Chicken Compost - Summer Update

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@gotelemwillyboyshere 3 года назад

Rehome hens= win , recycle food scraps = win , loads of fresh eggs = win , loads of quality compost = win . Do you get tired of winning ?

@catsgillhillbilly 3 года назад

Thank you for taking in the new hens and giving them a much better life!

@areyouhearingmerightnow267 3 года назад

i stopped the video a minute in to echo the commenter above. I bow to you sir for the ever expanding heart you've cultivated. Taking those chickens in is beautiful and moved me to my keyboard. May we all create such abundance that we can do similar things and open our doors

@helio2k 3 года назад

Man this is really beautiful. I don't know what it is but that just looks right. Like a feeling. That we can live in harmony with nature and everyone benefits. Yep permaculture

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy 3 года назад

Honestly Sean is the best on the internet. This system... I'm so jealous. One day.... one day.

@helio2k 3 года назад

@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy and I am jealous of your garden :D I gotta send you that summer tour

@maryhoffman9551 3 года назад

It's really beautiful how you take in these poor hens and give them a safe, healthy home. The ladies from last year look so much better! I always enjoy seeing your chicken compost system. It doesn't matter if parts of it are messy - it's such a functional and productive system and it's full of creative ideas and experiments. Love it!

@carolynwisniewski2575 3 года назад

The messy, the wild and the feral are the most compelling for me. Also really nice to see what can be done in my growing area.

@amyp8162 3 года назад

This is the most stunningly gorgeous and uplifting chicken coop situation I have ever seen in my life! Wish I was local to pick up some eggs

@stevebreedlove9760 3 года назад

It really is inspiring. I've shared it as the premier model in the Earth Activist Training community.

@babyroot3479 3 года назад

I couldn't agree more!

@DavidDougherty99 3 года назад

So grateful for animal loving people like yourself. Love the way you talk about your friends.

@farmyourbackyard2023 3 года назад

Every part of this feels compelling! One day I will duplicate the system exactly as you have done it. What a charming place for your little feathered workers to produce tons of compost.

@lolthien 3 года назад

My gosh, the pond and the duckweed help make the chickenyard look gorgeous! Honestly looks like a bunch of healthy, happy chickens. Great work, you all!

@renaissancewomanfarm9175 3 года назад

I love it!! It's like a chicken safari park! I also like the tall planting columns. I have been trying to do some raised beds but the rabbits and possibly also raccoons have still been able to reach my plants Maybe a tower will ensure I finally get my own tomato! I always get ideas from you and appreciate your sharing.

@yolylacy5416 3 года назад

Beautiful! Your chickens are the happiest and peaceful I've seen. I'm glad you rescue them. Nice job, Sean and Sasha.

@theirgovernor9996 3 года назад

My new favorite channel. You both are so respectful and aware of Mother Earth and all she has to offer. 🖤

@CourtneyinSF 2 года назад

I just discovered this channel today but I am already in love with the land and the chickens. I wish I lived in a home with a garden where I could grow things! Thank you so much for these videos, I am learning so much as well as enjoying your whole chill and nourishing vibe.

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy 3 года назад

Amazing system you have refined. It's functional, it's beautiful. It's a sanctuary for your hens. Just incredible.

@chickentender4037 3 года назад

It's always so relaxing to watch your updates. I wish I could emulate how you're looking after your hens, they look so healthy and the eggs must be really rich.

@justinp1773 3 года назад

It’s so cool to see how this system evolves each system. Looks like a really beautiful chicken paradise and the hens all seem very happy.

@chelseahartweg2938 3 года назад

I love this so much, and I've loved seeing how it has grown and changed over the years. We're working on buying land for our future farm, and I'm so excited to incorporate a space like his when we get there. Thank you for all you share!

@summerhill_homestead 3 года назад

I love this whole system you have going here and that y’all rescued these sweeties. I’m inspired. Thanks.

@adelheidsnel5171 3 года назад

Greatness and kindness go hand in hand❤️

@yLeprechaun 3 года назад

One propogates the other, right? :)

@Lauradicus 3 года назад

“More compost than we know what to do with”. What a marvelous “problem”! Cheering from the gallery

@CanadianPermacultureLegacy 3 года назад

Sean's Chicken system is the best in permaculture, on the entire planet (in my humble opinion).

@Lauradicus 3 года назад

@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Absolutely. Did you see today’s vid about the original high tunnel? Fandamntabulous!!

