I really appreciate your method of thinking. "A person who starts with answers, will end with questions. 1 who starts with questions will end with insight and maybe understanding" I wrote my english Comp essay on secularism. I believe in all beliefs that bring peace, comfort and foster faith.
Thanks for not being one of the fear mongering channels. It's a breath of fresh air. I had to unsub from so many homesteading channels over the last 3 years because they would post a few videos daily saying that SHTF just happened. They claim to have an "inside source" for info and we're all about to starve, etc, etc.
I agree. I found this channel last year when I came home from work & my son had bought me 4 baby chicks, which I had always wanted. I like the calm, well thought out explanations. I might be a senior citizen, but I have increased my garden space, bought 3 meat rabbits to breed (oh, yes, I will still rescue bunnies like I always have!), bought a bigger dehydrator & bought a Nesco canner which I am learning to use. I have always gardened, but without really understanding the "whys" & "why nots", & I truly love all the advice. God Bless!
Three pea soup, we hope those channels are wrong but I would rather be prepared than caught off guard. Lots of bad things have happened and I realize it
@@giancolabird Preparedness is of the utmost importance, especially in the times we're in. The channels I was referring to were cashing in on people's fear and anxiety by creating click bait videos where they claim to have insider information on some soon to come doom and gloom. None of the claims ever came to fruition and we're years down the road now. Other homesteading and preparedness channels have called out the type of content creators I'm referencing.
Excellent message. “Fear not” was stated many many times in the Bible. Times will get tough and that’s all there is to it. But fear not does not mean not to prepare. Because one person’s preparation could be another person’s prayer being answered. Being able to provide food and our security in assistance of your neighbors.
Thanks for what should be rational common sense. I used my first bag of Dumor in December and my flocks production stopped. Switched back to my normal organic food and in January and February my 12 girls produced over 200 eggs per month here in Ohio with Zero artificial light. Dumor is a problem….don’t know why. Thanks again
Can you possible consider that any kind of change especially their food , but really type of change can stress them. They have neophobia, it keeps them from eating something unhealthful it is an evolutionary perspective that birds and mammals have, whether we see it or not they are stressed, when you change their feed. They will eat it because they are hungry but that does not mean they were stressed and that reduces production of eggs. People usually think of their chickens like a dog or cat type of way, chickens are still very much like the ones that lived in the wild rainforests and they are prey they believe everyone wants to eat them, usually they are correct, they don’t start trusting in the same way a dog will. Just something to consider . Have a good day ☀️
Subscriber here.. Most people that don't want to hear the truth or are afraid to consider the truth will run to the peace and safety messages these days..that's why the at sleep in Zion churches are so full. Love your message..👍💕
I have a continued desire to like your channel as you are a fellow Texan. I have not found many Texas gardeners from which i can learn to expand my skills.
Just subscribed while watching some of your old videos about raising chickens. Then, moved up to see this latest video. I made the right choice, subscribing. You'll gain back twice as many as you lost because of your beliefs and convictions! Keep up the good work. God is good and soooo desperately needed in these days to come. Love and peace from our family to yours.
Well said. I had a crazy wind come thru here yesterday & blew the roof off my chicken coop & turned my small greenhouse upside down. My sister (72) & I (65) have already fixed the coop roof. today we tackle the greenhouse. We both will be talking to Jesus & God the whole time. Mostly just to ourselves but if something really hard for us works out, we give thanks then & there. It's the smartest way to live.
Good talk, thanks! It saddens me how often I hear people tell me how afraid they are of X situation/rumor/news. Being aware of events and being cautious to prepare for may come is a healthy reaction to events. Cowering in fear and inaction is unhealthy. Here in Michigan we have been without electrical power for going on five nights (since Feb 22, 2023) due to an ice storm. Thankfully, we are prepared for such things because we have experienced living without electricity (e.g., grid down in 2003) and learned from those events. Anticipating potential hardships and acting to reduce them is the opposite of complaining about supposed conspiracies and doing nothing. As a Marine I appreciate your addition to our mantra: Observe - Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome. Go Blue! God bless!!!
Hi Guys 😊 I appreciate your opinion as an author 👍 I call myself Buddhist since I understand Karma, cause, and effectively my life becomes much much meaningful and easier All best wishes for you dear friend that runs narrations on this grate Chanel My best regards Tade
Those who unsubscribed, have other issues other than your lifestyle! You provide a service of sorts and some think that you, as thier twisted way of thinking should be like them. Your doing your thing, and I appreciate your information and take from it what I require to use and never think otherwise of your lifestyle. Grow forth and prosper!
Happy Resurrection Sunday!!! Comfort and joy to you and your family. God bless. And God bless @OffGridWithDougAndStacy. God is with us, who can be against us.
