Wild Hearts Homestead
Wild Hearts Homestead
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My Best Tips for Incubating Eggs - Nurture Right 360
One of the most exciting things is watching eggs hatch! And you want to get as many as possible hatching. Here’s the tips and tricks that have gotten me my best hatch rates.
Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit messy, projects might not get done in one sitting, one day, or even in one week, but we love this little life we are living; being submerged in nature, taking time to enjoy our blessings. Thanks for hanging out with us today! It’s always fun getting to chat with you!
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June Garden Tour At Wild Hearts Homestead SC
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Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit messy, projects might not get done in one sitting, one day, or even in one week, but we love this little life we are living; being submerged in nature, taking time to enjoy our blessings. Thanks for hanging out with us today! It’s always fun getting to chat ...
Come Tour My May Garden in Laurens South Carolina Zone 8a
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Everything is popping in the garden now that we’ve gotten a lot of rain. Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit messy, projects might not get done in one sitting, one day, or even in one week, but we love this little life we are living; being submerged in nature, taking time to enjoy our blessing...
If I Had To Start All Over With Only $100, Here’s What I Would Do
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Here's what I would buy if I had to start over from scratch on a small budget, knowing everything I know now. Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit messy, projects might not get done in one sitting, one day, or even in one week, but we love this little life we are living; being submerged in natu...
Pinching Basil to Make It Produce More (Plus Lambs, Chicks, and Honeysuckles)
Просмотров 1062 месяца назад
Just another day on the homestead over here. And May the 4th be with you. Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit messy, projects might not get done in one sitting, one day, or even in one week, but we love this little life we are living; being submerged in nature, taking time to enjoy our blessin...
First Lambs Born on the Farm 😍
Просмотров 1903 месяца назад
I can’t even with this cuteness! Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit messy, projects might not get done in one sitting, one day, or even in one week, but we love this little life we are living; being submerged in nature, taking time to enjoy our blessings. Thanks for hanging out with us today!...
How Many Structures Does One Homestead Need?!
Просмотров 883 месяца назад
The answer is simple…. Always at least one more 😅🤣 Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit messy, projects might not get done in one sitting, one day, or even in one week, but we love this little life we are living; being submerged in nature, taking time to enjoy our blessings. Thanks for hanging ...
Look What We are Growing in April - Garden Tour and Homestead Update
Просмотров 1733 месяца назад
So much to do, so little time, it must be planting season. The gray of winer is over and we are back in busy season. But I am here for it. 🤩 Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit messy, projects might not get done in one sitting, one day, or even in one week, but we love this little life we are ...
Will The Blossoms Survive the Freeze?
Просмотров 854 месяца назад
Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit messy, projects might not get done in one sitting, one day, or even in one week, but we love this little life we are living; being submerged in nature, taking time to enjoy our blessings. Thanks for hanging out with us today! It’s always fun getting to chat ...
Creating A Mobile Produce Market in Your Front Yard!
Просмотров 1534 месяца назад
I needed to find an easy solution to getting my produce stand to and from the road without having to cart all the produce, the table, the displays to and from the road every day. And I’m really happy with the result! Check out how I made a produce stand on wheels in today’s video 🤩 Based on the way the sun shines, it will end up facing the other way with the wheels in the back. Welcome friends!...
Spring Planting Time! - And A Stowaway Surprise
Просмотров 1064 месяца назад
This is why we plant extra seedlings. You never know what is going to happen. Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit messy, projects might not get done in one sitting, one day, or even in one week, but we love this little life we are living; being submerged in nature, taking time to enjoy our ble...
The February Garden - Zone 8a - Laurens South Carolina
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What’s growing in February in South Carolina? I can’t wait to look back on this year and see how the garden has changed each month. And I’m so glad I get to share it with you! Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit messy, projects might not get done in one sitting, one day, or even in one week, b...
Expert Tips for Single Parents Balancing Homesteading and Working
Просмотров 1005 месяцев назад
I see this question asked a lot, “what jobs are you all working and being able to take care of your kids and homestead.” Today I’m sharing how I make it work and I’m hoping this will help you too! 1. Look for unconventional types of jobs and incomes that allow you to multitask and have your kids with you 2. Try a work from home job that allows you to work on your own schedule 3. Have multiple s...
Chitting Potatoes - It’s Super Easy!
Просмотров 755 месяцев назад
Chitting potatoes is super easy! Even when toddlers block your shot 🤣 typically you want your potato eyes to be green, BUT these are turning green just by sitting in the window undisturbed for a while before they go in the ground. Happy gardening friends!! Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with kids. The house might be a bit m...
I’m Losing My Mind with this Flower Garden (I Need Your Help)
Просмотров 895 месяцев назад
You’ve heard me rant so many times about Bermuda grass. There’s no love lost between us. I’m working on my flower gardens in the off season and this one has me baffled on what to do next besides spend HOURS weeding it all out again. Have you dealt with this zombie grass in your gardens? Welcome friends! My name is Melissa, and this is Wild Hearts Homestead. This is real life homesteading with k...
I Swore I Would Never Do This To My Garden…
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I Swore I Would Never Do This To My Garden…
This Weather is Great! But is it Great for our Plants?
Просмотров 805 месяцев назад
This Weather is Great! But is it Great for our Plants?
A Full Day of Farm Chores (or two)
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A Full Day of Farm Chores (or two)
Chick Hatching Caught On Video
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Chick Hatching Caught On Video
I Can’t Believe I Caught This On Video! 😳
Просмотров 1226 месяцев назад
I Can’t Believe I Caught This On Video! 😳
Seed Starting on a Budget - Grow Light Set Up - Tips for Starting On A Budget
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Seed Starting on a Budget - Grow Light Set Up - Tips for Starting On A Budget
The January Garden in Zone 8a
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The January Garden in Zone 8a
Organize Now for Planting Season Success!
Просмотров 896 месяцев назад
Organize Now for Planting Season Success!
Day 1 Gardening, Homesteading 2024 Ready to start fresh in the New Year!
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Day 1 Gardening, Homesteading 2024 Ready to start fresh in the New Year!
2023 Harvest Totals South Carolina zone 8a 7b
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2023 Harvest Totals South Carolina zone 8a 7b
New Ram! Bringing a new dairy sheep home
Просмотров 3257 месяцев назад
New Ram! Bringing a new dairy sheep home
Creating a Cozy Home for Sheep: DIY Barn Stall Build with Pallets
Просмотров 3048 месяцев назад
Creating a Cozy Home for Sheep: DIY Barn Stall Build with Pallets
Fruit Flies in Your Kombucha?! Don’t Panic!
Просмотров 3838 месяцев назад
Fruit Flies in Your Kombucha?! Don’t Panic!
The Homestead Van Hack You Didn’t Know You Needed - Winter Prep, Garden Cleanup, Buying Hay
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The Homestead Van Hack You Didn’t Know You Needed - Winter Prep, Garden Cleanup, Buying Hay
A Homesteader’s Pumpkin Pie - Paleo - Elana’s Pantry Recipe
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A Homesteader’s Pumpkin Pie - Paleo - Elana’s Pantry Recipe

