When you said 40 fruit trees in 1/4 acre, it was really helpful to me that you also said you do a lot of pruning. I am learning so much from your channel!
Br0, look up espalier. Its a european style for urbanites of getting trees to grow flat. You get a lot of fruit. Great for pots or in ground to create a living boundary. Its not exactly bonsai, but also not exactly topiary, and not really agriculture either. You can do ut anywhere, it looks nice, and is productive. Good luck, man.
Not only do we love figs and mulberries but we are about to construct a chicken run for our new chickens. Thanks to your suggestion, we will plant our little potted fig trees within the confines of the run. Such a great idea. Thank you for this video. :)
I need to plant a new fig or two and hadn't thought about putting them in the chicken yard. Thank you for that. The very strong wind that we have near-constantly killed the last one I tried to plant, but I have a space in my chicken yard that would be sheltered to the north, south, and west. I planted my mulberry in the corner of the back yard, far enough from the fence to be safe from the goats but close enough that the goats will be able to trim lower limbs once it is large. The chickens jump the fence between the chicken yard and the goat yard, then into the back yard, so they will enjoy the mulberries. :-)
Thanks for this video I got a fig in my chicken run I just cut my guava because the fruits to much and chicken really did not like it so much and my family did not like guava to much seeds and worms. I thinking on getting a mulberry I think on putting it in a large pot I hope it doesn’t grow soo tall. But perfect for my chickens By the way I have a corner with banana plants My chickens love banana leaves. I let a few babies grow just to feed the leave to my chickens Bananas anyway get up to five new baby plants but I took them out of the chicken run, because chickens will eat the little new plants unless you protect them. Happy Gardening 😊
We purposefully put oir chickenrun around our persimmon tree. They eat the leaves and the fruit and enjoy the shelter.. we have since expanded our chicken run and have planted peach, plum, elderberry, nectarine, pomegranate, apple. It also has blackberries growing wild and we will be planting mulberry, pear, gojiberry and fig this fall. We also have ducks and I move the duckpool around, so that each ttree gets watered with the soiled pool water.
Theres definitely something to having trees around to let them hide from predators. I let them out of the run while I was planting an apple and a mulberry in the yard I'm making for them. Just in the 2 ish hours they were free in my open yard a group of 15 vouchers started circling. Kinda eye opening thing of the day.
Funny you did this video. I had the exact choice of trees in my chicken coop/ yard. I guess it is o my my intuition as I do practise permaculture gardening/ food forest manisfesto. 😊
I have both a white and purple mulberry tree and they produce a massive amount of fruit. I often thought that they would be perfect for a chicken run. Wild birds seem to enjoy them so chickens should
I would love to see a video on all the things that you feed your chickens and ducks 🙏🏼 For example, do you supplement with chicken pellets or grains? Or do they just forage?
I would love to soon NOT having to buy feeds. I was finally given the opportunity to do permaculture lifestyle and food forest. This was about 7 months ago. So the trees are not producing fruit. But we are determine. We first put down pigeon peas. Of course my mix flocks love love love pigeon peas. Firm believer of not having to source feeds elsewhere.
Thank you! We are going to build our chicken pen this autumn and I'm researching what to plant in it to give our chickens the best life I can give them.
Oh wow, just found your chanel. We are hoping to get chickens this spring. We live on a 2 acher desert plot. I've been researching regenerative agriculture/permaculture and want to plant some food forests. The previous owners planted 12 tree orchard plus 5 ash trees along the edge. (The ash tree disease has just hit the other side of town so the likelihood is that we will loose the ash frees in the next few years). We've just woodchipped the orchard bit and I'm looking at interplanting some mulberries and different companion plants for the fruit trees as well as some larger trees that will shade them. Once we had chickens I was planning on seeing if we could move them around the property to fetalise the soil but was thinking that I'd do that with the profilers rather than the layers. I never thought of creating a food forest for them. We have birds of pray around here so i am intrigued that the trees could help protect them. Also the trees will provide them with the much needed shade. Oh I'm so excited. Going to start researching and planning a permanent chicken orchard.
This was a great video! Thank you. I would love to hear more about what your chickens eat and what else you grow for them. We had chickens before our last move, but my husband is reluctant to get more when we finally find a new home because he says they don’t earn their keep because of the cost of feed. I’d love tips to cut down in that!
