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nice video love the kids learning how to give shots to goats
Boy i would settle for some warm weather. It has been high 30 – 37 around here. Some days are frozen mix. This whole week is frozen mix or snow.
That little calf is so cute! What a great lesson.
Over feeding late term causing babies to be big is totally a thing. Your instincts are spot on.
Such a wholesome, precious gathering. Thank you❤❤❤
Thank You!
💩 MUD on the Farm === Look up FLAX STRAW. Too much organic matter can be a devil in disguise when it comes to dealing with mud on the farm.
However… Flax straw is a good way to manage mud, without worrying about it breaking down and causing more problems over time.
> Flax straw was once used to make bricks that made the Egyptian pyramids. >> Flax straw takes a very long time to rot, so you don’t have to worry about it causing more mud.
You can dump *Square bales (best) of flax straw in problem areas of your livestock pens, and it will help to reduce erosion and keep things dry.
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Like you said…. Mud / Damp / Wet = Increased Diseases. When you have too much mud, you almost always have a higher incidence of disease.
Mud makes it easier for bacteria, fungi, and viruses to hang out. These diseases can affect people, animals, and even plants.
Mud harbors dangerous organisms and makes it difficult for you to fight disease. Sheep can develop hoof rot from walking through the mud (which can often be fatal),
you can develop rashes from exposure to too much mud, and your plant’s roots can rot when they become too sodden.
Mucky soil that lingers long after the rain has stopped. It doesn’t dry – at least not for a long period of time – and can become smelly, sticky, and downright unpleasant.
> When you have too much water, nasty stuff will start growing in it. Whether it’s insect larvae or algae, stagnant water produces an excellent breeding ground for some of the most dangerous pests you can have on your homestead. Even rats and cockroaches are attracted to the mud. Pests like to hang out when you have too much water.
> Mud is substantially harder to walk through than regular soil. It freezes more quickly than regular dirt and makes it easy for you to slip and fall.
And not just you, but your livestock, can be affected by this. You will likely notice that your animals hurt themselves more often when they have to trudge through ankle-deep mud every day.
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This isn’t necessarily something you will be able to do overnight, but gradually altering the structure of your soil by adding organic matter (like compost) can help alter the way your soil drains. It will improve the soil’s ability to drain and reduce the likelihood that it will become waterlogged.
Beware the Organic Matter Trap
As tempting as it may be to add organic matter, like dried leaves, straw, or hay to your mud to try to get it to dry up, know that this can be a major mistake.
When you add these materials to mud, they will help absorb some of the moisture – At First.
Over time, however, they will begin to decompose, producing more water and muck as they do so.
Don’t give in to the temptation to add organic matter to mud during the muddy season – but know that adding compost during the summer months can help
improve your soil structure later on down the road. Timing here is key.
Search: Flax straw for Mud on the Farm / Adding FLAX Straw. / Tips for reducing mud during the spring thaw /
Article: "Got mud? Here’s some tips on coping with wet conditions on the farm"
Good Luck.
Hey Jess, we have not seen much above freezing for the last month! For us forty feels like a tropical breeze! I pray your goatie girls have a healthy kidding season! And the new little greenhouse is looking really cute! Looking forward to all the new adventures on the farm! Stay warm, peace and blessings! 💖🐐💚🤗
Sounds kinda brutal, but I love the warming weather and the bugs come out, then it freezes and they get zapped. Reduces the pest pressure on my gardens.
Do you vaccinate your chickens too?
Could you please cover that as well!! 🙏❤
Sending love. ❤
Thank you Jess. I have learned so much about all the care that you and your family takes with your animals. I am a city girl, but I do gardening here in the suburbs. take care!
Living the garden dream through you right now as it’s still minus 30 Celsius up here at night 😅😂. Baby bunnies galore though. Can’t wait to see the goatties ❤
Love your skill days for homeschool. Awesome.
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Great video, the boys getting to learn hands on I sure they thoroughly enjoy, can’t wait till the baby goats get there
Great information and having the boys give the shots. Now they will realize what is going on. That is great learning for the boys. Hearts and flowers coming your way. ❤️💐
We have snow on the ground, and I’m tiring of winter, but in just over a month from now it will begin to change. I will start planting peas and radishes. I will begin to harden off lettuces and brassicas. Spring will return and the garden season will be here. My very first indoor seedlings have germinated giving me hope and joy. We are almost there!
Hey Jess, question for you! Do you still do your podcast?
How’s your friend Amanda and welcome grove? Haven’t heard from them In ages (the channel)
Charolette Mason learning love it❤🎉
That's the great thing about homeschooling in your type of setting.All the school subjects can easily be covered in just the necessary maintenance.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge. Enjoyed the vlog.
“Father some chicks” – great!
Ahh now you can do a diabetic dog!! We do that every 12 hrs!!!❤
What was that poem about 9 bean rows? Lol, I'm rereading Outlander again, and your video on your new garden reminded me of that ❤
Excited for your new kids, too! ❤
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Bless you!
City gurl here – what is CDT?
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Ooooooh! Mini greenhouse lookin’ GOOD!✨
Thanks for sharing❤
Jess,I was gifted some nutrition drench for poultry. I started giving it to my chickens in November ish. I did not lose any chickens this winter(Wisconsin), they are all feathered out and fluffy butts and even my water belly hen who has not had Feathers on her butt for like 2 years,is fully feathered. I call that a win
I always try to give the CD&T vaccine 30 days before their due date, just gave one doe her vaccine today. Also, once needle is in under the skin, I always pull back on the syringe to make sure you are not in a blood vein/vessel. That can be deadly.
Love that you teaching the boys these skills.
I hope Ben has a wonderful fun and successful baseball season. Hope the other boys enjoy their own interests as well. Glad you are teaching simple basics of farm life as the boys grow they may or may not be wanting to do farming as a career or as a secondary hobby (participating in elements of homesteading after high school or after college years).
Love the greenhouse!
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I'm in Georgia. My tree's are all budding.😒
Ooh, is Morgan coming? He said you guys were going to do another time capsule video 'in a few weeks'. 🙂
Great job on the greenhouse.
Good, the boys are under standing shots for the goats.
Love home
Schooling so much more of learning
Hey Y’all 🎉
I bless you till next time ⏲️
Don’t say fools spring is over so soon