Here's a 20 min total tour and update on the garden, goats, ducks, broody hens, cows, milking, farm plans, apple trees and more. view all

 

 
 
We think we know what's wrong with the duckling named "Dan-Dan" and are trying to treat him but can we help? view all

 

 
One More Hog Harvest

 

 
You SPENT HOW MUCH?! Is It Worth The Cost?

 

 
 
 
 
Our Nubian goat Moonbeam delivers her first kid! We are excited to add another beautiful goat to our herd.
 
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joy she's in labor are you excited I just saw her have a contraction we're gonna have a baby today [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] man [Music] ready we're heading to the barn [Applause] make up [Applause] really glad nobody it's in the barn because I'm taking shut that door [Music] a gentleman [Applause] you just want the lemons so we are gonna sit and watch her for probably 20 minutes or so and just see what happens how are you feeling right now okay let's guess how many babies is movie I'm gonna have like I think just one as well I will be very surprised that there's two cuz she doesn't really even look pregnant but you and I have felt those babies our baby kick haven't we yeah it's pretty special she's just eating right through the contractions look at her back arch her tail was up she is just so funny she doesn't seem to notice that she's having these contractions what are you reading yeah you're about to push some babies out you're getting very close yep see the babies come mm-hmm just eating her way right through her contraction there were now then she'll pause and her chomping and then go right back to it okay this is how good usually head to the wall focus she likes that Joey she's so cute she wants everyone's support and affection right now is what she's kidding it is really really cold today yeah I feel like it's office winter feeling in here [Music] good woman she's getting close to pushing okay she's okay yeah we know this because it's your first time yeah a little bit how many babies do you think she's now huh this one like a shocker to you she's pushing all right come on in shut that door be real quiet [Music] oh good you got this mama here we go here comes the baby good job good job [Music] I only see one hoof again which is very concerning like with Raven so I'm probably gonna glove up and lube up and see what I can see if I need to intervene not presentation in my goose [Music] okay ready [Music] good job good job here's your baby here's your baby yeah that's your baby she did it with a little help yeah it was a little ad yet and pulled the hoof forward again it was like way back again I just up to like my mid arm come on this is your baby yes that's your baby mm-hmm had to go in again which second time it was the same exact problem as its Raven mm-hmm so we'll see if she bonds otherwise though put molasses on the baby and hopefully she'll get super interested [Music] do you think I'd like to be born first time yeah and I was talking to this moment and it's never done this is so funny them going back and forth like that babies sucking on her neck and she's looking the bucket why are you looking the bucket look your baby our baby had a baby you mean we got Moonbeam as a baby she's grown up on our farm and now she's had her first baby and it's a doling I can't believe that we have all dealings this year that's kind of nuts now see Lincoln er and getting to know where she's doing a good job you just missed it by like a couple seconds had to go get my main squeeze here my partner in all things farm we do a lot of farming together what do you think about the baby go there need to walk within a minute so we're the sweetest thing that's kind of a miracle [Music] for doing for doping Oh girls not that we would mind a boy but it's on a farm having girl babies is usually a huge blessing for a lot of reasons they're the more productive as far as milk goes animals and then also they're a lot easier to sell than boys as far as like milk animals go good touch it's a girl take a good look at her and think of a name today this is the month of May May May how about maple yeah it needs to nurse you're just trying to figure it out we could help a little the man okay it's time for our afterbirth care for the baby for the kid we will dip its cord and iodine give it some selenium keep an eye to make sure it nurses and will also watch for mom to drop her placenta and I'm pretty sure this is gonna be the only baby she doesn't have any showing any signs it's been an hour she's not really showing any signs that she didn't have another one see that beautiful baby she's trying to figure out how to nurse what do you think about baby goats do you like that we have baby goats porting on our farm do you think you'd be sad if we ever stopped eating girl find that teat she's so close she still hasn't gotten it in her mouth but she's getting closer and getting it you're so close you can do it come on yours Oh blows yes score that is really good she's nursing perfectly that is such a good sign when you see a baby nursing perfectly good job little one well guys I always feel like I can take a break after I see the baby's nursing baby's nursing so we'll just keep an eye on them and they'll stay in here for at least 24 hours if not longer just we'll see this has been the best day on the homestead we love days like this here we have wonderful babies born healthy mamas healthy babies oh yeah good job sweet girl good job mama he'll see you guys in the next video [Music]
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THIS BABY GOAT"S FIRST DAY!

