My Grandma always mixed the carrots and radish seeds together as when we would pull mature radishes it would create space for the slower carrots. Just an FYI
And to add to that it helps spread the seed out if you mix a couple handfuls of dry sand in with your seeds, it’s so much easier to sow them and they are spaced out :)
@SeriousName If you don't like radishes, why not space with baby greens instead? You'll like what you pull out, and you'll have space for the carrot tops, even if you're not affecting the underground space. or if you want some underground space made, plant beets with the carrots, and pull them for baby beet greens
@SeriousName I'm not a fan of radishes either, but I recently roasted them in the oven with oil and salt and it was magical. They were so similar to potatoes.
We used to buy chickens for 25 cents from a hatchery near our house, when I was a kid. (That was a long time ago) At first their combs were pale and floppy and they had to learn to scratch. They got healthy and grew feathers. They lived and laid eggs! Then, after a while they would just drop dead, but we always felt good that we had given them the gift of sunshine and the soft breezes.
"They will be spoiled before too long." :) Yes they will. I got some of those factory hens and they're turning into very nice girls who lay lots of big brown eggs. No open toed shoes in with them and they're too rough eating out of your hand, but they will pretty themselves up in no time. Enjoy watching them improve!
I love how you talk about how you have an employee and that it hasn't always been this way. I get discouraged a lot by "homestead" youtubers because I always think "HOW IN THE WORLD CAN THEY DO ALL THIS?!" I have to always remind myself that most of these youtubers (including yourself) have both parents at home. My husband works "off farm." I'm the farmer and baby raiser so I have to be realistic with what I can accomplish
We are military living over seas so won’t even be able to start our homestead for 3 years. And even then, my husband will be working an office job, so the whole farm really will be my job. I want so much, but am trying to be realistic to what I can handle on my own. And I will be in my 40’s when I start!
Bless you for rescuing those chickens. I could tell you wanted to cry so I did for both of us. That's so sad but I know they will be well cared for and loved. They will learn from your other chicken's how to be chicken's🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🙌God Bless and be safe.
Bless you for taking those chickens. I'll never buy any eggs except from free range chickens ever again. Bear is a wonderful dog, I can see how much he loves you. Your family is wonderful!!
I absolutely need a RRF break today. I am 12 days into a lockdown in South Louisiana with 4 children under 10 and my garden isn't nearly big enough. Lol. Say a prayer for us. 😉 #cabinfever
Amen. Here in Wisconsin with a 2.5 yr old. Catching up on videos like these and some bible time before she wakes at 6:30 is such a treat. I can't wait til it gets warmer here for outside time, I hate the TV and trying to keep her engaged all day is sooooo rough.
You have a good heart taking in those chickens! They look so much different than your fluffy, plump, happy chickens. They will grow to love their new life! I try to sit on my deck and watch the sunset each night lately looking out over my garden. It's quiet and I just hear frogs, crickets and owls. Love it!
Ex-production hens are great chickens to get. They are the ones I find will stay out in bad weather and are friendly. I was going to get some more but then we found that hen sitting on eggs and didn't know how long she had been there so we let her hatch them. 14 of them hatched. My goats turn up in the house every now and then too. They are such funny creatures 🤣
The last time we had chickens here on the farm a chicken disapeared then turned up with 21 chicks walking down the middle of the driveway of our farm that at the time had give or take 40 farm cats all around it was a mad rush to get them scooped up and penned up safe before the cats discovered them. Miraculously none became cat snacks
I don't know how TH-cam knew I needed to hear your message on the power of a list, but it's exactly the advice, motivation, and encouragement I needed today, so thank you for that Jess! My boyfriend and I started our own garden in southwest Missouri in April and have been watching so many garden videos that yours popped up and I'm so grateful! You are such an amazing teacher, mother, wife, gardener, and lover of Christ, I strive to be like you more everyday I watch your videos. I have felt unmotivated and lazy lately, but having them playing all morning have been so helpful for me to get my list started today. You are a blessing to me!
The chickens make me sad but I'm grateful they have a better home! I'll be 60 this year. Wished I was comfortable enough to stop working & just do gardening. That makes me happy. But reality taps me on the shoulder! Maybe one of these days...I can still dream though. Jess, you & sweet Miah are such an inspiration to so many I don't even know if y'all can comprehend how you are working in peoples lives! Thank y'all so much for your videos & encouragement!!! God Bless the Sowards, & the young Sowards too! : )
On the Tragic Ignorance of Treats. I feel that following these lovely ladies as they heal and are taught the incredible beauty of their hen souls. It reminds me of a poem by Galway Kinnell called St Francis and the Sow.
