Buddy I appreciate your words, nothing in this life is easy and I wish more people were raised that way,lord knows I was and I appreciate every bit of it!! just keep it going guys and thank you
DANG,........crazy! I have a pace maker too. Ain't had much trouble with mine though. So sorry that you're dealing with that Bull-Con. God bless. Love your videos.
Thankyou! I'm in a tough time, but what I hear on social media is things are bad and won't ever get any better.We have to be realistic, but with God there is hope.Now if God closes a door completely then we accept his will
I love so much that he just speaks the truth. Just the reality and facts. Sometimes it's harsh, but so is life. Accept it and grow and keep your heart in the game.
Nice to hear from you Chris. Say hello to Darlene for us. Black Sheep, wishing everyone well and Strength through these times. All for one and one for all.
Chris, you're the best when it comes to pigs.ive. Send your site to many Get better and keep the show going. If you saw our Berkshire pigs, you would change your mind on them.out of Shipply in Ohio Thank you for what you do Fr lower Alabama Bob
Visiting today after hearing about your channel from Piney Woods Homestead. Glad your health is improving and you will most certainly be in my prayers. Have subscribed and am looking forward to your videos.
God bless You & Darlene! The best thing we can do for you Chris is to spread your channel far and wide. You have much common sense and working man's knowledge that is being lost nowadays. Plus, if YT is making money off your videos might as well help you out too during these trying times! Let your subscriber community make the rest of the year a great one for you and your family! #homesteadingthehardway
It's great to see you! I am so grateful for everyone that is helping you recover. You have been missed. 💐 Thank you for the encouraging words. This year has been hard. We have to buy our feed for ALL of our livestock (live in desert and don't have fences yet).
Chris, I’m glad you shared this. I only found your channel after you were suffering these hardships. I enjoy your authentic, practical advice that gives enthusiastic pilgrims like me some perspective. And I also appreciate your saying that I’m a farmer too, since I do provide and sell a little outside my small property. It’s really more of an act of love between myself and the people I deal with, who are all known to me in my community in some way. Regardless of what your boy does, you’ve given him many great gifts, I can tell. You’re salt of the earth.
Glad you're better. I went septic 3 years ago after kidney surgery and lost the functionality of the one they tried to fix. A supposed simple surgery had me in the hospital for 10 days just to save my life. You have truly inspired me, I grew up on a farm with cattle. Hogs and huge garden. We mainly sold blackberries, the livestock and garden went in the freezer. I moved away and got a city job for 30 years. I just got a line on 15 acres down the road 30 miles before it went on the market and I'm trying to buy it. It's raw land now with a trailer but I see the potential, since it has county water, septic and elec already there. I don't have big p!ans, just a decent garden, some berries And raise 3-4 feeder pigs a year. I have to keep it simple, I'm partially disabled in my 60s and I'll be doing it alone.
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay the first year will be rough. I have some contacts with the Amish and Mennonites, hoping for decent prices on lumber and sheet metal. I have the tools just need the memory of how to do it.
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay I may be emailing you for advice in the Spring, especially on the pigs. I have a sketch for their pen, 16x32 using hog panels and solar elec fence and an idea about simple shelter plus 2 barrels with hog nipples and a feeder from scrap wood big enough to feed them about 3 days at a time.
Hey Chris sorry to hear about that. I haven't been watching hardly any TH-cams. We were about in the same situation as you I had two heart attacks last year had to have open heart surgery five bypasses February I'd have two stents My Marine boys came home on leave to help run the homestead. We were in the same situation I couldn't work we couldn't pay bills with what the wife was making. And we ended up getting a miracle and getting out of debt. So I praying for you buddy and your family. God is good
We've been praying for you Chris. Thank God you're still kickin'! I love your honesty and sound farming advice. Hang in there buddy. Next year will be better. I appreciate your encouragement. I needed it tonight!
Good to see you are on the right side of some of those health issues Chris. You've been in my thoughts and prayers. I'll be doing what I can to get the word out.
