Ok Al, glad you asked for input on the sheep. We have had several breeds of sheep on the ranch both here in Texas and back in California. For a nice big beefy butcher lamb it is hard to beat a Suffolk BUT you have to shear them. If they are out in wooded area they get things caught in the wool. Where you are at the wool keeps em warm. We have let our line of wool sheep go and only have a few cross breeds left and are not breeding them. Instead we have gone with a nice heavy bodied Dorper. They also average out to more lamb's in a year and are easier to handle than some woolies. We are real happy with ones we have and the meat is delish. Best yet, no shearing! I like the looks of the black headed Dorper. Check it out for yourself. One more tip, buy your ewes open(not breed) Lambs can have a high death rate when they are taken to new soil with new parasites. We found out the hard way on that one. Sheep need to be parasite resistant or you are fighting a constant heartbreaking battle. You have lots of land and that is key with sheep and rotating grazing. Research your area and talk to local ranchers. Good luck. We will always have sheep we love em so much. Good simple living has babydolls and she may have more wisdom than us. As always, praying for many blessings for y'all and ❤ from Austin Texas
I'm so proud of Hope she's really come a long way from a timid picked on little goat to a take control mind of her own beautiful goat but all of your goats are beautiful, smart and a joy to watch.
That’s pretty neat how you file the hooves. I’ve seen others actually clip them. It makes me afraid they will cut into a tender spot on the goat’s feet. You always have a genius way of doing things. Like when you smoothed out that cast iron pizza pan! That pizza just slid around on that pan surface without a single sticky place. You fixed that NEW cast iron!
There is nothing wrong with clipping them, you just need to pay attention and not clip the hoof wall or heel below the sole. You can even see Al clipping the boys before finishing off with the grinder.
Good morning from Coastal Georgia!!! Can’t wait to see the video! It just popped up. Insomnia has had me awake ALL NIGHT LONG. I love Hope. Her story stole my heart. She has really grown literally by leaps and bounds. I can’t wait to see how good of a milk producer she becomes. Hello to your beautiful Lumnah family, feathers and fur, and all of your viewers. Be well and Be blessed. ♥️♥️♥️
@@LumnahAcres love how Gina give them a treat and brushes them. That’s so sweet. The goats are so patient and gentle as you get them ready for their dates. They just keep eating. Hello to Gina.
What’s up with the insomnia in Georgia? I’m from middle Georgia and I was awake till well past midnight. 😞 maybe God had us awake, praying for our state. 🙏🏻 God bless America! 🇺🇸 Blessings to Lumnah Acres!
@@samvalentine3206 thank you so much. Still wide awake. On with my day. I can’t complain because the Lord is so good. He saved me from breast cancer. I give Him the glory. God bless you.
just a wonderful visit! i am learning so much about goats! really!. My grandson's wife has been after us to move somewhere where we can keep goats, (so she can come and pet them). i have instructed here to start watching so she can lean what she is asking of us! You take such good care of your animals, it is really wonderful. I did not know that you had to do hoof care, It makes sense, i just had not thought about it. Al, that is a LOT of water! wow! i do hope that camera survived. Who knew that your adventure would include beaver trapping! good hunting! Gina, I had my wife watch your version of breakfast. hers is a bit different, but she may try yours. thanks!
My boys used to pee on their bunks also, until I quit putting shavings on their bunks. I read where they do not like peeing on hard surfaces! Worked for me, maybe give it a try!
cannot believe i had missed this video!!! so glad to have "bumped" into it and being able to enjoy it as much as all the others. thanks for the fun and enjoyment you bring us all.
Hey Al, On the beaver dam, need the side by side or a winch with rope and grafford to pull the dam apart. Can also use a winch for more things. Amazon has all this stuff. That's where I can all our stuff to clean up our pond.
