Can our Croft Survive the Highland Winter? Ep. 262.

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8 ай бұрын

After the floods and storms, we make preparations for another Highland winter up on our Scottish Croft in the far north Highlands. We need to make sure our chickens, bees, and eagle owl, Sherlock, are protected from the freezing winds, snow, and ice that are on the way.
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@marilyncalvert4143 2 ай бұрын

You guys are so funny 😆 love that when one speaks the other one finishes the others sentences. You live in a beautiful area.

@lesleyedser9748 7 ай бұрын

Love seeing the chickens, let them produce eggs naturally in the winter, they are so giving they need a rest💕

@MyChannel-di2ho 8 ай бұрын

Could you do a vlog o the whole project of buying a property in Scotland. Where you look, purchase process, how you made decisions on where, why the highlands etc. I think people would be interested… ❤️❤️❤️

@Lindasinish 8 ай бұрын

And maybe an inside house tour.

@nicolad8822 8 ай бұрын

@@pman2916 You don’t, but you won’t be able to live there full time unless you have the appropriate immigration status.

@markc7955 7 ай бұрын

When did they buy? Iv missed alot apparently.

@richardvoran5514 8 ай бұрын

Shaun please take super care, and let that injury heal! I continue to be amazed at the detailed knowledge you acquire, Colin, about each of your activities. You are definitely a knowledge sponge 😉. Great vlog today! Love you both ❤️❤️

@JP-lk2qs 7 ай бұрын

Colin and Shaun,kings of my heart ❤

@DGKK55 8 ай бұрын

The Girls are some lucky chicks 😅 The bees are beautifully spoilt too. You are both such a lovely pair, I admire everything you do for these animals . Fair rare!

@jamesvanian5524 8 ай бұрын

Another fascinating and interesting video guy's. Winters in Scotland can be very bad. The year I was born my parents had to dig a tunnel out of the front door in Brechin as the snow had drifted over the door height, By the way my Prostrate Biopsy came back as negative for Cancer. Keep well and safe James.

@FoxesAfloat 8 ай бұрын

That’s brilliant news (the biopsy) 👍🏻

@jamesvanian5524 8 ай бұрын

@@FoxesAfloat Thanks guy's I am very relieved.

@annwagner5779 8 ай бұрын

Take care, gentlemen, hens, bees, pups, and Sherlock! Keep warm! ❤

@ashlynntaylor6045 8 ай бұрын

Here in Nova Scotia we are making winter preparations too. A lot of things need to be addressed when you live in the country. Knee injuries sure limit your mobility and abilities. Do what the Drs tell you, and no shenanigans! 😜

@cherryclark2572 7 ай бұрын

So good to see all the little critters being tucked in so nice and cosy!❤

@FBASD01 8 ай бұрын

Ready for winter in a beautiful Highland autumn world. Take care guys!

@heidimacarthur7205 8 ай бұрын

Sherlock looks like he’s smiling. I think he is happy with his new home and his new companions. Would love to see more of the puppies.

@judithfarkas2636 7 ай бұрын

Colin you’re really a busy guy good for you letting Shaun rest his knee hope it heals fast ❤

@FoxesAfloat 7 ай бұрын

We don’t really have a choice 🤣

@gillallen4021 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful vlog. The scenery is stunning and it’s wonderful that you’ve made a happy home for yourselves. Happy home Anniversary for next week ❤❤

@live2skide1 8 ай бұрын

The photos of the croft around the apiary are just spectacular. No doubt you are taking wonderful care of all the important business around the animals & bees. Take care and heal Shaun. Rest is an amazing thing. Tell Colin you need your "leg" massaged now and then to keep it limber...............

@catherinedolmenartist8012 8 ай бұрын

thanks guys - you always put a smile on my face. I'm glad you're off the boat and showing us the gorgeous Scottish highlands every week. Shaun hope your knee heals fast and well. Take care!

@annjarvis9300 7 ай бұрын

Awww grand you making all the creatures warm and safe for winter tc now grand vlog hope your knee mending the oldies 🤗🤗

@paulhamstead9871 7 ай бұрын

It's been really interesting to follow , you the last 3 plus years.looking at you now in Scotland makes me feel warm . you both take care and have a good Christmas and a happy new year regards Paul in w.a 🎉

@colleenmckinlay2916 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely a piece of heaven. So glad I found your channel. You really love your animals. So much care and love! Well done guys. I learn so much from your channel about living on a Croft. Absolutely fascinating. Hope Shaun’s knee feels / heals soon. I so understand knee pain as I wait for my second knee replacement ! Ug🫤

@debbielyons1704 7 ай бұрын

You guys are so funny! Sorry about your knee! I had the same thing several years ago and I know that's some bad pain! Sending you lots of healing light!

