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Under pressure to get this done! Torrential rain ends the drought - Off grid Spanish Finca

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
  • Continuing our quest to be more self sufficient in our off grid life, work on the hen shed was put under pressure due to the imminent arrival of much needed heavy rain.
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Комментарии • 77

  • @Susan.I
    @Susan.I Месяц назад +2

    Yay, you got rain!☔️

    • @Susan.I
      @Susan.I Месяц назад

      Hope the hens lay lots of eggs for you both!!

  • @adamosman7284
    @adamosman7284 Месяц назад +2

    Nice to have some rain always and house for the hens

  • @yolandarobertson7104
    @yolandarobertson7104 Месяц назад +1

    Congrats on your rain! Nice fix on the hen house!

  • @MarkOneMoto
    @MarkOneMoto 28 дней назад

    Great work on the hen’s boxes, lovely bit of carpentry Andy 😀👏🏼

  • @user-dr5lg6rd4z
    @user-dr5lg6rd4z Месяц назад +1

    Calima 😢😢 busting my as off with cleaning.. looking good 👍 with the chicken house. Keep it up guys

  • @julieorr9975
    @julieorr9975 Месяц назад +1

    Congrats on the rain! I was very concerned for your situation

  • @user-jh8jr5id2c
    @user-jh8jr5id2c Месяц назад +8

    So happy for the rain🙏🙏

  • @andyjota8906
    @andyjota8906 Месяц назад +4

    Glad you got a drop of rain folks I love the smell outside when it first comes after a long drought.

  • @patriceogrady9763
    @patriceogrady9763 Месяц назад +4

    You need more ventilation in the coop for the chickens!

  • @eileenstec7862
    @eileenstec7862 Месяц назад +1

    Glad to see you use a push stick with your table saw. Smart.

  • @user-ey4ss1fq3t
    @user-ey4ss1fq3t Месяц назад +2

    What a way to built a chicken coop glad you had some rain Peter from south africa

  • @tibetfruit2324
    @tibetfruit2324 Месяц назад +5

    Know how happy you are to receive the much needed rain. Hope you have rain all next week as well. All your construction is built so very sturdy and with much forethought.

  • @frankindustries356
    @frankindustries356 Месяц назад +4

    The calima visited us last night... now all my cars are orange 😂

  • @LorraineinAustralia
    @LorraineinAustralia Месяц назад +1

    Brilliant rain.. no hail is great.
    The chook house will be nice for you upcoming hens. It’s very sheltered inside..
    cheers to you both🌸🌸

  • @lestergarcia4827
    @lestergarcia4827 Месяц назад +1

    You guys are doing a wonderful job with that place it's looking beautiful.

  • @suz-annemoss6500
    @suz-annemoss6500 Месяц назад +1

    Nice for the land to get a good soaking…wonderful to see it pooled waiting to be absorbed. Love the chicken coop, they will have a bit of a palace to live in! Well done to you both.

  • @rarendsen9688
    @rarendsen9688 Месяц назад +2

    Congratulations with the rain!! I live in Portugal near the Spanish border and we had a lot of rain as well, very welcome.

  • @laurencejohnson4106
    @laurencejohnson4106 Месяц назад +3

    Some water at long last!👍👍👍👍

  • @ruthwatt7185
    @ruthwatt7185 Месяц назад +2

    This first time leaving comment. I really enjoy your videos, been watching now for months I think my first was when you made that lovely table for your friends. Can’t wait until next video. How lovely you can still get quite often to fly back and see your Mum.

  • @mariadange06
    @mariadange06 Месяц назад +4

    Hallelujah re heavy rains... 💦 finally ☔️ I live in Nice, Fr, and get the orange Sahara rains. Tilly is as big as a Great Dane. The coop is going to be palatial, ventilation key for the birds.

  • @LorrieMello
    @LorrieMello Месяц назад +1

    I’m so glad you got rain!! 🌧️ 🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️😊😊😊

  • @sarahamandaburton8200
    @sarahamandaburton8200 Месяц назад +2

    We had a very small amount of rain here 60kms south of Seville sadly as it is very very much needed... also had the sandy covering over everything.
    You're doing a wonderful job, as usual, on the chicken coop ❤

  • @egoyiboclementinaonwuegbut7331
    @egoyiboclementinaonwuegbut7331 Месяц назад +2

    I am so happy for you you have had some rain 😊

  • @annabellerogers5369
    @annabellerogers5369 Месяц назад +4

    Love this RUclips channel

  • @sue7190
    @sue7190 Месяц назад +3

    The chicken House is looking good. Great progress. So glad you have had some rain and that it is soaking into the land. I wondered if it would have just run off after such a long drought.