Yippi...just so much fun and new exciting stuff going on with ya guys....and always so..thrilled about baby goats. .. Whenever ... Love all the sweet critters at your homestead...and yippi many more to come...oh yeah...!!!!
my grandmother got me collecting pine cones she had a large box of them they were for the log fire in the winter the smell was amazing around the Christmas time
Hope will be always Al’s “goat girl” the amount of time Al you did spent with her since she came to Lamnah acres she does look @ you as her favourite daddy .... 😊👍❤️ Love “the nail parlour treatment” to go to see the “boys” ❤️👍👏🏻😊
I am a Dutch woman of 71 years and live in Hungary for 12 years. There I started keeping Racka sheep. A small, tough old Hungarian breed that was almost extinct in the 1970's. The Racka has beautiful twisted horns (up to 1 meter long!) And pipe curls to the ground. She is elegant and one of the few sheep who defends the lambs. They lamb only once a year and usually only have 1 lamb, 15% is twins. They lambs very easily by nature, do not need any help and can tolerate -20 degrees Celsius! (-4 fahrenheid) We left the whole year the ram with the everlings because they defend the herd verry well! The meat does not have a typical mutton flavor, but rather a light gamey flavor. A great breed that rarely requires a vet! Good luck with your choice!
Hey Al, my kids and I love your channel. Not sure if someone has posted on their sheep since I do not typically read comments. My son insisted that I let you know what we raise. We live in the Berkshires of Massachusetts and have been raising Katahdin sheep for several years. They are so easy to keep, shed their coats in the spring, and are very hardy in the winter. The last component with them is that their meat is AMAZING. Hope this helps.
I loved watching the goat's spa day. Hope will always be my fav so her babies will be extra special to me. Your breakfast supper looked so delish, I like my eggs scrambled or over easy. Hope your Thanksgiving was good. Take care:)
When you dig up a bunch of Boulders in that field do yourself a favor stack them up in one corner of their pain and as they climb on the boulders it will trim their hoods for you
Nice pedicure job. I grew up on a farm, when the billy goats had their breeding season, it was always a smelly time. Watching your videos alway brings back memories. 👍😊
When you took the side by side into the field I thought you were going to grab the goats rest place for the property. And surprise, you moved the feeder closer for the winter months. Yea...less snow to go through. I hope the goats breed this time so we have baby goats come spring. That will be something special to look forward to. Bacon, hash browns and scrambled eggs for me. Have a Blessed day.
Have a look at 'Smoky Mountain Outpost' - he has a Kubota which he has welded a couple of 'spikes' on the top of the scoop - makes it really easy for moving downed trees - you may find it very useful on the new property.
Love that hoof trimming tool. I have a wish bone shape scar on my lower left thumb knuckle from using a grass clipper to trim the goats hoof with. One tug of the leg, snip a permanent reminder.
First time commenter, just had to drop by and say I'm getting 2 kids this spring and your videos are SUPER helpful. I hope to be half the goat owners you are. Great Job Al and Gina! Your animals are so very well taken care of!
I'm pretty sure that's what yolks are for. It is the perfect sauce for hashbrowns and the perfect dip for toast. I'm so excited for goat babies in Spring!!
Jamaica 🇯🇲 here blessings to you and your family belated thanksgiving I just love 💕 your all commitment to the home stead praying that all you and the family enjoy the rewards of your labor
That warm spell you had, is our way in Nova Scotia today. Perfect post and beam weather! I love birch, and when it’s dry, it kicks the wood furnace off fast!
Good Morning! Glad everybody got spruced up for their dates. I hope the dates are fruitful. Those beavers are sure being pests. Hope you can get a handle on it, so it doesn’t take much of your time. You’ve got other things to do. Blessings, Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇺🇸👍❤️🥰🙏🙏
1st time guessing with you how many eggs...I got 7! lol...enjoyed the video. Am really learning a lot about goats. A childhood friend of mine 45 years ago had one in an urban area. She stunk, that's all I remember about her. Your goats really have personality, I love the way you respect them and I suspect they have a real attachment to you all!
Well done on both sides for my eggs, had a bad time with an egg my aunt had left in the nest to make them lay. I'm adult and then some and still can't get over it.
I posted this on Good Simple Living's channel, but I don't know if they saw it or not. There is a really great song by Bill Morrisey (RIP) who spent much of his time in New Hampshire. The song is called "Birches" and in my opinion, lyrically, it's the perfect song. His voice might be an acquired taste for lots of people -- I loved him from the first time I heard him -- but that song is extraordinary. I hope you'll look it up here on YT, and follow that one with "Handsome Molly." What you had to say at 01:23 about the birch log you put in the woodstove brought him to mind immediately. I think you'll appreciate the song.
