If it is a job that you pay LE or Ben to do and they accept the money from said job...then they definitely should be doing their job they were paid to do. I prefer clean equipment too...❤❤❤
Hey Lester, my Dad had the same idea as you. Each and everytime we would use the equipment we would have to wash it down and wipe it off and we did 😁 As for the feathers, I'm sorry but I really feel some need to be rehomed. I feel in a year I'll be watching your videos and there will be twice as many lol. I do love them but you can have too much of a good thing ❤
U sure didn’t hold off in telling JAKE something ever time he didn’t do something Right but then u took a moment to calm down U need not to hold back with LE & Ben or they will never LEARN anything U helped JAke grow into a good man 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Lester! There is nothing wrong with you wanting others to respect your expensive equipment!! I feel your irritation. Love seeing your videos when you are there!
I agree Lester! I saw you when you first started on You Tube and the other channel place that is blue. Jami and you were meticulous with cleaning and upkeep of what you could afford to buy gradually. I think with our modern generation they are given too much all thru life so their work ethic is "do enough to get by." I see that in schools now with students. At my former school we were told we couldn't give zeroes as it would ruin their averages. So no work was given a 50. It just starts young. I have a feeling Kim, Tina, Dan, and YOU worked hard for anything you wanted. PawPaw and GiGi raised you well. Not criticizing anyone just stating my observations!
Totally agree, lack of respect for your expensive machinery is frustrating, Don't think it'll do any harm in reminding them to clean after they've used it. Sorry to say Lester, but Some kids don't work as hard as others and would rather play games and just talk about nonsense stuff, forgetting that although it's a "farm" it's also a sanctuary which means you need tighter rules. Get LE to collect all eggs and feed them to the pigs. ❤
@@shirleycarter2451when he reminds them to cleanup after they use it and it is hours or even the next day before Lester wants to use it and it has poop, dust, feathers and anything else that a farm has does he get upset again bc his tractor is too 19:48 dirty for him to drive❓. 👵🏻
The issue with the ducks not using the pond as much as you expected is because Muscovies are the only domestic duck that is not derived from the wild mallard, and is a separate species. Mallards belong colllectively to a group known as "Dabbling ducks", along with species such as Teal and Pochard. There are other groups such as "Diving ducks", which include species like Eider, Golden-eye and Ruddy ducks, but Muscovies belong to a group known as "Perching ducks", and as the name suggests are not quite as aquatic as the other groups and will spend a lot of time on land and often found perching on fench posts, trees etc.
Yes you have lots of birds. But you could eliminate a lot of that mess in that barn if you would put chicken wire or bird netting on the underside of the rafters. If you turned that whole side of the barn into a chicken coop with perches along the whole side wall they would soon start roosting there. The chicken coop that was done for you was never big enough for all your feathers to begin with, and the extra wall in it just took up space and really didn't make much sense. You could even use the space between the two barns as a coop. Close up the back end ends put a chicken door into the barn and an entrance door up front add long roosting places and lots of nesting boxes. Iknow your going to say you need that side of the barn for the bigs for shelter, well the donkeys are in the littles pasture and have access to their barn, the bigs are spending most of their time out in the back pasture and would be happy with a large loafing shed back there. There are covers to put on your stacked hay to help keep the birds from nesting in it. And maybe it's time to rehome some of the ducks and extra roosters.
I know LE has a sore back but I’m sure he could spray a hose to clean off chicken poo and dust!! It’s just not the same as when you and Jami were there!! I don’t watch as much of ISS anymore. It’s just not the same!!! 😊 i use to do the same thing to some of my chickens when they would go after my ducks. Too many feathered babies. Find new homes for your roosters OR sell some of your feathered birds. Next time a chicken, duck or turkey are broody take the eggs away then you won’t have any new feathers.
Bush hog 😅 Lester I'm right there with ya when things are dirty. I believe that when you pay someone they should at least help keep it clean!! Nothing wrong with that 😊
Well to start you need to put the feathers in a pen. You need to leave the chickens in the coop for 30days . Never had a problem with our chickens getting out after that . If you you want them out then you let them out and teach them with food when you want them to come back in. Automatic chicken door for the coop to at a certain time and then when they are in the pen for the night it closes so predator can't get them.
Lester, build chicken runs and allow them out to free range for a few hours a day. We had chickens and that’s how we farmed. We we wanted them back in the runs we would throw chicken feed in the run and they would go back in. We would shut them in for the night. They would be let out at about 20/11 in the morning and go back in at about 5 in the evening. We would have water and feed in the runs also shelter with roosts and laying boxes. I wish I could send you a diagram of our chicken runs.
@@BrandyinIndy just for her new chickens. They still have what was left of the original flock, plus the ones Jami bought not long ago as well as all the turkeys, ducks and peacock and pea hen... they need a really large coop and run for them.
@@BrandyinIndyfor hers... Not the one's Jami got... Lots of those are from when y'all gave Lester a hard time and said Jami should be able to get more feather's
LESTER-try putting cattle panels over the waters to keep them clean for SANTORRO!!! Talk to Jason over at COG HILL FARM, it seems to be working great for him to keep the ducks out !!!
That is just going to give the chickens a place to sit and poop in the water. just because jason did it does not mean it works with chickens,turkeys. Yea it kept his duck from swimming but that is it. And if Lester wanted a piece of pannel on there he sure would not have to call Jason!
I was going to suggest a tarp over the top of the water tank for Santoro except at 1 end. Enough so he can stick his head in for a drink. That should catch most of the chicken poop before it goes in the water. Maybe a dumb idea, considering how his horns are growing.
I would think there has to be other farms in the area or close by that deal with fowl. I agree and to see all the bird waste cannot be healthy. Especially for Rip. I watch you every day., and I do agree that the fowl situation needs to be handled, especially since Megan has brought in a new species. (That pen she created is just freaking adorable btw) Don't feel bad if you need to donate some of your chickens to another farm or sanctuary. It will just get worse as more eggs are laid., LOL my goodness. Unless you can designate a separate field in a pasture and build a larger chicken house/closed in pen. Clip the wings so they can't come back to the barn. Hey, they might actually be happier there. Oh well what do I know, I have never raised chickens, but I do know on my aunts farm they were always kept away from the main barn area. Not too far but enough to keep them happy in their own pen etc. Hope you don't mind me voicing my thoughts.
In Oklahoma we call it Bushhog. Gosh, Lester, I would be in so much trouble if I left my dads tractor, plus his mowing John Deere dirty I wouldn't dare. It's called Respect. I respected my dad too much to leave his tools and tractors a mess. I also, kept the house clean for mom because she worked a lot. We had a pen for our chickens and they stayed in the pen and it was a nice size pen. Kim has a beautiful chicken pen. I do feel so sorry for Santoro it's not showing any respect for him. My grandma had a really nice and good size chicken pen where the chickens has good size area to roam. Love your videos, Jami and you.
Keeping the machinery clean is vital to its maintenance. It will last longer and will require less repairs. Not only that, I love getting into a clean vehicle. It helps me feel good about spending time in it. Getting into filth makes me feel like all I want is out and away from the situation. Lester - this is a no brainer. You are spot on. Here. The issue is - work. It takes work to keep things clean.
There are so many feathers at ISS. I suggested to Megan that she feed away from the barns. A coop with more nest boxes, a movable run like Jason has and with roosts, egg gathering, might help control the population. And keep them out of the barn hopefully
IDEAS!!💡💡😅 ‼️ As for the tractor, to keep it clean, why not take an old fitted sheet and drape it over the seat and the steering wheel with all the controls underneath, where the chickens cannot leave a mess behind, even if they choose to lay on top of the sheet! That way the sheet can be pulled off and hung on a peg while the tractor is being used and then put that dirty sheet right back over the top to keep everything clean underneath. Wash periodically. #2- you can keep those water troughs poo 🐓💩 free as well as the salt/mineral licks. Just take an old piece of sheetwood or that metal roof sheeting stuff and attach a piece a couple feet above those troughs to keep the Poo 💩 from going below it. I don’t think the feathered🪶 babies would roost on it especially if you leave it at a little bit of an angle, but high enough up that the Longhorns can reach underneath it, and not bang it around. Best of luck, Lester!🥰
Others have mentioned collecting eggs everyday to prevent increasing the amount of birds you have. This is really the best idea in my opinion. The variety of birds you have is pretty cool, but the amount right now is a lot.
@lisakersten3109 Collecting the eggs and using what they can for their food resource and using egg cartons and putting the rest for sale will indeed end too many new hatchlings among those birds. Don't get me wrong, I love feathered animals, but good grief those are quite a lot of birds and the situation is getting out of control that it's not funny or cute anymore and it's sad.
You worry about being the crazy dog people. Oh you've exceeded that "crazy status" in feathers. Some have to go. All that poop can't be healthy for people or animals, especially in this heat. (Breeding bacterial ground!)
