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The twins are so grown up. Love how your boys are always bare foot and fancy free. Buggy is so cute
Lichen is not sick looking. It is not feeding on your trees. It is using them as a place to sit. (Can also grow on rocks.) Lichen will not grow where air pollution is bad so it is an indicator that you have good air quality. Smile it's a good thing!
Thats very cool info... Thank you.
They were right putting compost around the tree though. We have composted our fruit trees every year at the drip line and they have been growing and giving us fruit. They needed some TLC like Ben was saying.
P@@journeyoflovelight
And the barefoot babies are back!!! Can't wait to see buggie running around with them!
I just recently started watching this family’s videos. I noticed the bare feet. Dad in his work boots kids nothing on. Simple
Come for the Bubbles stay for the Hollars 😆
I love seeing your boys running around barefoot. True homestead life 🥰🥰🥰🥰👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The baby loves watching the baby chicks. So cute
I harken back to my younger years running around barefooted in the summer as I watch your boys. It amazes me watching them do just about everything with no shoes! Good country boys!
I bet it's a blessing having those boys around to help
I’m from Webster City, Iowa, which is The proud home of McMurray Hatchery. It’s been a reliable family business for generations. So fun to see them acknowledged by different TH-cam poultry peeps. 🖤🐓Great resource!
Great things come from Iowa.
I live in California. Born and raised in Eagle Grove, so my heart makes me always order from Murray!!!
@@kathysheesley463 I grew up on a farm on hwy 17 just up the hill from Hyview on the way to Eagle Grove. We had horses so I spent lots of time at the Eagle Grove sale barn for horse sales! 🖤 small 🌎
@Somers Farm did you contact them about it? If not, give them a chance to fix it next time you order, I think they aim to please for their lifetime customers. Sexing those wee things has to be tough! Lol
Sisquatch. Sasquatch’s annoying little sister.
Good call on taking it in and recognizing the value of your time. I like to work on my own stuff too but some point you just gotta call it.
MrFlip001 ~ GREAT name for Sasquatch 2.0!! Sisquatch. I love it.
Dude, l am 67 years old never took naps my whole life,but l can fall to sleep in my chair in my garage and wake up 20 minutes later like nothing happened!
My daughter is a great napper, she can sleep at her computer while gaming.😅
I have also started napping but recently discovered it was in part due to a lack of vitamin D thanks to spending so much more time indoors because of the COVID changes. I bought the cheapest vitamin D supplement at the local supermarket and wow, no more naps, so much more energy, it was very surprising. I just have to remember not to take it after lunch time otherwise I'm awake until 2am!
Today’s vlog was BUBBILICOUS.
Always enjoy watching you and your boys doing chores together. The best life lesson and TLC ever invented is family time.
@JRT Bubblelicious...well played! 👏🏼
WOW! They’re growing so fast!
Pork Chop, Bacon, and Sausage. Yep, one day they will bless your family with delicious food.
Look at those beautiful black chickens!
You’re so good to your animals.
Thank you for sharing.
thanks for the Bubbles view but I always wanna see the Buggie view. Thanks for that too. And now I wanna see zoomie pigs. glad the vehicle will get fixed, I was getting frustrated FOR you. hugs from here!
i havent bought lumber in a long time, every log i have is from the land i own...
That little girl is going to be so spoiled by her big brothers. She is adorable.
Hi..... Meg and Ben nice to see you all, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍
That comment by the tree was so sweet.... y'all are so lovable, the Holiest of Spirits shines at the Hollar Homestead.
We used our pigs to turn our garden space. We had them in a pen for 2 months, then moved them to the next area we wanted to turn. They leave behind great fertilizer, too! :)
The best thing is that you tried to fix your Excursion before you paid someone to fix it. 90% of the people out there would just pay someone to repair it. Good work keeping the place running and the family safe.
The last part of my comment was for Meg LOL Ben is the man.....
Truly biblical values
We have finally scrimped and saved to get the cash to repair the siding on our home (hubby is unable to do the work due to a back injury), and in the time we started until now, the price has tripled --- and we're paying SO MUCH MORE for this work - not for the expertise of the contractor, but for the lumber. It's killing us to have to d it!
So sorry this happened to you. None of us saw this coming! I didn't think this pandemic could cause lumber prices to go up. Go figure?
the music over the meat birds section is good. I like it.
