I am enjoying watching the chickens watching you work!
@kevinparker7953
7 жыл бұрын
Brave of you Simeon, to put yourself out there for the world to see. Good, bad or otherwise. Successes and failures and everything as it is. No bullshit. I can tolerate chickenshit from time to time but I abhor bullshit. I'm glad I stumbled onto your channel and look forward each new video. Another thumbs up from a Canadian fan.
@mishap00
6 жыл бұрын
when you lay down your bedding scatter some grain and the chickens will dig and turn the bedding much more vigorously searching for the grain. Also consider adding kitchen scraps to the compost not only will the the chickens turn the compost for you it makes good compost.
@AmazingGrace945
6 жыл бұрын
I think you have some happy chickens.
@kirstenwhitworth8079
7 жыл бұрын
You learned some valuable lessons from this experiment, and understand the composting process much better now. Some people install either weeping tiles (porous pipe) or twiggy branches to both aerate and spread moisture throughout the compost pile. When I build a compost pile, I wet it down every 2-3 inches (~5-8 cm)
@robholland5925
7 жыл бұрын
It's nice to see not only the success story's. We all learn from "mistakes". So thank you for giving us the opportunity to learn from your "mistakes".
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
Yes. Without doing something wrong you cannot learn how to do it right.
@robholland5925
7 жыл бұрын
Swedish Homestead could not agree with you more. Truly don't understand why people would not admit or hide them. We are human we fail learn and move on.
@kirtusstruthers3175
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the update. I really enjoy these. Please keep them coming.
@TheOregonOutlaw
7 жыл бұрын
Simeon - JUST to try something - water only 1/2 of that pile and log your results. You'll see the development of two very different ecosystems developing and gain from both. Also - use a misting spray to apply the water so less runs down quickly - it will soak the mixture more thoroughly and SAVE water too!
@joshuahowey9879
7 жыл бұрын
I lived in Europe for almost four years, English is not spoken as often as most Americans think it is. It almost seems as if you haven't had a lot of practice lately lol, I have been learning Latin to an extensive degree and not having others to practice with is a real issue sometimes. Well, thanks for the update on your compost. It is more helpful to those of us starting our homesteads than most people think.
@cashk100
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for the update.
@lesleypettit9461
7 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that you let us in on your science experiments. Your work will pay off for you in the future.
@MrOldfart47
7 жыл бұрын
Great video! It's nice to see the girls supervising (Hens) you!
@lastoeck
5 жыл бұрын
Your videos are fascinating, thank you so much for taking your valuable time to make them. I am amazed at your thoughtful approach to everything. You reason every project out in such a way that it always makes perfect sense. Your work ethic and your thought processes are very inspiring.
@upontheroostmylittlehomest7955
7 жыл бұрын
I have to say your channel is my favorite. Keep up the good work.
@raymondhodge3979
7 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy see what you have going on at the homestead. I love chickens and pigs so it will be fun watching them interact with each other. Maybe you could set up a rain system out of pvc pipes and a pump attached to the celing of the greenhouse to help with the moisture and keep down any dust.
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
Normally there is no problem with dust or moisture. It was just now when I was turning the pile.
@drewistheone1
7 жыл бұрын
I live in Los Angeles, California. You videos are great since I live in the city. I look forward to your next video.
@andrewkerrivan8619
7 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. Please keep up the good work. I would like to start a similar lifestyle here in Canada. I feel like you and your family are living the way we were meant to live.
@namnhan2003
6 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so good, it is hypnotizing...i always wanted to raise the chicken but living in the city....well. But your chickens are so happy living and healthy living, too....Your way of raising them deserve the BIG thumb up. I would buy your chickens anytime.
@oregonbear541
7 жыл бұрын
many projects... all interesting...thx
@TheMachiningman
7 жыл бұрын
If you layer your pile and wet each layer with a watering can I think you will have better and faster results. Thanks for the video Simeon
@mmanut
7 жыл бұрын
Great idea about adding piglets. Should be fun to watch! Vinny
@BioGartenReich
7 жыл бұрын
Ich liebe diese Methode! Werd ich auf jeden Fall auch ausprobieren und meinen Kompost immer von den Hühnern bearbeiten lassen :) Thank you so much! Gratulation auch noch für den vollen Erfolg mit eurem Kanal!