@ludicrousone8706 3 года назад

Some people pay money for compost😘

@theorangetreehomestead6660 3 года назад

Bag it up and trade for other goods!

@fareebug8439 3 года назад

Thank you for your kindness and caring. Thank you for giving those sweet abused birds a beautiful life they deserve! 💕💗💕 Beautiful place.

@traryvery8851 3 года назад

What a beautiful video Sean! You have created an Eden for your hens and it is a joy to see those overworked and stressed ladies restored to good health within your system. Love the idea of the ‘vending machine’. I have been implementing the ideas that I can. Edible Acres continues to be an inspiration - thank you Sean and Sasha. So glad that I found you.

@infopubs 3 года назад

Love seeing the new ladies! They will thrive and live great lives here.

@BoldlyGrowHomestead 3 года назад

This is still my dream chicken/compost system if I ever get my plot of land. Seems like perfection!

@sandraengstrand2784 3 года назад

What a lovely space you've created for your beautiful hens!! 😍

@valsptsd814 3 года назад

I live in the desert, and my yard is sand. I did raised beds this year and got six chicks (my first). Currently, there are five remaining (we lost one the first 24hrs), having a chicken party in the garden, and I’m doing small compost piles, and just making layers on top of the ground, chips, compost, ash then peat. It taken all spring, but they’ve covered the garden, and the raised beds once. I am very pleased with life with chickens.

@yLeprechaun 3 года назад

A small design suggestion for desert life. If possible, try sunken beds vs raised beds. It will help retain moisture. But that's a technique I've only read about, I don't live there, so... perhaps the salt goes in my eye. ;)

@valsptsd814 3 года назад

@@yLeprechaun I’ve been working with large pieces of wood in the bottom of the raised beds. Retains water very well. Also, I’ve experimented with ollas. Unglazed terracotta pots that hold water. Fascinating concept. Mixed results, so far.

@h.s.6269 3 года назад

You could really change the ground of your property over time by embracing the composting as much as you're able! I've seen places that went from sand to beautiful soil over the course of a few years by just working with nature and feeding the soil.

@valsptsd814 3 года назад

@@h.s.6269 this is my hope. Layer on top of the sand for a few years, no tilling. And just work with the drainage the land already uses. Maybe turn it in a few years.

@aenorist2431 3 года назад

Enormously beautiful and productive. Not at all how I would probably do it, personally, but I can hear how happy it makes you (and your ladies) and that means its just right for your context. Which, really, is all you can ask for.

@erikasanchez7972 Год назад

Totally real life, getting by with what you can do. I live in Uruguay working on my tiny farm, chicken area. I don’t have a lot of cash but doing what I can. Love it ❤

@kimm1318 3 года назад

Your videos are so peaceful. Love the chicken addition.

@BeFree-BeFrugal 3 года назад

Love the homely hen enclosure….you give them a lovely varied and interesting place to live

@mountainpatriothomestead 3 года назад

What a beautiful garden for the hens. And everything has a purpose. Love it!

@sheliadean9548 Год назад

Thank you for sharing this information with us. A special thanks for taking care of the new chicken.

@marylandsmann1175 8 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed your video. Its refreshing to see the tranquility of the imperfections that made your chickens and compost so lovely to see. I really liked how healthy your entire set up looks.

@edibleacres 8 месяцев назад

I'm glad you like what we have going on, it's an ever evolving process for sure

@michellealmonte6595 3 года назад

Best channel on the net!!! Thanks for showing us your awesome work

@yorkshirecoastadventures1657 3 года назад

Your approach is both refreshing and encouraging.

@Mandysfarm 3 года назад

Love this so much thank you for continuing to share your chicken run xx

@cchurch5037 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing, so many great and creative ideas for integrating chickens into a productive system 🙏

@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture 3 года назад

I really enjoyed that. I need to get more serious about duckweed production next year!

@allonesame6467 3 года назад

Pretty Darn Nice! Let's hear it for the volunteers!👏👏👏👏👏 And the newly adopted hen ladies! And Sasha and Sean who care and make it all productive! My polish grandma had a chicken coop next to her fenced-in veggie garden. The chickens were let into the garden at particular times to do clean-up after a harvest and all through the fall and winter. She said it meant less shoveling and cleaning out the coop. Thanks for sharing your little piece of summer heaven. Blessings Abound.

@rolande6342 Год назад

Love watching your videos and wild ways of gardening. Thank you!

@sairuhtonin 3 года назад

The sheer abundance of your system is amazing. Videos like this are so valuable because you show how everything grows and changes and evolves.

