I enjoyed the chickens update. My egg lady dropped off 3 dozen brown eggs. I took a half a dozen and made some egg noodles. I had a nice huge beef roast in the oven and my nephew and two friends walked in. Inside, I burst out laughing.... talk about timing. So they had beef n noodles with buttered rolls. They visited and watched some movies and are in their playing games on the tv. He came home from college and brought two friends with him who couldn't get back home. I told them "thank you". and they said "what for?" I said you all went back for seconds and that's the best compliment you can get. Three 22 year olds finished off the entire pan. You will benefit bigtime by having cows. Meat is expensive unless you watch the sales. One store had boneless english roasts $7 a lb and it was buy one get one free. I loaded up because that's my favorite cut of roast. Always so tender and falls apart. I can't wait to see your cows. Watching them graze is so relaxing. enjoy your weekend.
Thank you, this is a great comment. I enjoyed reading it. I had to look up what a boneless English roast was. Here it is called a chuck roast. One of my most very favorite. Chuck steaks as well. They have more flavor than a ribeye.
Awesome video, we got all kinds of rain in eastern Kentucky early spring, but last three weeks has been really dry and hot. Hopefully things will dry up a little in your neck of the woods.
I love muscovy ducks. They are quite the characters. Good eating, too, not as fatty as other ducks. My flock always took off to fly for about an hour. They always came back even though there was a creek & ponds around the area.
We have 24 girls, varying ages, just got 6 new ones, they are 16 weeks when they come here, we separate them for 3-4 weeks as a precaution, as we see what happens, once,, broke my heart, she did survive, but I said never again, you’re a loving caring man with your farm critters, and pets, so happy for you,, your Nova Scotia fans 😊
I’ve always known that hoe you use as a hula hoe. I have my father-in-law’s and like you it’s a dream in the garden. A few years ago I found a small short handled one and I thought I’d died a gone to heaven as it’s so great for in my flower beds. Looking forward to seeing your finished greenhouse when it happens. I worked in a greenhouse for quite a few years before my first back surgery and I do miss the beauty of a full growing greenhouse. Being a master gardener it’s always been my passion to grow fruits and vegetables not to mention flowers. I would like to see more backyard gardens growing as it is some of the most sustainable living not to mention good eating! We are getting so much rain I can barely get my yard work done but if we didn’t have rain we’d complain about that too I suppose. Also looking forward to cows in the pasture. I guess I live vicariously through the TH-camrs I watch!!!:):):)
Joe- I watch most of your videos with a headset. Funny- cuz, while you was trimming the bushes, a mosquito flew by the camera, and the camera audio picked it up so perfectly, I went to swat it away, altho I am al the way down in Cleveland.
Lol. Yes, I edit and when I do I usually have an ear piece in my right ear because I sit on the couch and edit on my laptop and Melissa is here also. I can edit and talk or listen to her at the same time. When I edited that clip I heard that mosquito as well.
I’ve always known that hoe you use as a hula hoe. I have my father-in-law’s and like you it’s a dream in the garden. A few years ago I found a small short handled one and I thought I’d died a gone to heaven as it’s so great for in my flower beds. Looking forward to seeing your finished greenhouse when it happens. I worked in a greenhouse for quite a few years before my first back surgery and I do miss the beauty of a full growing greenhouse. Being a master gardener it’s always been my passion to grow fruits and vegetables not to mention flowers. I would like to see more backyard gardens growing as it is some of the most sustainable living not to mention good eating! We are getting so much rain I can barely get my yard work done but if we didn’t have rain we’d complain about that too I suppose. Also looking forward to cows in the pasture. I guess I live vicariously through the TH-camrs I watch!!!:):):)
Thank you Vicki. I have one of those small hoop type hoes up at the tent, not one I cut the handle off from but a true store bought little one. It works well.