Yes, let’s all keep praying, dreaming and planning. Encouraging one another and loving on our rescues wether pups we order our prescription food from chewy for, or chickens we intend to spoil for the rest of their shorter lives. That is indeed how we can experience the heart of the Father.
Hubby is FINALLY building that greenhouse. When everyone else was buying toilet paper he was buying lumber, plastic panels, seeds, posts, seed potatoes, etc! Our newest baby chicks for the 3 year old flock (who still lay 6 eggs per week!) came on Fri from Murray Mcmurray Hatchery. Cute and my heart is happy. Love my chickens.
The wrong time to try and clean ones ears with a Qtip is when someone is saying the word chicken plucker lol. When multitasking while watching videos goes badly lol.
You are amazing thank you for your videos it’s helping a 54year old stay calmer in this crazy scary world take care stay safe I am growing veg an flower garden in a small garden x
Those chickens will be ok! They’ll realize in their precious chicken noggins that there is indeed fresh air and bugs to eat.....then they’ll be living the chicken dream
That was so sad with those chickens, but it honestly is something people need to see. I don’t think a lot of people really understand how bad the egg industry can be. I’m so glad they are with you now to live out their lives and be happy.
Hello Jess and family.....I rescued three hens from slaughter here in the uk last September. I live in a tiny end of terrace two bed home and the hens have a third of our garden as their run. They have laid all through the winter and are really tame. They do have to be told to go to bed though as they have no natural instincts whatsoever!!! I am lucky to have the use of two allotments and we are still allowed to go at the moment. Having my husband home has been a bonus as he helped me plant all the potatoes and onions yesterday. We are also planting as much veg into the back garden inches we are completely locked down. Stay well and safe. Love to you and allow your family from the UK.xxxxxx
Love that y’all got those hens. My roommate says I am a sucker for the misfits. I always take to the less fortunate chickens which always turn to the sweetest ones. Deep down I know they were given love they deserve!
It always makes me cry when you bless us. Every time. It just touches my heart. Started watching you a few days ago and you are living my dream. Setting my goals down on paper today. Thank you for sharing your life and work with us. I bless you.
Love this vid. Thanks for sharing about the lists; there is so much power in writing, as you well know. Those chickens have finally come to the right place- -home.
Yes! I made a 7 year list. It probably won't be complete because year 7 is this September, but we've gotten so much accomplished in 6 years. Those chickens are sooo blessed! I went in my uncle's commercial chickenhouse when I was a teen and words can't describe the horror. He told me the first task every day was to walk through and remove the dead ones. I am thankful I experienced it, though, because it has helped shape my beliefs in what agriculture should not be.
Could you please, please do a video on what your routine(s) were with little kids & share your experience and tips on how to manage family, garden & animals? That would be so helpful for us young & growing families, who are just starting out with this lifestyle. Thank you & Be blessed!
I am always so happy when I see one of your videos I watch them daily. I don’t even have a garden. It’s so enjoyable to hear you you have such a soothing voice. And you’ve made me start to think I need to start a list of things I want to accomplish not in the garden but in my house thank you for that tidbit!
my lawn is covered in snow and I can't have chickens...so I watch you :) I have soap and water I'm not worried about toilet paper. Oh my goodness I just about cried at the end when you were talking about how tragically sad it was...I thought you were going to cry too, but then you said they just hit the chicken jackpot. Indeed they did. May they live a life full of scratchin' and cluckin' from now on.
Loved seeing your new chickens!they are like rescue chickens and as a rescue dog mom that makes me super happy to see! I'm sure that they will know lots of love with you and soon be begging for treats ♥️
We rescue chickens usually during winter giving them plenty of time to fill out and get used to free ranging before its time to lay eggs again. We are in Australia on the coast and our winters never get to freezing. They do learn very quickly and will very soon be full of feathers.
Y’all are not the only ones stocking up on supplies. My mom works for Lowe’s and she’s said they have not slowed one bit. I love lists as well. I made a dream list when we moved into our home almost 4 years ago. 2 babies later, not much has been accomplished but seeing it from time to time it reminds me this is the life I want and it God’s time, it will all happen.
