We take delivery of a new addition to the homestead. Episode 24
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Hi we are Bec, Sam, Isabella & Euan. After selling our house in the UK & travelling Europe in a motorhome for 10 months we have bought a derelict farm in Ireland. We are keen to try and live an off grid life, free from debt whilst bringing the farm back to its former glory. We are doing this on a very tight budget and plan on doing as much of the work ourselves. Please follow along on our journey...we need all the support we can get!
This week we get an amazing delivery and do a bit more storm clear up!
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Loved the chicken coop.
Roosters guard the flock Roosters are beautiful. Roosters keep you up and at it everyday. And they make babies.with the hens. So yes one rooster is good.😮
He is a great guardian
With all the trees that are falling because of not having a good strong root system, I would start planting new trees around place.
We have planted an orchid, about 16 trees and over 400 whips of bushes
@@theirishhomestead I am only on episode 24 at the moment and still think you guys are in present time. My bad.
Watching in awe from America! Love your channel & your love of animals! God Bless!❤️🤗🙏🇺🇸
You are so kind thank you
A Rooster is absolutely necessary for breeding and hens are happier. Watching the Cockerell look after and keep the girls in order is fun. Not too many as they would fight and take all the feathers off their backs. I have kept chickens for 40 years nearly now. Fresh grass fed eggs are amazing and giving some to the neighbours will keep them happy. Small Cockerells are just as noisy if not more than bug ones.
Thanks that's really interesting to read, seems most people are against a cockerel so good to read it from the other angle. The kids are so excited to find that first egg! ❤️
Check the legs. Should be smooth and thin for 16wk old poulits.
With all the wind it may be a good idea to peg the chicken coop down.
I was thinking the same thing as I remembered the trampoline blowing across the field.
Don't worry it is well weighted down in its new location. We will show everyone next week. 👍
Well done again v. Enjoyable 😊😊
Now your property starts to take shape. Junk moved, trees chopped, land fenced.
It definitely feels that way, like we are starting to make some progress at last. Thank you. 👍
No to cockerel Rebecca. As a seasoned hen keeper the girls are humped several times a day and are unable to escape as they most certainly would if free ranging in woods. They end up more poorly and shabby looking due to feathers being pulled off with every mount. They literally won’t be able to escape him. You won’t appreciate 3-4am crowing no matter how romantic it seems and your neighbour will have no choice in whether or not they hear it. Sorry to be a Debbie downer but you’d end up looking to rehome him. Also if you do a hatch you’ll end up with half of them being cockerels. Enjoy your girls ❤️🌿
Word's of wisdom
100% true. It's stressful for the hens.
I totally agree and add that roosters can be very aggressive towards people and pets. As a child I lived in fear of my Auntie Mary's rooster. I swear that son of Saten was 3 feet tall.
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Love how you phrased this message, very interesting to read. Thank you. I had heard the ladies often have a hard time with a cockerel around, so it's definitely something to consider. 👍❤️
Ask your neighbors if they have any problems with a cockerel, ours asked where our cockerel was as they loved the sound. there are lovers and haters of cockerels. Best of luck.
A few free fresh grass fed eggs will smooth things out.
The neighbours had a cockerel in their previous home, so all good from their point of view, luckily. 👍
In our experience the neighbours loved the return of the Cockerell.
Rooster soup is delicious!! I mean in case you don’t want him😮😮😮😢
Oohh, stake that coop down 😂 I am imagining chickens flying to the land of Oz.
Don't worry it is well weighted down in its new location. We will show everyone next week. 👍
If you slow drip a faucet in your house, your pipes won't freeze up.
If your interrested, im watching from thailand. I was born in england left there, lived in chicago, hawaii and now been in thailand for 11 years.
Great to see your work coming together.
Thank you! Cheers!
With the high wind you get. Another reason to replant trees in the hedgerows, beside a place for animals.
We have planted over 400 hedgerow whips and 30 trees so far.
When I read your title I thought it was Toby coming. But chicken coop is great. Looks the business. 😊
Fingers crossed that will be a video title in the near future. 🍀🤞
We had an omlet chicken coop with a nice high walk in run it was brilliant. Easy to keep clean and very secure, absolutely recommend this company.