Ne ver knew the words "chicken crap" could be articulated with such a punch?! Ya had me laughing. Just might have to be my new go-to when needing to vent.😄
Joe, doing the chicken coop made me laugh remembering doing ours and the hogs, cows and horses and always having, “help” from the animals. If not them checking out the wheelbarrow to trying to get hold of the fork or just walking around where you need to go. You’re smart enough to keep them locked in, us not so much. Down here in Minnetonka we’ve been getting drenched and everyone is complaining. Me, nope because it won’t help. Love how everything is turning out!
Joe I never saw a man that works hard as you for one man you get a lot of work done you don't see younger guys do that anymore the younger guys don't do as much work as you do you're a hard worker can you make sure your farm is ready for the cows and you're putting offenses by yourself that's amazing what you do for a guy your age
I agree. I’m not asking this to be mean or rude, but wondering if Melissa ever helps him out with planting or other stuff. I’m guessing yes, but it’s not filmed.
I had an uncle in Michigan worked like this!!! He worked till in his mid 80’s as a Carpenter ! I myself in my 20’s could keep up, heck know one could . He just passed at 102 years old, he got dementia the last 10 yrs of his life:( He was from Ukrainian descent! I wonder what decent Joe’s Dad is???
Joe you're a hard-working man in your wife makes delicious food and you make great food too you both are wonderful people. I watch your videos all the time and I just enjoy him so much.❤
Joe … you could really use a grapple. It makes a mess like this a piece of cake. Plus, you wouldn’t have to bend over to cut up your logs. Really save your back.
Looking good so far. The rain didn't wipe out the garden, that's awesome, wouldn't want to do that again!! Looking forward to seeing the little chickens with the big chickens (hopefully you can film some of that, if it's not to brutal). Stay safe and have a great day.🤓👍🤓👍.Randy.
They are in the main coop now and so far it has been easy, I have seen nothing bad. They stay kind of separated right now. You will see that in the next Farmhouse video.
That's bailing wire. Best thing to have around for all kinds of stuff, and emergency repairs. It's like a metal duct tape, lol. I kept a roll handy for 40 years in my tool boxes. Instead of wire ties, you could use the wire.
Love watching the rain… missing home! Duluth. But yall got to much rain… I live in central California now.. send some rain this way! We need it bad. In 70’s my grandparents had a restaurant in Virginia by the mine. It’s called Harbor Lights Inn… great times as kid there❤
Joe if you folks keep getting all the rain, 2024 duck season will be right out your back door lol! thanks for showing cleaning the chicken coop, that was my job when i was a kid did not like it either but love eggs.! God Bless!
Hey Joe, you had a lot of stuff going on in this video and I enjoyed every second of it. I hope we get to see the water level at the tent, maybe from the camera. Thanks much for sharing your video!
I have a video going public tonight (sat) at 5 central that will show me going up there and you will see the flooding. It will be public here on Northern Seclusion.
Yes but like I said, in the winter, it is all frozen and I cant get it out. Usually I would have done it earlier in the spring but there were other projects more pressing for time. Doing it more often does not help with the smell, it just shortens the time you are in there smelling it. A chicken coop really is not all that stinky until you start scraping it all up to remove it.
I am close to purchasing my own homestead and plan to add it to my channel. I am concerned that chickens may be a little more work than I expect. Any advice for growing chickens to eat vers eggs?
how many pasture acres do you have that are truly edible/sustainable? If you have a cow/calf pair and that is it a handful of acres would be all you need so rotational grazing for 2 is probably not needed especially supplementing with Grain/Hay. Sounds like you want milk so it will need more than just grass..
Joe we just got rid of 7 or 8 roosters that we had!! We had to many and they definitely didn’t get along to well!! Several of them definitely had some of the thickest and longest spurs I have ever seen before!! One had over 4”1/4” spurs on him!! I can definitely tell that all the hens are much happier now not getting their backs all torn up all the time by the different roosters!!! We did have one hen that had 7 babies this year and hopefully they all will make it this year!!! We usually have something get all the little ones and we end up having to incubate more so we keep having chickens!!! We have had chickens for the past 20 years now!!!
