**Here are the heated water bottles we have for our rabbits. They are pricey but this is our 3rd winter using them and none have stopped working. I'm not entirely sure when they will come back in stock!: www.allthingsbunnies.com/API-Heated-Rabbit-Bottle-p/wb109.htm **In our Amazon storefront there are cheaper ones, we have a had a couple of these only last one season so keep that in mind: {Earns Commission, Thank You}: www.amazon.com/shop/sageandstonehomestead
Hi Heather.. I hope you stay nice and warm. I am no longer homeless..well we been staying in a hotel with a little kitchen in it. We been living here for 2 and half months. They rent out some rooms as a suite where they have a couch that pulls out to a full sized bed and they have a kid sized bed in the bedroom and a little kitchen. It's better than last year we lived in our car and we live in Rhode Island and we had 2 to 3 days in the negative digits and we got lucky and got a hotel room for those days. I know we would of froze to death. Our mini Australian Sheppard had her coat on and her heated blanket but the heat in the car wasn't working at the time and I am greatful and prayed to God and we made it three those tough days. I swear all the horrible things I have been threw in the past 3 years like losing our home to a fire. We owned it for 12 years and broke my heart to see it after the fire and I was greatful no one was home but deep down I was I was home I could of save our home. The fire started in the kitchen and i was at work for only 20 minutes when I got the call. Then my dad passed away 3 weeks later. I lost my mom when I was 32 she passed unexpectedly. And now dealing with the state about my family. I do alot of praying ! I am greatful that this hotel is isn't too expensive we pay about 650.00 a week. I have been looking for a apartment but I can't find a 3 bedroom under 2 grand. I know we pay that now but we don't have to pay for any utilities, and we have free wifi. We lived in the car for too many months. My husband had to get off social security and got a really good job. His back hurts him but he was given a better position and he is the boss of that dept and he doesn't have to do much of the hard work he gets to pass it the people who work under him. I want to say that you for your great vlogs you have taught me so much and me and my husband have been looking for places to live that has a bit of land we want to start our little Homestead. We figured better late than never. We are both in our early 40's and I think we can handle a few goats and chickens !!
Got a few things done here at the house today. Harvested our carrots earlier in the week, and today we harvested our beets, chopped up what was left of our mustard greens and incorporated them back into the beds. Tomorrow it's not supposed to drop below 20 degrees til after the sun sets, so I'll be burying our blue berries that are in containers in the raised beds to help protect the roots.
We just had 6 inches of rain in 24 hours. It has stopped. Now it is very humid. 90% humidity. Stay warm. Take care. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you for sharing. Love and Blessings to you all. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏 Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘
Wow, I've always wanted to try large squares. You're so lucky to have a tractor and a tractor savvy spouse. And congrats again on your negative herd testing!
They are fiddly to try to hand out but better on the wallet! I think when we expand the barn we can fenangle a space to feed them one of these up off the ground.
Well here in lower Michigan we are going on day 3 of cold weather with lots of snow!!!! Yesterday day it got down to -5 degrees and the last I looked today it was a whole 4 degrees!!
We got snow Monday and Tuesday we ended up in the negative temperature with the feel like temperature and we want be above freezing for over a week and half.
I'm praying your weather isn't too-too bad!! Our temp right now is -11°. The snow is drifted higher than the cattle panels around my goat lot. Keeping everyone comfortable is nearly impossible. Please take care! God bless!
Your girls are so well mannered, my to Boer/Alpine does jump in the gorilla cart to eat the hay. It’s more of a chore to pull a full hay wagon and goats lol I’m headed out to milk and feed and do the frozen water dance….it’s 17 plus wind chill here in CenTex…y’all stay warm!
Well real winter finally arrived for me lol. Here in Manitoba Canada this cold snap is pretty normal. I do remember Jan 2000 when we stayed in -30 the entire month.
It's so cute how floofy all the goats are. One of our wethers looks twice his normal size in winter! I was looking through pics the other day and the difference between summer and winter is amazing! Nefarious is super handsome!
