Day in the Life of a Homesteader: Milking, Feeding, and Gardening POV

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@gretch-ionious 2 ай бұрын

Your lifestyle is something I aspire to have one day. I know its not all sunshine and rainbows but compared to "normal" American life it is an absolute dream. It is also really refreshing to see people that are younger and near to my age able to do this. Makes it seem a little more achievable. Love your videos man, keep up the awesome work!

@dmark6699 2 ай бұрын

A couple of nice young people gives me hope about the future.

@garycloud5705 2 ай бұрын

That building is perfect for your farm. It serves multiple purposes including calf zoomies !

@beverlymacdonald 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking me along today, I haven't been on a farm in a few years for daily chores. ❤

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@zedks4227 2 ай бұрын

My friend this kind of video is great.Mayde it would be easier for you to make once a week this kind of video with updates.Less editing and more time for you to work on projects.

@candacebruner9805 2 ай бұрын

My husband and I are homesteading in beautiful KY too! The cold crispy mornings with that fresh green grass make my heart swell! So happy to watch your routine and the energy and passion you have caring for your animals and the land that God gifts us! Can't wait to see all of your projects take off and see all the yummy recipes you make! Blessings to you both from Wilmore, KY! 🐄🐑🐖🐣🐔🚜🚜

@Ashfur07 2 ай бұрын

The head cam pov is very fun to see. It's lovely to see things from a farmer's pov and listening you showing us around is very intriguing too. Keep it up Zach & Ashlyn ♡♡

@philgower 2 ай бұрын

This video was one of the best.

@barbaracarter8129 2 ай бұрын

here how you get cream of milk .Allow the milk to set for 24 hours .Then open the Spigot at the bottem - the skimmed milk will come out , leaving the creamline floating at the top.Once you are nearing the end of the milk layer , you can capture the cream layer in a separate cantainer . This is how my Amish grandma did it .

@marydingus4360 Ай бұрын

Make butter, butter milk, n cheese with all the extra milk. So good!❤

@paulweakley3440 2 ай бұрын

That milk pump makes a solid music beat.

@sarabowne3401 2 ай бұрын

Great video! As someone who grew up on a dairy farm please don’t think all “industrial” cow farms let their cows live in filth. We didn’t. There are several utube channels where farmers describe sand using etc. I love watching just wanted to make that point.

@jeffkizer6666 2 ай бұрын

I agree! I was dumb founded when you slammed the dairy industry? If you would go to a dairy farm and take a closer look ? I think you'd have a better respect for the dairy industry !! I love watching your channel , so keep it up and God bless !!

@lakesideof.grateful 2 ай бұрын

Rosie calf has the zoomies lol So cute ,great video !

@kathymickle6915 2 ай бұрын

You might want to get those hooves trim very soon, before she becomes sore. Your birdhouses need a way to clean them out, typically you leave one side so it swings out to clean it.

@BlindFaith777 2 ай бұрын

44:36 ❤❤❤ copper!!! ❤❤❤

@suegibson8914 2 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this video. 😁

@user-kv2pt4lu9y 2 ай бұрын

Circular motion around the teat shaft, then individual corner for each teat end scrub. CMT gelling can be slight to radical, color changes also; when somatic cellls are elevated.

@michelewhite1150 2 ай бұрын

You seemed nice n happy in this one and great seeing your day. Thank you

@garyscott7625 2 ай бұрын

Always enjoy watching . Keep the videos coming.You have a great homestead and getting better everyday.

@annie.a. 2 ай бұрын

such a great video! i love the birdhouses and your chicken coop too! don't forget to water those plants.

@jenesisjones6706 2 ай бұрын

*sings* "Who let the dogs out!" 🙃

@Metalupuass 2 ай бұрын

Did like this kind of video 😀

@oliverjackson3461 2 ай бұрын

Good video about the Homesteading life. A good day to you.