@cherylsuegaunt6693 8 ай бұрын

I think adding the sand was a brilliant choice for the ladies. Great Job 👏 You guys are doing well as farmers such a difference from floating down the canals. But every now and then I miss you on the water it was so calming to me but I am sure it wasn’t so calm for you two at least not every day. Take Care and get well soon. Keep that knee up! ❤❤

@BFDT-4 8 ай бұрын

Good to hear from you all

@rhondasrdavis 24 күн бұрын

My husband used wood chip mulch to help with the mud, and then covered with sand. Just a suggestion.

@suekrebs8387 8 ай бұрын

I can't stop giggling when you both do the same. Hoping Sean's knee problem recovers well and fast.

@johnmajane3731 8 ай бұрын

I had my left meniscus torn. After a year did the surgery. Then three years later the right tore. Waited a year and had the surgery. PT is the secret to recovery. Great video, informative and entertaining. Thanks.

@chrismarydownes8153 8 ай бұрын

Great vlog tonight, really interesting to see all you do to get ready for winter. Glad Shaun's knee is improving. Take care both.See you soon. 💕🐾🐾🐓🐝👻xxxxx. C&M.

@FoxesAfloat 8 ай бұрын

Improving slowly ❤️❤️

@MrGreatplum 7 ай бұрын

I come here to find out about the birds and the bees 😂 - glad to see they are all prepared for winter :) great stuff!

@Hermit1903 8 ай бұрын

Shhh you two! If you tell everyone how amazingly good it is up here, they will all want to move up!

@lucyelton7139 7 ай бұрын

The best vlog I've seen from my perspective of your wonderful croft. Thank you and hope you both keep safe, healthy and sane this Winter. Love Lucy xx

@tonyowen116 7 ай бұрын

What wonderful colour fills the highlands at this time of year. Thanks for the aerial footage. Always interesting to hear how you guys take care of the creatures on your plot. Great shot of snow on the tops of the mountains round about. Here in CA, the Sierra Nevada range just got a good dowsing of snow at the higher elevations. More on the way next week. Cheers,,,,

@FoxesAfloat 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

@bruceshaw2402 8 ай бұрын

After watching your vlog I was listening to an audio Sherlock Holmes short story where Holmes had retired to the country in a small cottage , was keeping bees and going swimming in the sea , the similarities made me smile especially as you are now looking after " Sherlock " 🤔 .

@lloydpenfold486 8 ай бұрын

Stay warm guys!

@GaryB007 8 ай бұрын

A friend of mine was up there on a walking holiday during Storm Ciaran. She mentioned that she would be visiting some friends who live up that way, and I mentioned that I follow you guys on KZfaq and that you might be nearby. Turns out they are a few houses from you and they sometimes buy eggs from you. Small world innit 😃

@FoxesAfloat 8 ай бұрын

Haha! Indeed!

@nbspudley 7 ай бұрын

Love it guys

@heathwellsNZ 8 ай бұрын

I love how I learn something new each and every vlog!

@jayne1905 8 ай бұрын

Great vlog guys !! Please be careful with the knee as I speak with experience, it takes so long to heal but you will be fine if you rest 😊x😊

@donnisdavis2185 8 ай бұрын

ya'll look happier now than on the boat, take care of the keens and stay warm.. have a good evening!!

@stever2583 8 ай бұрын

You can coat the tarps with a plasticy paint. Canvak is the brand... My neighbour used plasti dip and added sand to the wet coating. Lasted two years so far. Gives a tarp many years of use instead of 2 ish...

@paulturner7837 8 ай бұрын

Hope the knees improve soon Shaun, I think you’ve earned a 3 month rest period mate. You done a good job securing the roof on the chicken run Colin and getting all that sand down, nice to have it close to to hand like that. Have a nice weekend guys 👍

@user-nq9ju7kk2m 8 ай бұрын

You guys never fail to make me giggle. Thank you. X

@alybridgwater3282 8 ай бұрын

I found this saying written on a piece of slate and i keep it on the mantlepiece i may not have gone where i intended to go but i think ive ended up where i needed to be and you both found where you needed to be 😂❤

@lazylezinc 8 ай бұрын

Nature wins every time. Am sure you guys agree with that after all the effort you have made to make your croft as original as you can. no fake lighting please. Brilliant as ever. Keep on keeping on.

@briankelly7920 8 ай бұрын

If the meniscus tear is on the inside, see if you can get an...unloader one....brace. It shifts the weight bearing to the other side of the knee. Also, periodic cortisone and hylauranic acid injections can help with pain and range of motion🙂

@cfladyread3494 8 ай бұрын

This was a really good vlog. Again so much good information but the photography was beautiful. You both work so hard to keep your projects safe and healthy. It is good that Shaun will have the winter to rest his knee. Colin, you are really carrying the load. Good on you.

