@@seanleith5312 Oh Oh but I did like a boy by the name of Danny and Michael had a son by the name of Danny also treated him Awesome When it came down to it for chicken Danny and Michael I was the one who did the hardest thing at that age group I was in chopped their heads off and then plucked them it was what Father taught me as Survival for myself!!!
@James Brown Wasn't Hard at all just knew the purpose for their lives in the world and gave them the best of it all was what I did and was gentle and caring to them at the end!!!
@@inekev6566 If you have chickens you have a heat lamp for them also a heating tape in the water to keep it unthawed, no no chickens here son said no to that idea but no other pets then !!! Baby chickens are so sweet and tiny fluffy also!!!
I've only lived in large cities (New York City, San Francisco) so I've never had any of these experiences you post about, but I've watched just about every single one of your videos because your world is so different than mine. It is absolutely refreshing to see a different way of living and one where you both are so happy. Thank you so much for detailing so much of your lives - I feel like I'm living vicariously through your videos.
I'm into too but I've not ever.lived anywhere other than Baltimore and.its outskirts (1X we actually lived in an old farm house when I was raising my family n my kids absolutely LOVED every minute of that lifestyle-me n their Dad were totally lost lmao but we learned, it was nothing like this tho-not even close!!) To see REAL PEOPLE surviving this and living happy,healthy lives?? Is just so intriguing to me. I watch something like this video probably everyday. It's interesting . Idh the lady balls it takes to live it lol but it's definitely interesting 😉👊
Small Keepers can also keep a better eye on their birds. i brought one in because I think she may be sick. Monitoring her anyway. gave her a bath because I want to make sure she's clean so I can watch for changes Mass produced farms rarely keep a flock for more than 6 weeks before harvest. My lovely ladies should be for life.
To all the off griders ! I'm sorry people but these two Kids are the BEST !! - From 1947 to 1952 my brother and I lived in the woods all summer and feed ourselves off the land - built our shelters and Stayed alive with fish hooks a single shot 22 and once a week our dad would check on us and bring potatoes, crackers and anything else they could afford! They would go to jail today but this was right after the war and they both had to work to keep me and my two brothers with a roof over our head in the winter!! I was 7 & my brother 9 in 47 !! I raised a family and for the last 30 years I have moved back into the woods. YES they are making money on RUclips but someday when the s--t hits the fan somebody will watch this and LEARN !! This isn't Hollywood and they go home after the show !! TAKE CARE
Oh yeah at 17:40 the classic "I just laid an egg, come look at me!" cackle! Laura Ingalls Wilder, after she and Almonzo moved to Mansfield, Missouri, was rather well known for the quality of her chickens and eggs. Her secret was that she fed the birds warmed up bran mash. She wrote about it as a point of pride.
My chickens bitch like that when someone is in their nest taking their sweet time. Have 6 Hens with 6 nesting boxes and they all lay eggs in one box. No matter where I put the golf balls.
If your not aware of this little trick already then I feel like I’m being helpful.. crush up the eggs shells and give them back to the chickens.. the eggs shells are a source of calcium which is needed for hens to lay eggs. If you don’t already do that then give it a try the hens will eats them only when they need calcium. Or you can get oyster shell from the feed store that works too.. I have quite a few chickens myself and they do eat eggs shells
@@njjensen7671 I dry the shells in the oven to kill any bacteria, then run them through an old coffee grinder. It grinds them to about a sand consistency (not powder). Then I just mix it in with their fermented mash in the mornings. They also get some oyster shell that I gather from the local beach, wash, and break up into small pieces.
Never underestimate or think low level equal to birds, animal etc... Humans are highest level of creations of Almighty Master Allah(swt)....so be happy n thankful what you are.
Bird bread recipe...blue cornbread muffin box, jiffy brand. 1 egg shell and all but crushed, 1 bag frozen mixed veggies, 1 can beans, stir, bake as box directs. Serve
There's something really special HERE! Watched the entire video, then found myself wanting even a few seconds more. E & A continue enjoying your beautiful life adventure. You two really do a wonderful job educating and documenting about this way of living.
It makes me smile as I watch you care for your chickens. I'm remembering my Mom, and how she loved her hens, and how she talked to them😌. She passed last May. Thanks guys! Wishing you a GREAT NEW YEAR!
I'm planning on building a small coop once I get settled into my cabin next month - once again the most helpful, honest & thorough homestead video I've found! You guys rule.
Have fun and good luck on the build:) I tried a similar one to theirs, 7by8 (not a 10by10). I’ve asked a question or 2 to them, with no reply back. Draw out your coop, show/ask someone that does do carpentry so if there are mistakes they’ll see it right away:) Chickens are fun, watching them calms your mind. Especially throw these times,2020. Their smart:) enjoy your chickens:)
@@jamiedeer2674 thanks yeah I soundly agree re: calming. These chickens are indeed primarily a choice for my mental health, of course with the added bonus of eggs haha.
