The REAL PURPOSE of a homestead

#backyardchicken #homesteadingforbeginners #jerseygiant
On our homestead, we are dedicated to learning to live a little more self sustainably week by week. While we learn (because we are beginners), we have made a focus on helping others learn the lessons as we learn them. The way we’re doing this is by creating videos here on youtube to show what we are doing right and what we’re doing wrong.
Currently we own 5 acres and it is our homestead dream to put all 5 acres to work. We have several backyard chicken breeds, to include Barred Plymouth Rock, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Ameraucana (blue egg chicken breed), and Jersey Giants (the largest chicken breed).
We can’t wait to add geese, ducks, turkeys, sheep, goats, and maybe a mini-cow or two, to our homestead. So, If you are dreaming of starting a little homestead or micro farm, consider checking out our videos. The goal we have for this channel is to serve our viewers with helpful educational videos about homesteading for beginners, how to start a homestead, how to garden, how to raise sheep and other farm animals and so on. Thank you for checking out the channel!
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[@joellemichaela]

I got so much inspiration from this video! Also laughed so much “locked my kid inside with the chickens” 😂 but he was totally happy to chill with them. Thanks for sharing!

[@tabathamarks5175]

Just found this video, will definitely start watching... thanks

[@johnsonr9]

You live in an awesome area for your goals. We used to work on a farm near Broadnax but are 70 now and have a small homestead in SW Va. It's a great location but not as productive soil as you probably have. We feel blessed beyond measure as I'm sure you do.

[@pitchkettle]

We definitely feel blessed to be where we’re at. It really is a great area for our goals.

[@disneydadandson9572]

Great Content!! I am at the very beginning and I’m encouraged to keep pursuing this homestead life… thank you

[@MrsOlMcdonald]

Hey there! New homesteader here, and new tuber too! Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Pallets are one of my obsessions so that really caught my attention 😂

[@GoodTimesHomestead]

Came here from your short. 🎉😊 Woo youtube!

[@pitchkettle]

Thank you! I'll be heading over to check out your channel as well!

[@ryanbeard1119]

Have you heard of sprouting grains, (sprottable grain) for the chickens, you get 3 times the milage if you do that, then they are eating green

[@Tgernos]

Amazing Content! i only wish to live like that

[@outlawred946]

Great job. Wish you the best on ur venture. One tip tho: you should get supplies from ur local farm supply/co-op instead of supporting big chain stores. That way the money stays in the community. Goiod luck

[@pitchkettle]

We've since made that change 👍🏼

[@mauricebrown9094]

Look up " Hangi" or " Umu " why just burn pallets for a bonfire when you can be cooking underneath it. Just a thought..

[@ryanbeard1119]

Nice, don't drive vehicles near the burn pile, all them iron nails, ya know!

[@rforrestshortt5035]

What is your small business?

[@chefmatthewlafferty]

Is it safe to assume that your community is partially self contained?

[@jacobkessinger2619]

My Father in law has and raises registered Aberdeen (low line) cows. If you are interested.