Gardening with Chickens, Regarding Chickens

[deec269]

We are all being scamed . Tired yet? vote Ron Paul and lets get rid of this coup we are in. That's if the voting still counts!

Thanks for this vid but it looks like it may be over for us soon.

[HTCSWEOD]

@deec269 It's not going to be over for me anytime soon... I will continue to do what's right and healthy no matter who is running the system. People at the grass roots will ultimately do what's right... Ron Paul definitely has some of the right answers...

[deec269]

@HTCSWEOD Absolutely it's always the best to do what's right. The s-510 bill needs to be taken down. People need to look into it and begin demanding the removal of the fascist system they are putting us under.

Thanks again for sharing ~ it's so important for everyone to learn as much as possible.

[aityadeen123]

it's a shame ,that after the 2012 elections , the s-510 bill will be reinforced and fully implemented across USA , this makes it illegal to grow, share with friends, sell any vegetables, or live stock, not even seeds, PLEASE PEOPLE ,JOIN AND VOTE FOR RON PAUL TO ABOLISH THIS BILL BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, please guys speed the word ,

[HTCSWEOD]

@aityadeen123 You are absolutely correct... that's a food safety bill that has gone wrong... the point was to establish a definite paper trail between producer and consumer... there is no need for registration IF you are purchasing directly from the grower/producer. The ideal is to buy local and produce local. The Bill is a result of food contamination in the past with no fast ability to trace the products back to the seller which has often been out of the country. Ron Paul A++

[HTCSWEOD]

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[vidaripollen]

plants look very happy. you dont do vermicompost?

[HTCSWEOD]

@vidaripollen Yes, I do indeed vermicompost, but not on a large enough scale to amend this garden... my worm bins contribute to my rose gardens :}

[madjimms]

Chickens are so beautiful, I wish I owned a house & had some.

[HTCSWEOD]

@madjimms I hope that one day things work out so you can have some (">

[madjimms]

@HTCSWEOD Thanks man, I really appreciate that. :-)

[SuperSallyjean]

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[elliemay1229]

You don't find that the pine straw increases the acidity in your soil?

[HTCSWEOD]

@elliemay1229 Hi, it's not pine straw, it's pine shavings.. no problems with acidity.... the pine shavings serve as a carbon binder for the nitrogen rich chicken droppings....

[PCOStherealdeal]

Great video! I just started my first year with my first flock and plan on using their droppings and the pine shaving's in my compost bin to use around my garden.

[kvvful]

thank you for suggesting me those breeds but currently i am having a rooster chick the breed is broiler i think. he is just about 3 months old and he poops every were so is it possible to podytrain a chicken and what are all the things that i can give him to eat

[kvvful]

I love to have chickens around my home but being in a town i only have some budgerigars and some cocktail but i had a rooster he was good untill he pecked every one so i have to give him away what are good breeds of chicken can i have in home and have you heard the famous Indian breed Giriraja and aseel

[HTCSWEOD]

yes, I have heard or Aseels, as for a good pet chicken, consider the Silkies... also, Orpingtons are very friendly... best of luck to you

[charkee1]

@HTCSWEOD Yes, I have used Silkies, they are very docile and easy on the fences. They don't do deep scratching and I turn them into my garden when mature to get the bugs and snails. I switch my chichen patch with my garden patch every year.

[gravyburns]

@kvvful - I would also recommend silkies and orpingtons, I have had both for years. The one thing I would advise against with silkies is black roosters, if you want a mellow chicken. I've never had a black silkie hen, but all three roosters I have are all pretty nuts. They're very entertaining as pets, but by no means are they easy-going. I would highly recommend white or buff if you plan on getting silkies; in my experience, all of these Ive ever had have been super mellow, very tame.

[ruthc48]

Awesome.I love it. Working and living in harmony with the chickens.

[HTCSWEOD]

thanks Ruth!