@edibleacres 3 года назад

Thanks :) There are always moving parts to refine and get better for sure, but after 6+ years of this space evolving it feels like it is settling into a pretty healthy space.

@helenachase5627 2 года назад

I'm so glad I found your channel !

@bookswithatwist-vanvelzerp9262 Год назад

and the ladies all have very vibrant red combs .... meaning they really ARE healthier and happy !!!! GOOD JOB

@edibleacres Год назад

Glad you think so!

@logan_black Год назад

I just started with chickens, and I use your videos to measure if they are happy. 😁 They still stay around the chicken coop but are exploring more areas as time passes. And they sound and look happy. 😄

@edibleacres Год назад

So glad to read this!

@manasikashyap 2 года назад

What a phenomenal system! Wow!

@PlantGuild Год назад

I’ve always wanted a lot of land. After seeing this video I think I would be absolutely content with just having something this size where I can have some food, compost and friendly chickens to hangout with while doing it all.

@edibleacres Год назад

1/2 acre is where most of these videos comes from. We also farm 6 acres and that is wonderful to have the access, but 1 acre or less is MORE than enough for a huge amount of growth

@babyroot3479 3 года назад

I just discovered your channel yesterday (looking for compost ideas) and immediately subscribed. I am absolutely intrigued by your chicken feeding and composting system and want to learn as much as possible from you. We have only 5 pullets with plans to expand. Your hens look happy and healthy and busy. Which is what I want for our girls. I'll be binge watching your videos and thank you so much for making them.

@edibleacres 3 года назад

So glad to have you with us, welcome!

@qmoonwalker3847 3 года назад

very smart set up! Well done and very efficient and practical looking.

@thomasreto2997 2 года назад

Great channel been following for some years now and now…we have 5 Orpington hens. We should have done this a long time ago 🌈😃🤙

@wasmara 2 года назад

Love everything you are doing. Thank you for sharing.

@K1LD3R 2 года назад

the hens look like all the old commercials... What big agriculture wants us to think all farms look like. Its amazing!

@liamabean3532 3 года назад

magical sunflower thru the winter run. I love it. glad you didn’t cut it. keep the enchantment in tact!

@edibleacres 3 года назад

We will.

@malaleuca6620 3 года назад

So lush and diverse, like chicken Eden! Thank you for sharing!

@bizmark71 3 года назад

I love your "organized" chaos. I'd be interested to know where your chickens roost and how you keep the predators at bay. Do you shut them up every night? Do they get any commercial feed or other supplements? Thanks for all you do.

@edibleacres 3 года назад

THey go into a safe coop each night. No formal/commercial feed at this point, just soaked grain and ample compost.

@mrJMD 3 года назад

I'd recommend going to their Videos tab and going through pretty much all the chicken videos. Loads of good information and honestly I find the videos really calming and highly enjoyable.

@yLeprechaun 3 года назад

@@mrJMD , ditto, ditto, ditto!!!

@sappir26 2 года назад

Love this system. It's the most natural way of doing it. I plan on integrating it for my chickens too. Thanks for sharing.

@yLeprechaun 3 года назад

Nice!! The saw dust!! Or should I say...Treasure!! Good find- really happy for you

@GrimbolTheDruid 3 года назад

Woooo! Been waiting for this one! Thank you! I’m designing a system just like yours!

@edibleacres 3 года назад

Best of luck! Our has evolved over the years so be patient with yourself and your design and it will grow.

@GrimbolTheDruid 3 года назад

@@edibleacres Thank you for the words of encouragement! I really appreciate you and Sasha!

@Terri_Stauffer 3 года назад

Your hi men’s look so happy, the new ladies are very lucky to be edible acres hens now.

@triciascott9254 3 года назад

Love the new hens. They will heal happy in your care. It's been crazy hot this past week here in Spokane WA. 113 degrees a few days ago when normal temps this time of year is 70 degrees. This is our 8th day in triple digits. I'm ready for 80's and rain and so are my gardens. I've had to put umbrellas over my shallow ponds so my fish dont boil.

@edibleacres 3 года назад

So rough. Sorry your living friends all around are having such a tough time.

@traryvery8851 3 года назад

My sympathies - that is really tough weather to have to deal with when nothing is used to anything like it. I hope that things have cooled down for you and the creatures around you, and that your fish made it through.

@lindaford5488 3 года назад

Love your system

@trevorseidel4536 3 года назад

Great duckweed system! I'm going to use your ideas for my birds. Thanks for sharing.

