"Green Acres" meets "Home Improvement" in this refreshing, informative unscripted lifestyle series depicting the hilarious adventures of a suburban family gone rural. Dad's dream is to try raising chickens and homesteading, but other family members are not as enthusiastic. Host Brad Hauter and family are still learning, finding successes, making some mistakes, and, most importantly – having fun! Come laugh and learn right along with them in every episode of “Coop Dreams.”
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Episode 10 • Air Date: Oct 26, 2023Turkeys Galore
Chickens and goats are used in the StockCropper and turkeys overrun the chicken yard.
Episode 9 • Air Date: Oct 19, 2023Setting Bees AgainBrad sets two nucs of bees and returns to the elementary school whose eggs have hatched.
Episode 8 • Air Date: Oct 12, 2023A Mechanized Chicken TractorA mechanized chicken tractor from StockCropper is delivered and set-up at the farm.
Episode 7 • Air Date: Oct 05, 2023Spring Means ChicksTime for the Earth Day Hatch Along and harvesting honey.
Episode 6 • Air Date: Sep 28, 2023Coops for TroopsOff to San Diego for a Coops for Troops presentation; a new type of beehive is introduced.
Episode 5 • Air Date: Sep 21, 2023Homemade Chicken TractorBuilding a homemade chicken tractor and time to set some chicken eggs.
Episode 4 • Air Date: Sep 14, 2023Around the FarmChecking in on the bees and having fun in the chicken yard.
Episode 3 • Air Date: Sep 07, 2023Catching a SwarmBrad finds and collects his first natural bee swarm and transfers it to a hive.
Episode 2 • Air Date: Aug 31, 2023Kids Meet the AdultsMore rotational grazing at Polyface Farms followed by the integration of kids with adult goats.
Episode 1 • Air Date: Aug 24, 2023Field Trip to Polyface FarmsBrad makes a visit to Polyface Farms in Virginia.
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Episode 10 • Air Date: Jan 05, 2023Time for Kids and a Road Trip
Oh boy, baby goats are due! How many and how cute will they be'' And what about Elsa' Is she ever going to have a calf' Brad and crew take an amazing final field trip to tour Joel Salatin's Polyface Farm in Virginia which is then followed by another well-deserved Coops for Troops presentation in...
Episode 9 • Air Date: Dec 29, 2022Summertime is Busy TimeBrad takes time out from the daily farm fun to go on a field trip to tour the manufacturing facility at Belstra/Heinold Feeds and their really cool pig educational center. From here, they go up the road to visit a homesteading customer to see a small production farm firsthand.
Episode 8 • Air Date: Dec 22, 2022Spring ExplosionForce returns home to Willow Farms. Chicken math seems to be kicking into higher gear with spring in full swing.
Episode 6 • Air Date: Dec 09, 2022Adding RabbitsThe goat buck returns home and rabbits are added to the farm.
Episode 4 • Air Date: Nov 24, 2022Back to SchoolA cow coach visits the farm and Earth Day Hatch Along is back at school.
Episode 2 • Air Date: Nov 10, 2022Time to Say Goodbye...and Hello!Weston goes home and a new visitor arrives.
Episode 1 • Air Date: Nov 03, 2022Weston In ChargeWeston settles in while beehives are in trouble.
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Episode 11 • Air Date: Mar 24, 2022Weston, the Bull
The newest arrival to the farm, Weston, comes to visit and stay with Elsa and Anna for a few months. Love is in the air.
Episode 10 • Air Date: Mar 17, 2022Surprise!A box full of mail order guinea fowl arrive making a noisy addition to the farm. And, Brad gets a big surprise down in the cow pasture.
Episode 9 • Air Date: Mar 10, 2022PokeyThe matriarch of the chicken yard, Pokey, goes missing. Brad helps out a friend by taking-in her rooster and hen that need re-homing.
Episode 8 • Air Date: Mar 03, 2022SummertimeTurkeys get moved and summer heat means watermelon is a welcome treat for all the animals....well, most of the animals. And, Brad nervously brings a Teaching Tuesday instructor for a tour and evaluation of the farm.
Episode 7 • Air Date: Feb 24, 2022Chainsaw Carving 101While at The Bee-stro, Andy gives Brad a lesson in chainsaw carving and then comes to the farm to help install four new packages of bees.
Episode 6 • Air Date: Feb 17, 2022A Visit to Bee-stroMore chicken math fun with the hatching of P4 and Penguin. The garden gets planted and Brad makes a trip to visit his new local bee coach, Andy, at Honeysuckle Hill....complete with an apiary, restaurant and a woodworking shop for chainsaw carving!
Episode 5 • Air Date: Feb 10, 2022Shots and HawksBrad is put to the test getting the very reluctant four-legged animals vaccinated. And the turkeys get a new home with the cows and a nesting mama hawk high above them.
Episode 4 • Air Date: Feb 03, 2022Hello SpringBrad shares the loss of Beaks and gets busy with spring chores and moving the teenagers to the goat yard.
Episode 3 • Air Date: Jan 27, 2022Getting Ready For SpringIt's still winter, but chickens are laying, goats are escaping and the garden gets prepped for planting with a new technique learned from Coop Dreams University.
Episode 2 • Air Date: Jan 20, 2022New Level Chicken MathWhile dealing with end-of-year seasonal challenges, Brad decides to get more chicks and also adds turkey poults to the equation.
Episode 1 • Air Date: Jan 13, 2022A New BeginningTwo Scottish Highland cows were delivered to the Coop Dreams farm and are proving to be quite adventurous. Coop Dreams University and Teaching Tuesday are introduced with a few clips from guest speakers.
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Episode 10 • Air Date: Aug 18, 2022The Cows Come Home
Brad greets his two Scottish Highland cows and shares some bad news about Pokey Jr.
Episode 9 • Air Date: Aug 11, 2022Predator Recovery and A Coops For Troops PresentationPatch and Stormy are nursed back to health by Brad who harvests some of the salad garden and travels to present a Coops for Troops package.
Episode 8 • Air Date: Aug 04, 2022Welcome Home Bees....and RacoonsBrad plants a pollinator garden, sets even more eggs that include a couple of Pokey's and suffers a predator attack.
Episode 7 • Air Date: Jul 28, 2022One Step Closer to Mini CowsBrad sets the new bee packages and makes a visit to see a Scottish Highland cow breeder.
Episode 6 • Air Date: Jul 21, 2022More Bees...and Chicks??Brad goes to Meyer Bees to pick up new bee packages and learn about their breeding operation.
Episode 5 • Air Date: Jul 14, 2022Coop 'n GardenWith a little help, Brad gets the garden prepped and planted and the new coop gets set for Pokey Jr and Pokey.
Episode 4 • Air Date: Jul 07, 2022Chores and PiratesSpring has sprung with goat chores to do before getting a new pirate playground delivered.
Episode 3 • Air Date: Jun 30, 2022Homesteading in a Worldwide PandemicWith more chicks coming, Brad sets up a new chicken yard and tries out a new feed for his flock.
Episode 2 • Air Date: Jun 23, 2022The Quarantine HitsWith the global pandemic in full swing, Brad's attention is on incubating chicks and growing his own food.
Episode 1 • Air Date: Jun 16, 2022Homesteading Year 6Brad deals with more rooster conflicts and pursues the idea of an animal rescue center.
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