I can relate I we had 20 acres tobacco and 50 to 100 head of hogs my dad was smart he would say we can insure the tobacco and eat some of hogs we ain't gonna starve he's long gone but I still got the land and the memories give me strength take care now
Jesus, Chris. I’m sorry you had to go thru all of that. I know you and the family have a lot on your plates. It’s a blessing to have friends and family to help thru the hard times. Hoping you can continue to recover and are back as close to 100% as you can get as soon as possible. Praying for you guys, bud. You’ve got a big heart helping folks like you’re doing on your channel, Chris. Please take care of yourself. Blessings from Texarkana, Texas.
I'm a black man born and raised in North Carolina and grew up just like this down in Goldston. Farming, dip spittin, etc. I may be getting engaged soon and home to buy at least 1 acre for my and my family to home stead on.
I'm sorry to hear that buddy. I'm glad you are doing better. Unfortunately I know all about a picc line I've had a many of them over the years with ivs. I hope you continue to get better
Health wise I went through being septic and MRSA twice in 2019-2020. I still have kidney damage from the antibiotics. Had a pick line both times. I was off antibiotics for four days the first time before I ended up back in the hospital. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Third time to the hospital they amputated my right leg. Just had surgery to revise my amputation. My wife and son have kept everything going but it's a burden for them. When it rains it pours. I'll be praying for you brother.
I’m sorry to hear of your health struggles! Praying you feel better soon. Great attitude and it’s inspiring to other farmers who are also going through hard times. This year has also been very rough for us, with a lot of dead pigs and our own health struggles. Next year WILL be better! 🎉
Farming is always a struggle in some way or another, you have to love it to do it . I like to see people succeed and sometimes just a little encouragement goes a long way
Hi Chris! I've wondered where you were and figured your health problems were the reason we haven't heard from you. God bless Darlene, Treavor and all your neighbors that have helped you out this Summer. I'm glad you made this video. I've farmed full time raising tobacco and have a good sized garden every year now and you are exactly right. You will have bad years despite all you do. This year, my squash came and went fast and about the time my corn was ready to fill out, it turned off dry again. I got a little and the coons got the rest. I lost a good picking at the beginning in my tomatoes from blossom end rot but they still have made a pretty good crop despite early blight. My cucumbers and peppers have done good. People need to understand, farming is not a Monday-Friday 9 to 5 job. No matter how your health is, you can't take a leave of absence and everything will be there when you come back. Crops and livestock need to be tended to and can't be put on hold. I will pray for you and your family and yes, next year will be better. Keep the faith!
Last year was so wet everything rotted on the ground this year we got first cutting of hay but nothing since no rain. Garden dying corn field by me is ankle high!
Lay in there and plow is all you can do brother. My dad had 5 bypasses done and the dr work on him for 8 hours to keep him here with us. In a month when he got to finally come home from the hospital they told him he was done couldn’t work again and needed to take it easy. Keep in mind he only had 30% of his heart working and he was a diesel mechanic but he said I’m not laying down and dying like that. Long story short he worked another17 years after they told him he was done and lived 5 more years after he finally did have to give it up.
I wondered where you were, sorry to hear of your health, in October my wife had a pacemaker installed for the same reasons too,almost lost her, we think we had covid and that put her in heart failure . Farming is tough even if your in great shape.
I enjoy your videos. The content is superior to that of many videos produced by others. Possibly, your number of your subscribers could be increased, if the sound quality of your videos could be increased. Perhaps, a mic placed on your person might help. Best Wishes.
Chris, I’m so sorry your health has been bad, and I’m so grateful you made it through! I’ll share this with my family and ask them to watch. You should consider a go fund me. I know it’s hard, but it could pay the bills and help you recover easier. Some year in the future I want to get some of your pigs to breed and keep, but I have to get the farm first! Please have your family reach out to youtube next time! A few extra prayers never hurt anyone. I had something different but similar, in that I have a benign brain tumor that doctors made smaller so my vision and depth perception came back (and I didn’t die), but they left a super bug in my sinuses (the approach was up through the upper gums and inter nasally). And my kidneys suddenly went from 100% down to 30%. They have since rebounded to 50%. I can live carefully with that, but the sinus issues have been around for 14+ years. I was a single parent with a preteen daughter at the time though, scary. Hang in there and don’t be shy to ask for help.
I just stumbled across your channel from watching Jamerill Stewart she mentioned your channel as one of her favorites, and I know this video is 3 months old, but I needed it. Thank you for this.