Комментарии

  • @mr.o5501
    @mr.o5501 2 дня назад

    Keep the sheep content flowing like milk! Lol I'm trying to learn.

  • @Athena_11_
    @Athena_11_ 12 дней назад

    Thank you! Excellent information and you’ve made it seem way less complicated. ❤

  • @TheBabcocks
    @TheBabcocks 13 дней назад

    They're so fluffy!

  • @MetalBum
    @MetalBum 13 дней назад

    Great advice thanks for the pep talk 🎃

  • @KE8ZSZ
    @KE8ZSZ 14 дней назад

    This is my first week with baby chicks/chickens. Picked up 4 from Family Home and Farm.I got two Americanas (or Americaunas maybe??? Not sure)....also got two 'Assorted Bantams' (straight run). The Americanas look just like the easter eggers...cant tell the difference, really. If the bantams turn out to be roosters, how long before they start being loud and crowing (as roosters do)?

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC 13 дней назад

      @@KE8ZSZ congrats!! Usually with mine I can tell around 9-12 weeks who is looking like a rooster and they will start crowing around 20-24 weeks.

  • @JoyoftheGardenandHome
    @JoyoftheGardenandHome 14 дней назад

    Great tutorial, thanks

  • @virginiainnes9042
    @virginiainnes9042 18 дней назад

    This video answered so many of my questions about sheep milk! We are buying our first small acreage and I’m wanting to get dairy sheep…can you recommend a dairy sheep breed that’s great for beginners? Thanks so much!!

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC 15 дней назад

      @@virginiainnes9042 I have loved my East Friesian girl, she is an amazing producer, great cream line, and very sweet and affectionate. They are becoming more easy to find. There are some great Facebook groups where you can find ones for sale as well like “homestead dairy sheep” let me know how it goes!

    • @virginiainnes9042
      @virginiainnes9042 14 дней назад

      Thank you for the helpful information! I will definitely look into them! I am so excited to get started!! God bless!

  • @amberrogers4870
    @amberrogers4870 23 дня назад

    You can use a dehydrator if you have the right kind. I use mine for my yogurt works amazing!!! Great to have some fellow sheep dairiers out there!!

  • @nbecker579
    @nbecker579 25 дней назад

    Love your kitchen and how real you are! Great video easy to understand!

