This Man Has A 30 Year Supply Of Food! It's Dirt Cheap And Easy!

I like how theres no doom and gloom like other prepper channels

We got our egg dispensers earlier this year and found out they are more entertaining than most other animals! They run to greet us and think a jug of water poured into a dog bowl is a treat even though they already have water. Lol Thanks for making us laugh while educating everyone about those beautiful, nutritious butt nuggets!

It took me about four years to talk Hubs into letting me get our first hens as day old chicks. He has always been a city boy and is (at the least) uncomfortable around anything but dogs and cats. Once the girls were about three months old he was hooked. He was the one who first named a bird. In the years since then he has relentlessly spoiled every chicken we've had. Every time I retire our old flock and start with new chicks, at least one of the new girls must look like his first favorite (a solid white leghorn hybrid he named April) and assume the same name. He's still not big on holding them, but he feeds special treats daily and talks to them in his sweetest tones. (Yes, I mean he talks "baby talk" to them.) He has spent a solid amount of money and expended a great deal of effort (even literal sweat and blood) to make sure these birds live in healthy and comfortable surroundings, protected from all predators. He was very conscientious about training our dogs to protect and not hassle the girls. He helps me care for them when asked, and is always alerting me if one "doesn't look right". I honestly think he'd object if one day I said "I'm tired of the chickens. Let's get rid of them." Today was the biennial "Big Girls' Coop" clean-out, since we also use the deep litter method. He hauled seven barrows of litter and poop to the compost pile, helped me dig out the areas that got wet during our torrential downpour last night. He washed feeders and waterers, scraped roosts, and helped me scrub and hose it all out. Once I had finished spraying out the building with Oxine and it was dry again, he hauled four big bales of shavings for me to spread out, and helped me reposition the nest boxes. Between tasks he was treating the girls and making sure they were comfortable in their temporary enclosure. Just be forewarned: Chickens are considered the gateway drug of livestock. They also spread a disorder that is called "chicken math". You might not think a chicken would be smart enough to steal your heart, but they not only can do so, they can break it too. Chickens are smart enough to have invented their own sport called "chicken football", which is often played with a dead (or nearly dead) mouse/large bug/lizard/huge worm. Frankly, I don't remember how to garden without chickens, so they might also cause a form of amnesia.

Like how you described getting your dogs to be respect the chickens. We got our two GS dogs almost a year after we started raising chickens. The dogs were about 7 months old. The female made it her intense focus to lunge at the chicken enclosure while I was hustling to reinforce it, because I was afraid the dogs would eat them. Ah..nah! I woke up one day to find my rooster & one of the hens had somehow escaped the enclosure and availed themselves to our back patio (where I kept the feed). The dogs calmly reclined in the sun, occasionally opening an eyeball to see what was clucking nearby. Amazing! So I experimented, allowing the male dog (who didn't seem interested in the hens) into the yard where I'd built the enclosure. He simply ran around sniffing and frantically digging when he seemed to find something really interesting. The female paced back and forth, outside the chicken yard, whimpering. So I let her in to see what she'd do. The are quick to obey when we tell them "NO!," so I was a little less fearful at this poiint. Sure enough...what they wanted was the MICE! Dozens of mice running out of the enclosure as the dogs dug & chased. I was floored! Funny thing too: The rooster saw what was happening and rushed back into the yard to catch some. It was at that point that the hens finally realized that they could actually EAT mice. They hadn't bothered before & I was frustrated trying to keep them out so they wouldn't pollute the feed. Thank you dogs! When we decided to tear down the small coop to build a big one I upended a nest of mice inside the coop & the adults scattered over my feet while the babies were too small to run. The chickens went wild! I scooped up the baby mice & dropped some inside the enclosure for the hens to feast on. Nice! Now for the squirrels! They're a little more evasive!

I lime my eggs and they are great! I raise honey bees and use raw honey for burns as well. I also buy whole grains with black oil sunflower seed and soak the feed and it last a lot longer. I raise my dog with baby chicks. I tell her they are puppies and she now protects them. Love you channel. Thumbs up!!!!!!!!!!

I have skipped over this channel on many occasions… But after having watched two episodes in a row, I must say that this is one of the most informative channels out there, while also being extremely well produced, and entertaining! I don’t even know your name yet, but I truly commend you on the product that you are producing! Thank you so much for taking the time to create these episodes, while also researching and sharing that knowledge with us! Amazing stuff

Don't really care about apocalyptic scenarios and such, but really enjoyed the vid. Dude has great personality and the way he presents the material is very consumable! Awesome job!

THE most professional and hi-production value presentation on this topic I've seen anywhere . VERY WELL DONE ! - THANKS !!

Got chickens, just had to watch because I needed a good laugh today- you bring us valuable information in an upbeat, fun way!

I love the simultaneously both guilty and innocent face he made when he tried to hand Kim the largest bite of literally steaming hot eggs 😆🥰

Bro - the split screen continuation of your content while doing the sponsored ad, GENIUS!!! I have not seen a content creator do this before and it definitely kept me from skipping the ad.

The sooner you get cold water or anything that can quickly cool your burn area the less damage you get. I once heard sizzling after running my hand over a hot oven surface (thinking it was cool) and immediately ran cold water over it and then rubbed it with some ice. It was as almost as if the burn never happened since there was no blistering or pain.

Thanks Haxman. We all need to be prepared to protect and feed our family.

I have the same sign on my coop "Fluffy butt hut". I had to work w/ my pups too but now, the chicks follow the pups around the yard like they are besties. I Also named my hens too. My wife and I named them after all the main characters on Steel Magnolias; Truvy, Annell, Ouisa, Clairee, M'lynn, & Shelby. We have one named Little Miss & she's special because she almost didn't make it. We had to take special care w/ her when we first got her as a chick. Love the channel, keep up the good work.

I teach prepping and long term food storage. This was an excellent video. Thank you for bringing awareness. Another stop-the-burn tip is mustard! A way to remember the egg water testing is “dead man floats.”

You got yourself a new sub here! Loved the education and humor combined! We so need the humor these days! Cracked up when you said not to name your chickens then went about calling them by name 🤣

This video turned up in my suggested videos feed and, since I ALWAYS have more eggs than I can eat, I watched with interest for the instructions on water glassing them. What I hadn't counted on was the fun, cheeky, humorous editing & puns in your video. What an absolutely wonderful surprise! The comedy is much appreciated in these difficult & stressful times. I'm hitting the subscribe button the minute I post this comment.

I love this video!! I've raised chickens for years. This is the most, all around, informative and entertaining video I've seen!! Great job!

I heard that you can use mineral oil to coat eggs for longer storage. I bought a freeze dryer and was putting up 72 eggs per batch. My wife thought i was crazy until the egg shortage hit. I can eat 6 eggs a day for about 1.5 years.

I’ve been hella complaining about eggs the past month lol I love this video