AMEN, Brother. Well stated. Fear is not of the Lord. The ENEMY, is always the source. Like you stated, the word tells us that fear is a sin. Have been subscriber for a long time and appreciate you and your channel. Blessings
Brother so beautifully said! I want to say I listen to your whole video when you talked about the feed. I was using tractor supply feed and was getting hardly no eggs. My chickens were only 10 months old and yes one thing is first winter. We changed feed and also added things in extra to build protein. And put chickens on new ground with green grass. We have 16 belifelder hens and one rooster. And we are up to 11 eggs a day. We’ll we tried different things with the feed and it made a difference. So was it totally the feed? Who knows!, the thing is as you said adapt and over come. We even had cooked and fed them baby beans like the homestead heat home stead had done. So the main thing is we didn’t complain we prayed and adjusted and tried to change the out come and we feel we had over come. Thanks for your time The Davis’s family
You keep doing what you are doing, you are correct in saying everyone will not agree, but that’s ok, keep on keeping on, fight the good fight, we appreciate you!
That was a very deep message. I can see why some people would get upset and unfriend you or leave hurtful messages. They do not want to know what is really happening in this world and they would rather hide their heads in the ground. I have only been following you for a short while and I value your opinion. I'm a type of person who has an open mind and I try to get all the facts before I come up with a solution. It doesn't always work but I try. Being prior military and born in the sixties, I am not offended by people's opinion. They have theirs and I have mine. That being said, keep doing the great job that you do. I look forward to your next video.
Wow I’m so happy I ran across this channel!! And the fact that you bring God and Jesus in it is a huge plus thank you for your boldness in the LORD and incorporating faith!!
Where would you recommend or what kind of raised beds to get. I just moved and had a half acre garden but my new place is all grass and flood irrigated?
Thank you for this video. I watch a lot of homesteading videos, but I absolutely love how you bring the Bible and your relationship with God into so many of yours. I always find peace in resting in the assurance that God is in control. God bless and keep on sharing the truth.
Yes, there are things that don't seem quite right and they are usually having to do with our government. I think the fact that so many people jumped on TSC as the cause did really make me wonder about where that information started from. I am proud to be a citizen of the USA and I'm also very sad about the state of our union. I don't raise chickens, but my grandmother raised them by the hundreds so I do know something about chickens. I know they molt, lay less in the winter and they don't do well with lack of daylight. I have a sister who shuts out everyone who doesn't do everything the way she thinks they should live, even her one and only son. I try very hard now to shut people out just because they don't agree with me 100%, but I will shut out people who are always negative. So some battles are worth fighting and some are not. God gave us the ability to pick and choose, just do so wisely!
You seem intelligent enough that I could see you being a cross between an independent, libertarian, and constitutionalist as far as political party/views
Wisdom right there. Advice to those living in fear, applicable to both secular and religious world views, make your local community resilient. Elect local officials who understand the role of The Lesser Magistrate AND also know what interposition means within that doctrine AND are willing to be an agent of interposition. Let the fools in state capitals and Washington do what fools do. If we insulate ourselves with honorable Lesser Magistrates, to a large degree what the fools do will no longer matter.
This is my first time seeing your vedio. I enjoyed it. When you meet people like you talked about, do you! Let them be them. I agree with you! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 for you!!
Have you thought about adding an element to your channel of teaching Revelations, how it interprets to our world today and in turn that could help us in our homesteading journeys to better help others. Does that even make sense what I’m asking? I think you have a gift from the Lord that could be used in that way.
@@CountryLivingExperience I think you should. You might have to deal with people you don’t want to deal with saying hurtful things but we know as Christians that persecution is going to get worse. You could also have the possibility of reaching people that haven’t been interested in learning before. I think it would be an awesome opportunity and I would watch and learn.
I really appreciate your videos. Fear is nothing but a means of control. Solutions bring people together. That's what we need more of, from everyone! Coming together, and helping each other. The tyrants are always gonna tyrant. They only succeed if we're afraid of them. Your channel is truly a blessing! Thank you for it. 🙏❤️🌱
Great vid - agree 100% on trusting Jesus rather than being fearful and on sober thinking / gracious speech with humility that no one knows everything except God :)
We really need to learn how to agree to disagree and still be able to live with one another. We may not see eye to eye on one thing and still learn from that same person about another thing. Help us God.
big thumbs up for the message, not a religious type myself, but the message works regardless and I appreciate the input your experience and learnings bring. Stay safe. Also I have to add, I would rather see someone's actions than some word that might describe part of their ideology. Regardless, if anyone thinks you are a communist then they really haven't been listening
I have witnessed how someone closes their mind after they misconstrue a statement. At a woodworking show, a knowledgable instructor was giving the basics of routers. He said something about the big ones and the small ones all working the same, which they do. One man took that to mean the instructor was dumb and believed a ½ hp router could do the same work as a 2hp router. The instructor was saying the concept of a spinning bit and the way they are adjusted is all similar. The man blocked out everything else the teacher had to say, which was sad, because he had some good things to teach.
I appreciate your calm responses to such things. Truthfully one of your older videos on chickens helped me figure why my chickens WERE laying through winter. Always open to learning new things, only way to grow and change.