  • @GoshenHideaway
    @GoshenHideaway 26 дней назад

    New subscriber! 👋🏼 Love this, appreciate the helpful, practical, honest content. 😁 Especially the messy kitchen. 😂 We are thinking about sheep and keep sitting on the fence. Actually we need a fence

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC 21 день назад

      I have had much better success with the Two Prong premier one fencing. I've been having my ram mow the yard for me all summer and he hasn't gotten out of it and it hasn't fallen down even with big rain storms.

  • @irisalosavalos1945
    @irisalosavalos1945 28 дней назад

    Thanks so much info in one stop❤

  • @TheBabcocks
    @TheBabcocks Месяц назад

    That evening light on you!

  • @TheBabcocks
    @TheBabcocks Месяц назад

    Bummer about the pickle law!

  • @krickette5569
    @krickette5569 Месяц назад

    Oh, and if you want to break up the soil along your fence lines and the edge of your garden, you might try an oil seed radish or a tillage radish, or both. They are great at breaking up hard ground. Jason over at Cog Hill Farm talks about using radish to break up his compacted garden soil.

  • @krickette5569
    @krickette5569 Месяц назад

    Mullein flowers can be used for tea, cough syrup and an oil for ear aches. Serenity Hill Farmstead has an excellent video on all the uses for the entire plant.

  • @orkbluefin
    @orkbluefin Месяц назад

    Thank you for this helpful video! My echinacea plant is 3 years old now, it's as tall as me and about two feet in diameter so I'm really excited to go harvest!✨

  • @TrustJesusfolks
    @TrustJesusfolks Месяц назад

    ❤ sweet video

  • @nathanpegram2312
    @nathanpegram2312 Месяц назад

    Great content. We just got some dairy sheep and want to learn to make everything you just made so this is so great and helpful

  • @theaeroponictowerchannel
    @theaeroponictowerchannel Месяц назад

    Do they go on pasture or are they dry lot? We have a small yard so trying to figure out how to do this without pasture.

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC Месяц назад

      @@theaeroponictowerchannel great question! I rotate mine around their pasture. They have about 1 acre to themselves. In the winter it doesn’t grow much at all so they eat mostly hay during winter time :) I hope that helps!

  • @IsabellaCoelho
    @IsabellaCoelho Месяц назад

    Oh no, I panic first 😅 I thought it away 😢 But, i left a little bit of the starter mixed with vinegar alcohol… why? Idk 😅 I’ll try to save it tho… Tks a mil ❤

  • @CedarMountain925
    @CedarMountain925 2 месяца назад

    I am so glad I stumbled upon your channel! This was the best I just bought two echinacea plants and started two pots as well with seeds. This was super informative and a lot of help!!! We have wild elderberry but I’ve never been able to harvest because the birds get there before I do!

  • @chaiwithfarmgirl
    @chaiwithfarmgirl 2 месяца назад

    what breed are these:?] LOVE this tutorial, thank you! First time milking mine over here;]

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC Месяц назад

      @@chaiwithfarmgirl these babies are 1/4 Tunis and 3/4 East Friesian. They are getting huge so fast!

  • @TheBabcocks
    @TheBabcocks 2 месяца назад

    I should have brought you my extra zinnias!

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC 2 месяца назад

      Elijah got a pack for his 4h so I may snag a few lol his sprouted fine

  • @TheBabcocks
    @TheBabcocks 2 месяца назад

    I like your pea trellis

  • @TheBabcocks
    @TheBabcocks 2 месяца назад

    Your peppers might need more fish emulsion!

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC 2 месяца назад

      As soon as this rain stops that's my plan lol

    • @TheBabcocks
      @TheBabcocks 2 месяца назад

      @@WildHeartsHomesteadSC I hit mine with a little the other day...not to super wet them but give them a little something!

  • @md.alamgirhussain4732
    @md.alamgirhussain4732 2 месяца назад

    Nice place to visit

  • @krickette5569
    @krickette5569 2 месяца назад

    I went walk about on our place not long ago and brought in a Bunch of Elderberry starts. I potted a few up, gave a few away and planted a bunch of them in a new, more accessible, spot. I agree with you that when money is tight spending it on something that gives it back is a great idea.

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC 2 месяца назад

      That's great! I love finding things I wasn't expecting on my property <3

  • @JoyoftheGardenandHome
    @JoyoftheGardenandHome 2 месяца назад

    No advice, but I've made money selling rhubarb, rose of sharon, citronella, sage, rosemary... plants I've planted or already had growing. I'm excited for my elderberry in the coming years

  • @thegunguymartin
    @thegunguymartin 2 месяца назад

    You got monetized.. Watched em all... The plants you sent me have grown 4-5 inches already!!.. can you email me a place to send you a hand made thank you? Seems my dog needed the box more than I did😂

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC 2 месяца назад

      You are so sweet! I'll send you an email. So glad your elderberries are doing so well!