Everything's coming up apple blossoms there! That is wonderful. I just hope $2000 worth of fruit and nut trees survived our neighbors donkey getting to them and eating them. Some look like they might be ok, but others we're not sure. He's such a wonderful donkey we can't get mad at him. His name is Valentine and he's solid white. He keeps the coyotes away from the farm. But I sure hope he doesn't go for the fruit and nut trees this year. We have fencing around them, but he is well capable of pushing and breaking through. Also you're right on the lumber thing. We bought 6 - 6x6x12ft posts and I was stunned at their price. Enjoying this beautiful weather here, so I know you are too! 😊❤🙏🐓🐤🐖🐥
OMG! The cost of lumber is insane as well as gasoline! Great thing you got your home built last year, truly. Thanks for the chicken info, I'm still building ideas, lol. I did try duck eggs this week, they are huge and very healthy, so now I'm second guessing.
Brilliant. Your helpers want to be just like you.
I love seeing the young men helping. 🤗🤗 You saved the tree... nice job. Awww like the wife said. Lol she’s tooo cute. 🤗🤗
So nice to see Spring. Here in WV it's hit and miss. Cold one day warm another. Mother Nature All screwed up lol. The Baby is so Cute and turning into a very happy girl. You sure are right about Lumber. But don't understand why. Lumber Mill here has Lumber that's sitting around rotting. Some is finished and other rough cut. Go figure. At least they will sell the Lumber to locals as long not building a house. Always look forward to your Videos. God Bless and Peace Be With You All
That gorgeous baby is getting so big!! She sure is enjoying the beautiful day.
I LOVE the way the boys are shoeless all the time!! Memories of my childhood coming back!
Toilet brushes are the BEST for cleaning waterers!😂👍
Thats what I keep thinking... Id have them stationed at every enclosure ..lol Have a good day.
Tony WNC, good idea!
So it’s ok that toilet brush hangs at the water station! Been doing that for a couple years now.
Oooh you read James Herriot!!! Trickie Woo goes cracker dog!!😂😂😂 I have his whole collection!!!💖
One of my favorite series- ever!
@@annie-k5213 me too!! I laugh out loud, i cry, and pretty much any other emotion in between!!!!!😃💖
Tonya Pedraza ~ The James Herriot books are the best. A wonderful friend introduced me to them about 3 decades ago! Definitely time to reread them all.
@@TXNLaurenMcN It's amazing how quickly I can read through them!! Such an innocent time that makes me wish to go back! Sometimes progress just isn't that great!?!😐💖
As soon as Ben said that I jumped down to the comments to see if anyone caught it. :) Cracker-dog! LOL.
Just saw Ben on Instagram and didn't know that he is also an accomplished musician. Fantastic guitar player. Really enjoyed the one you wrote.
Thank you! You muse have been one of the twenty odd people on the live lol!
Wood prices are terrible! In fact, prices on gas is crazy as well. Glad to hear the shop identified the problem with your truck. When you get it back , you'll be happy.
Thank you 🙏 for sharing life on your homestead!.....all that hard work and I did. Not have to do it, hurray!...Buggie just keep growing and soon she will be chasing her brothers around the farm!....God bless y’all abundantly and stay safe and healthy!
I call cracker dog, going crazoo! Fits all my animals. Lol
love the video and the baby is getting so big she is so cute
NO NO NO YOU did the best thing with the truck. You worked on everything that you could. You do not have all the equipment required to fix things. You did a great job on diagnostic as far as you could. And you did learn. You did the right thing after you reach a point of no more ideas and just throwing everything at it and costing more in long run. Can't wait to get it back in action for you guys.
What was wrong with it in the end?
you could let people stay in the trailer and learn about gardening, soap making, butcher skills etc for the summer. Possibly students that are taking courses that require some of those skills.
I am surprised that the 2 eldest haven't claimed the trailer as their own house.
Actuallly the trailer would make a good AirBNB.
No way! Poor Ben and Meg have little alone time as it is with 5 kids.
@@rkthing55 I was just thinking they could get some help around the farm for the summer, it was just a thought
@@nancybrowning3380 good thought at that. I thought that the Rhodes would use their bus like that.... good opportunities available .
We are purposefully moving our pig pen into our cattle pasture to intentionally help us remove some trees. I hope it works for us!! 🤪
They will take down smaller trees. Watch out, they love grass!
Lumber prices in Australia have always been MILES ahead of what you are only now beginning to discover.
Even OSB is $58- for an 8x4 foot board...
Yikes! Is it because it needs to be imported?
I'm still enjoying catching up on your previous videos. You are making a very productive and self-sufficient homestead. I love watching your journey. God bless.
It is never a waste of time to learn something new. Your reasoning for taking it to a shop is spot on too.
Awesome!!! Glad you got the truck figured out even if it's at a shop. Love the baby chicks and how cute little Miss is!!!!
Thank you beautiful people.
We butchered the mangalista/Guinea hog cross. The meat is wonderful. The lard is snowy white, soft, and best baking lard i have ever used. The weathercwas windy and there was an unexpected sand storm. So I had to cut and package all tne meat. Made a pork roast for Easter that no one believed was pork.