OK just prior to falling asleep I have come across my singing companion, what a rooster!!! What a difference, all you are preparing for breakfast and here I am going off to sleep. What you’re having for breakfast is absolutely a complete meal for me. As we say here “que aproveche”.
Watching and listening to contented chickens makes me smile. Your hens and roosters are beautiful! I love sitting with my girls, watching them interact and listening to their chicken chatter. Thanks for sharing!
I get so excited when I see the new upload across my screen. I have watched you all from the beginning to end 3 times now I so look forward to seeing you. I made a 6 gallon bucket of coleslaw yesterday. It made 14 quarts for me. Can’t wait to try it! My brother made your sauerkraut. We going to share them. Thanks guys!!
@@SimpleLivingAlaska : Happy New Year 2021 to all! May you have happiness, peace and health all through this new year which is given to us according to the will of God. My biggest hope this year is that many more people will ask the Holy Spirit (the 3rd person of the trinity, God Spirit, the part of God who we all need, to reign in the Father and in the Son), to come and to invite Him in theirs heart so that He, the Holy Spirit, make them be more daring in pursuing the Word of God and to be more boastful in reaching those who are lost. To turn away from the things of the world and from everything that is now happening in the world, to ask the Holy Spirit to give us a peace that only God (Father, Son and Spirit) can give and provide for us. Not to abide in fear, or to be deceived by all that is sown on the population of this world, by dark spiritual forces, by many other means, by the media, and by many people who are not of God and don’t reside in Him. And finally, to shine as the light of Christ as His witness in the world, until we are united with Him in our permanent home, for this place is not our home. We all live in the world but we are not part of the world, we have been chosen and separated from the world by our Father that dwells in us. Let’s all live by example this year. For when we live in the Spirit of God, there is no fear or worry, and peace reigns in us. We must put our faith in Jesus Christ alone, and what He did on the cross for us, to glorify Him every day in all of our words, thoughts and actions, throughout the year, so that all who see us, can see Christ in us. I love you, you are all in my prayers everyday. Happy new year 2021
I so enjoyed this video. That’s smile on your face as you are feeding them ‘self serve’ says it all. Pure joy! While I’m sitting here watching my sister is baking some fresh yeast bread. I felt as if I was right there with you feeding your chickens!
They loved your treat you made them. Made the happy and full and ready for a name. You guys truly love and take great care of your chickens. They also are a very beautiful flock.
I have been watching you guys for over a year now, I just love it. Find it interesting, educational and if I'm honest a tiny bit envious as I would love to live how you live.
The first year we had chickens, I was giving eggs away, I had so many. Then just before Thanksgiving they quit laying. When they stated laying again, I beat up 1 egg, poured it into an ice cube tray. It fit exactly into the the cube. I then beat up more eggs, filled the tray and put it into the freezer overnight. Next morning I popped the egg cubes out and put them in a single layer in the freezer bags. When needed for baking, cooking, or for scrambled eggs or omelets, took the amount needed out of the bag, put the remaining back in the freezer. They worked great, never ran out of eggs again 🐓🐔👍👌 Have a blessed evening, stay safe and healthy 🙏🥰👍👌🙏🦅🔔🗽🇺🇸🙏
I guess this video could be a late Christmas gift, thank you. Really enjoyed the total chicken tutorial. The chickens look and act extremely healthy do to your typical care and feeding whether animal or vegetable. Seemed like a 40 minute video very calming with all the clucking. Well done in all aspects video, story line, meals and actors lol. Thank you so much happy new year 🎊🎆🎈
As a long time homesteader in Northern Minnesota, which is often referred to as the Siberia of the Lower 48, I have to say I had luck with my chickens by using a three sided coop attached to my goat shed. I could enter the north side, take eggs from that side...but the south side was open...and the goats had a similar arrangement. Free flow of air, not cold winds...I never lost a chicken or a goat to weather. they need circulation. I never stressed the chickens with artificial light, but still got some eggs throughout the winter. Your lifestyle mimics ours more than most I've found on youtube. Thanks for the offering and entertainment...and great educational videos. Off grid sine 1984 in a self built home built from native materials in a state forest on 50 acres.
Really beautiful chickens!! Me & my wife have 33 here in north Carolina!! 16 are Jersey Giants & half are already laying at 7 months!! Rest are blue & black Australops which lay almost every day!! Love from north Carolina!!🐔🐓🐣🐤🐥🥚
They look healthy and relatively happy despite the cold. A chicken's winter life is like most humans--Wake, Eat, Drink, Chat Eat, Sleep....maybe give an egg at some point(the chickens, NOT the humans). lol
Hi from Iceland 🇮🇸 ❤️ Loved this video and special that you baked for your chicken 🐓 👍❤️👍 I have 4 chicken 🐔 in my garden, got them last summer… This is my first time owning a chicken 🐔 and I absolutely LOVE ❤️ THEM. Have a blessed day 🙏🦋🦋🦋
Thank you for this video!! I have been worried, wondering if I am doing this right. I want happy chickens too 😁👍 we just watched this and hubby says "There! You are doing everything right!" Happy me, happy chickens 😊 thanks for your guidance and love your videos!! ❤
Found your channel about s week ago wjile recovering from a hip replacement. You guys are amazing and I so envy your life. If I was not so old I would love to follow your example. Thank you for showing the world a better way to live and love.