Chris and Darlene y'all take care be safe ❤️ we have missed y'all and so glad your doing better. "Ya Can't plow a field by"..... Piece and blessings brother 🙏❤️
Catching up after a long time away my friend. So sorry to hear about your serious health problems but glad to see you here to talk about it amd speaking the truth for all to see.
I couldn't agree more Chris! I've been checking up on you and Darlene every week or so, and worried why you weren't able to put up videos. I figured you were just real busy with life, which happens to everyone. I'm so happy you're doing better!! I weed and weed and prune and work the garden every day after work. The only thing the garden rewards is hard work and care. Probably on average 2 hours a night after work in June and July, plus 6 hours sat and 6 Sunday. Now it's shifted to handling the produce that's coming out of the garden.
Hey Chris I’ve honestly thought about you a lot over the summer. I know your health hasn’t been the greatest so I’ve been praying for you and your family. Glad to see a video from you with an update on things. I miss the Friday night livestreams those helped a young person like myself just getting into hogs out alot and I mean that. Just want to say I really do respect and appreciate the advice you’ve given me and I’ll continue to hope and pray for you and yours. Hopefully your able to continue to give that advice in the near future. It’s been a rough year for us also but we were able to keep our nose to the grindstone and had a nice turn out in the garden and raised some good meat for the freezer. Hope to see a post soon god bless until then
Well glad to see you’re back out and about… I was just thinking about y’all the other day Chris. Wish I was closer and I’d come help you out. Just don’t give up buddy, from the sound of it you’re still here for a reason my friend. Hope things continue to get better from here
Good to see ya back Chris. You are looking great for a dead man. Hope the pigs are doing well. We have been having problems getting pigs breed. So so hot. Hope we will start to see more videos.
Well darn it, you made me cry. You have inspired me a lot. I also get very depressed when I am unwell, even though I've never been seriously ill. My poor mindset scares me the most in regards to getting sick. You are doing awesome, though. Also, I think I see Bigfoot there next to the flower pots but I'm not sure. ;-) Hang in there!!
I'm so happy to see you on the mend. Septic poisoning is really rough on the body. My husband know lives in skilled nursing from a bad case, it attacked his organs, including the brain. He's quadraplegic. I'm so thankful that God has heard our prayers for you. I've learned enough to be confident in my choice to get pigs for my family( 14 yr old daughter and myself). Any tips on what diet to feed out a steer the best way? LoL. I just had to let you know, we've been watching and praying. God bless you, glad to see you back.🙏♥️🙏
It was in my brain and lungs too , got to get a CT scan next week to see if the antibiotics got it . I can't express how glad I am that we helped you get started that's why I do this
I'd love a good recipe to feed mine out! I've passed along your site to others with a few acres like myself. I'm so thankful that you are feeling better. Please don't push yourself, those infection can linger. Praying for your continuing recovery. Much Love from Ohio!
I hear you loud and clear at 5:10 Chris ! The biggest problem I see on the "World Wide Waste Of Time " is Defeatist Mentality . Every damn forum or channel is filled with these looser mentality people that give up at the first road block . I aint got time for that bull shit and great to see you back with the update ! 👍
Hey Chris I have some good crossbred piglets here in illinois if you need any pigs just say. I can bring them to you. We don’t have much but I will help how I can.
Hope you feeling better. I have been raising pigs a lot. But you make a difference. My granddaddy got me in it. We even kill our own bbq alot of them to. But anyway last year I got some that I'm catching heck to size out. I know some where cross with potbelly pig.and Tamworth was mom. I was hoping they get hams like the mom did. But they where a fail. I want to get some little girls from you when I kill these nine off.
I think the small farm is on its way back but the economy is going to shut down the people with fad/pet livestock and playing at gardening for pictures to put on Facebook
Tim Lawson- Put down the PBJ your mom made and pay attention kid. Darlene works a full time job and the farm. Chris is a hard working FARMER, educated and experienced, tractor & diesel mechanic. and above all - benevolent.. That's why they have 6,400+ subscribers and you have - wait for it - .1.🤣🤣🤣
Chris, why can't you sell chickens (and eggs)? Poultry is a higher seller out-selling beef. Selling direct to consumers via the Internet will make you money, no matter what part of the country you live in, isn't that right?