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
Danke. ;)
@TheBonnieberry
7 жыл бұрын
You are doing great it will just take time...so interesting ...thank you from bonnie and grant berry in Nova Scotia....Canada...
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@Ginny2708
6 жыл бұрын
Interesting and useful seeing you turn that pile over. No magic formula, just good old fashioned straw and water produces that much heat.
@joysomepossum
7 жыл бұрын
If you made the original piles in lasagna layers, with several smaller layers of hay instead of one big layer, it might be easier for the chickens to dig through. Just a thought. Great series!
@laurabunyard8562
6 жыл бұрын
When you can see water flowing from the bottom of the pile and you can squeeze water out of the ingredients, it is perfect.
@martynelson8858
7 жыл бұрын
try mini compost piles around the so the chickens can have several to climb on and you would have smaller piles to work.
@jeanettewaverly2590
7 жыл бұрын
That's quite a clucking peanut gallery you've got there!
@fredthorne9692
7 жыл бұрын
Always interesting. I think you'll have great results with hog manure. Locally, I know of one small hog farm that has permission from a produce outlet to pick up their thrown away produce. He saves of feed.
@kaia41
7 жыл бұрын
BTW. Your Bresse Chicks are amazing. Watching them led to the conclusion....I want them too. Thanks!!
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
I love them too.
@DaybirdAviaries
7 жыл бұрын
Pigs are a wonderful idea.
@theprofarmer6887
7 жыл бұрын
nice i will try this in my green house i have green haouse 6x3 meters.next winter.i love your videos. you are good man and good farmer.now i have 4 chickens but iam planning to buy 15 chikens .
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Hope it works.
@dtsouleater
6 жыл бұрын
Nice video, learn a lot from this, also you have a great accent.
@slmham9562
7 жыл бұрын
use the chipper to cat the longe fiber of the hay befor you compost thats make it easy to turn it over
@travisnorseman8648
7 жыл бұрын
The best way to do this is to start in the early spring adding to the pile all the green clippings, bio waste, sticks, etc;, everyday and let the chickens pick it over. you add just a bit more than they can completely pick through in a day so it keeps piling up. they pick it and poop on it everyday as it builds through the spring, summer and fall until you run out of stuff to add and then you just let them/help them scratch the whole pile back down through the winter, continuily feeding them and releasing all the stored heat.
@donnagile3687
6 жыл бұрын
Add-dump wood Ash from the fireplace, cool off in a bucket before adding of course, that turns up the heat of compost a lot. Animals like the minerals from charcoal, Joel Salatin says. Dusting pans for chickens with sand, diatomaceous earth (for mites), and wood charcoal. For deworming, Diatomaceous Earth needs to be Food Grade, add it to food, or just throw grain with DE on ground.
@stilo398
7 жыл бұрын
I think one of the best tools to have is a wood chipper, that and a good, old-fashioned pitchfork.
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@stilo398
7 жыл бұрын
when you pollard trees for the branches to give to the goats, to chain saw the branches can be treacherous, so just chip them.
@ArtofRobinMitchell
Жыл бұрын
in a compost pile water acts like gasoline and air is required for combustion of the matter.. air tube at the bottom of the pile with a air fan blowing air into the pile will do wonders...
@geertboel1544
7 жыл бұрын
goede video ook mooie kippen ik heb ook die susex kippen.mooie en goede leggers. heb ook gelezen dat het een goed dubbel nutsras is.maar zelf nog niet geslacht.
@toddbailey5198
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, we don't live long enough to make all the mistakes ourselves so better to learn all we can from the trial and errors of others. Very interested on how the pigs will One thing to keep in mind, is that pigs will kill and eat chickens in confined spaces sometimes. Not bad if there are only a couple and they are small. Make sure there are plenty of roosting areas above the reach of the hogs. Hogs also chew everything that they can and then some! So make sure they is nothing they can get to.
@angelarai1
7 жыл бұрын
cant wait for the piggys xx
@joellest-jean3086
7 жыл бұрын
hihihi...!! good work
@SansaStarkofWinterfell
7 жыл бұрын
Hmm What breed chicken is the ones with the grey heads & white body? Interesting coloring to the chickens. I love that you're heating the coop/greenhouse with compost. It's a great way to do that and the gain beneficial compost and the heat from it being made. 🌾Merry meet 🌿
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
That breed is called Sussex, from England.