One of the most asked question by our viewer is why don’t we have a heating lamp for our chickens. Birds in the wild don’t have the luxury of a heating lamp right so why would we use one. We really love your videos. Thanks guys for sharing.
See this is great in theory, but chickens evolved from jungle birds in the tropics. They don't need a heat lamp in the wild because it's warm where they live in the wild.
Very intelligently done. I was looking for all the cold weather points of chicken keeping, and you touched on all of them. Just a general rule of thumb in case anybody is wondering: the recommended guideline for coop size is 4 sqft of floor space per chicken. But that is flexible depending on how large the run is vs how much time your chickens are spending strictly indoors. So if you have covered outdoor shelter, like the lean-to or a porch for your coop so they'll go out even in snow, you can fudge coop size a bit without issue.
i used to live way up north in real snow belt area but now reside in sweet south ga as an older gentleman its a pleasure to watch your videos and i admire your amazing survival skills and enriched life love your videos and your generosity thank you
I really enjoy your videos. I had a sister that lived here from 1981- 2000. She had chickens, sheep, horses and a huge garden and greenhouse where she sold organic veggies in the markets.. I was always surprised how the chickens did in the minus temperatures. I worked on a chicken farm for three years in high school so there are no chickens in our house.I was always the guy that butcher their sheep for them. We have someone with chickens around here because them damn roosters wake my retired ass up on those summer mornings when we have the windows open.
I've been giving my ladies whole corn, black oil sunflower seeds, barley, and oats. Of course, I don't live in Alaska, but the whole corn helps mine lay eggs in the winter.
Corn in any form helps them keep warm. Cracked corn will do just as well as whole corn.. they also need grit if they don’t have it available when fed grains
@@georgevangordon9728 Yep. Especially if they don't have access to natural gravel or small stones, they need to have grit supplied to them in their feed or scattered with their scratch.
Your vlogs r awesome ur inspiring. I just shared this with a friend who will share with a friend in Texas, Steve, who is having a second bout with cancer. His daughter has one adored chicken. She is 8yrs old ish, and will adore to watch ur chickens with her pet chicken and her Dad. So Thankyou for such a wonderful treat for our friend to share with his daughter ❤️🌹🌹
I asked some chicken questions on another video. This answered everything. Super surprised to see open windows at such cold temps. Very hearty little buggers.
Wow Guys may I come & live in your Chicken Coup- just amazing & so respectful of animals that provide you food. Well Done & very proud to be following your Channel. Cheers Denise - Australia
Greetings from Scotland, I have just binge watched your entire video collection in 6 days as I'm stuck in bed with Covid... Just to say thank you for the content, love the lives you have made for yourselves... Blessings and best wishes.
🐓 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔 Happy New Year to both of you & all the critters! I have an idea to help keep their water from freezing... Get a couple of large terracotta pots; one larger than the other so they will nest together; install dirt in between the two pots for insulation; and get, find, cut a larger round ceramic tile to cover the smaller pot & then some. Now, grab some rounded river stones (enough to fill the pot twice.) Here's the magic, heat the hell out of the stones inside your wood stove! Probably best in a large steel can. When good & hot, take it out & with an oven glove move the stones into the pot & cover with the ceramic tile. Now put the water back on the cover. Stones should stay hot for a long time & keep the water from freezing! While those stones are keeping the water warm, heat up the next batch & swap them back & forth as needed. The idea here is that those stones have a lot of thermal mass, & the pots with dirt between them provide insulation (also thru thermal mass storage) ... the heat rises & warms the bottom of the water bowl. Hope this helps...
Great video, I was thinking maybe a few hours cam video about the chickens, just like Dory's Reef Cam from Pixar, I would defiantly watch it :) Happy New Year!
My neighbor gave me some roasters last fall my buddy wants to raise chickens so took the roasters to his how to see if they would survive the winter . We have lots of predators here we lost 1 so far the other 2 are doing great . My buddy and I never in a million years would of thought we would love to watch the chickens like we do . Get a lot of laughs and joy out of watching them ! Planning on buying 30 each come spring .
Dear Arielle, I have just come across this excellent and informative video that I once looked at and was too sleepy to forward my full admiration on how well it is done. It’s a prize-winning video indeed. Were I a fowl I would consider myself very lucky to be taken cared by you. Living in Alaska under such premises is all a privilege. 🐔🐣🐥🐓❤
Beautiful coop and you obviously take great care of your flock. One thing I used to do in extreme conditions was to put Vaseline on their combs and wattles, and it helped protect against frostbite. Just a thought. Love your channel and admire you both so much. ❤️❤️
Growing up on an Icelandic farm, we had chickens. I also worked at a huge chicken egg farm. The way you take care of them, warms my heart. Love your videos!