Not true at all . For example here the egg market is completely flooded and no one will pay the price you need to ask for processed chicken . No matter what method you use you can't reach a non existent market . The public also has the view that buying farm direct is buying wholesale . I can sell pullets for a profit and we do fairly good selling chicks , turkey poults sell good but as far as poultry goes that's it .
I have watched your videos and you think it's bad now wait until 2023 your going to be calling your homestead . Homesteading the going broke way . Your so backwards its kinda funny but its killing you . Your under stress from farming you cant keep depending on other to keep you afloat . You need to make a change for health reasons .
Tim Lawson- if you want to hear bs fairytales and lies about farming then go to one of those trendy bs channels! Chris here is one of the honest channels on TH-cam and if you don’t like it don’t let the door hit you on your ass on the way out✌️
I really hate that things have been so rough on y'all. I want to thank you for teaching me. You are truly making a difference.
I'm used to hard times lol it's really all I've ever known . I'm glad to hear I helped and glad to do it
We are looking forward to some new videos. Our family would like to see your tractor collection and more about your house.
I can do that , the house isn't anything special just an old FHA house my daddy built in the late sixty's
I will pray for healing. I have two stints myself so I know a little about. Have to play the hand we are dealt right.
God Bless, prayers for your health.
Thank you
We are in eastern NC too. We live half way between Kinston and Jacksonville in Jones County.
You're not far from me , I'm in Lenoir co.
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay I was a deputy sheriff in Lenoir County small world.
Buddy I appreciate your words, nothing in this life is easy and I wish more people were raised that way,lord knows I was and I appreciate every bit of it!! just keep it going guys and thank you
Praise God you are here with us!
I believe it was all him no doubt. Praying works
DANG,........crazy! I have a pace maker too. Ain't had much trouble with mine though. So sorry that you're dealing with that Bull-Con. God bless. Love your videos.
In my case it's more than the ICD I'm in final stage heart failure and the infection has ruined my eyes and kidneys
Will pray for brother!!
Thank you
Thank you for your videos
Thankyou! I'm in a tough time, but what I hear on social media is things are bad and won't ever get any better.We have to be realistic, but with God there is hope.Now if God closes a door completely then we accept his will
Things will always get better might take a while but they always do
Preach
I love so much that he just speaks the truth. Just the reality and facts. Sometimes it's harsh, but so is life. Accept it and grow and keep your heart in the game.
Nice to hear from you Chris. Say hello to Darlene for us. Black Sheep, wishing everyone well and Strength through these times. All for one and one for all.
Thank you , that's the mindset the world needs now
Chris, you're the best when it comes to pigs.ive. Send your site to many
Get better and keep the show going.
If you saw our Berkshire pigs, you would change your mind on them.out of Shipply in Ohio
Thank you for what you do
Fr lower Alabama
Bob
I'll admit im probably too hard on berks I'm trying to get better about it . Email me some pictures homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com
Visiting today after hearing about your channel from Piney Woods Homestead. Glad your health is improving and you will most certainly be in my prayers. Have subscribed and am looking forward to your videos.
Thank you for your support, those are some good folks over there
God bless You & Darlene! The best thing we can do for you Chris is to spread your channel far and wide. You have much common sense and working man's knowledge that is being lost nowadays. Plus, if YT is making money off your videos might as well help you out too during these trying times! Let your subscriber community make the rest of the year a great one for you and your family! #homesteadingthehardway
Thank you for that
Im praying for you Chris. The Lord will guide you. He is the Shepherd, follow His voice.
Thank you
It's great to see you! I am so grateful for everyone that is helping you recover. You have been missed. 💐
Thank you for the encouraging words. This year has been hard. We have to buy our feed for ALL of our livestock (live in desert and don't have fences yet).
I really am blessed to have the Friends I have , feed cost are going to hurt everyone bad I'm afraid
Chris, I’m glad you shared this. I only found your channel after you were suffering these hardships. I enjoy your authentic, practical advice that gives enthusiastic pilgrims like me some perspective. And I also appreciate your saying that I’m a farmer too, since I do provide and sell a little outside my small property. It’s really more of an act of love between myself and the people I deal with, who are all known to me in my community in some way. Regardless of what your boy does, you’ve given him many great gifts, I can tell. You’re salt of the earth.