Thanks, so good to hear. I did read really good reviews on the Facebook chicken keeping pages.
You are doing amazing, so glad you survived the storm, I did think I hope you are all ok....the coop looks great, onwards and upwards lovely people ❤🇬🇧
Thanks so much Sharon. We are ok and surviving all these bad wind storms. Hope they disappear soon. 🤞😫
The answer to the rooster really depends on the rooster you get. We have had our coop with one and without one. A rooster will protect his flock, which is good for predators. However, some roosters will also protect the flock against you too. We had a problem with one going after the kids and we had another one that was so sweet and loved the attention from the kids. You kind of take your chances.
Yes I think it's a gamble for sure. Lots of thinking to do. Thanks for giving us your experience. 👍❤️
Just think that potentially the next loads to the tip will soon be the debris and waste from the clear out of the house build to get started on the restoration. Will make a massive difference once animals are back to the homesteading, if you think how many decades it is has been derelict and lifeless and now it is beginning to bloom. You will very soon be heading off to the "building site" with a lovely homemade breakfast of fresh eggs off the land.
Thanks Joe, lovely to look at it like that, and hopefully, we will have fresh eggs every day. Sam will definitely need to keep his energy levels up.
Fantastic to see you again
The place is coming on great
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Thank you! 😃
Hi, great watching your journey,
Not an expert but think you need to bury the pipe under the frost line.
100% and the frost line in Ireland is 29 inches or 750mm !!! Here In Pennsylvania U.S. it is 44 inches ! Or maybe cover it with straw to insulate the pipe if you cant dig a ditch for it ! Or let the water drip into the sink as long as there is movement it shouldnt freeze !
Easier said than done on 100s of metres of pipe in land that isn't ours lol. We will hopefully be connected to the mains supply soon which will be buried. I think we will just have to accept it for now.
@@theirishhomestead , tnolan's last statement is correct, a little dripping tap will perevent freezing pipes all through winter, they use it in the Alps. Ref Martyn Doolard on you tube.
It's awesome how everything is coming together. Spring is on it's way, lots to look forward too. ♥♥♥♥ and one for Toby♥
Thanks, David. Sooo looking forward to Spring! ❤️
I've always had a rooster with my hens. He keeps them in order and protects them and you get baby chicks!! Nice work guys, this place is going to be amazing when you are finished, and I'm happy to be along for the ride!
Thank you so much for the support & advice, really kind of you. ❤️👍
Yay chickens! A rooster is a must, plus if you are lucky you will get a broody hen and baby chicks.
The fact that a man read the instructions is amazing never mind that he followed them too😂
🤣🤣 with my help, of course! 😉
It’s a little known fact that us men can’t actually do most things without instructions. We’re just better at remembering how similar tasks were done in the past, rendering future jobs less dependent on the supplied instructions.
That said, I always throw an eye over the instructions, in case something has been upgraded, or a sneaky design difference has escaped my eye. I get a lot of teasing over it, but I do have a reputation for doing it right first time, so tease away!
Another well concealed fact is, men CAN multitask! I do it all the time. Most just don’t want to, because the workload increases in direct proportion to the amount you’re able to do. So, if you’re able to load the dishwasher, you’ll be expected to do it.
If you’re able to load it, run it, feed and change the baby, cook the dinner, sort the laundry and load the washing machine, unload the dishwasher and serve the meal, guess what? You’ll be expected to do that! Who’d be a woman, right?
Well, it turns out I’m actually better at the multitasking thing, so I tend to do that and, for us it makes sense.
OH! so that's what that little booklet is for. I thought it was part of the packing.😉@@duncancremin1708
Get outta here. Sam would never admit to letting the guy race down…🤣
@@duncancremin1708looks very sternly at Duncan
You don’t need a rooster. I had three hens who laid eggs every day. Unless you want baby chicks, you don’t need a rooster.