Hi from WA. Do you guys get to see family very often? Thinking of moving to AK and wonder how you guys balance missing everyone with all the homestead duties
I would have thought a round pole would be preferred to a flat board to roost on, but I guess it's really just what they pick that determines what fits. Always nice to see a happy flock.
Icelandics are super hardy birds. Poultry are "hot" naturally. I have a nice vent up high but partially cover it with a board when we are expecting a big snow (like tomorrow and Wed) and will uncover once we have regular midwest temps. Fermenting feed is the best way to extend seed feed for livestock - pigs and chickens. I add a 75w bulb in January/February especially if I have late summer chicks, that way pullet eggs happen in winter. Your coop is a very nice size and could hold more chickens easily. I have 45 chickens in an 8x5 with very good success. 💖 those omlettes look delish!
I just got finished watching your blog on raising chickens you have a fine setup.It looks like you are a skilled carpenter that hen house looks great.I bought a chicken coup with our income tax returns several months later we bought a 10 x 13' enclosure so they can get more exercise. They are free range chickens so they can fly we haven't had there wings clipped.I use there droppings in my compost bin.Instead of using hay for there nesting boxes I use shredded card board.My red worms eat shredded cardboard and all my kitchen waste.I process all my egg shells in my food processor.
You take better care of your chickens than some people do of their kids. Good on you.
Treat chicken like people, people like chicken? This is not right.
@@seanleith5312 Oh Oh but I did like a boy by the name of Danny and Michael had a son by the name of Danny also treated him Awesome When it came down to it for chicken Danny and Michael I was the one who did the hardest thing at that age group I was in chopped their heads off and then plucked them it was what Father taught me as Survival for myself!!!
@James Brown Wasn't Hard at all just knew the purpose for their lives in the world and gave them the best of it all was what I did and was gentle and caring to them at the end!!!
Its very cold for the animals to cold
@@inekev6566 If you have chickens you have a heat lamp for them also a heating tape in the water to keep it unthawed, no no chickens here son said no to that idea but no other pets then !!! Baby chickens are so sweet and tiny fluffy also!!!
I've only lived in large cities (New York City, San Francisco) so I've never had any of these experiences you post about, but I've watched just about every single one of your videos because your world is so different than mine. It is absolutely refreshing to see a different way of living and one where you both are so happy. Thank you so much for detailing so much of your lives - I feel like I'm living vicariously through your videos.
Didn't you ever watch Little House on the prairie?
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I'm into too but I've not ever.lived anywhere other than Baltimore and.its outskirts (1X we actually lived in an old farm house when I was raising my family n my kids absolutely LOVED every minute of that lifestyle-me n their Dad were totally lost lmao but we learned, it was nothing like this tho-not even close!!) To see REAL PEOPLE surviving this and living happy,healthy lives?? Is just so intriguing to me. I watch something like this video probably everyday. It's interesting . Idh the lady balls it takes to live it lol but it's definitely interesting 😉👊
man those chickens are absolutely gorgeous. What a huge difference compared to chicken farms for mass productions. Like these are shiny. Shiny!!
Small Keepers can also keep a better eye on their birds. i brought one in because I think she may be sick. Monitoring her anyway. gave her a bath because I want to make sure she's clean so I can watch for changes
Mass produced farms rarely keep a flock for more than 6 weeks before harvest. My lovely ladies should be for life.
That's because they aren't, like you said, mass producing and they can tend to each chicken individually and feed them plenty of healthy food
To all the off griders ! I'm sorry people but these two Kids are the BEST !! - From 1947 to 1952 my brother and I lived in the woods all summer and feed ourselves off the land - built our shelters and Stayed alive with fish hooks a single shot 22 and once a week our dad would check on us and bring potatoes, crackers and anything else they could afford! They would go to jail today but this was right after the war and they both had to work to keep me and my two brothers with a roof over our head in the winter!! I was 7 & my brother 9 in 47 !! I raised a family and for the last 30 years I have moved back into the woods. YES they are making money on RUclips but someday when the s--t hits the fan somebody will watch this and LEARN !! This isn't Hollywood and they go home after the show !! TAKE CARE
Oh yeah at 17:40 the classic "I just laid an egg, come look at me!" cackle!
Laura Ingalls Wilder, after she and Almonzo moved to Mansfield, Missouri, was rather well known for the quality of her chickens and eggs. Her secret was that she fed the birds warmed up bran mash. She wrote about it as a point of pride.
I started feeding my chickens some oatmeal....oats soaked in boiling water...they love it...Cool...