Check out edible acres they do still supplement with feed but they cut down on the bill by sprouting their feed and obtaining kitchen scraps from restaurants..
My birds make a snack of fig leaves everyday. Not too much but they always hit them. Don't know why they like that caustic sap but maybe it helps with intestinal parasites? Not knowing......
I am building a chicken enclosure in my backyard. It is going to be 7 feet tall. What are the best trees to put in there? The chicken run is 20‘ x 30‘. There will be nine chickens in there. There is already a coop established in there. I was also thinking of putting rabbits in there. But what are the best fruits and vegetables to grow? And which ones are the best that have vines? So they’ll grow up the sides and then over the top?
Hi, I’m curious what you use to protect your trees roots? Our chicken yard is our orchard as well. I love having them share the space but they do scratch and dig near the base of the trees. Anytime I mulch the trees with bark chips, the chickens spread them everywhere. We have apples, mulberries, cherries, plum, quince, lavender, mint and many roses. I’d also love to hear what else you have planted. And thank you for this video!
Yes, but ducks can't eat them. they need soft fruit. I have found my chickens will clean up fallen apples bc they can peck at them, but they aren't that efficient at it.
Well some people new to permie need to have things explained clearly and repeated a few times. I did not find this video repetitive. I agree with Meggo, your comment was rude and unnecessary. Just move on.
When you said 40 fruit trees in 1/4 acre, it was really helpful to me that you also said you do a lot of pruning. I am learning so much from your channel!
Br0, look up espalier. Its a european style for urbanites of getting trees to grow flat. You get a lot of fruit. Great for pots or in ground to create a living boundary.
Its not exactly bonsai, but also not exactly topiary, and not really agriculture either. You can do ut anywhere, it looks nice, and is productive.
Good luck, man.
This is so helpful for a newbie like me. Thank you!
Not only do we love figs and mulberries but we are about to construct a chicken run for our new chickens. Thanks to your suggestion, we will plant our little potted fig trees within the confines of the run. Such a great idea. Thank you for this video. :)
I need to plant a new fig or two and hadn't thought about putting them in the chicken yard. Thank you for that. The very strong wind that we have near-constantly killed the last one I tried to plant, but I have a space in my chicken yard that would be sheltered to the north, south, and west. I planted my mulberry in the corner of the back yard, far enough from the fence to be safe from the goats but close enough that the goats will be able to trim lower limbs once it is large. The chickens jump the fence between the chicken yard and the goat yard, then into the back yard, so they will enjoy the mulberries. :-)
Thanks for this video
I got a fig in my chicken run
I just cut my guava because the fruits to much and chicken really did not like it so much and my family did not like guava to much seeds and worms.
I thinking on getting a mulberry I think on putting it in a large pot I hope it doesn’t grow soo tall.
But perfect for my chickens
By the way
I have a corner with banana plants
My chickens love banana leaves.
I let a few babies grow just to feed the leave to my chickens
Bananas anyway get up to five new baby plants but I took them out of the chicken run, because chickens will eat the little new plants unless you protect them.
Happy Gardening 😊
We purposefully put oir chickenrun around our persimmon tree. They eat the leaves and the fruit and enjoy the shelter.. we have since expanded our chicken run and have planted peach, plum, elderberry, nectarine, pomegranate, apple. It also has blackberries growing wild and we will be planting mulberry, pear, gojiberry and fig this fall. We also have ducks and I move the duckpool around, so that each ttree gets watered with the soiled pool water.
Theres definitely something to having trees around to let them hide from predators. I let them out of the run while I was planting an apple and a mulberry in the yard I'm making for them. Just in the 2 ish hours they were free in my open yard a group of 15 vouchers started circling. Kinda eye opening thing of the day.
Funny you did this video. I had the exact choice of trees in my chicken coop/ yard. I guess it is o my my intuition as I do practise permaculture gardening/ food forest manisfesto. 😊
I have both a white and purple mulberry tree and they produce a massive amount of fruit. I often thought that they would be perfect for a chicken run. Wild birds seem to enjoy them so chickens should
I would love to see a video on all the things that you feed your chickens and ducks 🙏🏼 For example, do you supplement with chicken pellets or grains? Or do they just forage?