@ArnoldMAN92 2 ай бұрын

Great video once again. I love your farm. I grew up milking cows on a small dairy in Oregon. Nothing quite like farm fresh whole milk. The one thing I recommend you do to avoid the risk of her developing mastitis is dipping her teets in iodine after your done milking. The iodine dries and forms a thin skin like film protecting the teets from having and debris/dirt getting in. The iodine washes off very easy before the next milking.

@brendahaire8824 2 ай бұрын

Busy busy day

@miikeydobodobo5304 Ай бұрын

best way to plant your celery is get a little tupaware pot add your soil, sprinkle a fin layer of celery seeds over and lightly sprinkle a little soil and i mean a little just to cover them make sure there moist, then let them grow and prick out all the seedlings you need, and plant them into the ones your planting in now so you have established healthy seeds per module tray and it will save you alot of space and time a great guy to check out for gardening tips is charles dowding. been loving your videos man hoping to get a place in the near future, at the moment i gotta stick with my 10 tomatos, white current, thyme on my little balcony getting 6 hours of sun and my grow tent with jalapenos haha. your a inspiration.

@marshanunley5197 2 ай бұрын

We live in Nicholasville, KY and we have had sooooo much rain just this week. Our rain gage said 1 1/2 inches .

@johnzink3309 2 ай бұрын

thx

@BethS55 2 ай бұрын

Maybe if you rounded and smoothed the poles, Rosie neck hair will stay in tact? Just a thought.

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Thats a good idea!

@markdux6179 2 ай бұрын

great video

@willhoy1345 2 ай бұрын

Love the longer videos keep it up

@TeriHarker-bp4te 2 ай бұрын

Makes me feel a little dizzy from this angle and certain head turns you make. But I’m sticking in there because you are definitely worth it!

@TeriHarker-bp4te 2 ай бұрын

With that being said, I’d rather have this kind of video from you than none. I LONG for your videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

HAHA im sorry! It is a strange angle

@kayemoore 2 ай бұрын

I loved this video!

@HardearnedAcresHomestead-qk3wk 2 ай бұрын

Love the peach trees and plants, can't wait to get the homestead in June and get going. Keep it up!!!!

@betsytoth7470 2 ай бұрын

This is such a cool video! It definitely gives a gret view of your property

@barbaracarter8129 2 ай бұрын

Have a small light thing like you do an it didnt work so great ether . Then I remeber my mom use to put her trays by a south or sunny window . So ,I did that this year . Also use miracle grow soil in them an all my seed have came up really fast an are doing great . Also I used a small wooden TV tray to set the seed trays on .

@stanleygallman7800 2 ай бұрын

Build stuff, and grow stuff then repeat. The life of the homestead is really a constant repeat . But it's looking like there are many people who enjoy watching the repeat cycle of the homestead lifestyle. So until the next video Zach you and Ashlyn take care it's really good to see the progress on farm 🙂

@freefahren 2 ай бұрын

Great video!

@chanwittwer4925 2 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm new to your channel today, another good youtubers to watch is "Living Traditions Homestead" I do enjoy watching your videos, please keep up the good work!

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Welcome 😃

@jodilooper6930 2 ай бұрын

Perfect size hole for Bluebirds🐦

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Yes! we are already getting nests in them

@jodilooper6930 2 ай бұрын

@@ThePasturedHomestead they are my 2nd favorite bird, lol

@jordiemaree9378 2 ай бұрын

Love your guys content, Ive learnt so much from you guys that i apply on my own homestead

@debhickman1586 2 ай бұрын

You need to trim Rosie’s hooves!!

@ronaldlucas5360 2 ай бұрын

Interesting

@ChristinaNorred-jn1re 2 ай бұрын

Great video thanks

@4evermetalhead79 2 ай бұрын

I actually enjoyed this quite a bit. Not much of a fun of the fisheye view, but hey, who am i to complain. 😅

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Its hard to capture everything unless its in that wide angle

@mrfofff 2 ай бұрын

50k subs . ) told ya I bring good luck

@samuelhernandezdeleon712 2 ай бұрын

Hello good mornig from Guadalajara Jalisco México She need grain for milk production that's why she needs protein good day👍

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Cows weren't meant to consume grain. I understand some people want to but we believe in grass fed.

