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4 ай бұрын

Today we are showing the reality of living a homesteading life. Mud and Poop!
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@mysticdiana4402 4 ай бұрын

So many YT channels put out content of homesteading in a romanticized fashion. Thank you for keeping it real with content like this. I love watching your ducks as it brings back so many memories for me. I grew up on a farm and the ducks were my favorite. As a little girl, I could spend hours with them. When mom didn't know where I had gone to play, she always knew she'd find me at the duck pen. My parents hand milked up to 10 cows a season. My least favorite chore was washing the cream separator. Those were the days when the cream truck would come and pick up the cream cans. Mom had gallons and gallons of cream. The pigs always got a good feed of milk every day with their chop. Have a blessed day!

@sherrymull1728 4 ай бұрын

My Dad was a dairy farmer. He milked 150 cows. Watching you milk brought me back to that time.I remember how the milk taste before they took everything out of the milk.We had a big milk cooler , when it sat overnight the cream would be on the top. Dad would turn on the dasher to mix the cream. No milk at the store has taste.

@fearthehoneybadger 4 ай бұрын

"Mud and poop, everywhere". Welcome to farm life.

@jeffhatmaker817 4 ай бұрын

The ducks must have stomachs of steel (drinking out of the mud puddles)...

@Peachy08 3 ай бұрын

@@jeffhatmaker817ducks in the wild do it everyday.

@janicetwitty8521 4 ай бұрын

This is why Homesteading is not for everyone. Hard work but must be so rewarding.

@LiveAboard 4 ай бұрын

HAHAHA! Sarah called for the cow Babe, "Come on Babe".... Kevin shows up on camera following her! 🤣

@southernwanderer7912 4 ай бұрын

The non-glamorous days on a homestead, I think, are even better. It's simply reality. If someone wants to do it, they need to see all it encompasses.

@jafrompa1555 4 ай бұрын

I live in farm country in PA but I have never seen anyone take such good care of their animals like you two. It’s a pleasure to watch your videos.

@Jennifer35678 4 ай бұрын

I agree! 😊

@chrismoore9686 4 ай бұрын

Despite the mud and poo, your farm looks beautiful in the fog.

@elizabethlink3993 4 ай бұрын

💚 Mucky, messy winter mess, but no drought! Your animals are so well taken care of, thanks for all you do!💚

@juliaweatherford9269 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been trekking through ankle deep mud and poo from my cows. It’s only in certain areas that it gets that bad but it’s enough for your feet to get stuck! You guys always keep things real and that’s why you have so many followers. Be proud of your videos.

@lorrieshigley3625 4 ай бұрын

Kevin & Sara, just appreciate you guys more than you can imagine 🙏🏻. You do a really lovely job with your animals and your entire farm! Thank you for sharing your lives with us! I’ve been with you from the beginning of your channel, it’s been so informative and inspiring and entertaining too! Love to you both, my brother and sister in Christ 🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@idahohoosier8989 4 ай бұрын

Nothing more beautiful than a mother nursing a baby, human, or critter. Love yalls videos Blessings, julie

@xpurg8d 4 ай бұрын

Fifty years ago I entertained the idea of living as you do, but for this city girl, it didn't come to pass. I thoroughly enjoy watching all your videos, and especially the ones like today's, where you do a great job of showing the daily reality of just how much hard work it is to homestead successfully. It's clearly good for you and your enjoyment of this life you've chosen comes through, but these doses of the real work involved must surely be helpful to people young enough to want to try it. It's also a joy to see how well cared for all your animals are, and how they respond to such good treatment. Love watching all of you.

@kay.hthrkc9302 4 ай бұрын

I had to chuckle when Sarah hollered “come on Babe” and Kevin comes following behind…Love your channel

@Ender1zero1 4 ай бұрын

One good thing about a deep freeze is it will knock down the bugs come summer, a bit.

@honestly27 4 ай бұрын

Made me laugh when the cows were all jumping around when they saw the new hay!!