My chickens bitch like that when someone is in their nest taking their sweet time. Have 6 Hens with 6 nesting boxes and they all lay eggs in one box. No matter where I put the golf balls.
If your not aware of this little trick already then I feel like I’m being helpful.. crush up the eggs shells and give them back to the chickens.. the eggs shells are a source of calcium which is needed for hens to lay eggs. If you don’t already do that then give it a try the hens will eats them only when they need calcium. Or you can get oyster shell from the feed store that works too.. I have quite a few chickens myself and they do eat eggs shells
But make sure to completely pulverize them, or else they will start eating their own eggs.
They do it, saw eric throwing the shells to the chickens in the pickled eggs video
My dad did just that and brought yes oyster shells for the chickens.
Egg shell grinded in powder are used for plant fertilizer
@@njjensen7671 I dry the shells in the oven to kill any bacteria, then run them through an old coffee grinder. It grinds them to about a sand consistency (not powder). Then I just mix it in with their fermented mash in the mornings. They also get some oyster shell that I gather from the local beach, wash, and break up into small pieces.
If I can't come back as a Lumnah goat, I want to come back as one of your chickens. Seriously, you treat your animals so well. Warms my heart.
You might want to rethink that. Chickens on average live 8 years and as soon as they stop laying eggs they wind up in a frying pan.
Never underestimate or think low level equal to birds, animal etc... Humans are highest level of creations of Almighty Master Allah(swt)....so be happy n thankful what you are.
Haha, Neveah, we too are fans of the Lumnahs and Illias.
Bird bread recipe...blue cornbread muffin box, jiffy brand. 1 egg shell and all but crushed, 1 bag frozen mixed veggies, 1 can beans, stir, bake as box directs. Serve
There's something really special HERE! Watched the entire video, then found myself wanting even a few seconds more. E & A continue enjoying your beautiful life adventure. You two really do a wonderful job educating and documenting about this way of living.
Now THAT is a breakfast for champions!
It makes me smile as I watch you care for your chickens. I'm remembering my Mom, and how she loved her hens, and how she talked to them😌. She passed last May. Thanks guys! Wishing you a GREAT NEW YEAR!
Earl Young we wish you a Wonderful New Year too! 💙
I ate one of mine. It wasn't fun at all. But she was pretty tasty.
@@SimpleLivingAlaska canadians have been dealing with extreme cold forever, that's why the chantecler chicken was developed.
I'm planning on building a small coop once I get settled into my cabin next month - once again the most helpful, honest & thorough homestead video I've found! You guys rule.
get a goose to be with them it guards them from overhead hawks and other bigger animals
I will tell you from experience get a mid sized coop cause when you buy chicks you can’t stop 🤭 started with 6 have about 50
Have fun and good luck on the build:)
I tried a similar one to theirs, 7by8 (not a 10by10). I’ve asked a question or 2 to them, with no reply back.
Draw out your coop, show/ask someone that does do carpentry so if there are mistakes they’ll see it right away:)
Chickens are fun, watching them calms your mind. Especially throw these times,2020.
Their smart:) enjoy your chickens:)
@@jamiedeer2674 thanks yeah I soundly agree re: calming. These chickens are indeed primarily a choice for my mental health, of course with the added bonus of eggs haha.
Make sure you olny have 1 rooster,,,otherwise you fall in love with them and your life is so busy trying go keep them seperate🥰
Your chickens look so beautiful and healthy.
Your chickens look very healthy and beautiful.
New FAVORITE channel!
That was such a fun video. Chickens have cute personalities.
Your roosters are beautiful! I love listening to the sound of chickens - such funny birds.
OK just prior to falling asleep I have come across my singing companion, what a rooster!!!
What a difference, all you are preparing for breakfast and here I am going off to sleep. What you’re having for breakfast is absolutely a complete meal for me. As we say here “que aproveche”.
This was so fun to watch. Really calmed me down. They are all so gorgeous!
It's 85 degrees right now and I'm getting chills from this video
Roo roo is a very pretty rooster. Love to hear the chicken murmurs! You guys are great caretakers of all your animals.
Watching and listening to chickens never gets old.
I never thought that I'll say 'so adorable and cute' about chickens. And not as a food. My chicken meals will never be the same.
Watching and listening to contented chickens makes me smile. Your hens and roosters are beautiful! I love sitting with my girls, watching them interact and listening to their chicken chatter. Thanks for sharing!
I get so excited when I see the new upload across my screen. I have watched you all from the beginning to end 3 times now I so look forward to seeing you. I made a 6 gallon bucket of coleslaw yesterday. It made 14 quarts for me. Can’t wait to try it! My brother made your sauerkraut. We going to share them. Thanks guys!!
Carrie Newsome that's awesome we hope you love it as much as we do! 😀
@@SimpleLivingAlaska : Happy New Year 2021 to all!
May you have happiness, peace and health all through this new year which is given to us according to the will of God.