The heritage pork tastes so much better! It is so sad that pork has become so lean. It tastes like sand compared to the heritage breeds!
Speaking of lumber, we rent our country home, and know we will be moving in a couple years, so we wanted to keep that in mind when we did our gardens. Finally get to put a couple beds in this year, and we are doing the cross bricks that let you just slide lumber into and no screws or nails needed. My wish was to use artificial decking for the sides as it will last a long time and we can move it with us. Fast forward to this year. It was cheaper to get the PVC boards then lumber. So we can get sides that will last indefinitely just about cheaper then the untreated lumber we need. Its insane!
Meg that baby of yours is absolutely adorable!! Love her smile.
Yes, Pigs can get the "Zoomies" just like Dogs do. It can be very silly to watch, lol
I love watching our pigs frolicking around their pen. They don't do it as much when they get big but as they grow they love to run around. They sure take off if they get startled.
Bubbles looks like he his scarfing all that food down. No distractions for him. Totally focused! Lol!
Loved running around barefoot, playing in park behind apartment, and climbing trees. Guess I was tomboy! Thanks for vid today. Enjoy your content! Happy Days! 😁👏☀️🤗🥰🙏🏻
Your young men are such a wonderful asset to all you do. Pray you all stay blessed.
Thanks so much for sharing your lives with us!
Bubbles is so cute!!
Just wanted to say I understand if you ever want to just throw that camera in the stream and just live your life , so thanks for taking the time out to carry it in one hand while trying to miraculously get things done with the other lol. Have a good day!
I remember the days when I used to walk in the gravel barefooted can you do it anymore.
Me too! Thought nothing of running on it. We had tough feet 🦶 back then!
I like that you can just step over the fence to your pigs.
Wow. Been busy. Glad you are getting your Excursion fixed...that they were able to diagnose the problem. Love all your new chicks n how fast your pugs are growing...be but her time b4 you know it. Buggie is getting cuter n cuter too.
Such a glorious sunset! All is well! Goodnight one and all.
The pigs got the zoomies!😁
You guys look so good.. The Pigs had the Zoomies...lol Horses get like that when the wind starts really blowing.. I love watching animals.. Thanks for sharing.. Peace Friends..🦋🦋
You need to check out the feeders that LIVING Traditions Homestead built. They love them.
Yes, those Idaho pasture pigs over there have a nice feed set up!
Yes they are a different style of pigs then these are.
We live in Central Arkansas near Roots & Refuge & VW Family Farms, we also have seen wood prices increase significantly. Aren't you glad you did not need to purchase the wood for your new raised beds?
Wooden eggs have worked well to stop the egg eaters this year. It was fun at first to see the frustration when they tried to eat them. Now all eggs are ignored!
what a beauty chicks !
Pens are for making compost in the winter, otherwise it's out and about for the critters. Even though it's still getting below freezing here at least once a week, our chickens are out of their winter quarters and back on grass.
McMurry is my go to even here in the Pac NW because they are just that good.
My boyfriend heard me watching and asked if you fixed your truck yet 😆
Edit: Never mind, he got his answer later in the video.
I'm happy you found out the problem with truck, and it's getting taken care of.
These seem to be moving along on the homestead
Ben getting all sappy over his tree. You guys are doing a amazing job.
Robert emmons ~ No pun intended? LOL, Good one!
Thanks for the great video. And, btw, Meg looks about 16 years old in this video. How is she doing that? Needy Later Baby is Spring of Youth. Love yall.
Was thinking same thing. Looks more like a teenage sister, than mom of 5. You are gorgeous Meg!!! 🥰
I was thinking the exact same thing
You have to love those farm-boy feet. The ability to walk on gravel without wincing or hopping is impressive!
xo Heather🇨🇦
Happy Easter 🐣🐇🐰How precious is That Baby Sister 🥰😍
I like the chores done to the music! Great pigs! Cute meat birds! Great that the shop figured out the first layer of problems on the truck. I think it was still great that you tried to diagnosis it yourself! I'm glad one of the boys helped fixing the chicken tractor. The metal looks really nice. The plastic roof is nice too. Biggie watching the boys put the chickens in the wagon was nice to see. Thanks!
Every year my Grandpa Roush raised two hogs to butcher. He and my grandma milked 4 Jersey cows by hand twice a day. Then they separated the milk, sold the cream and fed some the skim milk to the hogs.
