I love seeing the growing community and that nice lady was right about the service you guys are doing for our society by spreading the word about good food and reducing our footprint in the process.
What a beautiful early morning chorus that greets you! Then add the sound of the milk hitting the pail and it brings back memories, only ours was a cow chorus instead of the goat chorus.. Ah yes,The cold mornings,the steam coming up from the warm milk-the good life. The snow was nice but not the bitter cold that has followed. Take care of your hands, keep them moisturized. Nothing is as painful as trying to milk with chapped ,cracked weather worn hands. You guys are doing great and what lucky children to experience this life!
Bri, you are such a hard worker!! I get tired just watching you but I love your videos! God bless you and your family. (I'm Amber Watkins mother-in-law)
A couple tips: we used to use the paper coffee filters until a friend suggested a metal filter that goes in a coffee pot. I love it so much better and it's easy to clean. Our milk bucket is a 1gallon ice cream bucket. We love them because they have a fitted lid. And it comes free with the ice cream. :)
i just love your goats, hearing them babies cry out is so darn cute, having animals is a wonderful gift, you do need to be patient and just do your best making sure they are healthy and happy, and when it is right the milk will come, in the meantime, just enjoy having them, my last comment for today is your daughter looks just like mom, you have a wonderful family, i love your barn, its such a great set up for your goats....stay warm...
you are a beautiful momma. I love your "Mary heart" .. when I had littles at home I tended to be a tad like Martha too many times. you bring joy to many by sharing your life like this, thank you!!
If the kids are up while you do the chores at the barn one thing that is very helpful is having walkie talkies. They can talk to you if they need something without having to run outside after you or scream like crazy. Also useful if you need something at some point, you can ask one of the kids to bring it to you to the barn so you don´t have to walk back to the house. They are very useful too when the kids start playing outside and go maybe a little too far from where you can see them. IN the summer if they like to explore in the woods or other places not far away and they need help, having a way to communicate with you guys is very helpful. Even for grown ups. Art and you can stay communicated. They were very helpful for us while the kids were growing up and still take them on trips to stay communicated. Loved the view, brought back memories. I lived 5 years in CT and Mass many years ago. Fall was my favorite for sure, not winter!!
Love your positive attitude. Learn with the adversity instead of complaining. As I have always told my children - 'make a plan and then go with the flow'.
Bri, loved seeing you this beautiful morning. I have a few tips that might help since I also have goats, chickens, and other animals and also homeschool. I just wanted to chime in that if you want more milk you may want to try feeding them more grain. I have a very heavy milker and she requires a big red coffee can of grain each feeding. If I don't give it to her the milk production goes down. Gradually increase to see if you will give more milk until you find out her max she will give you and stop there. Don't forget to totally empty her teets of milk. This will force her to think her babies need more milk and produce more. Also you can feed the milk back to the babies. then you don't have to worm them. Just another suggestion. Also, two or three good large milk goats are better milkers then several smaller ones. I was getting over a gallon of milk each milking from one goat. When trying to dry them up I have to stop feeding them grain they are such heavy milkers. Your goat that requires extra attention may have been brushed while she eats her grain and may be telling you to brush her and stop staring at her...Tehe he. Which brings me to when you want to stop having hair in your milk you might want to clip the hair from under their belly and around their teets. Walla, no more hair in milk. You might also want to rinse teets with warm water. It helps to prevent them from drying and cracking. Oh, and my chickens all love one nest box over the other. The only reason I found was because its spring and they like to double up to produce more chicks. One will go bloody and the other hens feel its their duty to give her more eggs to hatch more chicks. I've seen a mean broody hen wait for them to lay their eggs. Then when they tried to stay in the box with her she'd pick them up by the head and toss them out on the ground. so if you see some blood that maybe what's going on. Surprises me how they will come back for more the next day though. Hope this helps. Your doing a great job !!! Keep up the good work. Oh, BTW you sound like me in the morning when the schoolwork and chores need done. Glad I'm not the only mom that gets that look from her kids! 😀
bag balm also helps for dried teats and hands! We've grown up using it for our hands even without cattle or goats around to milk. Excellent product and won't harm the animals or you. =) 🌾Be Blessed ღ 🌿
Goat milking is so amazing and it is also so fresh....the milk,eggs,and that wonderful bone brother. We have made amazing bone broth in short order and go over that process on our channel if anyone wants to check that out. All so healthy!!