@theadventuresofzoomandbettie 3 года назад

This was really awesome to see!!

@manguydude287 3 года назад

Wow, beautiful system. You're doing it right 👍

@mickybearden9641 3 года назад

Love seeing what you Kiddos have goin! Great Ideas on the Composting! Awesome for the Hens :)

@hugshoney3409 Год назад

Totally love this setup.❤️

@carrieraupp757 3 года назад

This is one of the coolest things ever

@EriktionEBW 3 года назад

very calming video

@BioGartenReich 3 года назад

So wonderful! I love your videos and I certainly have learned a lot so fare! Thank you so much!

@JP-uf9sh 3 года назад

Whats the social dynamic of your chickens? I read once that they can manage a group around 50 individuals and maintain a pecking order but struggle if that number goes above. Do they have groups or clusters you notice? Or is it just one big hoard of chicken that socialize at random?

@JourneyWithUs13 Год назад

❤❤yes this is awesome, how lucky they are now 😊 yes awesome 👌 thanks for the ideas to incorporate into my new chicken Coop Area 😀 Wanna create a Foraging Haven 😊From Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

@edibleacres Год назад

Enjoy!

@bryantfarms2691 3 года назад

Absolutely amazing you are so talented and an earth angel thank you for helping those birds to have a beautiful place to live please post and let us know how and where you can rescue hands thank you! 🦋✨🌞

@deecooper1567 3 года назад

Craziness, ferrel, unruly… wow, my kinda world👍. Makes everything perfect🤩 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

@wildedibles819 3 года назад

Tip a scoop of compost or leaves rabbit bedding etc Will keep hens out of trouble lol We have one that gets out if shes board if you give her something to do shes very happy to stay in the run and work ;)

@thomasreto2997 2 года назад

As long as it doesn’t fall and takes wind and snow…..all good😃🌈🤙

@Crina-LudmilaCristeaAuthor 3 года назад

Very nice! I'm absolutely sure 'the crazy shot' area is a wonderful habitat for the hens and other beings. Must be so refreshing and cool to hide under while munch on those berries. 🤗

@edibleacres 3 года назад

I went through and pruned enough so I could get in there, and yeah, it is incredibly cool and comfortable and it looks like even with the deep shade there should be a pile of little fruits ready for the hens in the next few weeks...

@lukewarm2075 3 года назад

Looks awesome great to see happy chickens.

@randallwithee2189 2 года назад

To get by that hazelnut tree, you could put up a cattle panel like you did the high tunnel, and make a sort of archway to get through. Just a though.

@edibleacres 2 года назад

Thanks!

@mariannefroholdt9783 3 года назад

There was one hen not looking so Good,standing by the fence.🐓i love your place,look so calm and beautiful 🥰

@edibleacres 3 года назад

There are a few hens that are quite old (6-7 years and older!) and they may be who you were seeing, or one of the new hens who are still pretty haggard after just arriving.

@kennethlatimer4607 3 года назад

Bless you for the hen rescue. Great video. I hgv ave 4 and they are super cool. Enough eggs for this old man.

@theorangetreehomestead6660 3 года назад

I really like the changes you have made with those crates separating things. Those new hens are going to be so happy. Are they gold sex links?

@edibleacres 3 года назад

I don't know what type they are!

@PaleGhost69 3 года назад

You havent made a video talking about designing a chicken compost system since that one 3 years ago right? Would you consider making a new one with the knowledge you have now? I want to show a friend how to do it but your old video is light years behind where you are now

@edibleacres 3 года назад

Great note... Been a minute since talking about the overall design/flow. I'll keep it in mind.

@mountain-roots 3 года назад

This video made me feel happiness

@TheIntuitiveBodyFoodieNetwork 3 года назад

I LOVE this!! Thanks for sharing!!

@laurieasmus9998 2 года назад

Have just recently found your channel, and I love it! Don't have chickens yet, but have land and starting from scratch, I want to design my gardens/chicken/compost system after yours! I am wondering where you find all your trees and shrubs: the elderberry, willow, hazelnuts are all such good crops for you, the chickens, the wildlife- wonderful to have those medicine and fodder type trees! I am in Arkansas, so I'm betting if these grow in NY, they will grow here in zone 7. Thx.

@edibleacres 2 года назад

We are a nursery, so we provide a lot of the plants we plant! We're sold out for spring but there are some great other options at edibleacres.org/permaculture-nurseries you can check out. Best of luck with the growing season, seems very exciting!