I would love to soon NOT having to buy feeds. I was finally given the opportunity to do permaculture lifestyle and food forest. This was about 7 months ago. So the trees are not producing fruit. But we are determine. We first put down pigeon peas. Of course my mix flocks love love love pigeon peas. Firm believer of not having to source feeds elsewhere.
You have such a beautiful orchard 💕💕👌🥭🍋🍒🍐🍈
Thank you! We are going to build our chicken pen this autumn and I'm researching what to plant in it to give our chickens the best life I can give them.
Thank you for sharing. ❤ I’m new to chickens
So helpful to learn theses things before I get chickens, thanks!
Thank you for this video.
I have a chicken that likes to peck my toes, I call her Peck'n' Boots - I like to believe she is grooming me because she loves me so much :)
That’s sweet! Do you still have her? Does she still peck your toes?
Oh wow, just found your chanel. We are hoping to get chickens this spring. We live on a 2 acher desert plot. I've been researching regenerative agriculture/permaculture and want to plant some food forests. The previous owners planted 12 tree orchard plus 5 ash trees along the edge. (The ash tree disease has just hit the other side of town so the likelihood is that we will loose the ash frees in the next few years). We've just woodchipped the orchard bit and I'm looking at interplanting some mulberries and different companion plants for the fruit trees as well as some larger trees that will shade them. Once we had chickens I was planning on seeing if we could move them around the property to fetalise the soil but was thinking that I'd do that with the profilers rather than the layers. I never thought of creating a food forest for them. We have birds of pray around here so i am intrigued that the trees could help protect them. Also the trees will provide them with the much needed shade. Oh I'm so excited. Going to start researching and planning a permanent chicken orchard.
Great ideas, thank you. I've been wondering about planting trees or vines inside the chicken run, this will be a big help.
I enjoyed that, thank you, Angela. Don't have any ducks or chickens, but can live in hope! That one negronne fig looked like a duck at 5:40!
Fantastic information thank you
I too would love to hear about how you feed your poultry. I desperately want to get as far from market grain as possible.
Excellent Video! Great instructions. Thanks for the ideas!
Inspiring
This was a great video! Thank you.
I would love to hear more about what your chickens eat and what else you grow for them. We had chickens before our last move, but my husband is reluctant to get more when we finally find a new home because he says they don’t earn their keep because of the cost of feed. I’d love tips to cut down in that!
Check out edible acres they do still supplement with feed but they cut down on the bill by sprouting their feed and obtaining kitchen scraps from restaurants..
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Great, interesting. Where is your apple trees? I have a walnut tree, but use the nuts. They are very hard.
Thank you
Great ideas in this video!
My concern about growing fruit trees (northeast Tennessee) is that I may not get enough sun because we have so many tall trees on our property.
My birds make a snack of fig leaves everyday. Not too much but they always hit them. Don't know why they like that caustic sap but maybe it helps with intestinal parasites? Not knowing......
Wonderful! You also have raspberries in another area where the chickens run too?
I am building a chicken enclosure in my backyard. It is going to be 7 feet tall. What are the best trees to put in there? The chicken run is 20‘ x 30‘. There will be nine chickens in there. There is already a coop established in there. I was also thinking of putting rabbits in there. But what are the best fruits and vegetables to grow? And which ones are the best that have vines? So they’ll grow up the sides and then over the top?
Hi, I’m curious what you use to protect your trees roots? Our chicken yard is our orchard as well. I love having them share the space but they do scratch and dig near the base of the trees. Anytime I mulch the trees with bark chips, the chickens spread them everywhere. We have apples, mulberries, cherries, plum, quince, lavender, mint and many roses. I’d also love to hear what else you have planted. And thank you for this video!
I used scrap tile, worked really well
Do your chickens fly into the trees to eat your fruit?
Are apples good for poultry?
Yes, but ducks can't eat them. they need soft fruit. I have found my chickens will clean up fallen apples bc they can peck at them, but they aren't that efficient at it.
😂 never heard someone say the same things over and over and over and over and over again. This could’ve been a two minute video
Rude
Well some people new to permie need to have things explained clearly and repeated a few times. I did not find this video repetitive. I agree with Meggo, your comment was rude and unnecessary. Just move on.