Your black nest box is blocking the wind and chill better than the other two because it has a higher solid area that goes all the way down to the bottom of the box. Find some cardboard boxes that just fit inside those milk crates and cut them down to provide a little half wall all the way around. This will give your hens more shelter from the cold. You can change the boxes out from time to time when they get dirty.
Over the years I've noticed that a dark brown or black interior can help some on nest boxes. Another thing I do is place them in different areas in the "yard" . If you have time to watch you see each hen like's her box. The shy ones use the ones where they are away from the crowd. Then you'll get a few that if a hen is in her "box" she'll just jump in. Normally higher up in the pecking order. Instead of "loudmouth " would spicy work ? Love your calm way of handling your animals.
I've enjoyed watching your goat updates. We're getting ready to add goats to our homestead, so it's been fun to watch and learn with you guys ~ Laura at THF
I will tell you this. Make sure that the goat is healthy, don't just listen to the owners. We have now bought 2 goats that weren't super healthy b/c we didn't have the eye to see a healthy goat. This last round was from a wonderful home with all healthy vet reports, but still we had problems. I think in the end the will be great goats and are already turning out to be. BUT if I ever buy another goat or any livestock for that matter it will be only from very reputable breeders.
Tip if it wld help for barn cloth, cut up old towels to use n barn n replace your towels. killing 3 birds w 1 stone. getting old ratty towels out n new ones in AND getting barn towels, u csn either wash them or trash them when used. Old clothes will make good rags too.
Chickens, Could be they are warmer, less wind, on that side. Bone broth- In my experience I call that stock. Just take all the bones and clean peels from your veggies(carrot, potatoes, celery, onion, garlic) let it cook all day with a few bay leaves. Then strain and discard. You have a delicious soup stock, much tastier and nutritious than just bones.
My 5 year old watched with me today. When we saw the bone broth, we both said it out loud at the same time. I guess he pays attention lol. I only make bone broth once every few months. I like the videos with animal updates the best. 😁
Love your videos guys even though I don't have nor at 70 do I plan to do a homestead. Although if I was 40 years younger you betcha I would. What is your actual time for your morning feed and milking of the goats? One last thing if I was Gracie's age I would be waiting for us to grown up and she would be my wife. She is simply one of the most AMAZING ladies I have had the pleasure to see. Bri and Art you are to be congratulated for your great children.
Yep, I agree! I thought the exact same thing! A fuller, solid wall. Also, the darker color lets less light in. But, mainly I think it is the build of that particular crate.
If you clip your goat's udders with any old clipper, even a human clipper will make it much easier for you to clean your goats up. I always clip my girls because stuff will stick to the hair and I like clean milk. I use the Andis Clipper I got from Jeffers. I am on my second one. The Osters used to be great, but I killed 3 of them in a season and they are not made like they used to be. A strip cup is a good place to get that first milk out and can check for clumps if an issue. Your nubian I hope she was given some dextran. I have turned goats around quickly using dextran, which is pig iron. Don't dry off that doe, milk her. She will recover with worming, some dextran and good food. Realize the stress of moving her can throw a Nubian into a worm load gal that never bothered her before (Nubian goats are DIVA's and more likely to stress then other goats.). Good luck, get some alfalfa too. My girls milk like crazy ladies on alfalfa hay and good feed. Nubian goats are DIVA's and so needy. Lessons learned over the years and always learning more each day. Love your videos! Hang in there, all will be good. Sorry I did not comment earlier, getting ready to head to Florida for a Goat Show! Been cold and will probably be clipping goats till midnight once we get down there. The TB and Brucellosis are done and heading south in the morning. Will be out of touch due to my Goat Folks and myself on a GOAT SHOW crazy... I will be filming...LOL Also, always test your goats yourself for CAE, and Johne's. I have known of to many folks who were not told the truth and were sold goats positive. I always isolate any new purchase and test them myself even though the seller had them tested. I am a fanatic about a clean herd. I have had friends who purchased positive goats. When someone decides to sell out their herd, what recourse do you have if they did not tell you the truth? Not much... That is why I isolate any new purchase, worm them, vaccinate them and pull blood to make sure they are NEGATIVE.