@janestevens6000 7 ай бұрын

I have. A meniscus tear right now and it is sooooo painful. Mine tore and all I did was get out of mine. Physio excercises no help yet 😩stay safe lads.Scotland’s beauty is worth the cold. Xxx

@cweenmjory6358 8 ай бұрын

You two have really taken to the Highland life, even if you haven't picked up the accent. Take care and stay warm. 💖💖💖💖

@alanfirth4676 8 ай бұрын

Excellent informative vlog. Shawn rest that knee. Coldest night we had in Scotland(Fintry) -15c. But was still enjoyable. So pleased you have settled where you are.

@bonnienichalson5151 8 ай бұрын

Always a delight to see a post from my favourite 🐱 couple 😊 so much joy You both share with each other 💕☺️❤️👍🥳

@A-contented-Aussie-life 8 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure to watch. You boys just know how to enjoy life.

@MelG-ut3hs 8 ай бұрын

That was a great vlog very interesting showing us your winter preparations.

@glenn2171 8 ай бұрын

What is the biggest challenge you face during the winter in the highlands?

@gordthompson4664 8 ай бұрын

For me it would certainly be the short days and the LONG hours of darkness, but I asked them about it last year and they didn't seem too bothered by it.

@amandamonaghan1190 8 ай бұрын

Amazing views. Great to see your enjoying life in the highlands ❤

@amystorer1894 7 ай бұрын

I want to see inside your home. Love from the USA

@FoxesAfloat 7 ай бұрын

With Silver Fox being so well known, we completely lost our privacy on the boat. Apologies, but we won’t be showing inside or outside of our house. We hope you understand xxx

@catherine3902 8 ай бұрын

Hi Guys. Another enjoyable vlog. Thank you both. Busy time now, preparing for winter. Keep safe and warm, and well.😊

@MrFroglips69 8 ай бұрын

I wondered if I would enjoy your videos as much after you left your narrowboat. The answer is YES, possibly more. You both have super groovy personalities, and you both have created interesting new life's in Scotland. You are very good with your hands. In short you make everything interesting, funny and at time educational, and I love it. Never stop being you.

@rich_john 8 ай бұрын

Great update

@joanneparsons1363 8 ай бұрын

So interesting, love how you live your life in the highlands and how you look after the livestock

@gordthompson4664 8 ай бұрын

So nice to see you doting on the hens. They're not as exotic as Sherlock but they are still some fine looking ladies! If you can get by with fewer eggs it might be nice to let them relax a bit over the winter. Laying one of those every day must get to be a bit of a chore. 😅

@user-rg3wq5xo7s 8 ай бұрын

Lol Shawn's laugh is contagious he always looks embarrassed. lol hope your knee gets better soon and stay warm this winter guys

@rogermillard7290 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting vlog, Colin. We have learnt more from you than anything else. So good and informative. We like all you are doing.

@claren4643 7 ай бұрын

So, so beautiful... thank you!

@teaeff8898 8 ай бұрын

Always enjoy your videos! 😀👍 Hope Shaun is healing up! All I can think of when you show the lochs is… I’d love to get a boat out there. 😁

@mrbhasin 7 ай бұрын

That bone. "The Trombone".. 😆

@dylanmason1867 8 ай бұрын

hi gents i only came across you channel a few weks ago as someone who suffers from anxiety and depression i find it truly relaxing .Ihave not been on a canal boat since i was 14 but am planning a trip near oxford next summer , keep up the great content

@FoxesAfloat 8 ай бұрын

Welcome!

@gingermolinero8386 8 ай бұрын

Shaun and Colin this was a great vlog. Please pet the puppies for me

@barbaramcquiddy1814 7 ай бұрын

Shaun, I also tore my meniscus and had to have surgery and PT. You poor darling, I can relate to the pain you are going through. I love the caring way you care for the chickens. Lucky birds.

@jacquelineotis4322 8 ай бұрын

It's getting cold here in Canada, we are also getting ready. ❤❤❤

@hughcarson6837 8 ай бұрын

I think I have told you before weather in Scotland is seven months of winter and five months of bad weather. Get well soon Shawn

@irenamangone 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Colin and Shaun Interesting as always blessings from Queensland Australia

@obvioustomost 8 ай бұрын

I miss your narrowboating vlog. Bud in Phoenix, AZ, USA. I have a grading business (heavy equipment dirt wirk... cutting high spots and putting them in the low spots

@ETRuT1 8 ай бұрын

Lovely, guys. Thanks.

@FoxesAfloat 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@neikocoleman9856 8 ай бұрын

Foxy Friday 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@ralphcherry617 8 ай бұрын

Informative as usual, and the photography is superb, also as usual. Good work, boys!

