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Wholeview Farm
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2012
We've decided to share a bit of our life and operation here at Wholeview Farm in Wisconsin's beautiful Driftless area near the Kickapoo River Valley. We practice adaptive grazing and strive to build healthy soil and be good stewards of the land.
Bale Grazing our 2 Dexter Heifers
Just a quick update as we enjoy this balmy 30 degree day and put out a big round bale of hay for our 2 Dexter Heifers.
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Dexters are too naughty to graze with the flock.
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Update on our two Dexter Heifers who are stuck in a hay lot as they keep jumping out of the portable fence paddocks. Also we let our injured goat out of isolation and back with the flerd to graze.
Winter Grazing with Sheep and Goats
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Just a quick update on the farm as we do a January paddock shift and give our sheep and goats a fresh stockpiled pasture to graze.
Quick update, we're back to grazing.
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Just a quick video to let everyone know we're still alive and getting back to grazing stockpile after about a month of difficult Winter weather.
Bringing the Flerd Together
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We are out moving the sheep and goats and cows and they are mostly respecting the portable poly wire fencing we use. The new Billy goat is doing well and getting along with the rams in our ram mobile portable pen. The Dogs and Cows can see each other now and will get a little closer each day until we combine the herd and flock into a flerd once more.
A Wholesome Family Billy Goat
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Today we head to pick up a new Buck Goat from Jordan Meyer's Wholesome Family Farm. You can see Jordan's youtube videos here: www.youtube.com/@WholesomeFamilyFarms We get some Goat Handling tips from Jordan as we pick out one of his Spanish Goat bucks and discuss keeping Goats and sheep together in his mixed herd of Rams and Bucks.
Daily Flerd Move
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Nikki and Joe out moving the flerd and discussing our sheep and goat management. Our livestock guardian dogs come by for some pets, as we setup our temporary electric fencing poly wire and step in posts to do a paddock shift to fresh stockpiled pasture and discuss our breeding and health management plans.
Reclaiming an Old Fence Part 3
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With some help from my father, we're finally getting to continue cleaning up the West fence line. Just a quick video to talk about our progress and the 3 day farm camp we recently hosted for the third grade class at my daughter's school.
Back from the Grazing School
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We're home from the SFA Grazing School up at George Heller's Farm in Wadena, MN. A lot of the people we've met there post to youtube which is a big part of why we decided to start posting videos. It's too hard to take time away from the farm to visit people, so video is a fantastic medium to stay in touch and see what everyone is doing. Here are some of the channels and websites of the great pe...
Finishing a permanent fence and moving the flerd
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Saturday on the farm. We start the day cleaning out the tool bag and take a look at some of the fencing tools I carry. Then it's off to finish up a section of high tensile fencing I've been working on so we can keep moving the sheep and goat flerd forward.
Moooving the Heifers - A bit of farm chores and fencing work
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Doing some evening chores. Moving the Ram Mobile and checking out our beautiful horned hair sheep rams. Then it's off to do a paddock move for our 2 Dexter Heifers. Then we take a look at the goats and sheep who are still in landscaping mode cleaning up the multi flora rose bushes in the back corner behind the pond and also take a look at the high tensile fence we're repairing off the edge of t...
Grazing the Back Corner
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In this video we show our Goats and Sheep grazing the back corner of the property for the first time. Feels good to be getting some animal impact on this area where setting up our portable electric fencing and haling water is a bit more difficult. We also get some good views of the pond and take a look at an existing fence line that we've cleared of vegetation and are in the process of repairing.
Reclaiming An Old Fence Line Part 2
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We found a bit of time to continue working on our perimeter fence. Using our DR Pro 44T tow behind Brush mower to first clear a path close to the fence line. Then our Echo Brush blade to continue removing small trees, shrubs, and grass. Then back with the brush mower to mulch the roses and grape vines. We also do some work with a 16" Echo chainsaw clearing out the larger trunks and bunches of p...
