I thought I would share a tip for you guttering system, you may have done it but could not tell from video. By the way that looks professionally done Great job! My tip was when you are putting up gutters you should always angle the slightly so the run to the corner that you have the down spout. Not enough tilt to be seen visually but just subtle enough to encourage water to flow down hill.
Our Spectacide traps caught about 20,000 beetles a day for the month of July in Eastern Tennessee! When we ran out of bags, my husband started making his own out of zipper plastic bags.
The screen trap will quickly plug up. There are sponge filters available from big box stores like Lowes that work well. But you probably need a wire or plastic cover that prevents leaves from composting in your gutter or on your filter
Something I used last year to keep Japanese Beetles away was a few drops of Peppermint Oil in a spray bottle of water. I sprayed every couple of days on our fence by the garden and worked like a charm.
Your garden is beautiful! That’s a great idea collecting rain water. Our chicks are shipping August 9, can’t wait! I’m learning so much from y’all! Thank you.
Don't know if you know this, but here's a bit of advice about those Japanese Beetles. After you've caught enough of them (about a gallon), pop em in the freezer for about an hour. It isn't enough to kill them, but it WILL prevent them from flying away before your chickens can eat them. I have found memories growing up as a kid watching the chickens literally climb over each other whenever dad gave them a bag of beetles!🤣
@@AcresOfAdventure Trust me, the kids will love it, the chickens will love it, and the RU-vid viewers will love it. 😆 The only person that really will not be thrilled is Mom. But if you have an outdoor freezer, or someplace where they can be kept separate it won't be a problem. And the eggs will be that much better for it. 😋😉
Yes if they were to have a lot but they usually do not touch them, they do pretty good about not eating the things that are bad for them but you are right about the plant! Thanks for looking out
Can’t tell for sure but looks like you didn’t use gutter hangers, if that is the case you will want to do so before winter to keep the gutter from bowing out. Additionally i thought nightshades (tomatoes, peppers, potatoes) vegetation was a no no for most animals due to possible poisoning. Hope this helps.
@@AcresOfAdventure we have only had our flock since April but I agree that they are very intuitive about what is good and bad for them, you are correct its probably fine. We just have a separate pile for those items as well as the real bulky stuff, lawn clippings, fall leaves and firewood ash. With an enclosed run it just works better for us. Great videos, keep going.
I Have a suggestion for feed. Thought I’d comment here on your most recent video. I just came from your video about talking to your local brewerys, and you should try talking to your local bread stores as well. In Kentucky I can get an entire truckbed of bread for 50 bucks probably 3000 loaves I’d guess. We feed 100 loaves at a time to our animals there