Regarding which kind of sheep... again, back to Good Simple Living: I'd love to see you get some Baby Doll sheep like the ones they have. They're extremely good in cold weather, the only problem that I could see is that they're adorable. It would be awfully hard to eat any of them and you'd just wind up with another herd of pets.
I was watching one of your videos from last winter and you were feeding meal worms to the chicken and commenting how egg production was increasing. ❤🌅🌵😷
Al and Gina - my favourite sheep over here in the Uk are Hampshire Downs - they are beautiful sheep, normally easy to look after, and look like teddy bears!! I don’t know if they are available where you are? My wife and I enjoy watching your videos so much while we are having our midday meal. God bless you all. 🙏✝️👍🇬🇧
4th of Juy....I have been watching your shows a day and catching up! I've done everything to canning, making sausage, cooking, eating....;Love your shows
Hey Al and Gina, I've been watching The Swedish Homestead and they just got some doll faced sheep, looks like a variety that would do good in NH. Or even the Katahdin breed like Doug and Stacey have. Just my thoughts, have a great day, Haffy the Mainiac in Colorado.
Katahdin sheep are raised for meat not wool. Unless you have a custom shearer working in your area wool sheep would be a problem or you have to learn to shear sheep yourself. What is most important is to learn who is working sheep in your area and what they are raising.
Yes, these sheep are good for meat and their wool takes care of itself because they rub against the fences and remove their own wool. You just have to pick it off the fence. Unsightly for awhile, but it the easiest breed to work with when it comes to wool, and their meat is good.
Hi Al and Gina...still harding working... Battle of beaver dam, looks like a mini version of the China Three Gorges rushing water. Properties must be close. Thank you so much!
I've got to wear a mask at work all day but often I have to wear safety gkases too. What works perfectly for me is a respirator with 60923 filter cartriges. Not only does the mouthpiece seal so you don't fog your glasses, but you can't smell anything, so you wouldn't be able the smell the goats while you worked on them.
I love yolks! I make my eggs over easy and either put them on toast or I cut around the yolk and eat the whites separate and then pop the yolk in my mouth. Super rich
My cousin lives up there and his family raised sheep and showed them for years. His name is Glen Brooks. Maybe he could help you and be a mentor for you. His sister Shari works at the Police Station.
Im with you Al Yolks all the way mmm. The fact that not a single one of the goats had a panic attack over the hoof trimmer just shows how much trust they have for you guys and is proof of how well you guys do taking care of them
Good morning Al,Gina and Olivia. Hopefully you had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. Watching from Jamaica as usual. Thanks again for another adventurous video ☺️☺️☺️
We are in Massachusetts and have Soay Sheep. I decided to get this breed because they are extremely hardy, low maintenance, and eat a variety of plants (grass, broad leaf weeds, poison ivy, etc....). These are not big sheep 50 to 60 pounds. My primary reason for getting these sheep was to help clear land and rejuvenate my soil while rotational grazing them. Also if your planning to have the sheep for meat I'm told they taste like really good venison. Anyways sheep are awesome and there is so many breeds. Good luck!
I am a yoke person. The only time I eat scrambled is when that is all there is. Love your new property. You are making it easy on the beav ers though. by tossing the dam parts right next to it. NYDOT dug a dam out and left it in a pile. The next week when I went by it was totally rebuilt. The water level was almost over the road again. Next time I came by NYDOT had dug it out and took it away. I don't know if the beavers got trapped butg the dam never returned. Keep up the good work.
I don't know if it works for goats, but with dogs I found inexpensive concrete pavers do a great job of trimming nails. You'd have to lay them in an area they are always going to walk across, so maybe about 4 feet out in front of their barn door where you have rocks now. I'd just push the pavers into the dirt and then put the rock back on top.
Yes, try making birch beer. A good place to market Birch Beer your dentist. Birch Beer stains the plack build up on teeth, and thus demonstrates to a person how much brushing one should do.