Joe, have you ever considered setting up a water catchment system to collect the water from your sump . To use for your garden and animals. Just a thought , free water is always a plus
Because as of right now it would get way too much water. I would need to be able to stop and start it and I have not had the time to figure out a good way to divert it when not needed.
He died last winter. I have no idea how, I just went in there one day and he was dead. I did not much care for that rooster because he would attack people but I was not the one that ended him, I just thought about it a lot.
I hope so, 2 months and they will almost be here and right now I look at the property and because of the upcoming cows I do not mow about 4 acres I usually do, and to me it looks so "messy." Lol. I am missing my golf course (even though I do not golf) looking lawn.
So maybe you should put that rooster in the cooking pot (if he's not earning his feed) And get one that will start a new bunch of younger chickens. That's my two cents..
That rooster takes such good care of the girls as far as showing them where food is outside and warning them if he thinks danger is around, he will not go in the pot. Just because he doesn't perform does not mean he is a bad rooster.
WE live in the south eastern part of Minnesota we boarder Wisconsin and Iowa and it just got done raining again this is. Sat June 22 24..We do have some flooding in some areas around us. 😢
They will eat all the green off it though, as far as their heads will reach. We had them when I was a kid and the deciduous and the coniferous trees were bare up as far as their heads reached. They will not though if the pasture area is big enough so they always have grass which tastes better than leaves to chew on.
I'm only two states away and we haven't had a drop of rain in at least two weeks and it is hotter than blazes here. Do those long sharp spurs ever cut into the roosters opposing legs?
It is raining pretty hard outside here at the house right now. .48 inches have fallen and they are predicting another half inch. A balmy 47 degrees out there as well. Lol.
@@charlieretroI agree. One hidden snag will rip out hoses and cause damage. Maybe rent a skid steer for a day with a forest mulcher attachment on the front.
Whatever gallon is the cheapest. Sometimes if I run out I will just put motor oil in there. It all works. When my dad went moose hunting years ago, they had a chainsaw with vegetable oil in it and that is what they used to half the moose.
I will get one eventually (a skidsteer) but you still cant get a skidsteer into the chicken coop so it would save me no time there. It would be nice on the fence line though but even then, it would have to be a tracked one or it would have been buried in the woods. I had a Bobcat 863 diesel in the past and they are nice, but get stuck pretty fast if you are not careful.
just watching you bust your butt trying to create a path thought a tracked skid steer with a mulcher would make your life easier we aren't getting any younger my friend
We have 3 of them mixed in that coop. As of last night we now have 5 ducks in that coop along with the chickens. Maybe that is why it was so ripe in there. Lol.
Ha. About 3 inches less than it has gotten so far. Lol. It is raining out there right now. Our soil drains pretty fast so it should be ok but everything is behind because it has been wet but also so cold. Garden plants love heat and we have had very few days that got out of the 50s and low 60s this year so far. We need some nice dry 80s.
7 inches of rain this month, almost 17 inches this year so far. That is where the water table is right now. Like every year, it will go down. You hit water at 60 inches below the ground here when it is a dry year. I hit it at 30 inches when I was digging the posts in for the gate to the cow pasture a few weeks ago.
(I'm at 8:40 so don't know if you've covered this yet). Have you got a geo-map function on your phone that lets you log the position of the previous set fence posts? That way you can see on a map online where they are and you only have to move the ones that are way out (if you want the fence to be straighter).
Why not run that sump pump pipe underground and further away from the house? Seems like pumping it out and dumping it right next to the house like that is counterintuitive, especially during extended rainy periods
It is not the water seeping in the basement, the reason we need to pump in the spring is because that is where the actual water table is right now. until all the ditches and swamps in the area drain down into the St. Louis river, that pump will keep running. Dumping 15 gallons out on the ground so it can slowly seep down, is just a tiny problem compared to what needs to happen for it to dry up, which is... Time.