Great Idea for Shelter In Place. I've been mulching leaves for on Garden. The Chickens will learn quick. They are kinda sad looking. They'll be looking good within a month or two. God Bless and Peace Be With You All ☮️🙏❣️
All your videos are gold. Period. But, I do want to say that from 11:55 to 16:00 is some of the most practical and inspiring information (and anecdotes) that I - a new homesteader just entering the second year - have found. Nothing I've read and nothing I've seen and nothing anyone else has shared has been as helpful and motivating to push forward than those four minutes. To other viewers: NEVER let anyone discourage you from your lists - what needed to be done yesterday lists, what needs to be done today lists, what needs to be done tomorrow lists, what needs to be done throughout the year lists, what you want to have accomplished in five years list. - - - - - And finally, who the hell gives the Roots and Refuge videos thumbs down? Why not just move on and find something you do like rather than sitting on your lazy butt trying to knock other people's hard work and passion down? Shame on you.
Made my list as I watched this video- no holding back! Despite the fact that I'm stuck in this NY apartment, and that the world is as it is, and that I don't know what the life plan is any more... I will someday have sunflowers, Brussels sprouts, and blueberries!
Wholy moley thats a lot of projects!. Even with help. Definitely understand a different season💗 you may need to hold on to this property with all the amazing things you are doing. I know you want a bigger property but You can expand with another property and keep this property as land your growing on, OH Maybe this property could be the learning/ teaching center and the other land ( in future) could be growing selling farming ect. Your already setting this up as an amazing learning space. Jyst thoughts ❤❤ bless those poor chickens and your giving them freedom and peace🙏
Love the tour of the property. Lists are awesome to have and put your goals out into the universe and the satisfaction of completing and fulfilling those dreams and visions. I’m so unfocused and lazy, thank you for reminding to put my tasks on paper. I love your farm and one of my dreams is to have own too. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.
I am so thankful for the work you guys do, both in terms of creation care and also sharing your journey and wisdom. We are still very much beginners in homesteading (a move and a baby a few years ago has meant starting pretty much from square one), but your words of encouragement give me so much hope. I need to work on my lazy a bit, and we need to plan more than we have. Thanks for the inspiration. God bless you and your family!
Your chicken plucker reminds me of an old tongue twister warmup we used in theater - "I am a pheasant plucker I pluck mother pheasants I'm the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker that ever plucked a pheasant" (Drama people are a bawdy bunch)
This so lovely, it will still be awhile here in Alberta Canada, before we can hit the greenhouse or garden. Still -10 C and two feet of snow. Love your videos, so down to earth and about what really matters. How to help family and friends get through all of this and help who we can while maintaining sanity. Nothing better than growing things that help a persons frame of mind.
Hi Jess, Enjoy your VLOGs. Please consider growing plants native to your area to help support the native pollinators. They would look great in your perennial beds!
I love that the magical lighting time of day is referred to as the “golden hour” as is the first hour you spend with your baby after they’re born. Both times really do give me all the warm and fuzzy, euphoric feelings.
Haha too funny that Miah bought all the project supplies. I am the designated shopper for our family, and my husband gave me multiple lists of supplies so we would have all the supplies for the summers projects! We are building terraced gardens as we live on a south facing slope :)
In addition to planting a larger than normal garden this year, my dreams are mostly focused on trees and bushes: planting an evergreen windbreak, planting some orchard trees, planting blueberry bushes. Some day I might consider chickens, but I've got to get these plantings done first so they can be established ASAP.
You are SO encouraging. I am so grateful for your videos. To have someone that loves Christ do all the things that I want to do and it's so obvious that you have a relationship with Him is so hopeful to me when it seems like none of my dreams could ever be possible with my current circumstances. I literally got a notebook out during this video to make a list of all the things I wanted to do and HAVE done and all the "next bites" I can take in my current place. Thank you so much for having this channel and boldly living.
My Dad used to work at an egg farm. Once when he took me up there I was really shocked at the sheds. The feathers round their necks rubbed off from sticking it out the cage was the saddest. The noise was overwhelming. Now they are cage free, and he has long since retired. Please keep us updated on the new girl's progress.
I'm doing some video catch up today and watching this in the end of July. Your chickens are beautiful and I'm sure those new chickens that looked so sad, in March when this was filmed, are probably now very happy, beautiful chickens too.