How often do you have to trim their hooves? You can tell the ones who have gotten used to having that done. Good to have that task done I’m sure! Looking forward to seeing some babies in the spring!
Good Mornin Lumnah's. I have been very fortunate breeding my goats. When I notice them in heat I put them in with the buck for a day or two and then take them out, and they have all taken. But, I do a flush ration 2 weeks or so ,give or take, before hand. Seems to really make a difference. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.
Nice that the girls goats are good at the milk stand, to funny....Have a great day out there. My suggestion is talk to Greg Judy or someone that has experience on sheep, because you want to get the right breed for your area. Love goats and sheep.
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Ok Al, glad you asked for input on the sheep. We have had several breeds of sheep on the ranch both here in Texas and back in California. For a nice big beefy butcher lamb it is hard to beat a Suffolk BUT you have to shear them. If they are out in wooded area they get things caught in the wool. Where you are at the wool keeps em warm. We have let our line of wool sheep go and only have a few cross breeds left and are not breeding them. Instead we have gone with a nice heavy bodied Dorper. They also average out to more lamb's in a year and are easier to handle than some woolies. We are real happy with ones we have and the meat is delish. Best yet, no shearing! I like the looks of the black headed Dorper. Check it out for yourself. One more tip, buy your ewes open(not breed) Lambs can have a high death rate when they are taken to new soil with new parasites. We found out the hard way on that one. Sheep need to be parasite resistant or you are fighting a constant heartbreaking battle. You have lots of land and that is key with sheep and rotating grazing. Research your area and talk to local ranchers. Good luck. We will always have sheep we love em so much. Good simple living has babydolls and she may have more wisdom than us. As always, praying for many blessings for y'all and ❤ from Austin Texas
That a good advice post. Thanks well done
Can't wait to see if there is going to baby Hope's!! You should get some Babydoll Sheep. They are SO adorable!
oh yes I agree, Babydoll sheep would be perfect for them and their climate. Plus they are so cute!!!!
SHEEP those are GOATS
I'm so proud of Hope she's really come a long way from a timid picked on little goat to a take control mind of her own beautiful goat but all of your goats are beautiful, smart and a joy to watch.
Yes....agree
@@estaisadore6188 l agree
Stayed up all night to see hope born so thankful she went to you guys so I could follow her progress 🇬🇧
Did Weed um and Reap keep Hope's sibling? Which on is it if they did?
Yes the did fern is hopes sister of the same birth she has not long had two kids herself and hasn’t rejected them however is not a fussy mother
@@jennyzubanych4467 Thanks! I watch them but not every video. I'll go over now and check on Fern.
That’s pretty neat how you file the hooves. I’ve seen others actually clip them. It makes me afraid they will cut into a tender spot on the goat’s feet. You always have a genius way of doing things. Like when you smoothed out that cast iron pizza pan! That pizza just slid around on that pan surface without a single sticky place. You fixed that NEW cast iron!
There is nothing wrong with clipping them, you just need to pay attention and not clip the hoof wall or heel below the sole. You can even see Al clipping the boys before finishing off with the grinder.
Good wet morning from the Ms. Gulf Coast. Your goats are so well cared for and I can't wait to see Hope"s little baby I just love her.
I love Hope also.
shiela taylor your right hope is adorable don’t you like her dance
Hope is such a pretty goat & seems pretty easy going.
Simple and yet so much to learn from your videos. Loved the way your family prays before supper. 🙏
Good morning! 🇮🇪......a video from 3years ago popped up on my timeline! A lumnah composting toilet build.... funny the way things circle around.
That’s an old one. 😆
A few weeks ago I had a few old vids come up too (around 3 years ago). It means the algorithm likes your channel.
frill shows the algorithm has good taste as well 😃😂
Good morning from Coastal Georgia!!! Can’t wait to see the video! It just popped up. Insomnia has had me awake ALL NIGHT LONG.
I love Hope. Her story stole my heart. She has really grown literally by leaps and bounds. I can’t wait to see how good of a milk producer she becomes.
Hello to your beautiful Lumnah family, feathers and fur, and all of your viewers.
