If you are new to raising chickens, you might be wondering what is the best type of chicken food? Today we talk about the different types of chicken food that is available and which one is best to feed your chickens. Find that calculator here https://www.gardenbetty.com/garden-bettys-chicken-feed-calculator-for-determining-your-protein-content/ 00:00 Intro 0:20 What level of protein? 2:15 Crumble 2:30 Powdered Mash 3:10 Pellets 3:40 Whole Grains 4:15 Make your own chick starter 4:40 Fermenting 6:00 Mix your own ** We are in the slooow process of changing over our name from Piwakawaka Valley Homestead over to Fantail Valley Homestead - they are both us! Piwakawaka is the Maori name for the Fantail - but it is so hard to remember that we thought we would swap over Buy Merch (and support our channel) here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Fantail-Valley/ You can find my ebooks here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/shop/ or on Amazon here (we earn a little commission): Check out our kune kune book here: https://amzn.to/3tVibZY Raising meat rabbits in colonies: https://amzn.to/2yugADB Temperate food forest gardens: https://amzn.to/2SNVMxO Homesteaders guide to seasonal gardening: https://amzn.to/2WJF3wy Fantail Valley Homestead also has a blog! View it here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/ Join our Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadAnywhere/ Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/fantailvalleyhomestead #fantailvalleyhomestead #gardening #homesteading ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcAM5bYDE3U

My poor tomato plants were dying! Here is how I worked out why my tomato plants weren't growing, and what I did to revive them! If you have dying tomato plants, here is what you can do to bring them back from the brink of death. Buy Merch (and support our channel) here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Fantail-Valley/ You can find my ebooks here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/shop/ or on Amazon here (we earn a little commission): Check out our kune kune book here: https://amzn.to/3tVibZY Raising meat rabbits in colonies: https://amzn.to/2yugADB Temperate food forest gardens: https://amzn.to/2SNVMxO Homesteaders guide to seasonal gardening: https://amzn.to/2WJF3wy Fantail Valley Homestead also has a blog! View it here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/ Join our Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadAnywhere/ Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/fantailvalleyhomestead #fantailvalleyhomestead #gardening #homesteading ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yX3Lt480Oo

I am happy to be participating in the #crocktober colab! This is my favourite curry recipe, I have included both the dairy and the dairy free recipe below - we usually make it dairy free, but I also love the one with dairy if hubby isn't around! You can find the book through my affiliate link here: https://amzn.to/3CbMD6W In a slow cooker or crock pot (or sometimes I do it in the wood stove in a cast iron dish for 2-3 hours) add the following 1 finely chopped onion 1 T crushed garlic 1T ginger 1kg or 2 lb of chicken thigh fillets (or you can use chicken with bones in if you like) 1 cinnamon stick or 1/4 t ground cinnamon 1 T of cumin, garum masala, coriander, and sweet paprika 5-6 cardamom pods, crushed 3 T tomato paste 1/4-1 t chili powder either [ 1 cup of plain yogurt and 1/4 c cream and 1T lemon juice] or [1 cup coconut cream and juice and rind of 1 lemon] optional 1t salt optional 1t sugar Mix together and cook on high for 6 hours. Serve with steamed rice and naan or roti bread. Be sure to check out the other participants! CROCKtober Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/12100... CROCKtober Lineup: 1 @Jenni Gough 2 @A Country Life 3 @Noreen's Kitchen 4 @The Bealles 5 @That 1870's Homestead 6 @Parsnips and Parsimony 7 @Homestead Dad 8 @organizedMOM 9 @Apron strings 10 @Linda's Pantry 11 @Gregs Kitchen 12 @Freedom Homestead 13 @Diane - The Canning Nana 14 @Our HodgePodge Homestead 15 @Frugal Fit Mom 16 @Whippoorwill Holler 17 @Souper at 60 18 @A Good Life Farm 19 @2leelou Creates 20 @Prepper Potpourri 21 @In the Kitchen with Karen 22 @The Purposeful Pantry 23 @Helga's Pennsylvania Cooking 24 @Arizona Homestead 25 @Fantail Valley Homestead 26 @Mennonite Farmhouse 27 @Little Village Homestead 28 @Little Urban Homestead 29 Country Living with the Batemans- https://bit.ly/3mnsfZG 30 @ Suttons Daze 31 @Jeni Gough Buy Merch (and support our channel) here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Fantail-Valley/ You can find my ebooks here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/shop/ or on Amazon here (we earn a little commission): Check out our kune kune book here: https://amzn.to/3tVibZY Raising meat rabbits in colonies: https://amzn.to/2yugADB Temperate food forest gardens: https://amzn.to/2SNVMxO Homesteaders guide to seasonal gardening: https://amzn.to/2WJF3wy Fantail Valley Homestead also has a blog! View it here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/ Join our Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadAnywhere/ Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/fantailvalleyhomestead #fantailvalleyhomestead #gardening #homesteading ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTb-Ajkv16M

We have had PEOPLE trespassing on our new land! How to we keep it safe and stop them taking our stuff and trashing the property?! Buy Merch (and support our channel) here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Fantail-Valley/ You can find my ebooks here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/shop/ or on Amazon here (we earn a little commission): Check out our kune kune book here: https://amzn.to/3tVibZY Raising meat rabbits in colonies: https://amzn.to/2yugADB Temperate food forest gardens: https://amzn.to/2SNVMxO Homesteaders guide to seasonal gardening: https://amzn.to/2WJF3wy Fantail Valley Homestead also has a blog! View it here: https://piwakawakavalley.co.nz/ Join our Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadAnywhere/ Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/fantailvalleyhomestead #fantailvalleyhomestead #gardening #homesteading ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cDSGOPIdBc