Omg... making me tear up for the chickens. I adopted 4 girls no longer laying. Sometimes it's a mental thing they give that brings joy and not physical thing like eggs. They are helping with the bugs.
I did the same thing in CA! I had gotten alots of dirt and soil and bricks for more raised beds. I even have eggs in the incubator and some chicks hatching out. We still can't buy chickens in California. So lots of projects to keep busy. Even got 3 new kitchen to be barn cats. Kids are loving that.
I can't tell you how much I learn from you, Jess and Miah. Your advise about a 5 year plan has helped me so much. Although I will never have a homestead as large as yours, I do have almost an acre which was a blank canvas, and a coop with 6 hens (the only livestock we're allowed where we live). I live in Wisconsin and work outside my home full time so the actual time I have to get projects done in which the weather is favorable is small. I used to bite off more than I could chew in the excitement of the spring, and it set me up for failure. Now I make a list of everything I'd love to do (expand the vegetable garden, plant some berry bushes, build a greenhouse) and check off the things I think I can accomplish this year, then cut one more job off of my list for the year. When I start feeling like I'm not getting enough done, I try to remember it's a 5 year plan even though the scale is so much smaller. It's made me so much happier, and I get more accomplished because I'm able to see my accomplishments, rather than the things I haven't gotten done.
Nice video you guys. The chickens will soon be better. Jess with you loving and taking care of them they will be happy. God bless y’all and your precious family.
We just got meat birds and are building the same tractor from justin. We loved his last design and it works great when paired with the P1 fence. Rotational grazing is such a game-changer. We learned so much through Justin's permaculture chickens. I am so excited for you guys!
Aw those poor chickens have no idea how happy they will be, it is sad but also so great that you have adopted them. Your list of projects sound like mine. I am putting up a whiteboard so I can prioritise as at the moment I am a bit overwhelmed, so am doing nothing!! But I am getting antsy to get going so the board goes up tomorrow
My Grandma always mixed the carrots and radish seeds together as when we would pull mature radishes it would create space for the slower carrots. Just an FYI
That's brilliant!
It helps break the crust of soil for the carrots as well if you have any clay in your dirt
And to add to that it helps spread the seed out if you mix a couple handfuls of dry sand in with your seeds, it’s so much easier to sow them and they are spaced out :)
@SeriousName If you don't like radishes, why not space with baby greens instead? You'll like what you pull out, and you'll have space for the carrot tops, even if you're not affecting the underground space. or if you want some underground space made, plant beets with the carrots, and pull them for baby beet greens
@SeriousName I'm not a fan of radishes either, but I recently roasted them in the oven with oil and salt and it was magical. They were so similar to potatoes.
We used to buy chickens for 25 cents from a hatchery near our house, when I was a kid. (That was a long time ago) At first their combs were pale and floppy and they had to learn to scratch. They got healthy and grew feathers. They lived and laid eggs! Then, after a while they would just drop dead, but we always felt good that we had given them the gift of sunshine and the soft breezes.
Awww 💗
Love this.
Lists are so helpful. Thanks for caring for the abused chickens.. Makes me cry too. They have a great home now.
"They will be spoiled before too long." :) Yes they will. I got some of those factory hens and they're turning into very nice girls who lay lots of big brown eggs. No open toed shoes in with them and they're too rough eating out of your hand, but they will pretty themselves up in no time. Enjoy watching them improve!
I love how you talk about how you have an employee and that it hasn't always been this way. I get discouraged a lot by "homestead" youtubers because I always think "HOW IN THE WORLD CAN THEY DO ALL THIS?!" I have to always remind myself that most of these youtubers (including yourself) have both parents at home. My husband works "off farm." I'm the farmer and baby raiser so I have to be realistic with what I can accomplish
I have to remember that I will get to the place I need to be. We will all bloom in our own time, and our own way 💗🌿
We are military living over seas so won’t even be able to start our homestead for 3 years. And even then, my husband will be working an office job, so the whole farm really will be my job. I want so much, but am trying to be realistic to what I can handle on my own. And I will be in my 40’s when I start!
thanks for rescuing those poor birds. They will soon know what happiness is
Such a great couple ... Miah runnng around building things, Jess running around filling them up with things and critters to grow.
Bless you for rescuing those chickens. I could tell you wanted to cry so I did for both of us. That's so sad but I know they will be well cared for and loved. They will learn from your other chicken's how to be chicken's🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🙌God Bless and be safe.