@brendabrenda413 4 ай бұрын

lol. Our horses do that too. They stand looking at the house and as soon as they see or hear a human, they start “talking”, telling us they want new food.

@amyking3236 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for keeping it real. Homesteading and being as self-sufficient as possible is HARD WORK! Too many people think they will just throw down some seeds or feeding a few animals is easy. Well, it's not. I have a small homestead which I love BUT it is a lot of work and I LOVE IT. Always lots of POOP!!! God bless.

@dianelefever3961 4 ай бұрын

Ralphy's mama is so beautiful.

@jenniferrescott1149 4 ай бұрын

😂ducks are hilarious, it always amazes me how they will play or swim in frigid water in freezing temps acting like there at the fun party.thats how they were made though😂

@californiadreamer2580 4 ай бұрын

LOL when I had my ranch the weather was just as fickle. Goat going to give birth? That will be the day we have the snow that we never had before. Time to plant the garden? We'll have inches of rain for that week. Time to harvest? It's 110F out. Used to tell people "we have two seasons, mud and dust". Thanks for keeping it real 🤠

@philipmailman9995 4 ай бұрын

That baby calf is so adorable

@chriswinger7881 4 ай бұрын

I would love to live like that it's so rewarding and satisfying for the soul and heart ❤️ 😊.

@kellybryson7754 4 ай бұрын

Thank you guys for the ducks. I didn't know I needed their joy in my life.

@susanchristensen1500 4 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh, the cows were getting a little frisky when new they had fresh hay. Love it

@gailrothermund9209 4 ай бұрын

Your sweet calf is beautiful.. nice work on the farm! ❤❤

@flintstonegirl3372 4 ай бұрын

The ducks were living their best life! And the cows letting you know they needed hay...too funny❤

@msmyramorgan751 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for making and sharing "real" homestead life. I appreciate your hard work and dedication to your animals. Good job.😊😊💜

@lynnclark4208 4 ай бұрын

I always called it BARN MUD. Anywhere the cows, horses, mules and chickens had been. If you lived on a farm, you understood. 😊

@ritamccartt-kordon283 4 ай бұрын

It has been raining since late last night, and has rained all day. Will continue to rain until Monday. We don't have cows or Goats. We have plenty of mud and poop! GOD bless

@JeanneKinland 4 ай бұрын

You guys take good care of your animals. It's obvious they appreciate all you do for them. This was fun to watch.

@dianacollinson2424 4 ай бұрын

Lucky 🐄's . Good job making a dry stall for them!

@tammymarple5347 4 ай бұрын

Good morning 🙏😊 I love it! I, like Kevin, tell myself it’s just mud and keep telling the grandkids when they come around the chicken run in “mud” season “it’s just mud”. Enjoy the warm weather. I’m sure we will still have some cold before spring is actually here. Last Monday we were at -1 and yesterday we had temperatures of 64! What a change! Have a blessed week and thank you as always for sharing 🙏

@user-ms2et6qq1o 4 ай бұрын

The cows have you all well trained😂

@nadinestutterheim7950 4 ай бұрын

Great view over the landscape around your property while feeding the cows outside. Peaceful and beautiful ❤ greetings from Berlin Germany

@sondrajohnson1605 4 ай бұрын

Ilove watching, true farming. Loved the dancing cows, so excited to have a new bale of hay.

@sherryswift1660 4 ай бұрын

I like your choice of music! 🎸 🎸 🎸 🤗

@cecwintonyk8228 4 ай бұрын

Loved this video but it confirmed for me that I am and always will be a city gal. My Grandfather went to Saskatchewan in 1912 as a 19 year-old and got one of the homesteads being offered. He started out with one ox and lived in a sod shack so daily life was pretty miserable but he managed to turn that into 3000 acres with wheat and cattle. I never saw the farm and my Mother who was born during the last pandemic came east in 1936 at the age of 18 and became a city gal too but she had lots of interesting stories to tell about daily life on the farm and the hard and often dirty work that goes into it. Her Mother died from the Spanish Flu three weeks after she was born and my Grandfather, who was left with a newborn and a five year-old to raise said he gave one of his dairy cows to a neighbour so she could get milk to feed "his motherless child". Every time I watch you milk Babe it reminds me of the start my Mother got in life.