Moving Goats and Sheep with Poly Braid Fencing
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In this video, we set up a large new paddock for our Sheep and Goat Flerd. Practicing Adaptive Multi Paddock (AMP) Grazing. Along the way we take a good look at the diverse plants and grasses in our pasture and identify some yellow foxtail grass now that the seed heads are out and it's easy to identify. Then we protect some young trees from browsing using temporary polybraid fence. Griffin and ...
Moving the Ram Mobile and Talking About Our Troubles
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It's been a bit since our last video. We talk about some of the challenges we've had with mechanical issues, flat tires, excaping cows, and hot humid weather. We take a good look at our Ram Mobile and show some rams we have available for sale. We move the cows and discuss the trouble we've had integrating the 2 young Dexter Heifers with our Livestock Guardian Dogs. And show how we ran a seasona...
Making Hay For The First Time. What Could Go Wrong?
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Making Hay For The First Time. What Could Go Wrong?
Grandma and Grandpa Mow the Hay Field - Forage Regenerates
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Grandma and Grandpa Mow the Hay Field - Forage Regenerates
Chickens, Water, and Fence Line Cleanup Update.
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Chickens, Water, and Fence Line Cleanup Update.
Reclaiming an old Fence Line - Echo Brush Cutter in Action
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Reclaiming an old Fence Line - Echo Brush Cutter in Action
Lambing Update & The new Goats are getting closer
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Lambing Update & The new Goats are getting closer
Just Another Thursday Evening On The Pasture
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Just Another Thursday Evening On The Pasture
Baby Goat Update & Rotational Grazing in Action!
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Baby Goat Update & Rotational Grazing in Action!
I hope Donna makes an improvement.
Me too!
About your wethers - I'd weigh them and get an average. Ive found its not worth the hay or stockpile to hold them over winter. Brave to eat an old ewe!, we dog food em for the toughnessyou mentioned. - Peter
Hey Peter! Curious what you use for weight, do you have a livestock scale? or some other method?
@wholeviewfarm if I want to be quick I pick them up. I know about what 50 lbs feels like (hay bale) and 100 lbs (tractor weight) and estimate. If I want precision I borrow my neighbors scale
The freezing weather is coming very soon; it fills me with dread for my llama. Happy New Year Wholeview farm, hoping to see you soon.
Good thing they have wool coats! Hope to see you soon as well.
I didn't get a closeup of the sheep but the goats look nice and fat!
They are!
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One of my finer moments...
NIce to be virtual on your farm today. Cheeks is funny. Oh those Ash trees, "You know what they say?"
Ha ha, yes. I know what they say.
excellent video. Just what I needed. Thanks
Glad you found it helpful.
Just found your channel . That is a nice looking billy you have added to your herd .
Thank you! We're really happy with him so far. We'll see how the breeding season goes when we introduce him to the does mid December for mid May kidding.
Isn't there a 3rd hyd. filter on the machine? I just bought a 2020 and Wix has 3 filters listed. I also have a 2011 that has a seperate filter for the hydraulic pump for the bed up under the front seat near the tank. I can't find the 3rd filter on the 2020, but Wix has 3 listed.
Maybe the 3rd filter you are seeing listed is the engine oil filter? I don't have a 3rd hydraulic filter on our machine, just the 2 for hydraulic/transmission oil: yellow for VHT and black suction filter.
Looking good guys! Glad the transfer went well for ya!
Thanks Jordan! So far so good.
Love the new video! Glad you got your billy goat!
Thanks Mom! We're excited to move our goat breeding program forward.
Wow! Way to go Big Mike! The boys in the Luchidor are saying, "dude, you stink!" Ha, ha. He's a nice looking Billy. Congratulations.
Thanks! Yea, it's true that Billy goats stink, but not in the way I was expecting. The smell reminds me of a dusty gravel road.
Love the music! Almost makes me want to get up and get to work....almost. Poppy had horns, Gulpreet has them too. I'm looking forward to the lambing and the kidding season.Remember that I'll be your farm sitter when you take your family vacation to New Mexico to get your next breed. I'll be thrilled to be a shepherd for a spell.