I've been watching this whole non-laying chickens/Tractor Supply story as it plays out over several "homesteader" channels. I've become slightly bemused. So much vitriol and fear panic; so many unsubstantiated claims and theories. Across YT channels, day by day, this whole twisted, often dark, episode reminds me of the title of Faulkner's "Sound and the Fury" which is a takeoff of Hamlet's line, "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing". I chalk up the whole non laying hen imbroglio to probably some bad ingredient that was inadvertently added because the regular ingredient supply chain has been disrupted. I'm old enough to remember when a load of toxic PCB was accidentally loaded into some dairy cattle feed in Ohio(?) way back in the late 1970s and how that single point error was spread across a couple of states and thousands of cattle consumed the feed. Oh, the absolute panic that EVERYONE who so much as touched a carton of milk would develop pus oozing sores and die. Yes, it was a terrible accident but cooler heads prevailed; assessed the situation and developed an action plan. I think when the final chapter of 2023 non-laying hens is written we'll find out it was a bad ingredient or improper amount of an ingredient that triggered this. Of course, the die hard haters out here will scoff and continue to claim a conspiracy to starve out the chicken raising God fearing 'Chosen people' of flyover country. I'm thankful I'm old enough to have seen prior editions of this type of tale play out. I don't get riled and fly off into a tizzying panic when things like this happen. It's usually just a load of "lather, wash, repeat". Thanks for the level headed video.
I appreciate your comment. Sound and the Fury is certainly the case. I got a lot of vitriol for that other video while I was trying to remain a calm voice.
I am not a homesteader, and just bought my first chicks yesterday and a means of feeling good about my eggs and giving me something to do in my retirement. I just subscribed. I'll just say I agree 100% with your comments. Hope my subscription offsets the folks who are looking for the boogeyman. Don't get mad, be an independent thinker, change feed for a while until there is evidence either proving or disproving. If it's cold, should be a good idea to up the protein anyway right?
Thank you. Good luck with your chicks. Funny part of it all is the vocal crazies are just a tiny percentage who always play victim and look for that boogeyman. I gained about 1400 subs on that video. I will always remain an independent thinker. Yes, up the protein in the cold no matter what.
I didn’t really know anything about your personal beliefs before now, and I tried not to assume and just enjoyed the great content. That being said, I really liked your openness in this video
I never tell people how to do things. I tell them how I've done things and how they worked for me. That doesn't mean it will work for you. Fear is normal and natural. You should fear things that can cause imminent pain. Irrational fear, anxiety, is being fearful of things that COULD possibly happen but aren't imminent. Tractor Supply is a place I only use in emergencies. Their corporate policies don't sit well with me. Our RUclips channel consists of a bunch of "shorts", mainlynof our pets and just things we do as a retired couple. We get dislikes on our videos. 2 dogs barking at a fish. Some people just need to be jerks. We are currently studying Revelation at our church. Powerful stuff. It is very confusing and can easily be misconstrued if you don't understand. Several of the RUclips channels I follow are prone to fear-mongering and constant conspiracy theories. I avoid those videos. I don't unsubscibe, I just skip those videos. Doug is one of those. I enjoy his informative videos, but he has a lot of conspiracy stuff as well. I use RUclips as a way to learn and develop skills.
When you observe that changing feed for your chickens instantly starts them laying again, you can use common sense to draw conclusions without someone "proving" something to the public, or placing blame. 😅 Sadly, the larger problem with society is not fear, but the lack of logical thinking. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. One of the reasons I stay subscribed is that you keep your calm and don't use sarcasm or criticizing to get your viewers to do things or believe what you say. We definitely have different theology, but that doesn't mean you can't share helpful information.
You are correct, and I believe a God fearing man. I also know, its not a shame to face tribulations, of hatred from others as they hate truth flat out. I am not one of those. I can click on any button to subscribe, however it would appear it goes away as fast as i can subscribe. Don't know what that is about, but thankful for this video. You are right. People need to become more listener than impatient.
Great talk with lots of great observation. I learned the saying a little differently but it still means the same. I learned it as "assess, adapt, and overcome". Thank you for what you do.
You are coming from such a high frequency that it is hard to connect with those lower vibrational souls, poor people. I've only recently subscribed, but I really appreciate such a healthy mindset to learn from!
I did use Dumor (It smelled a bit old and I thought it might have been in transit for a long time like our food) and switched before people started talking. My chickens look so healthy and began laying nearly daily. I think its cuz the light is coming back but the better feed is making a difference in their health. Your video was reassuring because you were inviting people to think and question for themselves. I could do without the interpretation of God, (I am a minister), and . . . we all have different understandings of it, and it just causes separation.
Right. It does cause misunderstandings and people will walk away with whatever they want to hear even if he never says anything about the Bible. He is inviting people to expand their thinking and that challenge themselves and their fears and that is always a positive. He is probably going to be ok if people misunderstand and get offended and unsubscribe, again. He is obviously enjoying like minded conversation on this post. I am not religious and question everything especially when people agree with me 😂 I don’t mind when people talk about GOD on their channel.