They do collect as many eggs as possible that they find. Lester has made plenty of videos about that. Now, whether or not LE and Meghan do it now is on them.
Lester is absolutely correct about his machinery. They should be kept clean and the way you like them to be treated. After all, you bought them. If LE and Megan wants that barn strictly for animals and chickens that poop all over then, LE needs to pay for you a machine shed with doors for you to keep your things clean. My husband was the same way with his tools and cars. My kids learned from day one, if you borrow something you bring it back the way you borrow it. You have given LE a wonderful start to a home with all the furnishings. It’s not to much to ask for everyone to respect your things.
Lol this is a generational home they have all the support to succeed 😂 terrible mean comment plus they have loving followers to guide support and carry them where they need stop looking at yourself in the mirror projecting won't work be nice❤
@@taragreen4423Thats not for you to decide! The farm might just be what both of them need to challenge their work ethic and prove he can do it. They will make mistakes but they will learn from them as well. I'm sure Lester doesn't need your opinion that his son and his fiance don't have it in them to make it. Give them a chance. I think Meghan and LE have tried really hard to do whats best for the animals!
Lester, i totally agree with you about keeping things nice and clean. And its not alot to ask for everyone that uses it needs to keep it the way you do especially if you are paying them. I love the way you take pride in your farm, equipment, automobiles, the animals, the land, and your🎉sellf. It says alot about a person in the way they keep their place, cars, animals and their body. Well, I think so. Have a happy 4th weekend and have a goodnight! We love you guys!!! And thank you for letting us be apart of your lives! You guys are awesome!!!❤
My dad always said always clean your equipment up after you use it! Same if we borrowed something from someone clean it up and fill it up with gas (full tank) always return things in BETTER conditions than you received it! 💓💝💘❤💖 watching your videos, thank you for sharing and have a great night!
Mention the washing off again, like they forgot. You are the boss, but it's always touchy with family and friends. Things still bother me but since I'm older I pick my battles. Not saying it's easy. ❤️🕊️
Fire the family and hire outside labour. You'll get much more value for your money when your the boss and can separate family sentiments and expect the daily/weekly jobs to be done. Start deducting pay and take no prisoners! Even LE needs to pick up the slack - no more excuses for jobs that dont take much effort. The place is going to pot! You wanted thoughts and here we are
I seriously would go crazy with 10 dogs in a small apartment laying on my furniture. Poor Jami trying to clean! I cannot imagine how hard she works with a full time job.
We call it a brush hog where I live. Lester I’m like you when it comes to keeping my things nice. It takes only a few minutes to put your things away and to take care of what you have.
I can sympathize, though, sometimes you are just too tired to go the extra step to clean off equipment when done using it for the day. And if you have to wait for it's engine to cool before you do that, it doesn't always get done.
The truth is Lester what you find important to you isn't important to others. You are right farm equipment should be taken care of to make it last. You do have too many feather babies too close to the barn. It would be nice if they free ranged a little further out. When my parents had a farm the barns were closed so the feathers couldn't stay there. They were raised in a chicken coop but were free range. Of course this was in the north so different kinds of barns. We had a opening higher up to keep hay on second floor to get air and no feathers could fly up there. I guess you have open barns for air to go through. It can be frustrating to have poop all over the place near where you have to work. Hope you can find a solution.
My grandparents had a huge shade tree, they fenced 1/2 acre around it & the chickens stayed in that “chicken yard”. It was fenced with 12’ high chicken wire. They had a fairly large coop also. The only place they laid eggs were inside the chicken coop nesting boxes. They kept their wings clipped to slow down flying. Of course it was a working farm, so yearly we slaughtered chickens for the freezer. 🤷🏼♀️
ISS is over run with birds. It’s not all Megan because Jamie started keeping and buying more chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys. But, I can’t see Megan getting rid of any either. As more eggs are hatched it will keep getting worse. ISS does need rescue, I agree Lester.
FACT'S. I love Jami but everyone blames Megan, Le and Lester for everything. Jami got 50 babies before moving to the other property. Nobody ever holds Jami accountable for anything. They give Lester a hard time every time he has an idea to saying no to something. He always says Jami has the guns to have say. I been seen that she does. That's why I always tell ppl to stop being mean and bossy to Lester and LE. Megan also has same guns. Except Megan does clean up after the feathers that she just got.
Since Meghan has an affinity for feathers, maybe she can train them to use the beautiful coop you have. That would eliminate the bird poop raining down from the rafters on the equipment. I challenge you Meghan to accomplish something no one else has been able to do. 💕💕
I love your videos and narration while filming! You make me laugh and I do wonder sometimes at things, but it’s your place and you can do what you want!! Keep ‘em coming! 😊
Yes, the sanctuary does need rescued. 😢 But unfortunately, those who are now in charge aren't concerned enough and/or aren't mature enough to do what needs to be done. I hope you see it too, before it's too late.😢
It's a total change and is really upsetting to see the dedication and notice of the little things that make a life and death difference down the road. They don't have the instincts or dedication or life skills Lester does. 😢😢 It's just not going to happen.
Yep, Iss is going downhill & it's going fast. Lester needs to get his spanky stick out on a couple humans at ISS. Or he's going to see his dream destroyed.
The only way to get the chickens under control is to not let them keep hatching more. I know you said locking them in the coop doesn't work but it does. Those skinny little perches need to be replaced with 2X4s and having them angled in the corner means less room/more fighting so sleeping there isn't inviting right now. A temporary measure to keep them from going back to the rafters would be to lay boards up there or weave some hay strings 6 inches apart. They'll use the nest boxes if there is no other choice. Your hay waste would go down considerably if you didn't allow birds to crap and drop feathers all over it.
You could stretch chicken wire & staple it UNDER the rafters to stop the roosting in the rafters. But you will need to provide alternative roosting spots. I’m worried with all the feathers you are asking for more predators. 😖
@@renanims6630 Yes. There are many options to keep the chickens from crapping everywhere but they need to give them a comfortable place with food and water, then lock them in until they consider it home. I'm sure predators are already passing through at night and that's why the chickens feel safest up there.
There are sooo many birds and ducks at ISS, especially since you went part time there i did not realise until you showed us just now, I hope LE and Megan dont add any more for their own sanity as it must be so noisy lol
Sometimes Lester your conversation (talks) reminds me of a philosophy professor I had. We would go outside an talk. An he knew how to do it. Was fun an very very interesting. Thought provoking.
They don’t see the point in cleaning the equipment because it’s not important to them and don’t see it the same as you do. Same has you not putting your stuff away. Jami likes a clean house like you like clean equipment. On a different note, a question: Can you hang those big industrial type fans up in the corner of the barns for the animals? Also what happened to the small misting blowers you had last year that sat on the floor of the barn? Time to find another sanctuary for some of those feather babies 😉. Gather those ducks up and take them to the pond.
Lester, the first thing I want to say is you really need to take it easy in this heat!!! Your face is so red right now!!! I worry about all of you guys working out in this heat!!! I'm sure you'll figure out what to do with all the feathers! Megan and LE need to start collecting eggs every day so there's not so many feathers being born!!! They have to search the entire property to keep this from happening. We call it brush hog here in Ohio. That's a win win for you and Aunt Joanne! I sure hope it works out for you guys! The more hay the better!!! Stay blessed Lester!!! Love you guys so very much!!! 💖😍❤️🤗🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@sarahappleby1800 not once did I say to neglect the animals!!! 🤣😂🤣😂 He could do the job once it cools off a little bit!!! He's running both LHL and ISS!!! He's going to end up with a heat stroke! That's when the animals won't be taken care of!!! I'm telling ya, you people need to get a grip and stop ASSuming what other people are saying!!!
@JenniferThacker1969 hey jack ass .. I grew up on a farm . Sit ya ass down. We work in heat. Bet you didn't put hay in a bank barn on a 98 degree day once on your life
We call it Bush hogging here...I love the way it smells when you're mowing a field... Pablo 🤣🤣🥰 sometimes you just need a break from your partner...🤣🤣☺️ I agree with you about keeping your stuff clean...it can be very frustrating...
I was always taught that the person that owns the equipment and hires the help gets to make the rules. Period. My daddy made the rules until I married. After that I had supervisors/administrators that had rules. Some made sense, some did not. I was getting paid, I did what I was asked (within reason). We taught our kids the same thing. Teachers make the rules etc. I suggest, even as their father/uncle, tell them that until they pay for that equipment they need to do what you ask even if they do not see the necessity. Now Jami is not in the same category….ya’ll figure that out!! 😂 Re: feathers….something like Cog Hill….more fenced in and yet free range.