I have a Windex window cleaner bottle for doing second story windows, mixes Windex and hose water automatically with a switch on the top to turn the soap on and off, works awesome! Even better, once the bottle was empty I filled it with Dawn dishwashing liquid and now I use it to spray my fruit trees, works awesome that way too! Keeps the bugs away but doesn't add chemicals to the fruit, my trees have become way healthier since starting this. One year I took one of those static dusters for furniture and went back and forth between my Apple trees and pollinated them myself. I'd wipe the flowers on a few branches of one tree, then do a few branches on another tree, going back and forth until I covered what I could reach. I went to far with it, the trees were way overladen with apples, I was picking apples constantly to reduce the weight on the limbs before they were ripe. I do it a lot less now, I'm too big to be a bee.
It truely warms my heart to see how far you guys have come "just abit of TLC" 💕 Xx
I really want to see a video of pigs with the zoomies.
Looking good at the homestead !
Given how poor much of the nc soil is, my advice is to get a chipper shredder and use the wood chips with all pigs and chickens, and rotate as needed and overseed to create great pasture over the long haul
You have accomplished so much already this Spring. Thank you for sharing this day with us.
I'm glad you turned your truck over to a reliable garage and at least you won't have to pay for parts and labor for what you have already done. Maybe this one thing that they do will complete it and fix the problem, but you were right, you just can't do it all. There is only 24 hours in a day after all. Have a Blessed day.
Question, any Amish saw mills around where you live. We have some here and they are a lot cheaper. Ben man of many talents. Blessings to all. 😊🇺🇸
Compost. Wood chips. ...LOOK. IN. THE PIGS. THAT. GRAZE. ON. GRASS
Well we finally left the city and are at our farm with 23 chickens. We finally did it. Watchin you since day one.Livin our dream too. Love you guys!
Fantastic!
Hallo bubles from the Netherlands 😍
Good call on the car fix. The pigs are looking great.
If you can find a local place that rents a drum wood chipper, or even if you have to hire them to come out with it, you could have all that wood chipped up in one day!
I'm so thankful for your channel I always look forward to seeing your channel come of for view just thank you for being you from Tulsa Oklahoma
Lichen definitely not a sign of poor health - quite the opposite. And lichen only thrives in clean, unpolluted air.
Not many jobs where you can take a nap in the middle of the day ;-) Glad the truck is getting fixed. Place is looking good!
Ben, I never get tired of watching you and the boys doing morning chores, especially seeing baby chicks on fresh grass for the first time. The Mangas are looking fine. How old do they have to be before they can have piglets? I'll bet those are adorable... like poodle-pigs or something. (I ordered a Bubbles t-shirt but the company made a mistake and sent me a shirt that seemed to be from one of the protest groups on the left coast and when I called them, I switched my order to a "Good Morning Beautiful People"... now I want a Bubbles shirt after all, but in addition.) ~ Good call on Sisquatch (using MrFlip001's new name for it, lol). I'd agree that your time is extremely valuable in the spring. About as much as the price of lumber!
The baby is as beautiful as babies can be! Loved her watching the meat bird chicks being put to bed for the night. She'll one day have her own flock like Lily Rhodes or Olivia Lumnah!
You guys got your rhythm going now...I absolutely love it! Blessings to the whole family🙏🏻💖💖
A beautiful productive day!!💕
i treated a lichen covered tree with a diluted dawn dish soap + water solution.. the next year there was zero lichen on it....
Have it on my azaleas, will definitely be trying it, thank you, my grandfather planted them and they are taller than I am, it's already took some of them out, really appreciate that tip 🌹
just be careful. im no expert on this stuff. hope it works for you!
@@cindyyoung2567 Hey, I just appreciate that glimmer of hope. Thought I was going to have to take them all out,the infected ones, and really was preparing to do just that, hopefully I won't have to now, so thank you. 🌹
Lichen is NOT a parasite. Does not harm plants. leave it be.
Meg, you are looking very healthy and happy. Your family is very wonderful .
your boys remind me of my brother and me when spring hit the shoes went bye bye and we did not put any back on till October or so lol your guys have your homestead looking great
Have you thought about crossing one of your guinea girls with Bubbles it would be interesting to see the results
Vermont Here......Love The Show & Bubbles....LOL
Don’t you just love your Gorilla dump cart. I used mine today and got so much done. Work feels good when the sun is shining and the body is healthy.
Love watching you guys & your journey!!! Buggie is growing so Fast!! Cute as a BUG!!!!!! Love that the tree's are coming back!!! I have a special thing with tree's & can bring back the sickly as well. It takes a special person to be able to do that. The vibrations send out to them is healing & they LOVE to be stroked & talked to. Psssst...you can do that part when your alone with them if you want......LOL!!!! As Always, Many, many Blessings to you & yours!!! Till next time!. :)
Hello welcome back glad too see you all the pigs have grown a lot have a great day God Bless
Bring it to the specialist because your time is better spent doing something else, I completely agree. The time you spent trying to fix it was not a waste of time. ANY knowledge gained is always valuable.