👍 You can not please all of the people all of the time! My hens stopped laying…it’s winter, it’s cold, hens slow laying normally, God created hens that way…daylight hours are shorter, even hens deserve a vacation! I fed crumbles from Tractor supply, Organic crumbles from my feed store, and crumbles from Walmart…my hens egg production was the same-decreased! And then one day it jumped to “WOW I guess their body’s are doing their thing again” that’s cool.” Feed the birds and ride out the storms of life…If God is still in control then God will provide! 🙏🏼 I’m praying God returns people to “gracious hospitality and good manners”. 🙏🏼
I bought tractor supply. periodically my chickens are mostly free ranged November I bought egg-laying food and corn from tractor supply before the food about 18eggs a week After the food 2 chickens immediately died out of my 5. The other 3 stop laying and died three weeks later this spring those chickens would have been 3 years old What do you think? We are in zone 8 like you not too far from the Appalachian mountains
Not sure. Could be the food. It is a unique issue apart from what I have heard. Most say that their chickens just stopped laying and nobody had chickens die that I had heard from.
Isaiah 41:10 "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand". Eric, your approach to problem -solving is so sound and methodical. The level of fear you describe can be paralyzing and so unproductive. As always, thank you for your sane response to comments. And for the reactionaries, God bless you, you are still loved.
Had to laugh. I'm the queen of improvise if I'm in a jam. Didn't know that was a motto of the Marines. Good company. Thank you for your words of wisdom!!!
WoW thank you for your informative video’s I’m with you and I will admit I delete the other fear mongering videos on this channel your doing an awesome job with your homestead videos and bringing the Bible in ❤
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
You lost 67? Well you just gained me as a born-again believer in Christ. It's sad when individuals fall apart when their ideology doesn't fit facts. I can't wait to watch your content and have a few video options you may find interesting if interested. Looking forward to more content!!
I usually buy feed from the Amish and Mennonite. I have had to get feed fron TS. My egg production went from 17 a day to 6 to 7. Switched back and within a few weeks, back to normal. My experience only. Fear God alone people. Listen for a moment. Jesus stated that my sheep here My voice and they know me. Know else the sheep know? The voice of the flock. God is gathering His own. I see it every day. I'm amazed at how many people I meet that are the same as me. Time to celebrate
Excellent 😊🙏 - BTW did anyone else notice what looks like a wild cat walking along the fence behind you? Forward to 10:15 and watch just along the edge of the grass line.
Trust me, we get it. Don't worry. It's ok to be disagreed with, and for those who misconstrue, that's their decision and you aren't responsible.
I appreciate it.
Came for the homesteading information but staying for the preaching! Love it! ❤
I really appreciate your method of thinking. "A person who starts with answers, will end with questions. 1 who starts with questions will end with insight and maybe understanding" I wrote my english Comp essay on secularism. I believe in all beliefs that bring peace, comfort and foster faith.
I like this comment. 🕊️
Nicely handled. Thanks for acknowledging God, the Bible, Freedom and Liberty, and the Marines.👍
Thank you
Hey awesome I'm here in Texas too
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Thanks for not being one of the fear mongering channels. It's a breath of fresh air. I had to unsub from so many homesteading channels over the last 3 years because they would post a few videos daily saying that SHTF just happened. They claim to have an "inside source" for info and we're all about to starve, etc, etc.
I agree. I found this channel last year when I came home from work & my son had bought me 4 baby chicks, which I had always wanted. I like the calm, well thought out explanations. I might be a senior citizen, but I have increased my garden space, bought 3 meat rabbits to breed (oh, yes, I will still rescue bunnies like I always have!), bought a bigger dehydrator & bought a Nesco canner which I am learning to use. I have always gardened, but without really understanding the "whys" & "why nots", & I truly love all the advice. God Bless!
Three pea soup, we hope those channels are wrong but I would rather be prepared than caught off guard. Lots of bad things have happened and I realize it
@@giancolabird Preparedness is of the utmost importance, especially in the times we're in.
The channels I was referring to were cashing in on people's fear and anxiety by creating click bait videos where they claim to have insider information on some soon to come doom and gloom. None of the claims ever came to fruition and we're years down the road now.
Other homesteading and preparedness channels have called out the type of content creators I'm referencing.
@@threepeasoup8733 gotcha
Excellent message. “Fear not” was stated many many times in the Bible. Times will get tough and that’s all there is to it. But fear not does not mean not to prepare. Because one person’s preparation could be another person’s prayer being answered. Being able to provide food and our security in assistance of your neighbors.
Thank you
Thanks for what should be rational common sense. I used my first bag of Dumor in December and my flocks production stopped. Switched back to my normal organic food and in January and February my 12 girls produced over 200 eggs per month here in Ohio with Zero artificial light.
Dumor is a problem….don’t know why. Thanks again
Thank you for sharing your experience Tom.
Can you possible consider that any kind of change especially their food , but really type of change can stress them. They have neophobia, it keeps them from eating something unhealthful it is an evolutionary perspective that birds and mammals have, whether we see it or not they are stressed, when you change their feed. They will eat it because they are hungry but that does not mean they were stressed and that reduces production of eggs.