Lester, I really wish you were the kind who would put your foot down with these kids sometimes.I wish I would have put my own foot down more with my kids,Which would have made them more conciencious and probably built more character to boot. Just my observation, but it seems like Sometimes they make extra work for you, even work that you have paid them for.Anyway It is frustrating and it is just my opinion. Look at it this way,How would you treat someone in your position if you were looking at it from an objective view?Anyway Lester,I think you're a saint and you deserve better. Just my opinion. 🙏💜
My Dad always said, “when you have to work hard for something you take good care of it but when things are handed to you you don’t understand the value of them.” That may be part of the issue. I had to learn that as I matured. Unfortunately it may not happen till those boys have to pay for those expensive things.
You just have to be the bad guy sometimes. You are going to have to lay down the law. It’s the only way some ppl learn so make a list and expect them to follow the rules. Generally they all do a good job but there are some things more important than others. I wish Pig Trudy and the alpacas were at LHL.😜 Trudy is after all your “pet” pig. Oh well what I wish isn’t important. The important thing is that they are living their best life. Love you all!
No you’re absolutely correct!! No comparison between expensive farm equipment and a tee shirt & shorts. You have to keep equipment clean and debris free.. or it won’t last!!
ISS is being overrun with birds. Birds just come from wherever and stay also lol I miss the days of you and Jami living at ISS. Your interaction with all of the animals is what brought me to the channel. I’m so happy you’re there as often as you are. Not saying any negativity towards LE and Megan. I guess I love the good old days at ISS and also in my life. Happy Blessed Day. That bush hogger does a tremendous job on the field 😊
ISS is still an amazing place Le and Megan are learning as they are doing. The feathered babies are a bonus think of all the bug problems they would have if it wasn't for the birds they clean the property. Ticks, fly larva, and much more! They maybe noise but bet they don't have a problem with ticks!
There's so many birds there now it's crazy! I noticed these past few months how many birds I see there. It's a sanctuary so you can't have chicken dinners a few times a week 😂
Hi Lester Please remember this is only a suggestion, I think maybe try only feeding the ducks at the pond. And then, buying three or four chicken runs connecting them together, which would provide a lot of space for the chickens add a chicken house for roosting, and would hopefully make collecting eggs easier. And then feed the turkeys and the peacocks, inside goat pasture in the grass or in bowls somewhere away from Santoro's water, just defiantly some place different from where they have been eating now. Just a thought. Love ya Lester Love all The Animals!
Whole heartly agree with keep your work machinery, tools and vehicles clean, they will last longer. Feathers poo can destroy the paint work on your farm machinery, and there nothing worse than picking up your good tools out of the dirty and animals poo. We can all be guilty of dropping or not putting thing away straight away. I hole my hand up to that one to. Feed all feathers away from the barn,That will be a big start. just make sure they have shelter, and a place to sleep away from the barn. Maybe a Dixie's type of a shed down by and around pond or in a corner same where..with lots of place for the chicken and turkey to roost on + to sleep. It will be not take them long to work out where they food is. You have been lucky in same way this year, not many baby chicken etc have not been take by predators. That in itself help to keep the feathers population down. So time to change place's to feed the food!! down by the pond is best. I will say one thing, Muscovy Ducks are very much hang around back door duck's. We always had to feed all feathers down the back out in the far pasture. My MUM hated Fleather up around our back door. They alway had to be away from the back door. .
Well...what's important to one person may not be important to their own personal living style! UNLESS.... making Cleanliness a RULE on the Farm, and if not followed, then, a reduction of individual income made be at hand! Maybe this is old fashion thinking..but it WORKS!
I don’t think I’ve ever noticed the sanctuary look so nasty, with all the bird feces on the concrete pads. Lester can’t do it all by himself and if he’s got help, they need to help. Period
@@bjgigout9832Megan is constantly cleaning the concrete in the barns. Even Lester has said in several of his videos that Megan is doing a fantastic job and is keeping it cleaner than it ever was before. Unfortunately birds poop constantly, so in no time it’s messy again.
Lester there should be some limitations and boundaries at the sanctuary for maintaining healthy animals, pastures, barns and even equipment for Le and Meghan and even Ben to go by. Farm equipment is so expensive and when you've work hard for your things you tend to take care of it more than others would. Maybe make a list for LE, Meghan and Ben to do for the things that you care about that is put on the back burner. As for the chicken debacle, in just my opinion, make an area just for the chickens, get rid of half of them or put plywood up in the barn rafters so the chickens go somewhere else
OK just a suggestion! Buy or build a couple of chicken tractors; put hens in one, roosters in another. Move them around every couple of days to take advantage of fertilizer. You have plenty of areas to move them. If you don't want more sick animals that drink and eat in that barn and keep the equipment free of poop, you and Jamie will discuss this and come to a decision about the best way to resolve.
Rehome some of the chickens and turkeys and let it be known no more chickens or turkeys because them pooping on everything including animals feed or equipment is a major health hazard
So, you need to fence off a large area with plenty, plenty of shade and keep the feathered babies there. They will still be free-range but just not in the barn. 🤷🏻♀️
I have a questions Lester.🙋♀️ would putting some fans in the little barn not be beneficial to the babies? It seems like it would be? 2) Also why not do the misting fans and leave 2/3 of the swimming pools out by the watering like last year? 3) Could you not also have water run through the city to the ISS and that way you would always have a back up!!! That way you could run that fan and keep them cool!!! ITS SO HOT!!!!! Just a question and I am truly just wanting to know! Thank you and good bless! Do you need to drill holes in the bottom of the barrel that you have the licks in, if you move them outside, so the rain will go ahead and drain out.
I understand that you like free range chickens that's all good if you eat them but you don't. Personally I think you have why to many maybe you should have bigger coop for then .pretty soon you'll have a chicken Farm lol.
Lester, here's an idea of how to rescue the Sanctuary as it relates to the feathereds. As soon as they lay eggs, COLLECT THEM and put them up for sale. Take a page from your friends over at Cog Hill. Not only do they collect eggs as part of their food source, they also reuse their egg cartons for eggs and have a cart where they have a small refrigerator and selling eggs to passing motorists, as well as some vegetables and flowers. Oh, and Jami's correct! It's your job to put your clean clothes away and not leave them laying around. So the situation with the egg layers. As soon as they lay eggs COLLECT THEM, use what will be used for food source and reuse egg cartons to sell the rest. In every farm channels that I'm subscribed, it seems that every farmer/homesteader/sanctuary caregivers-caretakers are doing just that. It's time TO DO just that even at the Ima Survivor Sanctuary. It's the ONLY solution to that messy problem, otherwise you're going to continue having that gross mess. Plus that coop that was made? Put it TO USE! Failure to be proactive is what causes the deterioration of a supposedly "clean" Sanctuary. You're so quick to pass judgment on someone else's failure to clean his water troughs WITHOUT saying who he is, while heaping praise on your keeping your water troughs clean. Not trying to make comparisons, but when I'm watching Cog Hill, I notice in every video they post, their pastures and water troughs are SUPER CLEAN! It's great that LE and Megan have have taken over the day to day operations of the Sanctuary, but if you want something done about the egg layers: female chickens, hens, female ducks, female geese and female turkeys. DON'T let them lay on those eggs if you don't want more chicks, ducks and geese. REMOVE them! Use what's needed and sell what you can in reusable egg cartons. Give it a try and if this resolves that messy problem, that's one task you have tackled in addition to keeping those messy feathereds in the coop. Oh, and with Cornholio? He's a large bird and all birds large and small are hormonal and territorial. Getting too close to them is invading their space and they're in protective mode and with that comes aggression. Screaming and running away from them worsens their aggression and they react by biting/pecking. Plus, running and screaming gives them drama. I know what I'm saying because I have two male Quaker Parrots and one gets more aggressive and territorial than the other. When he wants to bite, he LUNGES. He has bitten me and the bites he's inflicted on me were very painful bites and I deal with his aggression by misting/spraying him and it calms him down. Misting/spraying Cornholio would get him to settle down. Just saying and offering a solution to that messy problem with every egg layers and with Cornholio's aggression. All the best and good luck.
I agree with you!! Daniel over at Arms Family washes his tractor all the time! Keeps up keep on ALL his equipment. When you spend that money.... you need to take care of it!!
@@laurashepard5915I think the problem is the younger generation. They have everything given to them. They haven't had to pay for these machines; therefore, they don't have the same pride of ownership or understanding that these machines need to be well maintained.
