg6rd4z Месяц назад

A lot off progress 🙌 wow 👌 and some new developments going great you both 👏

@SmallBikeAdventures Месяц назад

Hey up, hope you enjoyed your rest, you’ve certainly earned it!..great idea to house chickens in there. We’d love to get some but our house is ex-council, originally sold off in the 80’s and it has a legal covenant in place which says chickens cannot be kept for 99 years after the sale from the council!..how mad is that lol 😂..we’re still hoping to relocate to Spain in 10-12 years so they’ll have to wait I guess. Enjoyed watching that, it’s so relaxing to watch your videos, I chilled out and watched with a nice glass of Spanish Rioja 👌👏🏼🇪🇸😀

@FincaLife Месяц назад

That is crazy about the chickens! Cheers! We don't mind a glass of Rioja ourselves.

@mafish7962 Месяц назад

❤❤❤

@dsmith9456 Месяц назад

Love the fact your going to have chickys. Though I am wondering how your going to collect the eggs. Crawling through that door and chic poo is going to get very frustrating very quickly. Anyway, will be watching with great interest to see what you do for easy egg collection. Glad to see you wrist is on the mend. All the best ....

@dave72ization Месяц назад

It would be lovely to see you enjoying an evening having a BBQ and a glass or 2 of wine!just been looking at fincas for sale myself,is a big move on my own with my Labrador though!!

@naturelover6520 Месяц назад

There's very cheap fincas in Galicia. If you don't mind the weather.

@portugal1969 13 дней назад

👍

@bensouthwell1339 Месяц назад

Many years ago I had to point a church alone (no steeple ) It took for ever but never as bad as Andy's walls. They say God works in Mysterious ways, well he must do because I never saw him on the site ever and he certainly never knocked up a batch of clarts for me!

@mk-xq1tt Месяц назад

You have done a lot on the walls!

@2119mr Месяц назад

Sharon's boyfriend in the UK gets a visit every two months. Poor Andy

@sarahamandaburton8200 Месяц назад

Hi to you both. We have chickens and ours fly, can't keep them contained at all. They roost in the olive trees and in the very high roof of the stables. I think you may need to put a covering over the new chicken pen. We live 60 kms south of Seville.

@pamela5568 Месяц назад

From what I've seen you need to clip their wings to keep them from flying. I'm sure there are instructions on how to do that on RU-vid

@sarahamandaburton8200 Месяц назад

@@pamela5568 Hi Pamela, We've tried clipping wings, they just flap and run/climb up the 2 metre fence. Even our turkey roosts in an olive tree!

@FincaLife Месяц назад

lol, we have expert chicken keeping, wing clipping friends

@mariadange06 Месяц назад

I've just watched Shawn James's latest on utube Designing My Open Air Chicken Coop, and recommends a book called Fresh Air Poultry Houses by Prince T Woods M.D. Re ventilating your chicken coop that might be of interest.

@jenh9252 Месяц назад

I can relax now that noise has been sent packing😊

@jokevasconcellos6930 Месяц назад

❤🎉 grand idea.😅

@davidthompson5153 Месяц назад

Thanks!

@FincaLife Месяц назад

Thank you so much

@murdomacinnes6176 26 дней назад

👍😎🍻

@terrylink6174 Месяц назад

Thanks

@FincaLife Месяц назад

Thank you very much

@paulinestevens9351 Месяц назад

🥰

@jerrielindsey5939 Месяц назад

I would not pull up weeds. Your chickens will talk care of them and your soil needs every bit of organic matter it can have not to turn to concrete.

@hebershort6794 Месяц назад

My Neighbour has chickens....some times he lets them out in the garden to free range,,, NOW i know where the term hen pecked comes from...NOT a pretty sight. With your love of animals ????? sorry to be negative.

@James-um8pq Месяц назад

its a Video not to product, sure prices will come down more as link is 3 years old

@mariadange06 Месяц назад

?????

@FincaLife Месяц назад

You lost us too.... link is 3 years old???? Prices come down.... When did that ever happen?

@James-um8pq Месяц назад

@@FincaLife it’s electronics, they always get cheaper🤣 link was more about how they work, friend of mine put them in his new place in Portugal about 18 months ago, he is totally off grid and said they worked a treat with his 12v light system and saved time in fitting and wire, put in the ring main where he wanted lights then used the wire free switches or an app to control

@FincaLife Месяц назад

@@James-um8pq With you now but not sure what that has to do with this video! Trouble is with technology, as good as it is, it goes wrong at some point and becomes a hassle. Modern electrical wiring installations are expected to last 50 - 70 (even up to 100) years - well worth the effort doing the job properly 🙂

@James-um8pq Месяц назад

@@FincaLife didn't know suggestions had to be video specific, but always just a suggestion and bringing new products to the attention of others, watching your videos has informed me on best local practice a number of times, plus if you find a product useful there is always a chance you could get a sponsor deal of the manufacturer, as you say every little helps.