Exactly he can come at a later date 😀
Sound advice, thanks. 👍
It’s such a process for your family to get through. But as an unknown admirer from far away I’m just so excited for this journey to unfold. Your story could really be any one of us. You’re all just so lovely and I wish you success the whole way along. Thank you so much for letting us join you on every step. Love from 🇨🇦
Thank you so much for the support. We are so glad you're enjoying the journey unfold all the way from Canada.
Defo a cockerel, hel look after his ladies.. we had silkie chickens, gorg friendly birds
Ahh, my daughter is desperate for Silkies! We will get some one day.
Leaks are due to frost causing water in the pipe to freeze, expand and bust the pipe. As you probably know by now
It's weird though as it only happens on that bit of pipe and it's continuing after the frosts have gone. I think it was a dodgy piece of pipe.
Love your programme, you are all amazing, working so hard together, well done!
Ash makes good axe handles. Have you watched Eoin Reardon? A young Irishman who shows you how to split logs like that for wood. He is a great laugh.
We have just searched him out and watching him now, thanks! 👍
Eoin is brilliant to watch. The way his channel grew is phenomenal.
Fox will be under that in no time. DIG down about a foot all round and put some stainless mesh in.
There is a mesh skirt which Sam has put big rocks on top of all the way round. It's next to our caravan and we have night cameras. They will be in the coop nice and safe at night not in the run.
The good thing about a rooster is the ability to hatch as many eggs as you want and you can keep him penned to give the girls a breather. Plus the chickens can be dressed for a nic dinner.
I’m a newbie to your channel, playing catch up atm, wow !! Your both amazing re what’s been done, and getting along with, I love your animals too, on another video you walked toby and the cats and dog followed, so sweet, good luck guys xx❤
Thanks Barb(era)? Really lovely that you have found us and are enjoying watching. It means so much to us all the support we get. ♥️
@@theirishhomestead Barbara lol xx
Wasnt sure if Barb was too informal 🤣
Wood gives you heat 2 times when you logging it and when you burn it 😅
Very true Lisa! 🥵
A chicken tractor!
The answer to your question do you need a Rooster, yes you do because with a rooster you tend to get more eggs from the hens and also you can get chicks which in the long run will increase your chickens and so more eggs.
Good job you said that as we did get a rooster! 🤣
In case you missed my last tip, you need to cut the ivy at the bottom of your trees and pull as much of it down as you can. It is the ivy growing on your trees in the winter that renders them vulnerable to high winds. 💓
Hi,, I did spend a few days back in the autumn cutting the ivy at the base of all the trees. I think it takes a while to die and fall off sadly. 😒
If those trees were planted at the same time, there is a good change that they all are going to be falling one at the time (old age). Perhaps it would be safer to just plant new ones. If you would plant (pollard) willow (you can put a stick of willow in the ground and it will grow !), around the field, that would help a lot to keep the grounds drier. In Belgium farmers use to have them for that purpose. Beautiful trees, easy to maintain!), and a heaven for wildlife (great shade in summer). And you can sell the young branches to garden centers, flower shops, or basked weavers (ore make them yourselves) ore to make woven fences... They can give you an extra income!
We have put some of the branches in the ground. I'm hoping they do take as it's my first go at this.
We have some new trees coming soon bit will watch the existing ones this summer, mark the ones dead/dying for removing next winter. Thank you ❤️👍
@@theirishhomestead the only way they normally would not take, would be if the ground is to dry, but I don't think that has been a problem . 😀 Fingers crossed, but they should be fine I think.
Cockerels are extremely noisy and because they are so protective over their females, they can actually be quite aggressive towards their owners. So, although they are protective over their brood, they can be little buggers to live with. A brood of hens will usually have a hierarchy anyway.....hence the "pecking order" saying. So even if you don't get a cockerel, there will always be a head hen that rules the roost. If it was me, I'd forgo the Cockerel for now particularly considering how noisy they are and that there are neighbours close by. I wouldn't want to annoy my neighbours with daily 5am wake up calls from a Cockerel, teehee.. You may have to anchor the Omlet down with the winds here in Ireland and maybe consider getting some chicken wire to extend from the cage, down under the ground a bit. Foxes and Irish stoats love chickens and they are smart wee fellas, and love to dig under cages. Your wee kitties at the end were so cute. Reminds me of my monster of a cat, teehee. Big hello from County Down, up North. Lee xx
My neighbours got a cockerel and I love hearing it, but their dog barking makes me mad!