Sister Kim sells chicken eggs. If they would gather them she would take them off their hands. The problem is their coop they had built is too small. Jason at Coghill has a movable coop. The chickens free range. Lester you need to have a place to roost at night and be fed away from barns. Your little Omlet at LHL seems to work. Kim let's hers free range during the day and put hers away at night. Stephanie has a portable pen in the front of her permenant coop. If you keep alowing to go wherever they want then you will continually have the same problems. You can't gather eggs if you have no idea where they are laying them. If you do find them you have no idea how old they are. I'm really surprised you don't have more chicken snakes since the eggs are accessible in so many places. Make a chicken coop in one of the pastures. They can clean one pasture at at time. Just keep moving it to a new pasture
Take a clear plasic tarp and hang it from the rafters so it drapes down. Make sure you leave the dirt side open so they can still get into the raters. Then when they poop the tarp catches it and all you have to do is spray off the tarp to clean up all the poop and it doesn't get into the water and mineral blocks. THEN take a cattle panel and cut it so it fits over the top of the water rough with extra to bend over the front edge and tie it to the back edge to make a hinge so the ducks and feathers can't get in it and the cows can still drink from it and put a auto filler on it so it doesn't get to low for the cows to get their nose in to drink. Then you don't have to clean the toughs as often and the cows still have the clean water they need.
Love the music as you were brush-hogging. Walter Melon is adorable!…as is that other sweet li’l kid… I agree with you about keeping the Farm Vehicles clean…I can guarantee you that if LE or Ben paid for & owned them they would feel the same way. Nice to see the ISS animals interacting with you again…I’ve missed Trudy especially..I remember you taking her on side X side rides in her little pink shirt 👚 & rescuing her from the river….. Sad to see Santoro hunkered down in the dirty fowl area ..he deserves to be with his family…😓…
I feel your frustration, Lester. I too like my stuff clean and organized. It irks me when I spend all day cleaning and organizing for someone (cough the husband cough) to come and mess it all up in 10 minutes. Im not going to lie, sometimes I just want to cry because Im so irritated.😪😪
Im equally kooky, Lester. I also like a very clean, organized, and stocked up work place too. I think its my OCD that keeps me that way. I cant stand to see clutter and things out of place. I can literally tell when someone has touched something.😬😅
My husband doesn't pick up after himself either. I've run myself ragged for years trying to keep up. I'm now disabled and stopped caring about it anymore. I just can't keep up.
I'll admit ISS doesn't look as good as it did when you and Jake worked it. Remember it's supposed to be all about the animals. It's sad to me the animals miss you and you don't see them enough. You can't expect to run 2 farms and keep them both in good shape. I'll always support you but I do worry.
When my sons were around 9 or 10, the oldest always put his dirty clothes in the hamper. My youngest didn't, instead, he kicked them under his bed. I washed our clothes on weekends. On one Monday, we got up, are breakfast and got dressed for school/work. My youngest was upset because he had no clean clothes to wear. He had to pick out the cleanest clothes he had. When he got home from school, he put his clothes in the hamper. But remember, I do the laundry on the weekends. So I took both of them to the laundry room and explained how to use the washer and dryer. He washed his clothes, dried them and folded them while I watched over him. He never kicked his clothes under his bed again and I had help with the laundry after that.
I think the pregnant goats need nutrition blocks and stuff. They’re pregnant so they’ll need it. For the perching poopers? You could put some board ontop so that they don’t poop directly down, or... you could put some type of deterrent thing on the rafters... like some sensor that sprays water or something.
If you have list for Ben of things he’s supposed to do each week,maybe put spray off the tractor and things each Friday before he leaves. This way it’s a reminder for him.
Do they have tractor cover’s like they have car covers? Maybe you can make spraying off the the tractors, Argo’s and side by side a part of Bens side work at the end of each day it only takes a few minutes.
Every employee/caretaker has strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes you need to decide if them not doing things your way is worth the conflict. Those are your birds that you chose to leave behind and I don't think it's fair to expect anyone to clean off the tractor seat before your arrival or make sure they aren't pooping on something you put below the roost they've been sleeping on for years.
Trudy looks like she is not walking right. I have noticed it in a couple videos. I have never seen her walk like that before. Is it because of her getting older or her weight? She just does not look happy like she did before. She misses seeing her dad every day.
Only feed in the pond area maybe? Make it so the feather babies can’t find anything to eat by the barn. Maybe even build something for them to roost on like the barn by the pond? Just a roosting structure? Make sure that’s where you feed them daily as well. Might be worth a try.
Yes please build chicken runs. Look at your niece. Build more than one. Build a separate fence like Cog Hill. Get a goose like Cheese. You have a beautiful place there. Really nice barns. I hope you come up with a solution. You work to hard for things to get so messy. Especially that tractor.
Hi Lester nice to see you at IMASS with your animals. That would be good if that back pasture could give you hay. Looked so different as you were brush hogging it. The birds following behind to. Definitely too many birds at IMASS so many chickens ducks and now turkeys the broody ones sit on any eggs. Oh the joy of feathers. Can’t even take any to LHL as the dogs would just terrorise them and probably kill them. Thanks for sharing your time with us have a great day take care and God Bless. 🙏💕🤠
Why did you run off and leave the the dirty foul, chickens, ducks, pigs goats there with le and magan un experience and run off to the better property with the cows and houses!
You should feed them at the pond and not in front of the barn maybe that might work, have a place for them at the pond as well maybe for sleeping quarters.
Being persistent is the key. If you show someone how to do something once, you need to follow through a few times and be consistent with it. It isn’t like when we were young and Dad said to do something, you did it or suffer the consequences.
❤ have you had any people reach out to yous lately about any animals needing rescuing, besides dogs? Seems like your more a hobby farm instead of a rescue sanctuary. Don't get me wrong, I have come to love all your babies big and little. Especially Ringo and RIP.
The wide brim straw hat is what you need ALL the time during the hot, sun drenched days. Save your skin with sunscreen and save your caps for cooler weather.
Turns out that sunscreen is really bad for you. The chemicals in the sunscreen actually leach into your bloodstream through your skin. These are chemicals that no human being was ever meant to have in their bodies. I could write tons of paragraphs on the information I've learned recently but I think it would be easier if you just look the information up yourself. Besides, people get snippy when I write big long comments
Take the working straw hat off when recording ! I like your straw hat cuz it protects your nose & face! Jami has a beautiful tan! Thanks for tipping your hat for us women!
Lester, something I’ve learned over the last year after losing my husband is to not sweat the small stuff. Don’t expect much out of others and you won’t be disappointed.
If it is a job that you pay LE or Ben to do and they accept the money from said job...then they definitely should be doing their job they were paid to do. I prefer clean equipment too...❤❤❤
Hey Lester, my Dad had the same idea as you. Each and everytime we would use the equipment we would have to wash it down and wipe it off and we did 😁
As for the feathers, I'm sorry but I really feel some need to be rehomed. I feel in a year I'll be watching your videos and there will be twice as many lol. I do love them but you can have too much of a good thing ❤
U sure didn’t hold off in telling JAKE something ever time he didn’t do something Right but then u took a moment to calm down U need not to hold back with LE & Ben or they will never LEARN anything U helped JAke grow into a good man 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Me and Jake put on shows to entertain - that was never serious. Jake has always been a good man
It is called pride, Lester. Proud of you. It is yours not theirs.🌻❤️🌻
Lester! There is nothing wrong with you wanting others to respect your expensive equipment!! I feel your irritation. Love seeing your videos when you are there!
I agree Lester! I saw you when you first started on You Tube and the other channel place that is blue. Jami and you were meticulous with cleaning and upkeep of what you could afford to buy gradually. I think with our modern generation they are given too much all thru life so their work ethic is "do enough to get by." I see that in schools now with students. At my former school we were told we couldn't give zeroes as it would ruin their averages. So no work was given a 50. It just starts young. I have a feeling Kim, Tina, Dan, and YOU worked hard for anything you wanted. PawPaw and GiGi raised you well. Not criticizing anyone just stating my observations!
Totally agree, lack of respect for your expensive machinery is frustrating, Don't think it'll do any harm in reminding them to clean after they've used it. Sorry to say Lester, but Some kids don't work as hard as others and would rather play games and just talk about nonsense stuff, forgetting that although it's a "farm" it's also a sanctuary which means you need tighter rules. Get LE to collect all eggs and feed them to the pigs. ❤
@@shirleycarter2451when he reminds them to cleanup after they use it and it is hours or even the next day before Lester wants to use it and it has poop, dust, feathers and anything else that a farm has does he get upset again bc his tractor is too 19:48 dirty for him to drive❓. 👵🏻
I feel bad for Santoro laying in there with all those annoying birds instead of under a tree with his ladys.
YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!💯💯💯💯
He's leaving, he has a field...he chose to lay there. He will eventually will get ladies.
@@high62609 yesss, the ladys are definitely coming.
Hopefully he’s about to get a couple of companions from Longhorn Lester.
Yes, I just saw that
I'm happy for him. Hoping for no fights.