Hey Joe, I follow a channel called fy nyth she put out a video “cleaning out the chicken barn in over a year”. I’m telling you about it because her coop lasted 14 months without the strong smell. She basically used pine shavings, some hay or straw and she tossed about some fresh herbs to help with bugs and mites. She was only cleaning it out due to the amount of dust that was building. Anyways just thought it would help you maybe you wouldn’t have to deal with the smell next time.
shouldn’t a coop be cleaned at least every month? it’s gross envisioning the poor chickens walking thru that filth. never mind eating think coming out of that coop
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That will make a huge difference getting the water away from your homes base tile and sump system!
Thank you for the content!!
Hey Joe, my father worked this hard and my mom was very blessed to have someone like him. Joe you’re the BOMB, GOD BLESS YOU! 👏👏👏😎😎😎🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯
Thank you Mary.
I enjoyed the chickens update. My egg lady dropped off 3 dozen brown eggs. I took a half a dozen and made some egg noodles. I had a nice huge beef roast in the oven and my nephew and two friends walked in. Inside, I burst out laughing.... talk about timing. So they had beef n noodles with buttered rolls. They visited and watched some movies and are in their playing games on the tv. He came home from college and brought two friends with him who couldn't get back home. I told them "thank you". and they said "what for?" I said you all went back for seconds and that's the best compliment you can get. Three 22 year olds finished off the entire pan.
You will benefit bigtime by having cows. Meat is expensive unless you watch the sales. One store had boneless english roasts $7 a lb and it was buy one get one free. I loaded up because that's my favorite cut of roast. Always so tender and falls apart. I can't wait to see your cows. Watching them graze is so relaxing. enjoy your weekend.
Thank you, this is a great comment. I enjoyed reading it. I had to look up what a boneless English roast was. Here it is called a chuck roast. One of my most very favorite. Chuck steaks as well. They have more flavor than a ribeye.
What a lovely comment❤
We can’t get a drop of rain in suburban Kansas City and it’s hotter than hell!!!! Not like summers we used to have. It always to the extremes!
You should get a rain barrel and put the water from the sump into it for your garden.
Awesome video, we got all kinds of rain in eastern Kentucky early spring, but last three weeks has been really dry and hot. Hopefully things will dry up a little in your neck of the woods.
I love muscovy ducks. They are quite the characters. Good eating, too, not as fatty as other ducks. My flock always took off to fly for about an hour. They always came back even though there was a creek & ponds around the area.
Joe You Should Check Into Renting A Skid Loader With A Graple Bucket Would Be A lot Easier On Yourself.
Dont recall clearly, but had you mentioned in the past about some camping plans this summer with the new camper. Maybe July ??
We have 24 girls, varying ages, just got 6 new ones, they are 16 weeks when they come here, we separate them for 3-4 weeks as a precaution, as we see what happens, once,, broke my heart, she did survive, but I said never again, you’re a loving caring man with your farm critters, and pets, so happy for you,, your Nova Scotia fans 😊
I’ve always known that hoe you use as a hula hoe. I have my father-in-law’s and like you it’s a dream in the garden. A few years ago I found a small short handled one and I thought I’d died a gone to heaven as it’s so great for in my flower beds. Looking forward to seeing your finished greenhouse when it happens. I worked in a greenhouse for quite a few years before my first back surgery and I do miss the beauty of a full growing greenhouse. Being a master gardener it’s always been my passion to grow fruits and vegetables not to mention flowers. I would like to see more backyard gardens growing as it is some of the most sustainable living not to mention good eating! We are getting so much rain I can barely get my yard work done but if we didn’t have rain we’d complain about that too I suppose. Also looking forward to cows in the pasture. I guess I live vicariously through the TH-camrs I watch!!!:):):)
Grandpa said on a good quiet night you could hear the corn growing it's true you can
Great video Joe…thanks for sharing!
I can't do the bugs, good luck with your project.
June 11th we got 10.5 inches
Hello from Siesta Key Florida
Greetings from Northeast Ohio. I remember when you planted the rhubarb. I love it. Cooked or raw.
Raw, dipped in sugar and take a bite. Repeat.