@user-kv2pt4lu9y 2 ай бұрын

The lower portion of the grass plant has higher protein, as do any seeds, if allowed to go to seed. The top portion of the grass plants is higher in carbohydrates-sugars-ENERGY. Grain ruins the pH of the gut and kills the beneficial bugs in the gut microbiome.

@user-kv2pt4lu9y 2 ай бұрын

Check out Alejandro Carrillo of Las Damas Ranch in Mexico for regenerative principles.

@piaostgren9844 2 ай бұрын

a little tip from me, when you sow seeds, put plastic foil over it until you see that the seeds have germinated, it keeps the moisture in well. Lovely video as usual, you are doing so well on your farm, your animals are doing so well❤❤

@David-cv6ih 2 ай бұрын

Looks like a deep sink and stainless table for clean up in the barn would be handy. Thanks for the video.

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Yes I agree! Im sure we will add one in soon. A water heater would be nice as well

@jimmiemeeks9795 2 ай бұрын

If he's a2a2 that's a good breader bull to think about for re sale rust saying worth looking into next time 😊

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

He is but we like beef more 😅

@kimsampleshall7137 2 ай бұрын

loved it!

@kathleensmith4853 2 ай бұрын

Water from the bottom and not the top for algea. Also your lights are too far away. You want them about 2 inches from the plant.

@mscarlarn 2 ай бұрын

Wow. I’m tired just watching you!!

@janetgifford743 2 ай бұрын

Hello from northern KY....you should sell the extra milk, frozen chickens, frozen pork and beef. Im sure there are some folks around you that would like to have some fresh goodies that they don't have room or know how to grow themselves. We have 164 acres here but no fencing or energy for farming anymore. Did our share when we were younger. We didn't call it homesteading, we just called it farming....feeding the family.....living in the country. But that was back in the day when everything wasn't store bought. Keep up the good work!

@roncarlson8061 2 ай бұрын

Great video

@joycross7170 2 ай бұрын

you should check out the book The independent farmstead by Sean and beth dougherty, they go into tapping into springs or seeps on your property, super informational. Love this video style.

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

They are great!

@jamesjustice859 2 ай бұрын

I love your coupe. It has inspired me with how I'm going to lay mine out when I rebuild it.

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful 😃

@lucillebruff4041 2 ай бұрын

Awsome 👍

@mariposavioleta9007 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video! Looks like you had a busy but great Sat that day. Loved seeing the calf with the zoomies just too cute! Seeing the bird houses brought the idea of bat houses to mind because of the design and might be something to consider with the creek. The bats are beneficial and will help with mosquito control which is really nice

@debraoyler8154 2 ай бұрын

Thoroughly enjoy your videos… you definitely give us the incentive to start our own homestead… ❤

@cynthiaj4863 2 ай бұрын

I look forward to your videos. When you took a lil time off, I went to your channel to make sure I didn't miss the video by accident. We moved onto an acre two yrs ago. I have a small homestead and LOVE being outside all day long. But, I don't get snow, Zone 9b 😊 sometimes I feel having to feed the animals twice a day becomes a burden, but when I get there if I focus it really doesn't take that much time. Then, I enjoy being there with extra time to water trees. I'm trying to grow for shade so they have an area to escape the heat.

@LorraineDennison1960 2 ай бұрын

That was a fun video. You need to put a stretchy wristband on the water spicket. Put it on your wrist when you turn the water on. That way you remember to turn it back off. I have seen a few homesteads use it.