The issue with the ducks not using the pond as much as you expected is because Muscovies are the only domestic duck that is not derived from the wild mallard, and is a separate species. Mallards belong colllectively to a group known as "Dabbling ducks", along with species such as Teal and Pochard. There are other groups such as "Diving ducks", which include species like Eider, Golden-eye and Ruddy ducks, but Muscovies belong to a group known as "Perching ducks", and as the name suggests are not quite as aquatic as the other groups and will spend a lot of time on land and often found perching on fench posts, trees etc.
Land ducks,are ideal for farms. Thanks for the education.
Interesting information
Yes you have lots of birds. But you could eliminate a lot of that mess in that barn if you would put chicken wire or bird netting on the underside of the rafters. If you turned that whole side of the barn into a chicken coop with perches along the whole side wall they would soon start roosting there. The chicken coop that was done for you was never big enough for all your feathers to begin with, and the extra wall in it just took up space and really didn't make much sense.
You could even use the space between the two barns as a coop. Close up the back end ends put a chicken door into the barn and an entrance door up front add long roosting places and lots of nesting boxes. Iknow your going to say you need that side of the barn for the bigs for shelter, well the donkeys are in the littles pasture and have access to their barn, the bigs are spending most of their time out in the back pasture and would be happy with a large loafing shed back there.
There are covers to put on your stacked hay to help keep the birds from nesting in it.
And maybe it's time to rehome some of the ducks and extra roosters.
I know LE has a sore back but I’m sure he could spray a hose to clean off chicken poo and dust!! It’s just not the same as when you and Jami were there!! I don’t watch as much of ISS anymore. It’s just not the same!!! 😊 i use to do the same thing to some of my chickens when they would go after my ducks. Too many feathered babies. Find new homes for your roosters OR sell some of your feathered birds. Next time a chicken, duck or turkey are broody take the eggs away then you won’t have any new feathers.
Bush hog 😅 Lester I'm right there with ya when things are dirty. I believe that when you pay someone they should at least help keep it clean!! Nothing wrong with that 😊
Trudy misses you so much that she came out in the middle of the day that love Lester❤❤
Lester nothing wrong with wanting your equipment cleaned up. It will last longer with basic maintenance. My Dad was same way. Love you.
Mine, too.
Well to start you need to put the feathers in a pen. You need to leave the chickens in the coop for 30days . Never had a problem with our chickens getting out after that . If you you want them out then you let them out and teach them with food when you want them to come back in. Automatic chicken door for the coop to at a certain time and then when they are in the pen for the night it closes so predator can't get them.
Lester, build chicken runs and allow them out to free range for a few hours a day. We had chickens and that’s how we farmed. We we wanted them back in the runs we would throw chicken feed in the run and they would go back in. We would shut them in for the night. They would be let out at about 20/11 in the morning and go back in at about 5 in the evening. We would have water and feed in the runs also shelter with roosts and laying boxes. I wish I could send you a diagram of our chicken runs.
Megan has just done that. 🥰
@@BrandyinIndy just for her new chickens. They still have what was left of the original flock, plus the ones Jami bought not long ago as well as all the turkeys, ducks and peacock and pea hen... they need a really large coop and run for them.
I agree except Jami should get the chicken run bc remember she is the one who went and bought 50 more babies...
@@BrandyinIndyfor hers... Not the one's Jami got... Lots of those are from when y'all gave Lester a hard time and said Jami should be able to get more feather's
I like the idea of runs for the chickens and also one for the ducks...I know you like free range but could you not move the runs occasionally.
LESTER-try putting cattle panels over the waters to keep them clean for SANTORRO!!!
Talk to Jason over at COG HILL FARM, it seems to be working great for him to keep the ducks out !!!
That is just going to give the chickens a place to sit and poop in the water. just because jason did it does not mean it works with chickens,turkeys. Yea it kept his duck from swimming but that is it. And if Lester wanted a piece of pannel on there he sure would not have to call Jason!
I was going to suggest a tarp over the top of the water tank for Santoro except at 1 end. Enough so he can stick his head in for a drink. That should catch most of the chicken poop before it goes in the water. Maybe a dumb idea, considering how his horns are growing.
I would think there has to be other farms in the area or close by that deal with fowl. I agree and to see all the bird waste cannot be healthy. Especially for Rip. I watch you every day., and I do agree that the fowl situation needs to be handled, especially since Megan has brought in a new species. (That pen she created is just freaking adorable btw)
Don't feel bad if you need to donate some of your chickens to another farm or sanctuary. It will just get worse as more eggs are laid., LOL my goodness.
Unless you can designate a separate field in a pasture and build a larger chicken house/closed in pen. Clip the wings so they can't come back to the barn. Hey, they might actually be happier there. Oh well what do I know, I have never raised chickens, but I do know on my aunts farm they were always kept away from the main barn area. Not too far but enough to keep them happy in their own pen etc. Hope you don't mind me voicing my thoughts.
Ohhhhhhh and BTW I Love the hat.
In Oklahoma we call it Bushhog. Gosh, Lester, I would be in so much trouble if I left my dads tractor, plus his mowing John Deere dirty I wouldn't dare. It's called Respect. I respected my dad too much to leave his tools and tractors a mess. I also, kept the house clean for mom because she worked a lot. We had a pen for our chickens and they stayed in the pen and it was a nice size pen. Kim has a beautiful chicken pen. I do feel so sorry for Santoro it's not showing any respect for him. My grandma had a really nice and good size chicken pen where the chickens has good size area to roam. Love your videos, Jami and you.
Keeping the machinery clean is vital to its maintenance. It will last longer and will require less repairs. Not only that, I love getting into a clean vehicle. It helps me feel good about spending time in it. Getting into filth makes me feel like all I want is out and away from the situation. Lester - this is a no brainer. You are spot on. Here. The issue is - work. It takes work to keep things clean.
There are so many feathers at ISS. I suggested to Megan that she feed away from the barns. A coop with more nest boxes, a movable run like Jason has and with roosts, egg gathering, might help control the population. And keep them out of the barn hopefully
Megan is a expert in everything , just ask her!
@@taragreen4423 So true!
IDEAS!!💡💡😅 ‼️
As for the tractor, to keep it clean, why not take an old fitted sheet and drape it over the seat and the steering wheel with all the controls underneath, where the chickens cannot leave a mess behind, even if they choose to lay on top of the sheet! That way the sheet can be pulled off and hung on a peg while the tractor is being used and then put that dirty sheet right back over the top to keep everything clean underneath. Wash periodically.
#2- you can keep those water troughs poo 🐓💩 free as well as the salt/mineral licks. Just take an old piece of sheetwood or that metal roof sheeting stuff and attach a piece a couple feet above those troughs to keep the Poo 💩 from going below it. I don’t think the feathered🪶 babies would roost on it especially if you leave it at a little bit of an angle, but high enough up that the Longhorns can reach underneath it, and not bang it around. Best of luck, Lester!🥰
Others have mentioned collecting eggs everyday to prevent increasing the amount of birds you have. This is really the best idea in my opinion. The variety of birds you have is pretty cool, but the amount right now is a lot.
@lisakersten3109 Collecting the eggs and using what they can for their food resource and using egg cartons and putting the rest for sale will indeed end too many new hatchlings among those birds. Don't get me wrong, I love feathered animals, but good grief those are quite a lot of birds and the situation is getting out of control that it's not funny or cute anymore and it's sad.
You worry about being the crazy dog people. Oh you've exceeded that "crazy status" in feathers. Some have to go. All that poop can't be healthy for people or animals, especially in this heat. (Breeding bacterial ground!)
They do collect as many eggs as possible that they find. Lester has made plenty of videos about that. Now, whether or not LE and Meghan do it now is on them.
Lester is absolutely correct about his machinery. They should be kept clean and the way you like them to be treated. After all, you bought them. If LE and Megan wants that barn strictly for animals and chickens that poop all over then, LE needs to pay for you a machine shed with doors for you to keep your things clean. My husband was the same way with his tools and cars. My kids learned from day one, if you borrow something you bring it back the way you borrow it. You have given LE a wonderful start to a home with all the furnishings. It’s not to much to ask for everyone to respect your things.
LE and Megan are playing house right now, the hard work will be to much for them in a year they will be gone.
@@taragreen4423You don't know that, and that is not a nice thing to say. Lester will not appreciate it
Lol this is a generational home they have all the support to succeed 😂 terrible mean comment plus they have loving followers to guide support and carry them where they need stop looking at yourself in the mirror projecting won't work be nice❤
@@taragreen4423Thats not for you to decide! The farm might just be what both of them need to challenge their work ethic and prove he can do it. They will make mistakes but they will learn from them as well. I'm sure Lester doesn't need your opinion that his son and his fiance don't have it in them to make it. Give them a chance. I think Meghan and LE have tried really hard to do whats best for the animals!
I actually think LE isn't really for farm life 100 percent. But I agree that they should definitely keep up with cleaning the feathered animals poop.