My biggest hope this year is that many more people will ask the Holy Spirit (the 3rd person of the trinity, God Spirit, the part of God who we all need, to reign in the Father and in the Son), to come and to invite Him in theirs heart so that He, the Holy Spirit, make them be more daring in pursuing the Word of God and to be more boastful in reaching those who are lost.
To turn away from the things of the world and from everything that is now happening in the world, to ask the Holy Spirit to give us a peace that only God (Father, Son and Spirit) can give and provide for us. Not to abide in fear, or to be deceived by all that is sown on the population of this world, by dark spiritual forces, by many other means, by the media, and by many people who are not of God and don’t reside in Him.
And finally, to shine as the light of Christ as His witness in the world, until we are united with Him in our permanent home, for this place is not our home. We all live in the world but we are not part of the world, we have been chosen and separated from the world by our Father that dwells in us. Let’s all live by example this year.
For when we live in the Spirit of God, there is no fear or worry, and peace reigns in us.
We must put our faith in Jesus Christ alone, and what He did on the cross for us, to glorify Him every day in all of our words, thoughts and actions, throughout the year, so that all who see us, can see Christ in us.
I love you, you are all in my prayers everyday.
Happy new year 2021
Wondering if you wouldn’t mind sharing your sourdough discard flatbread recipe for you girls?!.. I’d love to treat our girls with it too!🐓
I so enjoyed this video. That’s smile on your face as you are feeding them ‘self serve’ says it all. Pure joy! While I’m sitting here watching my sister is baking some fresh yeast bread. I felt as if I was right there with you feeding your chickens!
Those are some of the best looking eggs I have ever seen
They loved your treat you made them. Made the happy and full and ready for a name. You guys truly love and take great care of your chickens. They also are a very beautiful flock.
I have been watching you guys for over a year now, I just love it. Find it interesting, educational and if I'm honest a tiny bit envious as I would love to live how you live.
My one year old loves watching your chickens 🐔 😃
The first year we had chickens, I was giving eggs away, I had so many. Then just before Thanksgiving they quit laying. When they stated laying again, I beat up 1 egg, poured it into an ice cube tray. It fit exactly into the the cube. I then beat up more eggs, filled the tray and put it into the freezer overnight. Next morning I popped the egg cubes out and put them in a single layer in the freezer bags. When needed for baking, cooking, or for scrambled eggs or omelets, took the amount needed out of the bag, put the remaining back in the freezer. They worked great, never ran out of eggs again 🐓🐔👍👌
Have a blessed evening, stay safe and healthy 🙏🥰👍👌🙏🦅🔔🗽🇺🇸🙏
Awesome update, have been hoping to hear how the birds are faring this winter. Looks like a pretty happy group in the coop :)
Hope you had a great Christmas and will have a wonderful 2021. No doubt about it - they loved the bread.
So nice to see the chicken coop! They look so healthy and nice. Wishing you - and them - a happy New Year from us in Sweden!
I guess this video could be a late Christmas gift, thank you. Really enjoyed the total chicken tutorial. The chickens look and act extremely healthy do to your typical care and feeding whether animal or vegetable. Seemed like a 40 minute video very calming with all the clucking. Well done in all aspects video, story line, meals and actors lol. Thank you so much happy new year 🎊🎆🎈
As a long time homesteader in Northern Minnesota, which is often referred to as the Siberia of the Lower 48, I have to say I had luck with my chickens by using a three sided coop attached to my goat shed. I could enter the north side, take eggs from that side...but the south side was open...and the goats had a similar arrangement. Free flow of air, not cold winds...I never lost a chicken or a goat to weather. they need circulation. I never stressed the chickens with artificial light, but still got some eggs throughout the winter. Your lifestyle mimics ours more than most I've found on youtube. Thanks for the offering and entertainment...and great educational videos. Off grid sine 1984 in a self built home built from native materials in a state forest on 50 acres.
That omelette 😍! You two rock! God bless you.
I find it so relaxing watching chicken's. I can sit in the yard and just watch them and it relieves my stress. Thank you
I appreciate your style of informing and educating. Those are some happy chickens!
Really beautiful chickens!! Me & my wife have 33 here in north Carolina!! 16 are Jersey Giants & half are already laying at 7 months!! Rest are blue & black Australops which lay almost every day!! Love from north Carolina!!🐔🐓🐣🐤🐥🥚
They look healthy and relatively happy despite the cold. A chicken's winter life is like most humans--Wake, Eat, Drink, Chat Eat, Sleep....maybe give an egg at some point(the chickens, NOT the humans). lol
The door to the chicken coop is very lovely!
Your meals look better than any 5 star restaurant.
i agree
Yumm..
Hi from Iceland 🇮🇸 ❤️
Loved this video and special that you baked for your chicken 🐓 👍❤️👍
I have 4 chicken 🐔 in my garden, got them last summer…
This is my first time owning a chicken 🐔 and I absolutely LOVE ❤️ THEM.