People usually think of their chickens like a dog or cat type of way, chickens are still very much like the ones that lived in the wild rainforests and they are prey they believe everyone wants to eat them, usually they are correct, they don’t start trusting in the same way a dog will. Just something to consider . Have a good day ☀️
Great message! Thank you! 😊
Subscriber here.. Most people that don't want to hear the truth or are afraid to consider the truth will run to the peace and safety messages these days..that's why the at sleep in Zion churches are so full.
Love your message..👍💕
Very true. Thank you
I have a continued desire to like your channel as you are a fellow Texan. I have not found many Texas gardeners from which i can learn to expand my skills.
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I 💯 agree and couldn't have said it better! Thank you for being you!
Thank you
Don't stress and carry and on with the gardening we are watching!
Yep. New garden video on Sunday.
Rock on! Your channel is my favorite because you talks are level headed and sensible.
Thank you Mike
Homestead heart!
Just subscribed while watching some of your old videos about raising chickens.
Then, moved up to see this latest video. I made the right choice, subscribing. You'll gain back twice as many as you lost because of your beliefs and convictions!
Keep up the good work. God is good and soooo desperately needed in these days to come. Love and peace from our family to yours.
Thank you. I appreciate it. God is good all the time! Blessings!
Amen brother!
Well said. I had a crazy wind come thru here yesterday & blew the roof off my chicken coop & turned my small greenhouse upside down. My sister (72) & I (65) have already fixed the coop roof. today we tackle the greenhouse. We both will be talking to Jesus & God the whole time. Mostly just to ourselves but if something really hard for us works out, we give thanks then & there. It's the smartest way to live.
Awesome. Keep moving forward trusting in him.
Well said. God bless
Good talk, thanks! It saddens me how often I hear people tell me how afraid they are of X situation/rumor/news. Being aware of events and being cautious to prepare for may come is a healthy reaction to events. Cowering in fear and inaction is unhealthy. Here in Michigan we have been without electrical power for going on five nights (since Feb 22, 2023) due to an ice storm. Thankfully, we are prepared for such things because we have experienced living without electricity (e.g., grid down in 2003) and learned from those events. Anticipating potential hardships and acting to reduce them is the opposite of complaining about supposed conspiracies and doing nothing. As a Marine I appreciate your addition to our mantra: Observe - Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome. Go Blue! God bless!!!
Thank you, I appreciate it. So many cower instead of moving forward. Sure is sad.
God Bless you as well! Go Green!
Hi Guys 😊 I appreciate your opinion as an author 👍 I call myself Buddhist since I understand Karma, cause, and effectively my life becomes much much meaningful and easier
All best wishes for you dear friend that runs narrations on this grate Chanel
My best regards
Tade
Thank you
Amen Brother, Thank you
You're welcome
Amen Brother. 🙏
Glad you had the fear discussion :)
Don’t worry about those people. I’m from Texas also and a new subscriber. You are correct.
Thank you and welcome to the channel
God Bless you and your family
God bless y’all as well!
You are a voice of reason in a world of craziness. God bless you BIG.
Thank you Naomi
Those who unsubscribed, have other issues other than your lifestyle! You provide a service of sorts and some think that you, as thier twisted way of thinking should be like them. Your doing your thing, and I appreciate your information and take from it what I require to use and never think otherwise of your lifestyle. Grow forth and prosper!
Very true. I appreciate your comment.
This man preachin.
Happy Resurrection Sunday!!! Comfort and joy to you and your family. God bless. And God bless @OffGridWithDougAndStacy. God is with us, who can be against us.
Happy Resurrection!
AMEN, Brother. Well stated. Fear is not of the Lord. The ENEMY, is always the source. Like you stated, the word tells us that fear is a sin. Have been subscriber for a long time and appreciate you and your channel. Blessings
Thank you Michael.
Amen, John 8:32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” The Thruth being Jesus.
Amen!
I enjoy your encouraging videos. Thank you!
You're welcome. Thank you.
Right on , you preach it bro.
Brother so beautifully said! I want to say I listen to your whole video when you talked about the feed. I was using tractor supply feed and was getting hardly no eggs. My chickens were only 10 months old and yes one thing is first winter. We changed feed and also added things in extra to build protein. And put chickens on new ground with green grass. We have 16 belifelder hens and one rooster.
And we are up to 11 eggs a day. We’ll we tried different things with the feed and it made a difference. So was it totally the feed? Who knows!, the thing is as you said adapt and over come. We even had cooked and fed them baby beans like the homestead heat home stead had done. So the main thing is we didn’t complain we prayed and adjusted and tried to change the out come and we feel we had over come. Thanks for your time
The Davis’s family
Thank you brother James. So glad you recognized the issue and adjusted (and most importantly prayed).
Excellent video, as usual! Thank you.
Thank you
Thumbs up 👍 informative
You keep doing what you are doing, you are correct in saying everyone will not agree, but that’s ok, keep on keeping on, fight the good fight, we appreciate you!
I appreciate it. I will keep doing what I do.
You gave me my new life motto. Thank you!! You Always create great videos with common sense and great advice.
You're welcome. I appreciate it.