You need a huge coop for nighttime so the birds won’t poop everywhere.
Thing is they won't stay in the coop. They had one made. They tried training them. They won't stay in
As parents, it's so hard not to get angry when they won't go the extra mile to keep things done like we want them done. We all have the same problem.
It's common sense that if you take care and give regular maintenance to you equipment, particularly farm equipment, they last longer and run better.
Lester, i totally agree with you about keeping things nice and clean. And its not alot to ask for everyone that uses it needs to keep it the way you do especially if you are paying them. I love the way you take pride in your farm, equipment, automobiles, the animals, the land, and your🎉sellf. It says alot about a person in the way they keep their place, cars, animals and their body. Well, I think so. Have a happy 4th weekend and have a goodnight! We love you guys!!! And thank you for letting us be apart of your lives! You guys are awesome!!!❤
My dad always said always clean your equipment up after you use it! Same if we borrowed something from someone clean it up and fill it up with gas (full tank) always return things in BETTER conditions than you received it! 💓💝💘❤💖 watching your videos, thank you for sharing and have a great night!
Mention the washing off again, like they forgot. You are the boss, but it's always touchy with family and friends. Things still bother me but since I'm older I pick my battles. Not saying it's easy. ❤️🕊️
Fire the family and hire outside labour. You'll get much more value for your money when your the boss and can separate family sentiments and expect the daily/weekly jobs to be done. Start deducting pay and take no prisoners! Even LE needs to pick up the slack - no more excuses for jobs that dont take much effort. The place is going to pot! You wanted thoughts and here we are
Lester with ten dogs your lucky you still have a pair of matching shoes. Lol❤️❤️❤️❤️
9!
I seriously would go crazy with 10 dogs in a small apartment laying on my furniture. Poor Jami trying to clean! I cannot imagine how hard she works with a full time job.
We call it a brush hog where I live. Lester I’m like you when it comes to keeping my things nice. It takes only a few minutes to put your things away and to take care of what you have.
Lester I don't blame you for expecting your stuff cleaned you bought them if they gonna use it keep it cleaned
I can sympathize, though, sometimes you are just too tired to go the extra step to clean off equipment when done using it for the day. And if you have to wait for it's engine to cool before you do that, it doesn't always get done.
The truth is Lester what you find important to you isn't important to others. You are right farm equipment should be taken care of to make it last. You do have too many feather babies too close to the barn. It would be nice if they free ranged a little further out. When my parents had a farm the barns were closed so the feathers couldn't stay there. They were raised in a chicken coop but were free range. Of course this was in the north so different kinds of barns. We had a opening higher up to keep hay on second floor to get air and no feathers could fly up there. I guess you have open barns for air to go through. It can be frustrating to have poop all over the place near where you have to work. Hope you can find a solution.
My grandparents had a huge shade tree, they fenced 1/2 acre around it & the chickens stayed in that “chicken yard”. It was fenced with 12’ high chicken wire. They had a fairly large coop also. The only place they laid eggs were inside the chicken coop nesting boxes. They kept their wings clipped to slow down flying. Of course it was a working farm, so yearly we slaughtered chickens for the freezer. 🤷🏼♀️
ISS is over run with birds. It’s not all Megan because Jamie started keeping and buying more chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys. But, I can’t see Megan getting rid of any either. As more eggs are hatched it will keep getting worse. ISS does need rescue, I agree Lester.
FACT'S. I love Jami but everyone blames Megan, Le and Lester for everything. Jami got 50 babies before moving to the other property. Nobody ever holds Jami accountable for anything. They give Lester a hard time every time he has an idea to saying no to something. He always says Jami has the guns to have say. I been seen that she does. That's why I always tell ppl to stop being mean and bossy to Lester and LE. Megan also has same guns. Except Megan does clean up after the feathers that she just got.
Jami bought some but didn't keep alot of them. She have alot to Bri, Stephanie and PawPaw. It's noones fault.
@keeshabrooks6264 Jami gave a lot of them to family, so not all her!
Since Meghan has an affinity for feathers, maybe she can train them to use the beautiful coop you have. That would eliminate the bird poop raining down from the rafters on the equipment. I challenge you Meghan to accomplish something no one else has been able to do. 💕💕
I love your videos and narration while filming! You make me laugh and I do wonder sometimes at things, but it’s your place and you can do what you want!! Keep ‘em coming! 😊
Yes, the sanctuary does need rescued. 😢
But unfortunately, those who are now in charge aren't concerned enough and/or aren't mature enough to do what needs to be done. I hope you see it too, before it's too late.😢
It's a total change and is really upsetting to see the dedication and notice of the little things that make a life and death difference down the road. They don't have the instincts or dedication or life skills Lester does. 😢😢 It's just not going to happen.
That's not very nice.
@@high62609no, it's not. But it is the truth.
Yep, Iss is going downhill & it's going fast. Lester needs to get his spanky stick out on a couple humans at ISS. Or he's going to see his dream destroyed.
All the feathers need to have their own fenced in yard with a top 😊😊❤ that's a lot of feathered babies ❤️
The only way to get the chickens under control is to not let them keep hatching more. I know you said locking them in the coop doesn't work but it does. Those skinny little perches need to be replaced with 2X4s and having them angled in the corner means less room/more fighting so sleeping there isn't inviting right now. A temporary measure to keep them from going back to the rafters would be to lay boards up there or weave some hay strings 6 inches apart. They'll use the nest boxes if there is no other choice. Your hay waste would go down considerably if you didn't allow birds to crap and drop feathers all over it.
You could stretch chicken wire & staple it UNDER the rafters to stop the roosting in the rafters. But you will need to provide alternative roosting spots. I’m worried with all the feathers you are asking for more predators. 😖
@@renanims6630 Yes. There are many options to keep the chickens from crapping everywhere but they need to give them a comfortable place with food and water, then lock them in until they consider it home. I'm sure predators are already passing through at night and that's why the chickens feel safest up there.
There are sooo many birds and ducks at ISS, especially since you went part time there i did not realise until you showed us just now, I hope LE and Megan dont add any more for their own sanity as it must be so noisy lol
Not at all lester . That’s not asking much.Your not alone on this topic.You’ve done a lot for them. Stand true an Strong.
Sometimes Lester your conversation (talks) reminds me of a philosophy professor I had. We would go outside an talk. An he knew how to do it. Was fun an very very interesting. Thought provoking.
Aww flipping heck this scenario with Santoro is getting really sad now 😭😭 i do love you Lester but please 🙏 💖
Make a chicken run like Bri. It might solved the problem. 😊
They don’t see the point in cleaning the equipment because it’s not important to them and don’t see it the same as you do. Same has you not putting your stuff away. Jami likes a clean house like you like clean equipment. On a different note, a question: Can you hang those big industrial type fans up in the corner of the barns for the animals? Also what happened to the small misting blowers you had last year that sat on the floor of the barn? Time to find another sanctuary for some of those feather babies 😉. Gather those ducks up and take them to the pond.
Finding another sanctuary for the chickens=👍🏾. I've mentioned in Lester & Jami's videos about fixing the misting fan.
Lester, the first thing I want to say is you really need to take it easy in this heat!!! Your face is so red right now!!! I worry about all of you guys working out in this heat!!! I'm sure you'll figure out what to do with all the feathers! Megan and LE need to start collecting eggs every day so there's not so many feathers being born!!! They have to search the entire property to keep this from happening. We call it brush hog here in Ohio. That's a win win for you and Aunt Joanne! I sure hope it works out for you guys! The more hay the better!!! Stay blessed Lester!!! Love you guys so very much!!! 💖😍❤️🤗🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
This heat is dangerous
We call it Bush hog in Indiana
Ok so neglect animals because it's hot..?
@@sarahappleby1800 not once did I say to neglect the animals!!! 🤣😂🤣😂 He could do the job once it cools off a little bit!!! He's running both LHL and ISS!!! He's going to end up with a heat stroke! That's when the animals won't be taken care of!!! I'm telling ya, you people need to get a grip and stop ASSuming what other people are saying!!!
@JenniferThacker1969 hey jack ass
.. I grew up on a farm . Sit ya ass down. We work in heat. Bet you didn't put hay in a bank barn on a 98 degree day once on your life
We call it Bush hogging here...I love the way it smells when you're mowing a field...
Pablo 🤣🤣🥰 sometimes you just need a break from your partner...🤣🤣☺️ I agree with you about keeping your stuff clean...it can be very frustrating...
I was always taught that the person that owns the equipment and hires the help gets to make the rules. Period. My daddy made the rules until I married. After that I had supervisors/administrators that had rules. Some made sense, some did not. I was getting paid, I did what I was asked (within reason). We taught our kids the same thing. Teachers make the rules etc. I suggest, even as their father/uncle, tell them that until they pay for that equipment they need to do what you ask even if they do not see the necessity. Now Jami is not in the same category….ya’ll figure that out!! 😂
Re: feathers….something like Cog Hill….more fenced in and yet free range.