Love watching you talk with your goats. Good luck with the nest box situation. I've seen people with 5 nest boxes and the chickens will only lay in a couple of them and sometimes two at a time. There must be a good reason you had a chair on top of your table. tfs
My mom said is that baby goats ur watching? Awwwwww they sound so sweet. I tood her yep i watch a TH-cam channel with them. Then i had to explain your channel lol. Omg lil man looked like he found a marker hahahahaha.
If you have to tie up a goat it needs to be a short lead so they can't climb/hop/jump/freak out... they don't like to be restrained like that and it causes extreme anxiety, and can cause a strangulation or injury risk or they could damage your property trying to resist. It's best to only tie them up short so they basically only have enough room to lean in protest, or access a food bowl if you are restrictive feeding. If someone ends up on the other side of a wall or gate, you will have a hanged goat.
Your videos are wonderful! For Quality, Content, Creativity, Cast and Crew. Excited along with you for your channel to grow so you can do even more around the homestead and work at the 'Job-Job' fewer hours. :)
Your farm is gorgeous! How wonderful to live is such a beautiful setting. Bri, do you have a shelf or cupboard in the milking room to store some of the stuff you use? Could you put in a table or counter top in the milking room to allow you to filter the milk from one goat while you are milking the next without having to walk up to the house and back? Would it be useful to put a chair or stool in the milking room so you could multitask while sitting with Miranda while she feeds? That baby Nubian sounds like Ethel Merman to me! You are amazing! How you juggle four children, a herd of goats, a flock, and videotaping all at the same time is inspirational. Whoohoo! Thank you for sharing with us. BTW - you can soak the feed (crumbles, pellets, or whole grain) all the same. Slightly fermented feed is easier for them to digest, and saves on the amount the eat. It also supplies them with plenty of probiotics to keep them healthy. At one point, I had 16 nest boxes for about 50 chickens. 12 of them were identical, except for altitude (there were 3 rows of 4 nest boxes). They all fought over laying in two or three nests. It's chicken logic: they want to lay in the same nest because that's a survival trait from when they lived in jungles and a way to conserve energy. They lay a large clutch of communal eggs, and someone sacrifices 3 weeks of feeding to incubate the eggs. I hope that explanation helps!
Sorry if someone has already mentioned it but the one box has the most solid area of plastic and it extends to the bottom of the box. Probably less drafty. ;D
Bri, because you're washing both your hands and the goats teats every day it would be good to buy bag balm for them and your hands. It's a product that was made for farmers milking cows, for their teats. But in Wisconsin where I grew up, everyone also used it for their hands if they had to wash them a lot. Might be a great product for you to check into. Great video, totally enjoyed the whole thing. Even Justice with his sharpie art. LoL I've 3 kids who've done the same thing! They're all older now, 27, 23 and the youngest will be 22 in October. =P 🌾Be Blessed ღ 🌿
When I groom dogs I find it helps to touch them on their belly so that they don't sit. They can't see under them so they assume they can't sit or lie if there's something high enough to be in their way.
I was looking at the 12 volt milking machines on here the other night, I wish they were around when we milked our goats. We had to pay heaps for a small electric milking machine. I like the idea of the 12 volt machines though. Maybe worth you looking at that option.
We have been thinking about getting a dairy cow. As you were milking the goats I was thinking that I would need a lot of wash cloths and then you said you will need to invest in wash cloths:) right at that moment I was thinking about Melanie fromThe RoadtotheFarm and how the kids make their own. Could be a fun activity and I am sure cheaper then buying them. Cute farm print fabric would be fun:)
Nice video, the snow is so beautiful!! We don't get much snow here in Central Texas lol. I love your videos and was wondering how the rooster that was getting bullied is coming along.
I heard that chickens like more closed in boxes for privacy. Put wood or cardboard between next boxes. And if you can block back some it might help. Just a suggestion. Hope you had a great day!
You look so beautiful! Great video. How's the little rooster? I think they like the brown box the best because it's closed in on the bottom. Blessings...