I am so happy those chickens have come to their happily ever after forever home...you all do wonderful work bless you all
Nancy Fitzsimmons they EAT them!?
@@LcChubby123 Laying chickens and meat chickens are the not the same. Eventually, they may stew one...who knows, but she said, they will be loved.
Bless you for taking those chickens. I'll never buy any eggs except from free range chickens ever again. Bear is a wonderful dog, I can see how much he loves you. Your family is wonderful!!
I call it the working list and the master list. I never show my husband the master list🌿
I absolutely need a RRF break today. I am 12 days into a lockdown in South Louisiana with 4 children under 10 and my garden isn't nearly big enough. Lol. Say a prayer for us. 😉 #cabinfever
Amen. Here in Wisconsin with a 2.5 yr old. Catching up on videos like these and some bible time before she wakes at 6:30 is such a treat. I can't wait til it gets warmer here for outside time, I hate the TV and trying to keep her engaged all day is sooooo rough.
@@LovelyAndTrue You got this🤗🙏
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I love Miah. Good father good person. I see many dad jokes in the boy's future when they start bringing girls home.
You have a good heart taking in those chickens! They look so much different than your fluffy, plump, happy chickens. They will grow to love their new life! I try to sit on my deck and watch the sunset each night lately looking out over my garden. It's quiet and I just hear frogs, crickets and owls. Love it!
Omg they don't even know how to be a chicken 😥 Thanks for rescuing them.
That made me so sad
@@RootsandRefugeFarm how did you get them? i'd love to rescue girls like that!
Love you guys. Those chickens hit the jackpot!! I can’t wait to see them in a few months after finally being loved by people who care.🥰 ...and treats.
I remember praying for what I have now.
That is such a profound statement x
Ex-production hens are great chickens to get. They are the ones I find will stay out in bad weather and are friendly. I was going to get some more but then we found that hen sitting on eggs and didn't know how long she had been there so we let her hatch them. 14 of them hatched.
My goats turn up in the house every now and then too. They are such funny creatures 🤣
The last time we had chickens here on the farm a chicken disapeared then turned up with 21 chicks walking down the middle of the driveway of our farm that at the time had give or take 40 farm cats all around it was a mad rush to get them scooped up and penned up safe before the cats discovered them. Miraculously none became cat snacks
I love these stories.
I don't know how TH-cam knew I needed to hear your message on the power of a list, but it's exactly the advice, motivation, and encouragement I needed today, so thank you for that Jess! My boyfriend and I started our own garden in southwest Missouri in April and have been watching so many garden videos that yours popped up and I'm so grateful! You are such an amazing teacher, mother, wife, gardener, and lover of Christ, I strive to be like you more everyday I watch your videos. I have felt unmotivated and lazy lately, but having them playing all morning have been so helpful for me to get my list started today. You are a blessing to me!
The chickens make me sad but I'm grateful they have a better home! I'll be 60 this year. Wished I was comfortable enough to stop working & just do gardening. That makes me happy. But reality taps me on the shoulder! Maybe one of these days...I can still dream though. Jess, you & sweet Miah are such an inspiration to so many I don't even know if y'all can comprehend how you are working in peoples lives! Thank y'all so much for your videos & encouragement!!! God Bless the Sowards, & the young Sowards too! : )
Y’all ready so darn cute! Thanks for sharing your life.
I just love you two , your boys , your farm , your love for God ! Be blessed.
Thank you for sharing your charming family with us!
We’ve bought a lot of these layer house birds. My survivors are so sweet and gentle. My son has made them his pets
On the Tragic Ignorance of Treats. I feel that following these lovely ladies as they heal and are taught the incredible beauty of their hen souls. It reminds me of a poem by Galway Kinnell called St Francis and the Sow.
Yes, let’s all keep praying, dreaming and planning. Encouraging one another and loving on our rescues wether pups we order our prescription food from chewy for, or chickens we intend to spoil for the rest of their shorter lives. That is indeed how we can experience the heart of the Father.
Thanks for giving those chickens a great forever home.
I just love Ben ,,, he is so adorably sweet !!!!! HEY ,GIRLS ! Great planning !
Those chickens are going to have a great life! 🐓❤️🤗
Oh those poor hens! You are a saint for taking them in. My girls go insane when they hear the grubblies bag open. They will learn!