Under the floor mat of the drivers footwel is a steel plate secured by about six bolts. If you remove this, you will be able to blow / wash out the dirt that collects under this/ the front belly plate.
Good to know, thanks for the tip!
Hi, make sure your cleaning all the debris off the front side of that tank. Mine rusted out cause I didn't and had to replace the tank.
Love the view from your porch
It's a great place to sit for a spell.
Agreed, grazing school was amazing; it was wonderful to connect with you and Nikki again; And from the view of this farm, I totally see why you moved there... gorgeous!
Yea, we love it here. I hope we get the chance to visit each other's farms some time.
Favorite view!
Looking forward to seeing you here next week!
Great to see you guys there! Looking forward to seeing you again! Have a great day!
Great to see you too!
The best gardens are zero maintenance... love it
Good 👍 job. Keep it up.
Thank you, the encouragement helps!
Can you blow air into the end of the muffler to clean the spark arrester?
I don't think that would be a good idea as it would blow the material back into the coiled tube in the muffler that allows sparks to go out before they hit the grass. The idea is to dis lodge them with the mallet and allow the positive pressure from the exhaust to push them out.
Nicki, hope you are feeling better. Moving the fences is sure a big task.
Thanks, she's doing much better today. Moving fences is a lot of work, but it's joyful work and much more entertaining than a stair master!
Yay Greg! Those Banana Spiders are formidable...Wow the training lot, will you let the animals go through that this late fall? Joey, you're a natural cowherd, the grass you let them into is so lush. What's so appealing for the phosphorus? I use the same brush for my water troughs. Glad the cows are getting used to the fences. You definitely need to have life a little easier. What good dogs!
The phosphorus must be a common one. When we bought our first order of mineral from Free Choice Enterprises, they recommended that we get twice as much phosphorous as we did every other mineral.
The goats and sheep will love the new pasture
Yes, they are really enjoying it!
Amazing you have grazing back there! I can't wait to get a live tour of that beautiful space. Maybe we can get some puffballs from there this fall. Seeing your pond on the map, it looks like a llama cushing. The lambs are beautiful.
Lake Llama? Looking forward to your next visit, that's a part of the property not a lot of people have seen yet.
As a new farmworker, thank you so much for this video! Straight to the point, easy to follow. Saved my pride from having to ask my boss to show me everything
That's great to hear! Thank you for taking the time to comment.
It's coming along. So much work but if you can go at your own pace it will eventually get done.
Yes. One thing that really helps is when I stop thinking about everything and decide to focus on just one thing.
Hard work today..looks so good
Thank you! It is hard work, but it's also joyful work.
Big project laying the fence line. I’m sure the sheep and goats will like the new grasses
I guess we don't really think of setting up the temporary fencing as a project, just our regular day to day chores. All in all we were out there for about 2 hours on this one. Most of our moves are on easier terrain and vegetation and go a lot quicker, but we really wanted to get the animal impact on this area. Yes, they are loving it!
congratulations with all the babies…
Thanks! When I think back to all the doubts we had getting into our first breeding season it's wild to realize how far we've come.
Oh darn I thought you were going to keep Harry!!! "I'm just wild about Harry, Harry's wild about me" you know the song! Wonderful ending.
We'll see, which rams we keep for breeding this December is still the subject of some debate. But we do need to get into the business of selling animals at some point here, so if someone wants to buy him that would be good.
You both are very busy. Love how you care for all your animals.
Your eggs are so clean! How come mine are dirty a lot of times?
We do get some dirty ones. Usually we eat those ourselves and sell the nice looking ones. It helps to keep fresh bedding in the nest boxes as much as possible and if you can block the hens from going into the nest boxes at night that will help as well.
Why is the ram lamb with the broken horn tagged in the right ear? I thought you said boys in the left ear?
Yea, we try to be consistent with that but made a mistake when tagging that ram lamb. It can be tough to stay focused in the heat of the moment when handling the sheep.