Looks like you were ready for the cold!! Water is always the most difficult to deal with in the cold. If you can block the wind, fill their bellies and keep water liquid the animals can handle the cold. I love your neighbor too!! Reminds me of several gentlemen in my community!! A good neighbor is truly a wonderful thing to have!!❤ We have about 4 inches of snow here with more forecast for this evening. The bird feeders are filled and they seem very appreciative! Thanks for sharing and stay safe!! 🙏❤
I'm so glad you received such great results from your disease testing. I know that's such a relief, even though you were fairly certain that would be the outcome. Any time I get those results, it makes me so very happy!
Tori is too cute. We got ice/snow all through the night and it’s not supposed to get above freezing today and tomorrow here in NE Texas, that’s my biggest worry for my chickens. I do agree that there seems to be so many warnings? Maybe it’s because it’s been more of a fast development other times and hasn’t lasted as long? Not sure but so far not too too bad God willing🙌🏽
You KNOW that if you didn't have the camera on he would have walked with you like a champ. 😜😂 We woke up to a couple of inches of snow, and it's still coming down. My LGD is LOVING it, the goats, not so much. 😄 Unfortunately, I don't have all my infrastructure in place and wasn't able to get everything done like I wanted to because of dealing with the aftermath of my husband's recent heart attack (doctor visits, etc.). So right now I have a large stock pot of icy water on top of the woodstove and the rest of the 5 gallon bucket waiting to be warmed up. I will be breaking ice and putting it in the pot, filling jugs with the water and carrying it out to my critters later. Ya do what ya gotta do. Thankfully, I think this cold is only supposed to last to the weekend.
Hi Heather,we do blood testing for farme animals her to.the vet does from a association cows...her in🇵🇹.I think is very importante because the animals ar expose to manny dieses like wild bores and der.
Clover was following that hay, hahaha. Tori always wanting some extra love too. Loved seeing how you got all situated for this next cold spell and of course seeing all the goatie goats. Buster is a sweetheart! 💚 💚
I noticed Tori is really coming up to me a lot more without Calamity here. I think Calamity's attention hog-ness kinda set Tori into the background but she's finding her spotlight! Buster is LOVING the cold! It's been a dry cold.
I learn so much from you. Thank you. I, too, have a random question. If you are getting below freezing for a longer time, the ground will freeze somewhat. Will your mushroom spawn survive being frozen? I don’t know if the spawn is deep enough to be below the freezing level or if it will survive being frozen. I suspect it will be fine short term. I do hope it comes through. So much to think of!
Why don’t the bucks wear collars and the does do? I have noticed in other herds the bucks don’t have collars on. Just curious as to why. More than curiosity I put a collar on my buck, and if I needed to take it off I would.
You want to just watch him. If there are no horns in the herd he should be fine, but bucks neck girth expands substantially during rut and you don't want it getting too tight. I worry about them getting caught while roughousing around too. The does generally need to be led and handled more than the bucks too, I usually just have collars on my milkers so I can guide them where I need them to go if needed. Winnie has a collar so she can be trained to lead well :)
Hi Heather! What are your thoughts on the orchard grass? Fiancé hauls hay and that’s what we’ve got in big bales. We have problems with the seeds..cheatgrass looking pieces getting lodged in fur and eyes. Any recommendations for that? Also, I saw in a previous video you crocheted baby goat sweaters, what size would you recommend for Nigerian dwarfs?
I can't remember how exactly I made those to be honest! I just kinda winged it! I've never had issues with the goats on any hay to include orchard grass! I've gotten hay in my own eye but it was just fine particles.
