Homesteading (4): Raising chickens guinea fowl and geese

Ivan and Magda offer practical advice on a chicken hut design, feeding poultry, and what can go wrong with young goslings!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Poultry
• chickens
• geese
• guinea
• fowl
• chicken
• hut
• eggs
• domestic
• birds
• homestead
• self-sufficiency

[ivankinsman]

We normally spread sawdust and only use hay now for the laying boxes and bedding for the geese or ducks. Why do you say not to use hay but only straw?

[ivankinsman]

Thx. Also, remember that the cleaning is quite a lot of work. Have just spend the whole morning shovelling chicken and duck shit. However, has gone straight onto the veg. garden so there are some positives!

[Sunshyne276]

Beautiful rooster!

[ivankinsman]

Thanks - we are very pleased with him and he is good at finding food for the hens ... doesn't eat it himself but leaves it for them!

[Aubie267]

@ivankinsman good information

[Green5way]

2:26 was funny as crap

[dressupjesus]

@reevejohn I think it's possibly the left over of an old video that was taped over.

[maegyssa]

Thank you for that informative video. I look forward to viewing your others.

[GoingOrganic1]

Nice video. Happy looking chickens. I hope to have some eventually to help with composting.

[GoingOrganic1]

Nice video. Happy looking chickens. I hope to have some eventually to help with composting.

[thequado]

never use hay always use straw or saw dust

[silentfades]

great video

thank you