Be well and Be blessed. ♥️♥️♥️
Goooood morning Georgia
@@LumnahAcres love how Gina give them a treat and brushes them. That’s so sweet. The goats are so patient and gentle as you get them ready for their dates. They just keep eating.
Hello to Gina.
What’s up with the insomnia in Georgia? I’m from middle Georgia and I was awake till well past midnight. 😞 maybe God had us awake, praying for our state. 🙏🏻 God bless America! 🇺🇸
Blessings to Lumnah Acres!
Perhaps you can fit in a short nap into your day? I know how it can be when you can't sleep. Be well and stay safe. 👍
@@samvalentine3206 thank you so much. Still wide awake. On with my day. I can’t complain because the Lord is so good. He saved me from breast cancer. I give Him the glory. God bless you.
just a wonderful visit! i am learning so much about goats! really!. My grandson's wife has been after us to move somewhere where we can keep goats, (so she can come and pet them). i have instructed here to start watching so she can lean what she is asking of us! You take such good care of your animals, it is really wonderful. I did not know that you had to do hoof care, It makes sense, i just had not thought about it.
Al, that is a LOT of water! wow! i do hope that camera survived. Who knew that your adventure would include beaver trapping! good hunting! Gina, I had my wife watch your version of breakfast. hers is a bit different, but she may try yours. thanks!
YOU ARE SO GOOD AND CLEAN WITH YOUR ANIMALS and the goats are great animals and seem to love the attention you give them.
Hope and little P will be cute little mommas! Can't wait to see the adorable wee ones!
Another great adventure on the homestead! Five days a week, I start my day with coffee and your latest video. Thank you for doing all that you do!!!
Ditto! A wonderful way to start the day!
Agree thanks to them...all!!!!!
Good morning from Kalamazoo Michigan. I am glad to see the goats this morning. I've been missing them.
Good morning. That Al dose it all. He is a man of many talents. Love this family.😀
We feel he sure is and the whole family is...so.mucg more up their sleeve we feel..lol not to mention maybe ice skating on the pond..
It shows just how professional and caring you are to your animals, doing the male goats had to be tough! You do an amazing job on your farm ❤️
That will be awesome to see kids on the homestead again. I loved to see Joy and Nora when they were kids. FUN!!!
Hope is a little butterball 😃😃♥️♥️♥️. She will always be my favorite goat.Great video Al and Gena and Olivia.
I enjoy following your chores. Thanks for sharing.
Thomas
My boys used to pee on their bunks also, until I quit putting shavings on their bunks. I read where they do not like peeing on hard surfaces! Worked for me, maybe give it a try!
cannot believe i had missed this video!!! so glad to have "bumped" into it and being able to enjoy it as much as all the others. thanks for the fun and enjoyment you bring us all.
I love the smell of burning birch. I like how it has a blue/green flame sometimes 😀 I was told that comes from the copper in the soil.
Hey Al, On the beaver dam, need the side by side or a winch with rope and grafford to pull the dam apart. Can also use a winch for more things. Amazon has all this stuff. That's where I can all our stuff to clean up our pond.
The dinner looked yummy! Thanks for sharing sharing everything on your homestead! God bless! 💜
Yippi...just so much fun and new exciting stuff going on with ya guys....and always so..thrilled about baby goats. .. Whenever ... Love all the sweet critters at your homestead...and yippi many more to come...oh yeah...!!!!
my grandmother got me collecting pine cones she had a large box of them they were for the log fire in the winter the smell was amazing around the Christmas time
Hope will be always Al’s “goat girl” the amount of time Al you did spent with her since she came to Lamnah acres she does look @ you as her favourite daddy .... 😊👍❤️ Love “the nail parlour treatment” to go to see the “boys” ❤️👍👏🏻😊
I am a Dutch woman of 71 years and live in Hungary for 12 years. There I started keeping Racka sheep. A small, tough old Hungarian breed that was almost extinct in the 1970's. The Racka has beautiful twisted horns (up to 1 meter long!) And pipe curls to the ground. She is elegant and one of the few sheep who defends the lambs.