Lester, I really wish you were the kind who would put your foot down with these kids sometimes.I wish I would have put my own foot down more with my kids,Which would have made them more conciencious and probably built more character to boot. Just my observation, but it seems like Sometimes they make extra work for you, even work that you have paid them for.Anyway It is frustrating and it is just my opinion. Look at it this way,How would you treat someone in your position if you were looking at it from an objective view?Anyway Lester,I think you're a saint and you deserve better. Just my opinion. 🙏💜
My Dad always said, “when you have to work hard for something you take good care of it but when things are handed to you you don’t understand the value of them.” That may be part of the issue. I had to learn that as I matured. Unfortunately it may not happen till those boys have to pay for those expensive things.
I agree with you on keeping equipment clean! In Arkansas we refer to it as brush hogging 😊
You just have to be the bad guy sometimes. You are going to have to lay down the law. It’s the only way some ppl learn so make a list and expect them to follow the rules. Generally they all do a good job but there are some things more important than others. I wish Pig Trudy and the alpacas were at LHL.😜 Trudy is after all your “pet” pig. Oh well what I wish isn’t important. The important thing is that they are living their best life. Love you all!
No you’re absolutely correct!! No comparison between expensive farm equipment and a tee shirt & shorts. You have to keep equipment clean and debris free.. or it won’t last!!
ISS is being overrun with birds. Birds just come from wherever and stay also lol I miss the days of you and Jami living at ISS. Your interaction with all of the animals is what brought me to the channel. I’m so happy you’re there as often as you are. Not saying any negativity towards LE and Megan. I guess I love the good old days at ISS and also in my life. Happy Blessed Day. That bush hogger does a tremendous job on the field 😊
I agree there's too many chickens
ISS is still an amazing place Le and Megan are learning as they are doing. The feathered babies are a bonus think of all the bug problems they would have if it wasn't for the birds they clean the property. Ticks, fly larva, and much more! They maybe noise but bet they don't have a problem with ticks!
Took all the words right out of my mouth lol I 💯 percent agree
Me too!!!
Agree. We don't do good with change. These birds are extra nasty. Less birds at IMA! Or LE gets control and stop getting more birds. 😢
There's so many birds there now it's crazy! I noticed these past few months how many birds I see there. It's a sanctuary so you can't have chicken dinners a few times a week 😂
Hi Lester Please remember this is only a suggestion, I think maybe try only feeding the ducks at the pond. And then, buying three or four chicken runs connecting them together, which would provide a lot of space for the chickens add a chicken house for roosting, and would hopefully make collecting eggs easier. And then feed the turkeys and the peacocks, inside goat pasture in the grass or in bowls somewhere away from Santoro's water, just defiantly some place different from where they have been eating now. Just a thought. Love ya Lester Love all The Animals!
Whole heartly agree with keep your work machinery, tools and vehicles clean, they will last longer. Feathers poo can destroy the paint work on your farm machinery, and there nothing worse than picking up your good tools out of the dirty and animals poo. We can all be guilty of dropping or not putting thing away straight away. I hole my hand up to that one to.
Feed all feathers away from the barn,That will be a big start. just make sure they have shelter, and a place to sleep away from the barn. Maybe a Dixie's type of a shed down by and around pond or in a corner same where..with lots of place for the chicken and turkey to roost on + to sleep. It will be not take them long to work out where they food is. You have been lucky in same way this year, not many baby chicken etc have not been take by predators. That in itself help to keep the feathers population down.
So time to change place's to feed the food!! down by the pond is best. I will say one thing, Muscovy Ducks are very much hang around back door duck's. We always had to feed all feathers down the back out in the far pasture. My MUM hated Fleather up around our back door. They alway had to be away from the back door.
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Well...what's important to one person may not be important to their own personal living style! UNLESS.... making Cleanliness a RULE on the Farm, and if not followed, then, a reduction of individual income made be at hand!
Maybe this is old fashion thinking..but it WORKS!
Lester put your foot down,Make it a weekly chore for Ben or LE,It is maddening
I don’t think I’ve ever noticed the sanctuary look so nasty, with all the bird feces on the concrete pads. Lester can’t do it all by himself and if he’s got help, they need to help. Period
@bjgigout9832 No, it's not!!! You try to keep up with everything in that heat. Don't judge until you walk in their shoes.
@@bjgigout9832Megan is constantly cleaning the concrete in the barns. Even Lester has said in several of his videos that Megan is doing a fantastic job and is keeping it cleaner than it ever was before. Unfortunately birds poop constantly, so in no time it’s messy again.
I grew up on a farm with animals... they aren't taking care of it while he is gone
Not talking bad about them but they just aren't as invested in it.
@ddinottia39 well I have and nope they aren't doing it...
Y’all have TOO MANY birds. You need to gift them to others.
Now you know Jami won't do anything to those feathers. Neither will Megan 😂
Lester there should be some limitations and boundaries at the sanctuary for maintaining healthy animals, pastures, barns and even equipment for Le and Meghan and even Ben to go by. Farm equipment is so expensive and when you've work hard for your things you tend to take care of it more than others would. Maybe make a list for LE, Meghan and Ben to do for the things that you care about that is put on the back burner. As for the chicken debacle, in just my opinion, make an area just for the chickens, get rid of half of them or put plywood up in the barn rafters so the chickens go somewhere else
OK just a suggestion! Buy or build a couple of chicken tractors; put hens in one, roosters in another. Move them around every couple of days to take advantage of fertilizer. You have plenty of areas to move them.
If you don't want more sick animals that drink and eat in that barn and keep the equipment free of poop, you and Jamie will discuss this and come to a decision about the best way to resolve.
Rehome some of the chickens and turkeys and let it be known no more chickens or turkeys because them pooping on everything including animals feed or equipment is a major health hazard
So, you need to fence off a large area with plenty, plenty of shade and keep the feathered babies there. They will still be free-range but just not in the barn. 🤷🏻♀️
I have a questions Lester.🙋♀️ would putting some fans in the little barn not be beneficial to the babies? It seems like it would be?
2) Also why not do the misting fans and leave 2/3 of the swimming pools out by the watering like last year?
3) Could you not also have water run through the city to the ISS and that way you would always have a back up!!!
That way you could run that fan and keep them cool!!! ITS SO HOT!!!!!
Just a question and I am truly just wanting to know! Thank you and good bless!
Do you need to drill holes in the bottom of the barrel that you have the licks in, if you move them outside, so the rain will go ahead and drain out.
We use poultry net. They have enough room to roam but it keeps them safe and out of my way.
I understand that you like free range chickens that's all good if you eat them but you don't. Personally I think you have why to many maybe you should have bigger coop for then .pretty soon you'll have a chicken Farm lol.
Nothing wrong with wanting your equipment kept clean and neat ! That's the way you like it ! Enjoyed the video ! 😆❤🇺🇸💥
I feel the same way about my house and the organization in our house.
Lester, here's an idea of how to rescue the Sanctuary as it relates to the feathereds. As soon as they lay eggs, COLLECT THEM and put them up for sale. Take a page from your friends over at Cog Hill. Not only do they collect eggs as part of their food source, they also reuse their egg cartons for eggs and have a cart where they have a small refrigerator and selling eggs to passing motorists, as well as some vegetables and flowers. Oh, and Jami's correct! It's your job to put your clean clothes away and not leave them laying around. So the situation with the egg layers. As soon as they lay eggs COLLECT THEM, use what will be used for food source and reuse egg cartons to sell the rest. In every farm channels that I'm subscribed, it seems that every farmer/homesteader/sanctuary caregivers-caretakers are doing just that. It's time TO DO just that even at the Ima Survivor Sanctuary. It's the ONLY solution to that messy problem, otherwise you're going to continue having that gross mess. Plus that coop that was made? Put it TO USE! Failure to be proactive is what causes the deterioration of a supposedly "clean" Sanctuary. You're so quick to pass judgment on someone else's failure to clean his water troughs WITHOUT saying who he is, while heaping praise on your keeping your water troughs clean. Not trying to make comparisons, but when I'm watching Cog Hill, I notice in every video they post, their pastures and water troughs are SUPER CLEAN! It's great that LE and Megan have have taken over the day to day operations of the Sanctuary, but if you want something done about the egg layers: female chickens, hens, female ducks, female geese and female turkeys. DON'T let them lay on those eggs if you don't want more chicks, ducks and geese. REMOVE them! Use what's needed and sell what you can in reusable egg cartons. Give it a try and if this resolves that messy problem, that's one task you have tackled in addition to keeping those messy feathereds in the coop. Oh, and with Cornholio? He's a large bird and all birds large and small are hormonal and territorial. Getting too close to them is invading their space and they're in protective mode and with that comes aggression. Screaming and running away from them worsens their aggression and they react by biting/pecking. Plus, running and screaming gives them drama. I know what I'm saying because I have two male Quaker Parrots and one gets more aggressive and territorial than the other. When he wants to bite, he LUNGES. He has bitten me and the bites he's inflicted on me were very painful bites and I deal with his aggression by misting/spraying him and it calms him down. Misting/spraying Cornholio would get him to settle down. Just saying and offering a solution to that messy problem with every egg layers and with Cornholio's aggression. All the best and good luck.
