Maine Winter Prep! Checking Off Our To Do List! | Maine Offgrid Cabin Life

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  • @hippiechickoffgridmaine8625
    @hippiechickoffgridmaine8625 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Good job folks. It still amazes me how well you have acclimated to this lifestyle. Quite proud of you folks.

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Means a lot coming from you!😊

  • @lisabibby6274
    @lisabibby6274 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you for the video, I hope that your wife sells out at the craft fair.

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for the kind words and support! 😊

  • @lindamoore8594
    @lindamoore8594 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi from Houlton! black rubber bowls from feed store, are a must have for water. They won't crack from freezing, just flip and stomp the ice out. some supplemental light, cause 16 hours of dark and freezing is too long to go without food and water. They need to eat to stay warm. A little cracked corn before bed helps also.

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hi Linda (neighbor)! 👋
      Thanks for the tips! We appreciate them! We do have a light in the coop. Will have to get some cracked corn! Have a great night!! 😊

  • @dfoltz268
    @dfoltz268 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Still sweating wearing shorts and getting eaten alive by bugs down here. Living vicariously through you 😂

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂 Don’t mind wearing shorts but you can keep the bugs! 🤣 Have a great day!😊

  • @LindaDeMauro-k9e
    @LindaDeMauro-k9e หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey Jen, saw you waving and I waved back and I loved that little dance of you two. That sure is a lot of work, but little by little you’ll get it done. I just love the videos that you share with everyone!

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Linda! Gotta stop and have fun. All work and no play is not good for you!! (Remember where I worked 😉) We really appreciate your love, support and comments!! They mean the world to us!!♥️

  • @bearofme
    @bearofme หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    loved that little dance ya'all did. nice too watch ya doing chores with a sense of humor. please show that november craft poster again, to remind me, that make an awesome day trip.

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน

      You have to have fun….enjoy why we came out here on this journey!! 😊 We will be posting the craft poster a lot more as the date gets closer. We would love for you to stop by and see us!! We are hoping to do more of them next year!! ♥️

  • @DawnMillington-i9t
    @DawnMillington-i9t หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Chickens will reward come winter with plenty of eggs. Nice job. Good luck with the craft show.😊

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DawnMillington-i9t We hope so! 😊 Thank you for the kind words and support! 😊

  • @Pammy00013
    @Pammy00013 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Jason and Jen,
    So good to see you guys. WOW
    lots of prep to get done, I know
    you guys stay super busy! Maybe
    when winter gets here y’all can chill
    some and rest up for the big stuff
    come spring and summer. I know
    you still have lots to do in the winter
    but you know what I mean. 🤪
    We had 80* today and that’s so
    rare for us but hey who’s complaining,
    right? lol not me. Praying our
    winter is smooth sailing! AND YOURS TOO 🙃
    Stay safe, warm and God Bless ❤

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hi Pam!👋
      Good to hear from you. Hope all is well!
      We do have lots to do but it’s one item at a time. The important things first.
      Things will shift to different things to get done come winter.
      I have several blanket orders already and I will be restocking the website after the craft fair next month.
      We were in the 70’s today!! It was beautiful!! I sat out with the chickens for a bit. It was relaxing.
      We pray the winter goes smoothly too!
      Have a great night! Take care and God bless!♥️🙏♥️

  • @kristingrounds4163
    @kristingrounds4163 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great start on winter prep...I am sure it is an endless process

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kristingrounds4163 it certainly is, but worth every project 😊 Thank you for the kind words and support!

  • @Backyard_Chickens
    @Backyard_Chickens หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Chainsaw question: Husqvarna or Stihl. 20 or 24 inches. I have no preference, just checking. Amazon and TSC had a sale on Husqvarna.

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Backyard_Chickens for our lifestyle Husq works great. If one was to do saw commercially, I’d say Stihl.
      I have a 24” Husq 455 Rancher, 18” Poulon and a 16” Stihl.

  • @Offgridlee444
    @Offgridlee444 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome organized crafts. So cool! I relate to the work! Great job guys! 😊

  • @lindamoore8594
    @lindamoore8594 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've tried winters with pine shavings and with straw, I found the the straw held up better and kept coop 10 to 15 degrees warmer than outside temp. Pine shavings held onto moisture and the walls and windows had alot of condensation.

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We do have some straw and we’re going to put some in their run. Will try and add some to the coop too!!

  • @perrybrantley6188
    @perrybrantley6188 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Enjoyed the video. Nice setup

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for the kind words and support 😊

  • @verajamieson8020
    @verajamieson8020 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gen as a horticulturlist put your growing medium in the greenhouse too prevent the fertilizer from going off over the winter and keep it dry.☘️🇮🇪sould read Jen?

  • @judithdavis7437
    @judithdavis7437 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    #1 happy winter!!

  • @hepburn995
    @hepburn995 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Always fun, watching somebody else working haha.

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤣😂

    • @HensOnly
      @HensOnly หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just like the logging with horses, lawn and leaf mowing and bucking logs videos. They are fun to watch!

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂🤣

  • @cedricgates9976
    @cedricgates9976 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i just keep adding shavings till about 6 in deep never clean it out works for my 6 hens shovel out once a year ifound that grates just help beaver plug culverts only way to stop is remove said beaver

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cedricgates9976 well add a bit more shortly to make sure they have a min of 6”. We use the grate so it’s easier to clean, it won’t prevent the beaver. We’ve had so many issues with Beavers and until we’re able to move them, the grate makes cleaning much easier.

  • @commonman7776
    @commonman7776 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thumbs up

  • @hippiechickoffgridmaine8625
    @hippiechickoffgridmaine8625 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I know where you can get a few beaver if you're missing theml😅

  • @verajamieson8020
    @verajamieson8020 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can you put a heat lamp n a portable energy pack on the coldest nights??🇮🇪☘️🐓🐓🐓🐓

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน

      We don’t plan on adding any heat to the coop. Our chickens are cold hardy and with the additional preparations we have for the coop we hope that’ll be enough 🤞

  • @JimTexas806
    @JimTexas806 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    OK the zip tie trick was a legit tip. Never know what I will learn on your channel.Where does the SxS rate in needed equipment, before or after tractor? I think I have seen some politician with big hair do that dance lately.

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We have found a lot of hacks that work since being out here! (They definitely come in handy) As for SxS or tractor first…..tractor. SxS is an amazing tool but on a smaller scale vs the tractor. First year we were hand shoving gravel into our cart to take to where we needed it. Not fun!! 🤣

  • @robinmbirrellstudio
    @robinmbirrellstudio หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love your videos! I’m winter prepping in Maine too, just a bit south of you. Question: Have you dealt with voles at your place? They don’t hibernate and I’m looking for ways to prevent them from destroying the veggies overwintering in a low tunnel. Any advice? Thanks!

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@robinmbirrellstudio howdy neighbor(ish) 👋
      We have voles and a lot of them. They decimated our potato patch the past couple years.
      Only thing we’ve found that helps is Sioux, our cat. He brings a few home every week. He stays inside at night, but with the shop finished we plan on bringing 2 or 3 kittens in to raise as barn cats. They’ll stay outside 24/7. Hoping they’ll help keep the population down.

    • @robinmbirrellstudio
      @robinmbirrellstudio หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ Well, I think it’s time to find some cats to adopt! Thank you! 🥰

  • @hippiechickoffgridmaine8625
    @hippiechickoffgridmaine8625 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Do you put anything into your gas to store it?

    • @HanbleceyaRanch
      @HanbleceyaRanch  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not unless we think the gas will sit more that 6 mos.