Oh a barking dog can be so infuriating. My next door neighbour has 2 and they drive us bonkers. The joys of living on a small Island were we are practically living on top of each other, lol.@@lisejacquelinerigault2575
Thanks so much for the advice, so kind of you to take the time to do that. Don't worry the Omlet is well weighted down in its new location and has a mesh skirt for making life harder for predators. We will show everyone next week. Thanks for the info on the cockerel - a lot to think about there. ❤️👍
No cockerel to start with imo ...make sure nothing can dig under the omlet ...foxes are known for it . ...Toby u will love it there . Good job kn all of ur work in the last week 💪
We have it well battened down with a mesh skirt etc. Going to be a battle keeping the predators away.
@@theirishhomestead U had storm Isha then came Jocelyn we got battered more with her than they said we would 😬 but hey we are still alive ...we had about a week of really hard ground my horses hated it so did I now we are back to swamp again ...when will we get some decent weather ? Keep safe 😊
@jacksg1809 thanks, it was an intense few weeks, freezing temps then 2 storms back to back. Think we all need a break from mother nature don't we. 😫
Always funny for a Cdn to hear ‘should i get a cockerel?’ That’s my maiden name Cockerill. In Canada we only call them roosters. I agree with other comments just have the hens for a while until you get a routine. Some (kids, neighbours) might not appreciate the sounds early in the morning. You can probably get baby chicks at a later date. You better peg down that coop on the sides. Also water line probably needs to be buried below the frost line. No way we could do that here. 🇨🇦. Have a great week
We will definitely stick to just the girls for a while. How funny for you to hear us say Cockerel when it's your surname.The coop is now in a new position and hopefully very secured down! Trust me after moving it twice that thing is heavy! Thanks for the tips. 👍
That's kool getting sponsored i know someone giving away a rooster could be a bit far for you thats awesome Hen house earth restoring naturally all the best
Thank you, we know of someone who will give us one if and when we are ready. 👍
@@theirishhomestead this one is in Donegal if it needs a buddy its all yours 👍
Rooster freeto good home
Definitely no cockerel
I’m excited for the chickens! I love your channel ❤
Yay! Thank you! Us too.
Great work! It's fun, from afar, to watch the homestead come together. And until today, I didn't know that kittens could type.
Glad you enjoyed it! They are utterly bonkers! Typing! Never thought of that 🤣
I'd say anchor the chichen Coop.The wind would take it.
Well done on all that hard work
Don't worry it is well weighted down in its new location. We will show everyone next week. 👍
the small tin i would make raised garden beds from, why waste them?
big storms can be scary
your water pipe could be old, they start splitting when they get some age to them & it's out in the elements
love the chook pen, hope it stays put in the winds you get there, though not sure how strong that mesh wire is, hope it's predator proof; chooks can be great fun & fresh eggs are totally worth it, grow chook gardens too to give them extra greens NO COCKERAL to start with, see how you go with a few hens first, roosters need about 10 hens
thanx for sharing
Thanks for the advice. We are keeping as much of the good tin as possible for sure.
I think personally the frost must get it hard in that spot and maybe thatt's why. The Omlet coop is brilliant and thick wire, it goes down into a skirt which is pegged down bu heavy boulders. We will show everyone next week.
I think we will keep the ladies single for a while. 👍
You had quite an uncommon winter so far, in the 24 years here in Ireland (Bantry Bay) I never saw so many storms in (almost) a row, Isha was one of the stronger ones. So better peg the coop thoroughly to the ground. Maybe the ivy around those trees should come down, it’s unnecessary weight and resistance on the otherwise bare trees when storms hit.
Yes it's been a funny old year weather wise.