@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 8 ай бұрын

good vid

@christopherbutler7588 8 ай бұрын

Lovely video Certainly a lot to do before we get to middle of winter. Love the chickens great work have a lovely weeken😊😊🐕🐶

@stevebonds5157 7 ай бұрын

Been there...done that....years ago. The scoped it and cut the small flap tear I had. If I stand in certain way for a length of time, I will feel it. Hope you heal quick and it doesn't give you fits.

@judyhiles7669 8 ай бұрын

You guys make me so happy!!

@nicholaskemp2246 8 ай бұрын

Let nature take its course with the chooks. Their little bodies will appreciate the break, I'm sure.

@AlextheHistorian 7 ай бұрын

I always enjoy your videos! Wishing Shaun a speedy recovery with his knee! Love from the US.

@janoakes9267 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic drone shots and photos! Great vlog too, as always! 🙂

@crichardson4789 8 ай бұрын

Tie out stakes (spiral stakes for dogs - about £3-£4) and steel wire will hold down the frame of the run. I have the same run and tarp - including one tarp that goes to floor level - and have had no problems using that system in a very exposed windy area.

@FoxesAfloat 8 ай бұрын

Did you miss where Colin said it’s survived two winter with 80/90mpg storms? Ours is pinned into concrete blocks 😉

@crichardson4789 8 ай бұрын

No - not even slightly! However its nice to have an optional extra. I'm too old to be lifting concrete blocks. Thinking about it - I'm too old to be even shopping for concrete blocks... Age brings 'alternatives'. @@FoxesAfloat

@chrisshort4198 7 ай бұрын

Wot, no comic outro? ;) cheers guys, thanks for making me smile as always.

@gazzertrn 7 ай бұрын

All this prep is so good for your health , keeps you focused and intrested in things . Wow must be great doing all this prep , i would be in my element looking after all those creatures .Something i always wanted to do . Great vid Guys keep it up.

@cindygutha8124 8 ай бұрын

Hope your knee is feeling better soon Shaun.Thank you Colin and Shaun for taking care of your Chickens,Sherlock and the Bees you've done a Fantastic job on your homestead.I was wondering do you get much snow there in the winter or just really cold.Have a great week!!🤗

@SteveB6636 8 ай бұрын

Colin, what you need is a layer of geotextile fabric on the mud, below the layers of sand you're bringing in. The fabric allows water to drain away but stops the mud from coming up to the surface.

@FoxesAfloat 8 ай бұрын

The chickens would dig it up and shred it within an hour 🤣

@SteveB6636 8 ай бұрын

@@FoxesAfloatnot a chance of that. Geofabric is designed to be used on construction sites with heavy equipment running over it. It's extremely tough stuff.

@FoxesAfloat 7 ай бұрын

@@SteveB6636 Okay, you pay for it and we'll try it 😂

@kayflower49 8 ай бұрын

Watching this is making me feel homesick. I come from Bristol but worked many years in Scotland. I lived in Orkney, Inverness, Aberdeen, plus the borders. And have friends in Bonar Bridge where I spent a few holidays. The north of Scotland is something different. Enjoy and keep safe.xxx😊

@BenBennett9000 8 ай бұрын

Two questions - 1. what does Sherlock get for his tea? And 2. did Sean take glasses lessons from Eric Morecambe? (Sorry if you have already answered these questions.)

@grahametindale8292 7 ай бұрын

Love you guys so much!

@MaggieTremayne 8 ай бұрын

You know I love 'ya!! Always enjoy your 🦉🐔🐈🐝🐈‍⬛ vlogs🥰

@one.of.two1969 8 ай бұрын

Blood hell, it's 2 years now the time as gone fast ❤

@markbriscoe1089 7 ай бұрын

You both are such amazing friends!

@FoxesAfloat 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻

@Clover12346 8 ай бұрын

Sweet video. Hope your knee heals well.

@maxiemills6982 8 ай бұрын

Take care of your self Shaun. I hope you get better soon.

@SoldiersDad 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@FoxesAfloat 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. 😊

@ianthomas1060 7 ай бұрын

We ended up putting a water proof roof over our hens, best move ever. Do it, so it wont blow away and its worth every penny. The 'lady's' (as we call them) run in dry areas mainly all year round now. Our pen is only 20 foot x 10 foot and been in place 10 years now. You live & learn with livestock.

@FoxesAfloat 7 ай бұрын

Did you not watch? That’s what we did 😕

@ianthomas1060 7 ай бұрын

@@FoxesAfloatI did I promise, my eyes must be out of focus! I bet you agree though that keeping it dry inside is easier for everyone, the ladies, us slipping and there is nothing nicer than collecting clean eggs rather than muddy ones.