I enjoyed the chickens update. My egg lady dropped off 3 dozen brown eggs. I took a half a dozen and made some egg noodles. I had a nice huge beef roast in the oven and my nephew and two friends walked in. Inside, I burst out laughing.... talk about timing. So they had beef n noodles with buttered rolls. They visited and watched some movies and are in their playing games on the tv. He came home from college and brought two friends with him who couldn't get back home. I told them "thank you". and they said "what for?" I said you all went back for seconds and that's the best compliment you can get. Three 22 year olds finished off the entire pan. You will benefit bigtime by having cows. Meat is expensive unless you watch the sales. One store had boneless english roasts $7 a lb and it was buy one get one free. I loaded up because that's my favorite cut of roast. Always so tender and falls apart. I can't wait to see your cows. Watching them graze is so relaxing. enjoy your weekend.

"23:00-23-23:25" That will make a huge difference getting the water away from your homes base tile and sump system! Thank you for the content!!

Hey Joe, my father worked this hard and my mom was very blessed to have someone like him. Joe you’re the BOMB, GOD BLESS YOU! 👏👏👏😎😎😎🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯

Joe I never saw a man that works hard as you for one man you get a lot of work done you don't see younger guys do that anymore the younger guys don't do as much work as you do you're a hard worker can you make sure your farm is ready for the cows and you're putting offenses by yourself that's amazing what you do for a guy your age

As u were cleaning the chicken coop,I was thinking,” Joe, take your shoes off before entering Melissa’s clean house.”

We can’t get a drop of rain in suburban Kansas City and it’s hotter than hell!!!! Not like summers we used to have. It always to the extremes!

You should get a rain barrel and put the water from the sump into it for your garden.

Joe you're a hard-working man in your wife makes delicious food and you make great food too you both are wonderful people. I watch your videos all the time and I just enjoy him so much.❤

We have 24 girls, varying ages, just got 6 new ones, they are 16 weeks when they come here, we separate them for 3-4 weeks as a precaution, as we see what happens, once,, broke my heart, she did survive, but I said never again, you’re a loving caring man with your farm critters, and pets, so happy for you,, your Nova Scotia fans 😊

I love muscovy ducks. They are quite the characters. Good eating, too, not as fatty as other ducks. My flock always took off to fly for about an hour. They always came back even though there was a creek & ponds around the area.

Hey joe you sound exhausted , hope you taking good care and getting plenty of rest

Great video joe and mellisa hard job cleaning that chicken area you are a brave man😂

Awesome video, we got all kinds of rain in eastern Kentucky early spring, but last three weeks has been really dry and hot. Hopefully things will dry up a little in your neck of the woods.

Great video Joe…thanks for sharing!

Ne ver knew the words "chicken crap" could be articulated with such a punch?! Ya had me laughing. Just might have to be my new go-to when needing to vent.😄

I’ve always known that hoe you use as a hula hoe. I have my father-in-law’s and like you it’s a dream in the garden. A few years ago I found a small short handled one and I thought I’d died a gone to heaven as it’s so great for in my flower beds. Looking forward to seeing your finished greenhouse when it happens. I worked in a greenhouse for quite a few years before my first back surgery and I do miss the beauty of a full growing greenhouse. Being a master gardener it’s always been my passion to grow fruits and vegetables not to mention flowers. I would like to see more backyard gardens growing as it is some of the most sustainable living not to mention good eating! We are getting so much rain I can barely get my yard work done but if we didn’t have rain we’d complain about that too I suppose. Also looking forward to cows in the pasture. I guess I live vicariously through the KZfaqrs I watch!!!:):):)

It was nice watching this video on my 65 inch TV!

Joe, doing the chicken coop made me laugh remembering doing ours and the hogs, cows and horses and always having, “help” from the animals. If not them checking out the wheelbarrow to trying to get hold of the fork or just walking around where you need to go. You’re smart enough to keep them locked in, us not so much. Down here in Minnetonka we’ve been getting drenched and everyone is complaining. Me, nope because it won’t help. Love how everything is turning out!