 

 
Goslings arrived by mail today! These baby animals are even cuter than we thought they would be. view all

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Here's the one Homestead job that I really dislike. Also, come along for all the work I do today on the family farm.
 
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good morning everybody today for this




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video I'm gonna just show you everything




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I do today that is homestead work




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starting now the boys are fertilizing




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these greens with fish fertilizer and




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they're just pouring it down each line




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with a pretty concentrated fish




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fertilizer and then we'll water this bed




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when we're done pull out those plants




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as much as possible it's planning dirt




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not in the newer




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and then just make sure that if you have




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locked the brakes make sure they get to




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spread out




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is that we want oil around them as much




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as all the raspberries are in and two




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other berry plants raspberries elder




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various at the bottom justice is




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watering them and then it's breakfast




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time you got the dirt baby and we're




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gonna go eat breakfast we're dirt baby




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we're checking the cow for subclinical




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mastitis so I've got these four jars to




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take samples from four quarters to the




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barn to milk after chasing a goat that




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was out here's my right back left back




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her left front and her right front now




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we'll just finish smoking out her




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backside




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more raspberry plants came in to mail we




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have four Triple Crowns blackberries




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three black Jim blackberries I can't




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pronounce these we watch cheetah




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blackberries six double gold raspberries




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and four characters these plants we will




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not be planting today they have to be




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hardened off which means introduced




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slowly to direct sunlight they've




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probably been grown in a greenhouse or




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under State cloth and you can kill them




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if you just put them straight out in the




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Sun so we'll let them get about two or




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three hours of Sun today and each day




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for the next couple days and then we'll




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plan them out next it's time for a quick




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herbal orientation for this guy who




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might be sent to run herb errands for




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cooking so you know green onions right




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pay attention now okay ready cilantro




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this one's dill if she wants to do




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that's what she wants this is chives




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it's kind of like onions but it's like




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tiny in this oregano this is called




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oregano this is called time this one is




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called sage this one is summer savory




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she wanted oregano when we send you out




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to get herbs take scissors and just clip




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off little pieces like that




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okay we're using this portable somatic




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cell count kit to detect subclinical




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mastitis now I didn't tell you why we're




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doing this we're doing this because when




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we got Alice the milk cow her milk at




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least from back quarters tasted salty




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salty tasting milk can be a sign of




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mastitis we've also been reading about




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it and there's a lot of other possible




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reasons there's actually a ton of people




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right now on all the online cow boards




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posting about their salty tasting milk




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we're gonna do this test though this may




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help us know if she actually




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besides the concern would be that she




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might be like in an early stage of




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mastitis she actually her milk looks




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great and her udder looks fine so a lot




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is reassuring and we're gonna refer back




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to our instructions that Wilders eating




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four drops in milk okay we're okay no we




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only need four drops of milk on each one




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of these three four we're gonna rinse




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that out and then four drops of




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developer on each trip we've got to wait




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five minutes so while we're waiting I'm




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gonna taste all these milks I'm just




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tasting the left-back salty you're right




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back tastes really good to me




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right front tastes good left front




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tastes good they all taste good at the




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left back though tastes bad here's the




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test results left front is white right




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front right back and then here is the




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left back and what we're supposed to do




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is compare the color to this test strip




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honestly it's closest to this one which




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is 1500 cells times a thousand from Noli




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so it looks like she may have mastitis




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in her left back quarter this too this




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isn't a definitive diagnostic test




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format size but it looks like she




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probably does so we have some learning




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to do about treating mastitis we're




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doing everything right now we're milking




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her out in that back left quarter




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especially and her milk actually looks




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good it's not really it's not chunky or




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gloppy or anything




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this is by far my least favorite thing




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that we do around here I'm gonna dis bud




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all the goats there's a lot of reasons




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we do this I do think that it's not




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necessary if you're planning on keeping




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a goat but most people buying goats




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expect it and it would be a big turn-off




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to many people but we're going to knock




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it out really quick and let these babies




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go back to their mum




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all right you're done let's get you back




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to mommy now it's lucky to Luckys turn




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poor little lady sorry girl




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and that was Molly's turn sorry lady




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alright she's done these babies they're




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not gonna probably let me get close




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they're gonna say we remember what you




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just did to us hey guys




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a little burnt heads you guys are cute




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and that should be the lastest Budig I




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have to do this year she that calf is




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polled and we don't have a name for yet




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that calf and this guy you can see his




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horns I'm gonna let his horns grow