@NikBattleRocks
7 жыл бұрын
Nice work Simeon ! i want to ask if you could make a video on the ducks only and what they produce and why people are keeping them , my grandparents never had ducks so i know nothing about them besides looking very cute :D Thanks! Cheers !
@normajeanslagel4633
7 жыл бұрын
Think a chipper shredder would help that hay and straw a lot! Easier to keep moist and easier for your girls to scrathc and move so you don't have to!
@gustavramberg2470
7 жыл бұрын
Bra idé de ska jag testa i vinter
@craigmooring2091
7 жыл бұрын
I notice that at the beginning the chickens were just standing around waiting for you to stir it up so they could start scratching and pecking, which they did once you started. Maybe you need to start a worm bed like Justin's so you can bring them into that pile instead of waiting for them to make it up from below?
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
I have thought of that.
@catfunksfabulousfinds
4 жыл бұрын
More water is the key!
@elisivlindroth852
6 жыл бұрын
Hi! Thanks for a great video. I really enjoy your channel. We have chickens ourselves, 40 layers. We will have them in our greenhouse this winter (also in Sweden), for the first time. I'd really would like to know if you have ever experienced rat problems inside the greenhouse?
@namnhan2003
6 жыл бұрын
Wood chips will take longer time to decompost than hay, don't you think? What if you grind or put the hay into the woodchiper to cut it into smaller parts? It may solve your problems ...
@mamaduck6845
6 жыл бұрын
Layer your compost components like lasagna. Wet the layers as you go. I've found just using some of my clay soil was enough without manure. Used grass clippings/weeds then dirt sprinkled over, repeat. I put a loose covering on top to allow some rain water in, but not all rain. Shocking how well it composted. Turned only every 7-10 days. It used to amaze me how many worms I would find that clamored to get to the compost with our really hard soil. How much better will that be with manure like you have I wonder? In such a large structure as you have, I think I would make a long pile about 4-5' wide, 8-10 feet long and 3' high. I would turn it side to side, rolling the pile and jiggle the contents around a bit, recover with a bit of manure. I'm super excited about this process and will be keeping an eye on your videos
@francisgraf6393
7 жыл бұрын
Would it be effective to combine your compost and deep bedding? Say make a 1.5' hole, fill the first 6 inches with manure/hay, and then fill the last 1' with wood chips to act as bedding for the chickens? Then you wouldnt need to do any turning, and there would probably be enough mass to raise the greenhouse temps by a couple degrees over the winter.
@martinfaucher
7 жыл бұрын
What do you think your compost piles needs for
@melovescoffee
7 жыл бұрын
The deep bedding is also very dry so it won't decompose that fast, kind of like a compost pile that is too dry. The compost pile looks a lot better though! The inside looks like it is finally getting up to the right moisture content and it's giving off some good heat. Test if it's wet enough: Squeeze a ball of compost in your hand. if there is no water squeezed out from inbetween your fingers, it's too dry, if it runs out it's too wet, if you can see it squeezing through the cracks of your fingers but it's not dripping down, it's just right. You're not the only one keeping it on the dry side. I do it too. Tried composting woodshavings and rabbit manure..Hmmm... Wasn't too successful with that. :D It takes a looooot of water to soak it. The duckpoop water should be good but i would advise to not add any more germ laden water or material (manures) at some point and just let it cook, turn, cook, turn if you plan on using it for food crops. Soak it good and then add enough for it to heat up properly and heat later on and then no more adding of manures or material because then you would basically have to start the cooking process again from scratch to make it germ free. I don't know what your thoughts are on that but i'm just putting it out there for you. I think it's starting to look like it's composting well now though!
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
You are right about the compost pile. The deep bedding system only works though when it is dry. It needs to be dry so it will capture the chicken manure which contains moisture. Over time it compost because of the nitrogen and moisture added to it by the chickens.
@melovescoffee
7 жыл бұрын
Ahh ok, i wondered how that would work with the chickens. I can imagine it working with the very wet cow manure. Thanks for taking time to explain, Simeon! Have a great day on the beautiful homestead :D
@boysrus61
3 жыл бұрын
What about adding urine to all that straw? Can you do that with the chickens scratching around in it? We pour urine on two bales sitting out by my garden. I will use the bale as mulch after I plant my garden in the spring.