I can't do the bugs, good luck with your project.

It going to add a lot to your property. It going to look great. Thanks for sharing.

Joe You Should Check Into Renting A Skid Loader With A Graple Bucket Would Be A lot Easier On Yourself.

👍great video

Love watching the rain… missing home! Duluth. But yall got to much rain… I live in central California now.. send some rain this way! We need it bad. In 70’s my grandparents had a restaurant in Virginia by the mine. It’s called Harbor Lights Inn… great times as kid there❤

I don't know what you paid for that tractor Joe, but it has more than earned its keep. What a workhorse it is!

Thanks for sharing Joe and Melissa, enjoyed seeing how green it is up there and the way the gardens are growing. Looks great around there. Fred.

Joe, have you ever considered setting up a water catchment system to collect the water from your sump . To use for your garden and animals. Just a thought , free water is always a plus

Joe if you folks keep getting all the rain, 2024 duck season will be right out your back door lol! thanks for showing cleaning the chicken coop, that was my job when i was a kid did not like it either but love eggs.! God Bless!

Looking good so far. The rain didn't wipe out the garden, that's awesome, wouldn't want to do that again!! Looking forward to seeing the little chickens with the big chickens (hopefully you can film some of that, if it's not to brutal). Stay safe and have a great day.🤓👍🤓👍.Randy.

Joe, if you sprinkle a little fast acting lime on the floor before re-haying, it'll kill the smell and thicken the egg shells.

June 11th we got 10.5 inches Hello from Siesta Key Florida

Love your videos Joe seen a few in the past where you went by my shop. Gary Anoka Minnesota

Thanks Joe! Great to hear from you! Love your videos!

You might consider using Sweet PDZ for your coop!! Spread it on the floor before you put your bedding down!! Works great for odor and moisture..

Joe if you're going to be farming you need to invest in a 3-point brush hog

That's bailing wire. Best thing to have around for all kinds of stuff, and emergency repairs. It's like a metal duct tape, lol. I kept a roll handy for 40 years in my tool boxes. Instead of wire ties, you could use the wire.

awesome video Joe!

Joe we just got rid of 7 or 8 roosters that we had!! We had to many and they definitely didn’t get along to well!! Several of them definitely had some of the thickest and longest spurs I have ever seen before!! One had over 4”1/4” spurs on him!! I can definitely tell that all the hens are much happier now not getting their backs all torn up all the time by the different roosters!!! We did have one hen that had 7 babies this year and hopefully they all will make it this year!!! We usually have something get all the little ones and we end up having to incubate more so we keep having chickens!!! We have had chickens for the past 20 years now!!!

Interesting show, lots going on…thx!

I definately agree! I don`t know how old you are Joe but it is in your blood to be on the go.

Really enjoyed watching 👍👍

Hey Joe, you had a lot of stuff going on in this video and I enjoyed every second of it. I hope we get to see the water level at the tent, maybe from the camera. Thanks much for sharing your video!

Dont recall clearly, but had you mentioned in the past about some camping plans this summer with the new camper. Maybe July ??

Joe- I watch most of your videos with a headset. Funny- cuz, while you was trimming the bushes, a mosquito flew by the camera, and the camera audio picked it up so perfectly, I went to swat it away, altho I am al the way down in Cleveland.

Joe growing up with chickens dad put wood ash on the floor cut the smell down good for the garden to

Greetings from Northeast Ohio. I remember when you planted the rhubarb. I love it. Cooked or raw.

Dude is so getting Ticks lol

Joe … you could really use a grapple. It makes a mess like this a piece of cake. Plus, you wouldn’t have to bend over to cut up your logs. Really save your back.

The cows will definitely clear the property, make it pristine pasture. Will look very nice.

That King Ranch still runs good. They have these patch panels that glue on now for those bedsides and fenders

A+

Holy smokes non stop rain for me and you

U work hard time to goto tent for fishing fun when work is done 🎣🎣🎣

WE live in the south eastern part of Minnesota we boarder Wisconsin and Iowa and it just got done raining again this is. Sat June 22 24..We do have some flooding in some areas around us. 😢

Joe you are going to need an arc lucky you are a carpenter

Joe,why not bury a pipe out the garden too take the water way out the yard??🤔🤔🇮🇪☘️

You live in a.great area. No venomous snakes.