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though I'll tell you why because he's




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gonna be beefed within a year he's a




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good size two month old calf he's gonna




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be beefed within a year we're not we




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don't have to sell him yeah I just don't




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think it's gonna be a problem so he'll




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have some little horns by the time we




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eat but Sherman you can probably hear




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Breanna is mowing down here and you




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might say why aren't you mowing you're




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the man between us that's the more




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favorable job rather than we're doing




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work with this guy in your back I love




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wearing this guy but it just makes it




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hard to do work and so that is the job




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that both of us wanted she's doing it




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last time she mowed was the day that he




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was born I'm gonna link that video right




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up here I never get it right I'm gonna




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link that video right up here check it




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out it's actually hilarious if you




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haven't seen it check it out next I'm




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gonna burn this area I've burnt it




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before this is where our blueberries are




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going I want this grass to be dead so we




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can mulch and not have the grass come up




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through the mulch oh by the way guys our




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t-shirt




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Home Sweet Home stead is very popular




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t-shirt a ton of y'all loved it is for




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sale again the design color this time is




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white and there's a lot more choices of




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t-shirt colors there's some really cool




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ones I've got some coming in the mail




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here's a picture of the shirt check it




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out links below the video all right done




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with that that was fun but I ran out of




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camera battery I've carefully burned




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around my apple trees not right next to




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him hey how's mowing going good Wow




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inside this box or fence post pick tail




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fence post for rotational grazing we've




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been wanting to actually rotationally




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graze our pasture forever and we're just




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now getting the equipment where it's




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actually feasible to do it




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well folks it's 5:30




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I didn't get done everything on my list




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actually I was hoping to rototiller the




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garden today but there was a lot of goat




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chasing you didn't see unfortunately I




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fixed that there was a hole in the fence




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basically where the buck was squeezing




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out through the fence and he got out I




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think four times he took one bite off a




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cherry tree buck this has been another




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great day on the homestead I'll see you




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in another video yeah just go go go




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around here sweet homestead sir yeah




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don't forget to get your home sweet home




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set sure it actually looks sharper than




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that because this in white now and that




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white just pops up all the colors




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We got our new family milk cow and she is a beauty. Two calves came along as well.
 
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I don't think there's anything cuter




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we gotta kick these goats out of the




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come on lady yes the goats from the




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everyone's okay we got our New Jersey




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cow pick her up today as you saw in the




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video her name she comes with his




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Wallace and this is a little heifer calf




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go ahead and get this steer and bring




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him along




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this is not her calf but our plan is to




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so both calves will be on her it's a




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little bit of a challenge but we've been




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going back and forth and trying to




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decide we pretty much decided against it




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and then we said you know what let's do




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it and so we brought him along as well




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cows always get dirty in trailers




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because they poop all over and rub up




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against the sides we're just letting




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them kind of chill out down here get




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used to being in here we'll leave them




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in the barn at least until tomorrow to




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kind of get used to being here and calm




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down before we let him out in the fence




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we also want to keep this calf the steer




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real close to her we got to watch this




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process very closely and may need to get




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real hands-on in it and getting him to




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nurse on her the question is not will he




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nurse on her of course he will the




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question is will she let him nurse we




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already actually saw him in the trailer




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nurse a little bit which is that's




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encouraging and she didn't pick him off




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sometimes it's hard to get cast in her




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son different moments but we already




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knew that this calf kind of tried to




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nurse on every moment around so we knew




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that that was gonna be the problem




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how does that feel having a cow again




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right good I do think that learning the




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new routine with new animals you know it




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stresses the animals to be moved but it




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also stresses the new animals you know




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that have to get used to new creatures




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and then it stresses us not nearly as




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much but you know just takes time to




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learn the new routine but I'm really




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excited I just feel so blessed that we




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found a grass-fed Jersey so close it was




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basically a year ago that her last milk




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cow died and we've been looking forward




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to this day people asked us over and




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over when you're gonna get a milk cow




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and we always we never were impatient




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for the day to come but I do feel like




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this is the right cow at the right time




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for us I feel like in some ways we know




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a lot more than you then in some ways we




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still have so much to learn about cows




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and it's intimidating honestly just not




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not keeping a cow but as health problems




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arise this intimidating but I'm pretty




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confident that we're going into it as




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just with them in many ways the kind of




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a better footing in I wouldn't say a




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better footing in animal care but kind




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of in where we're at in our lives right




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now to just do a really fine job with




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this cow it is Alice we wanted to keep




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it similar but I really I don't like




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changing animals names but in this




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instance I really wanted to so folks




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thanks for joining us we'll let you know




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how things are going very soon as we




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start milking and how the steer calf is




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taking too




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nursing on a new mama so we'll see you




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soon bye-bye




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Our new jersey milk cow and calves go out to pasture. It's the calves first time on pasture as they were kept in a hoop barn till now. view all

 

 
 
 
 
Our new Jersey family milk cow decided to adopt a baby calf like it was her own. Homesteading farm story...
 
