We got FREE LAND! // Why is Portugal so empty?

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  @loubas8785 · 3 years ago

  hello from Canada I am a farmer here and would like to make a suggestion for your pigs and for your chickens, the pigs look very under weight, they need very high levels of protein especially at their age, what is best for pigs that age is keeping the feed on choice, that means filling a large feeder and let them choose how much to eat, they will eat a little more at first because they need to catch up but as soon as they equalize there optimal weight, they will eat much less. Also if there is a cheese making place near you or you know someone that makes cheese every day, the whey is very high in protein and will optimize your pigs very fast, for very cheap or even free because they often dump the whey. The best way to get your chickens laying is with supplementary light, if it is to dark for long periods of time like cloudy and short winter days they will stop laying, giving them a few hours of extra light in the evening will greatly improve the laying ratio. Chickens need at least 17 to 18 hours of continues light to keep laying no matter how cold it is, but keeping them well ventilated helps a little as well, just some well meaning suggestions, but you do you god bless

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  @teresaquintinha7361 · 3 years ago

  I'm Portuguese so I really appreciate your video. You are so right in your comments about Portugal. During the dictator period Portugal was a very poor country  not technologically developed, the salaries in agriculture were miserable. At the same time education in those areas, and in general, was not a priority. A huge percentage of the population didn't knew how to read and write. The huge task after the revolution was to "upgrade" the country to become part of an European community (not EU itself but be part of Europe), with real levels of development. I'm really don't know if we could achieve our present development without the EU, but entering the EU organisation took it's price: Portugal received funds for not fishing, funds for not producing vegetables cereals and to cut olive trees, winyards and others. The system of quotes from the EU, made Portugal downsizing yhe production. I always lived in Lisbon, and when I went to the supermarket I had fruit and vegetables from many other countries, and the Portuguese products were much more expensive if you find them. To have my Portuguese products, with taste, I went and still go to small markets. But I can afford the different price, but the people in general cannot do it. We were designated to be a service country, with tourism and other services provider, but not to produce. Portugal needs immigration to survive in many areas. I'm very proud to see your achievements and others, well educated people, that come to Portugal to keep this beautiful place.   Globalisation in this sense is marvellous to see. And you are absolutely right, that we are forgetting knowledges, and is very sad to see that.

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  @carlosdejesus123 · 3 years ago

  You&apos;ve pinned out the real reasons why Portugal is so empty. I&apos;m one of those who fled Salazar&apos;s regime in 73 after 3 years of compulsory army service, 30 months in the horrendous Angola war where I lost so many friends.<br>Portugal needs enlightened people like you to recover from past errors. I&apos;m too old to return now.<br>Thanks for helping my motherland.

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• AD

  @ad2040 · 3 years ago

  &quot;When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.&quot; - African proverb

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• OP

  @OPS61-w9o · 3 years ago (edited)

  Olá, sou portuguesa.<br>Em Portugal temos as quatro estações bem distintas, não se preocupe que a partir de fevereiro tudo rejubila e os dias soalheiros voltam.<br>Há muitos anos atrás, todos os lugares estavam recheados de povo. As mulheres tinham muitos filhos, mas a falta de condições financeiras levou esses filhos para as cidades onde haviam fábricas e construções a ganhar melhor. Os que partiram não regressaram mais para morar. Nas cidades construíram as suas famílias. Agora, os jovens, mesmo que quisessem voltar, não sabem como trabalhar a terra nem têm dinheiro para reconstruir tudo.<br>Quando eu era pequena, poucos incêndios florestais haviam porque as terras eram trabalhadas e as florestas eram limpas, pois fazia-se uma recolha de lenha grossa, miúda e fetos.<br>No meu entender, o regresso às terras será inevitável, pois alguns já viram as vantagens de se viver no interior e já estão regressando, ainda timidamente, mas estão.<br>Desejos de felicidades.🌻

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• JU

  @julibeswick-valentine3690 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I am in Ireland and my hens barely lay eggs from late November through to the end of February. This is a very normal, natural cycle. It is triggered by the quantity and quality of daylight available.

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  @HelderP1337 · 3 years ago

  As a Portuguese myself who had to flee the 08 crash and find better professional opportunities abroad (we&apos;re in the US) now, this really hit me on a emotional level.<br>We plan to return eventually, as fast as we can, we just miss it to much and I somehow feel that we can still give back to such a beautiful country with such amazing ancestral history. <br>Subbed to your channel, hoping you can continue to make this kind of content.

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  @marvelenia6702 · 3 years ago

  If I were still young like you, I would leave Germany in a split second. Politics have gone mad here, so every reason to find luck in Portugal! Good luck my dear!

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  @MrElmag12 · 3 years ago

  I just stumbled on your channel and i really like how you had explained so well many about Portugal and how We people in general are losing those ancient knowledge and skills. I think you guys are doing the right thing listen to your bodies and working when you feel it or when the weather allows to do so, modern society kind of push as to work all the time.

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  @douglasho8392 · 3 years ago

  We just visited Portugal for the first time last winter, driving from Lisboa to Porto through small towns, a beautiful country with very interesting history. We just love the place and your video is really inspiring, giving us more background on what&apos;s going on. Really want to contribute some efforts in rebuilding the countryside...

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  @TheMelimango · 3 years ago

  My project is on 1 hectare in Greece but I enjoy watching some of the projects in Portugal develop. This channel &nbsp;just popped up and I wondered if it was one too many for me. I was pleasantly surprised. Subscribed. Best wishes as you approach your first thousand milestone.

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• EL

  @elmarama1396 · 3 years ago

  My husband also left in the 70´s, we just returned last year and would live to have a piece of land to live on but even though property is not crazy expensive we arrived without the financial means to purchase. &nbsp;Someday we might have our miracle. &nbsp;You are so right about why Portugal is running &quot;empty&quot;.

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