I agree with you!! Daniel over at Arms Family washes his tractor all the time! Keeps up keep on ALL his equipment. When you spend that money.... you need to take care of it!!
@@laurashepard5915I think the problem is the younger generation. They have everything given to them. They haven't had to pay for these machines; therefore, they don't have the same pride of ownership or understanding that these machines need to be well maintained.
Sister Kim sells chicken eggs. If they would gather them she would take them off their hands. The problem is their coop they had built is too small. Jason at Coghill has a movable coop. The chickens free range. Lester you need to have a place to roost at night and be fed away from barns. Your little Omlet at LHL seems to work. Kim let's hers free range during the day and put hers away at night. Stephanie has a portable pen in the front of her permenant coop. If you keep alowing to go wherever they want then you will continually have the same problems. You can't gather eggs if you have no idea where they are laying them. If you do find them you have no idea how old they are. I'm really surprised you don't have more chicken snakes since the eggs are accessible in so many places. Make a chicken coop in one of the pastures. They can clean one pasture at at time. Just keep moving it to a new pasture
Someone should rinse the blocks off every day as a chore it doesn’t take a long time in the morning& at night Not Hard👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Take a clear plasic tarp and hang it from the rafters so it drapes down. Make sure you leave the dirt side open so they can still get into the raters. Then when they poop the tarp catches it and all you have to do is spray off the tarp to clean up all the poop and it doesn't get into the water and mineral blocks. THEN take a cattle panel and cut it so it fits over the top of the water rough with extra to bend over the front edge and tie it to the back edge to make a hinge so the ducks and feathers can't get in it and the cows can still drink from it and put a auto filler on it so it doesn't get to low for the cows to get their nose in to drink. Then you don't have to clean the toughs as often and the cows still have the clean water they need.
Love the music as you were brush-hogging.
Walter Melon is adorable!…as is that other sweet li’l kid…
I agree with you about keeping the Farm Vehicles clean…I can guarantee you that if LE or Ben paid for & owned them they would feel the same way.
Nice to see the ISS animals interacting with you again…I’ve missed Trudy especially..I remember you taking her on side X side rides in her little pink shirt 👚 & rescuing her from the river…..
Sad to see Santoro hunkered down in the dirty fowl area ..he deserves to be with his family…😓…
Right now, he is under medical treatment for digestive issues.
Everyone has their “things”. Working on keeping a happy heart is a great idea.
I feel your frustration, Lester. I too like my stuff clean and organized. It irks me when I spend all day cleaning and organizing for someone (cough the husband cough) to come and mess it all up in 10 minutes. Im not going to lie, sometimes I just want to cry because Im so irritated.😪😪
Im equally kooky, Lester. I also like a very clean, organized, and stocked up work place too. I think its my OCD that keeps me that way. I cant stand to see clutter and things out of place. I can literally tell when someone has touched something.😬😅
My husband doesn't pick up after himself either. I've run myself ragged for years trying to keep up. I'm now disabled and stopped caring about it anymore. I just can't keep up.
I'll admit ISS doesn't look as good as it did when you and Jake worked it. Remember it's supposed to be all about the animals. It's sad to me the animals miss you and you don't see them enough. You can't expect to run 2 farms and keep them both in good shape. I'll always support you but I do worry.
When my sons were around 9 or 10, the oldest always put his dirty clothes in the hamper. My youngest didn't, instead, he kicked them under his bed. I washed our clothes on weekends. On one Monday, we got up, are breakfast and got dressed for school/work. My youngest was upset because he had no clean clothes to wear. He had to pick out the cleanest clothes he had. When he got home from school, he put his clothes in the hamper. But remember, I do the laundry on the weekends. So I took both of them to the laundry room and explained how to use the washer and dryer. He washed his clothes, dried them and folded them while I watched over him. He never kicked his clothes under his bed again and I had help with the laundry after that.
I think the pregnant goats need nutrition blocks and stuff. They’re pregnant so they’ll need it.
For the perching poopers? You could put some board ontop so that they don’t poop directly down, or... you could put some type of deterrent thing on the rafters... like some sensor that sprays water or something.
I remember when you and Jake took some of Jamie feather. Baby cause there was too many that was fun to watch you guys catch them 😅
And then Jami went and bought 50 more 😅
You sure come up with excuses why that place is a hot mess.....you basically gave this to LE and he can't do any of the cares/
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If you have list for Ben of things he’s supposed to do each week,maybe put spray off the tractor and things each Friday before he leaves. This way it’s a reminder for him.
Do they have tractor cover’s like they have car covers? Maybe you can make spraying off the the tractors, Argo’s and side by side a part of Bens side work at the end of each day it only takes a few minutes.
Every employee/caretaker has strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes you need to decide if them not doing things your way is worth the conflict. Those are your birds that you chose to leave behind and I don't think it's fair to expect anyone to clean off the tractor seat before your arrival or make sure they aren't pooping on something you put below the roost they've been sleeping on for years.
Trudy looks like she is not walking right. I have noticed it in a couple videos. I have never seen her walk like that before. Is it because of her getting older or her weight? She just does not look happy like she did before. She misses seeing her dad every day.
Only feed in the pond area maybe? Make it so the feather babies can’t find anything to eat by the barn. Maybe even build something for them to roost on like the barn by the pond? Just a roosting structure? Make sure that’s where you feed them daily as well. Might be worth a try.
Yes please build chicken runs. Look at your niece. Build more than one. Build a separate fence like Cog Hill. Get a goose like Cheese. You have a beautiful place there. Really nice barns.
I hope you come up with a solution. You work to hard for things to get so messy. Especially that tractor.
Hi Lester nice to see you at IMASS with your animals. That would be good if that back pasture could give you hay. Looked so different as you were brush hogging it. The birds following behind to. Definitely too many birds at IMASS so many chickens ducks and now turkeys the broody ones sit on any eggs. Oh the joy of feathers. Can’t even take any to LHL as the dogs would just terrorise them and probably kill them. Thanks for sharing your time with us have a great day take care and God Bless. 🙏💕🤠
I agree, too many feathers
Lester please don't take chickens/turkeys/geese etc to Longhorn Lesters. They will ruin it!
Whenever I borrow something from something I return it in better shape than I received it in!
Why did you run off and leave the the dirty foul, chickens, ducks, pigs goats there with le and magan un experience and run off to the better property with the cows and houses!
Those birds should be in a chicken coop. It would help keep a lot of things clean and healthy. Just my opinion.
You should feed them at the pond and not in front of the barn maybe that might work, have a place for them at the pond as well maybe for sleeping quarters.
Being persistent is the key. If you show someone how to do something once, you need to follow through a few times and be consistent with it. It isn’t like when we were young and Dad said to do something, you did it or suffer the consequences.
You still have class and style Lester .❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂
We call it Brush hogging here in Sullivan, Missouri.
All I can tell you Lester is that you have to “Practice what you preach”. 🙂👍🏻
❤ have you had any people reach out to yous lately about any animals needing rescuing, besides dogs? Seems like your more a hobby farm instead of a rescue sanctuary. Don't get me wrong, I have come to love all your babies big and little. Especially Ringo and RIP.
It's a hobby farm, always has been. They have the amount of animals that cam live off the land.
Get rid of the chickens, ducks, and turkeys because they are nasty anyway.
The goats will love going to that pasture for all good things around even Ernie & his family the donkeys also What A Treat 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The wide brim straw hat is what you need ALL the time during the hot, sun drenched days. Save your skin with sunscreen and save your caps for cooler weather.
Turns out that sunscreen is really bad for you. The chemicals in the sunscreen actually leach into your bloodstream through your skin. These are chemicals that no human being was ever meant to have in their bodies. I could write tons of paragraphs on the information I've learned recently but I think it would be easier if you just look the information up yourself. Besides, people get snippy when I write big long comments
Take the working straw hat off when recording !
I like your straw hat cuz it protects your nose & face!
Jami has a beautiful tan!
Thanks for tipping your hat for us women!
Lester, something I’ve learned over the last year after losing my husband is to not sweat the small stuff. Don’t expect much out of others and you won’t be disappointed.
You would have to let someone else take control snd you know you can't do that!