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this is the miracle of a cow choosing to




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adopt a calf that's not her own




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when we got her cow the other day we




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made a bold and possibly stupid decision




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this was the decision we got a steer




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calf that didn't belong to Alice the cow




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that we bought we just brought him along




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this kind of change is very stressful on




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cows and not all mother cows will take




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on an extra calf to nurse well why did




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we do it we did it because in our whole




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home city experience the number one




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thing that was productive and




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cost-effective that we've done was




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raising a steer for beef




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we raised brownie out we raised him on




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grass and about four or five bales of




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hay and it was an incredible value and a




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huge amount of production from our small




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piece of land




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we went back and forth actually the days




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before we got the cow and we had decided




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completely against getting the steer we




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said you know it's just too risky we're




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new at this the cow would be under




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stress moving into a new environment the




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calf would be under stress we don't




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really know what we're doing it can be




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very involved you know some people have




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to restrain the cow and actually




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physically put the calf on the cow some




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people use scent cover up see cows don't




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really want to just take on any random




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calf they're they're linked together




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with sound with smell with touch and




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they'll only nurse their own calf




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normally




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then at the last minute we decided you




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know what we really are gonna go for




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this we're gonna do it we got this deer




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we brought him home we were kind of




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worried worried that it was just gonna




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be a disaster because worst case is the




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calf doesn't nurse and get sick and dies




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or we spend a whole week just fighting




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it and fighting it fighting and end up




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bottle feeding the calf




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we got the calf back into the barn we




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got the cow in the calf and the plan was




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initially just to watch and keep them




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very close but then I realized I can't




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sit and watch them all the time and I




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won't even know if he's nursing so I




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locked him up for about three or four




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hours and then I came back that first




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evening and I let him out and he walked




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out and he tried to nurse and she kicked




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him in the head and I thought oh gosh




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here we go and he tried to nurse again




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and she butted him off and I was just




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thinking we're we're in for it this is




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going to be such a hassle




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and then




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he didn't give up he tried to nurse




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again and she didn't do anything




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and I sat there for about ten minutes




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and just watched him nurse on his new




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mama I think that she realized that his




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mom wasn't there maybe I'm reading too




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much into it but I really think that's




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what happened he was bellowing he was




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hungry and she just something clicked in




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her head and she just let him so from




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that moment on he's been nursing




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perfectly it's kind of the miracle of a




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cow choosing to adopt a calf




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we thought might be just the disaster




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turned out in this case to be really




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easy for us we're so thankful for that




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and thankful that with our first




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experience of grafting a calf onto a




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mama cow that it went really well




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it's happening right now you can see it




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little beefsteak is nursing away




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greedily and mama Alice is standing




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perfectly still calm she's not kicking




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she's not butting him she's not




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objecting him she's not objecting to him




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nursing she's letting him nurse letting




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him feed and now they're both doing it




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we just feel so blessed with this cow




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for a couple reasons and not least among




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them is this that apparently she's a




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great nurse count because we didn't have




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to do anything to make this happen




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literally nothing we put him together in




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the barn and within just a few hours he




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was nursing and she had accepted them




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folks this has been another great day on




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the homestead thank you for joining us




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today and we'll see you in another video




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soon




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We walk into the garden to plant raspberries and end up taking a garden tour or all our spring crops. There is green everywhere!
 
