The Gateway to Homesteading
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- With a large impending storm threatening, Ben and the boys are getting the chicken coop in order to absorb a lot of the water, and they’re making amazing compost while they’re at it.
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Intro: Let Me Love You by Loving Caliber
Blue Steel by ElDorado
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Meg..I just bought my first 10/ 5 gallons buckets for planting some vegetables this summer. We live in a HOA community so can’t put it in the ground in the yard. Wish me luck. Lol
I think im Going to try tomato, green peppers, cucumbers, and maybe carrots. All this excitement just from watching you and the family. Haha
I save all my fall leaves to use in our chicken run all winter. I’m in the North East and have pretty harsh winters, so our run has a roof. The leaves are stored next to the run where we can easily toss arm loads in through out the winter. Hens break it down into soil really well.
Absolutely another awesome day on the Hollar homestead! Have a very blessed weekend and please be safe! Blessings on your day Kiddos!🥰🌻🐛💕
On rainy days do Meg cooking or canning videos. I love that type of content.
The chickens will love that new compost pile & all the yummy things for them to eat. Then we shift to Meg's kitchen and she is making yummy things to eat too.
I’m so excited, our town (I live in town) is considering getting ride of the ordinance forbidding poultry. I may only have .395 acres but I’ve got plenty of space for a few chickens!! I hope they decide to allow it now!!
Good luck with the event! Safe travels!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Have a good time teaching this weekend...and be careful on the roads !!!
Always interesting and informative on your composting practices, plus it's nice the boys are big enough to help out now.
. Good luck this weekend hopefully the weather won't be to bad. Have a good and safe weekend. Blessings to you all. 😊🇺🇲
Hey there 😊.... You're really beautiful 😍
@@smithaaron-cp4ps It's literally the letter 'P', stupid bot.
Have fun teaching! Y'all be safe with the weather. Compost = Garden Gold!
Hey there 😊.... You're really beautiful 😍
“Gotta go and grab the baby” No show without punch! 🥰
Good luck with your pig class Ben and hope you all have a good time.
Praying for your safety to and from the trip to SC. May have wet roads, so I'm praying for a safe trip for my sweet Hollar family!❤ Hope you have a good weekend and a good butchering class!
I wish I could rent your boys, they are amazing!
Enjoy doing your class Ben. Hope it gives you a break on the rain. 🤞
This is off topic, but I would love a knitting video from Meg. After all, homesteading isn’t always about dirt!😁
Hey!!! the boys were all wearing shoes. Good luck teaching. I hope the weather doesn't make it too hard.
Hi Ben, Meg and famiky from Queensland, Australia. I would like to know why the laying hens don't have a bigger pen. Your feeding regime is so practical! You and your family are such hard workers. Meg seems to always be making food, editing and washing work-stained clothes. Buggy is the cutest! Your boys are growing up knowing what real work is rather than being glued to a screen. Your channel is the first one I look at every day. Blessings to you all.
The chickens do not need a bigger pen. You should see the chickens at Edible Acres. There are more of them but they head for the food...
Hey I’m from QLD as well!
I was just asking...where is my Hollar video, and there you are! Yay!
💜💕💜
Tiny, lovely Meg and handsome skinny Ben look more like the older siblings than the parents of the five wonderful kids.
You two and all your children are wonderful, great roll models for all ages. But I have to say that Buggie is so adorable, she's such a girly girl in all her pink outfits & cooking with her mama etc. Then suddenly the minute she's outside she turns into a total tomboy... I love to see her helping in the garden as much as I love seeing her learning how to cook.
I hope you don't take offense in any form. When I read "Roll" in your comment about "Role models", I envisioned them rolling all over as in somersault's 😆🤦🏼♀️ Sorry I'am such a visual person with imagination! I make these little mishaps all the time, I laugh at them to and get very strange looks in public LoL!
Great working crew ! The Hollar homesteaders . See a future business.
I really look forward to your videos ☺️
Me too! I usually drop what I’m doing and watch them immediately 😅
Me2👍😆...
Me 3 😉.
Guess I'm also interested ☺️😉 your really pretty by the way ☺️
You can easily do this w/ a small coop just by changing their bedding!
Have a great workshop, hope it doesn't get too soggy. Being another compost aficionado, I think the chicken tractor on steroids is brilliant. You're going to have a happy garden soon! 🐔🐔=🌱🌱
So, I made mac and cheese cooking the pasta in milk. I will never do it another way again... so easy... less dishes and it tastes better. I may have just bought 3 blocks of cheese. 😂😂😂
I have to agree, compost is a gateway for sure.