They lamb only once a year and usually only have 1 lamb, 15% is twins. They lambs very easily by nature, do not need any help and can tolerate -20 degrees Celsius! (-4 fahrenheid) We left the whole year the ram with the everlings because they defend the herd verry well!
The meat does not have a typical mutton flavor, but rather a light gamey flavor.
A great breed that rarely requires a vet!
Good luck with your choice!
You never cease to amaze me, love the brushing is there hair soft 💚💙💚
Hey Al, my kids and I love your channel. Not sure if someone has posted on their sheep since I do not typically read comments. My son insisted that I let you know what we raise. We live in the Berkshires of Massachusetts and have been raising Katahdin sheep for several years. They are so easy to keep, shed their coats in the spring, and are very hardy in the winter. The last component with them is that their meat is AMAZING. Hope this helps.
Oh, wow, all the snow's gone! Well, have a joyous weekend, guys! 👋😃
I loved watching the goat's spa day. Hope will always be my fav so her babies will be extra special to me. Your breakfast supper looked so delish, I like my eggs scrambled or over easy. Hope your Thanksgiving was good. Take care:)
4:30. Looking forward to seeing ALL the “spring babies”. All kids are so cute and lovable when they are small.
They sure are...i want goats..but closest I will get ..is Here lol
Good mauhnin Lumnah Acres! Good luck with the goats! Love babies!❤️
Oh stop it ...watching you drink coffee.....will have to pause you to make myself a cup....have a lovely day ..keep safe and well.
From the UK ☕☕
Part of the special touches Al likes to give us with the video creations!
Lol
When you dig up a bunch of Boulders in that field do yourself a favor stack them up in one corner of their pain and as they climb on the boulders it will trim their hoods for you
Nice pedicure job. I grew up on a farm, when the billy goats had their breeding season, it was always a smelly time. Watching your videos alway brings back memories. 👍😊
Baby doll sheep are adorable I see alot of other farmers are having them . Excited to see the new baby goats in the spring .
When you took the side by side into the field I thought you were going to grab the goats rest place for the property. And surprise, you moved the feeder closer for the winter months. Yea...less snow to go through.
I hope the goats breed this time so we have baby goats come spring. That will be something special to look forward to. Bacon, hash browns and scrambled eggs for me. Have a Blessed day.
Look so good, I made hash browns and eggs for breakfast. Out of bacon though.
Have a look at 'Smoky Mountain Outpost' - he has a Kubota which he has welded a couple of 'spikes' on the top of the scoop - makes it really easy for moving downed trees - you may find it very useful on the new property.
Im so glad you have finally moved the goats' feeding pen. Al, having fried eggs, wow, thats fab. Im English!
Love that hoof trimming tool. I have a wish bone shape scar on my lower left thumb knuckle from using a grass clipper to trim the goats hoof with. One tug of the leg, snip a permanent reminder.
It's the sound of the water that's attracting the beavers probably should tear down the whole dam
blow the dams up, stop using them as an on going performance for your vlog
@@keakiwi1 Lol! You are funny!
@@nancyparker8623 No he has a point.
First time commenter, just had to drop by and say I'm getting 2 kids this spring and your videos are SUPER helpful. I hope to be half the goat owners you are. Great Job Al and Gina! Your animals are so very well taken care of!
I'm pretty sure that's what yolks are for. It is the perfect sauce for hashbrowns and the perfect dip for toast. I'm so excited for goat babies in Spring!!
I liked seeing you do more of the chores. I always like whatever you all share with us. I like my eggs over easy with fried bologna and toast
Jamaica 🇯🇲 here blessings to you and your family belated thanksgiving I just love 💕 your all commitment to the home stead praying that all you and the family enjoy the rewards of your labor
That warm spell you had, is our way in Nova Scotia today. Perfect post and beam weather!
I love birch, and when it’s dry, it kicks the wood furnace off fast!
Good Morning! Glad everybody got spruced up for their dates. I hope the dates are fruitful. Those beavers are sure being pests. Hope you can get a handle on it, so it doesn’t take much of your time. You’ve got other things to do. Blessings, Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇺🇸👍❤️🥰🙏🙏
1st time guessing with you how many eggs...I got 7! lol...enjoyed the video. Am really learning a lot about goats. A childhood friend of mine 45 years ago had one in an urban area. She stunk, that's all I remember about her. Your goats really have personality, I love the way you respect them and I suspect they have a real attachment to you all!