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because burned




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I'm out with the boys in the garden all




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the boys little buddies behind you here




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we're gonna plant five raspberry plants




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I was out here prepping this area to put




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in the raspberries digging up the soil




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adding a bunch of this partially




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composted manure and I found this cool




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little elderberry plant here which I




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will keep and that came from actually




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just burying some chunks of elderberry




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root that I dug up from the world these




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raspberries came from the Indiana




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Berrien plant company these are a




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variety called Nantahala and if you're




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from around here you'll recognize the




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name immediately this variety was




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developed by NC State and I bought it




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because supposed to taste good and do




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well around here




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it's okay dude all right that's that




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look at these silly cows hey lady




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any babies it's been pretty rainy the




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past two days which has been nice for




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the garden and pasture and everything




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the cow has been out in the rain we




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would pretty much try to keep her




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outside and have generally been happier




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overall when we kept the cow that we had




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out of the barn she will stay so much




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cleaner out here then she will in the




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barn




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and not only will she stay cleaner which




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makes milking cleaning easier keeps your




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milk cleaner the barn stays a lot




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cleaner too so everything stays cleaner




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if she just stays out and and the rain




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doesn't hurt her you know if it's storm




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and real bad we might let her in the




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barn but if I turn my gaze over this way




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there's an apple tree that's doing great




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but right in here there are two ducks




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sitting on duck eggs




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our raspberries are in the ground one




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two three four five and then between




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this post and that corner up there we'll




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put in 13 more plants and I think it's




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five different varieties the potatoes




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are doing awesome I've started just




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mulching them with grass that I cut by




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hand from around the edge of the garden




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this lettuce looks awesome but it needs




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thinning but it's just growing




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beautifully this is joyful garden she




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needs to do some work on it these peas




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along the fence are looking really puny




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so last night I cut the grass all along




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the fence to try to give him a little




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more sunlight and then I fertilized them




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this morning with some fish fertilizer




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to try to just get them to pop the




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asparagus is doing awesome and there's




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just a nice thick steak look at this




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giant here and then under the feet of




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the asparagus there are thousands of




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little asparagus plants here all along




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so if we let it this whole area here and




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here




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will turn into a big giant asparagus bed




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the rhubarb looks really great and




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there's comfrey coming up down here in




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the path the strawberry bed looks really




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really good and here are onions which




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this was my last project is weeding and




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mulching this is gonna be my next one




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weeding the onions probably mulching




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them in some way and here's Chinese




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chives which are pretty tasty the garlic




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looks good but needs weeding kale the




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same beets the same spinach looks pretty




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good that is they think radishes green




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onions the kids are constantly eating




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these you can see all these tops pulled




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off that's from children eating them and




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then if some radishes in here that one




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actually it's a nice little radish in




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there let's pull that up oh what a




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pretty little radish we'll bring that




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inside probably more and then cilantro




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beautifully green




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growing starting here we have herbs dill




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plants here and then lots of little dill




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coming up chives bunching onions here




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you know oregano thyme sage tarragon I'm




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pretty sure I'll show you how our




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cabbage is doing in this tunnel it's




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doing awesome and it is not being eaten




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by caterpillars at least I saw a little




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slug damage on one of them look at this




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a lot of weeds but the plants look




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awesome and then you're getting they're




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big and they're strong really pretty




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little plants there this portion of the




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garden behind me is almost completely




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planted there's a little open real




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estate here down at the end there and




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then in the ends of those beds but our




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early gardens almost totally in next




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comes this mess up here this part of the




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garden as far as the soil goes is pretty




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significantly worse than what's behind




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me down here we've put a ton actually




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multiple tons honestly literally of




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organic manure compost into this lower




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portion and just not as much into the




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upper portion so we're gonna row to till




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this upper portion so that's what's next




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in the garden and that's pretty much




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wraps up our garden tour let's go see




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some baby goats




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so far this is the most vigorous of all




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the apple trees and it's a Liberty all




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of these trees are putting on a good




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amount of new growth this is a straight




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start break star and we're gonna have to




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pick these off here but this thing has




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probably twenty or thirty little tiny




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though apples on yeah that's just a




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second year in the ground tree I got




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some hay for you do you want it there's




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a few stray chickens but we'll let the




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majority of these chickens




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how are you all doing we all do it




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hanging out here is beautiful outside




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what hang you that one here silly




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here's a little lucky the cutest Scout




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in the world are you patting that goat




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are you petting the goat that's so sweet




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do you love that goat Wilder sweet very




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far you're trying to come in here go




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play if I couldn't interest you in some




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hey maybe I could interested interest




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you in some fly spray ma'am I think




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that's why she's making that little bit




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of a bellowing film so bad this year




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well she doesn't like it so she's




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running from me what count does like




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being straight dolly never liked fly




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spray I did get thumb on her just now so




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comfortable




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our impromptu garden tour and showing




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you around the homestead it's been




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another great day on the homestead thank




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you for joining us and we'll see you




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quite soon in another video




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