I've stabilized a little, have good days and bad days. One of the reasons I do the videos is my boys
I will pray for healing. I have two stints myself so I know a little about. Have to play the hand we are dealt right. 13:16
All anyone can do is the best they can
“Make do and work around it” Truer words have never been spoken. Sorry to hear of your health issues. Sending healing prayers. All my best, Francine
Thank you
God bless you. Hope you live out many more blessed days. Thanks for the great info and encouragement to dedication.
I appreciate your encouragement, there are so many limitations, depending on circumstances…I pray for your health, farm & family
There's always a setback of some kind just have to push through. Thank you
👍👍👍👍👍
Glad you're better. I went septic 3 years ago after kidney surgery and lost the functionality of the one they tried to fix. A supposed simple surgery had me in the hospital for 10 days just to save my life.
You have truly inspired me, I grew up on a farm with cattle. Hogs and huge garden. We mainly sold blackberries, the livestock and garden went in the freezer. I moved away and got a city job for 30 years. I just got a line on 15 acres down the road 30 miles before it went on the market and I'm trying to buy it. It's raw land now with a trailer but I see the potential, since it has county water, septic and elec already there. I don't have big p!ans, just a decent garden, some berries And raise 3-4 feeder pigs a year. I have to keep it simple, I'm partially disabled in my 60s and I'll be doing it alone.
The doctors will kill you I've seen that . I think that's a reasonable goal worst part would be getting setup
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay the first year will be rough. I have some contacts with the Amish and Mennonites, hoping for decent prices on lumber and sheet metal. I have the tools just need the memory of how to do it.
@@markthompson7961 I'll help all I can mark
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay I may be emailing you for advice in the Spring, especially on the pigs. I have a sketch for their pen, 16x32 using hog panels and solar elec fence and an idea about simple shelter plus 2 barrels with hog nipples and a feeder from scrap wood big enough to feed them about 3 days at a time.
@@markthompson7961 be glad to hear from you
A great chat and good advice. There are no short cuts. Sorry to hear about the health issues. Keeping you all in prayers.
Thank you I believe it helps
Hey Chris sorry to hear about that. I haven't been watching hardly any TH-cams. We were about in the same situation as you I had two heart attacks last year had to have open heart surgery five bypasses February I'd have two stents My Marine boys came home on leave to help run the homestead. We were in the same situation I couldn't work we couldn't pay bills with what the wife was making. And we ended up getting a miracle and getting out of debt. So I praying for you buddy and your family. God is good
I'm still going to be able to farm and I can do a little in the shop just nothing heavy . Biggest thing is the hospital bill it's scary high
You are so right about keeping a good attitude. Glad you are doing better and I prayed that you stay strong and get through.
Mindset can make all the difference, thank you
We've been praying for you Chris. Thank God you're still kickin'! I love your honesty and sound farming advice. Hang in there buddy. Next year will be better. I appreciate your encouragement. I needed it tonight!
I think everyone needs some right now
Good to see you are on the right side of some of those health issues Chris. You've been in my thoughts and prayers. I'll be doing what I can to get the word out.
Thank you geeky , you've been a big help to us
I'm glad you are getting better. I hope it continues. Keep plugging along
I'm still very limited in what I can do but I'm way better than I was
Matthew 8:7 - And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Great to see you back. Your advice and knowledge is always appreciated.
Thank you Mike , hopefully we'll get some videos up from now on
Your a soldier brother all the best with your health,
I can relate I we had 20 acres tobacco and 50 to 100 head of hogs my dad was smart he would say we can insure the tobacco and eat some of hogs we ain't gonna starve he's long gone but I still got the land and the memories give me strength take care now
Being raised like that makes you tougher than most I believe
God is good all the time
Very true
Been missing you and you're videos. Take care of yourself ill be praying.
Hopefully I can get some up from now on
Ah Chris, we will share. Least we can do for such a giving fella. It's good to see you up and around. Feel better. Thanks
Many thanks , I'm glad to be home if nothing else
Jesus, Chris. I’m sorry you had to go thru all of that. I know you and the family have a lot on your plates. It’s a blessing to have friends and family to help thru the hard times. Hoping you can continue to recover and are back as close to 100% as you can get as soon as possible. Praying for you guys, bud. You’ve got a big heart helping folks like you’re doing on your channel, Chris. Please take care of yourself. Blessings from Texarkana, Texas.