Don't worry re the coop ,it is well weighted down in its new location. We will show everyone next week. I did spend a few days back in the autumn cutting the ivy at the base of all the trees. I think it takes a while to die and fall off sadly. 😒
Fresh eggs! You can't get better, especially with some freshly baked soda bread. I miss being able to go up to my parents place and just fetch them fresh from the hen shed. So, where are the ducks and geese going to live? Then there's got to be somewhere for the little goats....Becca....alpacas!!!!! Do it, do it, do it. 😆😆
Ha ha not sure we have enough space sadly. If only I'd definitely have goats & alpacas! Would love to have more land!
Chickens need way more space to be happy! I do hope they are going to get free range of your land daily, and the coop is just for protection overnight from foxes and egg laying.
Oh 100% they will be free ranging but it's just somewhere safe they can go at night or if we are away from the homestead for longer periods.
Awww amazing that you will have chickens next time and great on the news on the plan thing dont doubt your self we no you can do it when the time comes grand vlog thanks for having us along luv from the oldies (Ann and David ) xxxx
Thanks so much Ann & David. We will try to stay strong & positive. ❤️🤞 I suspect many more wobbles will come along over the course of this renovation but I have faith in Sam x
Ok I was wrong I thought Donk had arrived. Cover the small area where your food and water are, if you get bird flu that needs to be covered by regulations. For a Cockrill you need to go to an see the father, rather than just buy one. Is the father a loud frequent crower is the father a pain in the butt when you go in and attack's you is it a nice Cockrill to the hens,. how the father is will be whether the Cockrill lives or goes to freezer camp. Not sure if you you watch them but English Country life has really good advice on chickens. Looking forward to seeing the chooks next time
Ahh if only it was Toby coming, hopefully soon. Interesting to read all about people's experiences with keeping hens & cockerels. So much to think about. Thanks for taking the time to comment, we really appreciate it. ❤️
The chicken coop looks amazing! I have just moved to a rental home on a property that has chickens. I am looking forward to watching them in the spring. I am so glad to hear Toby is coming to your homestead soon as well. He deserves a loving family to care for him.❤
Thank you, we are so excited to have chickens. Toby is still coming but not as quickly as we had hoped. Lots more to plan for him, including permits.
We just love watching your show from here in Seattle. My husband’s a contractor so we appreciate how smart you work. We lived on a Colorado ranch for many years and can sympathize with broken water lines and all the other ongoing forces of nature seeming to work against you. But you’ve got the right determination to stick it out! The place is looking so good!
(Regarding the rooster we vote NO! Let the girls live in peace. lol. Unless you want meat and not just eggs)❤
Thank you, that's so lovely to hear. Yes it's a real pain is the a** at times when it feels all we do is clear up after another problem thrown at us by mother nature! We keep on going though regardless as we have our dream in sight and we couldn't give up on it now. Thanks for the advice re the cockerel too. 👍
Greatly enjoy your weekly videos. Look forward to Toby coming home. You all take care and best of luck gor the future to come. A big hello from Tennessee in USA.
Thank you! I'm so excited but a bit nervous about Toby, it will certainly be an adventure. 🤣
Enjoying following your happy story :). I am considering coming over to Ireland next year in my narrowboat home to explore for a year or so. I am just not sure about the rain situ
You will love it here. We fund the rain comparable so far with our old home near Manchester.
If you watch Portugal it is, they have a beautiful rooster and he is an amazing guardian for their hens, just one.
Thanks, we have heard they are good guardians. 👍
The only reason you need a rooster/cockerel is if you want chicks from your own hens. Otherwise just enjoy the hens and their eggs. Is the pipe splitting or is something chewing through it? If it's just splitting in that section then I would cut out that section entirely and replace it with a new piece since it could be a manufacturing defect. If an animal is chewing it then I would put something nasty tasting (not poisonous) or spicy on the pipe to discourage chewing. These are common problems with exposed pipe unfortunately not to mention freeze/thaw problems.
Yes we think it's a faulty piece of pipe. Ot does the happen anywhere else on the line of pipe which stretches hundreds of metres all above ground. No teeth marks to see either.