Oh my gosh, thank you for this video, so right, so very true, “of course in my humble opinion!” 😊
Love your channel
Thank you
Best video on the entire internet. Freedom over fear amen my brother love you content bless you
Thank you. I appreciate it.
That was a very deep message. I can see why some people would get upset and unfriend you or leave hurtful messages. They do not want to know what is really happening in this world and they would rather hide their heads in the ground. I have only been following you for a short while and I value your opinion. I'm a type of person who has an open mind and I try to get all the facts before I come up with a solution. It doesn't always work but I try. Being prior military and born in the sixties, I am not offended by people's opinion. They have theirs and I have mine. That being said, keep doing the great job that you do. I look forward to your next video.
Thank you.
Fear grips people in many ways.
I really like how these videos have been geared more and more into an encouraging word about God's Word.... keep it up!!!!
Amen. Thank you
Wow I’m so happy I ran across this channel!! And the fact that you bring God and Jesus in it is a huge plus thank you for your boldness in the LORD and incorporating faith!!
Where would you recommend or what kind of raised beds to get. I just moved and had a half acre garden but my new place is all grass and flood irrigated?
Amen. Thank you
Amen.
Thank you for this video. I watch a lot of homesteading videos, but I absolutely love how you bring the Bible and your relationship with God into so many of yours. I always find peace in resting in the assurance that God is in control. God bless and keep on sharing the truth.
Amen. God bless you as well.
Amen you are spot on. Thank you, 🙏🙏🙏❤️
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Yes, there are things that don't seem quite right and they are usually having to do with our government. I think the fact that so many people jumped on TSC as the cause did really make me wonder about where that information started from. I am proud to be a citizen of the USA and I'm also very sad about the state of our union. I don't raise chickens, but my grandmother raised them by the hundreds so I do know something about chickens. I know they molt, lay less in the winter and they don't do well with lack of daylight. I have a sister who shuts out everyone who doesn't do everything the way she thinks they should live, even her one and only son. I try very hard now to shut people out just because they don't agree with me 100%, but I will shut out people who are always negative. So some battles are worth fighting and some are not. God gave us the ability to pick and choose, just do so wisely!
Thank you Nancy. We certainly must pick and choose wisely and ask God for that wisdom.
Amen brother. Be wise but not in fear of what is going on. It's a time of celebration because we are closer than ever.
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. Proverbs 29:25
Amen
You seem intelligent enough that I could see you being a cross between an independent, libertarian, and constitutionalist as far as political party/views
Solid guess!
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I love your channel
I appreciate it. Thank you
Wisdom right there. Advice to those living in fear, applicable to both secular and religious world views, make your local community resilient. Elect local officials who understand the role of The Lesser Magistrate AND also know what interposition means within that doctrine AND are willing to be an agent of interposition. Let the fools in state capitals and Washington do what fools do. If we insulate ourselves with honorable Lesser Magistrates, to a large degree what the fools do will no longer matter.
Wow! I took the saying to my heart today...observe...improvise...adapt..and overcome...so important!
Blessings...💗
Thank you! Blessings
I love this video ❣️👍 keep up the great videos.
Thank you
Great video and well spoken! I appreciate your willingness and desire to educate. Keep up the great works.
Thank you Shawn.
Great video!
Thank you
This is my first time seeing your vedio. I enjoyed it. When you meet people like you talked about, do you! Let them be them. I agree with you! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 for you!!
Thank you
Episcopalian libertarian checking in. You're doing just fine man.
Nice! Thanks
Have you thought about adding an element to your channel of teaching Revelations, how it interprets to our world today and in turn that could help us in our homesteading journeys to better help others. Does that even make sense what I’m asking? I think you have a gift from the Lord that could be used in that way.
That makes sense. I have thought about doing some sort of Bible study.
@@CountryLivingExperience I think you should. You might have to deal with people you don’t want to deal with saying hurtful things but we know as Christians that persecution is going to get worse. You could also have the possibility of reaching people that haven’t been interested in learning before. I think it would be an awesome opportunity and I would watch and learn.
I really appreciate your videos. Fear is nothing but a means of control. Solutions bring people together. That's what we need more of, from everyone! Coming together, and helping each other. The tyrants are always gonna tyrant. They only succeed if we're afraid of them. Your channel is truly a blessing! Thank you for it. 🙏❤️🌱
Thank you Shelli!
Great vid - agree 100% on trusting Jesus rather than being fearful and on sober thinking / gracious speech with humility that no one knows everything except God :)
Amen. Thank you
We really need to learn how to agree to disagree and still be able to live with one another. We may not see eye to eye on one thing and still learn from that same person about another thing. Help us God.
True
big thumbs up for the message, not a religious type myself, but the message works regardless and I appreciate the input your experience and learnings bring. Stay safe.
Also I have to add, I would rather see someone's actions than some word that might describe part of their ideology. Regardless, if anyone thinks you are a communist then they really haven't been listening
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Hopefully my actions reflect my ideology (the love of Jesus).
That was weird. I can’t stop with that. How could his messages be construed as communist 😂😂 so weird.
Good video. Hale to the middle of the middle!