Thank you , I'm getting better just really slow going. I don't have much quit in me
I'm a black man born and raised in North Carolina and grew up just like this down in Goldston. Farming, dip spittin, etc. I may be getting engaged soon and home to buy at least 1 acre for my and my family to home stead on.
If you can try to get 2.5 acres that'll give you plenty of room , you'll tie an acre up in the house , barn, drive way etc .
Good to see you man! I pray you continue your healing. Good to see some truth. A lot of what you see on internet is miraculous prosperity preaching.
Thank you and you are absolutely right
I'm sorry to hear that buddy. I'm glad you are doing better. Unfortunately I know all about a picc line I've had a many of them over the years with ivs. I hope you continue to get better
I'm improving just slow
Well I'm glad to hear that. It takes awhile for sure. Them ivs can be rough on you too.
@@Steven-xi2ew biggest thing is swelling in my legs and I just can't get my strength back
It's gonna take a little while. Just take it slow and you'll get there.
Health wise I went through being septic and MRSA twice in 2019-2020. I still have kidney damage from the antibiotics. Had a pick line both times. I was off antibiotics for four days the first time before I ended up back in the hospital. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Third time to the hospital they amputated my right leg. Just had surgery to revise my amputation. My wife and son have kept everything going but it's a burden for them. When it rains it pours. I'll be praying for you brother.
I'm worried I'm not out of the woods yet . Hate you went through that
I’m sorry to hear of your health struggles! Praying you feel better soon. Great attitude and it’s inspiring to other farmers who are also going through hard times. This year has also been very rough for us, with a lot of dead pigs and our own health struggles. Next year WILL be better! 🎉
Farming is always a struggle in some way or another, you have to love it to do it . I like to see people succeed and sometimes just a little encouragement goes a long way
Hang in there Chris! I’m glad your ok and I pray you have many more years to come! Have faith in God 🙏 Aloha from Maui 🤙🏾
Always ! Thank you
Hi Chris! I've wondered where you were and figured your health problems were the reason we haven't heard from you. God bless Darlene, Treavor and all your neighbors that have helped you out this Summer. I'm glad you made this video. I've farmed full time raising tobacco and have a good sized garden every year now and you are exactly right. You will have bad years despite all you do. This year, my squash came and went fast and about the time my corn was ready to fill out, it turned off dry again. I got a little and the coons got the rest. I lost a good picking at the beginning in my tomatoes from blossom end rot but they still have made a pretty good crop despite early blight. My cucumbers and peppers have done good. People need to understand, farming is not a Monday-Friday 9 to 5 job. No matter how your health is, you can't take a leave of absence and everything will be there when you come back. Crops and livestock need to be tended to and can't be put on hold. I will pray for you and your family and yes, next year will be better. Keep the faith!
No doubt all the cows know is they want feeding they don't care a bit what else is going on
Last year was so wet everything rotted on the ground this year we got first cutting of hay but nothing since no rain. Garden dying corn field by me is ankle high!
Half your life praying for rain the other half praying for it to stop
Thankful you are on the road to better health. Take care of yourself. Praying for y’all. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you , I'm definitely getting better
I'll come work for you but I hope you get better so I can just come down and learn from you great job I'll be praying for you
You're always welcome
Lay in there and plow is all you can do brother. My dad had 5 bypasses done and the dr work on him for 8 hours to keep him here with us. In a month when he got to finally come home from the hospital they told him he was done couldn’t work again and needed to take it easy. Keep in mind he only had 30% of his heart working and he was a diesel mechanic but he said I’m not laying down and dying like that. Long story short he worked another17 years after they told him he was done and lived 5 more years after he finally did have to give it up.
I'm definitely not giving up. We have a Facebook page but I don't do much with it .
Praying for your health and better years in the very near future.
Thank you
I wondered where you were, sorry to hear of your health, in October my wife had a pacemaker installed for the same reasons too,almost lost her, we think we had covid and that put her in heart failure . Farming is tough even if your in great shape.
Hate to hear that , it finished my brother off lost year
Yes sad, alot of loved ones were lost.
I enjoy your videos. The content is superior to that of many videos produced by others. Possibly, your number of your subscribers could be increased, if the sound quality of your videos could be increased. Perhaps, a mic placed on your person might help. Best Wishes.