Put the coop near the house with a wind break so protect the chickens from the predators and cold winds. Predators will stay away From the house more because they smell humans.they will dig under the wire to get the birds.maybe put on the stones instead of the grass.
Don't worry it is well weighted down with a mesh skirt in its new location. We will show everyone next week. 👍
Good morning. How are you 2 doing. Storms have been terrible in many places. Stay safe
They have! It feels relentless at the moment. We are doing ok though, thanks for asking. ❤️
Cut the ivy out off the existing tree that are still there they will have less wind resistance and more likely the stay upright and last.
Thanks, I did spend a few days back in the autumn cutting the ivy at the base of all the trees. I think it takes a while to die and fall off sadly. 😒
The cover is not just for rain. It helps with the prevention of bird flu contamination.
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❤the cats playing at the end, nice work done👏👏👏
Thank you! 😊 Glad you enjoyed it.
You have worked really hard on the fallen trees. They will keep you warm next winter😊
I think so too! 🤞👍
Just think how money you will save next winter on wood for fuel!
There is always that silver lining I suppose. 👍
We've had hens before and they were noisy enough in a morning, never mind having a cockerel too. Your neighbours might not thank you for the cockerel either. Best wishes, Ian
Thanks Ian. Luckily the neighbours had hens & a cockerel in their old house so are quite up for us having one. It's us that's undecided.
We were in a housing estate which definately didn't help, but the neighbours were really nice, never complained, we just thought they were noisy. Enjoy your lovely new hens, and of course the eggs! 🙂@@theirishhomestead
I have had chickens in Canada on an acreage with a rooster and without. It ends up being do you want eggs fertilized to raise chick's or not. If I preferred no rooster. Roosters can be aggressive....
Thanks for the message. It's interesting to hear everyone's opinions. 👍
I absolutely loved having a Cockerell. They are so protective over their ladies. It will be a great education for the children to watch how he takes care of and rules the roost. ❤
Thanks, so many people for & against. I feel more confused now than before 🤣❤️
That is one of the nicest chicken coops I’ve seen. Well wear.😊❤
We agree! It's brilliant. 👍
Well done on the chicken coop. You definitely need to take steps to fortify the coop against foxes and other scavengers. And my vote- definitely for the cockerel.
Thanks so much. Don't worry it is well weighted down with large stones on top of the wire skirting. Hopefully its enough to keep the foxes & pine martins at bay. 🤞 will show everyone next week. 👍
It’s all coming together slowly. 👍
It is thank you. 👍
Only get a cockerel if you intend to hatch your own chickens otherwise they are more hassle than they are worth.
Thanks for the advice. 👍
If you don’t want to be overrun with baby chickens hens will lay eggs without a rooster
So far no babies..sadly
all the non wood burner scraps will make for incredible compost
Ahh yes the compost is filling up nicely. Thanks.
I had the very same issue with a brand new roll of 1/2 heavy gauge pipe I got, after 3 months it started splitting everywhere, thankful it wasn’t buried at the time. I lifted the entire thing after numerous joiners and brought it back, it was a faulty batch. I’d advise you to do the same as it will never stop bursting otherwise. Best of luck with everything. 👍
Thanks, that's really interesting! Good job it wasn't buried isn't it? We agree that it is faulty as nowhere else is this happening, and it was an extra section we added at a later date.
Clip the pipe to the fence off the ground from night frost.❤
The pipe isn't ours sadly and it extends hundreds of meters through fields owned by the farmer. Hopefully we will have our own connection soon which will be buried. 🤞
Omelets are Brilliant, I had one for four years, they’re bloody great - the hens will love it 😊
Thank you, that's really good to hear. ♥️
It’s all beginning to happen guys. You are doing astounding work on the farm. Bloody shame about the storms, they really have been bad.looking forward to seeing your chickens and the. Little Toby will join your family and life will be good. ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks Deirdre, fingers crossed it is all starting to take shape. ♥️🍀🤞
The instructions must have been easy to follow so well written
They were good but we also watched their videos on RUclips which helped a lot.