Hubby is FINALLY building that greenhouse. When everyone else was buying toilet paper he was buying lumber, plastic panels, seeds, posts, seed potatoes, etc! Our newest baby chicks for the 3 year old flock (who still lay 6 eggs per week!) came on Fri from Murray Mcmurray Hatchery. Cute and my heart is happy. Love my chickens.
It is so nice that you two work together so well.
I love how NOTHING gets wasted on the homestead.
Love your Channel . Thank you for sharing all your Love . I too love the Golden hour . Blessings to all
The wrong time to try and clean ones ears with a Qtip is when someone is saying the word chicken plucker lol. When multitasking while watching videos goes badly lol.
Lol, me too! I'm glad she showed the picture because I had no idea what she was talking about
You are amazing thank you for your videos it’s helping a 54year old stay calmer in this crazy scary world take care stay safe I am growing veg an flower garden in a small garden x
Those chickens will be ok! They’ll realize in their precious chicken noggins that there is indeed fresh air and bugs to eat.....then they’ll be living the chicken dream
That was so sad with those chickens, but it honestly is something people need to see. I don’t think a lot of people really understand how bad the egg industry can be. I’m so glad they are with you now to live out their lives and be happy.
Hello Jess and family.....I rescued three hens from slaughter here in the uk last September. I live in a tiny end of terrace two bed home and the hens have a third of our garden as their run. They have laid all through the winter and are really tame. They do have to be told to go to bed though as they have no natural instincts whatsoever!!! I am lucky to have the use of two allotments and we are still allowed to go at the moment. Having my husband home has been a bonus as he helped me plant all the potatoes and onions yesterday. We are also planting as much veg into the back garden inches we are completely locked down. Stay well and safe. Love to you and allow your family from the UK.xxxxxx
Love that y’all got those hens. My roommate says I am a sucker for the misfits. I always take to the less fortunate chickens which always turn to the sweetest ones. Deep down I know they were given love they deserve!
It always makes me cry when you bless us. Every time. It just touches my heart. Started watching you a few days ago and you are living my dream. Setting my goals down on paper today. Thank you for sharing your life and work with us. I bless you.
Your tattoo is so beautiful! We wait for the golden hour because it makes the best naps. Tells you we don't homestead.
I always get such a positive happy vibe when I watch your channel. Blessings to you and yours! 🌸🐝
Love this vid. Thanks for sharing about the lists; there is so much power in writing, as you well know. Those chickens have finally come to the right place- -home.
Thank you for posting. It was very encouraging and pretty to see your farm.
OMGGGG...I thought we were the only ones that play Catan!!!! Love it!
Yes! I made a 7 year list. It probably won't be complete because year 7 is this September, but we've gotten so much accomplished in 6 years. Those chickens are sooo blessed! I went in my uncle's commercial chickenhouse when I was a teen and words can't describe the horror. He told me the first task every day was to walk through and remove the dead ones. I am thankful I experienced it, though, because it has helped shape my beliefs in what agriculture should not be.
4 years ago today. Crazy how we didn't even know what we were in for. Great for you for mia's decision on supplies. Smart.
This is the reason it's important to journal. Being able to check things off, like answered prayers, affirms our dreams.
I have lists that I tape up on my cabinet doors. Daily journaling is also something that I recently started.
Could you please, please do a video on what your routine(s) were with little kids & share your experience and tips on how to manage family, garden & animals? That would be so helpful for us young & growing families, who are just starting out with this lifestyle. Thank you & Be blessed!
Looking back, I've seen so many of these projects come true. It brings me hope for all of the projects on project wish list.
(Home Depo run) That man's a keeper, You two are so cute together, THANK YOU for the tons of info you share. God Bless
I am always so happy when I see one of your videos I watch them daily. I don’t even have a garden. It’s so enjoyable to hear you you have such a soothing voice. And you’ve made me start to think I need to start a list of things I want to accomplish not in the garden but in my house thank you for that tidbit!
my lawn is covered in snow and I can't have chickens...so I watch you :) I have soap and water I'm not worried about toilet paper. Oh my goodness I just about cried at the end when you were talking about how tragically sad it was...I thought you were going to cry too, but then you said they just hit the chicken jackpot. Indeed they did. May they live a life full of scratchin' and cluckin' from now on.