It probably wouldn't hurt
Chris, I’m so sorry your health has been bad, and I’m so grateful you made it through! I’ll share this with my family and ask them to watch. You should consider a go fund me. I know it’s hard, but it could pay the bills and help you recover easier.
Some year in the future I want to get some of your pigs to breed and keep, but I have to get the farm first! Please have your family reach out to youtube next time! A few extra prayers never hurt anyone.
I had something different but similar, in that I have a benign brain tumor that doctors made smaller so my vision and depth perception came back (and I didn’t die), but they left a super bug in my sinuses (the approach was up through the upper gums and inter nasally). And my kidneys suddenly went from 100% down to 30%. They have since rebounded to 50%. I can live carefully with that, but the sinus issues have been around for 14+ years. I was a single parent with a preteen daughter at the time though, scary.
Hang in there and don’t be shy to ask for help.
I hope we're here another generation or two . I understand completely, I didn't really realize how bad off I was for the first few weeks
I just stumbled across your channel from watching Jamerill Stewart she mentioned your channel as one of her favorites, and I know this video is 3 months old, but I needed it. Thank you for this.
I'm glad to help , everyone needs a little encouragement once in a while.
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay you're absolutely right!! I hope your health is doing better by now too!!
@@Hopedealer31 I'm better than I was , hopefully we'll get some videos up soon . I have several need doing
Chris and Darlene y'all take care be safe ❤️ we have missed y'all and so glad your doing better. "Ya Can't plow a field by"..... Piece and blessings brother 🙏❤️
I'm glad to be back !!
Catching up after a long time away my friend. So sorry to hear about your serious health problems but glad to see you here to talk about it amd speaking the truth for all to see.
It's been a struggle but I'm better than I was but I'll never be 100 percent
Glad you're back. Hope you get better soon
I'm just glad to be home
I couldn't agree more Chris! I've been checking up on you and Darlene every week or so, and worried why you weren't able to put up videos.
I figured you were just real busy with life, which happens to everyone.
I'm so happy you're doing better!!
I weed and weed and prune and work the garden every day after work.
The only thing the garden rewards is hard work and care.
Probably on average 2 hours a night after work in June and July, plus 6 hours sat and 6 Sunday.
Now it's shifted to handling the produce that's coming out of the garden.
That's a good point Jim growing it's half the battle
Hey Chris I’ve honestly thought about you a lot over the summer. I know your health hasn’t been the greatest so I’ve been praying for you and your family. Glad to see a video from you with an update on things. I miss the Friday night livestreams those helped a young person like myself just getting into hogs out alot and I mean that. Just want to say I really do respect and appreciate the advice you’ve given me and I’ll continue to hope and pray for you and yours. Hopefully your able to continue to give that advice in the near future. It’s been a rough year for us also but we were able to keep our nose to the grindstone and had a nice turn out in the garden and raised some good meat for the freezer. Hope to see a post soon god bless until then
I'm going to try to start the lives up again as soon as I'm able, I'll never be what I was but I'm going to do all I can
Hang in there, big man! Health is on top of your priority list now.
I'm more encouraged everyday. I'm definitely improving
OMG I didn't know about the seriousness of your recent health issues. I only knew about you having a pacemaker put in. I'm so glad you are okay!
Most of everything wrong came from the infection they put in with the pacemaker TBH
Chris, I'm praying.
Well glad to see you’re back out and about… I was just thinking about y’all the other day Chris. Wish I was closer and I’d come help you out. Just don’t give up buddy, from the sound of it you’re still here for a reason my friend. Hope things continue to get better from here
I'm improving just not fast enough and I'm not sure I'll ever get back 100 percent
Good to see ya back Chris. You are looking great for a dead man. Hope the pigs are doing well. We have been having problems getting pigs breed. So so hot. Hope we will start to see more videos.
I'm having the same trouble the boar's getting them at night . I'm a lot better not quite well but closer
Glad to see you been missing you hope you are getting better
I am preacher just not fast enough to suit me . Give me a call
Well darn it, you made me cry. You have inspired me a lot. I also get very depressed when I am unwell, even though I've never been seriously ill. My poor mindset scares me the most in regards to getting sick. You are doing awesome, though. Also, I think I see Bigfoot there next to the flower pots but I'm not sure. ;-) Hang in there!!