Another fun video Bri. My wife and I enjoy them. FUN (not) California fact. Today my wife and I stopped at a feed store in Malibu, just north of Los Angeles and on the coast. I priced their baby chicks, only $6.99 each They have firewood. How much is a cord of firewood? Over $500.
Darker colored nest boxes are preferred. Corners are also often preferred.They will still pick their favorites though and then every chicken will only want to lay in that box just because. On a side note, so all wormers are chemical wormers. Herbal de-wormers just have the whole herb containing the chemicals in the mix you give your goats. They are also not government regulated or routinely tested so there's no required withdrawal period. That got me thinking, have any major research or testing organizations checked for chemical residue from various herbal dewormers in milk? Chemicals in herbs are very real. They're often the original source for chemical substances in medicines before we learn how to synthesize them in the lab. We're looking at getting goats in the future and that's now just one of my many questions I'm trying to find answers to. Otherwise we'll probably stick to non-herbal, standard, tested dewormers that we have a definite withdrawl/discard period for milk so I'll know minimal chemical residues are in my kids food.
Justin Rhodes visited a farm in FL that said their goats had NO worms at all. I would really like to know what u think about their worming plan. Got a ticket to the Appalachian homestead conference, whoohoo
FYI -- Mr Jameson -- who built the Rhodes' bus -- lives in the Ashville area (Hot Springs) -- has an immature Nubian Buck -- so untested. You can take a look on his video channel -- Jameson Adventure.
I would think the reason she stopped producing much milk has more to do with the stress of the move and being immediately put in with strange goats and being challenged for dominance. You should always think in terms of slowly integrating new animals in with your animals, no matter the species. If you want to build her milk back up I'd give her milk building herbs and just let her babies nurse 24/7 without supplementing them much so they'll be hungry enough to nurse frequently.
Milk is on the rise! I haven't been separating her from her doeling yet. I was worried that would be too stressful for her. Also, I just got some herbs from Fiasco farms! I am so excited to use them.
Thank you BRI for sharing your video homestead you are great good job 🐔🐓🐥🐈🐕🐐🌱🎥👍👍👍
Your opening shot was BEAUTIFUL! You are blessed with a wonderful homestead. Love your videos. You both have such a calm spirit and amazing attitude.
I love seeing the growing community and that nice lady was right about the service you guys are doing for our society by spreading the word about good food and reducing our footprint in the process.
What a beautiful early morning chorus that greets you! Then add the sound of the milk hitting the pail and it brings back memories, only ours was a cow chorus instead of the goat chorus.. Ah yes,The cold mornings,the steam coming up from the warm milk-the good life. The snow was nice but not the bitter cold that has followed. Take care of your hands, keep them moisturized. Nothing is as painful as trying to milk with chapped ,cracked weather worn hands. You guys are doing great and what lucky children to experience this life!
Bri, you are such a hard worker!! I get tired just watching you but I love your videos! God bless you and your family. (I'm Amber Watkins mother-in-law)
A couple tips: we used to use the paper coffee filters until a friend suggested a metal filter that goes in a coffee pot. I love it so much better and it's easy to clean. Our milk bucket is a 1gallon ice cream bucket. We love them because they have a fitted lid. And it comes free with the ice cream. :)
i just love your goats, hearing them babies cry out is so darn cute, having animals is a wonderful gift, you do need to be patient and just do your best making sure they are healthy and happy, and when it is right the milk will come, in the meantime, just enjoy having them, my last comment for today is your daughter looks just like mom, you have a wonderful family, i love your barn, its such a great set up for your goats....stay warm...
you are a beautiful momma. I love your "Mary heart" .. when I had littles at home I tended to be a tad like Martha too many times. you bring joy to many by sharing your life like this, thank you!!
If the kids are up while you do the chores at the barn one thing that is very helpful is having walkie talkies. They can talk to you if they need something without having to run outside after you or scream like crazy. Also useful if you need something at some point, you can ask one of the kids to bring it to you to the barn so you don´t have to walk back to the house. They are very useful too when the kids start playing outside and go maybe a little too far from where you can see them. IN the summer if they like to explore in the woods or other places not far away and they need help, having a way to communicate with you guys is very helpful. Even for grown ups. Art and you can stay communicated. They were very helpful for us while the kids were growing up and still take them on trips to stay communicated. Loved the view, brought back memories. I lived 5 years in CT and Mass many years ago. Fall was my favorite for sure, not winter!!