Joe if you're going to be farming you need to invest in a 3-point brush hog
Hey joe you sound exhausted , hope you taking good care and getting plenty of rest
I am always running ragged this time of year. It gets me ready for sitting around in the winter wishing I was running ragged. Lol.
It going to add a lot to your property. It going to look great. Thanks for sharing.
Joe- I watch most of your videos with a headset. Funny- cuz, while you was trimming the bushes, a mosquito flew by the camera, and the camera audio picked it up so perfectly, I went to swat it away, altho I am al the way down in Cleveland.
Lol. Yes, I edit and when I do I usually have an ear piece in my right ear because I sit on the couch and edit on my laptop and Melissa is here also. I can edit and talk or listen to her at the same time. When I edited that clip I heard that mosquito as well.
Great video joe and mellisa hard job cleaning that chicken area you are a brave man😂
I’ve always known that hoe you use as a hula hoe. I have my father-in-law’s and like you it’s a dream in the garden. A few years ago I found a small short handled one and I thought I’d died a gone to heaven as it’s so great for in my flower beds. Looking forward to seeing your finished greenhouse when it happens. I worked in a greenhouse for quite a few years before my first back surgery and I do miss the beauty of a full growing greenhouse. Being a master gardener it’s always been my passion to grow fruits and vegetables not to mention flowers. I would like to see more backyard gardens growing as it is some of the most sustainable living not to mention good eating! We are getting so much rain I can barely get my yard work done but if we didn’t have rain we’d complain about that too I suppose. Also looking forward to cows in the pasture. I guess I live vicariously through the TH-camrs I watch!!!:):):)
Thank you Vicki. I have one of those small hoop type hoes up at the tent, not one I cut the handle off from but a true store bought little one. It works well.
@kwiktrip has some of the best fried chicken! Are you a brown cap or green cap chocolate milk drinker?
I rarely drink any milk except white whole milk.
Ne ver knew the words "chicken crap" could be articulated with such a punch?! Ya had me laughing. Just might have to be my new go-to when needing to vent.😄
Joe, doing the chicken coop made me laugh remembering doing ours and the hogs, cows and horses and always having, “help” from the animals. If not them checking out the wheelbarrow to trying to get hold of the fork or just walking around where you need to go. You’re smart enough to keep them locked in, us not so much. Down here in Minnetonka we’ve been getting drenched and everyone is complaining. Me, nope because it won’t help. Love how everything is turning out!
Joe I never saw a man that works hard as you for one man you get a lot of work done you don't see younger guys do that anymore the younger guys don't do as much work as you do you're a hard worker can you make sure your farm is ready for the cows and you're putting offenses by yourself that's amazing what you do for a guy your age
Bro said all that in one breath.😂
I agree. I’m not asking this to be mean or rude, but wondering if Melissa ever helps him out with planting or other stuff. I’m guessing yes, but it’s not filmed.
Ha these younger guys are not worth the time of day. Joe is a very very hard worker
I have to take a nap after watching him. I really be tired
Lol
@@jzlharvey😂
I had an uncle in Michigan worked like this!!! He worked till in his mid 80’s as a Carpenter ! I myself in my 20’s could keep up, heck know one could . He just passed at 102 years old, he got dementia the last 10 yrs of his life:( He was from Ukrainian descent! I wonder what decent Joe’s Dad is???
You might consider using Sweet PDZ for your coop!! Spread it on the floor before you put your bedding down!! Works great for odor and moisture..
Joe, if you sprinkle a little fast acting lime on the floor before re-haying, it'll kill the smell and thicken the egg shells.
I don't know what you paid for that tractor Joe, but it has more than earned its keep. What a workhorse it is!
1,500.00 and yes, if it died tomorrow and I had to get another one, I would say with certainty that the old Farmall M paid for herself 20 times over.
Joe you're a hard-working man in your wife makes delicious food and you make great food too you both are wonderful people. I watch your videos all the time and I just enjoy him so much.❤
They aren't married
@@sharpuls4081neither are me and my better half but after 25 years she’s my wife. Thanks for the clarification though.