I have witnessed how someone closes their mind after they misconstrue a statement. At a woodworking show, a knowledgable instructor was giving the basics of routers. He said something about the big ones and the small ones all working the same, which they do. One man took that to mean the instructor was dumb and believed a ½ hp router could do the same work as a 2hp router. The instructor was saying the concept of a spinning bit and the way they are adjusted is all similar. The man blocked out everything else the teacher had to say, which was sad, because he had some good things to teach.
Great analogy. Very applicable to everything that is going on in today's world.
I appreciate you and what you bring. I'm in Zone 8a ETx. Thanks for all you contribute. God Bless you and your family.
God bless you too. Thank you.
I appreciate your calm responses to such things. Truthfully one of your older videos on chickens helped me figure why my chickens WERE laying through winter. Always open to learning new things, only way to grow and change.
Awesome! Thank you Krystle.
Thank you. Great video. I have been living in fear with the world's event. And I knew not to. I need to get grounded in God's word.
You're welcome. Glad you are getting back to the word.
trust the LORD AMEN. TO MUCH SOCIAL MEDIA.
I've been watching this whole non-laying chickens/Tractor Supply story as it plays out over several "homesteader" channels. I've become slightly bemused. So much vitriol and fear panic; so many unsubstantiated claims and theories.
Across YT channels, day by day, this whole twisted, often dark, episode reminds me of the title of Faulkner's "Sound and the Fury" which is a takeoff of Hamlet's line, "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing".
I chalk up the whole non laying hen imbroglio to probably some bad ingredient that was inadvertently added because the regular ingredient supply chain has been disrupted. I'm old enough to remember when a load of toxic PCB was accidentally loaded into some dairy cattle feed in Ohio(?) way back in the late 1970s and how that single point error was spread across a couple of states and thousands of cattle consumed the feed.
Oh, the absolute panic that EVERYONE who so much as touched a carton of milk would develop pus oozing sores and die.
Yes, it was a terrible accident but cooler heads prevailed; assessed the situation and developed an action plan.
I think when the final chapter of 2023 non-laying hens is written we'll find out it was a bad ingredient or improper amount of an ingredient that triggered this. Of course, the die hard haters out here will scoff and continue to claim a conspiracy to starve out the chicken raising God fearing 'Chosen people' of flyover country.
I'm thankful I'm old enough to have seen prior editions of this type of tale play out. I don't get riled and fly off into a tizzying panic when things like this happen.
It's usually just a load of "lather, wash, repeat".
Thanks for the level headed video.
I appreciate your comment. Sound and the Fury is certainly the case. I got a lot of vitriol for that other video while I was trying to remain a calm voice.
I am not a homesteader, and just bought my first chicks yesterday and a means of feeling good about my eggs and giving me something to do in my retirement. I just subscribed. I'll just say I agree 100% with your comments. Hope my subscription offsets the folks who are looking for the boogeyman. Don't get mad, be an independent thinker, change feed for a while until there is evidence either proving or disproving. If it's cold, should be a good idea to up the protein anyway right?
Thank you. Good luck with your chicks.
Funny part of it all is the vocal crazies are just a tiny percentage who always play victim and look for that boogeyman. I gained about 1400 subs on that video. I will always remain an independent thinker.
Yes, up the protein in the cold no matter what.
I didn’t really know anything about your personal beliefs before now, and I tried not to assume and just enjoyed the great content.
That being said, I really liked your openness in this video
Thank you Monk
I love bringing science into solutions!
I never tell people how to do things. I tell them how I've done things and how they worked for me. That doesn't mean it will work for you.
Fear is normal and natural. You should fear things that can cause imminent pain.
Irrational fear, anxiety, is being fearful of things that COULD possibly happen but aren't imminent.
Tractor Supply is a place I only use in emergencies. Their corporate policies don't sit well with me.
Our RUclips channel consists of a bunch of "shorts", mainlynof our pets and just things we do as a retired couple. We get dislikes on our videos. 2 dogs barking at a fish.
Some people just need to be jerks.
We are currently studying Revelation at our church. Powerful stuff. It is very confusing and can easily be misconstrued if you don't understand.
Several of the RUclips channels I follow are prone to fear-mongering and constant conspiracy theories. I avoid those videos. I don't unsubscibe, I just skip those videos. Doug is one of those. I enjoy his informative videos, but he has a lot of conspiracy stuff as well. I use RUclips as a way to learn and develop skills.
I appreciate all of that. Well stated. Thank you.
When you observe that changing feed for your chickens instantly starts them laying again, you can use common sense to draw conclusions without someone "proving" something to the public, or placing blame. 😅 Sadly, the larger problem with society is not fear, but the lack of logical thinking. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. One of the reasons I stay subscribed is that you keep your calm and don't use sarcasm or criticizing to get your viewers to do things or believe what you say. We definitely have different theology, but that doesn't mean you can't share helpful information.
Logical thinking is a challenge for many. I will only ever strive to give helpful advice calmly.
You are correct, and I believe a God fearing man. I also know, its not a shame to face tribulations, of hatred from others as they hate truth flat out. I am not one of those. I can click on any button to subscribe, however it would appear it goes away as fast as i can subscribe. Don't know what that is about, but thankful for this video. You are right. People need to become more listener than impatient.