There are not enough hours in the day for Mom's You are such a good MOM!!!
It oh Justice had a little fun with a marker 😀. Welcome back Bri, you are doing great with the goats, the milk will come 😀
Your family is such an inspiration to mine, Thank you for being real.
Looks like your morning was full of excitement. I enjoy my morning coffee with your videos.
Great way to start the day! Hard to believe that only a few months ago you were still just talking about getting animals, and now look! 😀
Love your positive attitude. Learn with the adversity instead of complaining. As I have always told my children - 'make a plan and then go with the flow'.
Bri, loved seeing you this beautiful morning. I have a few tips that might help since I also have goats, chickens, and other animals and also homeschool. I just wanted to chime in that if you want more milk you may want to try feeding them more grain. I have a very heavy milker and she requires a big red coffee can of grain each feeding. If I don't give it to her the milk production goes down. Gradually increase to see if you will give more milk until you find out her max she will give you and stop there. Don't forget to totally empty her teets of milk. This will force her to think her babies need more milk and produce more. Also you can feed the milk back to the babies. then you don't have to worm them. Just another suggestion. Also, two or three good large milk goats are better milkers then several smaller ones. I was getting over a gallon of milk each milking from one goat. When trying to dry them up I have to stop feeding them grain they are such heavy milkers. Your goat that requires extra attention may have been brushed while she eats her grain and may be telling you to brush her and stop staring at her...Tehe he. Which brings me to when you want to stop having hair in your milk you might want to clip the hair from under their belly and around their teets. Walla, no more hair in milk. You might also want to rinse teets with warm water. It helps to prevent them from drying and cracking. Oh, and my chickens all love one nest box over the other. The only reason I found was because its spring and they like to double up to produce more chicks. One will go bloody and the other hens feel its their duty to give her more eggs to hatch more chicks. I've seen a mean broody hen wait for them to lay their eggs. Then when they tried to stay in the box with her she'd pick them up by the head and toss them out on the ground. so if you see some blood that maybe what's going on. Surprises me how they will come back for more the next day though. Hope this helps. Your doing a great job !!! Keep up the good work. Oh, BTW you sound like me in the morning when the schoolwork and chores need done. Glad I'm not the only mom that gets that look from her kids! 😀
bag balm also helps for dried teats and hands! We've grown up using it for our hands even without cattle or goats around to milk. Excellent product and won't harm the animals or you. =)
🌾Be Blessed ღ 🌿
thank you for that hard work to share that beauty with us. priceless paintings by the hand of God.
Goat milking is so amazing and it is also so fresh....the milk,eggs,and that wonderful bone brother. We have made amazing bone broth in short order and go over that process on our channel if anyone wants to check that out. All so healthy!!
Your living my dream Bri! Thanks for sharing with us! God bless you sister.
Your black nest box is blocking the wind and chill better than the other two because it has a higher solid area that goes all the way down to the bottom of the box. Find some cardboard boxes that just fit inside those milk crates and cut them down to provide a little half wall all the way around. This will give your hens more shelter from the cold. You can change the boxes out from time to time when they get dirty.
Over the years I've noticed that a dark brown or black interior can help some on nest boxes.
Another thing I do is place them in different areas in the "yard" . If you have time to watch you see each hen like's her box.
The shy ones use the ones where they are away from the crowd. Then you'll get a few that if a hen is in her "box" she'll just jump in. Normally higher up in the pecking order.
Instead of "loudmouth " would spicy work ?
Love your calm way of handling your animals.
Thanks for sharing your morning!
What a beautiful day, love the snow. Love watching your videos.
You should move that nest box to the middle. Then you'll see if it's the box or the placement😎👍 great video!
Good idea.
That was going to be my suggestion. Also, do chickens see color?
How beautiful, the goats, and the scenery.
you are always so upbeat and positive, thank you!