If you get a cockerel, throw out the alarm clock. You're advancing nicely. Bonne continuation. ❤❤
Ha what alarm clock I'm up with the birds and sometimes before most days. Wonder if I could beat a cockerel. 🤔🤣
Mobile home anchors.....they screw into the ground and attach to the underside of the home, had them in our Arizona manufactured home and survived a 66 mph wind storm that blew down some nearby block fences....
Thanks so much. I'll look into those. 👍
Hello. So wonderful to see you all each weekend. Your property is beginning to look good. Good news you got the paper for your house. Great Job building the chicken coop. My vote is for the rooster. We all need a morning wake up caller. Remember everything will get done, so slow and steady to win your dream. Stay safe and well and See you next weekend.❤
Thank you. We do love a wake up call that isn't the standard mobile phone alarm sound don't we? ❤️❤️
Love the chicken hutch and pen Foxes will dig to get under the run so make sure its secure seen it happen on other sites looking forward to seeing the chickens and Donkey then it will be your lovely little farm so happy for you both
Thanks Patricia, luckily the Omlet has wire skirting all around, hopefully that will be enough. We have also weighed the skirt down with big rocks all the way around. Fingers crossed we keep them safe. X
Loved the kitty play
They are so fun to have around.
Another good addition, you must have a Cockerel if you want chicks, you are making good progress, good luck!
Thank you, I do feel like we are making progress now. 👍
Getting really tidy now! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It's starting to take shape, isn't it. So excited to get the renovations started.
Sam, it looks like everyone of those trees is covered in English ivy that will kill them if not already. Didn't Bec try to remove that once before? Anyway, the chickens could fertilize your future garden beds if you continue to move their housing forward and plant there. More power!
Hi, yes, I spent days cutting it a at the base last autumn. Apparently it can take a long time to die off and sadly not fast enough to stop the loss of some of the trees.
We definitely need the chicken fertiliser! Looking forward to a few no dig veggie beds this year.
Everything is coming together....enjoy your chickens
Thanks Susan we will ♥️
When we had chickens and no roster one of the hens started to crow and became a pseudo roster!
from East Fremantle in Western Australia
Omg that's hilarious! Maybe she decided to be the boss! 🤣
My heart breaks for you nothing but storms the last few months! It can go forward from here
It's definitely been frustrating, but we are so lucky that nothing landed on the house or us! Thanks so much for the support. ♥️♥️
About the cockerel, it depends on whether you want eggs are not.
He's here as you probably know by now.
Please cut the vines off the trees!
the ivy on the trees probably means they catch more wind and get blown over more easily
Thanks, I did spend a few days back in the autumn cutting the ivy at the base of all the trees. I think it takes a while to die and fall off sadly. 😒
That is a neat set up for chickens.
I agree. 👍
Love that chicken coop! Very cool. The kittens....so funny! Lots to do. Love from Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you. It's a great coop and we cannot wait to show you next week hopefully with some hens in there. 🤞
@@theirishhomestead looking forward to it!! 🫶
Poor chooks. Build your own.
Why poor chooks? That coop is fantastic for only a few hens. If we wanted more than 6 we would probably get something bigger or Sam would build us one.
We live in Malaga inland, my chickens roamed the total land then took themselves back into coop at dusk, the cockerel watched there everymove...
Thanks, we hear the cockerel is a good guardian. 👍
Great video as usual
Put a guard in the ground to so it stops something digging underneath to enter coup 👍
Thanks the coop comes with a wire skirt and Sam has laid big rocks on it all the way round. Hopefully we will have done enough
Sam and Euan were busy getting the rubbish all tidy and a lot of it in the trailer. Hard to believe so much until it is in piles.The coop looks fantastic and a nice size.Sam I think for the moment you can not put away your chainsaw as looking at your trees I think you will have more down. Its a shame but age and storm's take their toll.As you said no need for Gym membership
Beccles and Euan on barrow duty .Take care and God Bless xx
Thanks Colette, yes sadly I think the tree clearing will continue for a few years to come. Thank goodness for the children being around, they are an invaluable help to us. Hope you are OK? ❤️