@mariposavioleta9007 2 ай бұрын

Or a sign on the door as a reminder to double check that the water has been turned off before leaving the barn

@jaclynalley809 2 ай бұрын

I use the timer on my phone so I don't forget

@ginacota9724 2 ай бұрын

Wow! You’ve got so much going on there! Would love to see more videos from you!

@cherylpresleigh6403 2 ай бұрын

You sound very happy in this video. Lots to come it seems ☺️. Your garden is quite large and I hope and pray it is abundant can’t for you both. Nice work!

@donnakearse2503 2 ай бұрын

Love your farm videos. You seem to always be very organized.

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

haha Thank you! It feels very unorganized at times!

@AngelBluff 2 ай бұрын

Love the DITL style vlogs!

@naphtoe622 2 ай бұрын

This was cool. Thanks.

@user-ie7td7jb2p 2 ай бұрын

A suggestion on your weed fabric. Dig a small trench around the outside so you can cover it up. This keeps it from getting any wind under it.

@oskarkc 2 ай бұрын

all that moisture and mud that in part seems to be a little nuisance now will be a blessing when there are more years of drought in a row coming eventually and it keeps your property resilient through those times - alongside your own methods of improving the pasture of course. Do you have a time in mind when you can turn out the cow-gang? Good luck with everything, may the channel, the bacon&steaks, and the plants grow in the way you like them to.

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

You are absolutely right! Ive designate those back pastures our "drought" grazing. The cows are now out on grass!

@markdecker2724 2 ай бұрын

Looks like things are headed right with your plans. Can't wait to see your future new projects.

@jenniferhoaglin566 2 ай бұрын

Always Love your Videos. Thanks for sharing with us!😊😊

@BigggRoss 2 ай бұрын

Maybe pool noodles on the cow feeder to keep the rubbing safer:: maybe make some Bat houses also

@user-kv2pt4lu9y 2 ай бұрын

Heavy rubber would last ALOT longer. Pool noodles, maybe a few days.

@champagnemommy 2 ай бұрын

This was so fun! I’m wondering what you will be doing with the fields of new grass. Is it for the cows?

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Ultimately it’s for the cows! But the game plan if for these back fields to be the first grazing and last grazing of the year and in between take hay off it for winter

@kylejones2075 2 ай бұрын

Nice thanks for sharing keep em comin ❤🎉🎉

@GETCH1-hz9fq9bw9b 2 ай бұрын

I loved the format, very interesting prospective , keep up the great content

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@LoveGrowLiveFree 2 ай бұрын

♥️♥️♥️♥️

@christienagema7855 20 күн бұрын

Are you going to have the cow's hooves trimmed?

@barbaracarter8129 2 ай бұрын

My Amish Grandmother hade a milk cows . So when I stayed there summers and on school holidays . I drank the milk an loved it and help turn a butter chur to make the butter out of the cream . I think with all the stuff they put in store foods is whats causeing Cancer and other sickness . So waht are you goin to do with Biddy , anyway ?

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Buddy is our bull for breeding Rosie

@StIsidoreHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Yup, its the pasteurization of milk that cauterizes the calcium in the milk among many other problems. You should look into the work of PhD. Aajonus Vonderplanitz, he got raw milk legal back in the United States in certain states.

@michellebever7729 2 ай бұрын

I did enjoy this video. The calf getting his exercise was very cute and watching the milking was very interesting. I'm wondering what the difference in taste is between raw milk and the pasteurized milk we get in stores is ? When we were kids my mother used to tell us that she loved warm milk straight from their cow . Your pear tree looks like you might get some fruit this year, though I have read that it's generally 3-4 years before a tree gets fruit. When you say that it's a "feeder pig" does that mean it will be harvested for meat ?

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Raw grass fed milk has a different taste. The milk is much creamier then store bought because the cream hasn’t been removed. Yes a feeder is a pig for meat

@simplelove513 2 ай бұрын

Hi🦋 question, have you ever thought about making mozzarella cheese fro Rosie’s milk? Omg the freezer’s!! I have zero food in the fridge til the 1 of May! 😂 I have an idea what you’re doing in the barn.. I won’t say though. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Yes! We haven't tried mozzarella yet but we have started a cheddar!