@@SageandStoneHomestead So far the only goats having issues with the eyes/seeds are our two smallest goats. I’m hoping it’s just this batch of bales, our alfalfa is just fine. I think I’ll play around crocheting too, we’ve got our first batch of kids hitting the ground in less than two weeks! Yay! Thank you soooooo much for all your help! You’re definitely “my” goat lady 🐐
Brother Levi and Sister Heather we are keeping you in our prayers. The diligent man seeks the will of the Living God and finds it . Jesus prayed to the Father and said: This is life eternal that they might know You the only true God and Jesus Christ that You have sent. John 17:3. From our house to yours. Amen
**Here are the heated water bottles we have for our rabbits. They are pricey but this is our 3rd winter using them and none have stopped working. I'm not entirely sure when they will come back in stock!: www.allthingsbunnies.com/API-Heated-Rabbit-Bottle-p/wb109.htm
**In our Amazon storefront there are cheaper ones, we have a had a couple of these only last one season so keep that in mind: {Earns Commission, Thank You}: www.amazon.com/shop/sageandstonehomestead
Hi Heather.. I hope you stay nice and warm. I am no longer homeless..well we been staying in a hotel with a little kitchen in it. We been living here for 2 and half months. They rent out some rooms as a suite where they have a couch that pulls out to a full sized bed and they have a kid sized bed in the bedroom and a little kitchen. It's better than last year we lived in our car and we live in Rhode Island and we had 2 to 3 days in the negative digits and we got lucky and got a hotel room for those days. I know we would of froze to death. Our mini Australian Sheppard had her coat on and her heated blanket but the heat in the car wasn't working at the time and I am greatful and prayed to God and we made it three those tough days. I swear all the horrible things I have been threw in the past 3 years like losing our home to a fire. We owned it for 12 years and broke my heart to see it after the fire and I was greatful no one was home but deep down I was I was home I could of save our home. The fire started in the kitchen and i was at work for only 20 minutes when I got the call. Then my dad passed away 3 weeks later. I lost my mom when I was 32 she passed unexpectedly. And now dealing with the state about my family. I do alot of praying ! I am greatful that this hotel is isn't too expensive we pay about 650.00 a week. I have been looking for a apartment but I can't find a 3 bedroom under 2 grand. I know we pay that now but we don't have to pay for any utilities, and we have free wifi. We lived in the car for too many months. My husband had to get off social security and got a really good job. His back hurts him but he was given a better position and he is the boss of that dept and he doesn't have to do much of the hard work he gets to pass it the people who work under him. I want to say that you for your great vlogs you have taught me so much and me and my husband have been looking for places to live that has a bit of land we want to start our little Homestead. We figured better late than never. We are both in our early 40's and I think we can handle a few goats and chickens !!
Got a few things done here at the house today. Harvested our carrots earlier in the week, and today we harvested our beets, chopped up what was left of our mustard greens and incorporated them back into the beds. Tomorrow it's not supposed to drop below 20 degrees til after the sun sets, so I'll be burying our blue berries that are in containers in the raised beds to help protect the roots.
Smart idea! You're getting a lot done!
Congrats on your clean herd! So happy everyone is healthy!
Thank you!! ♥♥
Hello Sweet Lady. Stay warm, safe and happy.
Thank you! You too!
We just had 6 inches of rain in 24 hours. It has stopped. Now it is very humid. 90% humidity.
Stay warm. Take care. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you for sharing. Love and Blessings to you all. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏 Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘
Wow! That's a lot!
@@SageandStoneHomestead 👍
Wow, I've always wanted to try large squares. You're so lucky to have a tractor and a tractor savvy spouse. And congrats again on your negative herd testing!
They are fiddly to try to hand out but better on the wallet! I think when we expand the barn we can fenangle a space to feed them one of these up off the ground.
Thank you!! ♥♥
You can buy gardener’s sleeves. They hook over your thumb and go over your elbow so it will protect your arms
I have something similar I wear to protect my arms from the rabbit claws! I can use those, great idea!
Well here in lower Michigan we are going on day 3 of cold weather with lots of snow!!!! Yesterday day it got down to -5 degrees and the last I looked today it was a whole 4 degrees!!
Oh my goodness!! Stay warm!!