@dreamtime1730
6 жыл бұрын
The white Chickens with some Black on them what are the called ? Do they Brood at all?
@lyndawilliams8434
7 жыл бұрын
Simeon, Urine is a very good addition for compost piles.. its sterile and contains nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. If you dont have large amounts of green material, use urine. And have you had government orders to keep your flock indoors?
@punkyroo
7 жыл бұрын
lynda williams That's a great idea, in the absence of available green material.
@TheOregonOutlaw
7 жыл бұрын
The addition of ammonia from urine would burn the worms and insects Simeon is trying to have as food for the chickens. Great idea for strictly hay compost though, especially if you're in need of chemicals to make gun powder! LOL
@lyndawilliams8434
7 жыл бұрын
TheOregonOutlaw lol okay okay.. but watered down about 5-1 it doesnt burn and can be used on all plants. Its a good source of NPK. Faeces not so much..But rather than use artificial fertiliser, and also have to dispose of urine.. why not save on both? You can even use it on leafy greens, watered down as above.. as long as you stop a month before you eat them... and even if you dont.. you cant catch anything you dont already have.. its not like the other type of manure... which is full of intestinal bacteria etc.. urine is sterile when it leaves the body. Not sure if your wife will want to help out on the compost pile.. but the guys can certainly excuse being caught short! :D
@MrVailtown
7 жыл бұрын
Have you given thought to the grain sprouting / seven day rotation thing ?
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
Have thought about it.
@Flexaret
7 жыл бұрын
The hay does seem very dry but in the end it's a learning experience. Was it Edison who, when an experiment didn't work as expected said that he hadn't failed, he'd successfully discovered another thing that didn't work :-) p.s. what are the white Chickens with the black speckled necks?
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
Yes. Edison was right. That chicken breed is calles Sussex, from England.
@Flexaret
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Simeon.
@thomasfarkas5458
7 жыл бұрын
Along with all the work you do to provide a healthy environment for the chickens and the other animals. Do you also use a veterinarian to check on their general health?
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
No. That would be way to expensive and is not common. We will do 3 annual lab tests for salmonella starting this year though. If there was a mass dying I would need to have a vet check it out.
@thomasfarkas5458
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@amalgamdesign3220
7 жыл бұрын
How do the chickens handle the moisture? There was another channel that said they would not be doing a deep bedding since they felt that the chickens would get ill from the moisture and perhaps get respiratory problems from kicking up all the particles in the deep bedding?
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
Our deep bedding keeps the stable a lot dryer than before.
@falfas55bgas
7 жыл бұрын
With that steam, is there anything else you're breathing in?
@kristinakirkham8507
7 жыл бұрын
So enjoyed this follow up. You mentioned in passing about holes from predators and adding electric fencing. I have chickens in my similar greenhouse and that has been my concern from the get go. So far so good but... The snow has disabled the electric fencing surrounding the greenhouse, so I am very curious as to what you have done to solve the problem.
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
We just use one wire around the tunnel with movable fence posts. The wire can easily be adjusted in height if there is a lot of snow.
@kristinakirkham8507
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@danieldowning4583
7 жыл бұрын
Looks quite dry. Could more water be part of the answer? Just thinking.
@mikaelminne5075
7 жыл бұрын
När du sätter igång en varmbädd så använd ljummet vatten det sätter fart på processen.
@joansmith3492
7 жыл бұрын
The water you added was still not enough IMO. It's like adding liquid to a cake mix. It won't mix unless you stir it up a lot. The water just rolls off. Dig down after you water to see if it is wet. My guess is it is still very dry.
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
I did more watering than what was shown on the video.
@nobullfarm5457
7 жыл бұрын
I could see the steam. What was the rise temperature?
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
I didn't check again. But it seemed perfect. Not to hot or to cold.
@TheWhedgit
7 жыл бұрын
I've read about 1sq ft a chicken. how are you basing how many chickens in your coop? Interested to see what others recommend.
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
3 sq ft / chicken. More than that and the manure load will get so heavy that the chickens cannot work it into the bedding.