Have a blessed day 🙏🦋🦋🦋
So enjoy their sweet sounds. I use to call the chickens the girls.
I call mine "my ladies"
really enjoy your adventures. At 80 don't think I can duplicate but in my next life I will start sooner in life. Stay safe and healthy.
This is the only life. Jesus loves you and wants you with him And to spend eternity with him
I have always loved your coop!
Your flock is beautiful and obviously well loved and cared for.
Thank you for this video!! I have been worried, wondering if I am doing this right. I want happy chickens too 😁👍 we just watched this and hubby says "There! You are doing everything right!" Happy me, happy chickens 😊 thanks for your guidance and love your videos!! ❤
The new coop is so much better. You guys are awesome!
Did you hear such fowl language!
Found your channel about s week ago wjile recovering from a hip replacement. You guys are amazing and I so envy your life. If I was not so old I would love to follow your example. Thank you for showing the world a better way to live and love.
One of the most asked question by our viewer is why don’t we have a heating lamp for our chickens. Birds in the wild don’t have the luxury of a heating lamp right so why would we use one. We really love your videos. Thanks guys for sharing.
See this is great in theory, but chickens evolved from jungle birds in the tropics. They don't need a heat lamp in the wild because it's warm where they live in the wild.
19:12 I always made mine a nice warm meal every day in the winter. Warmed up scraps, out dated canned foods, and noodles. They LOVED it!!!
when it's in the negative teens the Chickens just "chill" in their coop --- literally and figuratively :)
Will love to see you guys make some fried chicken
Very intelligently done. I was looking for all the cold weather points of chicken keeping, and you touched on all of them. Just a general rule of thumb in case anybody is wondering: the recommended guideline for coop size is 4 sqft of floor space per chicken. But that is flexible depending on how large the run is vs how much time your chickens are spending strictly indoors. So if you have covered outdoor shelter, like the lean-to or a porch for your coop so they'll go out even in snow, you can fudge coop size a bit without issue.
Luv colors of roosters, chicken's 👍
i used to live way up north in real snow belt area but now reside in sweet south ga as an older gentleman its a pleasure to watch your videos and i admire your amazing survival skills and enriched life love your videos and your generosity thank you
Merry Christmas and happy new year. Hope you both had an amazing day and have an even better 2021!!!
it's always a joy to see happy chickens.
As always love watching your videos. So inspiring.
I really enjoy your videos. I had a sister that lived here from 1981- 2000. She had chickens, sheep, horses and a huge garden and greenhouse where she sold organic veggies in the markets.. I was always surprised how the chickens did in the minus temperatures. I worked on a chicken farm for three years in high school so there are no chickens in our house.I was always the guy that butcher their sheep for them. We have someone with chickens around here because them damn roosters wake my retired ass up on those summer mornings when we have the windows open.
I've been giving my ladies whole corn, black oil sunflower seeds, barley, and oats. Of course, I don't live in Alaska, but the whole corn helps mine lay eggs in the winter.
Corn in any form helps them keep warm. Cracked corn will do just as well as whole corn.. they also need grit if they don’t have it available when fed grains
Me too, I trust the chickens to pick out what they need.
@@georgevangordon9728 Yep. Especially if they don't have access to natural gravel or small stones, they need to have grit supplied to them in their feed or scattered with their scratch.
Your vlogs r awesome ur inspiring. I just shared this with a friend who will share with a friend in Texas, Steve, who is having a second bout with cancer. His daughter has one adored chicken. She is 8yrs old ish, and will adore to watch ur chickens with her pet chicken and her Dad. So Thankyou for such a wonderful treat for our friend to share with his daughter ❤️🌹🌹
"They work pretty well but they aren't the brightest in the world." This describes me perfectly.
currently going on a simple living alaska binge..... keep doing what your doing. much love.
I think chickens are the best animal you can have on a homestead.
I asked some chicken questions on another video. This answered everything. Super surprised to see open windows at such cold temps. Very hearty little buggers.
I've been hoping you would do a chicken video! Thank you.
Agree...Please do a CHICKEN keeping PLAYLIST for us Cold Arctic Climate keepers 👍🏼😃👍🏼👍🏼😃😃😃👍🏼
you have some of the most beautifully colored chickens I have ever seen.
I really enjoyed watching them come back in one by one at the end. Nice addition to the video... Great job. Happy Holidays.
Wow Guys may I come & live in your Chicken Coup- just amazing & so respectful of animals that provide you food. Well Done & very proud to be following your Channel. Cheers Denise - Australia
Merry Christmas and advance happy New Year to both of you.
Greetings from Scotland, I have just binge watched your entire video collection in 6 days as I'm stuck in bed with Covid...
Just to say thank you for the content, love the lives you have made for yourselves...
Blessings and best wishes.
🐓 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔
Happy New Year to both of you & all the critters!