Thank you Deborah
I don’t see the point in growing crops nonstop all year long but I still enjoy your channel.
It is about being self sufficient, or at the very least knowing and building experience in growing food for a rainy day.
@@AutoTechElectronic people have been self sufficient growing food naturally and in season for thousands of years.
Great talk with lots of great observation. I learned the saying a little differently but it still means the same. I learned it as "assess, adapt, and overcome".
Thank you for what you do.
You are coming from such a high frequency that it is hard to connect with those lower vibrational souls, poor people. I've only recently subscribed, but I really appreciate such a healthy mindset to learn from!
Amen. Thank you.
Not all feed is manufactured in the same plat in the entire country
Exactly
I always enjoy your videos. I especially enjoy most of them being under 15 minutes. You get it said and do it in a reasonable amount of time.
Praise God.
Amen. Thanks
I did use Dumor (It smelled a bit old and I thought it might have been in transit for a long time like our food) and switched before people started talking. My chickens look so healthy and began laying nearly daily. I think its cuz the light is coming back but the better feed is making a difference in their health. Your video was reassuring because you were inviting people to think and question for themselves. I could do without the interpretation of God, (I am a minister), and . . . we all have different understandings of it, and it just causes separation.
Right. It does cause misunderstandings and people will walk away with whatever they want to hear even if he never says anything about the Bible. He is inviting people to expand their thinking and that challenge themselves and their fears and that is always a positive. He is probably going to be ok if people misunderstand and get offended and unsubscribe, again. He is obviously enjoying like minded conversation on this post.
I am not religious and question everything especially when people agree with me 😂
I don’t mind when people talk about GOD on their channel.
👍 You can not please all of the people all of the time! My hens stopped laying…it’s winter, it’s cold, hens slow laying normally, God created hens that way…daylight hours are shorter, even hens deserve a vacation! I fed crumbles from Tractor supply, Organic crumbles from my feed store, and crumbles from Walmart…my hens egg production was the same-decreased! And then one day it jumped to “WOW I guess their body’s are doing their thing again” that’s cool.” Feed the birds and ride out the storms of life…If God is still in control then God will provide! 🙏🏼 I’m praying God returns people to “gracious hospitality and good manners”. 🙏🏼
Thank you Tammy
Appreciate the info on fear and this will definitely help me.
Amen
I bought tractor supply. periodically my chickens are mostly free ranged November I bought egg-laying food and corn from tractor supply before the food about 18eggs a week
After the food 2 chickens immediately died out of my 5. The other 3 stop laying and died three weeks later this spring those chickens would have been 3 years old
What do you think?
We are in zone 8 like you not too far from the Appalachian mountains
Not sure. Could be the food. It is a unique issue apart from what I have heard. Most say that their chickens just stopped laying and nobody had chickens die that I had heard from.
Your videos are always amazing and educational, but todays video was very on time and on point! God bless you brother!
God bless you too. Thank you.
Isaiah 41:10
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand".
Eric, your approach to problem -solving is so sound and methodical. The level of fear you describe can be paralyzing and so unproductive. As always, thank you for your sane response to comments. And for the reactionaries, God bless you, you are still loved.
Amen sister! Thank you for your kind comment.
Appreciate the calm ,biblical approach to the things going on. Great reminder to keep focused on what's important.
Amen!
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Had to laugh. I'm the queen of improvise if I'm in a jam. Didn't know that was a motto of the Marines. Good company. Thank you for your words of wisdom!!!
Awesome! You're welcome
Thanks for the information about Tracker Supply. I wonder what type of chickens seem to be having a problem with the chicken feed and what type isn't?
I don't think it is a certain type of chicken. It could be some bad feed from a few feed plants that only affected some people.
WoW thank you for your informative video’s I’m with you and I will admit I delete the other fear mongering videos on this channel your doing an awesome job with your homestead videos and bringing the Bible in ❤
Amen. Thank you.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
Amen!
You lost 67? Well you just gained me as a born-again believer in Christ. It's sad when individuals fall apart when their ideology doesn't fit facts. I can't wait to watch your content and have a few video options you may find interesting if interested. Looking forward to more content!!
I appreciate it. Fear grips so many people. I wish them the best.
Fear=lack of faith
Amen
I use tractor supply feed and I have TONS of eggs! Tons! Most of my chickens lay twice a day.
That is awesome!
I usually buy feed from the Amish and Mennonite. I have had to get feed fron TS. My egg production went from 17 a day to 6 to 7. Switched back and within a few weeks, back to normal. My experience only. Fear God alone people. Listen for a moment. Jesus stated that my sheep here My voice and they know me. Know else the sheep know? The voice of the flock. God is gathering His own. I see it every day. I'm amazed at how many people I meet that are the same as me. Time to celebrate
Excellent 😊🙏 - BTW did anyone else notice what looks like a wild cat walking along the fence behind you? Forward to 10:15 and watch just along the edge of the grass line.
That's my kitty. He is in the garden.