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Observationist Dave
Registrace 17. 06. 2022
Thank you for stopping. I'm Dave, and despite maintaining a 40 hour job outside the home, I still dream of my own homestead. My wife and I bought two acres about 10 years ago and I've spent that time first honing my garden skills, then more recently starting an apiary, and now a small flock of hens. There's plenty I know, and plenty more that I don't. I'll be posting mostly shorts that highlight tips or money/time/effort saving tips that I found or worked through myself. I hope you hang around and enjoy. Thank you again and enjoy.
Videos with title cards courtesy of Red Feather Sound Studios. Full disclosure, he's my son, and he's a great podcast editor. He has his own business, he went to school for sound editing, and he does video work as his job every day. Whether it's a one-time job or ongoing work, drop him a line and let him free up your time by taking on your editing work.
Redfeathersoundstudio@gmail.com
My email observationistdave@gmail.com
Videos with title cards courtesy of Red Feather Sound Studios. Full disclosure, he's my son, and he's a great podcast editor. He has his own business, he went to school for sound editing, and he does video work as his job every day. Whether it's a one-time job or ongoing work, drop him a line and let him free up your time by taking on your editing work.
Redfeathersoundstudio@gmail.com
My email observationistdave@gmail.com
Extra Water in the Heat
Taking extra precautions during excessive heat #homestead #chicken #backyardchickens #chickencoop
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Watching Chickens & Talking about Blackberries
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#homestead #chicken #permaculture #backyardgardening #backyardchickens
Tomatillo Review
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Checking out a flowering bed of young tomatillo #homestead #backyard #backyardgardening #backyardgardener #gardening #garden #tomatillo
Checking in With You from the Coop
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Just a quick check-in from the chicken run as I wait for a rain-cloud to pass #homestead #chicken #backyardchickens #hens
Easy Cheap and Stinky
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Homemade fertilizer #homestead #backyardgardening #backyardgardener #garden #gardening #gardeningtips
I Heard it, Now You Should Too
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#homestead #chicken #hens #broodyhen #eggcollection
You Get Eggs When She is Ready
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She's the closest i have to a broody hen #homestead #backyardchickens backyardc#hens #broodyhen
Fence Series - Part 1: Laying Out & Digging Holes
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The start of my series for installing my garden fence to keep marauders out #homestead #backyardgardening #backyardgardener #garden #gardening #fencebuilding #fence
Finding the Queen While Talking About Brood!
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#homestead #apiary #backyardbeekeeping #bee #honeybee #beehive #beelife
Checking a Frame of Capped and Uncapped Honey
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#homestead #apiary #honeybee #bee #beehive #backyardbeekeeping
Checking On My Only Split This Year
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#homestead #bee #honeybee #apiary #beelife #backyardbeekeeping #beehive #beekeeping #beekeeper
Content at Breakfast
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Chickens scratching this morning #homestead #chicken #backyardchickens #hens #rooster #pullets
Old Hens, Young Pullets
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#homestead #backyardchickens #chicken #chicks #pullets #raisingchicks
Honeybees on Milkweed
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Milkweed has just started blooming and the bees are already aware. Milkweed, along with clover are important sources of forage during the summer dearth where nectar availability drops off considerably. Leaving areas of your property wilded is a huge boon for all wildlife, including pollinators. #homestead #apiary #backyardbeekeeping #honeybee #milkweed #backyardgardening
Planting Yellow Squash to Avoid Squash Bugs
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Planting Yellow Squash to Avoid Squash Bugs
Honeybees Utilizing the Upper Entrance
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Honeybees Utilizing the Upper Entrance
Rain Catchment for the Chickens - Part I
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Rain Catchment for the Chickens - Part I
Dave, what a smart thing to do. I compost all of my clippings, but never thought of the water. Good idea. I'll try it. (With a nose plug. lol) Thanks. I have a channel, too, btw.
Miss Little Red Hen knows what she is doing !! Great Tips...stay cool my friend 😎 Congrats on 600 Subs 🎉
@cozycottagehomestead thank you! I'm hoping she knows what she's doing! 600 just happened in the last day or so, ty for the congrats!
Beautiful Chickens Dave...You just keep being you. ! We will never please everyone .Keep doing what you enjoy..Hats off to you for working full time and keeping up with your channel. 😊👍
@cozycottagehomestead thank you! I feel behind often but I noticed the other day I ha e almost 600 wonderful followers and I am close to my 200th video in 2 years. I'll take it and be content. Hope all is going well with you.
I love the weather watching from Uganda 🇺🇬
yes! YES! chooks!
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Waooo this is so amazing thanks for sharing Prossy watching from Uganda 🇺🇬
@user-er7gr2iu1y thanks for your kind comments!
Your new nemesis there is common Bermuda grass & believe me I'm not exaggerating when I call it a nemesis. Now that you have it you will spend years trying to rid your property of it completely & if you discover that you have an idiot neighbor who's growing the stuff as a lawn, you'll have to kill him so you can set about ridding his property of the stuff as well. lol Seriously, it's a nightmare to get rid of. Entire tomes have been written dedicated to various eradication methods, so you've got some reading in your future. In my experience & take it for what it's worth since I'm still fighting the stuff & losing, a combination of various methods seems to have the biggest impact on the nasty stuff. Digging it up, preemergence chemicals, & post emergence herbicides. It's a multi-year battle that you may never win if there is a nearby stand of the stuff that you can't kill. It spreads by both above & below ground runners as well as seed. What I do know is that what you're doing, just pulling up the bit you can see actually encourages the stuff to send out more runners. Resist the urge. Dig the entire sprout up or leave it to do a spot spray on.