Have you tried putting lime down in the coop? It really helps with the smell.

joe i use the zoeller sump pumps on my job and if you are using those forget about it 30 yrs never been called back they work !!!!!!!!!!!!!

My uncle came from Winnipeg Manitoba

Have you thought of harvesting that sump water to use in your garden?

Would it help if the coup was cleaned more often? The smell?

HelloJoe, in regards to the chickens house, have you thought about putting down linoleum after cleaning. Then add the straw.

Hey Joe, I follow a channel called fy nyth she put out a video “cleaning out the chicken barn in over a year”. I’m telling you about it because her coop lasted 14 months without the strong smell. She basically used pine shavings, some hay or straw and she tossed about some fresh herbs to help with bugs and mites. She was only cleaning it out due to the amount of dust that was building. Anyways just thought it would help you maybe you wouldn’t have to deal with the smell next time.

you could also build a bunch of barn swallow bird houses they eat a ton of mosquitos

I'm surprised you don't use that water that's pumped out.

Thanks for video Joe. How much more rain can your garden take?

Corn being "knee high by the 4th of July", only applies to field corn, not sweet corn or pop corn.

🤩👍👍✌

Rhubarb crumble and custard only way to go

I am close to purchasing my own homestead and plan to add it to my channel. I am concerned that chickens may be a little more work than I expect. Any advice for growing chickens to eat vers eggs?

(I'm at 8:40 so don't know if you've covered this yet). Have you got a geo-map function on your phone that lets you log the position of the previous set fence posts? That way you can see on a map online where they are and you only have to move the ones that are way out (if you want the fence to be straighter).

Chicken Coup stuff is outstanding👍🤠 What happened to the constantly crowing rooster?

@kwiktrip has some of the best fried chicken! Are you a brown cap or green cap chocolate milk drinker?

Where is the breached dam in Minnesota? Near you?

I'm only two states away and we haven't had a drop of rain in at least two weeks and it is hotter than blazes here. Do those long sharp spurs ever cut into the roosters opposing legs?

Dry here in Pa, can you please send some rainour way.

Could you direct the sump water into a depot to feed the animals during dry spells?

Joe, what about finding yourself a used brush hog?

Hello Joe! What kind of Bar oil did you add? Looked thinner than Stihl Bar Oil.

how many pasture acres do you have that are truly edible/sustainable? If you have a cow/calf pair and that is it a handful of acres would be all you need so rotational grazing for 2 is probably not needed especially supplementing with Grain/Hay. Sounds like you want milk so it will need more than just grass..

I wonder how much you would save with a check valve

no better egg than a duck egg

you need to look into a skidsteer with a mulcher on it make your life a whole lot easier then doing everything the hard way

Dumping sump water that close want it seap back thru again?❤

So maybe you should put that rooster in the cooking pot (if he's not earning his feed) And get one that will start a new bunch of younger chickens. That's my two cents..

Chicken coop was originally a Finnish sauna . . .

Is that some swampy land that your sump pump pumps water out too?

i am shocked with your electrisite going out as much that it does why you havent got a battery back up pump

If you are thinking the cows will eat the brush back there, they won’t. Goats would but cows will not

You could really use a bobcat with some sort of brush hog.

if you make your chicken roost all the same level instead of multi tier like you have it will help with heirarchy problems with your flock

we just had a 3 day heatwave in Toronto

Why not run that sump pump pipe underground and further away from the house? Seems like pumping it out and dumping it right next to the house like that is counterintuitive, especially during extended rainy periods

What happen to the bee hives?

Why is there so much water collecting? Where is it coming from?

Sooooo, u do not hose out the coup?

Try out a forestry muncher that would be a good video and easier on you

I wish the young workers of today had half your gumption. It’s shameful what they consider a hard days work. Wasn’t allowed in my 61 years of working.

watch out for ticks

where are the bees