[kvvful]

I live in India were agriculture is the back bone but they use artificial chemical fertilizers but you use all the organic stuffs i loved it i am a biotechnology graduate and i love natural farming you are person the future needs the future agriculture must be done naturally or else the world could face its end

[HTCSWEOD]

Thank you for this comment... you are absolutely correct! We are messing with our food chemically world wide and facing disaster. People are trading sustainability for immediate wealth and GREED POLLUTES... work with, rather than against nature. I hope you can make a difference in India and that there is a true backyard revolution from an educated American public. Be well!

[kvvful]

wow you are a real good farmer

and thats is a good garden

[HTCSWEOD]

Thank you very much for saying so...

[sinsarcasmo]

I love it.

I am subscribing!

I want a homestead in Oregon!

[HTCSWEOD]

Thanks! well... maybe make your homestead wherever you happen to be? Some are even doing it on roof tops in the city of New York! Or like my friend Patti in Boston... I do hope you get what you want and where you want to be....

[sisterlovely]

Great info, i look forward to watching the rest of your clips :)

[HTCSWEOD]

HI and thank you so much!!!

[403rock]

man you are soo great and do great joob you are sow cerful nicee i like itt havee sucsesfull in you joob

[HTCSWEOD]

Thank you so much for that nice comment!  I really appreciate it!

[ssecretgirl1983]

Thank You, This was a very helpful video.

[HTCSWEOD]

You're welcome and I'm so glad you got something out of it! Appreciate your comment!

[PCQueen56]

Can you buy chickens droppings somewhere?

[HTCSWEOD]

Check with your local feed store for places that sell poultry manure. Most of the larger operations truck it out... and they won't let people into the facility to collect droppings in general. It's also very expensive as compared to other manure as it must be aged and is among the highest sources of nitrogen. Ask around, certainly there is someone keeping chickens?

[PCQueen56]

Thank you.

[copefarms]

Try a chicken farm. The one down the road from me gives it away for free. They have long barns with thousands of chickens in it and they have mountains of poop they have to get rid of.

[PCQueen56]

Thank you.

[ivankinsman]

We put our chicken crap straight onto the veg. garden over the winter when its empty or we put it into the compost piles. We also mix cow manure straight into the soil and it works great in the vegetable garden.

[csbarrett14]

I saw RIR stnd, and RIR bantams!!!

[mi9ke9]

Why dont you get your own TV show?!

[HTCSWEOD]

Thanks for suggesting that Mike...

We actually have discussed that over the past couple of years... it's called the home and garden network here in the U.S. but I didn't want to do a continuing series, only a few segments regarding backyard poultry. I enjoy sharing and teaching. I appreciate that you think that would be a good idea!

[emforty2]

this chicken are living the resort lifestyle

not like their corporate counterparts who lives in an overcrowded stinky jail cell all their lives being injected with drugs

what a pity

[wdunklin1]

Thanks for the post and for the high quality video and audio. Hope my garden starts looking as good as yours. Also, many thanks for the Bach soundtrack. Was that "Hen on the G-String?"

[HTCSWEOD]

Thanks for the comments and um... "hen on a g-string?" that's a first for me... I'm not certain.

The chickens are already working on this year's garden plot for me... we practice "no-till" gardening here... Thanks again!

[WoundedEgo]

I think it was "G-String on a Hen"!

[HTCSWEOD]

You have to judge the condition of the litter... if you can smell amonia, or, if there is lots of small dust rising from it... it's time to change it out.  It's important, with litter raising, that fresh shavings be added little by little, to keep things dry and not too condensed. As for corn, yes, grow lots of it. The chicken droppings are full of nitrogen and corn uses that full force! I always do a half acre of corn and throw ears to the chickens. Don't forget tomatos!

[ReptileRick166]

Is it sanitary to leave the same coop substrate while the chickens live on it for a year? Or should I clean it out weekly?? I really want to save some money!

[ReptileRick166]

this is really amazing! Today I just finished building an extra chicken coop on the side of my other recent one! I keep bantams, large polish chickens, and french breeds as well! I show most of my poultry at the county fair! My coops ae located in a fenced run/yard are! Inside the fencing I would like to take advantage of the area and plant some corn, I already have some plantain and banana trees but corn would be in my advantage! What do you think?

[markhess]

Great video

[HTCSWEOD]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[HTCSWEOD]

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