Another hard and busy day's work on the homestead! Love your videos :)
I've enjoyed watching your goat updates. We're getting ready to add goats to our homestead, so it's been fun to watch and learn with you guys ~ Laura at THF
I will tell you this. Make sure that the goat is healthy, don't just listen to the owners. We have now bought 2 goats that weren't super healthy b/c we didn't have the eye to see a healthy goat. This last round was from a wonderful home with all healthy vet reports, but still we had problems. I think in the end the will be great goats and are already turning out to be. BUT if I ever buy another goat or any livestock for that matter it will be only from very reputable breeders.
Get some shower caps. put over pail to cover. Elastic on cap helps keep cover on pail.
GREAT IDEA!!!! Thank you!
Blue hat frames your beautiful face😇 Love the family. May all be blessed!
Tip if it wld help for barn cloth, cut up old towels to use n barn n replace your towels. killing 3 birds w 1 stone. getting old ratty towels out n new ones in AND getting barn towels, u csn either wash them or trash them when used. Old clothes will make good rags too.
also old flannel , you can make unpaper towels great cost saving and washable
You guys are doing an amazing job. Keep up the good work. I really believe that you will have lots of milk very soon.
Chickens, Could be they are warmer, less wind, on that side.
Bone broth- In my experience I call that stock. Just take all the bones and clean peels from your veggies(carrot, potatoes, celery, onion, garlic) let it cook all day with a few bay leaves. Then strain and discard. You have a delicious soup stock, much tastier and nutritious than just bones.
We are down to 12 months 24 days until we got out of the semi truck and start living. We are anxious to get started
How's it going?
you are so lucky beautiful home and wonderful life. I love watching your videos they make me feel so happy. Love you all sue from the uk.
I will never ever understand the fascination with snow?? I just glad I live in a part of Texas that rarely sees it.
Did not see your baby, missed him...Lots of work, take care....
My 5 year old watched with me today. When we saw the bone broth, we both said it out loud at the same time. I guess he pays attention lol. I only make bone broth once every few months.
I like the videos with animal updates the best. 😁
Love your videos guys even though I don't have nor at 70 do I plan to do a homestead. Although if I was 40 years younger you betcha I would. What is your actual time for your morning feed and milking of the goats? One last thing if I was Gracie's age I would be waiting for us to grown up and she would be my wife. She is simply one of the most AMAZING ladies I have had the pleasure to see. Bri and Art you are to be congratulated for your great children.
Would love if u did more on how u juggle home schooling with everything else going on :) great video today!
Got to love goats. Great Video !!!!!!!!!! Thanks !!!
you said about that box that y chickens love that box I think because it is more covered from snow than other two boxes
You got to wash her udders all the way to the UDDER side haha!!
The back of the favored nest box is more solid giving the hens more privacy and shelter.
Yep, I agree! I thought the exact same thing! A fuller, solid wall. Also, the darker color lets less light in. But, mainly I think it is the build of that particular crate.
WOW! Beautiful view!
If you clip your goat's udders with any old clipper, even a human clipper will make it much easier for you to clean your goats up. I always clip my girls because stuff will stick to the hair and I like clean milk. I use the Andis Clipper I got from Jeffers. I am on my second one. The Osters used to be great, but I killed 3 of them in a season and they are not made like they used to be. A strip cup is a good place to get that first milk out and can check for clumps if an issue. Your nubian I hope she was given some dextran. I have turned goats around quickly using dextran, which is pig iron. Don't dry off that doe, milk her. She will recover with worming, some dextran and good food. Realize the stress of moving her can throw a Nubian into a worm load gal that never bothered her before (Nubian goats are DIVA's and more likely to stress then other goats.). Good luck, get some alfalfa too. My girls milk like crazy ladies on alfalfa hay and good feed. Nubian goats are DIVA's and so needy. Lessons learned over the years and always learning more each day. Love your videos! Hang in there, all will be good. Sorry I did not comment earlier, getting ready to head to Florida for a Goat Show! Been cold and will probably be clipping goats till midnight once we get down there. The TB and Brucellosis are done and heading south in the morning. Will be out of touch due to my Goat Folks and myself on a GOAT SHOW crazy... I will be filming...LOL
Also, always test your goats yourself for CAE, and Johne's. I have known of to many folks who were not told the truth and were sold goats positive. I always isolate any new purchase and test them myself even though the seller had them tested. I am a fanatic about a clean herd. I have had friends who purchased positive goats. When someone decides to sell out their herd, what recourse do you have if they did not tell you the truth? Not much... That is why I isolate any new purchase, worm them, vaccinate them and pull blood to make sure they are NEGATIVE.