I have an idea to help keep their water from freezing...
Get a couple of large terracotta pots; one larger than the other so they will nest together; install dirt in between the two pots for insulation; and get, find, cut a larger round ceramic tile to cover the smaller pot & then some.
Now, grab some rounded river stones (enough to fill the pot twice.) Here's the magic, heat the hell out of the stones inside your wood stove! Probably best in a large steel can. When good & hot, take it out & with an oven glove move the stones into the pot & cover with the ceramic tile. Now put the water back on the cover. Stones should stay hot for a long time & keep the water from freezing!
While those stones are keeping the water warm, heat up the next batch & swap them back & forth as needed.
The idea here is that those stones have a lot of thermal mass, & the pots with dirt between them provide insulation (also thru thermal mass storage) ... the heat rises & warms the bottom of the water bowl.
Hope this helps...
I see you really LOVE your chickens. I do also, my job as a child was to take care of them & I have always loved them so much.
Great video, I was thinking maybe a few hours cam video about the chickens, just like
Dory's Reef Cam from Pixar, I would defiantly watch it :)
Happy New Year!
I think chickens are amazing! Their colors are so vibrant and beautiful!!!!
What was the reason for you to move to alaska and live in the "wilderness".
I am from germany and my life is surely completely different.
Beautiful, healthy, happy looking chickens 🐓.
Omelettes look good! Some cheese would be awesome! Have you guys ever thought about dehydrating some?
My neighbor gave me some roasters last fall my buddy wants to raise chickens so took the roasters to his how to see if they would survive the winter . We have lots of predators here we lost 1 so far the other 2 are doing great . My buddy and I never in a million years would of thought we would love to watch the chickens like we do . Get a lot of laughs and joy out of watching them ! Planning on buying 30 each come spring .
Any problems with predators?
Excellent job with the chickens btw!
Dear Arielle, I have just come across this excellent and informative video that I once looked at and was too sleepy to forward my full admiration on how well it is done. It’s a prize-winning video indeed. Were I a fowl I would consider myself very lucky to be taken cared by you. Living in Alaska under such premises is all a privilege. 🐔🐣🐥🐓❤
I like how these two don't have that "Manson family" vibe like so many "off grid" couples...
Beautiful coop and you obviously take great care of your flock.
One thing I used to do in extreme conditions was to put Vaseline on their combs and wattles, and it helped protect against frostbite. Just a thought.
Love your channel and admire you both so much. ❤️❤️
Love how you cook your omelettes. What toppings do you put on?
Really like the coop door handle! Rustic & practical. 😍
I like how he gives her the first omelets he cooked cmon bro give her the warm one 😋😀😀😂😂😆
Lol it was a bit more crispy too
No negativity just funny:)
Exactly. It's clear he thinks the world of her.
I know and it’s awesome ! I live in Alaska now , and I want this life style haha anybody else ?
Growing up on an Icelandic farm, we had chickens. I also worked at a huge chicken egg farm. The way you take care of them, warms my heart.
Love your videos!
Hi from WA. Do you guys get to see family very often? Thinking of moving to AK and wonder how you guys balance missing everyone with all the homestead duties
@Dangus Changus oh we're trying to leave WA , we're resigned to seeing family a lot less, just wondering how others managed it
@Dangus Changus hit the nail. Best of luck to you as well.
I would have thought a round pole would be preferred to a flat board to roost on, but I guess it's really just what they pick that determines what fits. Always nice to see a happy flock.
At the end I was expecting someone to yell "All chickens go to bed!" (from another YT'er)
😀😅
Icelandics are super hardy birds. Poultry are "hot" naturally. I have a nice vent up high but partially cover it with a board when we are expecting a big snow (like tomorrow and Wed) and will uncover once we have regular midwest temps. Fermenting feed is the best way to extend seed feed for livestock - pigs and chickens. I add a 75w bulb in January/February especially if I have late summer chicks, that way pullet eggs happen in winter. Your coop is a very nice size and could hold more chickens easily. I have 45 chickens in an 8x5 with very good success. 💖 those omlettes look delish!
I live in FL so IDK why I keep watching this channel, except that it's awesome :)
Love how you care for your chickens! They look so healthy & happy! For a treat they also like cooked potato peelings or small potatoes cooked up.
I'm going to make sure I watch every single one of y'all's videos
I just got finished watching your blog on raising chickens you have a fine setup.It looks like you are a skilled carpenter that hen house looks great.I bought a chicken coup with our income tax returns several months later we bought a
10 x 13' enclosure so they can get more exercise. They are free range chickens so they can fly we haven't had there wings clipped.I use there droppings in my compost bin.Instead of using hay for there nesting boxes I use shredded card board.My red worms eat shredded cardboard and all my kitchen waste.I process all my egg shells in my food processor.
how sweet that you bake a bread especially for them
The chickens, and all your animals, are So well cared for. Just another thing I admire about you two!! 🌺