  • @backyard_buddies
    @backyard_buddies 2 месяца назад

    Aww they are so cute and beautiful ❤️😍

  • @HTrntrs
    @HTrntrs 2 месяца назад

    How did all of them survive? Did you get them vaccinated or smth?

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC 2 месяца назад

      No I don’t vaccinate my chicks. If I see signs of coccidiosis I treat it as needed. They are all doing great, laying beautiful blue eggs. 💚

    • @HTrntrs
      @HTrntrs 2 месяца назад

      @@WildHeartsHomesteadSC I think you might be living in an area with better air quality & atmosphere overall, if I try raising week old chicks they only survive a week.

  • @JoyoftheGardenandHome
    @JoyoftheGardenandHome 3 месяца назад

    I was going to do so much work tomorrow, now its raining all day😭. Looks like Tuesday is the next dry day, Sigh

  • @donagoehring3767
    @donagoehring3767 3 месяца назад

    May the 4ths be with you!

  • @TheBabcocks
    @TheBabcocks 3 месяца назад

    Anna is excited to go try honeysuckle! We found some this morning. Did you get rain yet?

  • @md.alamgirhussain4732
    @md.alamgirhussain4732 3 месяца назад

    Good morning... How are you

  • @innisfreehomestead8717
    @innisfreehomestead8717 3 месяца назад

    I keep going back and forth on the fencing. I’d love for my sheep to help me mow! I always go back and forth on keeping a ram or studding. Btw I love the name. One of my twin boys is Caspian the other Aslan. ♥️ They have the same wheels as your guy does. Except in green not red.

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC 3 месяца назад

      Thank you! Aslan is a great name too :) This two prong electric fencing seems to be working, it does hang down in the middle between posts so I would get extra support posts to put in between if you do get it, but he has respected the fence so far. *fingers crossed*

  • @TanyaJMcCurdy
    @TanyaJMcCurdy 3 месяца назад

    So helpful! Thank you 🌻

  • @ShahidTalpur-ys5fp
    @ShahidTalpur-ys5fp 3 месяца назад

    Good❤

  • @TheBabcocks
    @TheBabcocks 3 месяца назад

    Haha, if only we could tell when we're about to give birth by our hips!

  • @JoyoftheGardenandHome
    @JoyoftheGardenandHome 3 месяца назад

    Ooohhh, 🎉 (thank you for not intruding on momma. Such a pet peeve watching homesteaders insert themselves in the process unnecessarily)

  • @donagoehring3767
    @donagoehring3767 3 месяца назад

    The babies are ADORABLE ❤

  • @md.alamgirhussain4732
    @md.alamgirhussain4732 3 месяца назад

    You are very sincere

  • @BaughbeSauce
    @BaughbeSauce 3 месяца назад

    Great video! I see that at least one of your ewes is an East Friesian (or EF cross)!! I have 3 EF ewes and they're wonderful sheep. I'm only milking 2 of them right now (the other has some ff production hiccups at the moment and can't afford to lamb share) and for their first freshening I'm getting almost a half a gallon of milk a day!! 🤯 your video was so concise, helpful, and REALISTIC and I really appreciated it. I will certainly be trying to make your yogurt this week! 😁 I really want to make fetta! There are so few decent videos on using SHEEP milk.

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC 3 месяца назад

      Thank you so much! My older girl is east friesian and my younger one is east friesian/tunis. They are the sweetest 😍

  • @spinderella3602
    @spinderella3602 3 месяца назад

    Your fridge looks like mine with all the milk in the mason jars. I've been getting into exotic ice creams with my sheep and goat milk (half and half in our household is 1/2 sheep 1/2 goat mix). I made a lavender honey with a pinch of salt and I made a kefir lime, freeze dried coconut powder, honey with a pinch of salt. Have you tried an electric centrifuge cream separator with sheep milk? I bought one but I haven't tried it.

    • @WildHeartsHomesteadSC
      @WildHeartsHomesteadSC 3 месяца назад

      I love this! I haven’t tried a centrifuge yet though. Let me know how it works for you :)

  • @JoyoftheGardenandHome
    @JoyoftheGardenandHome 3 месяца назад

    Well done, 💚 your diy's

  • @donagoehring3767
    @donagoehring3767 3 месяца назад

    Love the new shelter

  • @md.alamgirhussain4732
    @md.alamgirhussain4732 3 месяца назад

    Hello friend...

  • @erintomb3148
    @erintomb3148 3 месяца назад

    Spring is awesome - like you said, so cool to start fresh. I've been loving yarrow in tincture form as a support for fever/flu; shortens the duration and 'ick' feeling of a fever. 👍 Definitely a keeper in the medicine cabinet!

  • @TheBabcocks
    @TheBabcocks 3 месяца назад

    You have so much mulch!

  • @TheBabcocks
    @TheBabcocks 3 месяца назад

    You're the best, plant sitting my plants!