Joe … you could really use a grapple. It makes a mess like this a piece of cake. Plus, you wouldn’t have to bend over to cut up your logs. Really save your back.
Thanks for sharing Joe and Melissa, enjoyed seeing how green it is up there and the way the gardens are growing. Looks great around there. Fred.
Love your videos Joe seen a few in the past where you went by my shop. Gary Anoka Minnesota
@garyjohnson2940. I recall as a child Anoka seemed like a cool place. Have not been there in 3 or 4 decades.
Looking good so far. The rain didn't wipe out the garden, that's awesome, wouldn't want to do that again!! Looking forward to seeing the little chickens with the big chickens (hopefully you can film some of that, if it's not to brutal). Stay safe and have a great day.🤓👍🤓👍.Randy.
They are in the main coop now and so far it has been easy, I have seen nothing bad. They stay kind of separated right now. You will see that in the next Farmhouse video.
Yeah you're a hard-working man doesn't anybody help you over there
That's bailing wire. Best thing to have around for all kinds of stuff, and emergency repairs. It's like a metal duct tape, lol. I kept a roll handy for 40 years in my tool boxes. Instead of wire ties, you could use the wire.
Love watching the rain… missing home! Duluth. But yall got to much rain… I live in central California now.. send some rain this way! We need it bad.
In 70’s my grandparents had a restaurant in Virginia by the mine. It’s called Harbor Lights Inn… great times as kid there❤
Have you tried putting lime down in the coop? It really helps with the smell.
Joe if you folks keep getting all the rain, 2024 duck season will be right out your back door lol! thanks for showing cleaning the chicken coop, that was my job when i was a kid did not like it either but love eggs.! God Bless!
Have you thought of harvesting that sump water to use in your garden?
As u were cleaning the chicken coop,I was thinking,” Joe, take your shoes off before entering Melissa’s clean house.”
Hey Joe, you had a lot of stuff going on in this video and I enjoyed every second of it. I hope we get to see the water level at the tent, maybe from the camera. Thanks much for sharing your video!
I have a video going public tonight (sat) at 5 central that will show me going up there and you will see the flooding. It will be public here on Northern Seclusion.
I'm surprised you don't use that water that's pumped out.
Would it help if the coup was cleaned more often? The smell?
Yes but like I said, in the winter, it is all frozen and I cant get it out. Usually I would have done it earlier in the spring but there were other projects more pressing for time. Doing it more often does not help with the smell, it just shortens the time you are in there smelling it. A chicken coop really is not all that stinky until you start scraping it all up to remove it.
Where is the breached dam in Minnesota? Near you?
About 3 hours south. It is about a half hour north of where the cows we are getting in August are. Close to Mankato Minnesota.
Joe growing up with chickens dad put wood ash on the floor cut the smell down good for the garden to
It was nice watching this video on my 65 inch TV!
👍great video
Thanks Joe! Great to hear from you! Love your videos!
I hope you can slow down a bit after all the major fencing is done so you can rest😊 Everything looks healthy.
I am close to purchasing my own homestead and plan to add it to my channel. I am concerned that chickens may be a little more work than I expect. Any advice for growing chickens to eat vers eggs?
Corn being "knee high by the 4th of July", only applies to field corn, not sweet corn or pop corn.
how many pasture acres do you have that are truly edible/sustainable? If you have a cow/calf pair and that is it a handful of acres would be all you need so rotational grazing for 2 is probably not needed especially supplementing with Grain/Hay. Sounds like you want milk so it will need more than just grass..
Joe we just got rid of 7 or 8 roosters that we had!! We had to many and they definitely didn’t get along to well!! Several of them definitely had some of the thickest and longest spurs I have ever seen before!! One had over 4”1/4” spurs on him!! I can definitely tell that all the hens are much happier now not getting their backs all torn up all the time by the different roosters!!! We did have one hen that had 7 babies this year and hopefully they all will make it this year!!! We usually have something get all the little ones and we end up having to incubate more so we keep having chickens!!! We have had chickens for the past 20 years now!!!