When they went to talking two weeks I got in a pretty dark place . You just can't let that happen you've got to stay tough for your family's sake
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay so true. I’m really glad you made it through!
I'm so happy to see you on the mend. Septic poisoning is really rough on the body. My husband know lives in skilled nursing from a bad case, it attacked his organs, including the brain. He's quadraplegic. I'm so thankful that God has heard our prayers for you. I've learned enough to be confident in my choice to get pigs for my family( 14 yr old daughter and myself). Any tips on what diet to feed out a steer the best way? LoL. I just had to let you know, we've been watching and praying. God bless you, glad to see you back.🙏♥️🙏
It was in my brain and lungs too , got to get a CT scan next week to see if the antibiotics got it . I can't express how glad I am that we helped you get started that's why I do this
I feed two out every year I can give you some recipes
I'd love a good recipe to feed mine out! I've passed along your site to others with a few acres like myself. I'm so thankful that you are feeling better. Please don't push yourself, those infection can linger. Praying for your continuing recovery. Much Love from Ohio!
@@raisingfaith2017 that's my biggest fear right now is that it'll come back . Email me and I'll tell you how to make a reasonably priced cow feed
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay wonderful! Thank you
Great vid
Glad to see you doing better. Hope everything goes better.
I'm on the up swing I think , definitely feel better
Chris, is there a chance I could talk to you on the phone sometime?
Yes just email me homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com
@@HomesteadingtheHardWayI will email you later on when I'm not at work, I appreciate it very much
I hear you loud and clear at 5:10 Chris ! The biggest problem I see on the "World Wide Waste Of Time " is Defeatist Mentality .
Every damn forum or channel is filled with these looser mentality people that give up at the first road block .
I aint got time for that bull shit and great to see you back with the update ! 👍
I've never had much quit in me
Hey old man are you feeling any better
I'm a lot better than I was no doubt!
Hey Chris I have some good crossbred piglets here in illinois if you need any pigs just say. I can bring them to you. We don’t have much but I will help how I can.
Thank you Joshua that means a lot . Things are a little better and we got a little help with the hospital bill .
Hope you feeling better. I have been raising pigs a lot. But you make a difference. My granddaddy got me in it. We even kill our own bbq alot of them to. But anyway last year I got some that I'm catching heck to size out. I know some where cross with potbelly pig.and Tamworth was mom. I was hoping they get hams like the mom did. But they where a fail. I want to get some little girls from you when I kill these nine off.
Just email me James and I'll save you some . homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com
The homesteading fad is ending .
I think the small farm is on its way back but the economy is going to shut down the people with fad/pet livestock and playing at gardening for pictures to put on Facebook
Tim Lawson- Put down the PBJ your mom made and pay attention kid.
Darlene works a full time job and the farm.
Chris is a hard working FARMER,
educated and experienced, tractor & diesel mechanic.
and above all - benevolent..
That's why they have 6,400+ subscribers and you have
- wait for it -
.1.🤣🤣🤣
Chris, why can't you sell chickens (and eggs)? Poultry is a higher seller out-selling beef. Selling direct to consumers via the Internet will make you money, no matter what part of the country you live in, isn't that right?
Not true at all . For example here the egg market is completely flooded and no one will pay the price you need to ask for processed chicken . No matter what method you use you can't reach a non existent market . The public also has the view that buying farm direct is buying wholesale . I can sell pullets for a profit and we do fairly good selling chicks , turkey poults sell good but as far as poultry goes that's it .
I have watched your videos and you think it's bad now wait until 2023 your going to be calling your homestead . Homesteading the going broke way . Your so backwards its kinda funny but its killing you . Your under stress from farming you cant keep depending on other to keep you afloat . You need to make a change for health reasons .
Tim I typed a long reply then I realized you're just a run of the mill idiot trying to troll and not worth the effort .
Tim Lawson- if you want to hear bs fairytales and lies about farming then go to one of those trendy bs channels! Chris here is one of the honest channels on TH-cam and if you don’t like it don’t let the door hit you on your ass on the way out✌️
Hey buddy what did you say your email was and ill email you in a little bit
Preach