@Vote4Pedro211 4 ай бұрын

As an owner & boarder of horses on a homestead, I know all about the not so glamorous life lol I can totally appreciate your video.

@christymartin9404 4 ай бұрын

Ralphy was too cute in the new straw 😍

@jafleetwood9714 4 ай бұрын

This video really sheds some light on how hard you work on your homestead. Gl Love how you do so many chores as a team.

@debbiethompson9853 4 ай бұрын

Even your cows look like they have a happy life.

@tildars 4 ай бұрын

Ralphie didn't want to leave the fresh straw bedding ❤

@sherylm777 4 ай бұрын

❤HAPPY COWS!!!❤🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄

@krickette5569 4 ай бұрын

I cleaned my chicken and duck houses out yesterday too and was it ever nasty! I kept reminding myself that after composting it would make Great garden soil. Kevin, I feed Alfalfa and am allergic to it so I feel your pain. If I don't wear a mask and gloves while feeding the cows, I spend the rest of my day sneezing and itching! I don't know about you all, but I've had Enough gloom and I am ready for some Sunshine!

@j.l.emerson592 4 ай бұрын

Been there, done that... I have about a 300 foot caliche driveway. When we have a slow steady rain that doesn't run off, the driveway is undriveable. Seriously. If we attempt to drive on it wet, the vehicles get stuck. (also, driving on wet caliche causes deep ruts that need to be repaired) So rain will usually keep us stuck on the property. If we have sufficient notice of bad weather we go into town & stock up on a few necessary staples, then ride the weather out. It's one of the few downsides of rural living.

@laddieokelley6095 4 ай бұрын

Grew up with grandparents on dairy farm in the 1950s/60s and wondered why grandmother was not crocheting, knitting, making beautiful quilts and sumptuous meals like other ladies in the community. Like Sarah, she was out working in mud and poop, managing caged laying house, helping fill our 40' silo with sorghum silage in summer. She lived to be almost 98. You have a healthy lifestyle. I know Ava, lived in Springfield in the 1970s.

@jlrbhj 4 ай бұрын

Making the animals more comfortable is my favorite thing to do on my homestead. They are always so happy.

@kcs.farm09 3 ай бұрын

Good Morning! Love seeing all the animals on your homestead!!

@carolbush6775 4 ай бұрын

Grew up on a Midwest farm… it’s what makes me watch you guys, even though I’ve been a city gal for decades 😉 Keep up the good work!

@joyarnett6570 4 ай бұрын

They are a beautiful herd of cows...😊

@grannyrsh5553 3 ай бұрын

Love your videos. Seeing the animals and your beautiful property makes my day. God bless! 💕

@debbiecole7005 4 ай бұрын

I love happy cows!

@sharonloomis5264 4 ай бұрын

Like how the cows line up. My hummers sometimes line up outside the window to let me know when I'm falling down on the job. Love doing chores with you.

@theresatyree3904 4 ай бұрын

Yep, even after all of that, I would still love to live your life

@anafredbrutout3648 4 ай бұрын

Loved your work ethic! I enjoyed watching your video. I grew up on an old farm and I remember the cows and mucking things out, You take such good care of your animals.!

@olddawgdreaming5715 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin and Sarah for sharing with us today. Always enjoy seeing you folks take such good care of your farm and food animals. They enjoy the way you take care of them and in return they feed you all well. Stay safe and keep up the fun around there. Fred.

@rickbroomhead3226 4 ай бұрын

Ground is frozen just below the surface. Water has no where to go.

@user-wn1gk2kg1w 4 ай бұрын

Good morning! This brought back memories from when i was a very young child and on my grandma's farm. Most people think of being in an exotic country on the beach. Well i live very close to the beach but on a day like today, i would rather be on a place like this! Thank you for giving me a wonderful memory! The smell of fresh hay and straw, fresh coffee and bread baking, now when it is pouring rain outside like it is here, what would be better than that!