Joe, have you ever considered setting up a water catchment system to collect the water from your sump . To use for your garden and animals. Just a thought , free water is always a plus
Joe,why not bury a pipe out the garden too take the water way out the yard??🤔🤔🇮🇪☘️
Because as of right now it would get way too much water. I would need to be able to stop and start it and I have not had the time to figure out a good way to divert it when not needed.
Chicken Coup stuff is outstanding👍🤠
What happened to the constantly crowing rooster?
He died last winter. I have no idea how, I just went in there one day and he was dead. I did not much care for that rooster because he would attack people but I was not the one that ended him, I just thought about it a lot.
My Aunt Eureka would have called him “a pot rooster” 🤣
Could you direct the sump water into a depot to feed the animals during dry spells?
You live in a.great area. No venomous snakes.
And no poison spiders. The trade off is mosquitoes.
The cows will definitely clear the property, make it pristine pasture. Will look very nice.
I hope so, 2 months and they will almost be here and right now I look at the property and because of the upcoming cows I do not mow about 4 acres I usually do, and to me it looks so "messy." Lol. I am missing my golf course (even though I do not golf) looking lawn.
@@NorthernSeclusion Thanks Joe!
Rhubarb crumble and custard only way to go
I definately agree! I don`t know how old you are Joe but it is in your blood to be on the go.
HelloJoe, in regards to the chickens house, have you thought about putting down linoleum after cleaning. Then add the straw.
No, it has a concrete floor in it, I would rather keep it like that, it is easy to scrape the bottom.
I wonder how much you would save with a check valve
i am shocked with your electrisite going out as much that it does why you havent got a battery back up pump
My uncle came from Winnipeg Manitoba
you could also build a bunch of barn swallow bird houses they eat a ton of mosquitos
So maybe you should put that rooster in the cooking pot (if he's not earning his feed)
And get one that will start a new bunch of younger chickens. That's my two cents..
That rooster takes such good care of the girls as far as showing them where food is outside and warning them if he thinks danger is around, he will not go in the pot. Just because he doesn't perform does not mean he is a bad rooster.
Dude is so getting Ticks lol
He uses bug spray before he does any of this.
WE live in the south eastern part of Minnesota we boarder Wisconsin and Iowa and it just got done raining again this is. Sat June 22 24..We do have some flooding in some areas around us. 😢
Yea, I saw that. You guys got dumped on yesterday, at least parts of southern Minnesota.They said some areas got upwards of 9 inches.
Chicken coop was originally a Finnish sauna . . .
If you are thinking the cows will eat the brush back there, they won’t. Goats would but cows will not
They will eat all the green off it though, as far as their heads will reach. We had them when I was a kid and the deciduous and the coniferous trees were bare up as far as their heads reached. They will not though if the pasture area is big enough so they always have grass which tastes better than leaves to chew on.
I'm only two states away and we haven't had a drop of rain in at least two weeks and it is hotter than blazes here. Do those long sharp spurs ever cut into the roosters opposing legs?
It is raining pretty hard outside here at the house right now. .48 inches have fallen and they are predicting another half inch. A balmy 47 degrees out there as well. Lol.
Joe, what about finding yourself a used brush hog?
If you don't know the area them can be a risk because one tree stump will ruin the whole thing.
@@charlieretroI agree. One hidden snag will rip out hoses and cause damage. Maybe rent a skid steer for a day with a forest mulcher attachment on the front.
Joe you are going to need an arc lucky you are a carpenter
Holy smokes non stop rain for me and you
Hello Joe! What kind of Bar oil did you add? Looked thinner than Stihl Bar Oil.