@praschta
7 жыл бұрын
habt ihr in schweden auch vogelgrippewarnung? enten und gänse habt ihr noch frei laufend oder?
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
Solange das Futter und Wasser ueberdacht sind kann ich die Tierchen bei 'Status 2', so wie jetzt, draussen halten.
@jmstrings
7 жыл бұрын
Do you ever water the wood chips? or is that not necessary?
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
It is not necessary and shouldn't be done. If they are wet they cannot capture the chicken manure.
@michaelb.5345
7 жыл бұрын
Could you till up the inside to speed up the process. Mike
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
That's what I want to do with the little pigs.
@falfas55bgas
7 жыл бұрын
Using a garden Rototiller, I would think the hay would clog up the tines and be ineffective??
@craigmooring2091
7 жыл бұрын
@Michael B. In the method he's using, part of the point is to let the animals do most of the work by doing what comes naturally. This frees the humans to mostly do what only they can do. Permaculture is basically working with nature to maximize sustainable output with minimal labor and disruption of natural processes.
@falfas55bgas
7 жыл бұрын
I realize that was the goal, but it wasn't working here. He is turning the pile by hand with a fork, not the animals. If he's going to do it, there's nothing wrong with using mechanisation. Again, since HE's doing the turning , not the animals, he's already outside of the the permaculture method.
@onedazinn998
7 жыл бұрын
Seems like a good idea, but I'm concerned about the off-gasing with chickens living inside the greenhouse in the winter as well as possible fire hazard in an enclosed structure. Chickens have fragile respiration systems & I wonder how a large scale compost pile trapped within a plastic enclosure will affect their health. There a success story of having chickens eating exclusively off of huge compost piles (one landscapers success with feeding exclusively off of compost piles & produce scraps...however his compost piles were in open air conditions with the elements naturally wetting the compost & there was no fire fears). The idea of compost heating the greenhouse has been done successfully on small scales, but I'd worry about a possible fire hazard & animal's health - unless you have huge ventilation such as double door opened which compromises the heat factor. :) I'll enjoy seeing how you progress with your trial.
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
I am not planning on doing it on a bigger scale indoors. In the future I attempt to use a 'biomeiler' system outside the greenhouse, transporting the heat inside, as well as a double layer of plastic. My little pile doesn't produce many gases and the greenhouse is ventilated.
@onedazinn998
7 жыл бұрын
ah sounds great :) I've seen videos where people even heat their hot water system with a compost system outside. Great idea.
@kevinparker7953
7 жыл бұрын
I think you sell yourself short Simeon, speaking three languages. I think maybe you speak chickenese as well.
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
I wish I could. ;)
@falfas55bgas
7 жыл бұрын
Deep bedding looks too dry.
@SWEmanque
7 жыл бұрын
Don't let the chickens get close to the ducks water or feed and the other way round. You want to separate them as much as possible because of viruses and bacteria. It was keeping pigs, chickens and ducks together that led to the Spanish flu that killed millions. This is also the reason why you cannot feed animals with leftovers from humans here in Sweden.
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
Certain species you can't keep together, others are good to keep together. The pests and sicknesses that killed millions were due to wrong confinement and methods that disturbed natures natural cycles. If done the right way multi species housing will actually confuse harmful bacteria and increase health.
@rhondamontiel3827
7 жыл бұрын
it's too dry!
@TheMarkbarron
7 жыл бұрын
watch out that your pigs dont eat your chickens lol
@MistressOP
7 жыл бұрын
be careful piglets eat eggs
@martinfaucher
7 жыл бұрын
feeding your chickens? Oops!
@IslandExoticsHomestead
7 жыл бұрын
You will lose chickens, as the pigs will eat your birds. May be fence off the pigs in the greenhouse?
@simeonandalex
7 жыл бұрын
It is about timing. Small pigs work fine. If more than 40kg they eat drumsticks.
@gatorsworld
7 жыл бұрын
Your wife must make you take you shoes outside....leather shoes in manure.....not good...Very interesting concept for producing heat but not without work.....I SALUTE you sir
@punkyroo
7 жыл бұрын
Gator's World LOL! :)
@geraldhowse8597
2 жыл бұрын
You're kidding yourself. You don't have nearly enough water. That whole pile needs to be wet.
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