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Thank you so much for watching and subscribing! You should definitely try meat birds, they are pretty easy for what you get! I also think you can really taste the difference. It is funny you mention the soldier flies. I actually had a friend over this past weekend explaining how to sustainably keep soldier flies. I think I am going to try it, especially for my egg laying ladies. I just need to get over the idea of breeding larva🤢 I am also curios if anyone else has a soldier fly farm for their chickens!

Thank you for watching! It really depends on the season what we plant in the garden. I plant some fruit trees in that grass area near the garden.

Thank you so much for watching! We have loved raising them, they are fairly easy and do not require much space for the food they provide.

Thank you so much for watching!

Thank you! Hoping to keep expanding.

Oh that’s fun!! We love it, it makes putting a brisket on in the middle of the night a lot easier.

I am constantly learning! If you ever have chickens again, now you know 🐓

@@StillWatersRanch May god bless you.

Hahaha always entertaining 🤣

Yes it is, I love it 🤎

Aw shutup. Half the shit you eat will be treated likely worse, even though stated otherwise.

I appreciate your opinion. These birds love being on grass and get moved multiple times a day. I definitely do not want to eat anything that is sitting in their own fecal matter all day haha.

You should see the conditions that your store bought chicken lived in, trust me its far worse. She just has to make sure she moves the chicken tractor enough because that is a lot of birds.

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In the deepest part it’s about 15 feet.

@StillWatersRanch nice!

Haha I normally start this routine between 7-7:30 this may have been a few minutes later/taken longer because I filmed.

@StillWatersRanch I beat Roscoe to the punch. I start at 430.

Wow! That is very impressive.

It’s so funny to see them all up there at night! Do you have a different coop design now?

I wish we had room, unfortunately we don’t right now.

Yes! It is a lot to do every morning! And this is my quick morning haha some mornings I need to change out waters or do a few extra things.

Agh I need a roster or maybe a few guineas because the hawks are BAD.

Hahaha 😂 you should hear the rest of our playlist for chicken processing day 🤣🤣🤣.

@@StillWatersRanch If there is a way to share it, please do!

Love adding ACV, but I’ve never added DE! I am definitely going to try that.

Great question! Well, the size of the feed doubles when you ferment it. But the real answer is because of the added nutrients and that it’s easier for your chickens to digest and absorb the nutrients, you can feed your chickens about 1/3-1/2 less feed depending on if they are free range or whatever other food sources are available. I hope that helps:)

So so much better for you and the chickens! Love that your birds are free range as well. Do you ferment the cracked corn in the winter?

Thank you so much for the encouragement! I do know that I had a set up that worked before I moved, and I will find that grove again. It can just be frustrating sometimes. I have heard that about rat poison that it really is not very harmful to the environment and is a blood thinner humans take, it just affects rats more extremely. Thanks for that idea! As for the grass, you are completely right. That would probably help A-LOT!

@@StillWatersRanch We had a dog get sick right after we set out rat poison, in the tack room where nothing but the rats could get to it. Took him to the vet and he said unless the dog directly ate the rat poison, it would not hurt him. We were afraid that he ate a rat that had eaten the poison. Vet said it would be highly unlikely a big dog, (doberman) would get sick eating a rat that had been poisoned. The rat poison today is much milder than in the past. Dog got better, he just had a cold.

Ohh yes, my boot has a large tear and I absolutely need new boots. My foot gets wet every time I’m watering or cleaning water troughs!

Thank you for watching! Isn’t that planter a fun find?! I got that at a garage sale! I’ve planted some rosemary in it on my patio and it is so cute.

Thank you for sharing! I love finding ways to add extra flavor to things.

Same

You should try it! I would look for a local butcher or meat market and ask if they sell any beef bones for bone marrow (should be pretty cheap there)! I also think Whole Foods or specialty stores sell them, but it may be more expensive. Another thing to note, these are cute length wise, it will also work if you get the ones cut in rounds.

Hahah so true!

I love making bone broth! I have some bones with less marrow in them that I use for broth.

Ohh how would you make it?

No offense taken! It is different. It’s like a super savory butter. Some people will whip it into butter and make a fluffy savory butter.

its really meaty but also tastes like butter and somewhat nutty like brown butter. If you ever had meat stewed with oil its somewhat similar

If you don't like the texture of cooked non-crispy chicken skin or fat in meat, you probably won't like bone marrow. If you don't mind those, or if you like them, you will probably like it.

It’s like a mix taste of butter and a good broth, with the texture of butter generally. When I first was offered it I thought it’d be gross and after one taste it’s like top 10 favorite foods

Thanks for sharing!

Thank you so much for sharing. I am glad you enjoyed the video! It would be hard for me to have dual purpose and use them for meat. I love my laying girls so much ❤️

I know! Sometimes it happens so fast, I don’t have time to react! I am replanting this weekend though, so let’s see how that goes:)

@@StillWatersRanch Great. I look forward to following along 🙂

Hahaha

For real! I don’t want to eat the mice, but I do want them to be gone!

Ohh I will try peppermint oil! A mesh is a good idea as well. Maybe they will move on if they don’t have easy access.

Absolutely. Plus so much healthier!

Thank you so much! That is so so kind of you. I will absolutely stop by.

@@StillWatersRanch Also, hot pepper spray can be a deterrent to small mammals. Get some habanero peppers and run them through the blender with some garlic and water. Let it sit overnight and then strain out the solids and spray the young plants with the liquid every couple of days until the plants are big enough to no longer be appealing to rodents. It's not 100% foolproof, but it does work. Keep the spray in the refrigerator so it doesn't get moldy, and don't breathe it in or get it in your eyes!

Could be! Except there is irrigation out there for the fruit trees, so that makes it nice to have it out there.

@@StillWatersRanch idk how serious it is but ya dont want them to think theres food and keep comming back. if the beds are anywhere near you feed your chickens, the mice or rats might think thats where the food is too. maybe mowing and clearing away the weeds and grass around the beds and the stead a lil might help a bit. my aunt when we'd go to our cabin would cut and place onions slices around so whatever mice laid claim to the cabin when were not there would piss off while were there. idk if it works well outside in the beds or fields, but i dont think they like super strong smells