  • @Merc-Rover
    @Merc-Rover Месяц назад +3

    Great news about the rain 🌧
    Fingers crossed, you'll have a full set of vessels.

  • @kmw4359
    @kmw4359 2 месяца назад +5

    Hope Tilly and the Border Collie had a good time on their play date! Looks like they had plenty of room to romp about. Glad you got rain and also that you saved most of your plums. When you started talking about hail, I was wondering how your plants would survive. Good decision to pull them early! Nesting boxes are looking good!

    • @FincaLife
      @FincaLife  2 месяца назад +2

      Thanks. Tilly tired the other, out yet again lol - She has a lot of energy for what is supposed to be a big lazy dog! The rain was very welcome and we could do with a bit more - fortunately, we didn't get the hail.

  • @bonniefrench9884
    @bonniefrench9884 Месяц назад +5

    Yay ! It's Finca time ! You've made so much progress and I really enjoy your videos ! Hooray for rain ! Looking forward to the chickens !

  • @jeanettenicholas2863
    @jeanettenicholas2863 Месяц назад +4

    Love watching you both your hubby is so handy how many chickens are you getting good luck to you both from England

  • @jokevasconcellos6930
    @jokevasconcellos6930 Месяц назад +2

    🎉🎉🎉 so happy for your rain.😅

  • @mafish7962
    @mafish7962 Месяц назад +1

    Great to see the rain! 🐶❤️❤️❤️

  • @effie924
    @effie924 Месяц назад +2

    yeah rain! in the chicken coop you can leave the holes and cracks because they need ventilation.

  • @judylitton2048
    @judylitton2048 Месяц назад +2

    Your forecast sounds like ours for the past week. We
    missed lt all. We too could use rain.

  • @jenh9252
    @jenh9252 Месяц назад +2

    We didn't get a drop of rain here in Malaga Province....however the devastating amount Murcia received makes me glad

  • @terrylondon847
    @terrylondon847 Месяц назад +1

    They, the chicken coop is turning out nice, looking forward to meeting the new chickens soon. Btw on the coop build, I've never heard you mention ventilation. I am sure you know great ventilation in their shelters, summer and winter, to keep the flock healthy disease free.

    • @FincaLife
      @FincaLife  Месяц назад

      Thanks - It's all in next weeks video :)

  • @bobr9895
    @bobr9895 Месяц назад

    I enjoy watching your projects 😊

  • @patriceogrady9763
    @patriceogrady9763 Месяц назад +1

    One of your back up lights is out😎

    • @FincaLife
      @FincaLife  Месяц назад

      Thanks but European cars need to have a rear fog light. So, many car designers integrate the fog light into one taillight and the reverse light into the other taillight.

  • @pamela5568
    @pamela5568 Месяц назад +1

    I don't think you mentioned it, but will you have some ventilation for the chicken coop? Will you be putting something along the bottom of the fence to keep predators from digging under it? The rain was certainly a blessing. Tilly, did I spell it right?, is such a sweetheart. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of chicken's you'll be getting.

    • @FincaLife
      @FincaLife  Месяц назад

      It's all coming next week

  • @evertevert7784
    @evertevert7784 Месяц назад

    great you got rain super cool

  • @carolleenkelmann3829
    @carolleenkelmann3829 Месяц назад +4

    Told you a couple of days ago you were getting heavy rains AND I said, you should prepare the open bare land so that you don't lose your topsoil ( if you have any left) - I suggested covering with straw or cardboard paper. I'd like to suggest again the permaculture design elements to prevent water run-off, such as swales. Your soil will not retain the water because molecularly it will not be able to bond. It is better to start with small patches spread all over the place. If you don't do this, you will perpetuate the drought even though it may have rained. You won't see the benefit because all the water will run off and just erode your land and none of it will soak in because the soil structure has nothing to help it hydrate the soil molecules.

    • @LCamp-cr7fs
      @LCamp-cr7fs Месяц назад

      I agree that it is necessary to slow down water runoff. The land looks too sandy to hold much water during torrential rains.