Loved seeing your new chickens!they are like rescue chickens and as a rescue dog mom that makes me super happy to see! I'm sure that they will know lots of love with you and soon be begging for treats ♥️
We rescue chickens usually during winter giving them plenty of time to fill out and get used to free ranging before its time to lay eggs again. We are in Australia on the coast and our winters never get to freezing. They do learn very quickly and will very soon be full of feathers.
That Bear is a sweet, sweet dog. ❤
Y’all are not the only ones stocking up on supplies. My mom works for Lowe’s and she’s said they have not slowed one bit. I love lists as well. I made a dream list when we moved into our home almost 4 years ago. 2 babies later, not much has been accomplished but seeing it from time to time it reminds me this is the life I want and it God’s time, it will all happen.
Great Idea for Shelter In Place. I've been mulching leaves for on Garden. The Chickens will learn quick. They are kinda sad looking. They'll be looking good within a month or two. God Bless and Peace Be With You All ☮️🙏❣️
Thanks for brightening up my days...
All your videos are gold. Period. But, I do want to say that from 11:55 to 16:00 is some of the most practical and inspiring information (and anecdotes) that I - a new homesteader just entering the second year - have found. Nothing I've read and nothing I've seen and nothing anyone else has shared has been as helpful and motivating to push forward than those four minutes.
To other viewers: NEVER let anyone discourage you from your lists - what needed to be done yesterday lists, what needs to be done today lists, what needs to be done tomorrow lists, what needs to be done throughout the year lists, what you want to have accomplished in five years list.
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And finally, who the hell gives the Roots and Refuge videos thumbs down? Why not just move on and find something you do like rather than sitting on your lazy butt trying to knock other people's hard work and passion down? Shame on you.
Made my list as I watched this video- no holding back! Despite the fact that I'm stuck in this NY apartment, and that the world is as it is, and that I don't know what the life plan is any more... I will someday have sunflowers, Brussels sprouts, and blueberries!
Wholy moley thats a lot of projects!. Even with help. Definitely understand a different season💗 you may need to hold on to this property with all the amazing things you are doing. I know you want a bigger property but You can expand with another property and keep this property as land your growing on, OH Maybe this property could be the learning/ teaching center and the other land ( in future) could be growing selling farming ect. Your already setting this up as an amazing learning space. Jyst thoughts ❤❤ bless those poor chickens and your giving them freedom and peace🙏
And I’m happy you give those chickens a new home!
Love the tour of the property. Lists are awesome to have and put your goals out into the universe and the satisfaction of completing and fulfilling those dreams and visions. I’m so unfocused and lazy, thank you for reminding to put my tasks on paper. I love your farm and one of my dreams is to have own too. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.
That's very sad about those chickens. I'm so glad you got them. They'll get to know what it's like to live free and not be abused.
I absolutely love and bless you. You have the biggest ❤️. Your unhappy chickens will soon be the happiest chickens, I know it 🥰
OH They are going to love living at your house. Roots & Refuge is their kind of place- good on you Guys. Cheers Denise - Australia
I am so thankful for the work you guys do, both in terms of creation care and also sharing your journey and wisdom. We are still very much beginners in homesteading (a move and a baby a few years ago has meant starting pretty much from square one), but your words of encouragement give me so much hope. I need to work on my lazy a bit, and we need to plan more than we have. Thanks for the inspiration. God bless you and your family!
Thank you guys for the inspiration! I’m so excited that it’s Spring and the gardening is in full swing!
Your chicken plucker reminds me of an old tongue twister warmup we used in theater -
"I am a pheasant plucker
I pluck mother pheasants
I'm the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker
that ever plucked a pheasant"
(Drama people are a bawdy bunch)
This so lovely, it will still be awhile here in Alberta Canada, before we can hit the greenhouse or garden. Still -10 C and two feet of snow. Love your videos, so down to earth and about what really matters. How to help family and friends get through all of this and help who we can while maintaining sanity. Nothing better than growing things that help a persons frame of mind.
Hi Jess, Enjoy your VLOGs. Please consider growing plants native to your area to help support the native pollinators. They would look great in your perennial beds!
I love that the magical lighting time of day is referred to as the “golden hour” as is the first hour you spend with your baby after they’re born. Both times really do give me all the warm and fuzzy, euphoric feelings.
My favourite time of day since I was a little girl. My room faced north west, I'd get the afternoon sun slanting in. I'm such a romantic.