Good luck on tomorrow’s pig butchering workshop! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA - 3/2/2023.
I want to watch the pig butcher class I love watching everything this family does.
I love the way you build compost. Thanks for explaining the way you make your compost. I'm so glad the boys helped and you got the static chicken coop cleaned up and ready for the rain that's coming. Wow, having to bring all your equipment to butcher the pig for the workshop. Good luck getting everything together and cooking all that wonderful food Ben and Meg! Thanks for this video Hollar family!
CHICKEN QUESTION: What are your black chickens out in the yard, the mobile flock? Australaurp or something else?
And do you sell your mountain of eggs or eat them all? 😳 I had 5 dozen in Oct, and it's just me! Lol
They are Australorpes. We eat most of the eggs!
Good luck with the workshop prep. Rain is great when you need it - LOL.
Compost was my gateway too. I'm an aspiring soil farmer. :D
I am always impressed when I see Ben and his boys working on a project together. Ben is very much part of the team not just the boss. What a great example. Learning by osmosis! I am sure the weekend will go well whatever the weather. Meg cooking up a feast too. 💕💕🌻🌻
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Thanks for sharing another great video!
I think RUclips is now the gateway drug to homesteading. RUclips>Chickens>Homesteading
Absolutely!🤣🤣🤣
Just so nice all that you share. Thanks, Ben. Meg. A most glorious chef. I have so much admiration for all. God bless and keep all.
😂 the gateway to Homesteading???
Watching your channel!!!!!
thanks for the video. hope the prep cooking of the meals, and processing of the pigs goes great.
We are getting 8-12 inches of snow here in Binghamton NY starting tomorrow. Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Hey there 😊.... You're really beautiful 😍
Its wonderful how you are building up your farm i so much enjoy watching all yourendeavors videos n Meg seems to always be cooking canning or do something for her family congratulations to you all
Yeah, Hollars vlog!
Always love learning and watching your amazing family. I’m teaching myself to can. Living in Australia it isn’t that big a thing. So excited to be able to learn and grow with your family. Love seeing you all doing so much together. I also love watching you all both indoors and outside all together teaching the children all that goes with growing, caring and cooking your own food
Have fun too at your class! Thanks for sharing ❤🤗👍
Black chickens looking like they’re ready to relocate. 🚚📦📫😊 I think every bug from hell woke up here today, but I got to go play outside and plant some seedlings before I realized it lol. Not sure what kind of camera you use, but a bunch of resellers use a GoPro attached to the front strap of a backpack or something, which frees both their hands and allows the viewer to see. Just a thought that may help with editing time 🤔 (and tax deductible). Ttfn 👋🏻
I love the idea of having your chickens help with making compost.
Have a good weekend !😀
Now that is applied education. The boys learn more about biology, chemistry, agriculture in an hour of this activity than years of books reading (not saying that' s not important). Besides, they're blessed with helping the family.
Stay well and safe!
Hi.... Meg and Ben nice to see you, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐣🐥🐈🐄🐖🌱🌺🌹🌻🌼🌸🌷🏡🎥👍👍👍
Your compost is awesome.
Hey there 😊.... You're really beautiful 😍
Buggy is in such good care with here brothers!!! Thanks to the fantastic parents ❤️
It’s it amazing how you realize fast food makes you feel bad after you cook from scratch for a while. When I was younger I wouldn’t think twice about grabbing takeout now I might get fast food a couple times a year. 1st I’m always disappointed in the taste & quality 2nd I’m usually in the bathroom immediately after I eat 3rd I feel bad for 2 or 3 days afterwards. Y’all saying it made me realize it’s not just my family
U should adjust ur chicken cooop to make it easier to get the compost out like more doors instead of the( OnE)
Funny…”take the good with the bad”…….not “take the bad with the good”???
I am still drooling over ribs! I noticed this girl is getting taller.:) I am never good at smoking meat, n0 bark or smoke. You should do a class on smoking to go with pork. I will settle for a chunk of beef and portabellas in grandmas bean pot
“How to butcher a pig in a torrential downpour” 😬
OMG! Never been so early 😳
Love from Sweden as always ❤️
Good to see you today.
Hey there 😊.... You're really beautiful 😍
How dare you not video tomorrow, you are not that busy. No really I am sure that I and all of your watchers understand that you all have a lot to get done. 🥴.