Thanks so much for the feedback. We do think miralda is on the mend.
Love watching you talk with your goats. Good luck with the nest box situation. I've seen people with 5 nest boxes and the chickens will only lay in a couple of them and sometimes two at a time. There must be a good reason you had a chair on top of your table. tfs
I put the chairs on top of the table to keep the baby from climbing onto the table.
My mom said is that baby goats ur watching? Awwwwww they sound so sweet. I tood her yep i watch a TH-cam channel with them. Then i had to explain your channel lol. Omg lil man looked like he found a marker hahahahaha.
Brings back memories for me.
If you have to tie up a goat it needs to be a short lead so they can't climb/hop/jump/freak out... they don't like to be restrained like that and it causes extreme anxiety, and can cause a strangulation or injury risk or they could damage your property trying to resist. It's best to only tie them up short so they basically only have enough room to lean in protest, or access a food bowl if you are restrictive feeding. If someone ends up on the other side of a wall or gate, you will have a hanged goat.
Your videos are wonderful! For Quality, Content, Creativity, Cast and Crew. Excited along with you for your channel to grow so you can do even more around the homestead and work at the 'Job-Job' fewer hours. :)
Thanks misc.
Beautiful. Looks like a Bob Ross painting!
😂winter is sooo sweet.. it was funny how she ran to the wrong mommy❤️
Your farm is gorgeous! How wonderful to live is such a beautiful setting.
Bri, do you have a shelf or cupboard in the milking room to store some of the stuff you use? Could you put in a table or counter top in the milking room to allow you to filter the milk from one goat while you are milking the next without having to walk up to the house and back? Would it be useful to put a chair or stool in the milking room so you could multitask while sitting with Miranda while she feeds?
That baby Nubian sounds like Ethel Merman to me!
You are amazing! How you juggle four children, a herd of goats, a flock, and videotaping all at the same time is inspirational. Whoohoo!
Thank you for sharing with us.
BTW - you can soak the feed (crumbles, pellets, or whole grain) all the same. Slightly fermented feed is easier for them to digest, and saves on the amount the eat. It also supplies them with plenty of probiotics to keep them healthy.
At one point, I had 16 nest boxes for about 50 chickens. 12 of them were identical, except for altitude (there were 3 rows of 4 nest boxes). They all fought over laying in two or three nests. It's chicken logic: they want to lay in the same nest because that's a survival trait from when they lived in jungles and a way to conserve energy. They lay a large clutch of communal eggs, and someone sacrifices 3 weeks of feeding to incubate the eggs. I hope that explanation helps!
many new lessons on a new journey, but valuable!
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enjoy the view . as a child i lived in happy valley just hw. 321 south of blowing rock .
I really enjoyed this video you are doing fantastic 👍
thank you so much for sharing
What a beautiful view. :)
Sorry if someone has already mentioned it but the one box has the most solid area of plastic and it extends to the bottom of the box. Probably less drafty. ;D
Bri, because you're washing both your hands and the goats teats every day it would be good to buy bag balm for them and your hands. It's a product that was made for farmers milking cows, for their teats. But in Wisconsin where I grew up, everyone also used it for their hands if they had to wash them a lot. Might be a great product for you to check into.
Great video, totally enjoyed the whole thing. Even Justice with his sharpie art. LoL I've 3 kids who've done the same thing! They're all older now, 27, 23 and the youngest will be 22 in October. =P
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I think your chickens choose that spot because the crate has better walls and feels safer.
When I groom dogs I find it helps to touch them on their belly so that they don't sit. They can't see under them so they assume they can't sit or lie if there's something high enough to be in their way.
Beautiful view.
You said you were going down to the barn to "check on people". Ha ha! My son has caught me calling our animals people.
I was looking at the 12 volt milking machines on here the other night, I wish they were around when we milked our goats. We had to pay heaps for a small electric milking machine. I like the idea of the 12 volt machines though. Maybe worth you looking at that option.
What a bunch of cuties!!!