Haha too funny that Miah bought all the project supplies. I am the designated shopper for our family, and my husband gave me multiple lists of supplies so we would have all the supplies for the summers projects! We are building terraced gardens as we live on a south facing slope :)
In addition to planting a larger than normal garden this year, my dreams are mostly focused on trees and bushes: planting an evergreen windbreak, planting some orchard trees, planting blueberry bushes. Some day I might consider chickens, but I've got to get these plantings done first so they can be established ASAP.
Lmfao the crazy goat “DO somethin.” 🤣😭
You are SO encouraging. I am so grateful for your videos. To have someone that loves Christ do all the things that I want to do and it's so obvious that you have a relationship with Him is so hopeful to me when it seems like none of my dreams could ever be possible with my current circumstances. I literally got a notebook out during this video to make a list of all the things I wanted to do and HAVE done and all the "next bites" I can take in my current place. Thank you so much for having this channel and boldly living.
My Dad used to work at an egg farm. Once when he took me up there I was really shocked at the sheds. The feathers round their necks rubbed off from sticking it out the cage was the saddest. The noise was overwhelming. Now they are cage free, and he has long since retired. Please keep us updated on the new girl's progress.
Miah "if I can't build stuff who am I?!"😂😂😂
I'm doing some video catch up today and watching this in the end of July. Your chickens are beautiful and I'm sure those new chickens that looked so sad, in March when this was filmed, are probably now very happy, beautiful chickens too.
I ordered 19 chickens from Murray McMurray. The delivery date is in July. I’m so excited! I got 2/3 layers and 1/3 meat birds.
I enjoyed this video alot. Thank you for the talk through of setting goals and working toward them.
My family loves the Settlers of Catan!
The farm faerie strikes again! Boop, chickens! Boop, treats!
When Spring says Get Going, you've got to jump!
Omg... making me tear up for the chickens. I adopted 4 girls no longer laying. Sometimes it's a mental thing they give that brings joy and not physical thing like eggs. They are helping with the bugs.
Thank you for taking those chickens. Breaks my heart.
I did the same thing in CA! I had gotten alots of dirt and soil and bricks for more raised beds. I even have eggs in the incubator and some chicks hatching out. We still can't buy chickens in California. So lots of projects to keep busy. Even got 3 new kitchen to be barn cats. Kids are loving that.
I just love yall and your spunky love for animals, eachother, and other people. 🥰
Thanks for loving those ladies! They'll be happy with you =]
I can't tell you how much I learn from you, Jess and Miah. Your advise about a 5 year plan has helped me so much. Although I will never have a homestead as large as yours, I do have almost an acre which was a blank canvas, and a coop with 6 hens (the only livestock we're allowed where we live). I live in Wisconsin and work outside my home full time so the actual time I have to get projects done in which the weather is favorable is small. I used to bite off more than I could chew in the excitement of the spring, and it set me up for failure. Now I make a list of everything I'd love to do (expand the vegetable garden, plant some berry bushes, build a greenhouse) and check off the things I think I can accomplish this year, then cut one more job off of my list for the year. When I start feeling like I'm not getting enough done, I try to remember it's a 5 year plan even though the scale is so much smaller. It's made me so much happier, and I get more accomplished because I'm able to see my accomplishments, rather than the things I haven't gotten done.
Nice video you guys. The chickens will soon be better. Jess with you loving and taking care of them they will be happy. God bless y’all and your precious family.
I love seeing your projects and getting ideas. I also LOVE seeing your tatoos!! so so pretty
The chicken 🐓 jackpot 🎰 I love it! ❤️. They’ll figure out what treats are. 😊
Its going to be so wonderful when the commercial hen are fat and healthy. the difference you guys have made and will make to their lives is huge 😍❤
We just got meat birds and are building the same tractor from justin. We loved his last design and it works great when paired with the P1 fence. Rotational grazing is such a game-changer. We learned so much through Justin's permaculture chickens. I am so excited for you guys!
Aw those poor chickens have no idea how happy they will be, it is sad but also so great that you have adopted them. Your list of projects sound like mine. I am putting up a whiteboard so I can prioritise as at the moment I am a bit overwhelmed, so am doing nothing!! But I am getting antsy to get going so the board goes up tomorrow
❤❤❤ Such great advice with the lists. And truly, thank you for saving the chickens! Jackpot indeed.
I can not believe how many items on your lists you completed! Wow!