As much as your boys have help you with gardening and composting you should let them have a garden where they can grow vegetables and then sell them so they can start making their own money. I think they are old enough to try it and for what you have taught them I think they would do well.
What a great idea !
I'm pretty sure at least one boy grew a successful garden a year or so ago.
Would be a good idea but I think they are pushing limits on useable space right now
Pretty sure one of the boys does raise his own garden.
Ducks 🦆🦆🐣 One of the older boys raised ducks 🦆🐣
rain is great for farmers and home steaders, prepare for dry teaching and get everything done to allow for cleaning and cutting up after despatching pig just short time under the weather then prepared non mud under cover areas. your sons learning so many great skills backing carts and trailers, using machinery, gardening and yard work capability using tools, welding, woodwork. great skills for any person let alone kids almost adults. plus maturing earlier learning life skills and facing and dealing with weather and other issues
Prayers for a safe trip and a wonderful event!!!
Love your channel
Have a great weekend y'all! Blessings from VA ❤️
Good luck with your butchering class. I thought you would have it in the green house.❤❤👍👀🐷🐖🐗
You all work so hard. Good job guys xxx
I've not been on any social media lately except for my preaching and gospel music. I have to say I have missed you guys. I love your beautiful family and it blesses my heart to see y'all hold hands and give thanks for your food. God bless y'all for setting a good example for other young families.
Hey there 😊.... You're really beautiful 😍
Praying for you folks to have a great stress free weekend and event! God Bless!
That is not fair! Your son can back up a small trailer and I can't!
I love y'all's channel yours Roots an refuge,an Rhodes family my fav. I've learned alot from y'all. Thank you so much an may god continue to bless your families. I'm lookin for land saving money to have a homestead by next yr I hope n pray. I understand things the way you teach them so again thank you
I have to admit, I am struggling with the whole compost thing. I’m a little low on man power and green material. My compost consists of shavings and chicken manure (summer) straw and chicken manure (winter), leaves, grass clippings (think small yard) and fruit and veg scraps. This is what I work with my chickens rarely get into the ring to scratch around, and frankly, I’m 66 and pretty crippled. Is there hope? Suggestions are more than welcome!
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Hello from TN. I guess it would depend on how much you want to have. It would depend on the size of your garden, or do you have raised beds. I'm a soon to be 72 year old. I have more than one compost pile. They are not Large. They are at different stages. I have Rabbits. I Can eat them, but they are mainly for their Poop. Rabbit poop won't "burn" the roots! So you can use it very fresh! Collect it in an area all by itself. It can be added to other things or used totally by itself. A little in the Planting hole, then Side dress each plant during the season. Don't try to "Fertilize" the ENTIRE garden area. Over time, it will get fertilized. You can take a "Screen" and get the stuff out of your compost pile, that hasn't broken completely down, and use what has! Try to think Outside the box! Set up the screen very near a compost pile.
I know how you feel. I have had 4 leg surgeries. My back was broken years ago. I have rheumatoid arthritis. I have also had surgery on my arms. Just never give up! Make beds very close to your house. Figure out how many chickens you need. I have 6 Rabbits. I know I can't feed the world, but I can pretty much feed myself. Make a seed starting corner in your house, or make a One panel hoop house for starting your plants! ALWAYS read the comment section of these videos! There are a lot of great ideas there! Hope this helps you! GOD bless
Sounds like you have everything in place for this system to work but maybe the chickens aren’t hungry enough to want to scratch in the ring. If I give the chickens a feeder with free choice food they won’t touch the compost. I feed them in the ring and they only get fed once a day. It’s taken some watching and taking notes but if they’re hungry towards the end of the day they all get in the ring and go to work looking for bugs and scraps.
@@Bennybob01 I’ll give it a try, I guess they will work for their food if they get hungry enough! Thank you
@@ritamccartt-kordon283ditto reading the comments 😃👍🏼
😖 Stinky 😖. And everyone has boots 🥾 on today ⭐️. Although I love seeing them run barefoot 🦶 There’s nothing like country living 👍👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Anaerobic, I was wondering the other day why the coop started Smelling so potent. Thank you, ya'll are always teaching us something
Strong winds, flooding and tornadoes watch here in TN. Hope everyone makes it thru this mess OK. Tornadoes in Texas tonight while I'm here on RUclips
Hey Meg, have you tried roasted red beet hummus? If not, you definitely should because holy cow, it’s delicious!!!
Great & informative vlog; thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend with your friends & family! Blessings to all 🤗💜🇨🇦
All those boys are a blessing to the farm! You can get so much done without getting exhausted.