These goats are really getting a post Thanksgiving treat. Thank you Al and Gina 😊😊😊
I am an over easy person, so your eggs look yummy
Perfect to drape over hash browns!
Well done on both sides for my eggs, had a bad time with an egg my aunt had left in the nest to make them lay. I'm adult and then some and still can't get over it.
Ya yokes in the hash is yummy
I posted this on Good Simple Living's channel, but I don't know if they saw it or not. There is a really great song by Bill Morrisey (RIP) who spent much of his time in New Hampshire. The song is called "Birches" and in my opinion, lyrically, it's the perfect song. His voice might be an acquired taste for lots of people -- I loved him from the first time I heard him -- but that song is extraordinary. I hope you'll look it up here on YT, and follow that one with "Handsome Molly." What you had to say at 01:23 about the birch log you put in the woodstove brought him to mind immediately. I think you'll appreciate the song.
Regarding which kind of sheep... again, back to Good Simple Living: I'd love to see you get some Baby Doll sheep like the ones they have. They're extremely good in cold weather, the only problem that I could see is that they're adorable. It would be awfully hard to eat any of them and you'd just wind up with another herd of pets.
I was watching one of your videos from last winter and you were feeding meal worms to the chicken and commenting how egg production was increasing. ❤🌅🌵😷
Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving!
❤&🙏 from central Pennsylvania
Morning
Al and Gina - my favourite sheep over here in the Uk are Hampshire Downs - they are beautiful sheep, normally easy to look after, and look like teddy bears!! I don’t know if they are available where you are? My wife and I enjoy watching your videos so much while we are having our midday meal. God bless you all. 🙏✝️👍🇬🇧
Happy Thanksgiving Lumnah Family !! Love all your videos. Thank you.
Love that i can start my morning with seeing the goat. Love see goat babies. Enjoy watching from northern central West Virginia
4th of Juy....I have been watching your shows a day and catching up! I've done everything to canning, making sausage, cooking, eating....;Love your shows
Hey Al and Gina, I've been watching The Swedish Homestead and they just got some doll faced sheep, looks like a variety that would do good in NH. Or even the Katahdin breed like Doug and Stacey have. Just my thoughts, have a great day, Haffy the Mainiac in Colorado.
I was thinking of Doug & Stacy's sheep, too! Glad you remembered the breed.
Katahdin sheep are raised for meat not wool. Unless you have a custom shearer working in your area wool sheep would be a problem or you have to learn to shear sheep yourself. What is most important is to learn who is working sheep in your area and what they are raising.
Yes, these sheep are good for meat and their wool takes care of itself because they rub against the fences and remove their own wool. You just have to pick it off the fence. Unsightly for awhile, but it the easiest breed to work with when it comes to wool, and their meat is good.
Hi Al and Gina...still harding working... Battle of beaver dam, looks like a mini version of the China Three Gorges rushing water. Properties must be close. Thank you so much!
I've got to wear a mask at work all day but often I have to wear safety gkases too. What works perfectly for me is a respirator with 60923 filter cartriges. Not only does the mouthpiece seal so you don't fog your glasses, but you can't smell anything, so you wouldn't be able the smell the goats while you worked on them.
I love yolks! I make my eggs over easy and either put them on toast or I cut around the yolk and eat the whites separate and then pop the yolk in my mouth. Super rich
Been watching you for awhile from Oklahoma! We're from New Hampshire as well! Can't wait to see what you all are doing!
I liked the music on this one. Its nice to hear you changing it up. Bravo! Hope your family enjoyed your Thanksgiving.
My cousin lives up there and his family raised sheep and showed them for years. His name is Glen Brooks. Maybe he could help you and be a mentor for you. His sister Shari works at the Police Station.
I'm not a coffee drinker, but I love watching people share their coffee routines. It's a nice, peaceful morning ritual.