    • @carolleenkelmann3829
      @carolleenkelmann3829 Месяц назад

      ​@@LCamp-cr7fs looking at the pools of water, I see that the ruts and channels in the dirt are acting like swales but how well does the soil maintain the hydration and what is the condition of the soil? Soil is not just soil and not all soils are equal as far as nutrients contained, which eventually becomes food or climate influencing through the propagation and support of vegetation.

    • @chrisatkin7130
      @chrisatkin7130 Месяц назад

      Maybe you should create a video on how to optimise the land by using your own farm land in a semi arid area as an example, with before and after views to show what you personally have accomplished. It is easy to sit back and watch what others have done and critique.

    • @parvathynayer354
      @parvathynayer354 17 дней назад

      Swales and berms have been shown all over the world to make a significant difference to the water level. It is worth looking at RUclips videos about how they have worked for guidance. I have been watching the channel for years and cheering you in your efforts. All the best.

  • @Cathy-ty3fp
    @Cathy-ty3fp Месяц назад +1

    Clever ole stick halooks lovely, paint it white though andy as it will stop it getting to hot inside ❤

  • @old_con
    @old_con Месяц назад

    Another project nearing completion ! It’s amazing how many projects you have completed in just a few years, a great accomplishment Andy & Sharon. 👍🏽😎

  • @patboudotlamot
    @patboudotlamot Месяц назад

    top

  • @heatherarthur6232
    @heatherarthur6232 Месяц назад +2

    Well I thought you would appreciate the rain after the drought.

  • @annar6430
    @annar6430 Месяц назад +2

    Hi Andy..how will you keep hen house ventilated and cool it down .❤? So glad you got rain, we did too 🇯🇲👍🏖🦎🐠🌺

    • @sharonwhyler9942
      @sharonwhyler9942 Месяц назад +1

      Watch the next video. All will be revealed 😊

    • @annar6430
      @annar6430 Месяц назад

      @@sharonwhyler9942 Sending love and appreciation for all you show us of your lives💛from me and MissT🐈 my 10yr old ginger and Grey Tabby....with white belly fur.

  • @portugal1969
    @portugal1969 Месяц назад

    👍

  • @Albrecht_von_Preussen
    @Albrecht_von_Preussen Месяц назад +1

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @norwegianblue2
    @norwegianblue2 Месяц назад

    One of your reversing lights is out, Andy. Glad you got the rain at last!

    • @FincaLife
      @FincaLife  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks but European cars need to have a rear fog light. So, many car designers integrate the fog light into one taillight and the reverse light into the other taillight.

    • @norwegianblue2
      @norwegianblue2 Месяц назад

      Learn something new every day!
      Thanks for setting me right. 🙂

  • @paulinestevens9351
    @paulinestevens9351 Месяц назад +1

    🥰

  • @mariannekuijpers9298
    @mariannekuijpers9298 Месяц назад +8

    why are you painting the shed BLACK? it will make it all the hotter for the animals inside.

    • @helenhall3705
      @helenhall3705 Месяц назад +5

      Watch the video again. It’s bituminous glue for the felt roof.

    • @sharonwhyler9942
      @sharonwhyler9942 Месяц назад +2

      It's not black

    • @terrylink6174
      @terrylink6174 Месяц назад +2

      It’s felt addictive some people don’t listen

  • @murdomacinnes6176
    @murdomacinnes6176 Месяц назад

    👍😎🍻

  • @user-jn1ci9yz7d
    @user-jn1ci9yz7d Месяц назад

    You have a reverse light out on your vehicle.

    • @FincaLife
      @FincaLife  Месяц назад

      Thanks but European cars need to have a rear fog light. So, many car designers integrate the fog light into one taillight and the reverse light into the other taillight.

  • @robertrobert9800
    @robertrobert9800 Месяц назад

    Can anyone answer if you can get car insurance and electricity connection to one's finca, thanks

  • @kathleencollings7021
    @kathleencollings7021 Месяц назад +1

    Are you located in the Andalusia area?

  • @carolleenkelmann3829
    @carolleenkelmann3829 Месяц назад

    And for centuries they've been doing it wrong or badly. I challenge you to prove my suggestions wrong by taking into consideration the methods adopted by the Australian, Bill Morrison or the documentary "Regreening the desert" on RUclips. Sitting back and just shrugging your shoulders in resignation won't bring a change and the methods the Spanish have been following over time have been to their detriment.

  • @user-vy3vk2sb8p
    @user-vy3vk2sb8p Месяц назад

  • @Susan.I
    @Susan.I Месяц назад

    I hope you get some serious rain!😮