@nbfarmandpets 3 года назад

Very nice chicken coop, love to watch your video sir

@edibleacres 3 года назад

Thanks!

@nbfarmandpets 3 года назад

@@edibleacres welcome sir, please help me support my small channel sir thank you❤️

@suebonett4987 3 года назад

I have a “greens “ problem. Carbon in excess. I have to water the chicken area more and more often as our winter comes to a close. Love your videos!!!

@kennethlatimer4607 3 года назад

Amazing your winter is ending In southwest Florida we are in hell.

@barbaragoodman1789 Год назад

Just found your channel, beautiful !

@edibleacres Год назад

Welcome Barbara, hope you enjoy our videos :)

@SerRegenera 3 года назад

amazing bro!! thats look beautiful, thanks for sharing. Sorry one question, how much is the recomended height of the fence for the chickens to stay inside and not jump over? or how do you recomend of take control about this? do you cut the feather of the chickens or something like that? thank you love from Uruguay

@edibleacres 3 года назад

We don't cut feathers on the chickens. They don't fly over this fence and it is about 5-6' tall...

@SerRegenera 3 года назад

@@edibleacres probably its becausee are super happy and they wanna stay :) thankyou!

@KellenChase 3 года назад

Holy crap, talk about a climax food forest back there, that’s incredible. And the excess that you’re producing is beautiful to see. Really powerful video. Thank you for sharing. One question I have (which is probably covered in other videos) is do they lay in one spot or are you constantly hunting for eggs? Oh, and that turnaround from food scraps to compost incredible

@edibleacres 3 года назад

The coop has some decent nesting boxes and most of the eggs end up in there. A few lay in secret spots but raccoons and skunks know where they are late at night!

@mahendranvasudavan8002 3 года назад

Super video

@nchomestead7860 3 года назад

I have great luck with the black plastic compost towers germinating latent seed like crazy. I will pile my compost after the chickens shred it for a few weeks in compost bins, wet thoroughly, and then leave for 1-2 weeks. After 1-2 weeks, I pull the compost tower off and the whole pile is covered in sprouts. Hens go nuts, shred the tower back down, and then I repeat probably 2-3 more times over 1-2 months for finished compost.

@edibleacres 3 года назад

Awesome!

@siamstation 2 года назад

Fabulous update. I do have a question. Where do your ladies lay their eggs? That underbrush would be a wonderful place to lay and stockpile a few dozen eggs 😂🤣😂💕🍄 Blessings from Australia.

@edibleacres 2 года назад

They have a nice coop with nesting boxes and mainly lay in there.

@andrewsackville-west1609 3 года назад

Love it! Thanks for the video. I'm curious how the sawdust walkways hold up in the rain. We have a long wet season with significant rain. Anything that controls the mud is a win.

@edibleacres 3 года назад

The sawdust is incredible with rain. Lay out your system roughly on contour if you can and go deep on the mulched walkways and mud is a non-issue.

@go-healthy8132 Год назад

Simply awesome ❤

@edibleacres Год назад

Thanks a lot 😊

@stevehorning3238 2 года назад

Do you have an overhead view (drone) or a diagram that would give some overview or frame of reference as to how large your chicken habitat is and where each composting stage, wetland, entry, etc are located? Love your work!

@edibleacres 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6R9Foge1d8A.html - Older video but gives a bit of a sense of the layout... We should do an update!

@sannaf24 Год назад

Just found you here on RU-vid. Love your chickensystem, it's both beautiful and nursing. I live in Sweden, here we have problems with rats when having foodscraps out like that and also flying predators. We need to have netting or a roof over the chickencoop. How do you manage those things? Do you have problems like this?

@janicereeser1965 3 года назад

Hi from sunny 🌞 Florida, a new subscriber here. We have 6 chickens and you have a nice set up. Do you have a designated place where the chickens lay their eggs and sleep at night? The subscribers can answer the questions...Oceans of respect from Florida 🌅☺

@omshomestead Год назад

I love you sososoosososo much !!! Thank you

@westleyanson 3 года назад

The hens look great. They appear and act very relaxed, curious, and non-aggressive. Do you have any issues with the hens damaging structures or escaping? I ask, as I am contemplating urban chicken egg farming in an area which will fit ~6 hens. Appreciate the videos…🤩

@edibleacres 3 года назад

Never have them damaging structures, but they can escape once in a while, but generally want to come right back!