We have been thinking about getting a dairy cow. As you were milking the goats I was thinking that I would need a lot of wash cloths and then you said you will need to invest in wash cloths:) right at that moment I was thinking about Melanie fromThe RoadtotheFarm and how the kids make their own. Could be a fun activity and I am sure cheaper then buying them. Cute farm print fabric would be fun:)
The brown nest box has more coverage on the bottom and probably gives it better cover from drafts.
You're doing a good job
HeeHee, "going back down to the barn to check on 'people'." Love it.
It looks like the "liked" nesting box has more of a wind break than the others. The back is more solid.
Nice video, the snow is so beautiful!! We don't get much snow here in Central Texas lol. I love your videos and was wondering how the rooster that was getting bullied is coming along.
I walked out to the same look on my trees n grass this morn but no snow.
GREAT VIDEO.
I like how you call the goat "people".
the nest box that the girls prefer. .. looks like it has more blocked airflow ?? maybe try covering the backs and or sides a little more?
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great video Bri
I like so much yours videos
Greet job carry on 😘😍😘😍😘😍
I heard that chickens like more closed in boxes for privacy. Put wood or cardboard between next boxes. And if you can block back some it might help.
Just a suggestion.
Hope you had a great day!
Thanks.
What makes Donald so special
I noticed that the nest box they liked the most had the most coverage of plastic that may be why
the nest boxes are all different styles of milk crates the one the chickens were in is higher and creates less draft
You look so beautiful! Great video. How's the little rooster? I think they like the brown box the best because it's closed in on the bottom. Blessings...
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Another fun video Bri. My wife and I enjoy them.
FUN (not) California fact. Today my wife and I stopped at a feed store in Malibu, just north of Los Angeles and on the coast. I priced their baby chicks, only $6.99 each They have firewood. How much is a cord of firewood? Over $500.
WOW! That is more than double what it is here! Baby chicks here are about $3.00.
Chick dust is the worst! I can never keep them in the house for longer than a few days. It's such a mess!
Darker colored nest boxes are preferred. Corners are also often preferred.They will still pick their favorites though and then every chicken will only want to lay in that box just because.
On a side note, so all wormers are chemical wormers. Herbal de-wormers just have the whole herb containing the chemicals in the mix you give your goats. They are also not government regulated or routinely tested so there's no required withdrawal period. That got me thinking, have any major research or testing organizations checked for chemical residue from various herbal dewormers in milk? Chemicals in herbs are very real. They're often the original source for chemical substances in medicines before we learn how to synthesize them in the lab. We're looking at getting goats in the future and that's now just one of my many questions I'm trying to find answers to. Otherwise we'll probably stick to non-herbal, standard, tested dewormers that we have a definite withdrawl/discard period for milk so I'll know minimal chemical residues are in my kids food.
Good questions. Let us know if you find anything out on this.
maybe the dinos like that box because of the color? just a thought. Love the videos!
you should do a careguide or update video on the chicks,just a suggestion
About how long does it take to milk each goat? And about how long do your morning "goat chores" take?
great video
You mentioned you want to find out why the chicken in the one box try moving the Box and see if it's the position of where the box is?
Or the colour. Maybe hens prefer brown.
Justin Rhodes visited a farm in FL that said their goats had NO worms at all. I would really like to know what u think about their worming plan. Got a ticket to the Appalachian homestead conference, whoohoo
So beautiful!
FYI -- Mr Jameson -- who built the Rhodes' bus -- lives in the Ashville area (Hot Springs) -- has an immature Nubian Buck -- so untested. You can take a look on his video channel -- Jameson Adventure.
Yes, we know them! I hadn't thought about taking Flopsey to him!!! Thanks for the idea~
I would think the reason she stopped producing much milk has more to do with the stress of the move and being immediately put in with strange goats and being challenged for dominance. You should always think in terms of slowly integrating new animals in with your animals, no matter the species. If you want to build her milk back up I'd give her milk building herbs and just let her babies nurse 24/7 without supplementing them much so they'll be hungry enough to nurse frequently.
Milk is on the rise! I haven't been separating her from her doeling yet. I was worried that would be too stressful for her. Also, I just got some herbs from Fiasco farms! I am so excited to use them.
where i live there is still about 2 feet of snow