@Amber-mv8wz I've had it in various places for a while. I can concur it is almost impossible to eradicate. I tried burning sections but it doesn't kill the underground rhizomes, rather just the surface competition, which allows it to grow even faster. I don't want to use chemicals, so I pull by hand.
Someone's ending on the pot soon.
@SeriousDragonify not quite there yet😅 but she is cranky as a usual thing
more chooks videyos!
I forgot to mention that open-pollinated tomatillos are very easy to save seeds. Similar to tomatoes, pull the pulp, let it ferment a few days then strain the seeds to dry. The seeds are smaller than tomato seeds and sprout very easily.
Jadam
@@dw6090 for sure - central to JADAM farming
Kinda what we do with the rabbit..poop..make a tea for the garden. We like frugal and cheap ideas around the Homestead..thanks for Sharing 😁 Swampy Stink , Lol. !!
I haven't tried it with the chcken poop yet but I am going to try. Once again, I would dilute it after brewing and not use full force on anything except maybe mature tassling corn
Takes a long , long time to make..Chicken poop tea fertilizer...Its hot...rabbit is cold..can be used as is...or a tea..and want burn your plants... It works...will take longer..I know it has to rest and break down for months..hope this helps and makes sense..Im no expert...
@cozycottagehomestead I appreciate you. Thanks for the tip. Maybe I'll just stick to composting it then
After I harvest the water the first time I do often just add more green and refill with water. After that def replace all the green and start over with the next emptying of the bucket
Great Video Best Friend Dave !! It doesn't have to be perfect...just has to work ! Plum Happy for you ... Don't work to hard in this Heat.. 😆..We been working in it all day...gotta get it done while you can 😜 Be Safe 🌞👍
Thanks foe the kind words! And you take care as well in the heat
She's always so ornery!
Refusing to move from the nest box this morning
Part 1 shows laying out the materials, locations for post holes, digging them, and bracing them for plumb.
Great video ty
Glad you liked it!
The difference between the colors of comb didnt show here as well as i hoped. But at least we stunbled across the queen! Dumb luck sometimes works!
We will be harvesting honey in the next several weeks. Stay tuned for videos
Milkweed can be very invasive. After blooming is complete, but before seed formation we mow it down.
Ended up bringing the smaller birds back in the coop and feeding/watering them separately. They were both hungry and dehydrated from being denied all day while I was at work.
How long does it take to drain one jar?
Really depends on the size of the hive and the time of year. Early spring and late fall when resources are scarce, they can easily drain a quart in 48 hours.
@@observationistdave Thanks for the reply! I recently changed out my top feeders for the jar approach - but the jar either didn't drain (holes didnt allow for air to enter as the fluid was leaving) or the jar dumped all over the board beneath. This caused an insane ant problem in the 1st 24 hours. I switched back to the top feeders. I really like the jar concept as it doesn't result in mold formation (like a top feeder), but the hole count / size seems hard to dial in.
@bhildebrandt I just use a small nail and tap a very small hole. Sometimes I need to hold the lid up to light to see if it went through. I then do at least a dozen. I would def recommend testing the jar with water ver a sink before installing. Also remember to always punch the holes from outside in so the bees won't get snagged on the sharp edges.
Things are getting weird out there. Take care of yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally. Prepare , plan ahead, and take care of your family in a self-sufficient manner. God bless you all.
Slower motion will be more enjoyable and easier to watch. The fast forward not so enjoyable. But it's also ice to see the result. Thank you
Thanks for the suggestions, I appreciate it!
This particular hive has always preferred the upper entrance. I remove it in the fall, however as soon as I put it back on in the spring, they immediately utilize it. This is my oldest hive, starting its 4th year, but has had several queens
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Yummy !!
It was delicious! Boxes are filling fast, I'm having a hard time staying ahead of them!
They will get it all figured out ..the new will wear off pretty soon 😊👍
They did. I posted a follow-up video this morning and everyone is happy 48 hours later. Thanks for watching!
Looks like levi is in control now lol 👍
Yup. Everyone is inline as you said😄
He will get her back inline lol
3 australorps, 1 silver laced n 2 barrd rocks.
Thank you! I was only familiar with Barred Rocks. I had my doubts about Marans, but that was what he told me
I think the freshness matters as well. I 'planted' 4 and the two older ones slipped way faster since a month ago, The third one just started and the fourth still nothing. They're all in the same container and plqnted at the same time
These were all harvested last fall and were quite firm when I put them in the tote. They have all softened now significantly. They continue to produce, but several have provided no slips
Part I of video link here: czcams.com/video/6gUuqRF28gw/video.htmlsi=Gee50U37eEBfWfhK
Wonderful 🐔 🐓
Thank you!
Good job dave I watched the first part also This is something I need to do in the near future thanls for sharing
Thanks, friend. I hope everything is going well.
Link for Part I Video I czcams.com/video/GM6L7bO88f0/video.htmlsi=cGwzMa7R75mnYEGc
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Not just honey-bees swarm these trees. Carpenter bees and other smaller solitary bees can be seen taking advantage of them all throughout the flowering period.
When racking, gravity is your friend...
Thanks for the tip. Maybe I can figure something out next time
Sorry for the camera turning so much. One handed proved difficult this morning.
Apologies for the wind noise. It was extremely windy and very difficult to get suitable audio. Hope you enjoy the video and we will circle back around in several weeks to see how the potatoes are progressing
There are many channels, websites, and books that describe the process in far more detail. I was gifted a copy of Make Mead Like a Viking and found it particularly useful as well as entertaining for its historical accounting of mead through the ages.
Lovely chickens!
Thank you very much!
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zajebis
blyat chuksota are ahuennie kreaturas.
Beautiful chicken
Thank you so much!