Have a great weekend!!
Watch Ryan halls channel for your tornados your suppose to get Friday, be safe. Love you guys.
I’ve seen articles about shredding the leaves first because when they are whole and unbroken they seem to stay intact. Wasn’t it you that showed the quick shredding method for weeds by putting them in a trash can and using the weed eater on it?
Meg. I’m wanting to watch you cook your great meals. Pretty Please 😊❤
I wonder if u had a little window o the inside of the coop too the pallets would make ur sylstem even easier if u could scoop in between compost pallets to the coop without going in and oUT of the coop
Love your compost videos.👍👍👍👍👍
In the first minute of the video we can see the top of the hill over your shoulder. Was there always that many houses there? I remember seeing the larger one regularly but the others? Is there a subdivision moving in?
No, they have always been there. They’ve just done some remodeling lately.
Such a great team as everyone works together ❤️
All's good 💕 🕊️
Love composting videos but I love pigs 🐖 more and them pigs 🐷 look like they need moved ❤
Well chickens are cute, I grow up with them went I was little in Colombia… funny review went I came back to curaçao from Netherlands… feral chicken everywhere.
Yay! Compost Happens!
54° here now, the high is 56° the next 2 days, then back to freezing rain for 3 days.
Chickens have definitely been my gateway haha! Bees, was my second one though! Love the butchering content, hope to learn more in my life!
Good job ! Hope you have good weather not raining. The weatherman is alway wrong here in southeast Ohio
I've looked at many of your older videos but I can't seem to find out what state your in.
North Carolina
@@marking-time-gardens Thank you very much.
Are you adding water as you build pile as Billy/PermaPastureFarm does? Maybe I missed it.
Oh, I think he does that after the first pile has moved on into a second cone-shaped pile. The 18-day method.
Corbin was watering the ring as they filled it.
hope all go good lucky in candler nc
Awesome 😎
"wood chips" - 6x in 20 seconds
How much wood would Ben wood chip if Ben had to wood chip wood?
Pickled were the peck of peppers the Hollar family picked!
Just realized, today, that your chicken coop doesn't have a roof over the non-egg laying area! Suspect that is why I had an easier time, using the deep litter method concept, aka massive compost pile, with side barriers to hold the depth in. We used non-yellowing greenhouse type fiberglass panels, or something like that, over top. The entire top was a lean to type roof. There was no dark separate place because we had no need for them to be quiet/in the dark or trapped in the egg laying area. Or whatever reason coops are commonly made that way.
(I see most stationary chicken coops built as a box with an open part attached to the box. All over the country and world. Not sure what that reasoning is, but very very cold winters would make sense to me? Lumber prices? Except I've seen coops built this way for many decades. It was more important for us that a 6 foot tall human could comfortably walk around, so never tried the box and screen attachment coop build.)
The egg laying area we used, both in 8b and in 6b, was just a big long table along the back wall, with egg laying boxes. A solid back wall and 1/4 the side coop walls (in the 6b location), roosting bars across from that, with a real ladder access. (Do not recommend losing a ladder to a chicken coop, just one of those couple weeks temp solution things that ended up being there for years.) Rain blew in from the screened walls, and when pouring off the hillside some overflow dampened the bedding/compost, but it didn't ever rain directly into the coop. Dryer is probably easier to maintain, for a stationary chicken spot.
Main thing I would do differently after the years with some coops, is save up for the huge 1/2 inch wire rolls and do all the non solid wall frame sections with that. Vs chicken wire on the upper half. Too many things climbed that fit through chicken wire. Including snakes, which was wild to catch in the act.
Only really an issue if I had unusually young baby chicks and their foster mom/s in there. Otherwise the issue was the chickens all telling us, at the top of their lungs, they were after something exciting and potentially tasty. Florida taught me to have a deep non-diggable footing (cement blocks dropped long way into a trench all the way around), or ya know, put the whole thing on a hillside rock layer, in Kentucky. lol
I do my own version of chicken yard composting and it produces wonderfully! Can’t tell you how long it took me to experiment with this outside the box technique- it was part of me realizing I could ( and enjoyed) experimenting with how to get the best results in my context. My encouragement to others? Just try it- maybe small scale, but give it a try. Totally agree on the Leaves insight- I mostly put vines or sticks on the bottom to allow air in.
Please be safe !
💚 Where is/was the pig butchering class? Thanks for showing your chicken compost on steroids, again! I love it 💚