You are a smartie-pants Heather 😂 you just knew it wouldn't work out with those huge haystack
I wouldn't have thought about taking a few flakes off! Thank Goodness for experienced neighbors! :)
Thats a whole new spin on "a flake" of hay lolololol😂
For sure LOL!
The barn looks so cozy with the sun coming through that clear wind block!
Like a mini greenhouse! ♥
Were in the 20s today! Southeast texas. Stay safe and warm. Us southerners arent made for this lol 😆
You stay warm too!!
Here in Dayton Ohio it’s 2 degrees 😂. So the teens would be nice to see
Today it was 7 degrees in the morning!
We got snow Monday and Tuesday we ended up in the negative temperature with the feel like temperature and we want be above freezing for over a week and half.
Wow that's intense!! Hope you've got access to some good Hot Cocoa!
I'm praying your weather isn't too-too bad!! Our temp right now is -11°. The snow is drifted higher than the cattle panels around my goat lot. Keeping everyone comfortable is nearly impossible. Please take care! God bless!
WOW that's intense!!
Your girls are so well mannered, my to Boer/Alpine does jump in the gorilla cart to eat the hay. It’s more of a chore to pull a full hay wagon and goats lol
I’m headed out to milk and feed and do the frozen water dance….it’s 17 plus wind chill here in CenTex…y’all stay warm!
BRR! You stay warm too!!
Well real winter finally arrived for me lol. Here in Manitoba Canada this cold snap is pretty normal. I do remember Jan 2000 when we stayed in -30 the entire month.
WOAH that's intense!!!
Stay safe and warm too. Our weather today is H:60 L:40. ❤❤❤
That's probably cold for you!
You go Levi. 😊😊😊
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It's so cute how floofy all the goats are. One of our wethers looks twice his normal size in winter! I was looking through pics the other day and the difference between summer and winter is amazing! Nefarious is super handsome!
I love it when they start to grow out their cashmere undercoats! SO floofy! They don't all have cashmere but a lot of them do.
And the treat/camera relation is reinforced! 😂
It's so cute though! 🤣
I love seeing buster, I always thing of Arthur when his name pops up 😂
Looks like you were ready for the cold!! Water is always the most difficult to deal with in the cold. If you can block the wind, fill their bellies and keep water liquid the animals can handle the cold. I love your neighbor too!! Reminds me of several gentlemen in my community!! A good neighbor is truly a wonderful thing to have!!❤ We have about 4 inches of snow here with more forecast for this evening. The bird feeders are filled and they seem very appreciative! Thanks for sharing and stay safe!! 🙏❤
Our neighbors are awesome, always willing to help and offer advice!
:D The goats love their new "rack"! It's moveable and shorter! Nice job, Levi, on getting that hay in the shed.
They mobbed it again today haha. They really like eating out of the wagon!
Next time before you mess with hay rub arms with hand and heel I sent you. Helps me a lot. Hay looks beautiful
I put that on afterwards and it helped SO MUCH. That's my favorite balm/salve I have! ♥ Thank you!
I'm so glad you received such great results from your disease testing. I know that's such a relief, even though you were fairly certain that would be the outcome. Any time I get those results, it makes me so very happy!
For sure!!!
It's supposed to get down in single digits this week down here as well. First time that cold with my animals. Hopefully everything goes well
It should!
Tori is too cute. We got ice/snow all through the night and it’s not supposed to get above freezing today and tomorrow here in NE Texas, that’s my biggest worry for my chickens. I do agree that there seems to be so many warnings? Maybe it’s because it’s been more of a fast development other times and hasn’t lasted as long? Not sure but so far not too too bad God willing🙌🏽
It's been okay so far here but we did run the faucets om drip overnight to prevent the pipes freezing! Will have to keep that up
You KNOW that if you didn't have the camera on he would have walked with you like a champ. 😜😂
We woke up to a couple of inches of snow, and it's still coming down. My LGD is LOVING it, the goats, not so much. 😄
Unfortunately, I don't have all my infrastructure in place and wasn't able to get everything done like I wanted to because of dealing with the aftermath of my husband's recent heart attack (doctor visits, etc.). So right now I have a large stock pot of icy water on top of the woodstove and the rest of the 5 gallon bucket waiting to be warmed up. I will be breaking ice and putting it in the pot, filling jugs with the water and carrying it out to my critters later. Ya do what ya gotta do. Thankfully, I think this cold is only supposed to last to the weekend.