Hi Nicky and Joe, my daughter in law, Hootie recommended that I watch your you tube channel. I watch several sheepy podcasts. I’m a knitter and spinner. We used to have a 4H lease program with sheep, goats and cows. At home we raised Holland Lop rabbits. Cindy is my daughter. I’m curious, what kind of sheep do you have? Hootie said they were haired sheep. They look like Shetland sheep to me. She also said you have fainting goats. They were fun to watch at a goat show. They would faint when they got startled. I have subscribed to your channel. Nice job!
Thanks for subscribing! We really enjoyed meeting Cindy last week. Our sheep are indeed hair sheep so we don't have to shear them as the shed in the warm weather. They are a cross of Katahdin, Barbados, and Dall sheep. We have 7 fainting goats and the rest are Spanish, Boer or a cross of the two.
Have any of the grafts taken?
No, unfortunately none of the grafts survived. Not sure what went wrong but we'll keep trying.
At what temperatures do you use the supplemental heat when the chicks are outside? this is the first time I’ve heard of someone having the Chicks outside when they’re young. I really like the idea.
When nighttime temps are expected to be in the low 60s or below, we'll turn on the heat lamp when it's just chicks in the brooder. If we have a broody mom in there with them it's not a concern as she'll keep them warm enough.
Wow! The hay raking! Great the way and that you're handling sheep. Awww Poppie's baby, Honoria, she's got Poppie's veiny face. Joe, your handling is so nice and gentle, great shepherding. What detailed records, keep up the good work. I've botched a banding, there are offspring to prove it!. Great how you two work together. Nikki your comments make me laugh...ha, ha, ha, ha,!!!!
Thanks for the comment! We get a little more confident every day out here.
Yes indeed, what could go wrong😅
I can't complain. We got 54 beautiful dry bales done today so I guess a lot went right after we worked through the mechanical issues.
Very helpful video - thanks! I'm going to do this to mine tomorrow.
An ounce of prevention... As my neighbor would say, "I like grease, it's a good thing" Glad you found this helpful.
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Not sure what that means, is something going on in Belgium?
I'd be making the paddocks much smaller, so the animals do a better job of cleaning each area up. Also I'd move them every day to reduce the parasite load probability, knowing that cow and sheep are a zero sum equation. I love the amount of feed that is left on your pastures as well.
Thanks for the feedback Peter. We normally do much smaller paddocks and move daily. The larger paddocks were just a response to our context having temporarily changed. I was out of town all week on a work trip so wanted to keep things simple for Nikki to manage the farm and the home by herself.
So great to see Lynell and Joe cutting the hay. It's fun seeing the sheep, goats, cows and Sonata in the wooded area. Wonderful to see Dash with her healthy triplets. I hate feeding hay to my animals when it's full of thistles. Love your videos!
It's been such an adventure to find the animals every day in this big area. I do feel that mowing the field was the best option. Better to return the nutrients to the soil than to make some sub par hay.
Your garden is very large, the basket of chicken eggs is very delicious, I wish your family good health
Thank you, good health to you and yours as well.
I am SO glad you took my suggestion of getting some Farmer's Defense Protective Sleeves!!! As your momma, I hated seeing your arms scratched up and bleeding in your previous video. Those wild roses are just terrible to tame....but you & Nikki are sure doing a terrific job in your battle with them! Dad and I sure do enjoy your videos!!! 👍 Keep them coming!!
Thanks Mom!
Looks like the chickens are thriving down on your farm. Love the coop and the layout of it all. ❤
Thanks Kim, they're doing good. come on out for a visit.
@@wholeviewfarm will definitely have to plan one soon! 💜
I love seeing the dogs Gertie and Griffen in videos
Thanks, they are good dogs and we're lucky to have them here.
This video was filled with so many fun things, loved seeing Gertie riding the mineral feeder. So impressive that you cleared as much on the fence line as you did, wow! I never knew there was such a pretty creek place on your property. Can't wait for my next visit.
Glad you enjoyed it! We look forward to your next visit too!
Beautiful property❤
Thank you, we are truly blessed to be stewarding this bit of land.
Hey Joe how about an update on that fence line?
Yes sir, new video coming today will include some updates.