Whatever gallon is the cheapest. Sometimes if I run out I will just put motor oil in there. It all works. When my dad went moose hunting years ago, they had a chainsaw with vegetable oil in it and that is what they used to half the moose.
you need to look into a skidsteer with a mulcher on it make your life a whole lot easier then doing everything the hard way
I will get one eventually (a skidsteer) but you still cant get a skidsteer into the chicken coop so it would save me no time there. It would be nice on the fence line though but even then, it would have to be a tracked one or it would have been buried in the woods. I had a Bobcat 863 diesel in the past and they are nice, but get stuck pretty fast if you are not careful.
just watching you bust your butt trying to create a path thought a tracked skid steer with a mulcher would make your life easier we aren't getting any younger my friend
Sorry Joe i have to disagree chicken coop is not the worst Duck coop is worse by far
We have 3 of them mixed in that coop. As of last night we now have 5 ducks in that coop along with the chickens. Maybe that is why it was so ripe in there. Lol.
Thanks for video Joe. How much more rain can your garden take?
Ha. About 3 inches less than it has gotten so far. Lol. It is raining out there right now. Our soil drains pretty fast so it should be ok but everything is behind because it has been wet but also so cold. Garden plants love heat and we have had very few days that got out of the 50s and low 60s this year so far. We need some nice dry 80s.
What happen to the bee hives?
I wish the young workers of today had half your gumption. It’s shameful what they consider a hard days work. Wasn’t allowed in my 61 years of working.
no better egg than a duck egg
joe i use the zoeller sump pumps on my job and if you are using those forget about it 30 yrs never been called back they work !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why is there so much water collecting? Where is it coming from?
7 inches of rain this month, almost 17 inches this year so far. That is where the water table is right now. Like every year, it will go down. You hit water at 60 inches below the ground here when it is a dry year. I hit it at 30 inches when I was digging the posts in for the gate to the cow pasture a few weeks ago.
where are the bees
(I'm at 8:40 so don't know if you've covered this yet). Have you got a geo-map function on your phone that lets you log the position of the previous set fence posts? That way you can see on a map online where they are and you only have to move the ones that are way out (if you want the fence to be straighter).
Is that some swampy land that your sump pump pumps water out too?
No.
Why not run that sump pump pipe underground and further away from the house? Seems like pumping it out and dumping it right next to the house like that is counterintuitive, especially during extended rainy periods
You're right. I ran mine 200 feet from house into dry well. Works awesome. Lots of work. Would make an awesome video! Right Joe? Lol
He’s said in a previous video he and Melissa discussed some way to save it and use it for watering. Not enough time this year.
It is not the water seeping in the basement, the reason we need to pump in the spring is because that is where the actual water table is right now. until all the ditches and swamps in the area drain down into the St. Louis river, that pump will keep running. Dumping 15 gallons out on the ground so it can slowly seep down, is just a tiny problem compared to what needs to happen for it to dry up, which is... Time.
I’ve watched your videos for some time. You really should have help for all your projects.
That King Ranch still runs good. They have these patch panels that glue on now for those bedsides and fenders
if you make your chicken roost all the same level instead of multi tier like you have it will help with heirarchy problems with your flock
Dumping sump water that close want it seap back thru again?❤
A+
Try out a forestry muncher that would be a good video and easier on you
You could really use a bobcat with some sort of brush hog.
Really enjoyed watching 👍👍
Hey Joe, I follow a channel called fy nyth she put out a video “cleaning out the chicken barn in over a year”. I’m telling you about it because her coop lasted 14 months without the strong smell. She basically used pine shavings, some hay or straw and she tossed about some fresh herbs to help with bugs and mites. She was only cleaning it out due to the amount of dust that was building. Anyways just thought it would help you maybe you wouldn’t have to deal with the smell next time.
shouldn’t a coop be cleaned at least every month? it’s gross envisioning the poor chickens walking thru that filth. never mind eating think coming out of that coop
U work hard time to goto tent for fishing fun when work is done 🎣🎣🎣
Dry here in Pa, can you please send some rainour way.
Sooooo, u do not hose out the coup?
Lol. No. They are chickens, I see no need to wash out the coop. This is a farmstead, not a 4h building.
we just had a 3 day heatwave in Toronto