I admire you!! Stay strong, this too shall pass!!
Hi Heather,we do blood testing for farme animals her to.the vet does from a association cows...her in🇵🇹.I think is very importante because the animals ar expose to manny dieses like wild bores and der.
Yes and some diseases can come in on forage like hay or even run onto the property from groundwater! Crazy!
Clover was following that hay, hahaha. Tori always wanting some extra love too. Loved seeing how you got all situated for this next cold spell and of course seeing all the goatie goats. Buster is a sweetheart! 💚 💚
I noticed Tori is really coming up to me a lot more without Calamity here. I think Calamity's attention hog-ness kinda set Tori into the background but she's finding her spotlight! Buster is LOVING the cold! It's been a dry cold.
1:22 I love that Levi gets a name tag like the rest of the critters 🤪
I thought about not doing it! haha
I learn so much from you. Thank you. I, too, have a random question. If you are getting below freezing for a longer time, the ground will freeze somewhat. Will your mushroom spawn survive being frozen? I don’t know if the spawn is deep enough to be below the freezing level or if it will survive being frozen. I suspect it will be fine short term. I do hope it comes through. So much to think of!
My mushroom guy said it should be fine! The snow we got will help insulate it as well.
@@SageandStoneHomestead oh perfect. The snow will pull the frost out of the ground. Good. 😊
Is there a possibility that the rash on your arms is due to blister beetles in the hay?
There are none on the hay and it seems like they are uncommon here. Grass allergy is way more common :)
@@SageandStoneHomestead, that's good! Well, it's not good that you might have an allergy, but it's good that it's not blister beetles.😁
Hey 👋 Here come the random questions that I like to ask!
Are there any lamancha doe's that have a tight bond with a Nigerian doe?!
No!! It's like they know their "kind". It's bizarre!!
@@SageandStoneHomestead That is quite interesting actually!
I thought so too.
Why don’t the bucks wear collars and the does do? I have noticed in other herds the bucks don’t have collars on. Just curious as to why. More than curiosity I put a collar on my buck, and if I needed to take it off I would.
You want to just watch him. If there are no horns in the herd he should be fine, but bucks neck girth expands substantially during rut and you don't want it getting too tight. I worry about them getting caught while roughousing around too. The does generally need to be led and handled more than the bucks too, I usually just have collars on my milkers so I can guide them where I need them to go if needed. Winnie has a collar so she can be trained to lead well :)
Hi Heather! What are your thoughts on the orchard grass? Fiancé hauls hay and that’s what we’ve got in big bales. We have problems with the seeds..cheatgrass looking pieces getting lodged in fur and eyes. Any recommendations for that? Also, I saw in a previous video you crocheted baby goat sweaters, what size would you recommend for Nigerian dwarfs?
I can't remember how exactly I made those to be honest! I just kinda winged it! I've never had issues with the goats on any hay to include orchard grass! I've gotten hay in my own eye but it was just fine particles.
@@SageandStoneHomestead So far the only goats having issues with the eyes/seeds are our two smallest goats. I’m hoping it’s just this batch of bales, our alfalfa is just fine. I think I’ll play around crocheting too, we’ve got our first batch of kids hitting the ground in less than two weeks! Yay!
Thank you soooooo much for all your help! You’re definitely “my” goat lady 🐐
Brother Levi and Sister Heather we are keeping you in our prayers.
The diligent man seeks the will of the Living God and finds it
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Jesus prayed to the Father and said: This is life eternal that they might know You the only true God and Jesus Christ that You have sent. John 17:3. From our house to yours. Amen
Thank you ♥♥