Im with you Al Yolks all the way mmm. The fact that not a single one of the goats had a panic attack over the hoof trimmer just shows how much trust they have for you guys and is proof of how well you guys do taking care of them
Thanks for the video this morning guys. God Bless.
I like my yoke soft but white done. We use to call it “edium” which would be between easy and medium.
Good morning Al,Gina and Olivia. Hopefully you had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. Watching from Jamaica as usual. Thanks again for another adventurous video ☺️☺️☺️
Lovely morning here fog is lifting sun is trying to come through and life is good ! Stay safe all xx
We are in Massachusetts and have Soay Sheep. I decided to get this breed because they are extremely hardy, low maintenance, and eat a variety of plants (grass, broad leaf weeds, poison ivy, etc....). These are not big sheep 50 to 60 pounds. My primary reason for getting these sheep was to help clear land and rejuvenate my soil while rotational grazing them. Also if your planning to have the sheep for meat I'm told they taste like really good venison. Anyways sheep are awesome and there is so many breeds. Good luck!
wow! I didn't know you could use a grinder on the hooves. I have only seen hooves being trimmed with the clippers.
I love beaver creek I love that he's making the creek beautiful!
I am a yoke person. The only time I eat scrambled is when that is all there is. Love your new property. You are making it easy on the beav ers though. by tossing the dam parts right next to it. NYDOT dug a dam out and left it in a pile. The next week when I went by it was totally rebuilt. The water level was almost over the road again. Next time I came by NYDOT had dug it out and took it away. I don't know if the beavers got trapped butg the dam never returned. Keep up the good work.
I don't know if it works for goats, but with dogs I found inexpensive concrete pavers do a great job of trimming nails. You'd have to lay them in an area they are always going to walk across, so maybe about 4 feet out in front of their barn door where you have rocks now. I'd just push the pavers into the dirt and then put the rock back on top.
Hope is so cute and such a trooper.🥰
Many people tap birch trees for the sap, because it makes great juice.
Yes, try making birch beer.
A good place to market Birch Beer your dentist.
Birch Beer stains the plack build up on teeth, and thus demonstrates to a person how much brushing one should do.
We put mayo on top of out potatoes, eggs, and bacon. Then cut it all up and blend well with fork. Eat and enjoy.
How often do you have to trim their hooves? You can tell the ones who have gotten used to having that done. Good to have that task done I’m sure! Looking forward to seeing some babies in the spring!
I cant wait to see Hope's baby's
Good Mornin Lumnah's. I have been very fortunate breeding my goats. When I notice them in heat I put them in with the buck for a day or two and then take them out, and they have all taken. But, I do a flush ration 2 weeks or so ,give or take, before hand. Seems to really make a difference.
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.
Good Morning all of you. 😊
Morning
Nice that the girls goats are good at the milk stand, to funny....Have a great day out there. My suggestion is talk to Greg Judy or someone that has experience on sheep, because you want to get the right breed for your area. Love goats and sheep.
Good morning all hope u all have a great day :)
I love the runny yoke all in my hash 😉😁 Plus it gives you something to clean off your plate with toast 😀😀😀😀😀
Good morning, have a great day.
Good morning Lumnah family ☕️ Happy Friday, have a blessed day
All went well and day to enjoy and be grateful for
Hi al and Gina and Olivia just saying hi and thanks 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Good morning all!
My favorite breeds of sheep are the Dorset, and Southdown, but if your interest is in a black wool then a Mercury Lincoln cross.
Happy thanksgiving. Best results for the breeding. Now that was awkward.. Hope the roofing is delivered soon and the shed it dried in.
Babydoll Southdown Sheep are so cute! Valaise Blacknose are adorable too, but they are a newer breed.
Good Mawning Lumnah’s from Schoharie County NY!!!! Place is looking really good!
Love the goats and chores. Not so much about the other land. Hopefully with better weather it will be more interesting.
Good morning Lumnahs. Its easy to see how much the goats love you guys. They love being taken of.
There's a car window fluid that makes the surface more hydrophobic causing water droplets to appear more as tiny beads of water instead of big smeared blobs You should use some on your cam
Good morning Al Gina and Olivia