@miemieBai 2 ай бұрын

Why might these chickens choose not to fly out? It seems the fences are quite low.

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

These are obedient chickens! No I’m just kidding. We trim one wing

@deanno7067 2 ай бұрын

Hi guys really like your content and really liked this video also so thanks for sharing all that. Will you be castrating the young male piglets if so will you be putting or adding that to a video? Thanks again and have a good one.

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Yes we do castrate the non breeder piglets. No we probably won’t put that on a video. There are a lot of KZfaq videos on castrating though 👍

@barbaracarter8129 2 ай бұрын

Wow , I Could probly live on all that meat for atlest 2 years . An are you going to plant a field of corn ? To use for your pigs . We did and toke it to a feed gain place an any time we need feed we just went there an They grounded and bagged for use . Of course we had about 50 to 100 head of pigs . An The first 2 sows we raise (before biulding the bigger barn ) 1 white sow had 15 babe Piglets ,But she wouldn,t lay still When she gave birth to them an killed all but 5 cause she lad on them . She was 200 lbs ( we butcher her after that . An The black pig had 10 she did good . We didn,t let the 2 pigs run around like you do . Cause they get bigger that way .

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

We are so busy this year we most likely won’t be planting any field corn for livestock

@edgyteen 2 ай бұрын

Any goats in future? 👀

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

No probably not! We aren’t goat people but possible a sheep if I can force myself to enjoy lamb

@chipperstamper 2 ай бұрын

What brand of milker do you use

@ThePasturedHomestead 2 ай бұрын

This one’s made by Vevor

@eliciadrake445 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Unfortunately, after a little while of watching, I had to stop. The movement was giving me motion sickness.

@mariaragnarsson8459 2 ай бұрын

Rosie needs to get her hooves worked before she gets into trouble 😢

@user-kv2pt4lu9y 2 ай бұрын

When a teat sphincter closes properly, within 20 minutes of finishing the milking or suckling; it prevents bacteria from entering the teat. Raw milk from healthy cows is tasty and lasts longer than milk from a mastitic cow. Improper handling of milk is when milk quality is ruined. Improper chilling and not maintaining of temp between 33° F to 40° F are the worst culprets of poor milk flavor and quality. Dirty lower rear legs touching the open teat end or laying on a dirty surface is when most mastitis is contracted.

@user-kv2pt4lu9y 2 ай бұрын

If the teat sphincter closes properly prior to the teats touching something laden with bacteria and the milking preparation routine is good, mastitis is NOT an issue. We used an iodine predip and post dip for many years. We used a bleach and skin conditioner pre and post dip for the last few years that we milked our 750 milking herd. We had sand beds and flushed our alleys behind the cows every 8 hours to remove the manure.

@user-kv2pt4lu9y 2 ай бұрын

We pulled any mastitis cow into a group that the milk got fed to calves until they were tested as mastitis-free and antibiotic-free. Calves on whole milk grew much better than when we had fed milk replacer in the 1970's, 80's, 90's, and early 2000's. We began whole milk feeding to calves in 2005 or 6. You can feel a quarter that is affected by mastitis get warmer or hot; the milk sprays out into a different pattern, due to the somatic cells that are beginning to get more in number [best to strip foremilk onto a strip cup or washable solid floor or cmt paddle, like you did]; or a change in color or texture. We aseptic sampled any affected quarter; struck the sample on a biplate or triplate; incubated the media plate; read the growth; determined which therapy was appropriate for the type of bacteria affecting the quarter; and tested for antibiotic resides to be gone prior to returning a cow to the regular groups. Our cows generally did not lay in crap, although a few, usually the short ones or ones that arched their backs alot when deficating, would poop in their stall and lay in it. The stalls were cleaned by the milking crew every 8 hours, just prior to flushing the walk.