@rogerpultz5597 4 ай бұрын

Great video 👍👍 Really enjoyed watching

@arleengarcia2629 4 ай бұрын

Thought? if u have a saw mill sometime they give u the sawdust for free for ur chicken and duck bedding .😊

@loripretti843 4 ай бұрын

The two of you work together like a way oiled machine!!! I love that you two work so good together!!! God Bless both of you!!! God Bless Us All!!!

@kathylyon8509 4 ай бұрын

That all happened at my little farm today. We had 8-10 inches of snow melt down with over 3 inches of rain this past few days. “Mud” isn’t fun at all, especially when you have water standing as well. It will be a muddy mess for awhile. Rebedded cows, calves, goats, chicken barns this morning. Got to keep the bottom layers for a few more months, just adding clean dry bedding is so important. Not a glamorous job, but the animals appreciate having a dry clean bed for the next few days. Amazing how a week can change with this crazy weather. Negative temperature’s to 40 plus this week. Have a good week!

@dtmc4509 4 ай бұрын

So cute jumping for joy 😊

@Chickenlady17 4 ай бұрын

I love this video! Look how happy the cows are for that new bale of hay ❤ What great parents they have!

@Christian-jx3nx 4 ай бұрын

“Green Acres is the place to be” 🎶 your intro picture

@jackieforestieri3010 4 ай бұрын

The cows are so cute and furry!

@CreatorInTrng 4 ай бұрын

Original muck raking - it is what it is. And not a pen or pencil in sight. That's when it's 'nice' to have ornery kids that need a little extra 'direction' - "That's it! Go muck out the barn and I'll inspect when you're done!" The German word is Mist (also Dreck), but not that fine light rain that feels nice on your face on a hot Summer day. They will also use this word as an exclamation of discontent or to describe something unsavory in stead the 'S' word. I grew up in Missouri. We used to take our snow saucers to 'special' hills after a good rain for a little fun.

@salobrena6442 4 ай бұрын

I love how they ran to the hay..lol

@conniegage2141 4 ай бұрын

Take the bad with the good. It's still a wonderful way to live.

@davidsutton4436 4 ай бұрын

I've moved to Mo. (after watching your blog for years . . . though that wasn't my only motivation). Forty acres about 150 mi. North of you. Landed here barely able to hop, unable to walk at 77. Too many years of combat, martial arts, and anything else to degenerate my issued body. Now, with a (second) new hip and a couple of lenses, I'm looking at raised beds, livestock, and being out in the gunk a lot more. of course your joint efforts are an example, but contemplating work without a partner, I'm thinking a LOT about methodology. My ground is shaped like God's own rollercoaster, I've many acres of oaks and hickories. And my forty is split by a county road. Looking for local mentors as to vegetation, etc. Only so much can be pulled out of books. I do apprciate your blog, and the extra work it must cost to produce it on top of actual homesteading. Hope to meet you folks, and maybe buy my Bresse chicken start, rabbits, etc. from you.

@arcobalenonellorto8994 4 ай бұрын

A hey feeder with a roof would be a great solution for the rain and snow

@Keiths1234 4 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙂🕊👍. Happy animals Happy Farmer

@anitabush3630 4 ай бұрын

They were so happy to see the new roll of hay.

@laurajanyoung3187 4 ай бұрын

Kevin & Sarah, you guys are aging in reverse! You look like a couple of kids! You have always been such an inspiration and even more so now to become healthy! Thanks so sharing your lives!!!

@merleewing1331 4 ай бұрын

In Canada 🇨🇦 we call your "stocking cap" a Toque. Pronounced - Too k.

@HorseyGal4ever 4 ай бұрын

Even with all the mud, That milk cow has really nice feet!🤠

@straubdavid9 4 ай бұрын

Babe🐄 & Ralphie🐮 are happy campers .... especially Ralphie🤣 If I haven't said this already ..... Happy New Years Kevin & Sarah🚜🐕🐓🐔🐄🐮🐇Take care ✌🏻

@ladyfortunaadams8836 4 ай бұрын

Most farmers spray round up on grains before harvesting but not on hay. So straw has chemicals on it So that might be what bothers you.

@darlajohnson2020 4 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the ducks and geese playing in the puddles! I'm glad someone enjoys "mud season"!

@cyhomer 4 ай бұрын

Same here in Michigan, guys. The last few couple days have been quite springy. All the snow and ice are melting,,yay,, but let’s not begin to think winter is over. 🤨

@kittyrichards9915 4 ай бұрын

Northern Indiana is in the first mud season of 2024. Several more to come before summer arrives.

@anneo3754 4 ай бұрын

We had shallow cement trenches around the barn and outbuildings to help channel the water away. And open ends on the feeder sides of the barn so you could get through with the tractor to scrape all the manure out. Every year the fields flooded so the cattle lived in the barn and barnyard.

@michaelwebb4833 4 ай бұрын

That’s the life you have chosen make the best of it

@franceswatts4001 4 ай бұрын

What a fun video with great music too! I am about to watch it again as I enjoyed it so much.

@stephanieg5195 4 ай бұрын

I thought I would share that when Kevin said, they had about a quarter of an inch of ice on top of everything that is as dangerous as an inch of ice over everything for y’all who aren’t aware of it!

@jafleetwood9714 4 ай бұрын

Fun to watch how excited they get

@michaelkane6530 4 ай бұрын

Hello kiddo's God Bless Y'All The old Marine.

@mikesatchell8317 3 ай бұрын

Warm water for the chickens will help them lay in cold weather was a tip my mom gave my neighbors when their chickens stopped laying in the winter.

@barbstcyr304 4 ай бұрын

Looks delicious! Thank you for sharing how to prepare the dish also. Thanks for Canuary! Love the presenters, Leisa at Sutton Daze and ForJars!

@barbaral3292 4 ай бұрын

❤ aw good job !! Blessed animals. Can’t wait for my move an adventure too, and lots of exercise😊😊

@jetman258 4 ай бұрын

You should wear a mask around straw. If it affects you that much.

@ruthhilsdorf3210 4 ай бұрын

Got to spend a month on a farm in Iowa owned by some cousins. Wonderful experience for a city girl. The hens were all old & had stopped laying so they were assigned to us kids. Told if we cleaned out the hen house & took care of them we could have the proceeds when they went to the processor. That was a mess even without the mud! Then we realized the hen house was infested with fleas. Major “kid cleanup” after the hen house cleanup. But between the hens and a neighbor paying us to clear the rogue corn out of one of his soybean fields I earned $25. First money I had actually earned.

@lorenstribling6096 4 ай бұрын

You are going to have some fine compost in a few months, just in time to top those raised beds.

@lisareaume3857 4 ай бұрын

THE MUCK IS REALLY BAD HERE TOO! First the snow/ice melted then it rained for 4 days. SO,when ya walk outside ya sink into the ground about and inch and a half. SO MESSY!

@jeffreyrhine1956 4 ай бұрын

Hi Kevin and Sarah, as always enjoy your videos. Our chickens were happy when the snow melted they didn't like going out in the snow.

@littleflockontheprairie4871 4 ай бұрын

PTL!! I will take mud season! Around here, we had not had a mud season for a long time....big drought, empty pond for over a year. Now the pond is overflowing, and I'm thankful for my mud boots for the chicken pens and around the greenhouse.

@gwenmurillo1093 4 ай бұрын

That was wonderful to watch. We've got rid of our ciws and chickens, but I sure remember thise chores. Homesteading is a lot of work!

@dhansonranch 4 ай бұрын

There is definitely mess with animals. I am curious though what Sarah was doing with the stock whip - is that how she makes Kevin work!? LOL. Something I figured out for me is that carrying those square bales is easier if you turn them on their sides, put one arm on each side of the bale and grab the strings and carry them under your arm - in whatever fashion works - right hand on the top string on outside with left hand on bottom string to tilt it away from the body or whatever combo. Good video!